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Port St. Lucie, FL Zoning

Euclidean-zoning. 16 districts · 9 overlays · 6 applicable state preemptions.

Overview

Code type
euclidean
Naming convention
mixed

Hybrid: a Euclidean base ladder (RS/RM/CG/CH/CN/CS/P/WI/IN/LMD/GU) overlaid by a project-specific MPUD district (Article X.5) and a true form-based corridor overlay (Becker Road Overlay District / BROD, P18-024). Three structural quirks shape the code: (1) GDC legacy: PSL is one of the largest post-1960 master-planned cities in the U.S. — hundreds of thousands of quarter-acre platted lots — driving a RS-2/RS-3 dominated zoning map and GU's role as a conversion pathway; (2) RM-5/8/11/15 density-encoded multifamily is typical of FL Community Planning Act-era codes (post-1985); (3) BROD (2018) is a true Form-Based Code with build-to zones, transparency %, four Subdistricts, and explicit use prohibitions — NOT merely 'aesthetic guidance' as earlier characterized in v1 records. (4) MPUD §§158.186-158.192 is the actual codified vehicle for Tradition, Riverland, St. Lucie West and other DRI-scale master-planned communities — every project's density / mix / dimensional standards live in its adopted Regulation Book, not in base Ch. 158. | naming_convention_raw=Density-encoded multifamily: RM-5, RM-8, RM-11, RM-15 — the numeric suffix encodes maximum dwelling units per acre (5, 8, 11, 15 du/ac respectively). Single-family naming RS-2 / RS-3 is use-type-index style (lower number = larger lot: RS-2 = 10,000 sf min, RS-3 = 7,500 sf min; NOT inverse of RM density progression). Commercial districts: CG (General Commercial §158.124), CN (Neighborhood Convenience), CH (Highway Commercial), CS (Service Commercial), P (Professional §158.122). Mixed-use is Limited Mixed Use (LMD §158.155 — note: prior profile recorded this as 'LMU' which is a transcription error; the actual code abbreviation is LMD). Industrial: WI (Warehouse Industrial §158.135), IN (Industrial), with LI/HI also referenced in some city sources. GU (General Use §158.060) is a historical remnant of the 1984 Land Use Conversion Manual program. MPUD (Master Planned Unit Development §§158.186-158.192) is the project-specific PUD vehicle for Tradition / Riverland / St. Lucie West and other large master-planned communities — codified, not an overlay. ; sub_flags_raw=[live-local-active, gdc-legacy-platted-community, density-encoded-multifamily, treasure-coast-coastal-adjacent, corridor-overlay-design-only]

Worth knowing
  • Port St. Lucie is one of the largest post-1960 General Development Corporation (GDC) master-planned communities in the U.S. — hundreds of thousands of quarter-acre residential lots were platted in the 1960s–70s and sold to individual buyers nationally. This scale shapes the zoning map (dominated by RS-2 / RS-3), creates a uniquely broad absentee-owner Bert Harris exposure footprint for any down-zoning or overlay action, and drives the city's continuing population growth as platted lots fill in.
  • In 1984 the city adopted a Land Use Conversion Manual to create a Bert-Harris-compliant pathway for converting GDC-platted single-family lots along major corridors to non-residential use. The General Use (GU) district is a direct remnant of this program — intended for undeveloped land where future use is uncertain. This is a zoning mechanism unique to PSL among Florida cities and is specifically a response to the GDC-platted-lot structural problem.
  • Multifamily districts are density-encoded: RM-5, RM-8, RM-11, RM-15 represent maximum dwelling units per acre (5, 8, 11, 15 du/ac respectively). Typical of Florida Community Planning Act-era codes (post-1985). RM-15 at 15 du/ac is the city-wide highest residential density, which sets the Live Local Act density floor for qualifying affordable projects on commercial / industrial / mixed-use parcels.

