Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P23-156 Sympatico Landscape Buffer Wall - Landscape Modification
Location: North of SW Darwin Boulevard and east of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard
Legal Description: Sympatico Plaza, Lot 4
This is a request to waive the requirement for an architectural buffer wall and substitute landscaping in lieu of a wall on the north and east side of the property per Section 154.12 of the Landscape and Land Clearing Code.
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Submitted By: Francis Forman, Planner II, Planning & Zoning
Executive Summary: The applicant is requesting a waiver to the architectural buffer wall requirement as per Section 154.12 of the Landscape and Land Clearing Code. The proposed development is adjacent to residential properties along the northern and eastern side of the subject site. A wall is required in a landscape buffer strip where residential uses abut the property to the side or rear per Section 154.03(C)(5) of the Landscape and Land Clearing Code. The subject property, approximately 22 acres in size, has a concurrent site plan (P23-090) for the construction of a 324-unit multifamily apartment Planned Unit Development (PUD). The property is located north of SW Darwin Blvd. & east of SW Port St. Lucie Blvd. The applicant is proposing a landscape modification to substitute landscaping for a 6-foot-high masonry wall within the 10-foot-wide landscape buffer area along the north and east side of the site.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board review the landscape modification application and vote to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request.
Background: See attached staff report.
Issues/Analysis: See attached staff report.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: North of SW Darwin Blvd. & east of SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Cover Letter
3. Landscape Elevation Plan
4. Site Plan Exhibit
5. Ap...
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