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Martin County

File #: 26-0529   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 2/24/2026 Final action:
Title: PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 6, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ARTICLE 11, PLANNED MIXED-USE VILLAGE, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE, REGARDING EXCAVATION STANDARDS
Attachments: 1. 2026_0206_LDR 25-04_Staff Report_Final.pdf, 2. 2026_0202_LDR 25-04_Draft Ord.pdf, 3. 2026_0206_LDR 25-04_Application Materials.pdf, 4. 2026_0206_LDR 25-04_Legal Ad Tearsheet.pdf, 5. Disclosure.pdf, 6. Staff Presentation.pdf
PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 6, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ARTICLE 11, PLANNED MIXED-USE VILLAGE, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE, REGARDING EXCAVATION STANDARDS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., on behalf of Mattamy Palm Beach LLC, for approval of an amendment to Division 6, Site Development Standards, Article 11, Planned Mixed-Use Village, Land Development Regulations, Martin County Code, to add excavation standards for projects within the Planned Mixed Use Village Zoning District.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: John Sinnott
Title: Principal Planner
REQUESTED BY: Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., Robert S. Raynes, Jr.

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

Article 11 is a form-based code which implements the Planned Mixed-Use Village (PMUV) future land use designation of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan (CGMP). This article was approved in 2018 through the adoption of Ordinance 1083. The PMUV code regulates the Newfield project, formerly known as Pineland Prairie. The Newfield project consists of approximately 3,411 acres of land located west of Florida's Turnpike and adjacent to the C-23 Canal in Palm City.

Division 6, Site Development Standards, within Article 11 contains criteria for parking, signage, lighting, placement of utilities, landscaping, stormwater management, and preservation areas. The applicant proposes to amend Division 6 by adding Section 11.6.9, Excavation Standards. These excavation standards would allow for a maximum depth of 40 feet for an excavated body of water for projects in the PMUV. The proposed amendment contains sampling, reporting, and monitoring requirements which are consistent with existing standards found in Division 8, Excavating, Filling, and Mining, Article 4, Site Development Standards, ...

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