The Flagler College Master Plan Update
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Fred M. Cone, Jr. St. Augustine, Florida Chairman
Mr. Randal L. Ringhaver Jacksonville, Florida Vice Chairman
Mr. John D. Bailey, Jr. St. Augustine, Florida
Mr. John D. Bailey, Sr. St. Augustine, Florida
Mr. David C. Drysdale St. Augustine, Florida
William T. Abare, Jr. Mr. W.W. Gay Jacksonville, Florida President
Mr. Horace A. Gray IV Richmond, Virginia William Lee Proctor
Chancellor Mr. James G. Kenan III Lexington, Kentucky
Mr. Robert E. Martin Jacksonville, Florida
Judge Howell W. Melton St. Augustine, Florida
Mr. Lewis B. Pollard Marshall, Virginia
Mr. Bradford B. Sauer Richmond, Virginia
Mr. Frank D. Upchurch III St. Augustine, Florida
Judge Frank D. Upchurch, Jr. St. Augustine, Florida
Mr. Jack Wilson St. Augustine, Florida
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Mr. Harry R. Gonzalez Palm Beach, Florida
Dr. Charles W. LaPradd Gainesville, Florida
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Map 10: Walking Distances 25 INTRODUCTION 3 Chart: Existing Flagler College Parking 25 Chart: Flagler College Parking Needs 26 THE HISTORY OF FLAGLER COLLEGE 4 FLAGLER FIELD SPORTS COMPLEX 27 THE CAMPUS 4 Boundaries 27 Map 11: Property Boundaries 27 THE PROGRAM 6 Building and Facilities Usage 27 Strategic Plan for Flagler College May 2003 6 Urban Design 27 The Mission and Statement of Purpose 6 Topography and Soils 27 Distinctive Characteristics of Flagler College 7 Existing Vegetation 28 Flagler College Goals 7 Circulation and Parking 28 Flagler College at a Glance (Fall 2003) 8 Vehicular Circulation 28 Planning Assumptions 9 Pedestrian Circulation 28 Map: Flagler College Campus Map 9 Parking 28 Facilities Plan 11 Map 12: Flagler Field Sports Complex 28 Implementation Plan 12 FLAGLER S.R. 207 PROPERTY 28 SPECIFIC PLANNING GOALS 12 Quality of Education and Human Resources 12 CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE REQUIREMENTS 29 Quality of Physical Resources 12 Zoning Districts 29 Minimum Parking Lot Requirements 30 SITE INVENTORY 13 Landscape Requirements 30 A. Campus Location 13 Map 1: Campus Location 13 DESIGN FRAMEWORK 31 B. Campus Boundaries 14 Map 13: Properties Susceptible to Change 31 Map 2: Campus Boundaries 14 Map 14: Framework 32 C. Contiguous Land Use 15 Map 3: Future Land Use 15 FLAGLER COLLEGE MASTER PLAN: SITE OPTIONS AND THE MASTER PLAN 33 D. Zoning 16 The Master Plan 33 Map 4: Zoning 16 College Needs 33 E. Building Use 17 Buildable Property 33 Map 5: Building Use 17 Site One 34 Building Inventory 17 Site Two 35 Building Usage 18 Site Three 36 Graph: Building Usage 18 Site Four 37 Chart: Building Usage 19 Site Five 38 F. Views, Spatial Relationships, and Urban Design 20 Site Six 38 Map 6: Open Space 21 Field Complex 40 Views 20 The Illustrative Master Plan 41 Spatial Relationships 20 Map: Illustrative Master Plan 41 Urban Design 20 Parking 42 G. Topography and Drainage 22 Map: Downtown St. Augustine Parking Inventory 43 Map 7: Topography and Drainage 22 Student Services 43 Topography 22 Quality of Life 44 Drainage 22 H. Existing Vegetation 23 CONCLUSION 45 Map 8: Existing Vegetation 23 I. Circulation and Parking 24 CREDITS AND RESOURCES 45 Map 9: Circulation and Parking 24 Pedestrian Circulation 24 APPENDICES 46 Vehicular Circulation 24 Parking 25
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Introduction
The aim of the Flagler College Master Plan is to assist the College in identifying the best and most appropri‐ ate methods of fulfilling the campus planning goals set forth in the Strategic Plan for Flagler College (May 2003). As such, the intention of the Master Plan is to provide a vehicle by which the Strategic Plan may be put into action.
Campus master planning has four general purposes: (1) to identify the institution’s goals for personnel and facilities; (2) to assess the current status of these goals and identify situations on‐campus that may help or hinder the institution’s progress; (3) to present well researched options by which these goals may be at‐ tained; and (4) to present these options in a clear and concise document that will aid in decision making, fundraising, and planning of future development.
Specifically, the campus master plan will ensure that students continue to receive the high‐quality education upon which Flagler College prides itself. It will facilitate administrators in the quest to provide students, staff, and faculty an environment that is conducive to teaching and student learning. Finally, the Flagler College Master Plan will help promote solid relationships with local governments, neighborhoods, and alumni who are interested in the College’s plans for the future.
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has been increased and strengthened; the number of applications from prospective students has increased, and admissions standards have been raised; an endowment has been established; and virtually all operat‐ ing indebtedness has been eliminated. The History of Flagler College Much of Flagler’s success may be attributed to the prudent management of its resources. In pursuit of its Flagler College is a small, residential institution of higher learning located educational goals, the College recognizes that the resources committed to its use constitute a trust requir‐ on 20 acres in the heart of historic St. Augustine, Florida. The College ing prudent management and stewardship. Flagler strives to provide students with a quality education at was chartered in 1963, and founded as a women’s college in 1968. It was a reasonable cost and to operate within a balanced budget. The attainment of these goals has enabled the reorganized in 1971, as a coeducational institution. Flagler College College to achieve financial stability and has contributed greatly to the growth and progress of the College. graduated its first class in 1972, and received its initial accreditation in The tuition and fees at Flagler are among the lowest in the nation for private colleges, and the College’s December 1973. endowment supplements other resources necessary to support its educational programs, to maintain and preserve its facilities, and to sustain improvements in quality. th The College’s heritage extends back to the 19 century. The College’s main building is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon built in 1887, as a luxury resort, by the American industrialist Henry M. Flagler. The Campus
Born in Hopewell, New York, in 1830, Flagler moved to Ohio as a young The campus consists of 20 acres in downtown St. Augustine, a 20‐acre field complex, a 30‐acre undevel‐ man and earned his fortune in the grain business. Following business oped parcel of land on S.R. 207, and a smaller piece of land at the intersection of S.R. 207 and Old Moultrie reverses during the Civil War, he entered into a partnership with John D. Road. The main downtown campus consists of 18 buildings, eight of which are of historical significance. Rockefeller to found Standard Oil Company. In 1885, Flagler turned his Since its opening in 1968, the College has spent more than $43 million dollars on historic restoration and attention to the sparsely populated and largely undeveloped State of building additions. Henry Flagler Statue at the Flagler Col- Florida. He came to St. Augustine and met Dr. Andrew Anderson, who lege Entrance became his close friend and business associate. With Dr. Anderson’s In June of 1975, the Hotel Ponce de Leon was designated as a national historic site and was listed on the
help, Flagler constructed the Hotel Ponce de Leon that opened the mod‐ National Register of Historic Places. The original resort complex consists of four connected buildings, all ern era in the nation’s oldest city. of which have been renovated and restored in recent years. The buildings today are Ponce de Leon Hall, the Dining Hall, Kenan Hall, and the Art Building. The Hotel Ponce de Leon was one of the grandest resort hotels of its day and a landmark in American archi‐ tecture. The hotel’s poured concrete walls were an innovation in modern building construction, and its The most recognized and prominent building on‐campus is Ponce de Leon Hall, which originally con‐ Spanish Renaissance architecture, stained glass, and lavish decoration have drawn enduring acclaim. The tained guest rooms for the former luxury hotel. The beautifully ornate building faces King Street and re‐ hotel attracted winter visitors from across the nation and from abroad, including Presidents Theodore Roo‐ mains an exquisite example of Spanish‐Moorish Renaissance architecture. The hotel was decorated by sevelt and Warren G. Harding. Other notables who stayed at the hotel were Will Rogers, John Jacob Astor, Louis Tiffany of New York and was important in stimulating the demand for Tiffany glass. The building and John D. Rockefeller. The magnificent structure remains the focal point of the Flagler College campus. is now used to house approximately 495 students and several administrative offices.
By the early 1960s, tourism in northern Florida had declined substantially. Unoccupied luxury hotels across The access to the Dining Hall is from the rotunda of Ponce de Leon Hall. Tiffany windows line the marble northern Florida were being sold off or razed. Under the auspices of Lawrence Lewis, Jr., head of the Flag‐ and onyx entrance steps to the oval‐shaped hall. The beauty and elegance of the hall is unmatched on any ler Systems, the Hotel Ponce de Leon was sold to a group of educators headed by Dr. F. Roy Carlson, who other college campus. The great dome ceiling is hand painted and bordered by 100 lion’s heads each hold‐ was at the time president of Mount Ida Junior College, a private two‐year, liberal arts college for women. ing a light bulb in its mouth. The original dining room continues to serve as the Dining Hall for Flagler The new institution was designated Flagler College. In January of 1971, the College was reorganized under College today. a new Board of Trustees, and in May of 1971, Dr. William L. Proctor was appointed President. North of the Dining Hall is Kenan Hall, the College’s principal academic facility consisting of 22 class‐ As the College has grown from the first freshman class of 180 to a student body of 1,986 in the fall of 2003, rooms, 2 seminar rooms, 36 faculty offices, a bookstore, and a science laboratory. The building has been the curriculum has been expanded, and more emphasis has been placed on career preparations. The faculty used as an academic facility since 1982 when it was renovated. The facility is named for William R. Kenan, Jr., an industrialist, philanthropist, and brother‐in‐law of Henry M. Flagler. It originally served as the quarters for hotel employees.
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labs. The facility can accommodate approximately 500 users in a space of close to 60,000 square feet. The The final building in the original Hotel Ponce de Leon complex is the Art Building. It contains classrooms style of the building reflects the architectural style of the Hotel Ponce de Leon buildings. and studios for the Art Department, as well as storage and workshops for the maintenance staff. Flagler College has two other properties adjacent to the main campus, both on Valencia Street. The house at Wiley Hall and the Markland House are two of Flagler College’s historic structures. Wiley Hall is a two and 46 Valencia, flanked on both sides by other residential properties, is used as guest quarters for visitors. The one‐half story structure built in 1889 by Henry Flagler for hotel functions. It remains an exceptional example house at 65 Valencia is adjacent to a house on one side and the Tennis Center on the other. The house in‐ of Colonial Revival architecture. Today, the building houses several administrative offices, including Ad‐ cludes offices for the Youth Ministry program, Young Life of St. Augustine, and Intervarsity at Flagler Col‐ missions, Financial Aid, the Registrar, and Career Planning. It also houses faculty offices for the Business lege Administration Department. The College owns a large parcel of land off of State Road 207 which is across the street from Osceola Ele‐ Markland House was originally owned by Dr. Andrew Anderson, Sr., a friend and business partner of mentary school. The property consists of 30 acres and is primarily scrub forest. Henry Flagler. The home, with its wide first and second story verandas, was built in 1839 of native coquina block. A major addition was finished around 1900. The building now houses the offices for Alumni and College Relations and Development. It is also used for college‐related functions and events.
The property at Nine Carrera Street is used by the Art Department as an art gallery and also contains several offices for faculty. The two and one‐half story structure is one of the few surviving Queen Anne‐style homes of the Flagler Era. Constructed in 1888, the distinctive Victorian features, which include the massive hip roof with its projecting gable wings and dormers, have been preserved, and the interior has been adapted as a functional campus adjunct.
Several Flagler College administrative offices are located in a cottage at 74 Riberia Street. The offices of Communities and Schools of St. Johns County, the Gallaudet University Regional Center, and the St. Augustine Foundation are located in this building.
