Agenda - 06-03-2008-5b1b - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

14 In reviewing these findings it is important to remember one (1) thing: the majority of this property has already been timbered and cleared to allow for the operation of the existing flea market and the applicant is proposing to preserve substantial amounts of existing foliage to create a buffer from adjacent residential developments. This land use was created prior to the adoption of the EDD Standards and, as such, there was never any attempt to adhere to existing design principles. In generating this assessment, staff identified the following: l . As this is a Planned Development, and we are not reviewing site-specific development plans or landscape plans, we have no reasonable way to calculate interior landscaping for each district. While District II will never be able to achieve the minimum SRV ratio, as outlined within the EDD Design Manual, we believe that additional landscaping will be installed in District III to overcome the identified deficit, 2. As the applicant intends to adhere to the minimum Open Space requirernents,_with additional landscaping along the various proposed building perimeters and~~roadways, staff is satisfied that the applicant will be engaging in a project that will adhere to the basic concepts of the Design Manual with respect to the liberal use of landscaping to create a visual break from large-scale commercial development, 3. Staff agrees with the applicant's contention that the Design Manual was not written with this _ type of project in mind or with the thought of the myriad of different land uses being developed as part of one (1) project. The case study contained within the manual makes the assumption that cluster developments will contain similar land uses. Within a true mixed use development, it is staff's opinion that we want to encourage diverse land uses that can compliment one another and serve a broader range of the general population's needs through grouping these uses together in a centralized development, CIIAR'I', 7CAlB]LE OR DEMONS'I'ItA'I'ION: Included ~vvithim tJhe text aaad Appeaadfix A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Design Solution Two (2) and believes that allowances ought to be made to allow for a the use of the requested Floor Area Ratio (FAR) method of .30 in determining the amount of developable building area ought to be allowed on the property. Staff believes the proposal would allow for a broad range of uses on the property that would serve the needs of a diverse population and reduce the overall need for local residents to travel to several different commercial developments to address their various needs.