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Home My WebLink Aboutsubmittal 1n/G ;- nSoM BILZIN SUMBRG DUNN PRICE & AXELROD L•LP A PARTNERS, -II? or PROFESSIONAL A5OCIATIQNs zoo FIRST UNION FINANCIAL CENTER 200 °SOUTH 61SCATNE BOULEVARD • MIAMI, FLOrNDA 33131-E335 TE_EP NONE' (3001 374-75B0 . FAX: (303) 374-753 [-LIAIL_ I NFO p61L.ZIN.cOM • wvd. ILZI N.COH ONE EAST BR OwA RO BOULEVARD • SUITE 700 FORT LAUOERCALE, rLDRIDA 33301 TELEPHONE: (054) 3se-0Q30 August 8, 2000 Lourdes Slazyk, Assistant Director of Planning City of Miami, Department of Planning & Zoning 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor Miami, Florida 33128 Re: Ransom Everglades Middle School Class 11 Permit Dear Lourdes: Please accept this letter as a supplement and addition to the Ransom Everglades Middle School Class II Permit Application for Lot 7, Block A, South Bayshore Drive, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 2 at Page 6 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida (the "Bellen Property'). As you aware, Ransom Everglades has been meeting with its neighbors who own portions of Lot 6, Block A, South Bayshore Drive also known as Banyan Bluff which immediately abuts the Bellen Property to the north. As a result of those discussions, Ransom Everglades is hereby submitting a set of additional conditions which we are voluntarily requesting that the City attach to and incorporate as part of the issuance of the Class II Permit for the Bellen Property. It is the understanding of Ransom Everglades and the neighbors that or1Ce these conditions are attached as part of the issuance of the Class 11 Permit for the Bellen Property, that the neighbors will be able to seek enforcement of these conditions by requesting that the City enforce the condition and/or, if necessary, appealing the Director's decision to the Zoning Board in the event of a disagreement between the City and the neighbors as to the interpretation and/or enforcement of the conditions. CLASS II PERMIT CONDfTIONS 1. LANDSCAPE ISSUES Ransom Everglades agrees to install and maintain on a continuing basis the twenty foot landscape buffer substantially as shown on the plans prepared by Alex Knight O 'DMS173190\ 10765'O306397,01 848/2000 SUBM1TTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM ezoz5 ON ‘-ov-o'/. BILzIN SUMEERG DUNN PRICE & AXELROD LLP Ms. Lourdes Slazyk August 8, 2000 Page 2 landscape Architecture and Planning as approved by the City of Miami Environmental Preservation Board (the "Landscape Buffer Plans") including: Sheet L-1, Overall Site Plan, dated May 14, 1999 with a most recent revision date of July 19, 2000; Sheet L-2, North Buffer Tree inventory, dated May 14, 1999 with a most recent revision date of July 19, 2000; Sheet L-3, North Buffer Planting, dated July S, 2000 with a most recent revision date of July 19, 2000; and Sheet L-4, Planting Notes/Details, dated July 14, 1999 with a most recent revision date of July 19, 2000, Ransom Everglades has agreed to attempt to save as many of the existing trees in the buffer area as will assist in creating the buffer and to continue to meet with the Banyan Bluff homeowners concerning the installation of the plant materials and may move and/or supplement the plant material in order to address site specific concerns in the field. 2. CONSTRUCTION RELATED ISSUES a. Ransom Everglades agrees that prior to beginning construction of the field, that it will attach a dust barrier to the existing chain link fence located along the north property line and/or, where necessary, install a construction fence with dust barrier; b. Ransom Everglades agrees that no heavy equipment or other noise generating construction activities will occur on the Bellen Property before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and that no noise generating construction activity will occur on weekends; c. Subject to requirements for protection of the existing bluff and plant materials on the site, access for construction vehicles from South Bayshore Drive will be undertaken in such a mariner as to minimize impact an the Banyan Bluff properties by keeping construction vehicles as far away from the Banyan Bluff property line as. reasonably possible; G,1ll1.1S,7319C110765t9306597.01 ai8/20CC EILZIN SUM@ERG DUNN PRICE & AXELROD LLP Ms. Lourdes Slazyk August 8, 2000 Page 3 Construction workers will not be permitted to park their vehicles on the Bellen Property and, to the greatest extent possible, will be required to park in existing school parking facilities; e. Ransom Everglades agrees to begin construction of the eight foot concrete block wall as scan as possible once the grading for the area of the wail is complete; g• Ransom Everglades agrees to begin installation of the plant material, particularly on the north side of the eight foot concrete block wall, as soon as reasonably possible to take advantage of the remaining growing season; Ransom Everglades agrees to replace trees and plant materials as may be necessary in order to maintain the landscape buffer in- substantial accordance with the approved Landscape Buffer Plans; and Finery, Ransom Everglades agrees to grade its property so as to comply with the requirements of the South Florida Building Code, which prohibits overland drainage onto adjoining properties. 3. BELLEN PROPERTY USE RESTRICTIONS a, The existing roadway connection from the Beiien Property to South Bayshore Drive shall be eliminated after construction and there shall be no vehicular access from South Bayshore Drive to the Bellen Property; b. Ransom Everglades will install appropriate No Trespassing signs to discourage any unauthorized use of the Been Property; c. Ransom Everglades agrees that it will not install lighting or other Improvements cn the Bellen Property including, but not limited to: no softball diamond or backstop, no bleachers, no equipment storage or storage sheds, no loudspeakers or bells, no scoreboard and no garbage or trash pickup or storage on the Bellen Property; ciDMS173199\10765U'A6S97. v z000 BILZIN SUMBERG DUNN PPICE & AXELROD LLP Ms Lourdes Siazyk August 8, 2000 Page 4 d. There shall be no parking on the Bellen property at any time including during special events or on weekends; e. There shall be no use of the Bellen Property on Sundays: Saturday use of the Bellen Property for games or special events shall be limited to no more than nine times per year; There shall be no upper school football games played on the Bellen Property. Upper school games for boys' and girls' sports, including, but not limited to: soccer, softball, and lacrosse shall be limited to no rnore than twenty four games per year (which is the equivalent of approximately three games permonth); h. There shall be no summer school activities on the Bellen Property or - non school sponsored events on the Belton Property; i. There shall be no band or cheerleading practice on the Bellen Property; and Finally, the Bellen Property shall not be rented for use by non middle school entities, We appreciate the City's cooperation in working with us to try to address Ransom Everglades' neighbors' concerns. Ve ly yo rs, Carter N. Mc owell CNM:zoe cc: Judy Chamberlain, Head of School G. 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