+ 6 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

com 5res_mf 4spec 4res_sf 2mu 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
RS-2Single-Family Residentialres_sf10,000 sf[4]—————25[1] / 10[2] / 25[3]
RS-3Single-Family Residentialres_sf7,500 sf[8]35 ft[9]————25[5] / 7.5[6] / 25[7]
RM-5Multiple-Family Residential — 5 du/acres_mf————5[10]—— / — / —
RM-8Multiple-Family Residential — 8 du/acres_mf————8[11]—— / — / —
RM-11Multiple-Family Residential — 11 du/acres_mf20,000 sf[15]35 ft[16]——11[17]—25[12] / 15[13] / 25[14]
RM-15Multiple-Family Residential — 15 du/acres_mf————15[18]—— / — / —
GUGeneral Usespec——————— / — / —
CGGeneral Commercialcom—35 ft[19]————— / — / —
CNNeighborhood Convenience Commercialcom—35 ft[20]————— / — / —
CHHighway Commercialcom——————— / — / —
CSCommercial Servicecom——————— / — / —
LMDLimited Mixed Usemu20,000 sf[23]35 ft[24]——11[25]—25[21] / — / 10[22]
WIWarehouse Industrialspec——————— / — / —
INIndustrialspec——————— / — / —
PProfessionalcom——————25[26] / 10[27] / 10[28]
MPUDMaster Planned Unit Developmentspec——————— / — / —

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

BROD
Becker Road Overlay District
SPEC

Properties along Becker Road from Interstate 95 (west) to Florida's Turnpike (east) — a 4-Subdistrict regulating plan: Residential Subdistrict, Commerce Subdistrict, Cross Road Subdistrict, Activity Center Subdistrict. Each subdistrict has its own permitted Building Types (per Table 3-1) and form-based dimensional table.

Floodplain Overlay
Floodplain Overlay District
SPEC

FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) within Port St. Lucie city limits — 1%-annual-chance (100-year) floodplain including A, AE, AH, AO, and X zones along the North Fork St. Lucie River, its tributaries, and coastal-adjacent areas; VE coastal V-zones do not extend into PSL (barrier island parcels east of city limits). Exact boundaries per FEMA FIRM panels for St. Lucie County.

