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Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-05-05

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Zoning Opportunities

Zoning decisions from this meeting: what changed, how the vote went, and the moment it happened.

St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved

20.25 acres rezoned IL → IH

Rock Road, north of Orange Avenue, St. Lucie County

20.25 ac · IL → IH

Zoning change from IL to IH (20.25 acres), approved on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Future Land Use Map Amendment for Project Orchid

Future Land Use Map Amendment for Project Orchid, approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Conditional Use Permit for Project Orchid aluminum foundry

Conditional Use Permit for Project Orchid aluminum foundry, approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Pit Stop Mini Market Conditional Use Permit

Pit Stop Mini Market Conditional Use Permit, approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

EAR-based Comprehensive Plan Amendments (adoption)

EAR-based Comprehensive Plan Amendments (adoption), approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Major Site Plan for Project Orchid

Major Site Plan for Project Orchid, approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

Entitlement

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St. Lucie County · May 5, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

First Reading - First Amendment to St. Lucie Commerce Center Development Agreement

First Reading - First Amendment to St. Lucie Commerce Center Development Agreement, approved unanimously on May 5, 2026 in St. Lucie County.

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Meeting Summary

St. Lucie County approved all four components of 'Project Orchid,' a 1.4 million-square-foot window manufacturing facility on Rock Road north of Orange Avenue: a small-scale future land use amendment (20.85 acres, 60ft to 80ft height) on 10A1, a rezoning of 20.25 acres from indus…

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Key Decisions (9)

Approved

Future Land Use Map Amendment for Project Orchid

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rezoning 20.25 acres IL to IH for Project Orchid

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Conditional Use Permit for Project Orchid aluminum foundry

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (3)

Project Orchid (St. Lucie Commerce Center)

Industrial

Pit Stop Mini Market

Commercial

Linda Vista Trails

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Labor

Project Orchid will create ~1,000 jobs with a $53 million…

Commercial Demand

A Miami-headquartered manufacturer selected St. Lucie County for a 1.4M…

Infrastructure

Significant off-site road improvements (turn lanes, lane additions, signalization at…

Who Spoke (18)

ChairCommissioner · 3Staff · 5Attorney · 2Applicant's Rep · 3WitnessPublic

On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 5 staff members, 2 attorneys, 3 applicant's representatives, a witness, and a member of the public.

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