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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To : Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : C M h i9g0 FILE
of the City Commission E
SUBJECT : Appeal: DeGarmo Estates
3952 Douglas Road
Item PZ-8
FROM : Cesar H . Od REFERENCES City Commission Meeting:
City Manage ENCLOSURES: February 15, 1990
It is recommended that the Commission uphold the decision of the Heritage
Conservation Board in authorizing a Certificate of Approval for development
activity for the proposed De Garmo Estates Tentative Plat 1320-B at 3952
Douglas Road, involving the construction of a front and back entrance, walls,
a private road, and also involving tree removal and relocation, located within
Environmental Preservation District 48-1 and the Douglas Road Scenic
Transportation Corridor, per plans on file.
BACKGROUNO
An adjacent property owner has filed an appeal (attached).
By Resolution HC-90-3; January 16, 1990, the Heritage Conservation Board
authorized a revised Certificate of Approval by a vote of 7 to 0 (attached).
The Heritage Conservation Board accepted the applicant's plans, noting changes
to the entrance towers, but subject to conditions pertaining to walls, tree
canopy and signage.
Previously on December 19, 1989 by Resolution HC-89-31 the Board had
authorized a certificate, subject to more extensive conditions by a vote of
6 to 2.
The file, containing all pertinent information on which the action was based,
is attached; plans will be available at the Commission hearing.
Attachment
cc: Law Department
Planning Department
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00247
January 23, 1990
Mr. Cesar Odio
Manager, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Fl. 33133
Dear Mr. Odio,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berckmans wish to appeal the
decision of the Heritage Conservation Board on January 16,
1990 approving the application for tree removal and
development within the Douglas Road Scenic Transportation
Corridor at 3952 Douglas Road ( De Garmo Estates ) and the
Certificate of Approval allowing development within the
Environmental Preservation District 48-1 at the same address.
The application for tree removal approved by the Board
does not comply with the City of Miami's standards for tree
removal and development nor with the minimum standards set
out in Dade County Ordinance 89-9.
As adjacent homeowners to this site we understand that
there is no appeal fee. You may contact us through Mary
Weber, President of the. El Prado Area Association at 3900 El
Prado Boulevard, Coconut Grove 33133; 442-1541.
Sincerely,
Bruce Berckman ,Jr.
Leslie Berckmans
c.c. Gloria Fox
Joseph McManus
Sara Eaton
Mattie Hirai
I
January 23, 1990
® Gloria Fox
Chief of Hearing Boards
275 NW 2nd Street
Miami, Fl. 33128
Dear Ms. Fox,
The E1 Prado Area Association wishes to join the appeal
filed by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berckmans regarding the decision
of the Heritage Conservation Board January 16, 1990
approving the application for tree removal and development
within the Douglas Road Scenic Transportation Corridor at
' 3952 Douglas Road ( De Garmo Estates ) and the Certificate
of Approval allowing development within the Environmental.
Preservation District 48-1 at the Same address.
Please keep us informed of all hearing dates. You may
contact us at 3900 El Prado Boulevard Coconut Grove 33133.
c.c. Gloria Fox
Sara Eaton
Sincerely, !!le ��,,,//
Mary Webef, President
E1 Prado Area Assoc.
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Environmental Preservation District
Evaluation Sheet
Address: 3952 Douglas Road (DeGarmo Estates)
EPD# : 48-• 1
Existing Use:
Single
Family
Residence
Proposed Use:
Single
Family
Residences
Proposed Work: Construction of a front and back entrance,
walls, and a private road for the proposed
DeGarmo Estates tentative plat.
Existing trees proposed to be destroyed:
39
Existing trees proposed to be relocated:
22
Staff Recommendation: A proposed tentative plat for the DeGarmo
Estates was given conceptual approval by the
Heritage Conservation Board on July 18, 1989.
The tentative plat has not yet been approved by
the Plat and Street Committee. This application
seeks approval of entrances and walls, with
corresponding tree removal and relocation.
The eight foot entrance wall and gates on
Douglas Road are formal in design, massive in
scale, and out of character with other design
features along the Main Highway Scenic
Transportation Corridor. This impact is
somewhat lessened, however, because they are set
back approximately 45-60 feet from the edge of
Douglas Road.
The lower wall within the traffic island
provides a useful, physical barrier at an
intersection where cars from Main Highway have
often crashed into the existing wall. The
identification of the subdivision name on the
wall may be appropriate for a subdivision in
Kendall or South Dade, but not Coconut Grove.
The design of the entrance should serve as the
project's identification. Furthermore, Chapter
17 discourages the placement of signs along
Scenic Transportation Corridors.
The Planning Department is also concerned with
the proposed landscape treatment along the
Douglas Road entrance. The planting plan
proposes to remove- or relocate all existing
trees within 60 feet of the edge of Douglas
Road. These trees include phoenix palms, royal
palms, and ficus trees. Although the Planning
Department understands the applicant's desire to
create visibility and an identity for the
entrance to his project, the Department is
concerned about the removal of some of the
existing trees and the resulting lack of canopy
at an already wide open intersection. . The
DeGarmo Estates 90--01ss
3952 Douglas Road
December 19, 1989
14
proposed eight royal palms within the traffic
island are not adequate in canopy coverage. The
bareness is out of character with the Scenic
Transportation Corridor. The Planning
Department would prefer two to three large
mahogany trees at each end of the island.
The Board and applicant
may also wish to
completely reconsider the
formal, symmetrical
architectural and landscape
treatment of the
Douglas Road entrance.
Other less formal
treatments may be more in
character with the
Scenic Transportation Corridor, yet equally
appropriate to an expensive
subdivision. one
need only look at the entrances to Vizcaya and
its farm village to see
how effective an
asymmetrical arrangement
with irregularity
spaced shade trees can be.
The Planning Department commends the applicant
on reducing the height of the walls within the
subdivision to four feet. These walls will be
more in keeping with the existing character of
the site. The Department, however, is concerned
about the formal treatment of the planting
plan. The use of only one species of shade tree
inside the walls is not in character with the
site, where a large number of different trees
have been randomly planted. More variety in
plant material is called for. Furthermore, the
planting plan does not take into consideration
the existing trees just inside the proposed
walls. For instance, a large oak (#22) is
located west of the plaza at lot #6 where new
trees are proposed. Also, the large oak ( #125 )
and mahogany (#381) proposed to remain within
the right-of-way along Midway Street are not
considered in the planting plan. All existing
trees should be shown on the planting plan, as
well as the new location of relocated trees.
The Planning Department recommends that the
application for a Certificate of Approval be
approved, subject to the redesign of the Douglas
Road entrance and planting plan to address the
concerns addressed above. The Department also
encourages the applicant to resubmit his
application for a tentative plat prior to the
next Heritage Conservation Board meeting so the
Board will know whether the proposed plat
complies with all conditions of the Plat and
Street Committee.
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DeGarmo Estates
3952 Douglas Road
December 19, 1989
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RESOLUTION HC-90-3
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FOR THE PROPOSED DEGARMO ESTATES
TENTATIVE PLAT AT 3952 DOUGLAS ROAD REQUIRING TREE
REMOVAL AND RELOCATION, PER AMENDED PLANS ON FILE IN
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LOCATED WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT #48-1 AND THE DOUGLAS ROAD SCENIC
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR, AFTER FINDING THAT:
1. ENTRANCE GATE FEATURES ON BOTH DOUGLAS ROAD AND
MIDWAY STREET HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO A LOWER
HEIGHT AND REDUCED MASS TO BE MORE IN KEEPING WITH
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCENIC
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR; AND
2. THAT THE LANDSCAPE PLANS HAVE BEEN REDRAWN TO
INCLUDE ALL EXISTING TREES THAT ARE PROGRAMMED TO
REMAIN;
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. ENTRANCE WALLS SHALL BE NO HIGHER THAN SIX AND ONE-
HALF FEET, WITH PIERS NO HIGHER THAN EIGHT FEET,
AND WALLS SHALL BE TREATED WITH LIMESTONE
ENCRUSTATIONS, AND "ANTIQUE" STUCCO FINISH, AND A
LIME BASED PAINT;
2. CANOPY ALONG DOUGLAS ROAD SHALL BE REPLACED AS
SHOWN ON REVISED "DOUGLAS ROAD ENTRANCE" PLAN DATED
JANUARY 10, 1990, WITH 13 OAKS IN A STAGGERED
PATTERN APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET IN HEIGHT OR 16
INCHES IN DIAMETER;
3. SIGNAGE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO MEDALLIONS OF CAST
STONE NO GREATER THAN 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER;
AND FURTHER FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED TREE REMOVAL
MEETS CRITERIA 1 OF SECTION 17-9(A) OF CHAPTER 17 OF
THE MIAMI CITY CODE.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1990.
