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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-90-0156CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 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 ... . ..... . UJ 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. S0-0156 E 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. di'0...0156 DeGarmo Estates 3952 Douglas Road December 19, 1989 11G- 47 M' RIW PLUS aw ' III _ I ' ! 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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. R NSERVATION 6FFICER 4a RMAN q0-oi5G 171 G r= o r r_ s- AT I>RIFTO-PORTAR. PH.D.. P E. Difet IoI nn ww. f _acember !9, 1989 '•icciamani _evelopment Company G� =326 %T.ary Street, Ssite 402 � con�st rove, Florida salsa =entlamen: ZiAR;iO ESTATES - TENTATIVE PLAT '#1320-B 6j,�e 01731- ��� CE►� 0010 -w CitV ty Manaevfrr 72F �w ;6 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 - Page 1 of 2 _VIARTMENr;Of_PUBLIC WOfGcS/23S Nw. endd St,owaiisww. fwfi&'MIM13M V9-"" �.. E ..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 gc =Enclosure: contact Sheet .c: Dr owder-Mahoney, :nc. p?%tt and Street Committee Members _. .90-0156 L1 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. '` 0-0156 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 �4' I Rs-1 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. cto....0156 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. 114 191,47 SPGTTM N URE OF PRO ER OWN 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.