Across Valencia Street from the original hotel is Lewis House, a residence hall for men. Constructed in 1987, this three‐story facility’s intended capacity is 180 male students. Lewis House was named for Lawrence Lewis, Jr., who helped the College through its re‐organization in 1971 and served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for more than 20 years.
The Flagler College Gymnasium, constructed in 1976, is located one block south of the main campus and adjacent to the Auditorium. In addition to the gymnasium, recreational opportunities on the main campus are eight tennis courts and a swimming pool. Other recreational opportunities are available at the Flagler Field Sports Complex, which is located approximately 2 miles from campus. Built in 1975, the complex con‐ tains a baseball field, a soccer field, and a practice baseball field on 20 acres.
The Flagler College Auditorium was completed in the fall of 1990. From the twin loggias bedecked with terra cotta tile, housing lanterns, and precise brick trim to the tiled roof tower that rises 65 feet, the Audito‐ Historic Drawings of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. Photo credit: Florida History Website, University of Florida rium is an impressive structure which has a capacity of 789 seats. The architectural style of the Auditorium is harmonious with the other historically significant buildings in the immediate area.
The Proctor Library is located at the corner of Valencia and Sevilla Streets, where it anchors the northwest corner of the campus. Completed in 1996, the building is named for Dr. William L. Proctor, President of the College from 1971 to 2001 and its current Chancellor. The building houses open stacks, the reference collec‐ tions, electronic databases, internet labs, an open‐access computer lab and four special purpose computer
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The Program
Strategic Plan for Flagler College May 2003
Written in May 2003, the Strategic Plan for Flagler College outlines the goals and objectives that the College wishes to achieve and the road map by which the College may accomplish these goals and objectives. As such, the Stra‐ tegic Plan is the backbone of the Flagler College Master Plan and will be reviewed in the following sections.
The mission and core institutional principles of Flagler College are embodied in the Statement of Purpose, the Distinctive Characteristics, and Institutional Goals listed below. The Purpose, Distinctive Characteristics, and Institutional Goals are reinforced within each of the nine strategic issues set forth in the Strategic Plan for Flagler College. Each strategic issue and the related goals and objectives effects the outcome of a facilities master plan for the College.
The following strategic issues were identified in the Strategic Plan: 1. Enrollment 2. Staffing and Compensation 3. Finances and Pricing 4. Facilities and Equipment 5. Academic Programs 6. Quality Improvement 7. Campus Safety and Security 8. Institutional Advancement 9. Technology
The Mission and Statement of Purpose: The aim of Flagler College is to provide a supportive and challenging environment in which students ac‐ quire knowledge, exercise good citizenship, and adhere to high ethical standards. The principal focus of the Collegeʹs academic program is undergraduate education in selected liberal and pre‐professional studies; thus, the role of teaching is central to the Collegeʹs mission.
The purposes of the academic program are to provide opportunities for general and specialized learning, to assist students in preparing for careers, and to aid qualified students in pursuing graduate and professional studies.
The objectives of the student life program are to establish appropriate standards of conduct and to promote activities that will contribute to the development of self‐discipline, integrity and leadership. Photo Courtesy of Flagler College Flagler College was established as a memorial to Henry M. Flagler. The Hotel Ponce de Leon, built by Mr. Flagler, serves as a reminder of his enterprise, diligence and commitment to high standards. Thus, the Col‐ lege is pledged to the preservation and use of this facility and the other historic and architecturally‐unique campus structures.
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Distinctive Characteristics of Flagler College: • Flagler College is small. With planned enrollment of approximately 1,850 students, the College • Flagler College practices prudent management of resources. In pursuit of its educational goals, strives to develop those desirable qualities which smallness fosters. These qualities are civility, in‐ the College recognizes that the resources committed to its use constitute a trust requiring prudent tegrity, loyalty, dependability, and affection. Since its founding, the College has sought to offer its management and stewardship. Flagler strives to provide students with a quality education at a rea‐ students stimulating learning opportunities within the context of a small college environment. Ex‐ sonable cost and to operate within a balanced budget. The attainment of these goals has enabled perience has shown that the frequency and quality of faculty‐student contacts are increased at a Flagler to achieve financial stability and has contributed greatly to the growth and progress of the small college. Also, students are more inclined to become involved with student government, to College. The tuition and fees at Flagler are low in comparison with charges by colleges of compara‐ assume leadership positions, and to participate in various extracurricular activities. ble size and type, and the College’s endowment supplements other resources necessary to support its educational programs, to maintain and preserve its facilities, and to sustain improvements in • Flagler College offers a limited number of academic programs. Flagler recognizes that, as a small quality. college, it must concentrate its resources into a limited number of carefully selected majors and mi‐ nors in order to provide and maintain quality programs. The academic programs are intended to • Flagler College provides a friendly campus environment. One of the significant benefits of being aid students in acquiring skills and abilities in writing, speaking, critical thinking, reasoning, crea‐ a small college is that it affords the opportunity for personal relationships among students, faculty, tivity, analysis, and synthesis. These are the tools of an educated person, and they serve students and staff. An atmosphere of friendliness and respect prevails throughout the College. during the time they are enrolled at Flagler and long after they leave the College. Opportunity is also provided for individualized programs designed to meet the particular educational goals of Flagler College Goals: highly motivated and able students. The following institutional goals were derived from the statement of purpose and the distinctive characteris‐ tics and by related actions of the Board of Trustees. To fulfill its commitment as an institution of higher edu‐ • Flagler College seeks a faculty dedicated to undergraduate teaching. To achieve its educational cation and to achieve its stated mission and purpose, Flagler College strives: goals, the College seeks to attract and retain a professionally competent faculty dedicated to the art of teaching and advising, committed to high standards of performance, and concerned for the wel‐ • To offer undergraduate degree programs in selected liberal and pre‐professional studies which in‐ fare of the College and its students. Faculty members are readily accessible and meet frequently clude both general and specialized education, the purposes of which are to assist students in acquir‐ with students outside the classroom. ing knowledge, in preparing for meaningful careers, and in pursuing graduate or professional stud‐ ies. • Flagler College maintains high standards of personal conduct. Flagler’s policies and regulations reflect its expectations with respect to the personal conduct of students, faculty, and staff. Civility, • To attract and retain a professionally competent faculty dedicated to the art of teaching and advis‐ integrity, morality, and sensibility are deemed essential to the common life of the College and to the ing, committed to the achievement of high standards of performance, and concerned for the well‐ pursuit of its broad educational objectives. being of the students and the College.
• Flagler College serves the full‐time, traditional college‐age student. The educational program at • To provide programs, activities, and services which enrich student life, contribute to the develop‐ Flagler is intended to serve primarily the needs and interests of students who enroll on a full‐time ment of good citizenship, and promote self‐discipline, integrity, and leadership. basis and who are considered to be of traditional college age. More than 97% of the students attend on a full‐time basis, and practically all classes are taught during the day. The average age for the • To maintain fiscal stability and financial solvency by controlling expenses within a balanced operat‐ student body is 20.5, and 95.2% of the students are under the age of 25. ing budget, investing wisely, and providing annually for the depreciation of buildings and equip‐ ment. • Flagler College seeks to use community resources. Flagler is an integral part of the St. Augustine community and seeks to use the educational, cultural, and recreational resources of the community • To broaden the College’s base of financial support and to advance its reputation through a compre‐ to supplement and enhance the quality of life and the quality of education at the College. The cam‐ hensive program of institutional advancement to include fund raising, college relations, and alumni pus is surrounded by the city’s restored area, national monuments, museums, libraries, cultural affairs. sites, and numerous attractions. • To provide for the preservation and maintenance of Ponce de Leon Hall and other historic and ar‐ • Flagler College maintains unique campus structures. Ponce de Leon Hall and Markland House chitecturally unique campus buildings. are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official listing of sites and proper‐ ties of historical and cultural significance. Since 1975, the College has invested millions of dollars in the development of its physical plant.
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Flagler College at a Glance (Fall 2003): • To employ administrative personnel who have appropriate skills, interests, and concerns for the Institutional Type. Flagler College is a four‐year, coeducational, independent (non‐sectarian) institution. College’s mission and who can provide effective management and leadership to accomplish signifi‐
cant institutional goals. Admissions. In Fall 2003, 2,414 students applied for enrollment and only 777 of the applicants were accepted
for an acceptance rate of 32%. Of the 777 accepted applicants, 567 (72%) enrolled. • To maintain an enrollment of approximately 1,850 students who are predominantly full‐time, resi‐ dential, and of traditional college age. Enrollment. In Fall 2003, approximately 1,986 full‐time students enrolled at Flagler College. Of the 1,986 stu‐ dents, 38% were men and 62% were women. Approximately 65% of students, were from Florida, while 32% • To provide services, facilities, and equipment adequate to support the educational program. were from 46 other states and 3% were from 21 foreign countries. The average age of all students is 20.5 with 95.2% of students under the age of 25. • To offer special educational activities and programs, such as independent study, internships, practi‐ cums, and study abroad, which complement and enhance the academic program. Faculty. Flagler College employs 66 full‐time faculty members and 90 part‐time faculty members. Of the 66 full‐time faculty members, nearly 60% hold terminal degrees. • To maintain high ethical standards for all members of the College community.
Class size and Faculty‐Student Ratio. The average class size for 100‐200 level courses is 25.8 students. Classes • To attract and retain a geographically diverse group of men and women who are capable of pursu‐ in the 300‐400 level average 18.6 students per class. Approximately 95% of all classes have 35 or fewer stu‐ ing and benefiting from an educational experience at Flagler College. dents. The faculty to student ratio is 1 to 21.6.
• To use and contribute to the educational, cultural, and recreational resources of the community to Programs of Study. Flagler College offers 20 majors and 26 minors. supplement and enhance the quality of life and the quality of education at the College. Financial Aid. Approximately 85% of full‐time Flagler student received some form of financial aid. Federal • To serve as a memorial to Henry M. Flagler through adherence to his principles of enterprise, dili‐ programs represented 48.5% of the total aid allocated to Flagler students; 41% of aid was from State of Flor‐ gence, and commitment to high standards. ida programs; institutional programs represented 6.3%; and other programs represented 4.2% of all financial aid. Grants comprised 57% of the funds awarded; loans comprised 41.8%; and work comprised 1.2%. The • To provide a healthful, safe, and secure environment for all members of the college community. largest grant program is the Florida Resident Access Grant (FRAG); 1,502 students received $3,433,090 through the FRAG program.
Accreditation. Flagler College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, the teacher education programs are approved by the Florida Department of Education; the program in deaf education is certified by the Council on the Education of the Deaf; the programs in business administration are accredited by the International Association of Collegiate Business Education; and the program in sports management in nationally approved by the Sport Management Pro‐ gram Review Council.
Degrees Awarded (through December 2003). The main campus has awarded 6,697 degrees and the Tallahassee site has awarded 94 degrees.
Library. The library has 154,562 holdings, 82,692 printed items, 68,385 microform items, 3,003 audiovisual materials, 476 periodical subscriptions, 6 newspapers, and 28 electronic databases.
Annual Costs (2002‐2003). Tuition and fees at Flagler College are $6,870; room and board is $4,120; the total fixed cost is $10,990.
Finances. Total Budgeted Expenditures for 2001‐2002 was $15,700,670. The Total Actual Expenditures for 2001‐2002 was $17,192,700. Total Budgeted Expenditures for 2002‐2003 is $16,974,710.
