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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 8B_9/14/1995 j.. Vu / b MEMORANDUM To: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager From: Scott D. Ladd, Building Official sjQ Joanne McCabe, Plans Examiner Date: September 8, 1995 Subject: Ordinance No. 377 Landscape Waiver Request Community Appearance Board Project Recommendation PROJECT: Carriage Houses of Tequesta Inc. 475 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, FL 33469 Tom, attached are 18 packets and plans for the above subject project which was reviewed by the Community Appearance Board on July 26, 1995. The Board expressed the following concerns regarding the requested waivers: The Board expressed concern regarding the placement of the tree and the required 10'x 20' terminal landscape island located on the east side of the entrance drive off Tequesta Drive. The Board felt that emergency vehicles would not have accessibility if the tree was not moved closer to the front property line. Motion to approve the proposed landscaping and waivers with the understanding that the location of the trees in the above referenced island would be moved closer to the property line and that they would use some type of pavers through which grass could grow that emergency vehicles could drive over. Vote on the motion: 4-0 to approve. ti ' pc _L4' i • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA g I a 'J� DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `'�� a� Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive s1 1�� 1~ o Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273•(407)575-6220 •.; `` '` Fax: (407)575-6239 , M COUM APPLICATION FOR LANDSCAPE WAIVER NAME OF APPLICANT: Carriage Houses of Tequesta, Inc. MAILING ADDRESS: 475 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469 PHONE NUMBER: ( HOME) ( BUSINESS) 746-3848 LOT/PARCEL ADDRESS: 475 Tequesta Drive . Tequesta, FL 33469 LOT: 6 BLOCK: 000 SUBDIVISION: 13 Jupiter Manors PROPERTY CONTROL NUMBER: 60 42 40 75 13 0nn-nnln thru n160 NATURE OF WAIVER: ( DESCRIBE GENERALLY THE NATURE OF THE WAIVER DESIRED) To complete the portion of the 1 anrlarApi ng rer;ni reri involving the islands in the driveway area at a future date. JUSTIFICATION OF WAIVER: ( SUPPORTING DATA, WHY APPLICANT FEELS WAIVER SHOULD BE GRANTED) The owners of Carriage Houses of Tequesta . have committed to the replacement of two roof sections fpr the building and connecting to the sewer and not to the planting improvements . We would like to tie the driveway island work in with our final connection to the sewer which would take place within the next year. NOTE: APPLICANT MAY BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH THIS APPLICATION: "Ni. 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) COP OF ALL SUBMITTALS. ./ 'APPLICANT SIGNATURE: (-% _A 4 (� 71 1,T,1:eL-Ic2> /1 9`r For: Carriage Houses of Tequesta DATE) Recycled Paper ►t VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUN TY DEVELOPMENT .�' .� a Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive t'J w� Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273•(407)575-6220 •�, N'!m,M Fax:(407)575-6239 August 15, 1995 Ms. Dee Rennebaum Roy-Fisher Associates, Inc. 381 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, FL 33469 Dear Ms. Rennebaum: RE: Community Appearance Board Review Review of Preliminary Landscape Plans for Ord.377 Compliance 475 Tequesta Drive This letter is to confirm the action of the Village Council of Tequesta Community Appearance Board at the meeting of July 26, 1995 approving your application, as submitted, with the understanding that the location of trees in the islands would be moved closer to the front property line. This approval has no bearing or relationship to any other approvals or permits which may be required. - Please feel free to contact this office should you have any questions regarding this matter. Very truly yours, xSeittio, detc14 Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board SDL:pm c: Leslie Cook, Chairperson Ms. C. Malone Recycled Paper ti COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES JULY 26, 1995 PAGE 5 addendum would be necessary indicating existing percentages, stating that full automatic irrigation facilities •were provided, and the plant list expanded to provide tolerances of plants for proposed and existing species. Ms. Hirst requested a 5-year period to accomplish the landscaping, with the entries to ' be started in late fall of 1995. Motion was made by Boardmember Coben to approve the application from Tequesta Garden Condominium as submitted with the addition of the clarifications by Mr. Ladd. The motion was seconded by Boardmember Dalack and passed by unanimous vote. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Resubmittal of preliminary landscape plans for Ordinance #377. compliance for Carriage House. Roy-Fisher Associates, Landscape Architect. Connie Roy-Fisher reviewed the following waiver requests. 1. Waiver of 10-foot buffer along Tequesta Drive in front of Carriage House since needed parking would be lost. 2 . A waiver of the 5-foot buffer abutting residential property due to existing sidewalk on the North border. 3. Waiver of required hedge and trees on east, since it abuts- the Loxahatchee River. 4. Waiver of a solid fence or wall on, north property line because of insufficient room. 5. Waiver of 30-ft on center trees at a portion COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 26, 1995 PAGE 6 of the front property line. The trees had been provided to the point where power lines would interfere. Ms. Roy-Fisher requested clarification of how to weigh green space against the parking requirement. Proposed new green areas for the parking lot were discussed. Ms. Roy-Fisher explained three parking spaces would be lost to achieve the required green space. After discussion, it was decided to move the trees forward and to use some type pavers through which grass could grow that emergency vehicles could drive over. Debra Marchant of Carriage House explained that a misunderstanding had occurred at the last meeting, and that the Association was not requesting a waiver of the proposed green space islands in the parking lot, but only requesting that the timing be delayed until building improvements had been completed. Boardmember Coben made a motion to approve the application with the understanding that the location of trees in the islands would be moved closer to the property line. Motion was seconded by Vice. Chair Vic Strahan and passed by unanimous vote. Clare Malone questioned whether towels hanging from balcony of a house on Tequesta Drive was allowed. Mr. Ladd explained that type of issue should be reported to the Code Enforcement Officer. The Armor project was discussed briefly, and Ms. Marchant, explained that Carriage House residents were pleased with the project. VI. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS Wade Griest reported he had been absent from the last COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD REVIEW LANDSCAPE ORD. N377 DATE: PROJECT: (Atrf ?6.6 SoOSE CONTACT: C�4gi-r A/aI7/= ADDRESS: 476e p Uf_S'tA ,OR. PHONE: LANDSCAP FIRM: / i sh- /9ssoC. Snc. CONTACT: �FF XEnoe6qur27 381 TEQvah 11R• PHONE: 14 7 346 a •i�� Qprt►R� SUBMITTALS: • U \ITWO(2)PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLANS(MIN. SCALE OF 1" =30') INDICATING THE FOLLOWING: N. All existing structures and parking. N• All existing landscaping,including a tree inventory surveyidentifying 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. pc•\'`' --• Graphically indicate the quantities,types, sizes at planting and at five(5)years maturity, eft and spacing of same and other qualitative data for all required plant materials, including botanical and common names. N• Indicate conformance with Xeriscape 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 on 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 Li t 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 Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass Lantana Dwarf Allamanda Asparagus fern Cord Grass ORDINANCE NO. 377 • COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST 1. PERIMETER LANDSCAPING: [s/ ] 10' inside property line where vehicular use areas abut public or private streets ( N/A North, 5‘10' South, N/A East, Ok West) [N/] 5' inside property line where vehicular use areas abut adjacent land uses ( North, South, East,• West) • PeriMeter Landscaping-Required =-r wall/fence 4 • Parking Area (open land use) ( ) Residential W Commercial Use a Building ,; h • .Lt.1 4 }• Property ^.