Agenda Item: 10(d)
Prepared By: Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director
Business: Resolution
Department: Community Affairs/Growth Management
Subject:
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RESOLUTION - Variance Petition (VP-25-000187) Request regarding Minimum Landscape Requirements, Design Regulations, and Solid Waste Disposal & Recycling for Marco River Marina for Property Located at 951 Bald Eagle Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145 - Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director, Community Affairs/Growth Management
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Marco River Marina, Inc. is requesting variances from Section 30-440(a)(4) and Section 30-441(g), of the City of Marco Island Code of Ordinances to reduce the perimeter planting requirements, which require 100 square feet per 1,000 square feet of proposed building ground-level floor area, Section 30-101(c)(2) of the City of Marco Island Code of Ordinances, requiring a 20' wide Type C Buffer to allow for a 10' Type C Buffer, Section 30-101(c)(2), of the City of Marco Island Code of Ordinances, to allow a trash dumpster within the landscape buffer, and Section 30-1012(c)(3), of the City of Marco Island Code of Ordinances to allow a recycling enclosure to be further than 200' from the building it serves.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: Applicant has paid $2,000.00 in applicable fees.
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS: 15 days prior to Planning Board hearing.
NOTICE APPEARANCE DATE(S): March 17, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Board forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for Variance Petition VP-25-000096 for the property located at 951 Bald Eagle, Marco Island, with the following conditions:
1. That SDPA 24-000139 is approved by the City of Marco Island Planning Board;
2. The Applicant/Contractor shall obtain a building permit before commencement of any construction; and
3. The Owner/Developer/ Petitioner is responsible for any private deed restriction approvals with Marco Island Civic Association.
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