ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Title
VA-2618: Request for a Non-Administrative Variance to allow a 10-foot side yard buffer, a reduction in the landscaping requirement, and a max build ratio of 32.2% for the property located at 2224 Hibiscus Drive.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Brent Merilson, Owner/Applicant
PROPOSED USE:
Warehouse Construction
REQUESTED ACTION:
1. Per Article V, Table V-1, Allow a max build ratio of 32.2% in lieu of the 30% allowed.
2. Per Article V, Table V-3 and Table V-4, request a reduction of Landscaping buffer from 15 ft to 10 ft. Planting quantities will be met for the Type A landscape buffer from Table V-4.
PARCEL ID:
8402-01-06-8680
AREA:
0.314? acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Vacant Commercial
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Commercial
ZONING DISTRICT:
B-2, Neighborhood Business
VOTING DISTRICT:
District Two - Council Person: Mike Thomas
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting a Non-Administrative Variance due to being notified by Planning Staff that the building exceeded the maximum building coverage in the 1st Technical Review Committee response to Site Plan SP-2608. The applicant is proposing a 4,380 square foot steel warehouse on a 13,680 square foot lot. The B-2 zoning district allows for a maximum building coverage of 30% or 4,104 square feet. The applicant is requesting to allow a 10-foot side yard buffer which is due to City staff oversight when making code changes. The B-2 zoning district has a 10 foot side yard building setback, not a 15 foot building setback, and as such, when City Staff changed the landscape buffer from ten (10) feet to fifteen (15) feet for the Class A buffer, an incompatibility was created. Based upon the first review, all other site dimension requirements are being met under SP-2608.
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 Plan...
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