^ Line ""r.r.elp Public/Private Right-of-Way - [N/A] 5' off-street parking to off-street parking ( North, South, East, West) jti�ti 1.%. % .Kr; %.%t.,.%S i % .% :�:Z�'' , ti `l• • Iva- �Yt' 0.4 Commercial Commercial E Building Building roperty Lines Public/Private Right-of-Way W. Perimeter Landscaping Required 01‹ on 30ukh P/L. exct14 �•r WA' 3 [✓ ] 1 canopy tree per 30 linear feet of landscaped area(12' high / 5'clear trunk) OR [ ] 3 palm tree cluster per 30 linear feet of landscaped area (12' gray wood) aS pti,rs [NO] Only fifty(50%) percent of all trees provided in landscape plan shall be palms [I] 2' min. in height at planting hedge to grow to min. 4'/max. 6' [J] Balance of planter strip provided with grass or other ground cover material Cross-seocion of Periweres Landscape Reauirerienrs 3 0'hax_—) :::. ::: 12 'win 5'win al hedge2at ►1 ►�►1�� ►1 �1��►� �1 �1�1��1��, 1►`�ti planting •L��,��♦ ��1��,��♦�� • Commercial properties abutting and/or immediately adjacent to residential: luAiv.r KVit [1I/ ] Hedge not more than 6' from residential property line [No] Planted min. 2'on center and maintained at min. 6'/max. 10' 6,4,„r Rtqui' [No ] 5'min. /6' max. solid opaque fence and/or wall Buffer Required at Cowweraial/ilesidential Abuttrvent call%*encs 4-ip° al hodaa '1lesidenlia3� 1 ttii 1CorwenolalI is • .5'ssin. • ■ planting area • • Prooezty Line - 2 - 2. INTERIOR LANDSCAPING COMMERCIAL PARKING AREAS: ['J] 6' X 20'.landscaped islands at each end of parking row (yes) . groundcover/sod/shrubs Vain w1- ; I I I H • one interior island per 10 pal king) spacl s iTT 2e• 1 2 3 4 S %•; win 4._ 6 8 9 10 itt canopy tree-min 1 per island [1] 6'X 20'landscaped island every ten(10)parking spaces or fraction thereof 6/cc) [✓] 1 tree planted in each island C c i) [4] 5' divider median between abutting rows of parking spaces and rows of parking spaces and driveways [I] ' 1 canopy tree or 3 palm trees per 40 linear feet between abutting parking ` rows and rows of parking spaces and driveways (yf s) [I] balance of island landscaped with grass,ground cover, shrubs, or a combination of same (yESJ I I I . .`..i. parking spaces �! yL: �s� Xhr e% tr2r2 1 ��7CY : §§ r- 3`C 4s ti a' - %iiiiwitalic - - - v, rain :r?r • 3. LANDSCAPING 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 t� z? sides and front of primary structure • • ( l,uesf Side, •Nf A Side, 5 v Front) Typo ? oK oKK- 3 - 4. ACCESS (INGRESS/EGRESS): ' [No] Access ways from public rights-of-way max. 24' in width ( D't" ) • 5. XERISCAPE REQUIREMENTS: Luxivcr lltcdcq [ f] Moderate drought tolerant GIL- [ d] Very drought tolerant oK [ ] Non-invasive species ok [ ] Hardiness zone(other than Tropical) OK NA] Salt tolerant [J ] Medium or high wind tolerance 0,1( Apprepriafe 6. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: [f] 60% landscaping indigenous to So. Florida (15 Pr"'I" ['/ ] 15% min. gross parking area landscaped ( lq°h priviu ) ] Automatic irrigation facilities provided VAS [ ] Tree survey indicating all trees of three(3) inches in diameter or greater(1ncororA1,4 co S,af it 2 [ ] Prohibited landscaping identified for removal [f ] Graphically indicate quantities,types, sizes at planting and Arai( k P g � C no PVC yen, r)471�,.1, / at five (5)years maturity [d ] Indicate botanical and common names ye 7. COMPATIBILITY WITH STREETSCAPES: [ ] U.S. One 2 [ ] Tequesta Drive ( Curren}(/ 1)41;11 Plus ) • rW c - 4 - MAY-09-95 TUE 02 :50 PM ROY-FISHER ASSOC. INC. 407 747 0281 P.02 May 1, 1995 Carriage House Landscape Requirement Data (Green Space) • Per zoning Code: 25% of Gross Area of Site - Site Area 1.57,892 Sq.Ft. (1.3 AC) Gross - Green Space Required 14,473 (25%) • Green Space Provided 13,776 Sq.Ft. (24%) • Per Landscape Ordinance#377; 15% of Gross Parking Area of Site(as defined in code) - Parking Area 13,328 Sq.Ft. (Gross) - Green Space Required 1,999 Sq.Ft. (15%) - Green Space Provided 3.353 Sq.Ft. (19%) • Per Landscape Ordinance/377: 60% Native 99 Total Landscape Plants • 59 Minimum Native Required (60% of 99) 75 Native Provided (75%)