The Fort Pierce City Commission voted Oct. 20 on a package of land-use and building-code measures and an annexation. The items passed with recorded roll-call votes and are summarized below.

Ordinance 25-029 (second reading) — Coastal construction code: Commission approved amendments to Chapter 103, Article 7 (coastal construction code) to delete and reserve sections 103-263 through 103-268. No public speakers addressed the item at second reading; vote was unanimous.

Ordinance 25-030 (second reading) — Building and floodplain technical amendments: Commission approved technical amendments to Chapter 103 (building code) and Chapter 109 (flood plain management) that adjust definitions and adopt technical amendments to the Florida Building Code. No public speakers addressed the item at second reading; vote was unanimous.

Ordinance 25-031 (second reading) — Symphony Lakes planned development (PD): The commission approved the PD final site plan and zoning agreement for the Symphony Lakes development, an approximately 88.5-acre planned development near the northeast corner of Selvitz Road and Divine Road; the item passed on second reading with no public speakers and a unanimous vote.

Ordinance 25-032 (first reading) — Annexation (MRM Ventures): On first reading the commission approved annexation of a parcel (parcel ID 2421-233-0002-000-9) generally at the northeast corner of South 25th Street and Cortez Boulevard (approximately 8.25 acres). Staff reported the parcel's current taxable value is about $839,000. Under county rules the parcel could allow up to 41 dwelling units; under the proposed city land-use and zoning (Residential Low density RL and R-2 single-family intermediate density) the parcel could allow roughly 53 units — an increase of approximately 12 units under the city's standards. The planning board recommended approval by unanimous vote. The city set the zoning and directed the county property appraiser and tax collector to place the property on city tax rolls effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Votes: Each ordinance and the annexation were approved by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes; for each item the roll call showed Commissioners Broderick, Gaines and Johnson plus Mayor Linda Hudson voting yes on approval motions.

Staff said all items had been reviewed by relevant departments and that second readings included statutory notice where required. The annexation will proceed through the normal administrative steps, including tax-roll and zoning updates, and the commission noted that future development proposals for the parcel will return for site-plan approvals and public hearings as required.