Saint Lucie County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 1.00.00.- TITLE
- 1.01.00. - AUTHORITY
- 1.02.00. - PURPOSE AND INTENT
- 1.03.00. - APPLICABILITY
- 1.04.00. - FINDINGS
- 1.05.00. - INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
- 1.06.00. - RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- 1.07.00. - REPEAL OF PRIOR PROVISIONS
- 1.08.00. - EFFECTIVE DATE; ENACTMENT
- 1.09.00. - SEVERABILITY
- 1.10.00. - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER III
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- 3.00.00.- ZONING DISTRICTS
- 3.01.00. - ZONING DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER IV
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 4.00.00.- AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONES
- 4.01.00. - HUTCHINSON ISLAND—BUILDING HEIGHT OVERLAY ZONE
- 4.02.00. - RIVER PARK—COMMUNITY OVERLAY ZONE
- 4.02.01. - Purpose and Intent.
- 4.02.02. - River Park Community Overlay Zone Established.
- 4.02.03. - Uses, Rezoning and Land Development Applications.
- 4.02.04. - Performance Standards.
- 4.02.05. - Use Limitations.
- 4.02.06. - Eating and Drinking Places; Gasoline and Other Fuel Sales Services.
- 4.02.07. - Live/Work Units.
- 4.03.00. - RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PARK—OVERLAY ZONE
- 4.04.00. - TVC—OVERLAY ZONE (TOWNS, VILLAGES, COUNTRYSIDE)
- 4.05.00. - ST. LUCIE COUNTY RURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY ZONE
- 4.05.01. - Purpose and Intent.
- 4.05.02. - Specific Definitions Applicable to the Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA) Overlay Zone.
- 4.05.03. - Establishment of RLSA Overlay Zone.
- 4.05.04. - Land Uses Allowed in the RLSA Overlay Zone.
- 4.05.05. - Stewardship Credits.
- 4.05.06. - Lands within the RLSA Overlay Zone prior to SSA or SRA Designation.
- 4.05.07. - SSA Designation.
- 4.05.08. - SRA Designation.
- 4.11.00. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION[1]
- 4.11.01. - Purpose.
- 4.11.02. - Definitions
- 4.11.03. - Historic Preservation Trust Fund.
- 4.11.04. - Historic Preservation Officer.
- 4.11.05. - Historical Commission.
- 4.11.06. - Designation Process and Procedure.
- 4.11.07. - Emergency actions.
- 4.11.08. - Review of Proposed Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.
- 4.11.09. - Certificate of Appropriateness.
- 4.11.10. - Demolition.
- 4.11.11. - Economic Hardship.
- 4.11.12. - Maintenance of designated properties.
- 4.11.13. - Certificate to Dig.
- 4.11.14. - Appeals.
- 4.11.15. - Penalties.
- 4.11.16. - Incentives.
- 4.11.17. - Tax Exemptions for Rehabilitations to Designated Historic Properties.
- 4.11.18. - Historic Village.
- 4.11.19. - Time Extensions.
- 4.12.00. - JENKINS ROAD AREA PLAN SPECIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER V
ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sections
- 5.00.00.- ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES
- 5.01.00. - DEFINITIONS
- 5.02.00. - PROCEDURE
- 5.03.00. - DEVELOPMENT NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER V, ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES
- 5.04.00. - CHANGE OF USE
- 5.05.00. - DEMOLITION OR TERMINATION OF EXISTING LAND USE
- 5.06.00. - LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS
- 5.07.00 - PROPORTIONATE FAIR SHARE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT MITIGATION
- 5.08.00. - REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ORDERS
- 5.09.00. - VARIANCES
- 5.10.00. - CAPACITY INFORMATION LETTERS
- 5.11.00. - FEES
- 5.12.00. - CONFLICT WITH OTHER REGULATIONS
CHAPTER VI
RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS
Sections
- 6.00.00.- VEGETATION PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION
- 6.01.00. - MANGROVE PROTECTION
- 6.02.00. - ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS
- 6.03.00. - WELLFIELD PROTECTION
- 6.04.00. - HABITAT OF ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES
- 6.05.00. - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT[1]
- 6.06.00. - MINING
CHAPTER VII
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- 7.00.00.- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 7.01.00. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
- 7.02.00. - PLANNED NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
- 7.03.00. - PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
- 7.04.00. - AREA, YARD, HEIGHT, AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
- 7.05.00. - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
- 7.05.01. - General Provisions.
- 7.05.02. - Streets.
- 7.05.03. - Rights-of-Way Determinations and Dedications, Improvements.
- 7.05.04. - Sidewalks and Bikeways.
- 7.05.05. - Use of Residential Property for Access.
- 7.05.06. - Driveways.
- 7.05.07. - Provisions for Access to New Development Activities.
- 7.05.08. - Street Naming and Identification.
- 7.05.09. - House and Building Numbers.
- 7.05.10. - Internal Trip Capture Standards.