N/A
Historic Preservation Overlay
SPEC

N/A

N/A
Transit-Oriented Development Overlay
tod

N/A

N/A
Downtown / CBD Overlay
SPEC

N/A

N/A
Environmental / Aquifer Protection Overlay
SPEC

N/A

N/A
Airport Hazard / Part 77 Overlay
SPEC

N/A

N/A
Affordable Housing Bonus Overlay
SPEC

N/A

N/A
Military / AICUZ Overlay
SPEC

N/A

State preemptions

FL Live Local Act — SB 102 (2023) + SB 328 (2024)applies
Qualifying condition
Applies to all Florida municipalities including Port St. Lucie. Per-parcel qualifying trigger: site must be zoned commercial (CG, CN, CH, CS under Ch. 158) OR industrial (WI, IN) OR mixed-use (LMU) AND ≥40% of units affordable at or below 120% AMI for a 30-year minimum term. Port St. Lucie population (~284,000, 2024 Census estimate) places the city well above the 10,000-population threshold at which Live Local applies. As the eighth-largest city in Florida and a rapid-growth jurisdiction, LLA exposure is material. | effect_on_city=On qualifying CG / CN / CH / CS / WI / IN / LMU parcels in Port St. Lucie: (a) multifamily permitted by right — no rezoning, comp plan amendment, special exception, variance, or public hearing; (b) density floor = highest residential density allowed anywhere in the jurisdiction — in PSL that is RM-15 (15 du/ac) based on the density-encoded RM-5/8/11/15 ladder in Ch. 158, so LLA projects on qualifying commercial / industrial parcels are entitled to at least 15 du/ac regardless of base district cap; (c) height floor = tallest of (i) highest zoning height within 1 mile or (ii) tallest existing building adjacent to the site — PSL is a low-to-mid-rise jurisdiction (RS-3 = 35 ft confirmed; multi-family height not retrieved live but typical Florida ladder cities sit at 35–55 ft); (d) FAR floor = 150% of the highest currently-allowed FAR under LDC (SB 102 mandate); (e) SB 328 (2024) adds ≥20% mandatory parking reduction for qualifying projects with stronger reductions near major transit stops (PSL is served by St. Lucie County TD-Connect / MARC bus; no heavy rail / BRT in-corridor); (f) ad valorem tax exemption (100% for units ≤80% AMI; 75% for 80–120% AMI); (g) 2024 amendments add hotel-to-affordable conversion pathway and adjacency-tempering (height capped at 150% of tallest residential within 1 mile where parcel abuts single-family). City of Port St. Lucie Planning & Zoning Department administers Live Local applications. Ch. 158 has not been formally amended to incorporate SB 328 provisions in publicly accessible Municode text as of April 2026 — state mandate is self-executing on application. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§166.04151(7); state-preemptions/florida.md; SB 102 (2023), SB 328 (2024); Florida Housing Coalition 2024 Live Local summary; Holland & Knight 2024 LLA amendments analysis ; local_integration_note=Live Local Act density floor in PSL = RM-15 (15 du/ac) based on highest-RM-district density. This is relatively low compared to Florida's high-intensity urban cores (Miami 150+ du/ac; Tampa 120+; Orlando 100+) — material LLA exposure in PSL is primarily use-entitlement (multifamily on commercial) and parking-reduction rather than density-stacking.
FL HB 1339 — SAIL/SHIP-Funded Affordable Housing Preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Applies to all Florida municipalities. Per-parcel qualifying trigger: project funded through the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) program OR the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program. Port St. Lucie is an active SHIP community (city receives annual SHIP allocation from Florida Housing Finance Corporation). Applies to any parcel zoned residential, commercial, or industrial. | effect_on_city=For SAIL/SHIP-funded projects in Port St. Lucie: affordable residential multifamily becomes a permitted use on any residential, commercial, or industrial parcel regardless of base district use list. Discretionary review (special exception, variance, comp plan amendment) waived. Narrower than Live Local (SAIL/SHIP-funded only) but still active and complementary — SAIL projects may qualify for both HB 1339 use-allowance and Live Local density/height entitlements. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§166.04151(6); state-preemptions/florida.md; Florida Housing Finance Corporation SHIP allocation data (PSL is an active SHIP jurisdiction) ; local_integration_note=SHIP funding is project-specific; HB 1339 preemption is relevant but less frequently invoked than Live Local because SAIL/SHIP funding is project-specific while LLA is generally-applicable.
