baldwin park unit 8 design guidelines footnote 3 update · a minor amendment to the baldwin park...

Property Location: along the south side of Benwick Alley., west of Jake Street, east of Meeting Place, (±2.0 acres, District 3). Applicant’s Request: A minor amendment to the Baldwin Park Residential Design Guidelines, to amend footnote 3 for neighborhood 8 “Lake Susan-nah Edge Treatment” (ZON2019-10003). Staff’s Recommendation: Approval of the request subject to the condi-tions in the staff report.

S U M M A R Y

Location Map Subject Site

Owner

Various

Applicant

Dave Cahill Dave Cahill Company, Inc.

Project Planner

Jacques Coulon Planner II

February 28 , 2019 Staf f Report to the Baldwin Park Tow n Review Design Commit tee

BALDWIN PARK UNIT 8 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOOTNOTE 3 UPDATE

C AS E # Z ON 2 0 1 9 - 1 0 0 0 3 I t e m # 1

Public Comment The applicant’s submittal, notice of the Baldwin Park TDRC meeting, and staff report were posted to the City’s Baldwin Park web-site approximately one week prior to the BPTDRC meeting and was also provided to the Baldwin Park Residential Owners Associ-ation (ROA) via e-mail. As of the published date of this report staff has not received any public comment.

Updated: February 22, 2019

FUTURE LAND USE MAP

ZONING MAP

PD

URB-VIL

Project Analys is Project Description The applicant is requesting a minor amendment to the Baldwin Park Residential Design Guidelines, to amend footnote 3 for neighborhood 8 which requires specific architectural treatments for those properties located directly on Lake Susan-nah (section 1.8.9). The applicant is proposing to amend the text to allow additional flexibility in site design and architec-tural treatments for those 8 lots where this footnote applies The subject sites have a Future Land Use designation of Urban Village, and all of the properties are within the Baldwin Park Planned Development. The subject sites are designated as Detached Housing on the Land Use Plan Map and Neighborhood General on the Regulatory Plan. The proposal is consistent with both the GMP Future Land Use designa-tion and Baldwin Park PD zoning, including the Land Use Plan and Regulatory Plan. Previous Actions:

09/1998: Baldwin Park PD Adopted

2005: Subject Property Platted as Lots 1428-1431 in Baldwin park Unit 8A.

2008: A 11,627 sq. ft. single-family residence was constructed on lot 1432.

2008: The Baldwin Park Residential Design Guidelines were adopted by the HOA.

2012: Most recent Non-Substantial PD Amendment for the Entitlements Summary Table

2017: 6 manor homes converted from 4 Custom Lots (ZON2017-00001 & SUB2017-00025) Project Context The subject sites are generally located on the south side of Benwick Alley, on the north side of the alley are the rear yards and garages for homes fronting Nolan Court and Fenwood Lane. To the south of the subject site is an open mews as well as a bike/pedestrian trail along the shore of Lake Susannah. (See Table 1)

Development Standards: Development standards for all single-family residential lots within the Baldwin Park PD are governed by the Residential Design Guidelines (RDG). These guidelines cover a broad range of development standards including Lot Widths, Imper-vious Surface Area Ratios, Architectural Details, and Landscaping. The majority of the lots along Benwick Alley are unique in Baldwin Park in that they do not have direct frontage to a street but are accessed only by the alley. The Residential Design Guidelines contain special instructions as to the treat-ment of the homes along Lake Susannah, specifically including the subject lots, the treatment is referred to as the “Lake Susannah Edge Treatment”. The applicant is proposing to keep the Lake Susannah Edge Treatment in place and re-quire all of the new lots to be subject to the additional guidelines. The existing note in its full text reads: Lake Susannah Edge Treatment: Main Body shall be 2 story and orient toward Lake Susannah. Main Body architectural styles using large verandahs and full porches are strongly encouraged. Styles such as French should be avoided. The Main Body shall be located at the Front Yard Setback. Two entrances of f the alley and an additional two parking spaces adjacent to the garage may be permitted provided they are screened from view of any park or street and that emergency vehicle access is adequate. With the recent replat of the properties along Lake Susannah, there are now a total of eight (8) lots that this footnote ap-plies to, only one of which has been developed. Staff has met with the developer for the remaining seven (7) lots several times to work through proposed designs for each home that meets the current footnote requirements and also provides amenity space and semi-provate areas along the lake frontage but as of yet no designs have been created that meet both the City and Developer’s needs. The main concerns with the current footnote is that it requires the main body of the

