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EAC Agenda 08/16/1989 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA August 16, 1989 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. R-89-10/PU-89-9; Mr. Salvatore C. Scuderi, of Scuderi & Childs, representing Romano Ciocca & Laura Ciocca; requesting a zoning change from RO to RSF-2 and a provisional use "a" of the residential single family zoning district for a multiple docking area. B. R-89-11/SMP-89-15; Glenn E. Caudill of Anchor Engineering, representing Shrewsbury Associates; requesting a zoning change from A-2 to PUD (Casa Del Sol) and Subdivision Master Plan Approval. C. R-89-7; Dr. Neno J. Spagna, of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Garrett F. X. Beyrent and Teryl Beyrent; requesting a zoning change from Estates to PUD (Tropicana Interchange Plaza) . D. PDA-89-6: Dr. Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Domenico and Angela Gadaleta; requesting a PUD amendment to _ Gadaleta PUD (R-87-31C) . VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Eric Worsham - Fish Camp Definition modifications and language changes. B. Update EAC Standard Stipulations where NRMD is referenced, change to Collier County Planning Services. VIII. DISCUSSION OF ADDENDA IX. ADJOURNMENT X. WORKSHOP ************************************************************* NOTES: A. Notify PLANNING SERVICES (Environmental Review) (643-8470) no later than 5 P.M. on Monday August 14, 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. ************************************************************* 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. ********** *********** ********** ************************************************************* -2- DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT REVIEW SERVICES MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM TO: EAC Members FROM: Eric Worsham j, Environmental '-Specialist II DATE: August 16, 1989 RE: Fish Camp definition modifications and language changes. The current "Fish Camp" definition as adopted by the EAC uses language inconsistent with the states' Health Rehabilitative Services (HRS) codes. This has created a problem for both County and State building permit reviewers. I would like to identify some of the resulting problems and/or conflicts and open the topic to discussion. PROPOSED DEFINITIONS EAC MEETING OF JUNE 3, 1987 • Preserve - a parcel of land set aside for the retention of naturally occurring biological communities, of which no development may occur within without consent of proper county agencies. Fish-camp house - a dwelling for human use, typically harboring the following characteristics: elevated on pilings, open-aired, passive energy use (e.g. , wind, solar, etc.) , without water utilities such as water or sewer lines or underground septic tanks, constructed with little to no disturbance of surrounding (naturally occurring) biological communities, typically associated with waterfront areas. /(i -VA-C7 /-gr (g /P/ • • h • _-y ,. A s JG- .'Sat v �'-'^s -v �"^_ rG c50 , — y `mfr.4 ` �; MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL DATE: July 19, 1989 TIME: 8: 45 A.M. PLACE: 3rd Floor Boardroom, Building "F" , Collier County Government Center , Naples, Florida EAC STAFF PRESENT ADDISON ABS. BURCH X KURGIS X EDWARDS X NEALE X PRYNOSKI X SNYDER X LORD X TURRELL X MINUTES BY: Maureen Kenyon, Deputy Clerk CALLED TO ORDER AT: 8 :45 A.M. ADJOURNED: 11 : 05 A.M. PRESIDING: Sharon Kurgis, Chairman ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA: Discussion regarding Community Development Services User Guide and resignation of Keith Edwards. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Dr. Snyder moved, seconded by Mr. Turrell and carried unanimously, that the minutes of June 7, 1989, be approved as presented. Page 1 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA July 19, 1989 8:45 A.M. I. ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES III. ADDENDA IV. STAFF REPORT A. PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL 1. PU-89-7: Kris Dane of Coastal Engineering Consultants Inc. , representing John Caskey; requesting provisional use "g" and "h" of the C-4 zoning district for outdoor boat sales and rentals. V. OLD BUSINESS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. R-89-3 : William R. Vines of Vines and Associates, Inc. , representing Robert S. Hardy, Trustee, and McCormack Land Development of Florida, Inc. ; requesting a zoning change from A-2 to PUD for Quail West I. B. R-89-5: Jim Davis of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. , representing Naples Radiologists Profit Sharing Plan; requesting a zoning change from A-2 to PUD for Southwest Professional Health Park. C. PU-89-8 : Dr. Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Land Procurement Limited Partnership; requesting a provisional use "a" of E zoning district for a Temple and related uses and facilities. D. PU-89-11: Dr. Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Lloyd L. Bowein; requesting a provisional use "g" of C-4 for a used car lot. E. PU-89-12/ST-89-3C: L. L. Hampton, representing the First Haitian Baptist Mission, Inc. ; requesting a provisional use "a" of the Estates zoning district for a church and related facilities. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Proposed standard stipulations concerning wildlife. VIII. DISCUSSION OF ADDENDA IX. ADJOURNMENT X. WORKSHOP ************************************************************* NOTES: A. Notify PLANNING SERVICES (Environmental Review) (643-8470) no later than 5 P.M. on Monday July 17, 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. ************************************************************* -2- ************************************************************* 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. ********** *********** ********** ************************************************************* -3- ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 ***** PETITION NO. PU-89-7 Kris Dane of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. , representing John Caskey; requesting provisional use "g" and "h" of the C-4 zoning district for outdoor boat sales and rentals - TO BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED. ***** PETITION NO. R-89-3 FILED BY/FOR: William R. Vines of Vines & Associates, Inc. , representing Robert S. Hardy, Trustee, and McCormack Land Development of Florida , Inc. REQUESTING: A zoning change from A-2 to PUD for Quail West I . REPRESENTED BY: Chris Hagen of Hole, Montes & Associates. COMMENTS: Mr . Hagen indicated that he has read all the stipu- lations and looked through the report of Staff, adding that he agrees with everything and is available to answer any questions. Environmental Specialist Edwards stated that this property is composed of several habitat types, noting that the upland habitats, including pine flatwoods and pasture land, comprise 64 . 3% of the site, while 35. 7% of the site is jurisdictional wetlands. He noted that there are three upland habitats represented on the property; the pasture lane consists of approximately 5 . 8 acres and is located in the southwest corner and has been heavily grazed by cattle; the pine flatwoods are scattered throughout the property and consist of approximately 73 . 5 acre; and the pine flatwoods are infested with melaleuca which consists of approxi- mately 259 . 2 acres of the total site. He indicated that the pasture land area is dominated by various grasses and sedges and is an extension of larger pasture lands on the property to the south. He stated that the pine flatwoods are dominated by slash pine and the understory/shrub layer is domi- nated by slash pine, cabbage palm, dahoon holly, Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19 , 1989 palmetto, and the noxious exotics melaleuca and Brazilian pepper , adding that the ground cover is dominated by various grasses and includes asso- ciated species such as penny royal and black root. He noted that the canopy of the pine flatwoods infested with melaleuca is dominated by slash pine and melaleuca with scattered bald cypress and the understory/shrub layer is dominated by slash pine and melaleuca with occasional palmetto and Brazilian pepper shrubs. He indicated that there are two wetland habitats on the site; the cypress dominated wetlands and the cypress/pine wetlands infested with melaleuca. He noted that the majority of the jurisdictional wetlands consist of the cypress- dominated wetlands and consists of approximately 148. 3 acres which are located mostly in the central-western portion of the property. He stated that the canopy completely consists of bald cypress and the understory/shrub species include wax myrtle, cabbage palm, myrsine and scattered individuals of Brazilian pepper . He stated that the ground cover consists of saw grass, false nettle, swamp fern, corkwood, St. John' s Wort, black needle rush, and various grasses and sedges . Also, there are also several epiphytic species occurring on the cypress. Mr . Edwards noted that another wetland area consists of 41. 2 acres and is located south of the largest cypress-dominated wetland. He stated that the canopy consists of cypress and pine and is a 50 : 50 ratio with melaleuca being dominant in the canopy layer and becoming quite dense in other areas. He noted that the understory is composed of the same three species with the ground cover consisting of various grasses, swamp fern, corkwood, and beak rush. Mr . Edwards reported that the petitioner plans a development consisting of 325 single-family residential units with a golf course and the conceptual plans for the project shows the resi- dential units and golf course to be situated in the upland and melaleuca infested wetland habitats. He stated that the cypress-dominated wetlands are shown as preserves and are to be incorporated into the water management plan for the project. He indicated that the petitioner plans to enhance Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 15. 