FL Short-Term Rental Preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Applies to all Florida municipalities. Port St. Lucie has no pre-June-2011 local ordinance banning short-term rentals (Ch. 158 review shows no STR-specific prohibitions); therefore state preemption controls. PGA Village, St. Lucie West, and Tradition planned communities generate STR demand (golf tourism, spring training — New York Mets and Washington Nationals train in the area historically; PGA of America Learning Center anchor). | effect_on_city=Port St. Lucie may NOT prohibit short-term rentals or regulate their duration/frequency via zoning. City may apply general zoning rules uniformly (noise, parking, life-safety, occupancy limits) but not STR-specific bans. STRs operate under FL DBPR vacation rental licensure (Ch. 509). Private deed-restricted HOA communities (PGA Village, Tradition, St. Lucie West) may impose private-law STR restrictions — these are NOT preempted by state law, only municipal zoning is. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§509.032(7); state-preemptions/florida.md ; local_integration_note=Absence of pre-2011 local STR ordinance means PSL is fully bound by state preemption. Most meaningful STR regulation in PSL is done by HOA / deed restrictions in the planned communities, not by city zoning.
FL Building Code Preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Universal applicability to all FL municipalities. Port St. Lucie is in High Velocity Hurricane Zone-adjacent wind zone (coastal SE Florida, ~5 mi inland from Atlantic; within Wind Zone 2/3 for FBC wind-load mapping). FBC 7th Edition (2020, Residential and Building volumes) governs construction standards. | effect_on_city=FBC is the exclusive statewide building code; PSL's construction-side amendments require state approval under §553.73(4). Local zoning-level KPIs remain under city authority. Practical effect: dimensional and use standards in Ch. 158 operate normally; building-code provisions (structural, fire, wind-load, flood-elevation) defer to FBC. Coastal/near-coastal wind-load mapping imposes substantial structural requirements not captured in zoning KPIs. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§553.73; state-preemptions/florida.md; FBC 7th Edition (2020) adopted by Florida Building Commission ; local_integration_note=PSL is coastal-adjacent (not oceanfront but Atlantic-exposed watershed) — FBC wind-load provisions more stringent than inland cities.
FL Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Protection Actapplies
Qualifying condition
Universal applicability to all FL municipalities. Operates as a litigation-risk backstop: owners may bring claims for compensation when a specific governmental action inordinately burdens an existing use or vested right. Not a direct field-preemption but a structural constraint on any down-zoning or new restriction. Port St. Lucie's large GDC-platted-lot inventory (hundreds of thousands of quarter-acre RS-2/RS-3 lots owned by individual investors nationally) creates an unusually broad Bert Harris exposure footprint — any overlay-expansion or down-zoning action touches absentee-owner expectations at scale. | effect_on_city=Bert Harris exposure in PSL is structurally elevated by the GDC-platted-lot inventory. City's 1984 Land Use Conversion Manual program (creating the GU district) was specifically designed as a Bert-Harris-compliant pathway for converting platted SF lots to non-residential use along major corridors without inordinate-burden claims. Planning Department routinely screens major rezoning and overlay-expansion actions for Bert Harris exposure at the pre-adoption stage. Becker Road Overlay (2018) was structured as additive design review (not restrictive down-zoning) partly to minimize Bert Harris exposure. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§70.001; state-preemptions/florida.md ; local_integration_note=Bert Harris screening is a recurring and structurally elevated concern in PSL because of the GDC-platted-lot inventory. The 1984 Land Use Conversion Manual and 2018 Becker Road Overlay are both partially shaped by Bert Harris risk management.
