ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2516: Request for variances from Article V to allow a reduced planting requirement for the property at 1824 Hibiscus Drive.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Hunter Slayton, Owner.
PROPOSED USE:
To add an addition to the current business which will house a small kitchen and 4 pool tables.
REQUESTED ACTION: (Change to current code)
1. Article V, Table V-3 and V-4 to allow 6 ft high fence, with 6 shade trees (min. 12') and 67 Florida Native shrubs (min 24"). A Class B landscape buffer is required at the rear and a Class A landscape buffer is required on either side of the property. A Class B buffer requires a minimum width of 20 ft, 5 canopy trees per 100 linear ft, 10 understory trees per 100 linear ft, and the placement of 60 shrubs per 100 linear ft, as well as a 6 ft high fence.
PARCEL ID:
8402-01-00-5400
AREA:
0.28 acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Commercial Neighborhood Business
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Commercial
ZONING DISTRICT:
B-2, Neighborhood Commercial
VOTING DISTRICT:
District Two - Council Person Mike Thomas
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting a variance from landscaping requirements of the Land Development Code Table V-4, which would require approximately 16 canopy trees, 32 understory trees, and the placement of 228 shrubs. The applicant is proposing 6, "shade" trees and 67 Florida native shrubs.
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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 ...
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