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Planning Assumptions: the number of nontraditional students will continue to grow both nationally and statewide; and In the Strategic Plan for Flagler College, Flagler College discusses the internal and external situations which colleges will draw from a larger pool of minority high school graduates. will affect planning decisions. These assumptions may affect Flagler College now or in the future and • Students will increasingly become more consumer‐oriented, requiring colleges and universities should be addressed during the planning process. to become more responsive to student needs and preferences. • The demands for teachers in grades K‐12 will increase dramatically in Florida and high‐quality Assumptions About the External Environment: teacher education programs will remain a state, regional, and national priority. • Increased access to higher education will continue to be a dominant theme in the State of Flor‐ • There will be increased competition for faculty, and it will become increasingly difficult to at‐ ida. The Florida Department of Education now predicts that 60,000 additional undergraduate tract qualified faculty in certain disciplines. students will enter the system over the next ten years. • The demands for accountability in higher education will undoubtedly increase, as resources • The number of students enrolling in institutions of higher education will steadily increase in the become more limited; a portion of state funding will be tied to performance objectives. next ten years; women will continue to enroll in higher education in larger numbers than men;
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1. Theater 2. Gymnasium 3. Markland House 4. Proctor Library 5. Ponce de Leon Hall 6. Dining Hall 7. Kenan Hall 8. Art Department 9. 20 Valencia 10. Lewis House 11. Wiley Hall 12. 9 Carrera Street 13. Communications Building 14. 74 Riberia Street 15. Tennis Administration Complex 16. New Men’s Dorm
Map courtesy of Flagler College
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• More emphasis will be placed on quality, and institutions of higher education will need to deter‐ mine ways to demonstrate the quality of their programs and services. Continuous quality im‐ provement will become a priority for most colleges and universities. • The Commission of Colleges will continue to measure institutional effectiveness by focusing on outcomes assessment; there will be increasing emphasis on student learning outcomes. • State appropriations to support higher education will remain flat at best for the foreseeable future; it is unlikely that higher education institutions in Florida can count on significant increases in funding from the State. • Students and families will pay an increasing share of the cost of education, particularly at state‐ supported institutions. • Many independent colleges and universities are using tuition discounting as an enrollment strat‐ egy; the increases in institutionally funded student financial aid has affected the financial health of these institutions. • There will be increased competition among institutions in Florida for students, faculty, and private donations; there will also be increased competition for gifts from charitable organizations. • There will be increasing pressure from state legislators to assure smooth articulation between insti‐ tutions, ensuring students a seamless education system with minimal loss of credit as they move from K‐12 to community colleges to four‐year institutions. • Institutions of higher education will face increasing litigation with cases involving their students, faculty, and staff. • Technology will have an increasing impact on teaching, learning, and the way institutions of higher education operate. Effective application of technology will present a continuing challenge for members of the faculty and staff, because of the rapid pace of technological change. Use of technology will continue to expand in many different ways and will become an increasingly ex‐ pensive item in college budgets. • Incoming students will be more technology literate and will expect more sophisticated applica‐ tions of technology to deliver instruction and support the learning process.
Assumptions About the Internal Environment: • A strong enrollment will remain critical to the College’s future; enrollment will be held near its current level. • No significant change in the mix of in‐state and out‐of‐state students is anticipated, but the College must be prepared to deal with an increasingly diverse population. • Students are the Flagler’s highest priority, and student learning and development will continue to be the primary aim of the College. • A dedication to high‐quality teaching and personal interaction between students and faculty will continue to characterize the College’s education program. • The College will continue to maintain a faculty‐student ratio of 1 FTE faculty to 20 FTE students and will strive toward a faculty‐student ratio of 1 full‐time faculty to 27 full‐time students. • Student tuition will continue to comprise the largest percentage of the College’s revenue stream. • The College will continue to restrict increases in tuition to avoid negatively impacting its goals of Entrance Courtyard and Fountain at Ponce de Leon Hall. Photo courtesy of Flagler College enrolling and retaining the desired number of students.
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• The College’s financial position will remain strong over the next five years by managing its re‐ sources wisely and restricting institutional indebtedness. The College will have to manage its Facilities Plan: resources with even greater care than before. To ensure that students and their parents continue to choose Flagler College, it is necessary to enhance the • Keeping up with the cost of technology will be a significant financial challenge, requiring re‐ College’s “value”, a term that the Strategic Plan defines as a function of price and quality. While price is sources beyond the current level of funding. quantifiable, quality is often harder to define and measure. Although the quality of an institution depends • The College will continue to emphasize a broad, liberal education for its students, but career‐ on both human and physical resources, it is often the physical resources that are the most noticeable in the oriented programs will continue to comprise the core of the academic offerings. physical attractiveness of the grounds and buildings. The facilities plan seeks to utilize and maintain the • The College will gradually become more residential, as the College has recognized that its resi‐ aesthetic qualities of the existing campus and to add features that will enhance the campus’ physical beauty, dential life program is a central element in creating a learning community. overall attractiveness, and functionality. • The College will preserve its strong sense of community by remaining small and fostering val‐ ues that are essential to a collegial campus. • Strategic Goal 4.1: Ensure that the existing facilities and grounds are well maintained, • The College will continue to enhance the value of the physical plant and other assets by ensur‐ are attractive, and are used to maximum efficiency. ing that buildings, grounds, and equipment are well‐maintained and by avoiding deferred maintenance. Objective 4.1.1: By January 31, 2004, the vice president for business services will • Construction and major renovation projects will be determined on the basis of institutional pri‐ complete an assessment of existing facilities and grounds and will prepare a report orities and the availability of funds. with recommendations for priorities for renovation, restoration, and repair. The re‐ • The College will limit its use of debt to support capital needs; priority will be given to construct‐ port will also identify ways to maximize the use of existing facilities, to improve the ing residence halls and providing additional parking. attractiveness of the campus, and to improve the signage on campus. • Endowment earnings will continue to be critical for budget support, and endowment growth must be a high priority for the College. • Strategic Goal 4.2: Provide facilities and equipment needed to fulfill the College’s pur‐ • Increased private support will be critical to the long‐term health of the College; private funding pose and goals, to ensure its desired enrollment, to support the learning environment, must be secured to support operations and capital projects, including technology enhancement and to maintain its competitive position with other colleges and universities. and equipment replacement. The College will continue to develop its institutional advancement efforts, building support through its alumni and friends. Objective 4.2.1: By June 30, 2003, the vice president for business services will up‐ • Faculty and staff will continue to be the College’s greatest asset. The College must commit itself date the campus master plan and identify current and future needs with regard to to identifying ways to attract, develop, and retain high‐quality faculty and staff. The College facilities. The updated plan should examine the need for additional classrooms, of‐ will need to invest in its human resources by providing opportunities for professional develop‐ fices for faculty and staff, on‐campus student housing, dining facilities, student rec‐ ment, employee recognition, and fair compensation. reation and fitness areas, gathering places for students, and parking faculties • The College will continue its commitment to evaluation, assessment, program review, and con‐ tinuous improvement in its academic programs and educational support services. Objective 4.2.2: By June 30, 2003, the vice president for business services will com‐ • The College will continually look for ways to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of its plete an assessment of existing equipment, will identify future equipment needs, and administrative functions and processes. will make recommendations for priorities to repair or replace existing equipment or • The College will continue to maintain an attractive and safe campus. to purchase new equipment. • The College recognizes that the City of St. Augustine is an integral part of its institutional ap‐ peal and will continue to develop a campus master plan that will compliment and enhance the local community. • New initiatives will need to be weighed carefully, so that they do not diminish the quality of existing programs and activities that are central to the College’s success.
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Implementation Plan: The College must decide the best means for accomplishing the strategic goals and objectives set forth in the Strategic Plan. Many strategies or tactics may be employed to achieve a specific goal and the related objec‐ tives. Strategies will need to be developed for each objective. The implementation of the strategies will lead to the accomplishment of the objectives, and the achievement of the objectives will lead to the accomplish‐ ment of the strategic goals. The task of developing strategies will be undertaken by administrative units, academic departments, faculty committees, College‐wide committees, and individuals. In some instances, special committees may be appointed to develop strategies for specific strategic goals and related objectives.
It must be recognized that some strategic goals and objectives are more important than others. Moreover, all strategic goals and objectives cannot be implemented at the same time. Decisions will have to be made about establishing institutional priorities, allocating institutional resources, and coordinating efforts to ac‐ complish the strategic goals and objectives. Computer Lab
It is anticipated that many of the strategic goals and objectives will not require additional resources – finan‐ cial, human, or physical. For the most part, these goals and objectives call for improving or strengthening existing programs, processes, or services, and making better use of the resources already available. Those Specific Planning Goals goals and objectives that do require additional resources will be considered in the regular budget process In keeping with the College’s Statement of Purpose, Institutional Goals, and the Strategic Plan for Flagler College, each year. the following represent specific goals that impact campus master planning:
QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES: • Retain a small, private, affordable college with an enrollment of 1,800 to 2,000 full‐time students. • Retain the strengths of a small college: a focus on undergraduate education, an emphasis on teaching and advising, maintenance of traditional standards that guide student life, the provi‐ sion of sufficient facilities for on‐campus housing, and the provision of a full array of student activities including intercollegiate athletics, intramural sports, student government, and a vari‐ ety of clubs and organizations. • Continue to attract, recruit, and retain faculty and staff who are competent, talented, and dedi‐ cated. • Enhance the financial stability of the College with increased annual giving and endowment.
QUALITY OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES: • Continue emphasis on maintenance of historic structures. • Provide on‐campus housing for at least 40% of the student body. Based on the current full‐time enrollment of 1,986 students, the College will need to accommodate 794 students in on‐campus housing. • Provide parking for 90% of boarding students, 50% of commuting students, and 90% of the ad‐ ministrators, faculty, and staff who drive to work. This totals 839 parking spaces. • Continue effort to maintain facilities, grounds, and equipment that support academic and stu‐ dent life programs. • Retain space flexible enough to accommodate changes in course offerings.
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12 The Flagler College Master Plan Update Site Inventory
In order to produce a functional, site‐specific and goal‐oriented Campus Master Plan for Flagler College, a thorough inventory of the Flagler College campus has been com‐ pleted. The Perkins and Wills Master Plan, completed in March 1998, included a site inventory; however, new buildings and property have been acquired, and building uses have changed since its completion.
The following pages are the site inventory for the main campus of Flagler College, the Flagler Field Sports Complex, and other property owned by the College. The inventory will consist of the following information:
A. Campus Location B. Campus Boundaries C. Contiguous Land Uses D. Zoning E. Building Use F. Views, Spatial Relationships, and Urban Design G. Topography, Soils, Drainage, and Utilities H. Existing Vegetation I. Parking and Circulation
A. Campus Location The main Flagler College Campus is located on approximately 20 acres in beautiful downtown St. Augustine. The Campus is within blocks of the Bridge of Lions, St. George Street, and the Castillo de San Marcos.
Flagler College also owns 3 parcels of land two miles from campus. The first parcel is the Flagler Field Sports Complex located off of Old Moultrie Road, consisting of 20 acres. The second parcel owned by the College is undeveloped land off of S.R. 207. The parcel consists of 32.7 acres of pine scrub and abuts an elementary school, an apart‐ ment complex, and a cement plant. The third parcel is located on the north side of S.R. 207 at the intersection with Old Moultrie Road.
Map 1: Campus Location
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B. Campus Boundaries: The boundaries of the Flagler College Campus are not clearly identifiable by signage or by other site features. Flagler is located in an urban setting which has made it difficult for the College to acquire new property. Although the heart of the academic campus is constrained by residential, commercial, and historic uses, the College has acquired property in adjacent areas as it became available, including residences, businesses, and vacant land. The College has also acquired large tracts of land two miles from campus.
Map 2: Campus Boundaries
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C. Contiguous Land Uses: The Flagler College campus consists of a variety of land uses. Parts of the campus are in the low and medium density residential use areas, low and medium intensity commer‐ cial use areas, public or semi‐public use areas, and historic preservation use areas. The contiguous land uses limit campus expansion. Large parcels of neighboring residential property rarely, if ever, come on the market in the area surrounding the campus. Com‐ mercial property is also rarely available.
Map 3: Future Land Use
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D. Zoning: The majority of the Flagler College Campus is zoned as Historic Preservation district or Residential districts. The Auditorium, Gymnasium, and new dormitory parking lot are all located in a Commercial districts. Both Lewis Hall and the Cedar Street Dormitory are located in planned unit development.