9 acres of the melaleuca infested wetlands by removing the exotics and planting native vegetation. He indicated that there is one active gopher tortoise burrow which was located in the pine flatwoods area , but no other protected species were found on site. He concluded by stating that the Staff recommendation is for approval subject to the ten stipulations contained in the staff report. Mr . Craig Smith of Consulting Ecologist, Inc. explained the high quality and the poor quality wetland areas and the trade-offs as well as how the conversion would be accomplished. Mr. Turrell questioned what the plans for the lit- toral zones around the lakes are, to which Mr . Smith stated that it would be the 4 to 1 standard with plantings along the golf course edges where they would be more easily protected. He noted that it would probably be native plantings along the golf course lake edges and leaving the residential lake edges standard without any plantings. Mr . Turrell stated that he would like to see a sti- pulation that would indicate that the EAC encoura- ges planting of native grasses along the lake banks in the littoral zone. Mr. Neale questioned with regards to the 20 foot boundary setback, what kind of enforcement measures will there be to keep from having a house built in this vegetation area? Mr . Hagen stated that this would be handled through deed restrictions and covenants through the final PUD. He noted that the actual enforcement mechanism would be handled by the homeowners association. Mr . Neale questioned what controls are being made for fertilizer and herbicide run-off into the pro- tected wetlands, to which Mr . Hagen stated that all of the run-off from the golf course is either directed to a lake before introduction to a wetland preserve or it will be directed into a dry pre- treatment swale prior to introduction. Mr . Neale stated that he would like to see a stipu- lation regarding this matter . Page 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 Ms. Kurgis questioned what the requirements of water management are with regards to the littoral zones around the lakes, to which Mr . Edwards stated that there would be plantings with native vegeta- tion. Ms. Kurgis questioned why the petitioner wants the littoral zones in the residential areas left unplanted, to which Mr . Hagen stated that it is difficult to control homeowners from clearing the lake frontage, adding that if they see native vege- tation that appears to look like a weed and not turf, they will take a weedwacker to it. He stated that he could try it, but he could not guarantee that it would work. Mrs. Kurgis questioned if the petitioner would have any problem with a stipulation regarding littoral zone plantings or anything requiring pretreatment of golf course run-off, to which Mr . Hagen replied negatively. SPEAKERS FOR PETITION SPEAKERS AGAINST PETITION None None MOTION: Made by Dr. Snyder to recommend approval of Petition R-89-3 subject to the stipulations indicated below. Seconded by Mr. Turrell. Carried unanimously. 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisi- tion of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incorporates retained native vege- tation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape Page 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 plan for all landscaping on the development 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 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 pre- serve areas. Following site development, a main- - tenance program shall be implemented 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 sub- ject to approval by the Natural Resources Management Department and the Community Development Division. 4 . If, during the course of site clearing, excavation, or other constructional activities, an archaeologi- cal 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 salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activities. 5. Petitioner shall follow Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission (FGFWFC) standards for handling of Page 6 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 the one gopher tortoise burrow. If feasible, peti- tioner shall leave the gopher tortoise where it is and modify the final site plan so to develop around the tortoise. This is in accordance with policy 7 . 3 . 5 of the Conservation Element of the Growth Management Plan. 6. The wetland preserve areas shall be marked and labeled as preserves on all subsequent site plans. 7 . Enhanced melaleuca-infested wetlands shall be adja- cent to the cypress preserves and shall be incor- porated into the preserves. These shall be marked and labeled as preserves on all subsequent site plans. 8 . A twenty (20) foot native vegetation buffer shall be established in the PUD document for those residen- tial lots that are adjacent to any of the preserve areas. 9 . If it is absolutely necessary for golf cart paths to cross through wetland preserves, pathway widths and alignment shall be subject to review and approval of the County' s environmental staff. 10 . Petitioner and the County' s environmental staff shall cooperate on the final layout of the golf course so to insure the maximum amount of native vegetation will be left as buffers. 11. Petitioner shall incorporate native vegetation of littoral zones along lake edges. This and other mitigation plans will be subject to review and approval by the Environmental Staff. If this conflicts with the Water Management District permit requirements, this stipulation would be reassessed administratively. 12 . The water management design should direct run-off from the golf course and the roads to a pre- treatment area before entering the wetlands pre- serve. Page 7 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 PETITION NO. R-89-5C FILED BY/FOR: Jim Davis of Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. , representing Naples Radiologists Profit Share Plan REQUESTING: A zoning change from A-2 to PUD for Southwest Professional Health Park. REPRESENTED BY: Mr . Jim Davis COMMENTS: Mr . Davis stated that Southwest Professional Health Park is located on 18. 5 acres on the south side of Immokalee Road. He noted that it is bordered on the west by the North Collier County Wastewater Treatment Plant, to the south is the new community park, to the east is A-2 lands developed and unde- veloped. He noted that this project will compli- ment the services provided by the new Collier hospital facility which is to the northwest. He stated that the site consists of slash pines, palmetto, and oak which is located in the northeast portion of the site. He stated that the County has requested 50 foot of frontage along Immokalee Road for the future four-laning of that road and the petitioner has agreed to give this to the County. He noted that in addition to this 50 feet, there is also an additional 50 foot setback. He stated that he has read all the stipulations and has no problems with any of them. Mr . Edwards stated that the vast majority of the site consists of an upland pine habitat and the open canopy layer consists entirely of slash pine. He indicated that the understory/shrub layer is dominated by scrub oaks and palmetto and the oaks are densest in the northern fifth of the site and along the eastern boundary. He stated that palmet- tos occur throughout the site but are densest in the northern half. He noted that associated understory species include rusty lyonia and paw- paw, adding that ground cover is mostly located in the southern half of the property where the palmet- tos are less dense. He stated that graminoids are the dominant ground cover species and associates species include yellow-eye grass, penny royal, gopher apple and bracken fern. He noted that the northern half has been moderately infested by greenbriar and grape vine. He stated that the Page 8 ,-. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 Brazilian pepper occurs along the northern border of the property adjacent to Immokalee Road. He reported that one abandoned gopher tortoise burrow was located in the pine upland habitat and the only other habitat type is an oak/cabbage palm hammock located in the northeast corner of the site. He stated that this area is more moist than the rest of the property and the canopy is dominated by oaks and cabbage palms with scattered slash pines . He indicated that the understory consists of cabbage palms, willows and salt bush and the ground cover is quite sparse due to the thickness of the canopy layer and is limited to sparse patches of grami- noids and poison ivy. He stated that greenbriar is also present in the ground cover layer . Also, the oak trees are covered with tillandsoid epiphytes, including ball moss, wild pine, and giant wild pine, adding that both of the wild pines are listed as protected species by the Florida Department of Agriculture. He indicated that the petitioner has stated his willingness to save this small hammock area and to adjust the site plan accordingly. He concluded that Staff is recommending approval of Petition R-89-5C subject to 7 stipulations as ^ contained in the staff report. There was general discussion regarding the 50% to be cleared and the 12, 000 square foot building and Mr . Davis indicated that everything is conceptual at this point and he will be working with the NRMD staff as to what will actually be cleared and where the building will be placed. Ms. Kurgis questioned where the area is that is to be marked preserved and further questioned if this area will be flagged prior to any clearing, to which Mr . Davis referred to a map indicating the location. He noted that there is no problem with flagging the area and it would be reflected on the site plan. Ms. Kurgis stated that she does not think that a 2. 4 acre lake is needed for this project. Mr . Davis stated that he has no problem with adding the stipulation for the lake regarding the littoral zone. He noted that the size of the lake is mainly for run-off and on-site retention. He stated that Page 9 • ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19 , 1989 the allowable discharge is . 04 cubic feet per second per acre which is fairly restrictive and is the reason for the size of the lake. Ms. Kurgis stated that a stipulation could be included that would state that it should be encouraged that the lake will be designed to the minimum possible size for run-off . SPEAKERS FOR PETITION SPEAKERS AGAINST PETITION None None MOTION: Made by Mr. Neale to recommend approval of Petition R-89-5C subject to the stipulations indicated below. Seconded by Dr. Sneer. Carried unanimously. 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisi- tion of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incorporates retained native vege- tation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for all landscaping on the development 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 Page 10 — ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 use of 70% native trees could allow the use of only 50% native ground cover. This plan shall depict the 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 pre- serve areas. Following site development, a main- tenance program shall be implemented 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 sub- ject to approval by the Natural Resources Management Department and the Community Development Division. 4 . If, during the course of site clearing, excavation, or other constructional activities, an archaeologi- cal 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 salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activities. 5. Petitioner shall preserve the small oak/cabbage palm hammock located in the northeast corner of the pro- perty and shall adjust the site plans accordingly. The hammock area shall be labelled as a preserve on all subsequent site plans. The use of Environmental fencing on the preserve site prior to any clearing shall be encouraged. 6. Petitioner shall landscape the property using "xericscape" techniques as defined by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) . Petitioner shall incorporate existing native xeric vegetation on site into this "xericscape" landscape plan. Page 11 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 7 . A red-cockaded woodpecker survey shall be performed by petitioner or his agent. The survey will follow Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission (FGFWFC) guidelines. The survey shall be completed prior to approval of the final site development plan. 8. The Petitioner shall design the lake to the minimum size necessary to comply with water management requirements. 9. Petitioner shall incorporate native vegetation of littoral zones along lake edges. This and other mitigation plans will be subject to review and approval by the Environmental Staff. ***** PETITION NO: PU-89-8 FILED BY/FOR: Dr . Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. representing Land Procurement Limited Partnership REQUESTING: A Provisional use "a" of E zoning district for a Temple and related uses and facilities. REPRESENTED BY: Dr . Neno J. Spagna COMMENTS: Dr . Spagna indicated that this is a 14 . 3 acre par- cel of land that lies on the south side of Pine Ridge Road east of the east/west canal east of Oaks Blvd. He stated that the plans are to construct a temple with associated school facilities on the eastern half of this parcel of land. He noted that Staff made a site inspection on June 28 , 1989 , and he is willing to comply with all the stipulations. He indicated that with regards to Stipulation #7 , it may be necessary to put a retention system in part of the western half of the site which would mean that it would not be left undisturbed. He noted that there is no other use planned for this area. He noted that if water management requires such a retention system, he would have to come back for further approval. He stated that he has no problem with any of the other stipulations. Environmental Specialist Prynoski stated that the eastern one half of this property presents the area Page 12 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 of proposed development. She stated that the northern third of this half supports a transitional habitat of slash pine and dwarf cypress. She indi- cated that the canopy is usually dominated by slash pine with cypress as a sub-dominant; at times cypress is co-dominant. She stated that the cypress trees support several epiphytic species including wild pine, twisted airplant and but- terfly orchid. She noted that all are listed as protected species by the Florida Department of Agriculture. She reported that the understory vegetation consists of myrsine, wax myrtle, dahoon holly, beauty berry, swamp fern, green briar , muscadine grape, poison ivy, and occasional laurel oak, cabbage palm, saw palmetto, coco plum, dog fennel, and Brazilian pepper . Ms . Prynoski indicated that the ground cover consists primarily of pine needles with less than 30% cover by the aforementioned vines. She stated that lichen lines on the treeswere at ground level, but no standing water was evident. She noted that a pine upland habitat dominates south of the transitional habitat which quickly changes to a cabbage palm/live oak habitat and two of the live oaks have a DBH of 18 inches. She indicated that the area of live oaks appears to be in an area of the proposed parking/drop off area and the live oak branches are covered with resurrection fern. She stated that other vegeta- tion in the oak-cabbage palm area consists of occa- sional wild coffee, myrsine, cocoplum, muscardine grape vine, virginia creeper , blechnum fern and golden polypody, a species listed as protected. She indicated that the petitioner intends to leave the western half naturally vegetated and use it for water retention, noting that this half of the pro- perty also consists of a cypress/slash pine tran- sitional area with much of the same vegetation listed for the eastern habitat. She stated that approximately 200-250 ' south of Pine Ridge Road and 250-300 ' from the western boundary, a cabbage palm hammock is located, characterized by tall cabbage palms, wild coffee, blechnum fern, golden polypody fern and shoe string fern, adding that both the golden polypody and shorestring ferns are listed as protected. Page 13 • -- ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 Ms. Prynoski indicated that the following wildlife was observed or heard: Red Bellied Woodpecker ; Great Crested Flycatcher ; Blue Jay; Cardinal; Green Anole; Skink; and Cicada . She concluded by noting that Staff is recommending approval subject to the seven stipulations contained in the staff report. Dr . Snyder stated that the area with live oaks is in the eastern portion and in the western portion is the cabbage palm hammock. He stated that there is probably going to have to be some excavation on the property for a lake and questioned if these trees could be delineated by field inspection? Mr . Turrell stated that to Stipulation 6 , the following could be added: A live oak protection, cabbage palm hammock protection, and threatened species transplanting plan shall be submitted to the NRMD subject to their review and approval . MOTION: Made by Mr. Turrell to recommend approval of Petition PU-89-8C subject to the stipulations indicated below. Seconded by Dr. Snyder. Carried unanimously. 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisition of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incor- porates retained native vegetation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for all landscaping on the development 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% Page 14 -_ ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 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 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 acti- vities. 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 pre- serve areas. Following site development, a main- tenance program shall be implemented 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, excavation, 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 deter- mine the proper course of action in regard to its salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activi- ties. 5. Retention of existing native vegetation in the green spaces of parking areas where feasible. Maintain and enhance existing native habitats on site per policy 6.5. 1 of the conservation element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan. 6. The area of proposed construction should be designed to avoid impact to the large live oak-cabbage palm Page 15 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 area. Protected and/or threatened plant species in the construction area/clearing area will be transplanted to the preserve area of the site. These species include the wild pine, butterfly orchid, twisted airplant, golden polypody and any other pro- tected species noted during subsequent surveys. A live oak protection, cabbage palm hammock protection, and threatened species transplanting plan shall be submitted to the County Planning Services for their review and approval. 