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Board adopts Triangle Farms MXD with FAR cap, bars data center and makes hotel conditional
Summary
The board adopted a mixed‑use future land‑use amendment for the 88‑acre Triangle Farms site, imposing a floor‑area‑ratio cap of 0.3, prohibiting data centers and making hotel uses conditional, and directing coordination on transportation mitigation with FDOT and Port St. Lucie.
St. Lucie County commissioners voted 4‑1 on March 17 to adopt a mixed‑use (MXD) future land‑use amendment for the Triangle Farms site, approving sub‑area policies with conditions intended to limit scale and require coordinated transportation mitigation.
Planning staff described the site at about 88 acres near the fairgrounds and summarized comments from state and regional reviewers about potential extra‑jurisdictional transportation impacts on Midway Road and the I‑95 interchange. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and the City of Port St. Lucie urged careful study of traffic and coordination on mitigation.
After debate, the board approved a motion that sets a sub‑area floor‑area‑ratio cap of 0.3 (down from some earlier options), removes data centers from allowable uses on the site and makes hotel uses a conditional use subject to stricter review. The motion also preserved requirements for transportation mitigation and required coordination with FDOT and Port St. Lucie on mitigation plans.
Commissioners voiced differing views: some pressed for more certainty on roadway improvements and for sub‑area policies that would limit development until nearby infrastructure exists; others argued the MXD approach provides flexibility for a future commercial node and hotel tied to the fairgrounds. The applicant said final site plans and PNRD rezoning would return to the board for specific use and traffic analysis.
Next steps: staff will return any necessary rezoning and site‑plan items at future hearings and will work with FDOT and Port St. Lucie on transportation mitigation and concurrency requirements.
