EAC Agenda 12/21/1988 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
AGENDA
December 21, 1988
8:45 A.M.
I. ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. ADDENDA
IV. STAFF REPORT
A. PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. PDA-88-12C: Pete McDonough of Team/Plan Inc. ,
representing Forestlake Venture (a Michigan
Partnership) ; requesting a PUD Amendment to Crown
Pointe PUD by decreasing the number of single
family units, increasing the number of
multi-family units, and changing floor area
requirements from a "minimum" of 750 square feet
to an "average" of 750 square feet.
B. PU-88-22C: Richard Baker, of White Sands
Construction Company of Naples , Inc. , representing
Naples Building Company; requesting a provisional
use "x" of the "I" zoning classification for an
asphalt batch plant.
C. PU-88-25C: Dr. Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban
Institute, Inc. , representing The Immokalee
Haitian Free Methodist Church; requesting a
provisional use 7.12 . 3 (a) of RMF-6 for a church.
D. R-88-25C: Sanford L. Seligman or Shelly O' Steen
of Landcom, Inc. , representing Garden Lake of
Immokalee, a multi-family residential development
in Immokalee. GARDEN LAKE APARTMENTS.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
VIII . DISCUSSION OF ADDENDA
IX. ADJOURNMENT
X. WORKSHOP
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NOTES:
A. Notify Environmental Resource Management ( 774-8454) no
later than 5 P.M. on Monday, December 19 , 1988, if you
cannot attend this meeting or if you have conflict and
thus will abstain from voting on a particular petition.
B. Please refer to notice on first floor, Building F, for
the location of the E.A.C. meeting.
C. Items added after agenda was sent out.
D. No action since last Council meeting.
E. On January 7, 1987 the E.A.C. adopted a policy that any
person addressing the E.A.C. on behalf of any
organization must present a letter from said organization
acknowledging them as a representative empowered to make
policy related comments on that subject.
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PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL
NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND
THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
STAFF REPORT FOR
EAC MEETING 12/21/88
Petition: PU-88-22C; Richard Baker , of White Sands Construction
Company of Naples, Inc . , representing Naples Building Company;
requesting a provisional use "x" of the " I " zoning classification
for an asphalt batch plant .
Considerations :
The area in question is a rectangular 5.0 acre tract located
half- of-a-mile east of old U.S. 41 (State Road 887) , two-thirds
of a mile south of the Lee-Collier County line, and about one-
quarter of a mile northeast of the east end of Sun Century Road
(R25E T48S, S10) . The
parcel is surrounded by " I "-zoned land .
A site visit was conducted on 16 November 1988 by Keith Edwards
(ERM) and Richard Baker .
There are several biological habitats within the tract ,
ranging from scrub oak to an isolated cypress dome. Most of the
site is dominated by a pine/ palmetto flatwood . The canopy in
the flatwood is composed entirely of slash pine (Pinus elliottii
var . densa) with an understory of palmetto ( Serenoa repens ) , wax
myrtle (Myrica cerifera) , and Brazilian pepper ( Schinus
terebinthifolius) . The groundcover is dominated by graminoids
with scattered individuals of yellow-tops (Flaveria linearis ) and
shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites) . An isolated cypress dome
is present in the northwest quarter of the parcel . The wetland
consists of a central dome, dominated by cypress ( Taxodium
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distichum) , surrounded by a concentric St . John ' s wort marsh
(Hypericum spp . ) with some melaleuca ( Melaleuca quinquenervia )
infestation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USCOE ) claims
jurisdiction over this area and has, subsequently, flagged the
boundaries of the wetland . Petitioner agrees with the wetland
boundary and proposes to berm around the wetland , leaving the
area in its natural condition.
Petitioner plans to use an already existing asphalt plant
that is presently owned by Harper Brothers and located in Lee
County. In order for the petitioner to move the plant from Lee
County to the proposed site, pollution control devices must be
installed onto the plant and the plant must pass a Department of
Environmental Regulation (DER) stack test . Petitioner plans to
employ a Venturi scrubber system as the pollution control device.
Mr . David Noles ( DER) , during a phone conversation, explained
that Venturi scrubbers are wet scrubber systems, as compared to
baghouses that use a dry technology. Mr . Noles stated that
plants with Venturi systems can still meet state standards for
particulate emissions.
The fuel storage containment area will be constructed of
concrete and have a greater volume than the total volume of the
oil tanks. This would prevent soil contamination in the event of
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an oil tank leak . Petitioner also plans to have the settlement
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pond lined with concrete to keep the settled material contained .
Another habitat within the limits of the project is a xeric
oak community in the southwest corner of the lot . The xeric oak
area is dominated by scrub oak (Quercus spp . ) with associated
groundcover , including palmettos and rosemary (Ceratiola
ericoides) . This xeric oak area is the northern-most tip of a
more extensive xeric system that extends to the south of the
property. The majority of the xeric system is vegetatively
diverse, containing lichens and tar flower (Befaria racemosa )
along with the oaks and rosemary. Also , active gopher tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus) burrows are present in the majority of the
xeric system, though no burrows were found in the parcel under
review. According to Mr . John Beriault , president of the
Southwest Florida Archaeological Society a possible
archaeological site may exist in the xeric area south of the
subject property. In order to have access to the site, petitioner
is planning to construct an access road through the property to
the south of the project , from the proposed east-west Livingston
Road extension. Appendix A describes petitioner ' s interim and
long-term traffic plans.
