Subject:
Title
Waiver Request, Re: Waiver of Wall Requirement for Waste Management (21WV00022)(District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
The applicant is requesting that the Board of County Commissioners grant a waiver of Section 62-3202(h)(10) which requires a 6-foot masonry or solid wall when commercial developments are adjacent to residential zoning classification.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Section 62-3202(h)(10) stipulates that site plans within BU-1, BU-2, or industrial zoning classifications shall construct a minimum of a six-foot high masonry or solid wall, including, but not limited to, concrete block walls, pre-cast (solid) walls, or foam core/steel support with stucco finish, when the subject property abuts a residential zoning classification.
Applicant is proposing an alternate design to the required masonry wall along the boundary abutting residential zoning for the expansion of the existing Waste Management site. The applicant asserts that existing use of the site is not proposed to be changed and currently exist without a wall. The applicant indicates that the waiver application is an attempt to save as many existing trees as possible that would otherwise be removed in order to install the required wall.
There is existing fencing and mature vegetation along the western and southern boundaries of the property in the location of the required wall. The landscaping has been reviewed and it meets type A buffer requirements pursuant to the Landscaping, Land Clearing & Tree Protection, Sec. 62-4342 which states, "...Where a fence or wall is required by article VI of this chapter, the Type A buffer, as defined in this subsection, may be utilized in lieu of the required fence or wall. This buffer classification shall be used to separate commercial, institutional, public or industrial uses from residential uses."
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