Table 1—Project Context

Future Land Use Zoning Surrounding Use

North

URBAN-VILLAGE

Single-Family Residential

Planned Development (Baldwin park PD)

East Single-Family Residential

South Open Mews and Bike Pedestrian Trail

West Multi-Family Residential

home to be located at the front yard setback line, in this case 20 ft. back from the southern property lines, and also does not provide any leeway for any semi-private space overlooking the lake. The basis for the Lake Susannah Edge Treat-ment is to ensure that the portion of the home/lot fronting the lake and public areas is treated appropriately and presents itself as a highly detailed frontage and not a typical rear of the home. Staff feels that the proposed updates are keeping in line with the intent of the edge treatment while providing additional flexibility for the final development of the sites. Proposed, Revised Language for Neighborhood Eight Footnote #3 Lake Susannah Edge Treatment: The portion of the lot facing Lake Susannah shall be treated as the front for purposes of setbacks and other residential design standards. The main body shall be 2 story and orient toward Lake Susannah. Main Body architectural styles using large verandahs and full porches are strongly encouraged. Styles such as French should be avoided. The lake side of the home must incorporate prominent massing and architectural details and treat-ments similar in appearance to the front of the home. An open air porch may encroach up to 10 feet into the front yard setback pursuant to the established standards of the residential design guidelines with the exception that the porch may be enclosed on that side closest to the side property line but must contain French doors or other architecturally appropri-ate doors over the majority of that portion of the side wall within the front yard setback; at no point may the lake side or third side, that portion fronting towards the interior of the lot, be walled or screened in to create fully enclosed space with-in the front yard setback. The front yard fence must be installed on the front property line and must meet all requirements for front yard fences as detailed in section 12 “Site Screening Criteria” of this document with the exception that fences must be 48 in. in height and must be of a metal picket style. At the alley an additional two parking spaces adjacent to the garage may be permitted provided they are screened from view of any park or street and that emergency vehicle access is adequate. Pools, including decking, may encroach 10 feet into the front yard setback though no vertical elements of the pool such as waterfall features, raised hot tubs, raised shelves or other similar features may encroach into the front yard setback. Transportation, Infrastructure, Environmental and School There are no anticipated impacts to Transportation, Infrastructure, Environmental or Schools from the proposed design guideline updates.

Aerial Photo

Subject Property

Bike/Ped Trail Lake Susannah

View from Benwick Alley of Subject Lots looking northeast.

View from Bike/Pedestrian Trail along Lake Susannah of Subject Lots looking northwest.

STREETVIEW

Ped/Bike Path

Open Mews

Pedestrian Path

Benwick Alley

I l lustrat ive Si te Plan

Required Front Yard Setback

10 ft. encroach-ment allowance for pools and open porches.

Porch walls must remain open.

Open picket fence, may be up to 48 in. in height.

Besides porch, no struc-tures, including pool structures, may be elevat-ed in front yard setback.

Findings Subject to the conditions contained herein, the proposal is consistent with the requirements for approval of Planned De-velopment applications contained in Section 65.000 of the Land Development Code (LDC): 1. The proposal is consistent with the City’s Growth Management Plan. 2. The proposal is consistent with the purpose and intent of the PD zoning district and all other requirements of the

LDC. 3. The proposal is compatible with surrounding land uses and the general character of the area. 4. The necessary public facilities will be adequate to serve the proposed use, or will be provided by the applicant as a

condition of this approval. Staff recommends approval of ZON2019-10003 subject to the conditions below:

Condit ions of Approval Land Development

1. Land Use and Zoning. Except as provided herein, development of the property shall be consistent with the approved development standards of the Baldwin Park PD zoning district.

