ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2513: Request for a variance from Article V to allow for a 10-foot landscape buffer in lieu of the 15-foot required to accommodate a larger structure and parking area for the property at 191 Mango Tree Drive.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Rebekah Cottle, Applicant
PROPOSED USE:
Light Industrial/ Commercial Service Center
REQUESTED ACTION: (Change to current code)
1. Per Article V, Table V-3 to allow a side yard buffer of 10-feet in lieu of the Buffer Yard Matrix requirement of 15-feet.
PARCEL ID:
7452-01-00-044A
AREA:
0.83 acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Vacant (Cleared Industrial)
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Industrial
ZONING DISTRICT:
I-1, Light Industrial
VOTING DISTRICT:
District One - Council Person Charlotte Gillis
Discussion:
The Applicant is requesting a variance from Article V, Table V-4 side buffer yard matrix. The current code requires for a Type A buffer yard, which is a width of 15-feet. The applicant is requesting only a reduction in the width of the buffer yards; not for a reduction in the required number of plantings.
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Site Plan:
Staff Review:
According to Article IX, Section 21-100.04(d), Non-Administrative Variance, City of Edgewater's Land Development Code;
In order to grant a non-administrative variance, the P. & Z. Board shall make the following findings of fact:
1. That granting of the proposed variance is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan;
2. That granting of the proposed variance will not result in creating or continuing a use which is not compatible with adjacent uses in the area;
3. That granting of the proposed variance is the minimum action available to permit reasonable use of the property;
4. That the physical characteristics of the subject site are unique and not present on adjacent sites; and
5. That the circumstances creating the need for the variance are not the result of actions by the applicant, actions proposed by the applican...
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