| 2009-05-27 12:02:20 | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPT: ***ZONING FAILED*** |
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| | 1. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL RESPONSES IN WRITING. |
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| | 2. PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ZONING AND |
| | LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (ZLDR), SECTION 94(B): |
| | BUFFERING OF NONRESIDENTIAL USES ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC |
| | THOROUGHFARE AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE |
| | OWNER OF PROPERTY USED FOR NONRESIDENTIAL PURPOSES |
| | SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A LANDSCAPED BUFFER STRIP |
| | ALONG THE ENTIRE EDGE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC |
| | THOROUGHFARE AND OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. |
| | THE BUFFER STRIP SHALL BE DESIGNED AND LANDSCAPED AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
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| | (1) FOR INDUSTRIAL USES AND USES IN INDUSTRIAL |
| | DISTRICTS, THE BUFFER STRIP SHALL BE AT LEAST TEN FEET |
| | WIDE ALONG THE EDGE OF PROPERTY WHEN ADJACENT TO A |
| | PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE AND AT LEAST FIVE FEET WIDE ALONG |
| | THE EDGE OF PROPERTY WHEN ADJACENT TO NONRESIDENTIAL |
| | ZONING DISTRICTS. FOR ALL OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL USES, |
| | THE BUFFER STRIP SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE FEET WIDE ALONG |
| | THE ENTIRE EDGE OF PROPERTY WHEN ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC |
| | THOROUGHFARE, AND WHEN ADJACENT TO NONRESIDENTIAL |
| | ZONING DISTRICTS. |
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| | (2) THE BUFFER STRIP MAY NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY MORE |
| | THAN 25 PERCENT OF ITS REQUIRED LENGTH TO PROVIDE FOR |
| | SIGNS OR VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS. THIS PROVISION |
| | MAY BE WAIVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR |
| | TO ACCOMMODATE NORMAL VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR |
| | PROPERTIES POSSESSING LESS THAN 100 FEET OF FRONTAGE |
| | ALONG A THOROUGHFARE. HOWEVER, NOT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT |
| | OF THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED. |
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| | NOTE: THE SUBMITTAL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION MAY |
| | GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AT |
| | WWW.MUNICODE.COM OR VISIT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT |
| | WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/PLAN/INDEX.HTM. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME. |
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| | MAGGIE CRUZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT |
| | TEL: (561) 822-1444 OR (561) 805-6720 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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