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ZV 2019-11, Weekley Asphalt Paving Plant, 20701 Stirling Road, variance request. (Dean)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND:
Tod Workman, as agent for owner, has submitted three (3) variance requests for existing conditions at the Weekly Asphalt Plant located at 20701 Stirling Road:
To allow 9’ x 18’ existing parking spaces instead of the required 9’ x 19’ parking spaces; to allow 16.3’ wide existing drive lane instead of required 24.0’ wide drive lane and to allow no landscape buffer along northern property line instead of required landscape buffer abutting all adjacent properties.
These variances, along with proposed Site Plan #SP 2018-09 (to be reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Board at a future P & Z Board meeting) are to bring into compliance a number of structures and improvements made on this property over the years.
VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS:
ZV 2019-11) Allow no landscape buffer along northern property line instead of required landscape buffer abutting all adjacent properties.
Code Reference: §153.14 LANDSCAPING ADJACENT TO ABUTTING PROPERTIES - ALL PROPERTIES.
(A) On the site of a building, structure, or open-lot use providing an off-street parking area or other vehicular use area, where the area will not be entirely screened visually by an intervening building or structure from abutting property, screening shall be required as provided within this section.
(B) The buffer screening shall comply with the yard requirements as provided in Chapter 155 for all applicable districts and land use separation requirements if applicable in § 155.056.
(C) Walls, hedges, or other durable landscape barriers at least three feet in height, with appropriate spacing as provided in the SFWMD Guide, shall be accepted as screening material if that material can provide the required full screening from the abutting property.
(D) In addition, trees and landscape beds shall be located between th...
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