- 7.06.00. - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING[1]
- 7.07.00. - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 7.07.01. - Intent and Purpose.
- 7.07.02. - Relationship to Other Stormwater Management Requirements.
- 7.07.03. - Status of Previous Approvals.
- 7.07.04. - Prohibitions.
- 7.07.05. - Exemptions from Stormwater Permits.
- 7.07.06. - Stormwater Management Requirements.
- 7.07.07. - Local Jurisdictional Permit Requirements.
- 7.07.08. - Failure to Maintain Stormwater Management Systems.
- 7.07.09. - Applicability to Existing Development.
- 7.07.10. - Permitting Procedures.
- 7.08.00. - UTILITIES
- 7.09.00. - LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
- 7.10.00. - SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- 7.10.01. - Mobile Food Vendors.
- 7.10.02. - Outdoor Displays in Commercial Zoning Districts.
- 7.10.03. - Animals in Residential Districts.
- 7.10.04. - Guest Homes.
- 7.10.05. - Mobile Homes as Accessory Uses.
- 7.10.06. - Recreational Vehicles; Use as Residence Outside of Approved Camps or Parks Restricted.
- 7.10.07. - Community Residential Homes.
- 7.10.08. - Agricultural Labor Housing .
- 7.10.09. - Marinas.
- 7.10.10. - Adult Establishments.
- 7.10.11. - Distance Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages.
- 7.10.12. - Scrap, Waste and Recycling Operations.
- 7.10.13. - Sewage and Septage Treatment Facilities in Agricultural Zoning Districts.
- 7.10.14. - Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles in Residential Districts.
- 7.10.15. - Security Gatehouse and Access Control Devices.
- 7.10.16. - Recreational Vehicle Parks.
- 7.10.17. - Mobile Home Parks.
- 7.10.18. - Airport Industrial Park—Special Regulations.
- 7.10.19. - Outdoor Shooting Ranges.
- 7.10.20. - Bed and Breakfast Residences.
- 7.10.21. - Off-Road Vehicle Parks.
- 7.10.22. - Car Washes, Self-Service.
- 7.10.23. - Telecommunications Tower Siting.
- 7.10.24. - Community Architectural Standards.
- 7.10.25. - Emergency Services Communications.
- 7.10.26. - Newsracks on Public Rights-of-Way.
- 7.10.27. - Reserved.
- 7.10.28. - Solar Energy.
- 7.10.29. - Pain Management Clinic.
- 7.10.30. - Reasonable Accommodation Procedures.
- 7.10.31. - Membership Organizations—Enclosed Assembly Areas.
- 7.10.32. - Supplemental Standards for Condominium Hotel Unit Uses.
- 7.10.33. - Reserved.
- 7.10.34. - Commercial Composting Facilities.
- 7.10.35. - Cargo Containers.
- 7.10.36. - Recreational Vehicle, Boat Storage, and Utility Trade Contractor Facilities.
- 7.10.37. - Farmers' Markets.
CHAPTER VIII
ACCESSORY AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES
Sections
- 8.00.00.- ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
- 8.01.00. - HOME OCCUPATIONS
- 8.02.00. - TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER IX
SIGNS
Sections
- 9.00.00.- PURPOSE
- 9.01.00. - PERMITTED PERMANENT AND AUTHORIZED TEMPORARY SIGNS
- 9.02.00. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 9.03.00. - PROHIBITED SIGNS
- 9.04.00. - PERMITTING AND EXEMPTIONS
- 9.05.00. - NONCONFORMING SIGNS
CHAPTER X
HARDSHIP RELIEF
Sections
- 10.00.00.- NONCONFORMITIES
- 10.01.00. - VARIANCES
- 10.01.01. - General.
- 10.01.02. - Standards for Granting Variances.
- 10.01.03. - Limitations on Granting Variances.
- 10.01.04. - Procedures for Application.
- 10.01.05. - Action of Board of Adjustment.
- 10.01.06. - Extensions of Variance Approvals.
- 10.01.07. - Appeals from the Board of Adjustment.
- 10.01.13. - Administrative Variances to Construct an Accessory Agricultural Structure.
- 10.01.14. - Administrative Variances for the Required Minimum Yard Setback Standards.
- 10.01.17. - Administrative Variances from Requirements of Stormwater Management.
- 10.01.21. - Administrative Variances from Requirements of Driveway Regulations.
- 10.01.25. - Special Provisions Where Variance is Sought to Requirements of Flood Damage Prevention.
- 10.01.30. - Request for a Variance from Riverine Shoreline Protection Regulations.
- 10.03.00. - EMINENT DOMAIN WAIVER
CHAPTER XI
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 11.00.00.- GENERAL PROVISIONS; PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
- 11.01.00.- AUTHORIZATION BY A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO UNDERTAKING ANY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
- 11.02.00.- PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW OF SITE PLANS
- 11.02.01.- Pre-Application Conferences and Community Participation Meetings.