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ZiAR;iO ESTATES - TENTATIVE PLAT '#1320-B
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Z-he City of Miami ?'-at and Street Committee, at :ts meeting o-
�cember 98Q, .referred the above tentative plat subject to the
11lowiag revisions being made to the tenta;i•re plat, additional.
_�'crmati:n being trovided and/or variances being granted. ?lease
;.wised that -he processing of your tentative plat cannc•.
-r-Ceed •n-.il these conditions have been satisfied.
- :ndicate current zoning on the location sketch.
-=::dicate flood criteria.
- Florida ?over & Light Company will require a 5-foot
easement along the north and south boundaries of the
site.
%V I ��:e existing .call encroachment within the
public right of way is to be removed.
Zxisting wail encroachment along the southerly boundary
of the olst must be removed or relocated to within the
nlatted.=roperty. Agreement with properly owner `o the
South will also be acceptable.
Correct the owner's address.
- Written aoproval will be required from Dade County
?ublic Worl.s Department approving the entrance from
Douglas Road as shown on the tentative plat. This
toDroval =ust be received by the City o_' Miami Public
Wiles Tepar:rent prior to the next plat and street
committee =eeting where this plat has been :'_aced on
the agenda.
Correct axisting water main sizes shown on plat.
- Con3.ruc ti on plans -for the installation of sanitary
never-- :within the private road must be reviewed and
a approved by t::e City of Miami, Dade County DERM and he
:Ietro-Dade dater & Sewer Authority Department. C)0 015 i
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..acciamani Deveiopment �umpany December f9, 1989
Degamo Estates
:n addition to the above requirements, you should be aware of
the following:
State and local laws require the installation of various
physical improvements in the public rights -of -way when
property is platted. These subdivision improvements
include paving, drainage, landscaping, sidewalks, etc. In
some cases this could represent a substantial investment
on your part.
2. The alteration, relocation or installation of utilities
such as storm and sanitary sewers, electric, telepnone,
water, etc., caused by this plat will be at the property
owner's expense. Also, utility easements may be required
- on the property being platted.
building permit will not be issued on the property being
platted until the final plat is recorded. Also, the
Certi+icate of Occupancy for any building construction will
be issued only after all the required subdivision
improvements have been completed.
�. Approval .or fire flow requirements must be obtained from
the Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services Department prior
to the issuance of a building permit.
Additional items must be provided to the City of :nazi
Department of Public 'forks before vhe _ final plat is
submitted to the City Commission for approval. You will be
notified to writing as to what these items are after the
amount of. the bond has been determined for the necessary
subdivision improvements.
A. '"entative plat approval is only valid for one (I ) year from
the date of the Plat and Street Committee Meeting at which
time it was approved.
r+ you have any questions concerning these requirements, please
refer co the attached sheet for the appropriate person to contact.
sincerely,
amen J. ' ay, �?
-. airman,'??at & Street Committee
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=Enclosure: contact Sheet
.c: Dr owder-Mahoney, :nc.
p?%tt and Street Committee Members _.
.90-0156
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Address:
EPD#:
Existing Use:
Proposed Use:
Proposed Work:
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Environmental Preservation District
Evaluation Sheet
3952 Douglas Road (DeGarmo Estates)
48-1
Single Family Residence
Single Family Residences
Construction o
walls, and a
DeGarmo Estates
Existing trees proposed to be destroyed:
39
Existing trees proposed to be relocated:
22
f
a front and back entrance,
private road for the proposed
tentative plat.
Staff Recomendation: A proposed tentative plat for the DeGarmo
Estates was given conceptual approval by the
Heritage Conservation Board on July 18, 1989.
The tentative plat has not yet been approved by
the Plat and Street Committee. This application
seeks approval of entrances and walls, with
corresponding tree removal and relocation.
The eight foot entrance wail and gates on
Douglas Road are formal in design, massive in
scale, and out of character with other design
features along the Main Highway Scenic
Transportation Corridor. This impact is
somewhat lessened, however, because they are set
back approximately 45-60 feet from the edge of
Douglas Road.
The lower wall within the traffic island
provides a useful, physical barrier at an
intersection where cars from Main Highway have
often crashed into the existing wail. The
identification of the subdivision name on the
wall may be appropriate for a subdivision in
Kendall or South Dade, but not Coconut Grove.
The design of the entrance should serve as the
project's identification. Furthermore, Chapter
17 discourages the placement of signs along
Scenic Transportation Corridors.
The Planning Department is also concerned with
the proposed landscape treatment along the
Douglas Road entrance. The planting plan
proposes to remove or relocate all existing
trees within 60 -feet of the edge of Douglas
Road. These trees include phoenix palms, royal
palms, and ficus trees. Although the Planning
Department understands the applicant's desire to
create visibility and an identity for the
entrance to his project, the Department is
concerned about the removal of some of the
existing trees and the resulting lack of canopy
at an already wide open intersection. The
DeGarmo Estates
3952 Douglas Road�.Jfj►
November 21, 1989
proposed eight royal palms within the traffic
island are not adequate in canopy coverage. The
bareness is out of character with the Scenic
Transportation Corridor. The Planning
Department would prefer two to three large
mahogany trees at each end of the island.
The Board and applicant may also wish to
completely reconsider the formal, symmetrical
architectural and landscape treatment of the
Douglas Road entrance. Other less formal
treatments may be more in character with the
Scenic Transportation Corridor, yet equally
appropriate to an expensive subdivision. One
need only look at the entrances to Vizcaya and
its farm village to see how effective an
asymmetrical arrangement with irregularity
spaced shade trees can be.
The Planning Department commends the applicant
on reducing the height of the walls within the
subdivision to four feet. These walls will be
more in keeping with the existing character of
the site. The Department, however, is concerned
about the formal treatment of the planting
plan. The use of only one species of shade tree
inside the walls is not in character with the
site, where a large number of different trees
have been randomly planted. More variety in
plant material is called for. Furthermore, the
planting plan does not take into consideration
the existing trees just inside the proposed
walls. For instance, a large oak (#22) is
located west of the plaza at lot #6 where new
trees are proposed. Also, the large oak (#125)
and mahogany (#381) proposed to remain within
the right-of-way along Midway Street.are not
considered in the planting plan. All existing
trees should be shown on the planting plan, as
well as the new location of relocated trees.
The Planning Department recommends that
the
application for a Certificate of Approval
be
deferred to allow restudy of the Douglas
Road
entrance and planting plan. The Department
also
encourages the applicant to resubmit
his
application for a tentative plat prior to
the
next Heritage Conservation Board meeting so
the
Board will know whether the proposed
plat
complies with all conditions of the Plat
and
Street Committee.
DeGarmo Estates
3952 Douglas Road i0��..`11
November 21, 1989
RESOLUTION HC-89-31
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
FRONT AND BACK ENTRANCE, WALLS, AND A PRIVATE ROAD FOR
THE PROPOSED DEGARMO ESTATES TENTATIVE PLAT, AT 3952
DOUGLAS ROAD, LOCATED WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
DISTRICT #48-1, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. ENTRANCE 'BALLS AND GATE FEATURES ON BOTH DOUGLAS
ROAD AND MIDWAY STREET SHALL BE REDESIGNED TO A
LOWER HEIGHT, REDUCED MASS, AND MORE IN KEEPING
WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCENIC
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR;
2. LANDSCAPE PLAN SHALL BE REDRAWN TO INCLUDE ALL
EXISTING TREES TO REMAIN, AS WELL AS INCREASED
CANOPY ALONG DOUGLAS ROAD;
3. SIGNAGE SHALL BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED TO A MORE
DISCRETE SIZE;
4. FINAL PLANS SHALL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR HERITAGE
CONSERVATION BOARD APPROVAL; AND
5. NO TREES SHALL BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT
APPROVAL.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1989.
