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Commission approves Redhawk Rebar site plan after applicant clarifies fabrication‑only operations
Summary
The commission approved a major site plan for a 24,534 sq. ft. Redhawk Rebar fabrication facility at 4201 Bandy Blvd, after the applicant and staff clarified operations will be fabrication (bending/cutting) rather than primary metal processing and described pollution controls.
The Fort Pierce City Commission approved a major site plan on Dec. 1 for Redhawk Rebar Plant No. 2, a proposed 24,534‑square‑foot fabrication facility at 4201 Bandy Boulevard.
Senior planner Carrie Driver told commissioners the site plan met the city's major site‑plan standards and listed three conditions tied to landscape maintenance, a 5‑foot sidewalk along Bandy Boulevard, and required agency permits prior to building permits. The planning board had recommended forwarding the application with approval.
Engineer and applicant representative Tom DeGrace clarified operations: the site will accept delivered rebar and perform fabrication (cutting, bending and forming cages) but will not smelt or produce raw metal. DeGrace said the site will connect to FPUA water and sewer and that an oil–water separator and other drainage measures will be installed and signed off by engineering staff.
Commissioners raised environmental and proximity questions — including potential impacts to nearby Tina Mile Creek — and staff and the applicant said public sewer and an oil/water interceptor should mitigate direct discharge risks. Based on those assurances, the commission approved the site plan with the three planning conditions.
Why it matters: The approval enables an industrial use in light‑industrial zoning with conditions intended to protect water quality and require pedestrian connectivity.
