EAC Agenda 01/18/1989 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
AGENDA
January 18, 1989
8 : 45 A.M.
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I. ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III . ADDENDA
IV. STAFF REPORT
A. PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
1. R-88-26C: Edward J. Thompkins, representing
The Country Club of Naples, Inc. ; requesting
a zoning change from RSF-3 to GC for a golf
course and acccessory structures.
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. PU-88-28C: Diana L. and Anthony J. Gualario
requesting a provisional use "e" of Estates
zoning for an Adult Congregate Living Facility
(ACLF) .
B. PU-88-29C: David Sneed of Kuhlman Engineering,
Inc. , representing Jon Breau; requesting a
provisional use "a" of C-4 zoning for a car
wash.
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 January 16, 1989, 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 ADVISORY COUNCIL JANUARY 4, 1989
REPRESENTED BY: Mr . Roy Cassell
COMMENTS: Mr . Roy Cassell of Gainesville, Florida,
advised that the petitioner is requesting a
rezoning for property in Immokalee to allow
an apartment complex of 66 rental units. He
noted that the property consists of a 7. 29
acres of grassy pasture. He stated that he
concurs with Stipulations #2, #3 , and #4 as
recommended by Staff.
Ms. Stevens advised that the site is an open
grassy pasture with exotic fruit trees. She
stated that small berms run along the length of
the field suggesting some past agricultural use
of the site. She noted that the only remaining
native vegetation includes dog fennel and
various annual grasses. She indicated that the
petitioner is encouraged to re-create as much of
the lost habitat as possible, and Staff recom-
mends approval of the petition subject to
Stipulations Nos. 2 , 3 , and 4 . As native trees
are not present on the site, Stipulation No. 1
is not applicable, she said.
MOTION: Made by Mr. Neale to recommend approval of
Petition R-88-25C subject to Stipulations 2, 3,
and 4. Seconded by Mr. Turrell. Carried 3/0.
STIPULATIONS:
2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described
below, in the site landscaping plan. A
landscape plan for all landscaping on the deve-
lopment shall be submitted to the County
Landscape Architect and to a County
Environmental Specialist for their review and
shall be subject to their approval . The
landscape design shall incorporate a minimum of
60% native plants, by number , including trees,
shrubs, and ground cover . At least 60% of the
trees, 60% of the shrubs, and 60% of the ground
cover shall be native species. At the direction
of the County Landscape Architect or County
Environmental Specialist a higher percentage of
trees or shrubs can offset an equal percentage
of ground cover . For example, the use of 70%
native trees could allow the use of only 50%
native ground cover . This plan shall depict the
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incorporation of native species and their mix
with other species , if any. The goal of site
landscaping shall be the re-creation of native
vegetation and habitat characteristics lost on
the site during construction or due to past
activities.
3 . All exotic plants , as defined in the County
Code, shall be removed during each phase of
construction from development areas, open space
areas, and preserve areas. Following site deve-
lopment, a maintenance program shall be imple-
mented to prevent reinvasion of the site by such
exotic species. This plan, which will describe
control techniques and inspection intervals ,
shall be filed with and subject to approval by
the Natural Resources Management Department and
the Community Development Division.
4 . If, during the course of site clearing, excava-
tion, or other constructional activities, an
archaeological or historical site, artifact, or
other indicator is discovered, all development
at that location shall be immediately stopped
and the Natural Resources Management Department
notified. Development will be suspended for a
sufficient length of time to enable the Natural
Resources Management Department or a designated
consultant to assess the find and determine the
proper course of action in regard to its salva-
geability. The Natural Resources Management
Department will respond to any such notification
in a timely and efficient manner so as to pro-
vide only a minimal interruption to any
constructional activities.
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ITEM: New Business
COMMENTS: Mr . Burch reminded the new members that the EAC
meets on the first and third Wednesday of the
month. Mr . Turrell suggested that a copy of the
Ordinance which delineates the EAC functions be
provided to the new members for their review.
Responding to Dr . Synder , Mr . Burch said that
the EAC review ordinance has been drafted
and has been approved. He indicated that he
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would provide the members with any pertinent
information regarding the Ordinance. He advised
Mr . Neale that Staff ' s role in the Growth
Management Plan has been to propose standards
and criteria, and different environmental
ordinances. He noted that the role of the EAC
will become harder in establishing policies
for future use. He advised that the Board of
County Commissioners will be conducting a
public hearing this evening (01/04/89) and the
Conservation and Coastal Element will be
reviewed by the Board.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by
Order of the Chair .
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Dr . James Snyder , Acting Chairman
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\.- MEMORANDUM
TO: Jim Burch , Supervisor
Environmental Resources Management
FROM: Keith Edwards
Environmental Resources Specialist
DATE: January 9, 1988
RE: Petition R-88-26C; Edward J. Thompkins, representing the
Country Club of Naples; requesting a zoning change from
RSF-3 to GC for golf course and accessory structures.
Petitioner is requesting a zoning change for a rectangular
2.24 acre parcel from RSF-3 to GC. The parcel is located along
the southern boundary of the Country Club of Naples and lies
directly east of the intersection of Solana Road and Burning Tree
��� Drive (R25E, T49S, 815) . The parcel is bordered to the south by
' RO zoned• land , to the east and west by RSF-3 land and to the
north by the rest of the Country Club of Naples. A site visit
was conducted on 9 January by Keith Edwards (ERM) .
The parcel is heavily infested with Brazilian pepper (SchkAls
teE2bil]thifglius) . Scattered cabbage palms (S,ab�l palmgtt2)
occur in the western end , becoming more dense at the eastern end .
Several oak (QueEcus spp . ) , red bay (pprga bgEboDia) , and
strangler fig (Ficus ��mea) trees are also present in the eastern
end of the site. No groundcover was found.
At present , petitioner has no plans for the parcel except for
removal of the Brazilian pepper and retention of the native tree
species. Possible uses of the parcel may include tree or grass
nurseries or location of the golf course maintenance facilities.
ERM administratively approves petition R-88-26C subject to
standard •stipulations 1 , 3, and 4 as adopted by EAC on 4/1/87,
and standard stipulation 2 as adopted on 12/7/88.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES STAFF REPORT
FOR EAC MEETING 1/18/89
Petition: PU-88-28C: Diana L. and Anthony J. Gualario requesting
a provisional use "e" of Estates zoning for an Adult
Congregate Living Facility (ACLF) .
Considerations:
The property under consideration for provisional use is a
2.27 acre rectangular parcel (S7, T49S, R26E) . The lot is
located in the Golden Gate Estates subdivision, on the north side
of 6th Avenue SW, which intersects with Livingston Road, north of
Pine Ridge Road. Lots to the north and west of the subject
property are undeveloped pine flatwoods, and a single family home
is located to the east of the property. The petitioner is
requesting a provisional use "e" of the Estates zoning to allow
for a 7000 square foot Adult Congregate Living Facility. The
site was inspected by Andrea Stevens (Environmental. Resources
Staff) on January 10, 1989.
The site supports a pine flatwoods habitat with an
understory dominated by palmetto (Serenoa repens) . Slash pines
(Pinus elliottii ) range in size from saplings to mature trees of
up to 8 inches in diameter . The canopy across the site remains
fairly open. Small areas of dense palmetto growth are found in
the south half of the site, but the palmetto is only scattered
elsewhere. Understory and shrub layer vegetation includes
infrequent dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) , red bay (Persea
borbonia) , wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) , hogplum ( Ximenia spp. ) ,
and rusty lyonia (Lyonia ferruqinea) . Groundcover across the
site is made up of various grass species, fox grape (Vitis spp. ) ,
and greenbriar (Smilax spp. ) . A few small melaleuca (Melaleuca
quinquenervia) trees were noted on site.
The parcel seems fairly typical of the Estate lots in this
neighborhood. It is unlikely that the site would fall under the
wetlands jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers because
of the upland characteristics (palmetto ) in the area.
Recommendations:
The Environmental Resources Staff recommends approval of
petition PU-88-28C subject to Standard Stipulations 1 , 3, and 4,
as adopted by the EAC on 4/1/87, and Standard Stipulation 2, as
adopted by the EAC on 12/7/88.
Prepared By: Date: 07 •
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Minor Traffic Impact
Statement
The following information is a minor traffic impact statement
for the intended analysis of traffic conditions , both existing
and future , in the North Naples areas . The areas of interest
are the Old U. S . 41 and future Livingston Rd . and the future
intersection of Livingston Rd . and David C. Brown Highway.
The purpose of this impact statement is to provide information
as per the increase in traffic generated by the proposed
installation of an asphalt plant in this area .
