10-28-99 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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Board of Adjustment January 27, 2000 #NCS 2000-001 Page 4 of 5 basis. This would indicate that additional parking is needed, probably beyond the 16 spaces proposed by the applicant. For this facility, 135 on - site spaces should be available for parking. Building Setbacks — Gaining compliance in this area would not provide a measurable benefit. Acquiring additional property to meet the building setback provisions is not recommended. Number of Dwelling Units per Acre — The submitted proposal does include a playground and recreational amenities along with a new Gazebo which would provide some activity centers for the occupants. Current development standards limit buildable area or lot coverage to 600/0. Flamingo Bay has a lot coverage of 32% which would indicate that there is a sufficient amount of open space within this site. The number of dwelling units per acre or density of this site has previously not had an adverse affect on utility service. For these reasons, reducing the dwelling units per acre from 31 to 27 is not recommended. Landscaping — The proposed plan submitted by the applicant shows a sufficient amount of landscaping distributed around the buildings and throughout the site. A recommendation would be to include additional landscaping around buildings #2, #4, and #7 to enhance the appearance from the adjacent streets and provide some relief from the setback encroachment. In addition, all landscaped areas should have a sprinkler system to ensure healthy, sustainable plants. Conclusions: Of all the nonconforming issues discussed in this report the most critical is the deficiency in parking. While occupied, the existing amount of Parking was not adequate for residents and visitors which resulted in overflow parking onto the adjacent streets. This created an unsafe situation with through traffic having to maneuver around parked vehicles. In addition, vehicles backing into the streets would not have as much room to maneuver. The Planning Director's recommendations are as follows: • Re4uire the applicant to provide 135 on -site (off-street) parking spaces. • Accept the existing building setback encroachments. • Accept the existing number of dwelling units per acre.