Hillsborough Corridor Planning & Preservation Best Practices

Table 17. Minimum Right-of-Way and Typical Section Requirements.

Source: TABLE 7-15, St. Lucie County Land Development Code. Accessed Online 6/29/2021. Additionally, Section 7.03.00. - PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (PMUD) includes roadway standards for developments in PMUD zoned areas (Table 18). Encroachment Policy 2.1.4.1 in the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan states that the county intends to (p. 2-5), “Prohibit encroachment of development and required setbacks into established present and future rights-of-way and, within the law, require dedication of right-of-way through development orders issued by the County.” Determination of Alignment and Setbacks Determination of Alignment is laid out in 7.05.03 D. in the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. According to this section, the general alignment is based on the Right-of-Way Protection Plan and the precise alignment “will be determined at the time of development review and/or as a result of detailed alignment studies and surveys.” Further, “The centerline of the precise alignment shall be within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the approximate location shown on the Thoroughfare Network Right-of-Way Protection Plan, except where it can be demonstrated that an alternative centerline alignment is less potentially harmful to the environment, or displaces fewer residences, business, or other development, or is more feasible technically or financially.” Centerline determination is further clarified for existing

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