AGENDA DOCUMENTS
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM NO. 95-590
Agenda Memorandum for
October 17, 1995 city Commission Meeting
TO:
Carrie Parker
city Manager
Tambri J. Heyden ~d
Planning and Zoning Director
FROM:
DATE:
October 12, 1995
SUBJECT:
UPS Communications Center - LAAP 95-005
Landscape Code Appeal (eliminate required hedge along
east, north and south side of property)
Please place the above-referenced request on the October 17, 1995
City Commission agenda under Oevelopment Plans.
OESCRIPTION: This is a request from Kilday and Associates, agent
for United Parcel Service (UPS), to appeal Chapter 7.5, Article II
- Landscape Code, Section 5.E. of the Land Development Regulations.
The appeal, to eliminate the required hedge on the north, southeast
and eastern side of the proposed and existing parking areas, is in
connection with a concurrent major site plan modification and
parking lot variance approval.
RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Development Board, with a 7-0
vote, recommended approval of the appeal for the east hedge,
however not the north hedge, subject to all staff comments
(Planning and Zoning Oepartment Memorandum No. 95-537) There was
discussion at the meeting as to whether an appeal for the north
hedge was needed based on staff's belief that there may be an
eXisting hedge meeting code on the eight different adjacent parcels
to the north of the UPS parking areas which would exempt UPS from
installing th1S hedge. Since the meeting, the Forester has field
checked the eXisting hedges along the various properties to the
north and has reported his findings in the attached Recreation and
Park Memorandum No. 95-465. He concludes that the existing hedges
do not meet code and ~cause of the invasive nature of the exotic
plants along the north perimeter of the UPS property, the exotics
have grown into, crowded out and have caused some gaps noted in the
existing hedges. In discussing this matter further with him, he
indicates that it is not recommended to try and fill in the gaps of
the adjacent hedges with sections of hedges on the UPS property
because the "jogging" of the hedges will not provide a continuous
screen.
Regarding the south hedge, the Board recommends for appeal of the
south hedge in exchange for installation of landscaping along the
front of the building (currently no landscaping). The cost of this
landscaping shall be equal to or greater than the cost estimated
for the south hedge and is to be verified by a cost estimate
submitted at time of permitting.
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RECREATION & PARK MEMORANDUM #95-465
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Kevin J. Hallahan, ForesterlEnvironmentalist rJff
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FROM:
RE:
DATE:
October 12, 1995
This memorandwn is in reference to the existing landscape on the north perimeter of the above site.
This existing vegetation is comprised of exotic vegetation (Florida Holly) and "volunteer" trees of
Earleaf Acacia, Australian Pine and other assorted "prohibited tree species".
The City Comprehensive Plan (E & A report pg. 85, section 3.2.3.4.1.1 native vegetation/exotics)
requires the removal of this vegetation during construction. When this is completed, there will lUll .
be a continuous hedge between the adjacent properties and this parcel along the north perimeter.
There are nwnerous "gaps" in this hedgeline due to adjacent properties that have not maintained the
hedge line, or the exotic vegetation has crowded out the hedge plants.
The applicant should perform the following:
1. Remove all exotics along the north perimeter.
2. Evaluate the remaining hedge plants on adjoining properties for one continuous hedgeline.
3. Install hedge plants and an irrigation system on this site to fill in the entire north perimeter
using the healthy hedge plants existing along the adjacent properties.
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