SUBJECT:
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Request for Waiver from Land Development Code Section 6.8.6- Buffers for a Preliminary Plat for River Crest (fka River Run), Parcel Number 3296-000-001, Application Number 33308
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Ken McCann, Fire Marshal |
Development Review Committee |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Rogers Engineering LLC, requested a waiver from the Land Development Code (LDC) Section 6.8.6.K(3) for a required C-Type buffer. The applicant’s preliminary plat application proposes developing 24 single-family residential (SFR) lots, using the remaining 24 vested residential dwelling units of the Village of Rainbow Springs. Since this is a new subdivision, LDC Section 6.8.6 requires a C-Type buffer for new residential uses developing next to existing public uses (i.e., the golf course).
A 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.
The applicant views the golf course area as part of the common open area for the residents rather than as an existing public use since the golf course has ceased operations. As a result, the applicant implies that buffers are not required for the new residential area.
The subject property is approximately 8.29 acres. It is in the southwest portion of the County, approximately a mile south of the intersection of W Hwy 40 and S US Hwy 41 and north of SW 99th Place, near Dunnellon.
This waiver request was denied by the Development Review Committee on December 15, 2025.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to uphold the Development Review Committee’s action for the waiver.
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