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Sweet Dixie South RV Park - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan in Review
17101 NW 120th Avenue Rd Reddick
Project #2016080002 #30849 Parcel #01978-001-00
EDA Consultants
LDC 6.7.4 - Shade Trees
CODE states Shade trees are required for all developments excluding residential developments.
APPLICANT states This Code section states that shade trees are required for all developments, excluding residential developments. The justification for the waiver from this requirement includes several points. First, we suggest that it is not the intent of the Land Development Code to require planting of shade trees on large agricultural use properties. This development is located on a large, isolated agricultural property which includes many large, high quality heritage trees, all of which will be protected and will remain as part of the project. These trees provide significant canopy tree shading of the site and an aesthetic quality that is far above and beyond new, smaller planted trees and as such, we believe meets or exceeds the Code intent for planting of shade trees. In addition, this facility is more residential in nature than commercial and as such, would lessen the applicability of any shade tree planting requirements.
LDC 6.8.1 - Landscaping
CODE states the purpose and intent of this division is to provide landscaping guidelines establishing minimum standards and criteria for the design, installation, and maintenance of landscaping which enhances the aesthetic appearance of Marion County, complimenting the natural and built environments, reducing noise and glare, improving air and water quality, providing shade and habitat, and buffering the aspects of development.
APPLICANT requests a waiver from the requirement to provide a landscape plan for this project and the associated landscape plan requirements. The justification for the waiver from the landscape plan requirements includes several
points. The proposed development does not specifically trigger any of the landscape plan requirements in this Section. Specifically, the project does not require any buffers (none were required in the Special Use Permit approved by the County Commission), there are no proposed buildings (so no required building landscaping), there are no commercial vehicular use areas (i.e. parking lots) and there are no trees proposed for removal on the property and therefore, no tree mitigation plantings required. This, in addition to the fact that the project has a very small footprint impact on a large, isolated agricultural property which includes many large, high quality heritage trees that will all be protected and remain as part of the project.
LDC 6.9.1 - Irrigation
CODE states the purpose and intent of this division is to provide guidelines establishing minimum standards and criteria for the design, permitting, installation, and maintenance of irrigation systems to prevent the wasteful uses of water.
APPLICANT states as discussed in waiver request #2 (if approved), the site does not require new landscaping to be included in the site plan approval. As such, if no new landscape is proposed / required, then there is no need for site irrigation, which is the justification for a waiver from the irrigation requirements in Sec. 6.9.1 - 6.9.10.
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