- 11.02.02. - Designation of Minor Site Plan, Major Site Plan, or Preliminary Planned Development Plan.
- 11.02.03. - Review of Applications for Minor Site Plans.
- 11.02.04. - Review of Applications for Major Site Plans.
- 11.02.05. - Review of Applications for Planned Developments.
- 11.02.06. - Expiration of Final Site Plan Approval.
- 11.02.07. - Standards for Site Plan Review.
- 11.02.08. - Conditions on Site Plan Approval.
- 11.02.09. - Submittals for Minor and Major Site Plans.
- 11.02.10. - Submittals for Planned Development Site Plans.
- 11.03.00.- PROCEDURE FOR PLATTING
- 11.04.00.- GUARANTEES AND SURETIES
- 11.05.00.- PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
- 11.05.01.- Building and Sign Permits.
- 11.05.02. - Reserved.
- 11.05.03. - Driveway Permits.
- 11.05.06. - Notice of Vegetation Removal Applications.
- 11.05.07. - Stormwater Permits.
- 11.05.08. - Airport Zone Permits.
- 11.05.09. - Wastewater and Sewage Disposal Compliance Permits.
- 11.05.10. - Wellfield Protection Operating and Closure Permits.
- 11.05.11. - Mining Permits.
- 11.05.12. - Wetlands Permits.
- 11.05.13. - Local Permit not Exclusive.
- 11.06.00.- AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE AND OFFICIAL ZONING ATLAS
- 11.07.00.- CONDITIONAL USES
- 11.08.00.- DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- 11.08.01.- Statement of Intent.
- 11.08.02. - Procedure for Review of a Development Agreement.
- 11.08.03. - Standards of a Development Agreement.
- 11.08.04. - Execution of Development Agreement.
- 11.08.05. - Amendment and Cancellation of Agreement by Mutual Consent.
- 11.08.06. - Term.
- 11.08.07. - Recordation and Effectiveness.
- 11.08.08. - Periodic Review.
- 11.08.09. - Effect of Contrary State or Federal Laws.
- 11.08.10. - Enforcement.
- 11.09.00.- VESTED RIGHTS
- 11.10.00.- RIGHT-OF-WAY ABANDONMENT AND PLAT VACATION PROCEDURES
- 11.10.01.- Authority and Applicability.
- 11.10.02. - Petitions.
- 11.10.03. - Access to Water.
- 11.10.04. - Notice of Intent to File Petition to Vacate a Plat.
- 11.10.05. - Petition Application Procedures.
- 11.10.06. - Review of Petition.
- 11.10.07. - Public Hearing of Petitions for Abandonment of County Rights-of-Way and Public Easements for Drainage of County Rights-of-Way.
- 11.10.08. - Recordation of Resolution.
- 11.10.09. - Effect of Recording Resolution of Abandonment.
- 11.11.00.- APPEALS
- 11.12.00.- FEES
- 11.13.00.- ENFORCEMENT OF CODE PROVISIONS
- 11.14.00.- LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION - SPECIAL MASTER REVIEW PROCESS
- 11.14.01.- Generally.
- 11.14.02. - Intent.
- 11.14.03. - Standards of Conduct for Parties and Participants.
- 11.14.04. - Pre-Initiation Meeting.
- 11.14.05. - Initiation of Special Master Proceeding.
- 11.14.06. - Special Master.
- 11.14.07. - Conduct of The Special Master Proceeding.
- 11.14.08. - Special Master Recommendation.
- 11.14.09. - Response to Special Master's Recommendation.
- 11.14.10. - Ripeness Decision.
- 11.14.11. - Miscellaneous Provisions.
CHAPTER XII
DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
Sections
- 12.00.00.- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- 12.01.00. - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HEARING BOARD
- 12.02.00. - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 12.02.01.1. - Powers and Duties.
- 12.02.02. - Membership: Appointment, Removal, Terms, Vacancies and Qualifications.
- 12.02.03. - Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- 12.02.04. - Secretary.
- 12.02.05. - Office of the Growth Management Director.
- 12.02.06. - Quorum and Necessary Vote.
- 12.02.07. - Meetings, Hearings, and Procedures.
- 12.03.00. - LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
- 12.04.00. - BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
- 12.04.01. - Powers and Duties.
- 12.04.02. - Membership: Appointment, Removal, Terms, Vacancies, and Qualifications.
- 12.04.03. - Reserved.
- 12.04.04. - Secretary.
- 12.04.05. - Office of the Planning and Development Services Department Director.
- 12.04.06. - Reserved.
- 12.04.07. - Meetings, Hearings, and Procedures.
- 12.05.00. - OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
- 12.06.00. - OFFICE OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR[1]
- 12.07.00. - OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
- 12.08.00. - OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER
- 12.09.00. - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
- 12.10.00. - SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
CHAPTER XIII
BUILDING REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
Sections
- 13.00.00.- BUILDING CODE
- 13.08.00. - MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS[1]
- 13.09.00. - EXTERIOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE