PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 5, HOBE SOUND, ARTICLE 12, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CODE, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE, REGARDING MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR LIGHT FIXTURES FOR CERTAIN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Architects Design Collaborative, LLC, on behalf of Boys & Girls Club of Martin County, for approval of an amendment to Division 5, Hobe Sound, Article 12, Community Redevelopment Code, Land Development Regulations, Martin County Code, to allow a maximum height of 60 feet for light fixtures for recreational facilities that are owned and operated as part of an institutional use. The applicant’s proposed amendment would only be applicable to the Hobe Sound Community Redevelopment Area.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: John Sinnott
Title: Principal Planner
REQUESTED BY: Architects Design Collaborative, LLC, Raul Ocampo, Jr.
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Article 12 establishes Redevelopment Zoning Districts, permitted uses and development standards to implement the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan (CGMP) and the Community Redevelopment Plans in Martin County's six Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs).
Section 3.14.B.4, Land Development Regulations, Martin County Code, contains a height exception for lighting structures for public park facilities. Public park facilities within the CRAs are eligible for this height exception. However, there is no similar exception for lighting structures for recreational facilities developed as part of an institutional use such as a community center operated by a not-for-profit entity. Currently, the allowable height for lighting structures for recreational facilities operated by such institutional uses within a CRA would be limited by the maximum building height in the Subdistrict.
The applicant propos...
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