DECEMBER 14, 2015 GOLDEN GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA 6:00 PM CASSIDY CENTER, 2895 SE FAIRMONT ST. STUART, 34997 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 21, 2015 3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Approve Golden Gate NAC Meeting Dates for 2016: March 7 th, June 6 th, September 19 th, December 12 th B. CRA Staff Transition C. Agenda Planning 5. COMMENTS A. Public B. Members C. Staff 6. ADJOURN Members & Term Expiration Jan Dalcorso (Chair) Mariann Moore Kelly Hirsh Saadia Tsaftarides Joseph L. Hatton III 11-Sep-2018 11-Sep-2016 11-Sep-2017 11-Sep-2017 11-Sep-2019 Staff Kate Parmelee, Community & Strategic Partnerships Manager 1 of 30
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 GOLDEN GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 6:00 pm CASSIDY CENTER 2895 SE FAIRMONT ST. STUART, FLORIDA 34997 PRESENT Chairperson...Jan Dalcorso Vice Chairperson...Joseph Hatton III Members...Saadia Tsaftarides Kelly Hirsh Mariann Moore ABSENT. None STAFF PRESENT Development Director..Kev Freeman Community Development Specialist...Pinal Gandhi-Savdas * Indicates a motion ** Indicates a vote *** For the record comment 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm. Jan Dalcorso added two items to the agenda including landscape code update presentation by Growth Management Department and Library Gateway to the Arts event information by Lisa Holland. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of minutes: June 29, 2015. * Joe Hatton motioned to approve the Minutes as presented. ** Saadia Tsaftarides seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No conflicts of Interest were disclosed at the meeting. 4. UPDATES A. CRA Property Sale: 3007 SE Golden Gate Ave./3254 SE Ellendale St. Kev Freeman provided the update. The BOCC approved the sale of property to the Habitat of Humanity. The staff will take the item to the CRA to take final action on September 22, 2015. 2 of 30
Golden Gate Neighborhood Advisory Committee September 21, 2015 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation from Habitat for Humanity Margot Graff gave the presentation. Ms. Graff explained that through volunteers, contractors and donations, the Habitat builds and rehabilitates homes with the help of homeowner (partner) families. The homes are sold to families at no profit and financed with no interest loans. The monthly mortgage payments are used to build more Habitat homes. Habitat is not a giveaway program. The homeowners invest volunteer hours of their own labor into building their Habitat house and house for others. Other volunteer opportunities are also considered if they can t build homes. The neighborhood expressed their concerns about Habitat homeowners not maintaining their property. Ms. Graff explained that Habitat is working with those homeowners to address the issues. Ms. Graff provided information on Brush with Kindness program that will be implemented in Golden Gate CRA on March 5, 2016 for owner-occupied homes (homestead homes). The program will provide exterior makeovers for 28-30 homes in Golden Gate. The Habitat requested the community to complete the Monkey Survey to gather data on services needed in the neighborhood. B. Presentation from House of Hope of Martin County Inc. Rob Raineri gave the presenation. Mr. Raineri provided information on services provided by House of Hope. Mr. Raineri also provided information on services including neighborhood library, resource center, teen center, entertainment venue that will be provided in the Golden Gate Historic Building. The building will require complete interior renovations. The estimated renovation cost is approximately $200,000 with $120,000 contribution from a donor and $80,000 TIF allocation. C. Gateway to the Arts Lisa Holland informed the community about the upcoming Gateway to the Arts events on Oct. 2 nd in Stuart. Ms. Holland encouraged the neighborhood to attend. D. Landscape code update - Presentation by Irene Szedlmayer, Growth Management Department Irene Szedlmayer gave the presentation. Ms. Szedlmayer explained that the purpose of the update is to simplify the cod, eliminate inconsistencies and streamline process for development in the CRAs. Ms. Szedlmayer provided information on proposed changes. The members asked to look at fence requirements on vacant parcels. *Kelly Hirsh motioned to move forward with the landscape code amendments. **Joseph Hatton seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 6. COMMENTS A. Public None. Page 2 of 3 3 of 30