The area directly to the south of campus is mainly commercial, while the areas to the north and west are residential. The area to the east of the campus is zoned for historic preservation.
A synopsis of each zoning district pertaining to the Campus is located in the appendix.
Map 4: Zoning
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E. Building Use:
BUILDING INVENTORY The buildings listed below are also illustrated on the Building Use graphic and are described as follows:
1. Ponce de Leon Hall (built 1888) a four and five‐story building housing dormitory rooms, administrative offices, and meeting rooms. Administrative offices occupy the main first floor wing with dormitory rooms on the four floors. 2. Dining Hall (built 1888) a three‐story building which houses laundry facilities, student snack bar, student lounge and the student government office on the first floor. The main dining hall occupies the second floor with a two story vaulted ceiling. 3. Kenan Hall (built 1888) a five‐story building which serves as the academic hub of campus. The building houses classrooms, seminar rooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and the bookstore. Part of the ground floor houses physical plant mechanical equipment. 4. Art Building (built 1888) a two‐story facility of art studios and a photography lab, with a maintenance facility and shop on the ground floor. 5. Flagler Gymnasium (built 1976) a facility of gymnasium space, support facilities, weight training and fitness areas, and offices for faculty, staff, and coaches. 6. Flagler Auditorium (built 1990) a 789‐seat assembly hall with support spaces, a rehearsal room, and a scene shop.
Map 5: Building Use
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7. Markland House (built 1839) a two‐story house occupied by administrative offices for Alumni BUILDING USAGE Relations, College Relations, and Development. Both academic and student living space is at a 8. Business Offices at 20 Valencia Street (built between 1887 and 1891) a two‐and‐one‐half‐story Building Usage premium at Flagler College. College enroll‐ house occupied by the Office of Business Services. College ment has increased 19% from 1997 to 2003 and 9. Carrera Gallery at 9 Carrera Street (built 1888) a three‐story house used for faculty offices and Relations 1% 10 new full‐time faculty members were hired Administrative an art gallery. 9% with little increase in campus facilities. Because 10. Wiley Hall (built 1889) a two‐and‐a‐half‐story house used for faculty offices and administrative Housing 47% of the urban nature of the campus, the opportu‐ offices including the Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and Career Planning. Recreational nities for immediate physical expansion are 4% 11. Lewis House (built 1987) a three‐story residence hall for men with 90 rooms. Capacity is 180 in limited. Student double rooms or 220 with half double rooms and half triple rooms. Academic Services 6% 12. Communication Building at 31 Cordova Street ‐ a masonry structure housing a classroom, stu‐ 28% Classrooms and Offices. A major issue for the dios for the College radio station, a music library, television studio, control room, and faculty Undetermined Physical Plant College is the need for additional classroom offices. 1% 5% and faculty office space. In order to achieve the 13. Administrative Offices at 74 Riberia ‐ a two story building housing the offices of Communities College’s goals of classroom flexibility and, at and Schools of St. Johns County, Gallaudet University Regional Center, and St. Augustine Foun‐ the same time, small class size, more classroom dation. space must be added. Although the number of 14. 46 Valencia – a one story home used as guest quarters for visitors. sections taught by full and part time faculty increased by 20% between 1996 and 2003, no new classroom space 15. 65 Valencia – a one story home used for offices for Youth Ministry Program, Young Life of St. has been added during this period. Classroom utilization on the Flagler College Campus for the fall semester Augustine, and Intervarsity of Flagler College. 2003 was between 84% and 91% between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays; spring semester 2003 utilization was 16. Tennis Center – a one story facility used mainly for the intercollegiate tennis teams. between 63% and 79% for the same time periods. In comparison, the average classroom utilization rate for simi‐ 17. Proctor Library ‐ (built 1996) a three‐story building housing open stacks, the reference collec‐ lar colleges is between 60‐70%. tions, electronic databases, internet labs, an open‐access computer lab, and four special purpose computer labs. Also houses office space, classrooms, and meeting rooms. The College employs 66 full‐time and 90 part‐time faculty members. Faculty offices are located in Kenan Hall, 9 18. Residence Hall for Men ‐ (target 2004) a three story building that will house 104 male students. Carrera, Wiley Hall, the Communications Building, the Proctor Library, Ponce de Leon Hall, and the Gymna‐ sium. The College is still in need of additional faculty office space.
Student Housing. Student housing is in a similar situation, as the demand for on‐campus housing continues to rise with student perception that on campus housing completes the “college experience.” In the fall 2003, the College housed 244 men and 469 women, totaling 713 students and exceeding the designed capacity by 38 stu‐ dents. Approximately half of the double rooms in Lewis Hall were converted to triple rooms, and some were housed in Ponce de Leon Hall to accommodate the increased demand for on‐campus housing. In addition, 30 men who wanted to live on campus were placed on a waiting list. Although the design capacity was exceeded, less than 36% of the total enrollment was housed on campus.
Flagler College’s intended on‐campus housing capacity was 675 students in two residence halls. Ponce de Leon Hall is primarily a women’s residence hall with a design capacity of 495 students. The Lewis House is an exclu‐ sively menʹs residence hall with a design capacity of 180 students in double rooms. Flagler College has recently started construction on a new residence hall on Cedar Street, just to the south of the main campus complex. This facility will house 104 male students, brining total male housing spaces to 284 and total housing to 779 spaces on‐campus by 2004.
The College’s goal is to accommodate at least 40% of the targeted enrollment in comfortable, high‐quality, on‐ campus housing facilities. With a targeted enrollment of 1,850 students (62% women and 38% men), the College Clockwise from left: Ponce de Leon Hall, Proctor Library, Wiley Hall would need to provide 925 boarding spaces ‐ 555 spaces for women and 370 spaces for men. Assuming 779 Photo Credits: www.flagler.edu
18 The Flagler College Master Plan Update spaces by 2004, the College will still have a deficit of 146 spaces to meet its goal of 40% of enrolled students These spaces are seldom used by existing students because they do not meet their basic needs. housed in on‐campus facilities. Hence, it is recommended that the College consider adding a fourth residence hall as a long‐term goal. Flagler College has already addressed a few of these issues. A student center is being considered and could ac‐ commodate dining facilities, the campus bookstore, the campus post office and duplicating facility, student Housing 40% of the student population on campus requires the College to consider additional recreational and lounges, meeting rooms, and administrative offices. With the addition of a student center, approximately 2,420 social opportunities in or near housing facilities. Student facilities, a lounge and snack bar, are currently under square feet in Ponce de Leon Hall; 1,200 square feet in Kenan Hall; and 200 square feet in Business Services the dining room between Kenan Hall and Ponce de Leon Hall, but are inadequate. Although Flagler College building will be freed for additional classroom or faculty offices. offers some student amenities, like meeting space, outdoor areas for socialization and recreational fields and courts, the aesthetic quality is not sufficient to attract students and satisfy the parents of potential students.
BUILDING USAGE CHART:
BUILDING FUNCTION DESCRIPTION SF LEVELS TSF Flagler College Auditorium Academic 789-seat theater 16,494 1 16,494 Flagler College Gymnasium Recreational Basketball, Volleyball, Weight Training 18,572 1 18,572 Markland House Administrative Alumni, College Relations, & Development 5,264 1 5,264 Markland House College Relations Special Events 5,264 1 5,264 Proctor Library Academic Library, Computer Labs, and Classrooms 20,139 3 60,417 Ponce de Leon Hall Administrative Administrative Offices 19,820 1 19,820 Ponce de Leon Hall Housing Residence Hall for Women 19,820 3 59,430 Ponce de Leon Hall Housing Residence Hall for Women 26,840 4 93,940 Dining Hall Student Services Seats approx. 400 14,212 2 28,424 Kenan Hall Academic Faculty Offices, Classrooms 11,796 4 47,184 Kenan Hall Physical Plant Physical Plant, Kitchen 11,796 1 11,796 Art Building Academic Studios for Fine Arts Majors 5,034 1 5,034 Art Building Physical Plant Faculty/Maintenance Shop 5,034 1 5,034 20 Valencia Administrative Business Services 2,284 2 4,568 Lewis House Housing Residence Hall for Men 16,089 3 48,267 Wiley Hall Academic Faculty Offices 4,275 1 4,275 Wiley Hall Administrative Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar 4,275 2 8,550 9 Carrera Academic Art Gallery and Faculty Offices 1,976 3 5,928 31 Cordova Academic Classrooms, Studios, Faculty Offices 2,446 1 2,448 M1 Building Physical Plant Storage Facility 1,200 1 1,200 Library Central Plant Physical Plant Facilities 1,500 1 1,500 Markland Garage Physical Plant Facilities 1,500 1 1,500 74 Riberia Administration Administrative Offices 3,400 2 6,800 46 Valencia Undetermined Undetermined 1,800 1 1,800 65 Valencia Administration Undetermined 2,600 1 2,600 Tennis Administration Center Administration Storage and Administration for Tennis 1,000 1 1,000 Men’s Cedar Street Dorm Housing Residence Hall for Men 12,300 3 36,900
TOTAL Gross Square Feet of Campus 504,037
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F. Views, Spatial Relationships, and Urban Design:
VIEWS There are many views of campus that are treasured by Flagler College affiliates, tourists, and the citizens of St. Augustine. Most of these views consist of historic buildings and their details. For example, the Ponce de Leon Hall towers and ornamentation that have become synonymous with Flagler College.
Flagler College has made an effort to preserve the views associated with its campus by commissioning new buildings in the dominant Mediterranean style. Preservation has also been addressed by the College through intensive restoration and renovation efforts. One of Flagler College’s major goals is to continue these efforts as they add to both the quality of education and the institution itself.
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS The spatial relationships present on the Flagler College Campus are much different than those of other college campuses. Flagler College is extremely compact compared to other similar schools. Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida has similar demographics and is accredited by the same organization as Flagler College, the Com‐ mission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Rollins College’s enrollment for 2002 was approximately 1,710 students. Their overall campus density is 25 students/acre. They were able to house 50% of their students on their campus of 67 acres, setting their residential density at 13 students/acre.
Flagler College, on the other hand, has an overall campus density of 96 students/acre. The College is striving for the same percentage of residential students, but on a 20‐acre campus. Flagler College residential density will be 45 students/acre with the addition of the new residence hall.
Flagler College has large‐scale buildings and small residential size buildings, with few at a medium scale. Be‐ sides larger‐scale, multi‐story buildings that can hold a large quantity of students, Flagler offers less space for students to socialize and fewer on‐campus residence spaces than does Rollins College.
Because pieces of the campus have been acquired over a number of years, buildings within the campus seem disconnected from one another. Buildings have an odd relationship with one another, because they were not necessarily designed to be used as one entity, and they are often of different architectural styles.
URBAN DESIGN Urban design elements are an important part of campus master planning. They influence the way the campus functions, add significantly to the quality of student and faculty life, and improve safety. Urban design ele‐ ments include roadways, sidewalks, seating, lighting, landscape elements, and the like.
Flagler College provides a variety of outdoor open space. Loggias and porches are abundant because of the Col‐ lege’s original use as a resort. The outdoor ornamentation and details are exquisite. Major outdoor gathering areas are provided in the courtyard of Ponce de Leon Hall; in the Lewis Memorial Pavilion immediately west of the Kenan Hall complex, in the breezeways between Kenan Hall, the Dining Hall and Ponce de Leon Hall; and in the plaza near the Gymnasium and Auditorium. While the campus is well maintained, the plant materials and associated landscape elements do not seem to unify the campus as a whole. Random elements are present Photo Courtesy of Flagler College on different properties which were acquired at different times.
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The Flagler College Campus is generally a pedestrian friendly campus. Side‐ walks provide passage from building to building and throughout most of the adjacent neighborhoods. Campus roadways are essentially city roadways with metered parking spaces in front of most campus buildings. Several roads adja‐ cent to campus are one‐way. Two‐way stop signs are generally present at inter‐ sections.
