Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P23-001 Southern Grove - Capstone Cottages - Landscape Modification
Location: The property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of SW Village Parkway and Paar Drive.
Legal Description: Southern Grove Parcel 28 Replat Tract B
This is a request to provide landscaping in lieu of an architectural buffer wall in a landscape buffer strip pursuant to Section 154.12 of the Landscape and Land Clearing Code.
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Senior Planner
Executive Summary: Capstone Communities has applied for a landscape modification to substitute an enhanced landscape buffer in lieu of providing a wall along the property's western perimeter landscape buffer. Capstone Cottages is an approved horizontal multi-family project consisting of one-story and two-story detached cottages and two unit attached cottages/duplexes for a total of 286 dwelling units. The project is currently under construction. A subdivision plat has been approved for a single-family residential subdivision (Kenley) to the west of Capstone development. Per Section 154.03(C)5 of the Landscape and Land Clearing Code, a wall is required in a landscape buffer strip where multi-family development abuts property to the side or rear which is designated with single-family zoning or PUD zoning with single-family uses. There is an existing 170- foot wide FPL easement between the Capstone development and the Kenley single-family subdivision. The request is to substitute an enhanced landscape strip with a continuous hedge, assorted canopy trees, and palm trees for an architectural buffer wall.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board approve the landscape modification request as recommended by staff.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Board amend the recommendation and approve the landscape modification request.
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