Recommendations :
The site contains several different habitats. Petitioner has
agreed to leave the wetland as is and to adjust the site plan to
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accomodate the isolated wetland . Before petitioner can begin
asphalt production, the asphalt plant will have to meet DER and
federal particulate emission standards. The problem of access to
the site is more of a planning problem. However , ERM wishes to
be involved in discussions and the final decision of access road
placement , since there are several environmentally sensitive
habitats and a possible archaeological site in proximity to where
petitioner wishes to construct the access road .
ERM recommends that petitioner construct the fuel storage
containment area so that the volume of the impermeable concrete
is at least 20% greater than the total volume of the fuel tanks.
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Considering the above statements, ERM recommends approval of
PU-88-22C with the following stipulations:
1-4. Standard stipulations 1 , 3, and 4 as adopted by EAC on
4/1 /87, and standard stipulation 2 as adopted on
12/7/88.
5. Petitioner shall save at least 50% of the scrub oak trees
in the access road easement when petitioner proposes to
construct the access road . This shall become a condition
of the tree removal permit in accordance with ordinance
75-21 .
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Petition R-88-25C: Sanford L. Seligman or Shelly O ' Steen of
Landcom, Inc . , representing Garden Lake of Immokalee,
Ltd . ; requesting a zoning change from RSF-4 to PUD for
a multi-family residential development in Immokalee.
GARDEN LAKE APARTMENTS.
C2D�idE[PticInfJ:
The property under consideration for rezoning is a 7.29 acre
rectangular parcel located between Warden Lane and Palm Drive on
the south side of Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee (832, T468,
R29E) . Residential and mobile home subdivisions border the
property to the west and to the east , and undeveloped land is
found to the south of the parcel . The site was inspected by
Andrea Stevens (Environmental Resources Staff) on December 5,
1988.
The petitioner is requesting a rezoning of the property to
allow for an apartment complex with 66 rental units ( "affordable
housing" ) . The density of the residential development will be 9
units per acre, and the PUD will be known as Garden Lake
Apartments.
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The site is an open grassy pasture with 3 or 4 isolated
exotic fruit trees. Small berms run along the length of the field
suggesting some past agricultural use of the site. The only
remaining native vegetation on the parcel includes dog fennel
(Eupato[ium capillifolium) and various annuals and grasses.
Clearly, intact native habitats have been obliterated from
this site, and the environmental integrity of the parcel has been
lost because of past disturbances.
Recommendations:
The petitioner is encouraged to re-create as much of the
lost habitat as possible in green areas of the development , as
specified in Standard Stipulation #2. This condition is
of particular importance for this site because of the extensive
habitat disturbance which has occurred across the entire parcel .
The Environmental Resources Staff recommends approval of
petition R-88-25C subject to Standard Stipulation 2 as adopted by
the EAC on 12/7/88, and Standard Stipulations 3 and 4 as adopted
by the EAC on 4/1/87. Standard Stipulation 1 is not applicable
to this site because of the absence of native trees.
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Petition: R-83-25C: Sanford L. Seligman or Shelly O ' Steen of
Landcom, Inc . , representing Garden Lake of Immokalee
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Ltd . ; requesting a zoning change from RSF-4 to PUD for �
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a multi-family residential development in immokalee. " (
GARDEN LAKE APARTMENTS.
Considerations:
The property under consideration for rezoning is a 7.29 acre '
rectangular parcel located between Warden Lane and Palm Drive on
the south side of Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee (832p T46S,
R29E) . Residential and mobile home subdivisions border the
property to the west and to the east , and undeveloped land is
found to the south of the parLel . The site was inspected by
Andrea Stevens (Environmental Resources Staff) on December 5,
1988.
The petitioner is requesting a rezoning of the property to
allow for an apartment complex with 66 rental units ( "affordable
housing" ) . The density of the residential development will be 9
units per acre, and the PUD will be known as Garden Lake
Apartments.
The site is an open grassy pasture with 3 or 4 isolated
exotic fruit trees. Small berms run along the length of the field
*.~N suggesting some past agricultural use of the site. The only
remaining native vegetation on the parcel includes dog Fennel
(EuQatoriu[D caoillifolium) and various annuals and grasses.
` Clearly, intact native habitats have been obliterated from
this site, and the environmental integrity of the parcel has been
lost because of past disturbances.
Recommendations:
The petitioner is encouraged to re-create as much of the
lost habitat as possible in green areas of the development , as
specified in Standard Stipulation #2. This condition is •
of particular importance for this site because of the extensive
habitat disturbance which has occurred across the entire parcel .
The Environmental Resources Staff recommends approval of
r,etition R-83-250 subject to Standard Stipulation 2 as adopted by
the EAC on 12/7/38r and Standard Stipulations 3 and 4 as adopted
by the EAC on 4/1/87. Standard Stipulation 1 is not applicable
to this site because of the absence of native trees.
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