Internal intersections lack crosswalks where logical pedestrian crossing is an‐ ticipated. Although the campus is relatively small with core academic classes in the building near the women’s residence hall, both men’s residence halls re‐ quire crossing streets. With the addition of the new men’s dormitory and adja‐ cent parking, additional care will need to be taken to make sure pedestrian/ vehicular conflicts do not arise near King Street.
A major urban design issue on Flagler College’s campus is the lack of public way‐finding elements and signage. While the functions of individual buildings are marked on placards in front of buildings, the College does not provide a visible campus map on grounds for reference by new students, parents, and visitors. Although the campus is small, a central campus map provides comfort for those who do not know the campus well.
Gateways and boundary reinforcements are often used to provide a visual cue as to the main entrances and the edges of campus. The Flagler College Campus does not have a formal gateway marking the beginning of the physical campus. Two entrance signs are present on campus, one at the corner of Cordova and King Streets and the other at the corner of Valencia and Sevilla Streets. Bound‐ ary reinforcements around the historic campus are present in the form of walls and ball and chain barriers, but are not present anywhere else.
A major goal of urban design is to enhance safety. This is also a strategic goal of the College. By following Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles when considering existing and additional urban design ele‐ ments, campus safety will be enhanced.
Map 6: Open Space
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G. Topography and Drainage:
TOPOGRAPHY The site is relatively flat. Most of the Campus is 4’ to 8’ above sea level. The lowest elevations occur in the roadways where the elevations drop to 2’‐4’ above sea level. Per City Code, any new construction must be placed at a 9’ elevation or higher. The 9’ elevation does not occur anywhere on campus, which intimates that new addi‐ tions to the college will require additional fill prior to construction.
DRAINAGE During heavy rain storms, most of the downtown roadways flood, including those adjacent to the College. Run off from campus property, not caught by inlets on campus, drains into the adjacent roadways.
Map 7: Drainage and Topography
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H. Existing Vegetation: Existing vegetation consists of sabal palms and oak trees, along with some shrubbery. A treasured part of campus is an old oak tree to the west of Kenan Hall. Some landscaping exists in the Kenan Hall parking lot; however, most landscaping is not unified throughout campus and does very little to connect buildings on campus.
Flagler College has the opportunity to enhance its open spaces through the use of landscaping. Adding trees along streets and pathways enhances visual char‐ acter and also provides climactic relief for pedestrians. Planting beds and shrubbery can provide an informal barrier for “off‐limits” areas, as well as en‐ hance the aesthetic beauty of the campus.
Map 8: Existing Landscape
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I. Circulation and Parking:
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION The main pedestrian circulation takes place between the heart of the campus and campus parking. Walking from parking lots requires crossing either Valen‐ cia Street or King Street. King Street is perhaps the busiest street to cross and lacks a cross walks at the intersections with Granada Street, an intersection where students are most likely to access campus from the Auditorium and Gymnasium.
Once on campus, students are not required to cross many streets or to have much interaction with vehicles. Valencia Street and Sevilla Street are the most likely streets to be crossed because of the Proctor Library and Lewis House. Faculty and staff must cross streets more often as their offices are spread throughout the campus.
With the addition of the new men’s residence hall and associated parking, stu‐ dents will be required to cross King Street more often. This is also true once the College offers increased student life options, such as a student center.
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION Vehicular circulation on campus is similar to the conditions in the rest of St. Augustine. Approximately 1,495 vehicles are associated with the College and contribute significantly to traffic in downtown St. Augustine. King Street is the most congested street due to College, tourist, city government, commercial, and residential traffic.
Most passenger vehicles traverse the campus in search of parking. This is true of most vehicles in the area, whether or not they are associated with the College. When on‐ campus parking is full, vehicles spread out into the surrounding neighborhoods for on‐ street parking, contributing to the increased traffic flow in residential areas.
In addition to the volume of traffic, the street configurations adjacent to the campus con‐ tribute to congestion. Many streets are one‐ way causing people who are unfamiliar with the area to find an alternate route. A signifi‐ cant number of people who drive vehicles in St. Augustine do not know the area and get Map 9: Circulation and Parking
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PARKING Parking is a matter of significant importance for Flagler College, and for the City of St. Augustine, in general. It is generally thought that Flagler College adds to the parking problem in the downtown area. Parking associated with campus currently meets ap‐ proximately half of the projected need and little space exists to expand parking on cam‐ pus. Although metered City parking is available throughout campus and in the adja‐ cent neighborhoods, it is not enough to meet the College’s needs.
# Parking Area Student Faculty/Staff Visitor
1 Cedar Street 55 0 0 2 Cedar Street Dorm 46 0 0 3 Markland House 0 48 0 4 Kenan Hall 27 28 0 5 Lewis House 93 10 0 6 Methodist Church 0 10 0 7 Wiley Hall 0 2 8 8 Lewis Rear Lot 50 0 0 9 9 Carrera 0 2 8 10 Gym/Auditorium 89 15 0 11 Tennis Complex 0 4 0 12 Communications Dept. 0 41 0 13 74 Riberia 0 3 0 14 Malaga Street 100 0 0 PARKING TOTAL 460 163 16 TOTAL 639 TOTAL Adjacent On-Street City Parking 56 TOTAL 695
Map 10: Walking Distances
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Thus, a goal of the Flagler College Master Plan is to improve and maximize existing parking and to identify ar‐ eas where additional parking may be added. Another goal of the master plan is to examine the feasibility of partnering with the City of St. Augustine in a joint parking project, like the Visitor Information Center and Transportation Facility and the Sebastian Inland Harbor Parking Facility.
In order to accurately assess Flagler College’s parking demand during an average class day, it is necessary to determine number of cars driven to campus, who drives them, and how long they stay on campus. For the sake of this study, it is assumed that parking spaces are occupied by three separated groups of people: Full‐time staff and faculty, full‐time students living on‐campus, and full‐time students living off‐campus.
Of the 1,986 full‐time students enrolled at Flagler College, 713 students lived on‐campus in fall 2003 while 1,273 Type Of Parking # of People % # Cars Turnover # of College College student commuted from off campus. To accurately plan for future parking, it is necessary to estimate the need w/ Cars Rate Spaces Goal % Goal # based on the College’s goal to house at least 40% of its students on campus. Assuming that 1,850 full‐time stu‐ (a) (b) ( c) (d) (e) (f) (g) dents are enrolled, about 780 students will be living on‐campus and 1,070 will be commuting from off‐campus. Full time staff and faculty 160 90% 128 1 128 0.90 115
Part time staff and faculty 90 90% 72 2 36 0.90 32 The plan does not differentiate between the parking needs of students who live on campus and those who live off campus, an important distinction as the two groups are assumed to have different parking needs. For the Students housed on-campus 780 70% 546 1 561 0.90 505 sake of this analysis, it is assumed that 70% of students who live on campus have cars. It is also estimated that Commuter Students 1070 70% 749 2 375 0.50 187 70% of all students who live off campus drive to campus. Thus, the total number of vehicles, including staff Total Parking Spaces Needed 1495 1185 839 and faculty, associated with the College is estimated at 1,495 on a normal day (see table). Current On Campus Spaces 639
ON CAMPUS PARKING NEEDED 200 The number of parking spaces required to accommodate 1,495 cars depends on the amount of time each car spends in its parking space (turnover rate). Once at work, faculty and staff generally leave their automobiles in the same spot for the entire day, making the turnover rate one car per day per parking space. Students who live on‐campus also leave their cars in place for the entire day, which also means their turnover rate is one car per Notes: (a) the number of people associated with the College day per parking space. With an average course load of 15 credits, a student living off campus can be expected (b) Percentage of College associated people who drive their cars to the College to spend approximately 20 hours a week on‐campus. Hence for this study, a parking space for students who (c) Number of cars expected on a daily basis (a*b) (d) Number of times one parking space is expected to vacated and reoccupied during one day. live off campus may be occupied by two or more different automobiles in one day for a turnover rate of 2. (e) Number of spaces needed if 100% of full time staff, faculty and students where allotted spaces taking into consideration the turn-over rate. (c/d=e) (f) Flagler College’s goal for providing parking spaces The College’s goal is to provide parking for 90% of the full‐time staff and faculty who drive to work, 90% of (g) Number of parking spaces needed to fulfill the College’s goal of providing parking spaces to those who drive to school. part‐time staff and faculty who drive to work, 90% of the students who have cars and are housed on‐campus, and 50% of students who live off campus and commute to the college by car. To accomplish this goal, the total number of parking spaces needed is 839 , which includes 692 student spaces and 147 faculty and staff spaces.
With the addition of the new residence hall parking lot, the current number of parking spaces on‐campus is 639. Current spaces for students total 460; faculty and staff spaces number 179; visitor parking consists of only 16 spaces. The College will need to add 200 additional spaces to reach its goal.
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Boundaries: The 20‐acre Flagler Field Sports Complex is located at 1655 Old Moultrie Road in a mixed‐use area. It is surrounded by residential units, a utility complex, and a cemetery. The Humane Society is adjacent to the facility, and K‐Mart shopping center is nearby. The boundaries of the site are clearly delineated by a chain‐linked fence.
Building and Facilities Usage: Three buildings exist on site. The first is a new baseball stadium, built in 1999, that seats 700, includ‐ ing 150 box seats and a press box. The stadium’s press box allows broadcasting on the College’s radio station and a state‐of‐the‐art sound system is used for announcing games. A concession/restroom fa‐ cility, the second building, was built at the same time. It was built in an effort to make the complex more “fan friendly,” but the restroom is often used as a locker room by the College and intramural teams who play at the field complex, as no locker rooms are provided. The third building is a mainte‐ nance shed which is located close to the entrance and is in serious disrepair.
The complex has a soccer field, baseball field, a full practice field, and batting cages. In the open areas, intramural teams hold practices and games. Both the soccer field and the baseball field are lighted by state‐of‐the‐art lighting systems installed in 2002.
Urban Design: Virtually all of the Flagler Field Sports Complex is out‐of‐doors, and very little shelter is provided. Of the 3 buildings, the stadium provides minimal shade under the stands. Although the concession and restroom facility was recently built to make the complex more fan‐friendly, the outdoor spaces associ‐ ated with the facility provide little protection from the elements.
The overall appearance of the buildings on site is good. The concession/restroom facility is in good condition, as it was newly built in 1999. The maintenance facility, a fabricated metal building, is quickly becoming a problem. Not only is it in disrepair, but it is near the entrance to the complex and is the first building seen upon entering.
The signage program for the complex is inadequate. The entrance signage is not easily visible from Old Moultrie Road. In addition, the complex could be reconnected to the campus with the same sign‐ age used on the main campus.
Other urban design elements include seating, lighting, and landscape. Seating is available in the form Map 11: Property Boundaries and Future Land Use for S.R. 207 Property and Field Sports Complex of bleachers at the baseball stadium, but no other permanent seating is present. A new lighting system illuminates the soccer and baseball fields. No lighting is present in the parking lot. Landscaping is non‐existent.
Topography and Soils: The site is essentially flat and well drained.
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Existing Vegetation: All existing vegetation was cleared during construction, and no landscaping has occurred.
Circulation and Parking: VEHICULAR CIRCULATION Very little formal vehicular circulation is present on site. Automobiles turn off of Old Moultrie Road onto the main entrance road which leads to the unimproved parking lot. Maintenance workers often drive their vehicles on a dirt path between the bleachers and the soccer field which is a very narrow area shared with pedestrians.
The entrance/exit intersection with Old Moultrie Road is extremely dangerous. The entrance is not visi‐ ble from the road until just before the turn, creating a traffic hazard. Old Moultrie Road, is usually con‐ gested, making both the right and left turns out of the complex extremely hazardous. Currently, a stop sign at the exit is the only traffic control device.
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION After parking, pedestrians walk to the baseball field or the soccer field through the grass. It is apparent, however, that several paths are often taken, especially when parking occurs on the grass overflow areas instead of the dirt lot. Worn grass paths can be seen on‐site and in the over head photographs.