FL Comprehensive Plan Consistency — Ch. 163.3180 (Concurrency)applies
Qualifying condition
Universal applicability. Port St. Lucie has an adopted Comprehensive Plan on file with Florida Department of Commerce, with active concurrency management for transportation, schools (via interlocal with St. Lucie County School Board), potable water, sewer, solid waste, drainage, and parks. All development orders must be consistent with the adopted Comp Plan. PSL's rapid growth (one of Florida's fastest-growing cities) places concurrency management under continuous stress especially on transportation (I-95 / Florida Turnpike interchange capacity) and schools. | effect_on_city=Frames, rather than directly preempts, Ch. 158 LDC. All city zoning and development-order decisions must demonstrate Comp Plan consistency; rezonings that deviate from adopted Future Land Use Map categories require Comp Plan amendments subject to state review under Ch. 163. Transportation concurrency is materially binding in PSL given rapid growth and limited arterial capacity. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§163.3180; state-preemptions/florida.md; City of Port St. Lucie Comprehensive Plan ; local_integration_note=Comp Plan consistency is a threshold requirement for every development order. PSL's growth rate makes concurrency (especially transportation) a practically binding constraint on large projects.
Non-applicable laws (2)
FL Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) — Ch. 163.3178under_review
Qualifying condition
Per-parcel geographic predicate keyed to Category 1 SLOSH inundation zones as defined at §163.3178(2)(h). Port St. Lucie sits inland from the Atlantic barrier islands (Hutchinson Island / Jensen Beach / Fort Pierce front the ocean) but portions of the city along the North Fork St. Lucie River and the eastern edge of the city fall within the Category 1 SLOSH zone per FDEM storm-surge mapping. Not all PSL parcels are CHHA-exposed — the predicate is per-parcel geographic, not citywide. Hutchinson Island and coastal-beach parcels east of PSL are in Fort Pierce / unincorporated St. Lucie County, not PSL jurisdiction. | effect_on_city=For parcels within the Category 1 SLOSH-mapped CHHA: comprehensive-plan amendments that increase residential density require maintained hurricane evacuation clearance times or mitigation consistent with §163.3178(9). Caps base-district density at existing plan density unless mitigated. Does NOT directly override zoning; acts through the comp-plan amendment process. Applies selectively to CHHA-mapped parcels — base RS/RM/CG districts remain under normal zoning authority outside the CHHA polygon. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§163.3178; state-preemptions/florida.md; FDEM SLOSH Category 1 mapping ; what_is_confirmed=CHHA is a per-parcel geographic predicate (not citywide). PSL is coastal-adjacent with Category 1 SLOSH exposure along the North Fork St. Lucie River and eastern edge. City is bound by §163.3178 as a Florida municipality. ; what_is_missing=Exact per-parcel CHHA polygon boundary not retrieved live from FDEM GIS this pass. PSL-specific comp-plan CHHA density-cap provisions not retrieved live from Ch. 158 or the Comp Plan Coastal Management element. | applies_raw=partial
FL Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) — Ch. 161under_review
Qualifying condition
Per-parcel geographic predicate keyed to the FDEP-mapped CCCL. Port St. Lucie sits inland of Florida's Atlantic barrier islands — Hutchinson Island and the ocean beachfront lie to the east in Fort Pierce and unincorporated St. Lucie County, not PSL jurisdiction. PSL parcels do not extend to the FDEP-mapped CCCL on the Atlantic shoreline. | reason=PSL is inland of the CCCL — city boundaries do not include FDEP-mapped CCCL jurisdiction. CCCL applies to the barrier island parcels in adjacent jurisdictions (Fort Pierce / unincorporated St. Lucie County), not to PSL. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§161; state-preemptions/florida.md; FDEP CCCL mapping

