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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 10B_10/10/1996 MEMORANDUM To: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager From: Scott D. Ladd, Building Official ibAd" Joanne McCabe, Plans Examin Date: October 3, 1996 Subject: Ordinance No. 377 Landscape Waiver Request Community Appearance Board Project Recommendation PROJECT: First Baptist Church of Tequesta 423 Tequesta Drive Parker-Yannette Design Group, Landscape Architects Tom, attached are 18 packets and plans for the above subject project which was reviewed by the Community Appearance Board on July 31, 1996. The Board reviewed the requested waivers and expressed the following concerns with the application: o The Board discussed the lack of plants around an electrical box and in front of the air conditioning units. 0 The Board discussed the lack of islands in the parking lot and suggested that plants be staggered in the parking rows to provide screening from Dover Road. Motion to approve the proposed landscaping and waivers with the addition of shrubs to be added on the north and center parking islands with the variety and spacing of those shrubs to be left to the applicant with the understanding that they provide a visual screen across the entire parking area, and with the understanding that the air conditioning units be screened by a future phase of landscaping within the next two years. Also the applicant is to extend the small hedge along the road to hide the electric box. Vote on the motion: 4-0 to approve Additional Comments: NONE 7t // • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA (7"'''ort, ' DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT l Post Office Box 3273 •• 357 Tequesta Drive .`�� ` Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407)575-6220 Fax: (407) 575-6239 c• APPLICATION FOR LANDSCAPE WAIVER NAME OF APPLICANT: pA.myerrz. 6frrouP 1"14 / u41,- ,jer7 MAILING ADDRESS: /oo S. a.s. t+liJr 04e to s .7-4400' - -,...-334?7 PHONE NUMBER: ( HOME) ( BUSINESS) (4407) 747__So{� LOT/PARCEL ADDRESS: 42.3 Z�� . 1:71;FlUG LOT: BLOCK: SUBDIVISION: PROPERTY CONTROL NUMBER: NATURE OF WAIVER: ( DESCRIBE GENERALLY THE NATURE OF THE WAIVER DESIRED) I&,-. -cam ra JUSTIFICATION OF WAIVER: ( SUPPORTING DATA, WHY APPLICANT FEELS WAIVER SHOULD BE GRANTED) II '' Sim A6►r ram.Gt-t F3_i] NOTE: APPLICANT MAY BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH THIS APPLICATION: 1. APPLICATION FEE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE ( $125) DOLLARS. 2. CURRENT SURVEY OF PROPERTY SHOWING ALL STRUCTURES, SETBACKS, PARKING AREAS AND LANDSCAPE AREAS. 3. DRAWINGS TO SCALE OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY. 4. WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM PROPERTY OWNER. 5. ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION PERTINENT TO THIS APPLICATION. 6. TWENTY-TWO ( 22) COPIES OF ALL SUBMITTALS. APPLICANT S IGNATURE: � 7• �2•4/_ ( DATE) Recycled Paper Ott 6;a ‘i491.9CPAiiii-P010e JULY 22 , 1996 TO: VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA THIS CERTIFIES THAT WE HAVE DESIGNATED CHARLES YANNETTE OF PARKER YANNETTE DESIGN GROUP, INC. , TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR OBTAINING LANDSCAPE WAIVERS AND DESIGNING A LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR OUR CHURCH LOCATED AT 423 TEQUESTA DRIVE, TEQUESTA, FLORIDA 33469 . 4ti# 94 • '� LLOUGHBY,/• SSO/ ATE PASTOR E 4LA PA 1 TA • First Baptist Church of Tequesta 423 TEQUESTA DRIVE.P.O.BOX 3718,TEQUESTA,FLORIDA 33469 (407)746-4447 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF TEQUESTA 423 Tequesta Drive Requested Landscape Waivers 1. 10' landscape strip required, 4' provided for 95', 5' provided for 40', and 0' provided for 455'. 2. 10' landscape strip required, 3' provided. 3. 5' landscape strip required, 0' provided. 4. One canopy tree per 30 I.f. of landscape area: 21 required, 5 provided. 5. One canopy tree per 30 I.f. of landscape area: 20 required,4 provided (plus 9 Royal Palms, 6 Live Oaks and 3 Ligustrum in right of way). 6. One canopy tree per 301.f. of landscape area: 2 required, 0 provided. 7. One canopy tree per 30 I.f. of landscape area: 7 required, 6 provided. 8. 2' min. height at planting hedge: 295 required,65 provided. 9. 