SUBJECT:
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Request for Waiver from Land Development Code Section 6.8.6.K(4) - Buffers for a Major Site Plan for RaceTrac Summerfield, Parcel Number 45976-000-00, Application Number 31043 (Budget Impact - None)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Michael L. Savage, Sr., Development Review Committee
Building Safety Director
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Applicant, Paolo Mastroserio with Mastroserio Engineering, requested a waiver to the Land Development Code (LDC) requirement of a Type D buffer consisting of a 15-feet wide landscape strip with a buffer wall. The LDC states buffer shall contain at least two shade trees and three accent/ornamental trees for every 100 lineal feet or fractional part thereof. Shrubs and groundcovers, excluding turfgrass, shall comprise at least 25 percent of the required buffer.
The waiver sought to provide 15-feet-wide Type D buffer along the east and south property lines with the following criteria: 1) a 6-feet-high opaque fence in lieu of a wall and 2) to utilize existing vegetation which is to be preserved and not to be disturbed. Applicant proposes where vegetation does not fill, infill landscape to be provided with similar plant material that is currently on site. Applicant states buffer is to be maintained in perpetuity.
The subject property is located in the southeast portion of the County on approximately 13.06 acres.
This waiver request was denied by the Development Review Committee (DRC) on August 12, 2024.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to uphold DRC’s action for the waiver request.
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