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St. Lucie County OKs Project Orchid land‑use package, imposes air‑monitoring and permitting conditions for foundry
Summary
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of actions to advance “Project Orchid,” including a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning, a conditional use permit for a foundry and site‑plan approval, while adding conditions for EPA/DEP permits and 90‑day baseline air monitoring.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners on May 5 approved a package of land‑use actions to allow the construction of a large, enclosed manufacturing and distribution complex known as Project Orchid, including a small‑scale future land‑use amendment and rezoning that will permit limited portions of the project to rise to 80 feet.
County planning staff described the development as a vertically integrated complex up to about 1,400,000 square feet, with a two‑story office and a manufacturing footprint that the applicant says will create roughly 1,000 jobs and about $553 million in estimated annual payroll. The board approved the map amendment (agenda item 10A1), the rezoning (10A2) and the site plan (11A1) by voice votes.
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