2' min. height at planting hedge: 33 required, 0 provided. 4 10. One 6'x 20' landscape island with 1 tree every 10 parking spaces: 7 required, 1 provided. 11. One canopy tree per 40 I.f. between abutting parking rows: 10 required, 8 provided. 12. Maximum 24' accessway width required, 210' provided (parking off of street). Justification of Waivers Waivers#1. 2, 4. 5. 8. 10, 12 The parking area and building on this site are existing. Parking is currently at capacity during peak times of use. Adding landscape islands and additional landscape buffer area would remove a number of parking spaces and render some of the parking area unusable. The proposed plan adds as much planting as possible while retaining enough space to provide a safe parking area with a minimal number of parking spares. Waivers#3.6. 9 The east property line for this site extends into the adjacent office facility. Providing a landscape buffer along this property line would render the adjacent parking area unusable. There is existing buffer plant material (Oak trees, Queen palms and a hedge) located between the adjacent office building and the parking area. Waivers#7, 11 In both areas indicated for these waivers,there are existing shade trees with 25'- 35' spread canopies. The existing trees are evenly spaced with relatively little space between to provide additional trees. Adding additional trees would negatively affect the aesthetics of the areas affected and in some instances there is little room for a new tree to develop a canopy. • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT l Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273•(407)575-6220 •,.' � °; ` Fax: (407)575-6239 August 28, 1996 Mr. Chuck Yannette Parker-Yannette Design Group 900 S. U.S. Hwy. One, Ste. 104 Jupiter, FL 33478 RE: Community Appearance Board Action Landscape Plans for Ord. 377 Compliance First Baptist Church of Tequesta,423 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta Dear Mr. Yannette: This letter is to confirm the action of the Village of Tequesta Community Appearance Board at their July 31, 1996, meeting approving your plans for the above referenced project, Job No. 96-498, dated 7-16-96, as modified as follows: 1. Addition of shrubs to be added on the north and center parking islands with the variety and spacing of those shrubs to be left to the applicant; 2. Provide a visual screen across the entire parking area; 3. The air conditioning units will be screened by a future phase of landscaping within the next two years; . 4. Extend the small hedge along the road to hide the electric box. As you are aware, this project must be reviewed by the Village Council for approval of the requested landscape waivers. Upon receipt of 11 additional copies of the revised plan (10 full size and one 11" X 17" reduction), this will be placed on the agenda of the next available Council meeting. You and /or your representative will need to be in attendance at this meeting to present your application to the Council. Very truly yours, j'egt- Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board • JMc 0 I f N cc: John Willoughby, Associate Past+ • First Baptist Church of Tequesta 423 Tequesta Drive Tequesta,Fl 33469 Recycled Paper Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes July 31 , 1996 Page 14 6. An application from Parker-Yannette Design Group for review of landscape plans for Ordinance 377 compliance for First Baptist Church of Tequesta, 423 Tequesta Drive. Chuck Yannette, Landscape Architect, introduced John Willoughby, Pastor of First Baptist Church. Mr. • Yannette reviewed the following requested waivers and the justification provided: 1 . 10' landscape strip required, 4 ' provided for 95' , 5' provided for 40' , and 0' provided for 455' . 2 . 10' landscape strip. required, 3 ' provided. 3 . 5' landscape strip required, 0 ' provided. • 4 . One canopy tree per 30 1 . f. of landscape area: 21 required, 5 provided. . 5.. One canopy tree per 30 l . f. of landscape area: , 20 required, 4 provided (plus 9 Royal Palms, 6 Live Oaks and 3 Ligustrum in right of way) . 6. One canopy tree per 30 l. f. of landscape area: 2 required, 0 provided. 7 . One canopy tree per 30 1 . f. of landscape area: 7 required; 6 provided. 8 . 2' min. height at planting hedge: 295 required, 65 provided. 