PARKING The informal parking lot can accommodate between 80 and 100 vehicles depending on how vehicles are parked. Parking on the adjacent grass areas along the North Property line can accommodate an esti‐ mated 50 additional vehicles. College administrators indicate that the parking lot often becomes over‐ crowded, especially when soccer and baseballs games coincide.
Flagler S.R. 207 Property
The S.R. 207 Property is located to the west of the Flagler Field Sports Complex and to the west of S.R. 207. The property is flanked by a cement plant to the east, a little league complex to the north, a new apartment complex and elementary school to the west, and a doctors office to the south. The property is directly adjacent to S.R. 207. The property is in a residential land use area, but is flanked on the east by a mixed‐use district. The site is entirely vegetated, containing a pine scrub habitat.
Map 12: Field Sports Complex
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City of St. Augustine Requirements Housing: Single‐family, Multifamily, Tourist home, Rooming and boarding houses, Housing for the elderly Retail sales: Specialty food stores and drugs (but not supermarkets); clothing, hardware, toy and hobby Zoning Districts shops; pet shops; bookstore and newsstand; stationery and card shops; leather goods and luggage; jew‐ elry; art and photographic supplies; TV and stereo equipment; florist or gift shop; bake shop; sporting In order to properly address the needs of the College, the City’s zoning ordinances must be examined to deter‐ goods; sundries and notions; business office supplies; musical instruments, records and tapes; and simi‐ mine which facilities maybe appropriate in each zoning district. The following is a summary of zoning districts lar products; antiques (See 28‐206 for additional restrictions). and their bearing on campus property. The City’s ordinances can be found as an appendix at the end of this Service: Restaurants with lounges (up to 100 seats); interior decorator; hair salon; photographic, art, document. craft, dance or music studios; tailoring; catering and clothing rental, laundry and dry cleaning (see Sec. 28‐206 for more information) HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT 3 (HP-3): The Communications Building, located on the corner of Cuna Offices: All types of professional and business offices, Private home offices Street and Cordova Street, is situated in Historic Preservation District 3 (HP‐3) (Sec. 28‐185). The intent of Dis‐ Libraries and Museums trict HP‐3 is to “provide a mix of commercial and residential uses that will encourage the restoration and repro‐ Churches: (except temporary revival establishments). duction of historic structures and maintain the historic and pedestrian scale of the neighborhood.” Stables Parking Lots: complying with section 28‐347(3). The following uses are permitted in the district: Housing: Single‐family, Multi‐family, Tourist homes, Rooming and boarding houses, Housing for the Permissible uses by exception include hotels/motels with a maximum of thirty (30) units, plant nursery, sale of elderly alcoholic beverages with alcoholic content not more than fourteen (14) percent for consumption, either on the Retail sales: New, Antique, Souvenir, Gift, Craft (see Sec. 28‐185 for more info). premises or off the premises, wholesaling from sample stocks only, Medical/dental clinic, intermediate care facil‐ Service: Restaurants with lounges; interior decorator; hair salon; photographic, art, craft, dance or mu‐ ity, uses and structures as for RG‐1 (section 28‐163), Indoor movie theatres, Commercial recreational or enter‐ sic studios; tailoring; catering and clothing rental. tainment facilities in completely enclosed building such as billiard parlor, bowling alley, swimming pool, skat‐ Offices: Professional and business offices, Private home offices ing rink, dance hall and similar uses, building trades contractor not requiring outside storage, nor the use of any Museums vehicle in excess of one‐ton capacity, nor any machinery, ditching machines, tractors, bulldozers or other heavy construction equipment. The following uses are permitted by exception in the district: Fowl and hoofed animals (see Sec. 28‐185 for boundaries), cocktail lounges, taverns, home occupations, and hotels/motels/inns. There are no minimum lot requirements, except as needed to meet other requirements specified herein. A maxi‐ mum of 50% lot coverage by all buildings is allowed. Maximum building height is 35 feet. HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT 4 (HP-4): Most of the main campus, including Ponce de Leon Hall, is located in Historic Preservation District 4 (HP‐4) (Sec 28‐126). The districts intent is to encourage the maintenance and RESIDENTIAL FAMILY-ONE (RS-1): Both 20 and 46 Valencia Street properties owned by the College are zoned as use of “the significant, large‐scale Flagler‐era development adjacent to the Colonial City.” Residential Family‐One (RS‐1) (Sec. 28‐161). The RS‐1 District is intended to apply to “those neighborhoods des‐ ignated for single‐family dwellings and uses compatible with low density single‐family uses, so as to create and The following uses are permitted in this district: maintain a stable low intensity residential character.” Retail sales: New, Antique, Souvenir, Gift, Craft (see Sec. 28‐185 for more info). Service: Barbershop and beauty shops, Shoe repair, Restaurants (not drive‐in). The only structures permitted are single‐family dwellings and private home offices and the accessory uses and Offices: Professional and business offices structures permitted by Sec. 28‐348. Minimum lot widths are 75’ and the minimum area requirement is one‐ Museums quarter acre. Maximum lot coverage by buildings and structure is 25%. And maximum building height is 35 Motels and hotels are permitted by exception. feet.
COMMERCIAL LOW-ONE (CL-1): Flagler College Auditorium and Flagler College Gymnasium are located in a RESIDENTIAL GENERAL-ONE (RG-1): The Tennis Center, 74 Riberia, and 65 Valencia are located in the Residen‐ low intensity commercial district, Commercial low‐one (CL‐1) (Sec. 28‐206). The district is “intended to apply tial General‐One (RG‐1) (Sec. 28‐163). The intent of this district is the “create and maintain a medium intensity to areas where small groups of low intensity commercial uses may be appropriately located to serve within con‐ residential character” and applies to “those neighborhoods designated for multiple‐family dwellings and uses, venient traveling distance from one (1) or several neighborhoods.” Professional and business offices are also as well as those nonresidential uses compatible and complementary with medium density residential uses.” encouraged. The district is not intended to accommodate medium intensity commercial uses such as service stations or vehicle repair and sales, etc.
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Permitted uses and structures: (20) spaces and shall not be located within twenty‐five (25) feet of another facility. All parking facilities Housing: Single‐family, Multifamily, Tourist home, Rooming and boarding houses, Housing shall have a fence or wall around the perimeter of the facility. Parking facilities located on the premises of a for the elderly, Accessory apartments. structure shall meet the height requirements for fences or walls established by the architectural guidelines Office: Private home office for historic preservation as appropriate to the era of the structure. Parking facilities located off the premises Neighborhood recreational facility shall meet the height requirements for pre‐1821 construction. No parking garages shall be approved within Accessory uses and structures: See section 28‐348. historic preservation districts 1, 2 and 3, and any parking facility located on a corner lot shall be by excep‐ tion only. (Code 1964, § 33‐117) Permissible uses by exception include hospitals and medical clinics, medical and dental offices, and intermediate care facilities; professional offices, such as accountant, architect, attorney, engineer, land surveyor, optometrist Design Standards for parking areas are set forth in Sec. 28‐368. The standards include materials that must be and similar uses; business offices, such as real estate broker, insurance agent, stockbroker, manufacturerʹs agent included in a submittal for approval of plans and specifications, requirements for drainage, lighting, landscap‐ and similar uses; radio or television broadcasting office; marinas, including food service incident to operation of ing, walkways and street relationships, entrances and exits, interior driving aisles and maneuverability, and a marina; hotels and motels with or without kitchenettes (maximum thirty (30) units); restaurants and/or bars in addresses existing site constraints. connection with hotels or motels, with a maximum of three (3) seats per hotel or motel unit; hair salons, barber‐ shops, interior decorators, photographic and art studios, and dance and music studios; other exceptions as in Landscape Requirements (Sec. 25‐54) section 28‐347. Landscape requirements for new developments vary by zoning district. All developments in the City must meet
the minimum bufferyard and landscaping requirements. Requirements for bufferyards vary based on the prop‐ Maximum lot coverage by all buildings and structures is 35%. The maximum height of Single‐family and Multi‐ erty’s classification. Classifications are set forth in Sec. 25‐54 and can be found in the appendix of this document. ple‐family dwellings is 35’. Bufferyards are required so as to reduce nuisances between adjacent land uses and public streets and to help
eliminate the unsightliness of dirt, glare, noise, odor, and adjacent land uses. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD): The new men’s dormitory and adjacent parking areas, as well as Lewis
Hall, are located in a Planned Unit Development (PUD). PUD zoning requirements change with each PUD des‐ Exceptions to bufferyard and landscaping requirements are as follows (Sec. 25‐54): ignated, but allow the City, community, and owner to come to agreement on the requirements of each specific • HP‐1, HP‐2 and HP‐3: specific bufferyard dimension requirements do not apply, but all required plant ma‐ PUD project. The requirements can be more or less stringent depending on the input from all involved parties. terials, walls or fences are to be installed within the site.
• Single family uses: Single family uses shall not be required to meet bufferyard requirements, but shall be Minimum Parking Lot Requirements (Sec. 28‐347) required to submit a site plan as defined in this chapter for review prior to issuance of a building permit. Off‐street parking lots are permissible in Districts CL‐1 and RS‐1 and by exception in all districts where the lots Single family uses shall only be required to replace existing trees removed as the result of permitted con‐ are within four hundred (400) feet of premises requiring off‐street parking. Lots in residential districts shall also struction. conform to the following: a. A six‐foot solid masonry wall or fence shall be erected along all property lines adjunct to residentially Parking areas have specific landscape requirements. These requirements help ensure the quality of public zoned property. rights‐of‐way and intersection visibility. They also help to screen parking lots from adjacent properties, a re‐ b. No source of illumination for such lots shall be directly visible from any window in any residence in the quirement above and beyond that of the bufferyard requirement for lots next to residential uses. Internal land‐ residential district. scaping requirements are enforced to provide “visual and climatic relief from broad expanses of pavement, and c. There shall be no movement of any vehicles on such lots between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. to direct and define logical areas for pedestrian and vehicular circulation.” Internal landscaping requirements d. There shall be no sales or service activity of any kind on such lots. can be found as an appendix to this document. e. Vehicles prohibited from being parked in residential districts by section 28‐336 shall not be permitted to be parked on such lot. f. All parking lots shall be paved with erosion‐resistant material in accordance with city specifications (see
division 2 of this article
The uses and structures located in Historic Preservation Districts, in this case HP‐3 and HP‐4, are not required to provide off‐street parking and loading (Sec. 28‐367). However, any parking facilities within these districts shall meet the specific requirements contained in this section. Requirements are as follows:
Parking facilities within historic preservation districts 1, 2 and 3 shall not exceed a maximum of twenty
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Design Framework
The opportunities and constraints of the site help to provide a framework by which Master Plan options may be formulated. Each of the previous categories were taken into consideration, along with the College’s goals for human and physical resources development.
Flagler College’s location in downtown St. Augustine is both an opportunity and an obstacle. The College’s location regularly draws new students and fac‐ ulty who want to experience working, learning, and living in the nation’s oldest European settlement. The educational opportunities presented by these cir‐ cumstances are endless.
The campus’s location is also a major obstacle to the College in achieving its goal of providing additional learning and living space for its students, staff, and faculty. This space is also a major factor in recruiting and retaining both stu‐ dents and faculty. Because of its location within the urban grid, the College often waits for long periods before adjacent property becomes available for pur‐ chase. Even then, these properties are extremely desirable and quite costly.
These circumstances encourage the study of building and facilities usage on campus and the relocation of some facilities to other College property further away from the main campus. Relocation of all tennis courts on campus to the S.R. 207 Site, for example, would free up much needed building space close to the heart of campus.
Parking. The same problem exists for providing additional on‐campus parking. Little space is available to expand. The City recently adopted a transit plan that seeks to improve the traffic and parking situations faced by the City of St. Augustine. Several opportunities exist for the College to partner with the City in some of these endeavors. The Sebastian Inland Harbor Parking Facility and the Visitor Information Center and Transportation Facility (V.I.C.), which are both projects planned to alleviate traffic and parking, are within a 10‐minute walking distance from the heart of campus.