7 . The western half of the site will remain undisturbed. Any activities in this area would require a site plan submittal to Collier County Planning Services. ***** PETITION NO. PU-89-11 FILED BY/FOR: Dr . Neno Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Lloyd L. Bowein REQUESTING: A Provisional Use "g" of C-4 for a used car lot. REPRESENTED BY: Dr . Neno Spagna COMMENTS: Dr . Spagna stated that the two lots consist of . 47 acres of land located on the northeast corner of Areca Avenue and Bayshore Drive. He stated that there is presently a single-family home on one of the lots and the petitioner would like to convert this to a used car lot. He stated that he has no problem with the stipulations. Environmental Specialist Prynoski stated that a site visit was made on June 28 , 1989 , adding that the site has been altered in the past and it appears to have been maintained as a lawn area . She stated that vegetation on Lot 2, which is the vacant lot, consists of a few of the following spe- cies; slash pine, seagrape, cabbage palm, mela- leuca, and spanish bayonet. She noted that golden polypode, a protected species is present on one of the cabbage palms on the site. She indicated that a sand driveway leads across the vacant lot to the residence on Lot 1 and vegetation there consists primarily of landscape species such as queen palm, Page 16 -- ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19 , 1989 isora, and Spanish bayonet. She indicated that the petitioner has agreed to landscape with 100% native vegetation. She concluded that Staff is recom- mending approval subject to the stipulations as outlined in the Staff report. SPEAKERS FOR PETITION SPEAKERS AGAINST PETITION None None MOTION: Made by Mr. Neale to recommend approval of PU-89-11 sub- ject to the stipulations indicated below. Seconded by Mr. Turrell. Carried unanimously. 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisition of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incor- porates retained native vegetation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for all landscaping on the development 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 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 Page 17 — ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 on the site during construction or due to past acti- vities. 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 pre- serve areas. Following site development, a main- tenance program shall be implemented 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, excavation, 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 deter- mine the proper course of action in regard to its salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activi- ties. 5. The petitioner shall transplant the protected Golden polypody to a known location, preferably on site. ***** 1 PETITION NO. PU-89-12/ST-89-3 FILED BY/FOR: L. L. Hampton, representing the First Haitian 1 Baptist Mission, Inc. REQUESTING: A Provisional use "A" of the Estates zoning district for a church and related facilities. REPRESENTED BY: L. L. Hampton COMMENTS: Mr . Hampton stated that the property is located about 2 , 000 feet east of County Barn Road. He Page 18 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19 , 1989 noted that he has read the Staff report and he does not have any problems with the stipulations. Environmental Specialist Edwards stated that the petitioner wishes to construct a church building with parking in the south half of the site while using the north half for water retention and recreational space. He stated that there are several habitats on site; the uplands occur in the southern half while wetland habitats are located mostly in the northern half. He noted that the uplands consist of a pine upland and the canopy is composed entirely of slash pines. He stated that the understory is dominated by young slash pines with melaleuca and other understory species are more sparsely distributed which include cabbage palm, winged sumac, Brazilian pepper , rusty lyonia, and paw paw. He noted that ground cover is domi- nated by various graminoid species with scattered patches of bracken poison ivy and saw grass. He indicated that the pine upland is heavily overgrown with grape vine and greenbriar; and that the other habitat in the southern half of the property is an open, prairie habitat, adding that trees are sparse throughout the habitat, consisting of a few slash pines and cypress . He noted that the shrubs are also quite scare, consisting of scattered indi- viduals of button bush and clumps of wax myrtle and Brazilian pepper . He stated that the ground cover species dominate this habitat, adding that the dominant species are black needle rush with scat- tered clumps of saw grass, blechnum fern, and St. John' s Wort. He indicated that the area is overgrown by grape vine. Mr . Edwards reported that the north half of the site is composed of wetland habitat and the first, and smallest habitat is an existing pond that the petitioner wishes to use for water retention, which was a previously excavated site that contained standing water at least 6 inches at the time of the site visit. He noted that vegetation in the pond consists of willows, buttonbush, and wide-leaved cattail, and the vegetation along the banks of the pond includes saw grass, melaleuca, and common reed. He stated that one turtle was sited. He indicated that the rest of the northern half of the property is a cypress swamp, which can be divided Page 19 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 into two parts; the smallest part occurs adjacently north of the upland habitat and extends northward approximately 50-75 feet and has been moderately infested by melaleuca and Brazilian pepper with cypress dominating the canopy and pop ash, strangler fig, wax myrtle, melaleuca, and Brazilian pepper is the understory. He indicated that the ground cover is dominated by blechnum fern. He stated that there was no standing water in this portion of the swamp at the time of the site. He indicated that the remainder of the cypress swamp is much less infested with exotics and is much wet- ter; standing water was present at the time of the site visit to a depth of 3-4 inches. He indicated that the vegetation reflects this more moist con- dition and the cypress dominates the canopy. He stated that is pop ash is much more prevalent than in the melaleuca-invested area of the swamp and other understory species include strangler fig, wax myrtle, buttonbush, and willow. He noted that the ground cover consists of belchnum fern, thelypteris fern, false nettle, and occasional smartweeds. He stated that there are several alligator flag ponds scattered throughout this portion of the swamp and several epiphytes occur on the cypress, including resurrection fern, golden polypody fern, and two species of wild pine, adding that the wild pine and golden polypody fern are listed as protected spe- cies. He stated that this part of the cypress swamp has been designated as a Special Treatment Area. Mr . Edwards noted that Staff agrees with the peti- tioner that any development of the property should be limited to the southern half. He indicated that the prairie is a wetland and any development in that habitat would at least require a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permit. He indicated that the petitioner may consider moving more of the parking to the pine upland and using the prairie for recreational purposes. He stated that Staff also agrees with the petitioner ' s plan to utilize the existing pond for water retention, noting that the melaleuca-infested portion of the cypress swamp may be used for recreational space since the removal of the melaleuca and Brazilian pepper trees would create greater open space than presently exists. He noted that staff recommends that the rest of the Page 20 --. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19 , 1989 cypress swamp should be left as is or , at most, the petitioner may construct a boardwalk to allow access into the swamp for educational purposes. He concluded by stating that Staff is recommending approval subject to the 7 stipulations contained in the staff report. Mr . Neale stated that it appears that there is an upland area that extends outside the current deve- lopment zone and questioned if an additional stipu- lation could be added that would state that future parking expansion would be restricted to this upland zone? Ms. Kurgis stated that the petitioner would pro- bably have to come back before the EAC for expan- sion of that parking area, and Mr . Edwards indicated that it would simply be a site plan approval which would be done through staff. Mr. Neale stated that he would feel more comfor- table with an additional stipulation regarding the expansion of parking. SPEAKERS FOR PETITION SPEAKERS AGAINST PETITION None None MOTION: Made by Mr. Neale to recommend a• •roval of Petition PU-89-12/ST-89-3 with the stipulations indicated below. Seconded by Dr. Snyder. Carried unanimously. 1 . Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisition of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incor- porates retained native vegetation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2. Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for Page 21 .-, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 all landscaping on the development 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 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 acti- vities. 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 pre- serve areas. Following site development, a main- tenance program shall be implemented 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, excavation, 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 deter- mine the proper course of action in regard to its salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activi- ties. 5. The pristine cypress swamp area shall be designated as a preservation area. The exact boundaries of this Page 22 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 area shall be professionally surveyed. The preserve shall be noted and designated as a preserve on all subsequent site plans. 6 . Petitioner may construct an elevated boardwalk into the preserve area for educational or meditative pur- poses. The exact placement of the boardwalk within the cypress swamp and dimensions of the boardwalk shall be agreed to between the petitioner and the Planning Services section environmental staff. 7. Petitioner shall obtain any required permits and variances from the applicable state or federal agen- cies for development within the prairie habitat. Such agencies may include, but are not limited to, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulations. Such per- mits shall be obtained prior to approval of the final Site Development Plan. A copy of the required per- mits shall be provided to the environmental staff of the Planning Services Section. 8 . Any additional parking space expansion in the future shall be encouraged in the upland area only. ***** Recess: 10:40 A.M. - Reconvened: 10:50 A.M. ***** ITEM: NEW BUSINESS - PROPOSED STANDARD STIPULATIONS CONCERNING WILDLIFE COMMENTS: Chief Environmental Specialist Burch presented four standard stipulations concerning wildlife and pro- tected species, adding that this is a requirement for the Comprehensive Plan, in the Conservation and Coastal Element of the plan. He stated that the first stipulation is a general blanket requirement for species that are listed on the protected species list. He indicated that there is one change, noting that it should read the Development Services Division instead of the Environmental Services Division. Mr . Burch noted that the second stipulation provides a method to incorporate habitat management guideli- nes for the bald eagle, adding that this species has protection policies that have been established by the Federal agencies. He noted that Staff is pro- posing to adopt these guidelines. Page 23 ,.� ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 Mr . Burch indicated that the third paragraph is guidelines for the red cockaded woodpecker , adding that the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission is developing standards at the present for this species which will provide protection. He noted that the last sentence should read that management of this species will be subject to review and approval by the Development Services Division, Natural Resources Management. Mr . Burch noted that the fourth stipulation provides conservation measures for the woodstork, adding that the National Park Service is very close to coming up with some guidelines for the woodstork. He stated that he is recommending that these stipulations be approved. Mr . Turrell stated that he feels that gopher tor- toises should be added to this list and Mr . Burch indicated that he also wants to have guidelines for the panther . He indicated that he would like to have these stipulations approved and he will come back with additional stipulations for the gopher tortoises and the panther . Mrs. Kurgis questioned if the first stipulation could also be applied to plant species, to which Mr . Burch replied affirmatively. MOTION: Made by Mr. Neale to accept the language of the memo dated July 11, 1989, to the EAC Members which encom- passes four stipulations regarding wildlife to be uti- lized b Staff in their staff resorts where it asslies. Seconded by Dr. Snyder. Carried unanimously. ***** ITEM: Addenda COMMENTS: Environmental Specialist Edwards stated that the users guide for Development Services is now available and his comments to Mr . Pettrow regarding the EAC and what they review was not incorporated into the users guide. Mr . Edwards indicated that he is leaving the County next week and will be returning to Madison, Page 24 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JULY 19, 1989 Wisconsin, to attend the Institute for Environmental Studies. He noted that Ms. Barbara Prynoski will be handling the petitions and a replacement for him will be forthcoming. It was noted that the next meeting would be held at 8 : 45 A.M. , August 2, 1989. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Order of the Chair . ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Sharon Kurgis, Chairman Page 25 PLANNING SERVICES (Environmental Review) STAFF REPORT FOR EAC MEETING 8/16/1989 Petition: R-89-10/PU-89-9; Mr. Salvatore C. Scuderi, of Scuderi & Childs, representing Romano Ciocca & Laura Ciocca; requesting a zoning change from RO to RSF-2 and a provisional use "a" of the residential single family zoning district for a multiple docking area. Considerations: The property is an irregularly-shaped, 3 . 5 acre site located at the south end of South Barfield Drive on Marco Island. The property is bordered to the east by South Barfield Drive, to the south by RSF-3 zoned land, to the west by Caxambas Pass, and to the north by the Heights Waterway Canal (R26E, T52S, S28) . A site visit was conducted on 25 July 1989 by Keith Edwards and Barbara Prynoski of Collier County Planning Services (CCPS) . The site was disturbed in the past. The disturbance may have been caused by clearing of the property, or the property may be an old spoil mound area created when the nearby canals were dredged. Vegetation consists of early successional disturbance species. No trees occur on the property. Shrub species include groundsel (Baccharis halimifolia) , winged sumac (Rhus copallina) , and mimosa (Albizia lebeck) . The groundsel and mimosa are most numerous in the east half of the property while winged sumac is densest in the west half. Groundcover species include various graminoids, such as crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) and sandspur (Cenchrus incertus) , sedges, and a few dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) . There is an existing seawall adjacent to the canal and Caxambas Pass. Vegetation along the seawall consists of groundsel, winged sumac, various graminoids and sedges, painted leaf (Poinsettia pinetorum) beggars tick (Bidens alba) , ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) , and several Brazilian peppers (Schinus terebinthifolius) . The __ Brazilian peppers are located in the northwest corner of the site. Staff Report R-89-10/PU-89-9 EAC Meeting August 16, 1989 Page 2 Wildlife encountered consisted of several red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) . No seagrass beds were evident either in the canal or in the adjacent portion of Caxambas Pass. However the water was quite murky so a complete survey of the surrounding waters could not be performed during the site visit. Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of petition R-89-10/PU-89-9 subject to the following stipulations: 1. Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for all landscaping on the development 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 groundcover shall be native species. At the discretion of the County Landscape Architect or County Environmental Specialist a higher percentage of trees or shrubs can offset an equal percentage of groundcover. For example, the use of 70% native trees could allow the use of only 50% native groundcover. This plan shall depict the 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. Standard Stipulation #2 adopted by EAC 12/7/88. 2 . 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 development, a maintenance program shall be implemented to prevent re-invasion 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. Standard Stipulation #3 adopted by EAC 4/1/87. -2- Staff Report R-89-10/PU-89-9 EAC Meeting August 16, 1989 Page 3 3 . If, during the course of site clearing, excavation, 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 salvageability. The Natural Resources Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activities. Standard Stipulation #4 adopted by EAC 4/1/87. 4 . A thorough survey looking for seagrass beds in the surrounding waters shall be completed prior to approval of the final plat. Any seagrass beds found shall be surveyed and noted on all subsequent site plans and the information provided to Project Review Services during review of the final plat. PREPARED BY: / DATE: � / KEITH EDWARDS • 0/0 REVIEWED BY: AVIA /1 / r DATE: KEN B'` NSKI KE/ew Staff Reports, R-89-10/PU-89-9 -3- PLANNING SERVICES e.IPP / (Environmental Review) / 46 STAFF REPORT ,O , i 4 FOR EAC MEETING 8/16/1989 Petition: R-89-11/SMP-89-15; Glenn E. Caudill of Anchor Engineering, representing Shrewsbury Associates; requesting a zoning change from A-2 to PUD (Casa Del Sol) and Subdivision Master Plan Approval. Considerations: 1. Proposal/Location: The petitioner is proposing to develop a "manufactured home" community consisting of 650 single family units, an 18 hole golf course and 34 . 