9. 2 ' min. height at planting hedge: 33 required, 0 provided. 10 . One 6' x 20' landscape island with 1 tree every 10 parking spaces : 7 required, 1 provided. 11 . One canopy tree per 40 l . f. between abutting parking rows: 10 required, 8 provided. . 12 . Maximum 24 ' accessway width 'required, 210' provided (parking off of street) . Justification of Waivers Waivers #1. 2, 4, 5. 8 . 10, 12 The parking area and building on this site are Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes July 31 , 1996 Page 16 existing. Parking is currently at capacity during peak times of use. Adding landscape islands and additional landscape buffer area would remove a number of parking spaces and render some of the parking area unusable. The proposed plan adds as much planting as possible while retaining enough space to provide a safe parking area with a minimal number of parking spaces . Waivers #3, 6. 9 The east property line for this site extends into the adjacent office facility. Providing a landscape buffer along this property line would render the adjacent parking area unusable. There is existing buffer plant material (Oak trees, Queen palms and a hedge) located between the adjacent office building and the parking area. Waivers #7, 11 In both areas indicated for these waivers, there are existing shade trees with 25' - 35' spread canopies . The existing trees are evenly spaced with relatively little space between to provide additional trees . Adding additional trees would negatively affect the aesthetics of the areas affected and in some instances there is little room for a new tree to develop a canopy. Mr. Yannette explained that the majority of the requested waivers were for parking areas, and that there was a cross parking agreement with the adjacent property owner, which had an existing buffer but that it was not on the property line as Code required. Pastor Willoughby explained that the church used the cross parking area plus the shopping center space and all of the right-of-way space available. Mr. Ladd commented that new parking space sizes had been adopted by the Village and that this project could gain a lot of parking by utilizing the new sizes and restriping their parking lot. • Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes July 31 , 1996 Page 17 Chair Cook suggested that the hedge be extended to hide an existing electrical box and that plants be added in front of air conditioning units to screen . them. Pastor Willoughby described the improvements which had been made during the past two years and explained that those suggestions were a part of their ongoing plan. Excessive pruning which had • been done was discussed, for which Pastor Willoughby apologized. Excessive trimming by many tree trimmers was discussed. Vice Chair Strahan discussed the lack of islands in the parking lot and suggested that plants be staggered in the parking rows to provide visual screening from- Dover Road. Chair Cook suggested ligustrum or bottlebrush bushes. Pastor Willoughby • expressed concern that existing tree canopies were very large and if bushes were too large that they would interfere with the lighting in the parking lot. During discussion of a possible hedge along Dover Road, Pastor Willoughby explained that the grass helped drainage and expressed concern that a hedge might not live because of the water problem. Vice Chair Strahan recommended plants between the trees at a sufficient height to break up the parking lot visually and staggered to create as solid visual screen. Pastor Willoughby agreed to install the shrubs over the next 90 days, and commented that there was another phase in the current program which would involve removing grass and resodding to be completed in 18 to 24 months which would complete improvements all around the building. Vice Chair Strahan made a motion to approve the application for Ordinance #377 compliance for the First Baptist Church of Tequesta, 423 Tequesta Drive, as submitted, with the addition of shrubs to be added on the north and center parking islands with the variety and spacing of those shrubs to be left to the applicant with the understanding that they provide a visual screen across the entire parking area, and with the understanding that the air conditioning units will be screened by a future Community Appearance Board . Meeting Minutes July 31, 1996 Page 18 phase of landscaping within the next two years. Chair Cook suggested the following modification to the motion: Plus the extension of the small hedge along the road to hide the electric box. Vice Chair Strahan accepted the modification to the motion. Boardmember Dalack seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. 