Agenda Item: 10(f)
Prepared By: Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director
Business: Resolution - Variance Petition
Department: Community Affairs - Growth Management
Subject:
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RESOLUTION - Variance Petition (VP-24-000099) request to the Land Development Code (LDC) Sec 30-488 for Reduced Parking, Sec. 30-439 Reduced Vehicle Use Area, and Sec. 30-411(g) Buffer Requirements for the Marco Island Racquet Center located at 1275 San Marco Road, Marco Island, FL 34145
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BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The applicant, the City of Marco Island, using the professional services of LJA Engineering, is requesting a variance to allow for the reduction of the parking required (3 spaces/court) from 66 to 62 spaces, pursuant to Sec. 30-488 of the City of Marco Island Land Development Code ("LDC"), and a reduction in the Vehicle Use Area (VUA) landscape requirements, pursuant to Sec. 30-439 of the LDC, which requires a landscape parking island every 10 spaces.
The City is also requesting a variance from Sec. 30-441(g) buffer requirements of the LDC, to reduce the buffer required along the east perimeter from 15' to anywhere from 4' to 10', depending on the existing 1978 Collier County approved improvements.
This site was developed in 1978 and variances are required before a Site Development Plan Amendment (SDP) can be approved.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT:
The applicant has paid $2,000.00 in applicable fees.
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS: 15 days prior to the Planning Board hearing
NOTICE APPEARANCE DATE(S): May 20, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff finds that the requested variance meets the standards outlined in Section 30-65 of the City's Land Development Code. Staff recommends the Planning Board forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council with the following conditions:
1. A visual and acoustical fence barrier (Engineered soundproofing and visual barrier material) be provided between the Racquet Center and the east, west, and south property line a...
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