A group of homeowners is seeking judicial review of the county commission's decision last month to rezone a commercially zoned piece of property on the island to become a mixed-use development with 80 condominiums.
The petition was filed by the North Beach Association of St. Lucie County and Michael Riordan, a homeowner near what will become the Grande Beach North Hutchinson Island development. The property, currently home to the Sands Plaza, will be transformed into condominiums and 10,000 square feet of commercial space.
In court papers, they argue the rezoning did not meet criteria under the county land development code, specifically a requirement that residential land uses may not exceed 40 percent of mixed-use developments. They claim 34 units should be the maximum instead of the 80 units that were granted.
They claim the rezoning will increase density in an area threatened by hurricanes and major storms and could make disaster evacuation and re-entry more difficult. The commission still must vote on a final site plan approval for the development.
Residents were on both sides of the issue during a county commission meeting in early May on the project.
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