2. General Code Compliance. Development of the proposed project should be consistent with the conditions in this report and all codes and ordinances of the City of Orlando, the State of Florida, and all other applicable regulato-ry agencies. All other applicable state or federal permits must be obtained before commencing development.

3. Regulations Subject to Code. Except as provided herein, the proposed project is subject to the conditions of this report and all codes and ordinances of the State of Florida, City of Orlando and all other applicable regulatory agencies. All other applicable state or federal permits must also be obtained before commencing development.

4. Consistency: Development within the subject property must remain consistent with all exhibits provided within this application subject to the conditions ultimately approved by City Council.

5. As provided by subsection 166.033(5), Florida Statutes, issuance of a development permit by a municipality does not in any way create any right on the part of an applicant to obtain a permit from a state or federal agency and does not create any liability on the part of the municipality for issuance of the permit if the applicant fails to obtain requisite approvals or fulfill the obligations imposed by a state or federal agency or undertakes actions that result in a violation of state or federal law. In accordance with subsection 166.033(5), Florida Statutes, it is hereby made a condition of this permit that all other applicable state or federal permits be obtained before commencement of the development.

6. Final Architectural Review: Final site plan; landscape plan; and building elevations are subject to final re-view and approval by the Town Architect and Town Planner. Final plans must be reviewed and stamped by Town Architect prior to building permit review to confirm compliance with all conditions of approval including the updated language for Neighborhood 8 Footnote 3.

7. Neighborhood 8 Footnote 3, Lake Susannah Edge Treatment, Updated Language: The language for Neighborhood 8 footnote 3 as noted in section 1.8.9 of the Baldwin park Residential Design Standards must be updated to read the following:

Lake Susannah Edge Treatment: The portion of the lot facing Lake Susannah shall be treated as the front for pur-poses of setbacks and other residential design standards. The main body shall be 2 story and orient toward Lake Susannah. Main Body architectural styles using large verandahs and full porches are strongly encouraged. Styles such as French should be avoided. The lake side of the home must incorporate prominent massing and architec-tural details and treatments similar in appearance to the front of the home. An open air porch may encroach up to 10 feet into the front yard setback pursuant to the established standards of the residential design guidelines with the exception that the porch may be enclosed on that side closest to the side property line but must contain French doors or other architecturally appropriate doors over the majority of that portion of the side wall within the front yard setback; at no point may the lake side or third side, that portion fronting towards the interior of the lot, be walled or screened in to create fully enclosed space within the front yard setback. The front yard fence must be installed on the front property line and must meet all requirements for front yard fences as detailed in section 12 “Site Screening Criteria” of this document with the exception that fences must be 48 in. in height and must be of a metal picket style. At the alley an additional two parking spaces adjacent to the garage may be permitted provided they are screened from view of any park or street and that emergency vehicle access is adequate. Pools, includ-ing decking, may encroach 10 feet into the front yard setback though no vertical elements of the pool such as wa-terfall features, raised hot tubs, raised shelves or other similar features may encroach into the front yard setback.

Contact Informat ion Land Development

For questions, contact Jacques Coulon at 407-246-3427 or at [email protected].

Transportation

For questions, contact John Rhoades at 407-246-2293 or at [email protected].

Urban Design

For questions, contact Richard Forbes, Baldwin Park Town Planner, at 407-246-3350 or at [email protected].

Water Reclamation

For questions regarding Water Reclamation, please contact David Breitrick at [email protected].

Review Process—Next Steps 1. TDRC minutes scheduled for review and approval by City Council. 2. Building permits may be submitted following the TDRC recommendation of approval but cannot be approved until

the City Council minutes approving the action of the TDRC are published.

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