Student Services. Living and socializing on campus are important parts of the college ex‐ perience. The addition of at least one resi‐ dence hall will aid in correcting the shortage of housing on campus. However, a variety of activities and facilities should be available within close proximity of residence halls. The current facilities available for students to so‐ Map 13: Properties Susceptible to Change cialize, such as the snack bar, laundry facili‐
31 The Flagler College Master Plan Update ties, bookstore, and student government offices, are substandard and inadequate. Although the quality of Flagler College’s student life is lacking, it has not hurt enroll‐ ment at the College. The opportunity exists, however, to use improved student activ‐ ity spaces as a selling point for parents and students considering the College.
Quality of Life. Good urban design can also lead to improved quality of life for stu‐ dents, staff, and faculty and can help visitors feel more welcome. Students and fac‐ ulty tend to socialize where it is cool and comfortable during the day. The only out‐ door spaces available to them are the breezeways between Kenan Hall, the Dining area, and Ponce de Leon Hall and under the Lewis Memorial Pavilion. Additional landscaping can help to improve some of the climactically uncomfortable outdoor spaces on campus. In addition, landscaping can be used to unify the campus.
The addition of other stylistically‐appropriate urban design elements throughout campus, such as lighting, seating, and signage, will also help to give the campus a more unified feel and make it a comfortable place for students, faculty, staff, and visi‐ tors alike. These elements also contribute to increasing campus safety.
Choosing easily identifiable and unique lighting fixtures, seating, and trash recepta‐ cles for campus properties will aid visitors in identifying campus boundaries. A uni‐ fied signage plan will help direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic in a more efficient manner, cutting down on congestion. A gateway feature may also be appropriate for the campus, as it would help to delineate campus boundaries and welcome visitors.
These issues must also be considered for the Flagler Field Sports Complex on Old Moultrie Road. Although acquiring additional land for expansion is not necessarily a concern in these areas, the organization of the sites should be addressed. The com‐ plex lacks comfortable outdoor areas with shade or shelter and a locker room. The feasibility and consequences of moving tennis courts from the main campus to the complex should be evaluated. A potential constraint is the ability to fit adequate parking and 8 tennis courts, while maintaining a site for an intramural/multipurpose field.
The safety of the intersection at the entrance/exit road and Old Moultrie Road can be addressed by adding appropriate entrance signage and landscaping, and considering the possibility of a traffic light and additional entrance/exit lanes. The potential for tying these sites back into the main campus, through the use of signage, lighting, and other design guidelines, should also be examined.
Map 14: Framework
32 The Flagler College Master Plan Update THE FLAGLER COLLEGE MASTER PLAN SITE OPTIONS AND THE MASTER PLAN
THE MASTER PLAN BUILDABLE PROPERTY The Flagler College Master Plan that follows addresses the immediate and long‐term physical planning needs In the site analysis portion of this document, several sites were designated as potential build‐sites. This des‐ of the College as determined by examining Flagler College’s goals and the site analysis, outlined in the previ‐ ignation was based solely on the physical availability of the property and the ability to relocate facilities al‐ ous section. By determining the available sites on campus and examining each site’s unique context, the most ready existing on these sites. appropriate site for each need may be determined. The following pages examine options for sites determined to be “buildable.” Each site, unless otherwise COLLEGE NEEDS noted, is owned by the College and is depicted in a series of diagrammatic options. Each option is examined The most immediate and pressing need is additional parking for students. This includes programmatic by building statistics, parking requirements, and project priority based on the immediate needs of the Col‐ changes in the way existing parking is utilized, the immediate addition of more spaces, and the ability to lege. The following section discusses each diagram and how it meets Flagler College’s physical planning plan for long‐term parking needs. goals.
Two other immediate needs revolve around the College’s desire to improve student services and to in‐ crease the quality of student, staff, and faculty life on campus. New dining facilities, additional student housing, indoor and outdoor social centers, improvements to campus landscapes, and increased classroom and office space are among some of the changes that will be examined.
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Site Options SITE INFORMATION: Zoning: Historic Preservation 3 (HP3)
Parking Requirement: No Parking is required in HP3
Site One
BUILDING DATA: Student Center: Area/Level: 20,930 s.f. Levels: 3 TOTAL: 62,790 s.f.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Based on zoning and land use: No parking required
PRIORITY : Immediate
SITE ONE Option #1: Student Center and enhanced open space Views of the proposed Student Center courtesy
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SITE INFORMATION:
Zoning: Commercial Low One (CL1)
Parking Requirement: 1 space per 200 s.f. for a gym‐ nasium Site Two
BUILDING DATA: BUILDING DATA: Gymnasium: Gymnasium Addition: Area/Level: 31,188 s.f. Level 1 Area: 1,875 s.f. Levels: 2 Level 2 Area: 750 s.f. TOTAL: 62,376 s.f. TOTAL: 2,625 s.f.
Parking Garage: Level 1: Area/Level: 17,324 s.f. Hall of Fame: 1,225 s.f. Levels: 4 Offices: 650 s.f. TOTAL: 69,296 s.f. Level 2: Dance Studio: 750 s.f. Area/space: 333 # spaces: 208 PARKING REQUIREMENTS: (based on zoning): PARKING REQUIREMENTS: 10 additional spaces (based on zoning): 311 spaces are required. This option PRIORITY: will need a zoning variance. The first Immediate floor of the gymnasium may also be converted to a parking area for an additional 100 spaces.
PRIORITY: Long‐Term
SITE TWO SITE TWO Option #1: New gymnasium with attached parking garage. Option #2: Gymnasium addition housing Flagler College Sports Hall of Fame, offices and dance studio.
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SITE INFORMATION: Zoning: Residential Single Family One Parking Requirement: (RS1) Dormitory: 1 space per dormitory room General Residential One (RG1) Gallery: 1 space per 400 sq.ft.
Site Three
BUILDING DATA: BUILDING DATA: Multi‐Use Parking Complex: Parking Garage and Dormitory: Area/Level: 44,436 s.f. Area/Level: 44,436 s.f. Levels: 3 Levels: 3 TOTAL: 133,308 s.f. TOTAL: 133,308 s.f. Level 1: Gallery and Parking Levels 1: Gallery: 8,335 s.f. Parking: 44,436 s.f. Parking: 36,101 s.f. Area/space: 333 s.f. Area/space: 333 s.f. # spaces: 134 # spaces: 105 Levels 2 and 3: Level 2 & 3: Parking Student Housing: 88,872 s.f. Parking: 88,872 s.f. Number of Rooms: ~134 Area/space: 333 s.f. Students Housed: 168 # spaces: 268 Area/Room: 650 s.f. TOTAL PARKING: 373 PARKING REQUIREMENTS: PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Based on zoning and use: Gallery: 21 spaces 134 spaces for new dorm
PRIORITY: PRIORITY: Long Term Long Term
SITE THREE SITE THREE Option #1: Three‐story parking garage with a gallery on the first floor Option #2: Three‐story multi‐use facility with parking on the first floor and a dormitory on the second and third floors.
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SITE INFORMATION: Zoning: General Residential One (RG1)
Parking Requirement: Dormitory: One space per room Office: One space per 400 s.f.
Site Four
BUILDING DATA: BUILDING DATA: Ground Level Parking Lot: Dormitory: Area: 70,180 s.f. Area/Level: 24,300 s.f. Area/space: 350 s.f. Levels: 2 # spaces: 200 TOTAL: 48,600 s.f. Levels 1 & 2: PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Housing: 48,600 s.f. No building associated with parking Area/Room: 533 s.f. lot. Number of Rooms: 91
Students Housed: 182 PRIORITY: Long Term Ground Level Parking Lots: Parking Lots West of Riberia: Area: 32,381 s.f. Area/space: 350 s.f. # spaces: 92
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Based on zoning and land use: 91
PRIORITY: Long Term
SITE FOUR SITE FOUR Option #1: Ground level parking lot Option #2: Two‐story dormitory with two adjacent parking lots.
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SITE FIVE INFORMATION: SITE SIX INFORMATION: Zoning: Zoning: Residential Single Family One (RS‐1) Commercial Low Two (CL‐2)
Sites Five and Six
BUILDING DATA: BUILDING DATA: Ground Level Parking Lot: Ground Level Parking Lot: Area: 13,800 s.f. Area: 32,381 s.f. Area/space: 220 s.f. Area/space: 320 s.f. # spaces: 63 # spaces: 100
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: PARKING REQUIREMENTS: No building associated with parking No building associated with parking area. area.
PRIORITY: PRIORITY: Immediate Immediate
SITE FIVE SITE SIX Option #1: Parking Lot leased from the Methodist Church. Option #2: Leased parking lot from the Florida East Coast Industries. The short‐term lease can possibly be extended.
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SITE ONE Site One is a well‐traveled part of campus because of its proximity to the academic hub, the library, the dining Option Two shows the bottom floor as a parking lot with 2 floors of student housing above. Building a three‐ hall, and student housing and is often considered the “heart of campus.” This area, however, is poorly defined story facility used for parking and student housing adds 134 on‐campus student rooms (168 on campus housing as a campus center. Student recreation areas, both indoor and outdoor, are uninviting and inadequate, offer‐ spaces) and approximately the same number of parking spaces. Thus, the facility will be able to accommodate ing little opportunity for comfortable socialization. the City’s parking requirements for dormitories. With the addition of this building, however, parking for Lewis Hall will be lost. These parking spaces may be replaced with the addition of the two rented lots anticipated by To rectify the situation, the College has started planning a Student Center. The Center includes a food service the College. area, student lounges, classrooms, offices, the bookstore, post office, and several services for students. Several activities which once took place in the Ponce de Leon Hall complex will be removed to the new Student Cen‐ SITE FOUR ter. As such, the perfect site for the Student Center is the northwest corner of King Street and Sevilla Street. Site four is located at the present tennis complex. First and foremost, each option suggests that the tennis com‐ Placement of the Student Center on this site will truly make the outdoor area between the Ponce de Leon Hall plex will be moved to the College’s property on S.R. 207 in an effort to free valuable campus space. Option one complex and the Student Center, the physical center of student activity. As the site is zoned HP‐3, no parking shows the space as a ground level parking lot to help alleviate the College’s parking problems. This configura‐ is required. tion adds approximately 200 spaces (at 350 sq.ft./space) to the parking total. With the reduction of square feet per parking bay, this lot will yield even more spaces. To enhance this newly created campus center, several urban design projects should be considered. Landscape improvements and signage programs will help direct pedestrians along main pathways. Improved lighting Option two suggests situating a two‐story dorm on the site, along with two parking lots to support the facility. and site amenities will also make the space more inviting. Because of the increased traffic between buildings, This configuration adds 91 student rooms, housing 182 additional students. The parking lots provide one space Sevilla Street may become a one‐way street with on‐street parking and enhanced pedestrian access. The pool per room, as required by the City, with surplus of 1 parking space. area should also be examined and an effort made to better connect all of the open spaces area west of the Ponce de Leon Hall complex. SITE FIVE Site Five is a lot leased from the Methodist Church. Because the lot is wooded, approximately 63 parking spaces SITE TWO will be created. Site two consists of the Gymnasium, Auditorium, and parking lot to the immediate west of the Gymnasium. Both a long‐term option and an immediate option are presented for this site. Option one, the long‐term option, SITE SIX depicts a new Gymnasium with attached parking garage. The new Gymnasium, which is almost twice the size Site Six is a lot leased from Florida East Coast Industries . Allotting 400 square feet per parking space will yield of the old one, will house student health services, an athletic hall of fame, and additional studios for dance and 100 improved parking spaces. martial arts. Although the parking garage will accommodate approximately 200 spaces, City Code requires approximately 300 spaces for a gymnasium of this size. This will require a variance from the City, additional CONCLUSION parking spaces, or a reduction in square footage of the facility as shown. Based on the College’s immediate needs, Sites One, Two, Five and Six will be included in the Master Plan on the following pages. Sites Three and Four serve as options should Flagler College require additional room for fu‐ Option two depicts the immediate goal of updating the façade of the current Gymnasium and providing addi‐ ture growth. tional space. The addition will allow for 650 s.f. of office space, a ticket office, and restrooms, as well as a Flag‐ ler College Sports Hall of Fame in the atrium that will total 1,225 s.f. Studio space will be created in the 750 s.f. the second floor space. This option can be completed with negligible change in the associated parking count.
