Mobility Plan

• Development Impact Fees & Schedule (effective 6/30/24)(PDF, 121KB)
• Development Impact Fees & Schedule (effective 6/30/23)(PDF, 80KB)
• Mobility Fee Schedule(PDF, 173KB)

• Draft Impact Fee Study(PDF, 2MB)
• Interlocal Agreement(PDF, 1MB) (executed)
• Ordinance 22-87(PDF, 1MB) (executed)
• Ordinance 23-42(PDF, 20MB) (executed)
• Mobility Fee & Road Impact Fee Credit Agreement(PDF, 236KB)
• Mobility & Impact Fee Annual Report FY 2023(PDF, 4MB)
• Multimodal Plan(PDF, 9MB)
• Phase 2 Technical Report
• Request to Apply Impact Fee or Mobility Fee Credits(PDF, 191KB)

Benefit Districts(PDF, 2MB)

River Districts(PDF, 2MB)

55+ Communities Districts(PDF, 2MB)

As the City of Port St. Lucie has grown to more than 204,000 residents, City leaders are working to implement strategies to manage the growth and smartly address future challenges brought by new residents and new development, especially concerning traffic, mobility and transportation.

City leaders have heard from residents who are concerned about a lack of mobility as the city grows.

According to our 2021 scientific community survey, about 70% of survey respondents gave high marks to the ease of travel by car and the ease of public parking in Port St. Lucie. However, respondents were more critical of other mobility characteristics in Port St. Lucie and were assessed below the national benchmark. Ease of walking and the overall quality of the transportation system received either excellent or good marks from only about 4 in 10 respondents, while ease of travel by bicycle was scored positively by only 31% of community members.

The focus on mobility also was consistent in Port St. Lucie’s custom question that asked residents to write, in their own words, the three main things the city should focus on in the coming years. Mobility was amongst the most commonly mentioned issues, with about 14% of residents writing a response pertaining to that topic.

The City’s Budget Advisory Committee analyzed the current road impact fee system and recommended Port St. Lucie move away from an inequitable and rigid impact fee system for roads to a more flexible mobility plan/fee system.

As a result, the City Council adopted a new transportation vision for Port St. Lucie by implementing a Mobility Plan and Fee. Residents will benefit in multiple ways: more transparency in transportation planning, greater personal transportation mobility options and faster mobility improvements.

Currently, city and county road impact fees are charged to developers/builders to mitigate the impacts of new growth on the transportation system, and their primary purpose is to add roadway capacity. They are based on general per mile cost of capacity, not specific projects.

Historically, the county has not chosen to use the fees to improve county roads in or adjacent to Port St. Lucie. Roads that could have been improved but have not include Walton Road, St. James Drive, Rangeline Road and Prima Vista Blvd.

Mobility Fees would provide the City Council greater flexibility to determine when, what types of projects and how quickly projects will be built in and close to Port St. Lucie.

Mobility Fees provide a greater range of options for use of the funding than impact fees, including bike lanes, sidewalks, trails, transit and roads.

The mobility plan/fee system is approved by the Florida Legislature for use by all cities and counties, and has been implemented in other Florida cities and counties.

Misconception: Mobility Fees will be paid for by property owners/residents.

Fact: Property owners/residents do not pay this fee. The mobility fee would be paid for by developers on new construction in lieu of the road impact fees they now pay.

Misconception: Residents, property owners, and business owners will be negatively affected by a change in plan.

Fact: Residents, property owners, and business owners in Port St. Lucie will not be financially impacted by a mobility fee, just as they are not financially impacted by an impact fee. In fact, they will only be positively impacted by a mobility fee and plan. Those benefits include a greater range of local mobility options, including bike paths, trails, sidewalks and roads in their community.

Misconception: The City is increasing the cost of development.

Fact: The City mobility fee is less than the current County and City fees (except for multi-family above 1,000 sq. ft. & high impact uses).

• April 2022, the City and County approved entering into an interlocal agreement for Mobility/Road Impact Fees.(PDF, 1MB)
• The City authorized Nue Urban Concepts to proceed with Phase 2 of the Mobility Plan. Phase 2 includes detailed descriptions and identification of improvements, interim capacity projects, and creative mobility solutions. The first public workshop for the Phase 2 Plan is anticipated on June 20, 6 p.m., at the PSL Community Center.

Phase 1 is the completion of a Mobility Plan(PDF, 1MB), Technical Report(PDF, 7MB), and Mobility Fee Ordinance to be completed for an effective date of October 1, 2021. The scope of services for the first phase will establish mobility corridors for new roads and roads to be widened and multimodal corridors for roadways to be retrofitted with multimodal and intersection improvements.

The scope will also establish area-wide level of service (LOS) and/or quality-of-service (QOS) standards that will be used to calculate multimodal capacities and establish baseline existing conditions in part two of the scope of service.

Phase 1 is projected to be complete October 1, 2021 for a cost of $227,500.

Mobility Plan Map Examples

(PDF, 4MB)

Phase 2 of the scope will utilize the data collection, the established service standards, and the mobility and multimodal corridors established in the first part of this scope to develop road-specific multimodal improvements and cross-sections. Before and after aerials, renderings and capacities will be developed for specific roadway facilities. The scope will also include a baseline evaluation of the LOS and/or QOS of the existing network to establish a baseline existing conditions analysis to measure mobility fee performance periodically. The second part of this scope will include community outreach for input and refinement of proposed mobility plan improvements.

Phase 2 is projected to be complete October 1, 2022, for a cost of $249,375.

The Mobility Plan is proposed to be based on mobility and multimodal improvements illustrated on the attached map. The City will continue to use its area-wide LOS and establish multimodal QOS and street QOS standards for future mobility planning.

The plan is based on two assessment areas: (1) East of the River; and (2) West of the River. The City will maintain its single benefit district. Land uses have been reviewed to review whether any fee adjustments should be made to the recommended Mobility Fee Schedule. The fee schedule consolidates certain categories of uses and provides fees for additive features, such as the number of drive-through lanes.

• Phase 2 Technical Report

The City Council has provided multiple opportunities for public comments. So far, the City has hosted ZOOM meetings for the development community, adjacent local governments, and regional and state agencies. Additionally, City staff and NUE are holding individual meetings with various developers, builders, and local nonprofits.

The schedule for completing the Mobility Fee project includes the following meetings:

Meetings

• 7/10/23: Regular City Council Meeting - Item 8.a
• 9/19/22: Mobility Plan Phase 2 Ordinance
• 8/15/22: Mobility Plan Phase 2 (Meeting #3)
• 7/1/22: Mobility Plan Phase 2 (Meeting #2)
• 6/20/22: Mobility Plan Phase 2 (Meeting #1)
• 4/18/22: City Council, Public Hearing on Interlocal Agreement and Mobility Plan: Phase 2
• 9/13/21: City Council, Public Hearing on the Draft Plan, Ordinance and Fee Schedule
• 8/23/21: City Council, Public Hearing on the Draft Plan, Ordinance and Fee Schedule
• 8/9/21: City Council, Public Hearing on the Draft Plan, Ordinance and Fee Schedule
• 6/7/21 at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.: Mobility Fee Community Meeting
• 6/1/21: Planning & Zoning Board presentation on Mobility fees
• 5/25/21: Mobility Fee Stakeholders: Local Nonprofits & Government
• 5/19/21: Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
• 5/11/21: Mobility Fee Stakeholders: Development Community
• 4/26/21: Special City Council Meeting (PowerPoint Presentation(PDF, 2MB))