The plant chosen for this installation is a Standard Steel
TM-30 with maximum production capacity of 500 tons per day
of hot mix asphalt . As a rerlistic approach to this statement
one should use approximately 300 tons per day and three days
per week actual producing time ( taking into account normal down
time and maintenance , moisture content in aggregate and average
demand for material sales) . Therefore , if 300 .tons per day
are produced as finished product , then 300 tons of raw material
(sand , gravel and liquid asphalt ) must be trucked to the plant
site . However , it is our intention to haul raw materials on
days that the plant is not producing . Each load to and away
from the plant will be approximately 20 tons each thus
creating 15 loaded trips per day.
When hauling raw materials to "stockpile" the plant , the route
proposed is that of future Livingston Rd . and David C. Brown
Highway with the "load on" point being Florida Rock Industries
Mule Pen Quarry. Until that intersection and Livingston Rd .
is constructed , the intended route will be David C. Brown
Highway west to U. S . 41 , then U. S. 41 N. to Old 41 N. and
Livingston Rd .
The average trip for the completed product of hot mix asphalt
will be probably 10 to 15 miles in duration from plant site
to job site. Of course , this will depend on future growth
patterns of Collier and Lee County. Since there are several
developments being considered along David C. Brown Highway
east of Livingston Rd . and the highly publicized future
developments in Bonita Bay and Vanderbilt Beach Rd . , it is
extremely difficult to determine which direction or route
that loaded trucks will take as a percentage of estimated
"named" road miles . For the hake of rough guess calculation
one might say that 60% of loaded truck traffic will turn east
on David C. Brown Highway for the useof Interstate 75 to
other parts of the county and 40% of loaded truck traffic will
head west and south to the Naples area .
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There are development groups presently negotiating with Collier
County Depts . of Transportation and Engineering with plans of
constructing at least two lanes of the east-west Livingston Rd .
The portion of road in consideration is east of Old U. S. 41
for approximately 5000 +. The easement to be used for this
asphalt plant installation is a north-south easement of 60 '
through the middle of lot #27 . A road heading north from
Livingston Rd . approximately 1350 + must be constructed in
order to have access to lot # 34 which is the proposed 5 acre
plant site .
Presently, there is a traffic load of about 5670 cars per
day, using the roads in the North Naples area . This infor-
mation is provided by the last survey completed by the
Metropolitan Planning Organization of Collier County.
In conclusion , and in addition to the traffic generated by an
installation of this nature, there will be at least 15 to 20
employees working from the office/shop building to be constructed
on this site. The mornings before 7 : 00 am and evenings after
5 :00 pm will be the peak traffic impact for these vehicles as
they come and leave their work site. However, some individuals
drive directly to particular job site and only visit the
office on Friday afternoons . Therefore, it is again very
difficult to pinpoint the employee traffic impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES STAFF REPORT
FOR EAC MEETING 1/18/89
Petition: PU-88-29C: David Sneed of Kuhlman Engineering, Inc. ,
representing Jon Breau; requesting a provisional use
"a" of C-4 zoning for a car wash.
Considerations:
The property under consideration for provisional use is a
half-acre rectangular parcel (S29, T5OS, R26E) . Floridan Avenue
and the Tamiami Trail East coincide with the northeast and the
southwest property boundaries. A gas station is located to the
northwest of the site, and undeveloped land remains to the
southeast of the parcel . The petitioner is requesting a
provisional use "a" of the C-4 zoning to allow for a self-service
car wash. The site was inspected by Andrea Stevens
(Environmental Resources Staff) on January 10, 1989.
The site supports a pine/palmetto flatwoods, although only
15-20 slash pines (Pinus elliottii ) with diameters of up to 10
inches are found on the parcel . The shrub layer is dominated by
saw palmetto (Serenaa repens) with encroaching exotics melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia) and Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius) . Scattered cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto ) are
found among the pines. Fox grape (Vitis spp. ) grows throughout
most of the parcel .
The proximity of the subject property to altered and
developed lands has encouraged the growth of exotics and primary
invader species on the site. The petitioner should make every
effort to preserve some of the remaining large pines on the
parcel , although in this case, the proposed use of the site may
not be compatible with habitat preservation.
Recommendations:
The Environmental Resources Staff recommends approval of
petition PU-88-29C subject to Standard Stipulations 1 , 3, and 4,
as adopted by the EAC on 4/1/87, and Standard Stipulation 2, as
adopted by the EAC on 12/7/88.
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