7. An application from the Village of Tequesta Water Department for construction of a Water/Public Works garage facility and review of landscape plans for Ordinance 377 compliance at 136 Bridge Road. Tom Hall, Village Water System Manager, reviewed the site plan. The only waiver requested was elimination of required landscaping surrounding principal structures per Village Code since the type of use as a public works facility was not conducive to the maintenance and survival of plantings around the entire building. Mr. Ladd explained that a police compound would be included in the building. Mr . Hall explained that the parking lease had not been renewed with the 222 building. In response to Vice Chair Strahan' s question regarding why the Village had used an architectural firm from out of town, Mr. Ladd explained that this was the first design/build project for the Village and reviewed the process for that type of project including the bidding and scoring evaluation, which had resulted in this firm being chosen as the best for the job. Mr . Hall explained that the landscaping would be fully irrigated. Chair Cook recommended that an allowance be made on the native requirement so that the cocoplums could be replaced with more cold tolerant plants . Mr. Hall suggested replacing the cocoplum with eugenia. The large grass area was discussed. Mr. Hall explained that there were many underground pipes, etc. , and that access was needed to specific points, so that plants and trees could not be placed in that area. -21 COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD REVIEW C. —/ 7 ceY LANDSCAPE ORD. #377 ; /4• DATE. S y (q/e., PROJECT: Fug.sr SAPTt - IN4 CONTACT: o f 1841r4B 5r A. ADDRESS: 4z3 - ,AaSR PHONE: 74G - -�4•¢- • LANDSCAPE FIRM: • • RAF4e ,z,• 1'4.'4p-1c- 4pt.ouip CONTACT: J1.1GK- Ya..!_I 0,.,,,-o qoo s. s1s 1-4s.� c.J� ,re 10.� PHONE: • SUBMITTALS: TWO (2) PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLANS (MIN. SCALE OF 1" = 30') INDICATING THE FOLLOWING: • • All existing structures and parking. • All existing landscaping, including a tree inventory survey identifying all trees of three (3) inches in diameter or greater. • All proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover, required landscape strips, planting islands and other landscape areas and treatments required by Ord. 377. • Graphically indicate the quantities,types, sizes at planting and at five (5) years maturity, and spacing of same and other qualitative data for all required plant materials, including • botanical and common names. • Indicate conformance with Xenscape requirements Drought tolerance Hardiness zone Salt tolerance • Wind tolerance • Indicate required percentage requirements: • 60% indigenous to South Florida - , 15% minimum gross parking area landscaped • • Locate orl plan each area where a waiver is being requested and specify degree of non-conformity. (i.e., 10' landscape buffer required, 6' proposed.) VILLAGE OF TEOUESTA Community Appearance Board Plant List June 1995 (Preferred Plant List) Trees Syzgium Paniculata "Hookerana" Southern Magnolia Native Black Olive "Shady Lady" Slash Pine Native Upright Bottle Brush • Weeping Yew Weeping Bottle Brush Laurel Oak Native Carrotwood Live Oak Native Ficus Rubiginosa"Patio Fig" Sabal Palm Native Dahoon Holly Native Queen Palm East Palatka Holly Native Washingtonian Palm Hedge material Eleagnus Pungens Ilex Compacta Native Ligustrum Ilex Cornita "Dwarf Burf Burford" Native Orange Jasmine Privet Florida Native Raphiolepis"Majestic Beauty" Simpson Stopper Native Viburnum Suspensum Anise Native Eugenia Myrtifolia"Brush Cherry" Philodendron Wax Myrtle Native Palmetto Native Parlor Oak Chinese Fan Palm Shrub/ Groundcover Jasmine Volubile "Wax Jasmine" Juniper Pittosporum Ilex Vomitoria Plumbago Beach sunflower Raphiolepis African Bush Daisy Firecracker Plant African Iris Sword Fern Spider Lily Liriopi Lantana Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass Asparagus fern Dwarf Allamanda Cord Grass • ORDINANCE NO. 377 COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST 1• PERIMETER LANDSCAPING: 1.