St. Lucie County and the Cities of Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie partnered to conduct a Housing Needs Assessment to develop a full understanding of the dynamics of the local and regional housing market and to develop a flexible long-term community housing plan with specific goals and objectives to address identified local and regional housing needs.

Strategic Framework
The recommendations presented in this report are focused around the following goals and strategies:

Goal 1: Regional governments have appropriate capacity, coordination, and resources to support housing initiatives

• Strategy 1.1: Ensure collaborative environment across jurisdictions throughout the county
• Strategy 1.2: Review the capacity of existing housing staff and departments to manage and grow housing services and strategies
• Strategy 1.3: Commit resources to housing services and strategies
• Strategy 1.4: Advocate for changes to state-level housing strategies

Goal 2: Increased supply and diversity of housing units

• Strategy 2.1: Utilize overlay districts to incentivize targeted types of residential development
• Strategy 2.2: Prioritize middle- and high-density development
• Strategy 2.3: Expand permissions for smaller housing types
• Strategy 2.4: Activate small-scale developers
• Strategy 2.5: Increase supply of rental opportunities

Goal 3: Improved Housing Affordability

• Strategy 3.1: Implement Inclusionary Zoning
• Strategy 3.2: Promote public-private partnerships to provide workforce housing
• Strategy 3.3: Maintain existing affordable housing

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