Adopted building codes

Statewide — FL Building Code 7th ed

IBC
2021 FBC
IRC
2021 FBC
NEC
2020
IFC
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.

Quirks & notes

  • Port St. Lucie is one of the largest post-1960 General Development Corporation (GDC) master-planned communities in the U.S. — hundreds of thousands of quarter-acre residential lots were platted in the 1960s–70s and sold to individual buyers nationally. This scale shapes the zoning map (dominated by RS-2 / RS-3), creates a uniquely broad absentee-owner Bert Harris exposure footprint for any down-zoning or overlay action, and drives the city's continuing population growth as platted lots fill in.
  • In 1984 the city adopted a Land Use Conversion Manual to create a Bert-Harris-compliant pathway for converting GDC-platted single-family lots along major corridors to non-residential use. The General Use (GU) district is a direct remnant of this program — intended for undeveloped land where future use is uncertain. This is a zoning mechanism unique to PSL among Florida cities and is specifically a response to the GDC-platted-lot structural problem.
  • Multifamily districts are density-encoded: RM-5, RM-8, RM-11, RM-15 represent maximum dwelling units per acre (5, 8, 11, 15 du/ac respectively). Typical of Florida Community Planning Act-era codes (post-1985). RM-15 at 15 du/ac is the city-wide highest residential density, which sets the Live Local Act density floor for qualifying affordable projects on commercial / industrial / mixed-use parcels.
  • The Becker Road Overlay District (BROD) — adopted 2018 via Ordinance P18-024, Attachment A — is a 62-page Form-Based Code (developed under a FL Department of Economic Opportunity Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant). Despite earlier characterizations of BROD as 'additive design only', it is structurally form-based: four Subdistricts (Residential, Commerce, Cross Road, Activity Center), prescriptive Building Type matrix (Table 3-1), Front Build-to Zone 25–30 ft, height cap 35 ft / 2 stories with +5 ft Activity Center bonus, transparency minimums (15% residential, 40–75% commercial ground story), and explicit use prohibitions (gas stations with fuel service, bars/lounges/night clubs, kennels w/ outdoor runs, auto/boat/farm equipment/truck sales, car washes, drive-through uses). Implements the Planning Area 4 South Neighborhood Action Plan and the 2017–2018 Comprehensive Plan amendment that converted 783 lots from RL to CL/ROI/RM/MU/OSR. PSL's post-2015 growth-management response has therefore included a real form-based corridor — not just aesthetic guidance.
  • Article X.5 §§158.186–158.192 establishes a Master Planned Unit Development (MPUD) zoning district. Every large master-planned community in PSL — Tradition, Riverland, St. Lucie West, GL Homes' Riverland Center — is rezoned to MPUD, with each project's density, height, mix, and dimensional standards set by an approved MPUD Conceptual Master Plan and Regulation Book (per §158.189) rather than by base Ch. 158 standards. MPUD must be tied to an NCD (New Community Development) future land use designation and may be tied to a Development of Regional Impact. This means PSL's effective dimensional standards for half its developable land are governed by per-project Regulation Books, not by the base Euclidean ladder — a structural quirk that limits the inferential power of base RS/RM/CG zoning standards in PSL.
  • PSL is coastal-adjacent but inland of the Atlantic barrier islands — Hutchinson Island / Fort Pierce / Jensen Beach front the ocean in separate jurisdictions. This means CCCL (FL Coastal Construction Control Line, c§161) generally does NOT apply to PSL parcels. However CHHA (Coastal High Hazard Area, c§163.3178) exposure IS present for portions of the city within the Category 1 SLOSH inundation zone along the North Fork St. Lucie River and eastern city edge. The distinction matters for state-preemption applicability and for FBC wind-load mapping (PSL is in Wind Zone 2/3, not Wind Zone 1 inland).
  • PSL does not have a traditional downtown grid. Commercial concentrations are dispersed across planned centers (Tradition, St. Lucie West, City Center near City Hall on Walton Road). This is a structural consequence of the GDC master-plan model (no pre-existing town center) and drives the absence of a Downtown/CBD overlay in Ch. 158 — commercial-core entitlements are handled through base CG / LMU zoning rather than a formal CBD overlay.
  • PSL is served by St. Lucie County Community Transit (fixed-route bus only; no heavy rail, light rail, or BRT). Nearest passenger rail is Brightline at West Palm Beach. Absence of major transit infrastructure is the direct reason there is no TOD overlay in Ch. 158. Live Local Act SB 328 (2024) parking-reduction provisions for proximity to 'major transit stops' therefore generally do NOT trigger in PSL.
  • SB 328 (2024) amendments (mandatory 20% parking reduction near transit, hotel-conversion pathway, mixed-use clarification, adjacency-tempering for single-family abutters, ad valorem tax exemptions) are self-executing on application but have not been formally written into Ch. 158 LDC text in publicly accessible Municode as of April 2026. Applicants must reference both Ch. 158 and the state statute directly.

Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure (parapet or ridge) — per Ch. 158 definitions (not directly retrieved this pass; standard FL definition assumed).
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area (not retrieved live).
far
Gross floor area / lot area (not retrieved live).
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre — encoded directly in RM-5/8/11/15 district names.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted; specific parking matrix not retrieved live this pass.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far (where FAR is stated)
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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Sources & references

Citations
  1. [1] §158.073
  2. [2] §158.073
  3. [3] §158.073
  4. [4] §158.073
  5. [5] §158.076
  6. [6] §158.076
  7. [7] §158.076
  8. [8] §158.076
  9. [9] §158.076
  10. [10] §Ch.158-RM-naming-convention
  11. [11] §Ch.158-RM-naming-convention
  12. [12] §158.079
  13. [13] §158.079
  14. [14] §158.079
  15. [15] §158.079
  16. [16] §158.079
  17. [17] §158.079
  18. [18] §Ch.158-RM-naming-convention
  19. [19] §158.124(I)(1)
  20. [20] §Ch.158-CN
  21. [21] §158.155
  22. [22] §158.155
  23. [23] §158.155
  24. [24] §158.155
  25. [25] §158.155
  26. [26] §158.122
  27. [27] §158.122
  28. [28] §158.122

Research status

Publication gates

primary url presentpassedcode_source = https://library.municode.com/fl/port_st._lucie/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVLAUS_CH158ZOCO (canonical Municode URL for PSL Ch. 158 Zoning Code with deep-link nodeId). source_platform = 'Municode (Municipal Code Corporation)'. Secondary references to cityofpsl.com (Planning & Zoning Department) and psl.granicus.com (city's primary document host) are official city domains, not aggregators.
no aggregator citedpassedRecord scan (profile JSON + research markdown) confirms no Zoneomics / Steadily / SitePlanGuide / SitePlanCreator / Propwire / Zonara / Unzoned dimensional references. Zoneomics referenced ONCE in retrieval_attempts_log[] with explicit limitation that it was used only as a structural index of district codes (e.g., to flag LMD-not-LMU and IN-distinct-from-WI) — no dimensional values consumed. All dimensional citations point to Ch. 158 §-references verbatim from elaws.us mirror (§158.060 GU, §158.073 RS-2, §158.076 RS-3, §158.079 RM-11, §158.122 P, §158.124 CG, §158.135 WI, §158.155 LMD, §158.186-192 MPUD), Fla. Stat. §-references (c§166.04151, c§509.032, c§553.73, c§70.001, c§163.3180, c§163.3178, c§161), and the BROD Design Standards Document P18-024 (62 pp.) retrieved direct from psl.granicus.com.
confidence tags full formpassedAll 16 district confidence fields carry full-form p§/c§ section-reference tags (c§158.073 RS-2, c§158.076 RS-3, p§Ch.158-RM5/RM8/RM15, c§158.079 RM-11, c§158.060 GU, c§158.124 CG, c§Ch.158-CN, p§Ch.158-CH/CS/IN, c§158.155 LMD, c§158.135 WI, c§158.122 P, c§158.186 MPUD). All populated overlay confidence fields carry full-form tags (c§P18-024 BROD upgraded from partial→confirmed, p§Ch.152 Floodplain). 0 bare tags. The 7 overlay-absence entries carry status not_found or not_applicable with paired search_performed / reason fields.
overlays have parameters trigger confidencepassed2/2 populated overlays (BROD, Floodplain) carry non-empty parameters[] arrays. BROD now carries 16 detailed parameters (build-to zones, height caps, transparency %, parking placement, use prohibitions) with status='confirmed' and citation=c§P18-024 backed by the 62-page Design Standards PDF parsed directly. Floodplain carries 8 parameters at status='partial', cited c§Ch.152. Geographic_trigger and base_interaction strings present on both. 7 overlay-absence entries satisfy the gate via status='not_found' / 'not_applicable' with paired search_performed / reason fields and empty parameters[] arrays.
preempt section city specificpassedPSL is in FL (active-preemption state). state_preemptions_applicable[] contains 8 entries (Live Local Act c§166.04151(7), SAIL/SHIP c§166.04151(6), STR c§509.032(7), FBC c§553.73, Bert Harris c§70.001, Comp Plan Consistency c§163.3180, CHHA c§163.3178 partial, CCCL c§161 not applicable). Each entry has city-specific qualifying_condition_checked and effect_on_city narratives with numeric/contextual inputs: RM-15 = 15 du/ac as LLA density floor, ~284,000 population well above 10,000 LLA threshold, GDC-platted-lot absentee-owner Bert Harris footprint, active SHIP jurisdiction, no pre-2011 local STR ordinance, Wind Zone 2/3 coastal-adjacent FBC wind-load, 1984 Land Use Conversion Manual as Bert-Harris-compliant conversion pathway, North Fork St. Lucie River + eastern-edge Category 1 SLOSH CHHA exposure, inland of CCCL. LLA citation verified correct: c§166.04151(7) F.S.

Data quality

67%completeness41 confirmed5 partial5 inferred
Documented gaps
  • RS-2 maximum building height (RS-3 is 35 ft; RS-2 likely same but not confirmed verbatim)
  • Multifamily RM-5 / RM-8 / RM-15 detailed standards (lot size, width, height, setbacks) — section numbers (§158.077, §158.078, §158.080) not retrieved verbatim (elaws-503, municode-spa blockers); du/ac upgraded to confirmed 2026-05-20 via naming convention c§Ch.158-RM-naming-convention cross-validated by RM-11 §158.079
  • Commercial district CH (Highway Commercial), CS (Service Commercial) — section numbers and dimensional standards not retrieved verbatim (Article VIII spans §§158.122-158.134)
  • Industrial (IN) — distinct from WI; section number and standards not retrieved
  • GU full dimensional standards (purpose c§158.060 confirmed; setbacks/height/lot not retrieved)
  • WI dimensional standards (front 25 ft, side 10/25 ft, rear 10/25 ft, height 35 ft cited in cross-source but not pulled verbatim into this profile yet)
  • Floor-area ratios for any district (FAR not standard in PSL Euclidean code)
  • Lot coverage percentages (not standard in PSL Euclidean code)
  • Parking ratios and parking matrix by use type (Article XI §158.221)
  • Floodplain Overlay specific freeboard height, fill/detention standards per Ch. 152
  • CHHA-specific boundary within PSL (per-parcel polygon from FDEM)
  • Per-MPUD Regulation Book parameters for Tradition / Riverland / St. Lucie West

Known issues

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