Golden Gate Neighborhood Advisory Committee September 21, 2015 7. ADJOURN B. Members Saadia Tsaftarides gave update on MPO priority list projects. Ms. Tsaftarides explained that A1A currently has 5 lanes and MPO has plans to add medians on A1A to make the road safer. C. Staff Kev Freeman provided information on the upcoming BOCC meeting on September 22 nd to review the CRA, CRA Plans and recommend proposed boundary modification and project priorities for each area and respective plan. * Joseph Hatton made a motion to adjourn. ** Kelly Hirsh seconded and the motion passed 5-0. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm. Page 3 of 3 4 of 30
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Proposed Update to Golden Gate Landscaping Code presentation by: Irene Szedlmayer, AICP Martin County Growth Management Department to the Golden Gate NAC 11 of 30
Development within the CRA s must comply with all LDR s except when there is a conflict with CRA code. In the case of a conflict, the other requirements are superseded by CRA Code to the extent of the conflict. LDR 3.260.C 12 of 30
2015 BCC Strategic Objective: Amend the zoning and site development regulations that apply within the CRAs 13 of 30
Four Parts to Project: 1. Parking and Loading 2. Roadway Design 3. Landscaping, Buffering & Tree Protection 4. CRA zoning 14 of 30
Goals 1. Clarify rules & standards. 2. Eliminate inconsistencies, redundancies & ambiguities. 3. Simplify organization & readability. 4. Streamline process for development in the CRAs 15 of 30
Golden Gate CRA code: Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Art. 4, Div. 15 of the LDR, except as provided. 16 of 30
8 parts in Art. 4, Div. 15 landscaping code: 1. General Requirements 2. Application Requirements 3. Design Standards 4. Material Standards 5. Required Maintenance 6. Tree Protection 7. Alternative Compliance 8. Certification of Compliance 17 of 30
Golden Gate exception to Art. 4, Div. 15: Single-family & Duplex:» county-wide 1 tree/3,000 sf» Golden Gate 1 tree/1,500 sf 18 of 30
Golden Gate exception to Art. 4, Div. 15: Bufferyards do not apply within Urban Corridor, Neighborhood Center or Neighborhood Urban Districts except where MU or non-residential would face Neighborhood Residential or Neighborhood General District. 19 of 30
Golden Gate exceptions to Art. 4, Div. 15: Only 7 tree species and 4 palm species permitted as street trees. Trees planted along Dixie Hwy or Indian Street must be 16 feet tall at time of planting. 20 of 30
Art. 4, Div. 15 Landscape Design Standards 20% of site must be landscaped Credit for preserved areas & landscaping in right-of-way Tree requirements multi-family - 1 tree/1,500 sf non-residential - 1 tree/2,500 sf Vehicular Use Areas Bufferyards 21 of 30
Art. 4, Div. 15 Vehicular Use Areas Non-Residential Perimeter of VUA - 10 ft buffer Interior of VUA - terminal islands interior islands medians cannot be used for stormwater 22 of 30
Art. 4 Div. 15 Landscape Standards 1. 9 Prohibited Species must be removed; cannot be planted 2. 102 species only sterile hybrids permitted 3. Trees, Shrubs & Ground Cover Standards: % native size at time of planting size at maturity number of different species required 23 of 30
Art. 4. Div. 15 Tree Protection & Preservation: Native hardwood of 8 inch dbh Smaller trees on perimeter of site Looking to strengthen standards 24 of 30
Bufferyards between Different Uses Type 1 = 20 ft wide Type 2 = 25 ft wide Type 3 = 30 ft wide Type 4 = 40 ft wide Type 5 = 50 ft wide Type 6 = 10 ft wide 25 of 30
Landscaped Bufferyards between Different Uses --DRAFT Adjacent Use Proposed Use A C D E F G M A Single-family residential 1 1 2 3 3 6 C Multifamily residential 1 1 2 3 3 0 D Commercial office 1 1 1 2 0 E Limited commercial 2 2 1 1 0 F General commercial 3 3 1 1 2 G Limited industrial 3 3 2 1 3 M Mixed-Use 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 of 30
Updates under development by staff Add mixed-use to buffer table. Encourage more soil for large trees. Require foundation landscaping. Include multi-family development within commercial standards. Better protect existing large trees. 27 of 30
Updates under development by staff Increase % native shrubs. Allow stormwater treatment. Clean-up and simplify. Maintain prohibition on chain link fence in front yards. 28 of 30
What is staff seeking? Endorsement by Golden Gate NAC of direction of staff s work amending the landscaping code. 29 of 30
???? Questions or Comments 30 of 30