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APPLICATION FOR
CERTIFICATE
OF APPROVAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
10ORESS Oe '"'O"E'RTY
3952 Douglas Road Coconut Grove, Fl. 33133
_E-IrAL DESCRIPTION
( See attached shorn, )
EPO NO. ZONING CLASSIFICATION
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OWNER'S MANE
Cacciamani Develorment Co.
OVINER' S AOORESS
1126 14arv_ Street 5-402 Coconut Grove. F1, 11131
:WNER'S -EL£PHONE
305- 442-1783
APPLICANT'S NAME (IF OTHER THAN OWNER)
Carlos Cacciamani
APPLICANT'S AOORESS
3326 Mary Street S-4-2 Coconut Grove, 33133
APPLICANT'S TELEPHONE
305- 442-1783
APPLICANT'S RELATIONSHIP TO OWNER
Vice -President
DESCRIBE THE PP.OPOSEO PROJECT
Private walled -in Community consisting of a main entrance on Douglas Road,
a winding Road bordered with 4' walls cut across the property, and a back
entrance located on Midway Street. The 3.44 acre property is subdivided in
ten individual lots. lot 9 contains the original Degarmo Estate, which will
be restored to its origina;# l State.
GIVE REASONS FOR REMOVAL OM TPFES OR ALTERATION OF ANY OTHER NATURAL FEATURES OF THE SITE
Our main R.O.W. has been designed to circumvalate mayor trees and natural
formations in order to presence theme resulting in the elimination of a: -minimal
amount of secondary plant material only in the space the R.O.W. will occupy.
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EXPLAIN ANY OTHER SPECIAL APPROVALS REVUIREO TO 'UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT. SUCH AS SPECIAL PERMITS.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION. VARIANCE. ZONING CHANGE. ETC.
None
i.IST ALL EXISTING TREES PROPOSED TO SE DESTROYED. INCLUDING NUMBER. NAME. TRUNK DIAMETER. APPROX-
IMATE WEIGHT AND SPREAD. IF THE TREE IS PROPOSED TO 8E DESTROYED FOR A REASON nTNER THAN INTER
aERENCE wITH NEW CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE NOTE.
The total trees destroyed are 39 trees. Refer to•plan for the rest of the
information requested.
LIST ALL EXISTING TREES PIOPOSEO TO SE RELOCATED. INCLUDING NUMBER. NAaE. TRUCK DIAMETER, APPMOX-
IMATE HEIGHT AND SPREAD.
The amount of trees to be relocated are 22 trees. ( 2 trees and 20 palms ).
LIST ALL NEW TREES PROPOSED TO BE PLANTED ON THE SITE. INCLUDINA NUMBER. NA►iE. TRUCK DIAMETER.
APPROXIMATE HEIGHT AND SPREAD. LIST OT11ER SIbNSFICANT PROPOSED LANDSCAPE INPPOVEMeNTS.
The total of the trees propose to. be planted are 237 trees. 116 trees and
121 palms. ( One for one ?.
I CERTIFY TO THE DEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION AND ITS
ATTACHMENTS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT.
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SIGMA U E OF A PLICANT II F OTHER TmAN OWNtR) DATE
FOP STAFF USE IINLYs
OATS CfaPLETED APPLICATION RECEIVED
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
Legal Descriptions
The Following described lands lying and being in dade County, Florida:
Begeinning at a point on the section line between 28 and 29, township
54 South. .range 41 East, at a disttance of 168.5 feet north of the South
east corner of the Northeast quarter of said section 29s thence runnin
In a westerlly direction and at an angle of 15' 11" ( '90 18" 24" Deed I
from the afore said section line ( North to the left ) for a distance of
745.47 feet 745' 7" ) to a points thence Northelly foa a distance of
220feet 221' Dead ) to a points thence eastererly 746.32 feet ( 746'
i.�1 Deed to the aforesaid section line for a distance of 220.45 feet
221' Deed to the point of beginnings less the east 20 feats also less
an area lying on the west boundery of the afore.described property, marked
as a street, named " Midway ", on the plat of a subdivision. named " East
Eutopia ", which is recorded in Plat Book 16, page 7, of the Public Record
of Dade County, Florida said Areas however• not exceeding the West 50 feet
of the aforedescribed property.