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Planning board approves Park 10 site plan amendment to add parking at 1065 SW 15th Ave
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Summary
The board approved a level‑1 site plan amendment, along with a landscape waiver and open‑space variance, to add parking in the Park 10 business park. The motion described construction of 36 new spaces; the applicant noted an internal record discrepancy saying 16 spaces are newly added relative to prior approvals.
The Planning & Zoning Board voted Feb. 23 to approve a level‑1 site plan amendment for Park 10 at 1065 Southwest 15th Avenue that will reconfigure interior parking and add landscaped trees as part of a waiver and variance package.
Applicant Paula West (Plan West) said the proposal addresses long‑standing nonconformities from the site's 1978 approvals and provides designated parking where drivers currently park in undesignated areas. She described a landscape waiver that reduces an existing perimeter landscape strip from a 5‑foot standard to narrow widths in constrained locations and a variance reducing required non‑vehicular open space from 25% to roughly 12.9% for the affected area. The presentation noted the record shows prior approved open space at 18.8% and an original approval of 139 parking spaces; staff and the applicant discussed how the new parking counts were calculated.
Board members questioned tree removals and replacements; staff confirmed a landscape/ tree disposition plan was filed and that several black olive trees would be removed and replaced with species such as silver buttonwood and gumbo limbo. One member said the project improves safety and circulation by providing marked stalls where people currently park informally.
The motion before the board described constructing 36 new parking spaces as part of the site plan approval and included a waiver to the perimeter landscape requirement and a variance to the non‑vehicular open space standard. The motion passed on roll call.
Note on counts: during the presentation the applicant stated that, based on prior approvals, 16 additional parking spaces are new relative to what was recorded; the motion carried using the text that referenced 36 new spaces.
