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Hutchinson Island Residential District

The purpose of the Hutchinson Island Residential District HIRD is to provide a residential environment on North and South Hutchinson Island that is respectful of the natural resources and value of the barrier islands and can be supported by available public and private services. HIRD is intended to ensure that the intensity, location, and timing of new residential growth and development is of a character that can be served by adequate public and private facilities, and that protects, preserves and enhances the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of St. Lucie County. Hutchinson Island constitutes a unique and valuable public resource that plays a vital role in defining the County's economic and geographic character. HIRD is intended to facilitate growth and development of the barrier islands while conserving the natural and human values the islands represent. Given the environmentally sensitive nature of barrier islands, HIRD is designed to ensure that growth and development is clustered away from environmentally sensitive lands and is limited to the more tolerant upland portions of Hutchinson Island. HIRD is also intended to implement and be consistent with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.