-1P-4ve12— ( J 10' inside property line where vehicular use areas abut public or private streets (p,4 6- North, 3 South, 1.4/4 East, /2 West) [4/4 5' inside property line where vehicular use areas abut adjacent land uses ( North, South, East, West) Ri. Perimeter Landscaping Required 1. r ,.t.d.l 1.1nt��/.�•1.1. •.t 3 1► .t !•! Ah�.t � V t. cParking Area ^•: wall/fence-- -t' (open land use) lam?, ? r Residential ) 5 i Cor+Merciai Use I Building, :14 U .;�Properi ,•, Line • ti 1 4. •!•r•r•r•!•r•!•r•!•l.r.. ^^^^!•!•!•r•!•! i�/.t". .0r21111.??_??..e2A,A' r_ 1O' •J '%'%] . , _______ b��n.�+\i ry^.rs•r Public/Private Right—of—Way l-1,6,1\ieel- 1 5' off-street parking to off-street parking ( r,!/sue North, A_South, O' East, i4,A West) • eV .% . l•;1•.r•l•l•l ItY • • c141 f �, Commercial Commercial 6. Building hp Building metAIR . . at't S. 1•Y1.1 1. 1.1•1.1.1. Y`i'' 1,. .0 Y7 1i1.1. a 1i1 -e- l.r,r.r.r 1 O• r•!•!•!•l.r.! �Y�ti•;ri•;r�• ti•t•�•ti•�•� t � w iZr�rZrZrUZ:� nr`;+ni.r.r� - . . d� .�?LiZr • 10' • ..'".`�`i!`?:.?i�vT Property Lines Public/Priv.ate Right-of-Way Perimeter Landscaping Required WA.i l I I canopy tree per 30 linear feet of landscaped area(12' high i 5' clear trunk) OR (rJAaJ 3 palm tree cluster per 30 linear feet of landscaped area (12' gray wood) [ 1. r. Only fifty(50%) percent of all trees provided in landscape plan shall be palms 2' min. in height at planting hedge to grow to min. 4'/ max. 6' [ Balance of planter strip provided with grass or other ground cover material Cross-seocion of Perimeter Landscape Requireriencs --30' rax—) • :`.% RIO . . • �• � 12 * min •�i • • • i5• ��ee 5.min hplant2ian9M � �` 010 l'1►1a144'. ■. .1■0■4 Commercial properties abutting and/or immediately adjacent to residential: (AA Hedge not more than 6' from residential property line [44,1. Planted min. 2' on center and maintained at min. 6'i max. 10' [u/A 5' min. /6' max solid opaque fence and/or wall • Buffer Required at Commercial/Residential Abuttrent 5-6'opaque 4_111. wall/fence 1; hedo• 11 (Residential) ' i we(Corroial( 44 I 5 e min. ■ planting area • A ■ • Property Line - 2 - 2. INTERIOR LANDSCAPING COMMERCL&L PARKING AREAS: 6' X 20' landscaped islands at each end of parking row • • groundcover/sod/shrubs L• win 'a; � I I I � � ea one Interior island per 10 parking spac ss -' 20' • 1 2 3 1 4 S 1 6 I 7 I 8 9 I 10 J canopy tree—rtin 1 per island l.latv�t -[ ] 6' X 20' landscaped island every ten(10) parking spaces or fraction thereof [ ✓r I tree planted in each island [✓]' 5' divider median between abutting rows of parking spaces and rows of parking spaces and driveways wo,ivois-[ ] 1 canopy tree or 3 palm trees per 40 linear feet between abutting parking rows and rows of parking spaces and driveways •[ vr—balance of island landscaped,with grass, ground cover, shrubs, or a,combination of same inn I I I ( -.• .•. parking spaces a Vist 3. LANDSCAPLNG SURROUNDING PRINCIPAL STRUCTURES: [✓]!Parking rows and traffic aisles separated from principal structures on the side and front by a landscape strip of at least 4' in width. (Where a building fronts on two (2) streets, all sides, except for designated loading areas, must by around sides and front of primary structure ( _Side, Side, Front) - 3 - • 4. ACCESS (INGRESS / EGRESS): • Access ways from public rights-of-way max. 24' in width 5. XERISCAPE REQUIREMENTS: [ ►1" Moderate drought tolerant • [ ✓]' Very drought tolerant [ er Non-invasive species [✓T Hardiness zone (other than Tropical) (G< pr Poriq�. Salt tolerant saw .Jora of ��.1 [ Medium or high wind tolerance 6. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: [ ✓r 60% landscaping indigenous to So. Florida [ -r 15% min. gross parking area landscaped [ ✓j' Automatic irrigation facilities provided VT Tree survey indicating all trees of three (3) inches in diameter or greater WA Prohibited landscaping identified for removal [ Graphically indicate quantities, types, sizes at planting and at five (5) years maturity [✓j Indicate botanical and common names 7. COMPATIBILITY WITH STREETSCAPES: [11744 U S One (� Tequesta Drive T2>li5 - 4 -