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Firestone Ocala Freedom - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan in Review
Project #2024090064 #32039 Parcel #35699-006-06
Common Oak Engineering
This waiver was denied by DRC on 2/10/25, applicant was not in attendance. The applicant requests to be reheard.
LDC 6.13.6.A.(3)(c) - Stormwater quality criteria
CODE states Dry retention systems that have a depth of six feet or less, measured from top of bank to pond bottom, with side slopes that are no steeper than 4:1 and sodded bottoms.
APPLICANT requests waiver for the proposed dry retention pond max depth of 6 feet be allowed to be 7 feet. The soil conditions discovered in the Geo Report (7/30/24) and the updated Geo Report (1/17/25) indicate a boring of clayey fine sand 5 feet below the ground surface. Over excavation is specified to mitigate this but the extra pond volume is needed to satisfy the closed basin criteria.
This waiver was denied by DRC on 2/10/25, applicant was not in attendance. The applicant requests to be reheard.
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 Type-B buffer wall to be a PVC fence.
This waiver was denied by DRC on 2/10/25, applicant was not in attendance. The applicant requests to be reheard.
LDC 6.8.8.A&B - Building landscaping
CODE states A. Landscape plantings shall be provided along the public view sides of all proposed structures to reduce the monotony of large blank walls, reduce heat gain and glare, and enhance the aesthetic appearance of the building. B. Landscape areas shall be provided adjacent to or within 25 feet from the building walls and shall extend along 60 percent of the total length of the wall, excluding those areas required for access to the building.
APPLICANT requests waiver for the required max 25-foot setback from the building due to building constraints. We are proposing to relocate the required building landscape as additional landscape to the south buffer to meet this requirement since it will also be within the public view area. Proposed building: 51.75 feet x 60% = 31.05, 31.05 X 5 square feet = 156 square feet required.
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