Planning and Zoning Board
Regular MeetingPort St. Lucie, FL · February 7, 2023
Agenda
City of Port St.Lucie
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34984
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
Planning and Zoning Board
Deborah Beutel, Chair, Term 2 Expires 6/21/25
Alfreda Wooten, Vice Chair, Term 1 Expires 5/28/23
Carol Taylor-Moore, Secretary, Term 1 Expires 9/27/25
Peter Previte, At-Large, Term 1 Expires 7/12/25
Joseph Piechocki, At-Large, Term 1 Expires 7/12/25
Roberta Briney, At-Large, Term 1 Expires 7/12/25
Eric Reikenis, At-Large, Term 1 Expires 11/1/26
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Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Agenda February 7, 2023
1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Determination of a Quorum
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Approval of Minutes
5.a Approval of Minutes - January 3, 2023 2023-114
6. Consent Agenda
7. Public Hearings - Non Quasi-Judicial
7.a P22-298 Midway Glades Developers, LLC - Comprehensive 2023-119
Plan Amendment/Large Scale
Location: The property is located northwest of Glades Cut off Road and
south of Midway Road.
Legal Description: A portion of Tract A, LTC Ranch West Phase 1.
This is a request to change the future land use designation for 140 acres
from Residential, Office, Institutional (ROI) to High Density Residential
(RH).
7.b P22-307 City-Initiated Text Amendment to Chapters 153 - 2022-1024
Definitions and 158 - Zoning Code (Cat Cafes).
This is a request to allow cat cafes as a permitted use within the CG
(General Commercial) and CS (Service Commercial) zoning districts and
as a special exception use within the IN (Industrial) zoning district.
7.c P22-356 St. Lucie Lands/Veranda - Comprehensive Plan 2023-117
Amendment/Large Scale
Location: Generally located south of Becker Road, North of the St. Lucie
County line, east of the Florida Turnpike, and west of Veranda Gardens.
Legal Description: Parcel 7, Veranda Plat No. 2; all of Veranda Plat No.
9; portions of Veranda Plat No. 4 - Veranda Gardens West Phase 2; and
portions of Veranda Plat No. 5 - Veranda Gardens West Phase 3.
This request is to change the future land use designation from
Residential, Office and Institutional (ROI) to Residential Golf Course
(RGC)
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7.d P22-357 St. Lucie Lands (VF II, LLC)- Comprehensive Plan 2023-118
Amendment/Small Scale
Location: Generally located south of Becker Road, North of the St. Lucie
County line, east of the Florida Turnpike, and west of Veranda Gardens.
Legal Description: Veranda Plat No. 8, Tract 2
This request is to change the Future Land Use designation for 12.4 acres
from Residential, Office, Institutional (ROI) to Residential Golf Course
(RCG).
7.e P23-003 City of Port St. Lucie - Comprehensive Plan 2023-115
Amendment/Small Scale
Location: Southeast of SW Abraham Avenue and SW Port St. Lucie
Boulevard.
Legal Description: Port St. Lucie Section 33, Block 2325, Lots 2,3 and 4
This request is to change the Future Land Use designation of
Residential, Office and Institutional (ROI) to Low Density Residential
(RL) for a 0.69-acre parcel.
8. Public Hearing - Quasi-Judicial
8.a P22-006 Wawa - Special Exception Use 2023-112
Location: Southwest corner of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard and SW
Becker Road
Legal Description: Port St. Lucie Section 33, Tract L, Less S 262.18 ft
This is a request for a Special Exception Use (SEU) to allow a
convenience store and gas station to be located in a General
Commercial (CG) zoning district and to allow a gas station to be located
in the Activity Center Subdistrict of the Becker Road Overlay District.
8.b P22-097 Tradition MPUD (Master Planned Unit 2023-122
Development) 14th Amendment
Location: The property is located on the north side of Tradition Parkway
between SW Fernlake Drive and future N/S A roadway.
Legal Description: A parcel of land located in Sections 5, 6, 7, and 6,
Township 37 South, Range 39 East, St. Lucie County, Florida
This is a request to amend the Tradition MPUD zoning regulation book
and concept plan for property identified as parcels 17, 17 A, and 18 on
the Tradition MPUD concept plan.
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8.c P22-321 Leonard W. Laforte - Variance 2023-129
Location: 1556 SW Abacus Avenue
Legal Description: Port St. Lucie Section 33, Blk 2202, Lot 19
This is a request for a variance of 4.82 feet to allow a 5.18-foot setback
from the side property line for an existing shed.
8.d P22-325 St. Lucie Doctors, LLC - Variance 2022-1021
Location: Northwest corner of Becker Road and Darwin Boulevard
Legal Description: Lots 1-3 and 22-24, Block 2358, Port St. Lucie Section
34
A request to grant a variance to Section 4.4.3 and Section 4.6.2.1 of the
Becker Road Overlay District Design Standards to allow for 52% vertical
windows and a flat roof with no peaked or pitched roof elements.
8.e P22-332 Set’em Up, LLC - Children’s Volleyball - Special 2023-130
Exception Use
Location: Northwest of the intersection of SE Jennings Rd. and S US
Highway 1
Legal Description: Town Centre Parcel D
This is a request for a Special Exception Use to allow an enclosed
assembly area over 3,000 square feet for recreational use totaling
14,326 square feet.
8.f P22-366 Defenthaler and City of Port St. Lucie Rezoning 2023-116
Location: Southeast of SW Abraham Avenue and SW Port St. Lucie
Boulevard
Legal Description: Port St. Lucie Section 33, Block 2325, Lots 1, 2,3 and
4
This request is to rezone two adjacent parcels, owned by Donald F.
Defenthaler and the City of Port St. Lucie, from Limited Mixed Use
District (LMD) to Single Family Residential (RS-2).
8.g P23-001 Southern Grove - Capstone Cottages - Landscape 2023-121
Modification
Location: The property is located at the southwest corner of the
intersection of SW Village Parkway and Paar Drive.
Legal Description: Southern Grove Parcel 28 Replat Tract B
This is a request to provide landscaping in lieu of an architectural buffer
wall in a landscape buffer strip pursuant to Section 154.12 of the
Landscape and Land Clearing Code.
9. New Business
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10. Old Business
11. Public to be Heard
12. Adjourn
Notice: No stenographic record by a certified court reporter will be made of the
foregoing meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal a decision
involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of
the testimony and evidence at said meeting upon which any appeal is to be based.
Notice: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing
special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's
office at (772) 871-5157 for assistance.
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