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BOOK U. , PAGE 4611 <br />TO: James Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Ro ert M. Kea g,. CP <br />Community Development Di ector <br />FROM: Stan Boling, AICP <br />Planning Director <br />DATE: September 3, 1997 <br />SUBJECT: Board of County Commissioners, Planning and Zoning Commission, Professional <br />Services Advisory Committee Joint Workshop on Landscaping Issues <br />It is requested that the data herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its special, joint workshop of September 8, 1997. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On July 22, 1997, the Board of County Commissioners invoked the pending ordinance doctrine for <br />a proposed ordinance that modifies the county's existing landscaping requirements. At that same <br />meeting the Board, in response to a request from the Planning and Zoning Commission, PSAC, and <br />staff; agreed to have a public workshop to discuss several landscaping issues, including: private sector <br />landscaping requirements within both the current LDRs and the pending ordinance; public sector <br />expectations and commitments to roadway landscaping; and a countywide policy on corridor <br />planning. To focus discussion and assist the Board in providing policy direction, staff has <br />researched and analyzed various issues and prepared this staff report to facilitate discussion. <br />Planning and Zoning Commissioners, members of the PSAC, county staff, local landscape architects <br />and contractors, FP&L and city electric representatives, and persons involved in past corridor <br />Planning efforts have been provided a copy of this report and specifically invited to participate in this <br />workshop. Also, the Press -Journal is publishing a news brief to inform and invite the general public <br />to the workshop. <br />The Board is now to conduct workshop discussion, address policy issues presented in this report, and <br />provide direction to staff. <br />ANALYSIS• <br />Private Sector Requirements: LDRs. Policies & Practices <br />A. Current & Pending Ordinance Landscape LDRs <br />The current landscaping LDRs (Chapter 926, see attachment #1) require landscaping plans <br />for site plan and PD projects. Thus, landscaping plans and corresponding landscaping <br />improvements are required for multi -family, institutional, office, commercial, and industrial <br />2 <br />September 8, 1997 <br />