3 acres of lakes on 240 acres. The site is located at C. R. 951, 3/4 mile north of Rattlesnake Hammock Road (Section 15, Township 50S, Range 26E, Collier County, Florida) . The parcel is 2150 feet X 4867 feet. The petitioner and his agents, specifically Environmental Services Unlimited (ESU) of Ft. Myers, has scheduled a series of preliminary site visits with Collier County Environmental Staff, state - Southwest Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and federal - Army Corp. of Engineers (ACOE) agencies. The Department of Environmental Regulations (DER) is not claiming jurisdiction. Site visits including Environmental Staff of Collier County were made on June 26, 1989 and July 6, 1989. In attendance on 6/26/89 were Keith Edwards and Barbara Prynoski of Collier County accompanied by William Byle, RaeAnn Scholle and Roy Short of Environmental Services Unlimited. The 7/6/89 site visit included Keith Edwards, Eric Worsham and Barbara Prynoski of Collier County, Skip Bergman of ACOE, Janet Strutzell of SFWMD, William Byle, RaeAnn Scholle and Roy Short of ESU. The purpose of the site evaluations was to both evaluate the criteria used by ESU to delineate wetlands/uplands and to determine jurisdictional wetland areas. The reader is directed to review carefully the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (April 27, 1989, revised July, 1989) for a description of the eight vegetative communities delineated by ESU. Staff agrees with the delineations with two exceptions. Staff would classify the hydric pine flatwoods as transitional wetlands and would extend the boundaries of the submerged wetlands. The extension of the submerged wetlands landward is not significant enough to impact on the proposed site plan. Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8-16-89 Page 2 The site is primarily transitional wetland. ESU indicates transitional wetlands being 183 . 6 acres and Staff, including hydric pine flatwoods would indicate 214.8 acres. Transitional wetlands are primarily dominated by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) . Many of the transitional wetlands are impacted by greater than fifty percent of melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) . Submerged wetlands constitute 9 . 4 acres of the site, being characterized primarily by cypress, willow heads of Salix caroliniana and buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) , with Melaleuca evident. Uplands consist mostly of slash pine flatwoods. The reader is again referred to the revised EIS for descriptions of each habitat based on extant species, total acreage and degree of Melaleuca invasion. The northeast section of the site appears to be the least impacted by Melaleuca invasion. Several areas of mesic pine flatwoods are evident. Petitioner has indicated upland areas (411 B and 411 C) and by means of dashed lines within the upland areas, has indicated more pristine, valuable uplands. Upland areas are generally characterized by mature slash pine, saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) , rusty lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea) , dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) , Red bay (Persea borbonia) and gallberry (Ilex glabra) . Several of the residential pods, roads and Lake I (Aqua Range) impact on these areas. The southeast section is characterized by mesic and hydric pine flatwoods, transitional wetlands and a submerged wetland close to the southern boundary line. The clubhouse, golf course range, residential pods, roads and lakes are proposed in this area. The eastern half of the site consists of the majority of the jurisdictional wetland areas that ACOE and SFWMD will expect mitigation for impacts. Total mitigation area acreage required by ACOE and SFWMD is 74 acres. (Source: ESU) . Collier County Staff's approximation of mitigation area, excluding those wetlands with greater than 50% Melaleuca and including the hydric pine flatwoods is 72 ± acres. The western half of the site is mostly transitional wetland, with intermittent upland areas. Five areas classified as submerged wetlands are also included on site. Reader is referred to vegetation and jurisdiction map. Golf course, residential pods, roads, lakes and a sewage treatment plant are proposed in this area. The reader is referred to page 13 of the revised EIS for a listing of endangered animal and plant species sited by ESU. Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8-16-89 Page 3 In summary, of the 240 acres, 47 . 0 acres by ESU's definition or 15.8 acres by Collier County's definition is upland. The remaining acreage is transitional wetland or submerged wetland. As categorized by the petitioner's revised EIS, the petitioner proposes to: (i) preserve, restore and maintain submerged wetlands (9. 4 acres) ; (ii) plant at least 8 acres of native herbaceous aquatic plants and 4 acres of native wetland hammock trees and shrubs in the littoral zone and along lake margins; (iii) create 34 . 3 acres of lakes; (iv) preserve, vegetatively restore and maintain 28. 5 acres of transitional wetlands that mainly surround the submerged wetlands, fairways, lakes and occur in buffers. Excluding acreage credit for (ii) , this totals 72 .2 acres. Petitioner also proposes to preserve 9 acres of the site's uplands. The following should be considered in light of the proposed development in the transitional wetlands. Characteristics of the plant communities indicate that historically the area experienced wetter conditions, draining by sheet flow. Roads (i.e. C.R. 951, Rattlesnake Hammock Road, Davis Blvd. ) and drainage canals have altered drainage patterns. Successional trends from wetland to upland communities will continue as this site and surrounding land uses change due to development. Re-establishment, to the degree possible, of historical hydroperiods within the wetlands will slow or stop the successional trend. On Casa Del Sol, the wetland areas that would most benefit from hydroperiod restoration are the submerged wetlands and those transitional wetlands with the least amount of Melaleuca invasion. Lichen lines in wetland areas exclusive of submerged wetlands were mostly at ground level. Within the submerged wetland, watermarks of 1-1. 5 feet were noted. Further data on lichen lines and water levels need to be obtained. The initial EIS was inferior in Staff's opinion to the revised EIS. It offered a sense of "trees for trees" . The revised EIS has offered functioning habitats. The focus is not just the preservation, restoration,or creation of a vegetative community, but one so designed to make it a Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 4 functioning wildlife community. Many stipulations that staff will recommend are those offered in the revised EIS. Many will need detailed plans of implementation and monitoring. The County and the petitioner are aware that if the R-89-11/SMP-89-15 proposed plan is approved, it may be revised based on mitigation required by ACOE and SFWMD. Recommendations: Considering the above, Staff recommends approval of R-89-11/SMP-89-15 with the following stipulations: 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisition of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incorporates retained native vegetation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. EAC STANDARD STIPULATION ADOPTED 4/1/87. 2 . 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 development, a maintenance program shall be implemented to prevent re-invasion 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. EAC STANDARD STIPULATION ADOPTED 4/1/87. 3 . If, during the course of site clearing, excavation, 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 salvageability. The Natural Resources Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 5 Management Department will respond to any such notification in a timely and efficient manner so as to provide only a minimal interruption to any constructional activities. EAC STANDARD STIPULATION ADOPTED 4/1/87. 4 . ACOE AND SFWMD permits shall be obtained and copies will be forwarded to Collier County Project Review Services (CCPRS) . If required ACOE and/or SFWMD mitigation alters the proposed SMP-89-15, the site plan shall be subject to the review process in effect at that time. 5. Documentation of approval of the survey (methodology and results) conducted by petitioner's agent and/or a permit shall be obtained from the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission in regards to the presence and distribution of protected animal species. If so required or if during development activities protected species are encountered, CCPRS shall immediately be notified and project designs shall be adjusted, if warranted. 6. An archaeological survey in areas to be disturbed where — there is reasonable concern shall be conducted by qualified personnel subject to the approval of the CCPRS. Results of that survey shall be submitted to the CCPRS (Environmental Review Staff) for review and, if warranted, project designs shall be adjusted. 7. Protected plant species listed as sited in the revised EIS and those sited during development activities shall be protected from injury or relocated on site, preferably to preserve or landscaping areas. 8 . All preserve areas as designated on the Master Plan shall be flagged by the petitioner prior to any construction in the abutting area, and habitat preserve boundaries shall be subject to the review and approval of the Collier County Project Review Services (Environmental Review Staff) . The wetland and/or upland preservation areas shall be deeded to and under the control of the Homeowners association or management company to be maintained in its natural state for as long as the development exists. No upland or wetland preservation areas or zones shall be altered or modified from the natural state. Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 6 9 . Prior to any development activities near wetland or upland preserves, buffer zones, cluster tree islands, landscaping, wetland restoration or creation, or any other unique area designated so by the environmental consultant, shall be clearly marked with wooden or other suitable barriers no closer than six feet from such area. 10. Seventy-five percent (75%) native/xeriscape landscaping shall be required for all residential areas and ninety percent (90%) for all common areas. Landscape restrictions and guidelines shall be incorporated into policies and/or deed restrictions. 11. All competitive exotic vegetation shall be mechanically removed in areas isolated from native trees and shrubs, and manually removed or injected with Velpar or Garlon and left standing in areas where native trees or shrubs could be damaged by the removal operation. Annual monitoring and maintenance shall be conducted by a qualified restoration ecologist. Monitoring and maintenance plan shall be part of final site plan. No chemical spray treatment shall be used since young plants are easily pulled out by hand. 12 . There shall be no disposal of lawn or garden residues in any of the wetland or upland preservation areas or buffer zones. This restriction will be incorporated into policies and/or deed restrictions. 13 . Residential units shall be subject to the following guidelines that shall be incorporated into policies and/or deed restrictions: a. Units shall maintain a 15 foot undisturbed, natural buffer along the rear of lot. b. If the buffer zone has a tree canopy less than 50%, the lot owner may plant additional native trees and/or shrubs as long as it does not compete with or damage any of the existing vegetation. c. No dead tree or snag shall be cut or removed from the buffer zone unless it becomes a physical hazard. d. The buffer zone understory of grasses, sedges and weeds may be selectively cut or mowed once a year during the months of December, January or February, with the mower blade set at least four inches off the ground. Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 7 e. Exotic vegetation shall be removed and annually controlled to prevent it from out-competing and displacing native plants. f. Areas that are impacted by fill, beyond the 12 feet perimeter yard area, shall be re-vegetated to a minimum tree canopy of 30% with native and/or non-competitive ornamental species such that a minimum of 75% of the canopy consists of native species. g. To provide maximum wildlife habitat, clusters of trees and/or shrubs and palmettos (i.e. slash pine with palmetto and/or wax myrtle growing around their bases) on lots where the canopy is less than 50%, shall be treated as landscape islands and shall be limited to the occasional raking or removal of debris from the understory as a fire prevention measure. 14 . The wet prairies shall be cut with a rotary-blade chopper (bush-hog) once every two years, alternating, so only half of an area is cut each year. 15. Lake creation shall be subject to the following: a. Control of aquatic vegetation shall be done manually, as required, to provide and enhance long term community diversity of native species and ensure against more opportunistic species out competing desirable ones. b. No chemicals shall be used as a vegetation control method. c. In lakes where species such as cattails begin to out-compete other emergent plants, mechanical harvesting of no more than 75% shall be employed as long as it does not alter the littoral zone configuration and the area is re-vegetated with more desirable species. d. Constructed lakes shall maintain a littoral zone around the lake with typical native aquatic vegetation relocated from on site and/or propagated by commercial sources. Lake littoral zones will be designed in accordance with Water Management District and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permit specifications. e. At least 8 acres of native herbaceous aquatic plants and 4 acres of native wetland hammock trees and shrubs shall be planted in the littoral zones and lake margins. Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 8 16. Functional submerged wetlands and wetland preserve/conservation areas, as identified jointly by the project ecologists and ecologists from the County, Corp of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District shall be preserved, restored and maintained. Detailed water management plans designed to maintain historic hydroperiods in all wetland areas aforementioned shall be submitted for environmental approval by Collier County Project Review Services prior to construction plan approval. 17 . 28. 5 acres of transitional wetlands shall be preserved on restored. 18. Nine acres of uplands, as designated, shall be preserved. 19 . Golf course fairways and community property shall be subject to: a. Areas of native vegetation shall be cut no more than twice a year with a rotary chopper (bush-hog) set 6 inches off the ground, during the months between August and February. b. No fertilizers or chemicals shall be applied to areas of native vegetation except for planted trees and shrubs to help promote root development and stem growth. c. Natural tree and shrub clusters shall be protected from cutting as they provide diversity and cover for wildlife. d. If treated wastewater effluent becomes available from existing or future wastewater treatment plants, an agreement shall be made to use such effluent for irrigation of the golf course. 20. The proposed 5 year wetland water level and re-vegetation monitoring program will be submitted to the CCPRS and SFWMD for approval. 21. A 25 foot buffer will be provided around preserve/conservation land, wetlands, protected uplands, lakes or any other area designated under the plan to be protected. 22 . Prior to final site construction approval, all conservation and preserve areas and all ACOE, SFWMD jurisdictional wetlands shall be represented on the site plan by a survey prepared, signed and sealed by a Staff Report R-89-11/SMP-89-15 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 9 professional land surveyor. Prior to construction, areas subject to alteration shall be flagged by the petitioner, the alignments/configurations to be subject to the review and approval of Collier County Project Review Services. 23 . For all of the stipulations above, mutual agreements must be reached between Collier County Project Review Services and personnel of Casa Del Sol. If mutual agreements cannot be reached, the matter will be brought before the Environmental Advisory Council or whatever County environmental review board is in power at the time of disputes; this governing entity will act as an arbitrator for disputes. If arbitration is futile, the matters will be brought before the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) , the BCC to act as the final arbitrator. PREPARED BY: I d apc... ,44244,c, DATE: (.244.7 fl / 9,7 BARBARA P•%NOSKI REVIEWED BY: � ff DATE: G' �� � KEN :tGINSKI FORM 6 PLANNING SERVICES (Environmental Review) STAFF REPORT FOR EAC MEETING 8/16/1989 Petition: R-89-7; Dr. Neno J. Spagna, of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Garrett F. X. Beyrent and Teryl Beyrent; requesting a zoning change from Estates to PUD (Tropicana Interchange Plaza) . Considerations: The property is a rectangular, 4 . 4 acre site located approximately one-quarter of a mile west of I-75 on the north side of Pine Ridge road. The area is bordered to the north, east, and west by Estates zoned land and to the south by Pine Ridge road (R26E, T49S, S7) . A site visit was conducted on 25 July 1989 by Keith Edwards, Collier County Planning Services (CCPS) . Petitioner plans to construct a 126-unit motel building, car wash and gas station, and a fast food restaurant on the property. By looking at aerial photographs of the areas, it appears that the site was once part of an old farm field. Several ditches running east to west in the property support this contention. The site is dominated vegetatively by early successional, disturbance species. These include various graminoid species, dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) , grape vine (Vitis rotundifolia) , and several Brazilian pepper shrubs (Schinus terebinthifolius) . There are several scattered slash pines (Pinus elliottii var. densa) on site as well as several wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) , winged sumac (Rhus copallina) , groundsel (Baccharis halimifolia) , and cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) . Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of R-89-7 subject to the four standard stipulations. Staff Report R-89-7 EAC Meeting 8-16-89 Page 2 1. Petitioner shall be subject to Ordinance 75-21 (or the tree/vegetation removal ordinance in existence at the time of permitting) , requiring the acquisition of a tree removal permit prior to any land clearing. A site clearing plan shall be submitted to the Natural Resources Management Department for their review and subject to approval prior to any work on the site. This plan may be submitted in phases to coincide with the development schedule. The site clearing plan shall clearly depict how the final site layout incorporates retained native vegetation to the maximum extent possible and how roads, buildings, lakes, parking lots, and other facilities have been oriented to accommodate this goal. 2 . Native species shall be utilized, as described below, in the site landscaping plan. A landscape plan for all landscaping on the development 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 groundcover shall be native species. At the discretion of the County Landscape Architect or County Environmental Specialist a higher percentage of trees or shrubs can offset an equal percentage of groundcover. For example, the use of 70% native trees could allow the use of only 50% native groundcover. This plan shall depict the 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 development, a maintenance program shall be implemented to prevent re-invasion 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. PLANNING SERVICES (Environmental Review) STAFF REPORT FOR EAC MEETING 8/16/1989 Petition: PDA-89-6: Dr. Neno J. Spagna of Florida Urban Institute, Inc. , representing Domenico and Angela Gadaleta; requesting a PUD amendment to Gadaleta PUD (R-87-31C) . Considerations: 1. LocationJProposal Subject property is located on the west side of Old U.S. 41, just south of the Lee County Line. The approximately 17 . 28 acre site is undeveloped. Zoning to the north is PUD (Spanish Wells) , to the east is Industrial, to the south is A-2 and to the west is RMF-6. The petitioner is requesting temporary use of subject site for a golf driving range for a minimum of seven years or until the county utilities system is able to provide potable water to the property. Amendments proposed to Petition R-87-31C, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as Ordinance 88-50 on May 24, 1989 are as follows: a. Addition of Section 3 . 5. 1 Temporary Use For A Driving Range; b. Upon termination of the golf driving range use, Section 3 .5. 1 will terminate and petitioner agrees to develop the subject property in accordance with the stipulations of the PUD; c. The addition of the golf driving range, snack shop, golf equipment sales area; d. The improvements shall consist of 40' X 60' (more or less) office/maintenance building, a putting green, a practice green/sand trap, seventy (70) paved off-street parking spaces, a 25' X 40' paved loading/unloading area, driving golf range related facilities, along with a temporary road and approved well and septic system to serve the facility; Staff Report PDA-89-6 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 2 e. The petitioner shall provide a fifty (50) foot buffer of the native vegetation along the north and south property lines; f. All xeric oak, (Quercus sp. ) exceeding a 4" diameter breast height and wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) will be retained in place, or, if their removal is required for the development of the golf driving range, they will be moved to another location on the site, "healed in" and preserved until such time as they can be permanently re-planted as part of the required landscaping of the property as approved in petition R-87-31C; g. The preserve areas shown on the site plan will be retained in their existing condition; h. The removal of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) will be kept to an absolute minimum, sufficient to allow golf ball in-flight visibility for the customers using the driving range. .-� 2 . Site Description/Vegetation/Wildlife The northern boundary line runs along a drainage area for the Spanish Wells PUD. Vegetation along this boundary consists primarily of wetland species along the channel edge, i.e. cattails (Typha latifolia) and swamp fern (Blechnum serrulatum) . The petitioner has proposed a 50 foot buffer to be retained in natural vegetation along this boundary. vegetation within this buffer primarily consists of an open canopy of slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) and an understory of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) , rusty lyonia (Lyonia ferruginia) , scattered cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) , occasional prickly pear (Opunta humifusa) , rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides) and dahoon holly (Ilex cassine) . Continuing along the northern boundary, plant species change to a wetland community of willow (Salix caroliniana) , button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) , swamp fern, saw grass (Cladium iamaicensis) and black needle grass (Juncus roemerianus) . Occasional exotics, Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) and melaleuca (Melaleuca quiquenervia) become evident as one approaches the Florida Power and Light (FPL) easement. The western boundary has an FPL easement and a wetland plant community. PDA-89-6 does not propose any work in this area. No work is proposed beyond (west of) the 300 yards indicated on the site plan. Staff Report PDA-89-6 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 3 The southern and eastern boundaries of the site consist of the vegetation typical of the interior of the site, the area(s) of proposed impact. The area of proposed impact lies within the 25' setback from Old U.S. 41 (East) , the two 50 foot buffers (north and south borders) , and the 300 yard limit shown on the site plan. Most of the subject property in this area supports two habitats, that do not form distinct boundaries, but rather change from one to another throughout most of the site. The first of these habitats is upland pine habitat. The relatively open canopy consists of slash pines. Understory/shrub layer is dominated by saw palmetto (often dense) and rusty lyonia. Other species present in few numbers include gallberry (Ilex glabra) , prickly pear, wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) , penny royal (Piloblephis rigida) , gopher apple (Licania michauxii) and blueberry (Vaccinium sp. ) . Pine needles, graminoids, vines and open sandy areas dominate the groundcover. The second of these habitats is a xeric oak habitat. Scrub oaks (Quercus sp. ) , rosemary, saw palmetto, rusty lyonia occur in this area. Several species of epiphytes, including Tillandsia fasciculata and T. setacea are associated with many of the oaks. Both species are listed as protected species by the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDA) . Groundcover consists of gopher apple, pine needles, graminoids, and prickly pear cactus. An abandoned gopher tortoise burrow is located on site, per Dr. Spagna. We were unable to locate the burrow on August 2 , 1989. Wildlife observed (0) or Heard (H) on august 2 , 1989 is as follows: American Swallow-tailed Kite (Cyanocitta cristata) (0) Blue Jay (Elanoides forticatus) (0) Skink (unknown species) (0) Cicada (Suborder Homoptera) (H) 3 . Concerns: The area is proposed to be altered temporarily (possible seven years) . The site represents good examples of scrub oak habitat, a habitat rapidly disappearing in Collier County. Staff Report PDA-89-6 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 4 One scrub oak area is designated as a preserve area (see site plan) . Staff feels additional changes in the site plan would decrease the plan's "permanent" impact on the environment. Permanent structures and/or alterations should be minimized so that those areas not developed under the approved PUD can regain their natural habitat characteristics in a minimal amount of time. The petitioner has indicated a sensitivity to potential environmental impacts and a willingness to discuss the following stipulations with Domenico and Angela Gadaleta. Recommendations: In consideration of the above concerns, staff recommends approval of PDA-89-6 subject to the following conditions: 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 . (See attached page) . 5. In accordance with 7. 3 . 5 of the Conservation Element of the Growth Management Plan, any gopher tortoise burrows found shall remain where they are, or if applicable, tortoises will be relocated to a suitable habitat as determined by Florida Game & Freshwater Fish Commission. 6. Parking spaces will be reduced to 30 spaces. Parking areas will be limerock, paver bricks or grass, rather than asphalt. 7 . The office/ maintenance building will be elevated construction to prevent a "permanent" footprint. This stipulation is subject to approval by Development Services Department (Planning Services Section) . 8 . Area to be cleared for driving range area will not exceed 200 yards beyond (westerly) of the "Driving Tee Area" . 9. Scrub oak clusters will remain within the 200 yards. A percentage, determined by Planning Services Environmental Review Staff and the petitioner, may be transplanted (and maintained) to another area on site for possible future re-planting. 10. Conservation area (central xeric scrub community) shall be maintained as a conservation area. Staff Report PDA-89-6 EAC Meeting 8/16/89 Page 5 11. All protected areas will be fenced during clearing development activities. 12 . Protected epiphytes, if in impacted area, will be protected and/or transplanted to non-impact areas on site. 13 . All areas designated as protected, i.e. scrub oak habitat, buffer areas, or any other protected area designated under the Gadeleta PUD will not be altered. 14 . Department of Environmental Regulation and U. S. Corps of Engineers shall be consulted by the petitioner prior to site development concerning jurisdictional wetlands. 15. Fifty foot buffer of native vegetation along north and south property lines will be provided. 16. Removal of slash pine and saw palmetto will be kept to an absolute minimum, sufficient to allow golf ball in-flight visibility for the customers of the driving range. PREPARED BY: ` 4:4 i ed.cL DATE: S'/7 l J BARBARA PRYNOSKI REVIEWED BY: `ifd 4,1(4; DATE: eo KEN :AGINSKI FORM 6