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Request for Waiver from Land Development Code Section 6.13.3(C)(5) - Types of Stormwater Management Facilities for a Standalone Waiver for Stanton Weirsdale Drainage Retention Area, Parcel Number 49794-000-00, Application Number 33066 (Budget Impact - None)
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Michael L. Savage, Sr., Building Safety Director |
Development Review Committee |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Land Development Code (LDC) requires a retention/detention area that is adjacent to a public right-of-way shall be constructed to be aesthetically pleasing with curvilinear form and shall be landscaped with a mixed plant pallet meeting Marion-friendly landscaping standards minimally consisting of four shade trees and 200 square feet of landscaping comprised of shrubs and/or groundcover for every 100 lineal feet of frontage or fractional part thereof, or, in the case of a wet facility, a littoral zone meeting the governing water management district criteria. The proposed landscaping shall be arranged to provide ease of maintenance and screening of stormwater structures.
The Applicant, NV5, requests relief from this requirement. Due to the size of the site and the size of the required drainage retention area, it will be difficult to provide the required landscaping. This DRA is being constructed within an existing neighborhood as a retrofit to reduce existing flooding issues and space utilized for landscaping will reduce the area/volume available for the DRA. Existing utility access will also make establishment and maintenance very difficult.
The subject property is located in the southeast portion of the County on approximately 0.81 acres. Total project area is approximately 0.81 acres.
This Waiver Request was denied by the Development Review Committee (DRC) July 21, 2025.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to uphold DRC’s decision.
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