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Iglesia Cristiana Fe Y Esperanza - Waiver Request to Minor Site Plan in Review
267 Marion Oaks Dr Ocala
Project #2014010022 #31560 Parcel #8002-0000-04
Local Engineering
LDC 6.8.6.K(3) - Buffers
CODE states C-Type buffer shall consist of a 15-foot wide landscape strip without a buffer wall. The 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 50 percent of the required buffer and form a layered landscape screen with a minimum height of three feet achieved within one year.
APPLICANT requests waiver for the North buffer to allow natural vegetation in areas shown.
LDC 6.8.6.K(2) - Buffers
CODE states B-Type buffer shall consist of a 20-foot wide landscape strip with a buffer wall. The 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 50 percent of the required buffer.
APPLICANT requests waiver for the East, West and South buffers to 1) allow natural vegetation for all tree and shrub plantings and 2) to waive the wall requirements because of natural vegetation.
LDC 6.8.7.A - Parking areas and vehicular use areas
CODE states A minimum five-foot wide landscape area consisting of shrubs and groundcovers, excluding turfgrass, shall be provided around the perimeter of parking areas to form a landscape screen with a minimum height of three feet achieved within one year of planting. A land use buffer that abuts a parking area may satisfy this requirement.
APPLICANT requests waiver to the requirement for hedge plantings along parking areas because the fronts of the cars do not face the street and there is sufficient natural vegetation to screen all adjacent residential lots.
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