SITE THREE Site three is located north of Lewis house in the current Lewis House parking lot. The options presented in Site Three diagrams utilize the same footprint, but vary in proposed usage. Both options are considered long‐ term.
In Option One, a parking garage is shown with a small portion of the ground floor as a gallery. This facility adds 373 parking spaces and 8,335 s.f. of gallery space. Considering the parking requirements for galleries, the facility parks itself and creates a surplus of 352 spaces.
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FIELD COMPLEX
Several changes have been made to the Flagler Field Sports Complex that organize the site’s functions and circulation. These changes also add to the site’s “fan‐friendly” atmosphere.
The entrance/exit has been modified to provide greater visibility, more attractive signage, and landscape opportunities. The maintenance shed, which was an eyesore, has been rebuilt and moved to the southern‐most portion of the site. All parking on site has been improved and now totals 318 spaces. Grassy areas may still be used as overflow parking. A new field house has been depicted, incorporating locker rooms, restrooms, and concessions. A drop‐off is also shown at the front of the building.
BUILDING DATA: Field House: Area/Level: 8,100 s.f. Levels: 1 TOTAL: 8,100 s.f. Levels 1: Public Restrooms: 1,000s.f. Concessions: 600 s.f. Locker/Training Rooms: 4,000 s.f. Multipurpose Room: 1,000 s.f. Misc.: 1,500 s.f.
Ground Level Parking: Area: 119,426 s.f. Area/space: 375 s.f. # of Spaces: 318
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: 1 space per 4 stadium seats (700 seats) 175 spaces
PRIORITY: Long Term
40 The Flagler College Master Plan Update Illustrative Master Plan
The Flagler College Master Plan that follows reflects the immediate needs of Flagler College, a designation that refers to changes which are recommended between the pre‐ sent and five years. These needs include parking, quality of life issues, and student ser‐ vices. Long‐term options refer to anything after a five‐year timeframe and are not dis‐ cussed in detail in this section of the document.
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PARKING Based on the College’s goals and subsequent calculations presented earlier in this document, Flagler College has a deficit of 200 parking spaces. The College is currently working on leasing a lot on the west side of campus to help reduce this deficit. This lot will add a total of approximately 63 spaces, leaving the College to find 137 ad‐ ditional spaces. Because space to expand is at a premium, the College will be hard pressed to make up this dif‐ ference.
The City of St. Augustine is in a similar parking dilemma. Parking is at a premium, and little space exists to add more surface parking. A parking study completed by the City for the Visitor Information Center and Transpor‐ tation Facility Project showed that a number of factors influence the traffic and parking situation in downtown St. Augustine. In addition to Flagler College’s students, faculty, and staff with cars, St. Augustine hosts 6,200,000 visitors a year, 70% of which visit the downtown area. This equals an average of 11,890 visitors, or 3,963 cars if three people occupy one car, on any given day. In addition, approximately 6,000 employees work downtown.
The City of St. Augustine parking inventory shows that downtown St. Augustine has 3,997 parking spaces in the downtown area. Of the 3,997 spaces, 2,458 are private or reserved spaces, 412 on‐street parking spaces, and 1,593 public parking spaces.
As calculated above, approximately 3,963 cars visit St. Augustine on a given day. Assuming a turn‐over rate of 2 cars per day (3,963/2), 1,981 cars are fighting for 1,593 public parking spaces at any given time in the down‐ town area. Parking in the downtown area continues to decrease yearly as it is removed to make room for busi‐ A. San Sebastian Inland Harbour Project nesses and is not required to be replaced.
Given this information, the City of St. Augustine has decided to participate in two public parking endeavors. The first project is the San Sebastian Inland Harbour Project. The project’s parking garage is one block back from the corner of Riberia and King Streets. The complex will consist of residential and commercial units, pri‐ vate parking, and public parking. The public parking portion of the project will add approximately 250 spaces to the parking total.
The second project the City of St. Augustine is commencing to help alleviate the parking situation downtown is the Visitor Information Center and Transportation Facility. This visitor hub will serve as a parking complex, offer several types of transportation to downtown, and provide information on the activities available in the area. The complex will add 500‐700 additional spaces to the City’s parking total.
A. The San Sebastian Inland Harbour Project will add approximately 250 public parking spaces to the City’s total. B. Visitor Information Center and Transportation Hub B. The Visitor Information Center and Transportation Hub will add 500-700 additional parking spaces to the City’s total.
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The proposed public parking facilities located in the downtown area will provide Flagler College with a unique opportunity to increase its parking capacity without using its own valuable campus properties or building its own additional parking facilities. The City parking study has shown that the City’s peak parking time is on the weekend which would leave a great number of spaces open during the week. The College’s parking peak oc‐ curs during the week days. The parking groups who have little turnover (e.g. on‐campus residents) could be required to park in the Visitor Information Center or San Sebastian Parking complexes during the week.
A partnership with the City has the potential to be beneficial for both parties. While Flagler College is guaran‐ teed additional parking during the week, the College will not need to fund a new parking garage on limited campus land. Likewise, the City is guaranteed parking revenue during the week.
STUDENT SERVICES The Student Center. The proposed Student Center on the corner of Sevilla and King Streets provides a central location for socialization, dining, recreation, entertainment, and educational support services. Greater social opportunities for its students, faculty, and staff are provided through the snack bar, student government offices, tv area, and gathering places which are currently located under the dining hall between Kenan Hall and Ponce de Leon Hall. In addition, the bookstore and mail facility will also be relocated to the Student Center. Counsel‐ ing, Career Planning Services, and services for Students with Disabilities, as well as several faculty offices, will be offered in the Student Center.
Flagler Gymnasium. Flagler Gymnasium is outdated in appearance and does not contain enough space to accom‐ modate the activities that the College wishes to conduct in the building. The Master Plan shows an addition of 15 feet from the front of the existing building, allowing room for a Flagler College Sports Hall of Fame, addi‐ tional office space for coaches, box office, restrooms, and space for fitness activities. The new addition includes an updated façade that is more in keeping with Flagler College’s architectural style.
Above: The College plans to add these two parking lots as soon as possible. At right: The City’s downtown parking inventory.
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QUALITY OF LIFE Improving outdoor spaces greatly enhances the quality of life on campus. Making streetscapes, landscape areas, At left: This graphic (Site One in the Site Analysis and plazas physically and socially comfortable for pedestrians encourages use and helps foster a sense of pride. Section) depicts streetscape and landscape improve- ments, as well as the new Student Center.
The Master Plan suggests making improvements to several areas on campus, as well as implementing several Below: The enhance pedestrian streetscape on campus‐wide programs. This includes creating a pedestrian‐oriented streetscape for Sevilla Street and enhanc‐ Sevilla Street. The road narrows to one-way with on- ing the adjacent open space, creating a cohesive landscape around the Ponce de Leon complex. It also includes street parking and a pedestrian mall. redesigning the façade of the Flagler Gymnasium and its entrance plaza. Campus‐wide programs may include signage and site amenities.
Sevilla Street and Open Space. With the addition of the new Student Center, Sevilla Street and the adjacent open space has been a central aspect of the campus. Sevilla Street has been reduced to a one‐way street southbound, and the parking moved to the east side of the street. Sidewalks on both sides of the street are widened and street trees are added to make the walk more enjoyable and appealing.
As the open area near Sevilla Street is historically significant and beloved by residents, students, staff, and fac‐ ulty, minimal changes have been made to improve the function of this space. Circulation patterns between the library and the Ponce de Leon Hall complex are expanded to include the new Student Center at the corner of King Street and Sevilla. Sidewalks have been added, reorganized, or enhanced to direct pedestrian traffic and provide comfortable walking paths. Several trails have also been added through the palm trees on the east cor‐ ner of King Street and Sevilla. This area may also be enhanced by the addition of a sculpture garden, an addi‐ tion in keeping with Henry Flagler’s original desires to bring art to his resort.
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CONCLUSION Ponce de Leon Hall Complex. Improved landscaping around the Ponce de Leon complex has been added to en‐ hance the most recognizable portion of the campus. An historically appropriate design for Ponce de Leon’s Planning for the immediate and long‐term needs of the College is essential for Flagler to remain competitive in frontages along King Street and Cordova will add significantly to the visual quality of the area. Landscaping today’s college market. The immediate projects presented in this Master Plan document are necessary to main‐ has been added to the Art Building and Lewis House to visually connect the two spaces. A crosswalk has been tain Flagler College’s high academic standards and enhance the quality of life for students, staff and faculty. added for pedestrian safety. Providing adequate parking, enhancing student services, and improving campus quality will help to attract and retain students. While long‐term projects presented as options in this document were not discussed in detail, Flagler Gymnasium and Auditorium Plaza. The Plaza associated with the Gymnasium and Auditorium has been they may become essential to the success of Flagler College in the future, especially as the needs of students and redesigned to provide a well‐organized and comfortable space for not only students, but also for patrons of the parents change. Auditorium. The redesign includes improved landscaping to provide shade and shelter and site amenities such as lighting, benches, trash receptacles, and banners. CREDITS AND RESOURCES
Campus‐wide Improvement Programs. Several campus‐wide programs are suggested that enhance campus identity The Flagler College Master Plan by Perkins and Will (1998). and boundaries. These programs also help shape the public’s perception of the campus itself by making people feel comfortable in the space. A signage program guides new students and visitors and provides a sense of the Flagler College Strategic Plan (May 2003). campus boundary. A site amenities program designates distinctive site amenities like light fixtures, benches, trash receptacles, ash trays, and the like. Flagler College Website: www.flagler.edu.
University of Florida, Florida History Website.
St. Augustine Parking Study.
Elevations and Sections of the Student Center from Cannon Design.
At left: Site Two (in the Site Analysis Section) shows an updated Gymnasium façade and redesigned plaza. The new men’s dorm, now under construction, is also shown with its adjacent parking lot.
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APPENDIX A Historic Preservation District (HP‐4) ‐ Ponce de Leon Hall, Kenan Hall, Dining Hall, and Art Building. Historic Preservation District (HP‐3) ‐ Communication Building. Sec. 28‐186 Sec. 28‐185 Intent: This district is intended to apply to significant, large‐scale Flagler‐era development adjacent to the Colo‐ Intent: This district is intended to provide a mix of commercial and residential uses that will encourage the res‐ nial City and provides for such uses that encourage the maintenance and use of these structures. toration and reproduction of historic structures and maintain the historic and pedestrian scale of the neighbor‐ Permitted uses and structures: hood. a. Museums. Permitted uses and structures: b. Colleges, schools and universities. a. Single‐family. c. Professional and business offices. b. Multifamily. d. Retail sales (excluding rental of motorized vehicles): c. Tourist homes. 1. New. d. Retail sales (excluding rental of motorized vehicles): 2. Antique. 1. New. 3. Souvenir, Gift, Craft. 2. Antique. e. Service: 3. Souvenir. 1. Barbershop and beauty shop. 4. Gift. 2. Shoe repair. 5. Craft such as specialty food stores (including beer and wine but not supermarkets), clothing and 3. Restaurants (but not drive‐in) toy and hobby shops, bookstore and newsstand, stationery and card shops, leather goods and Permitted uses by exception: luggage, jewelry (including repair but not pawn shops), art and photographic supplies, cam‐ a. Motel/hotel. eras, florist or gift shop, sundries and notions, business office supplies, records and tapes, furni‐ (Code 1964, § 33‐35) ture, art supplies and similar uses. Editorʹs note: With the adoption of Ord. No. 82‐8, Ord. No. 92‐29, Ord. No. 95‐05 and Ord. No. 96‐50 territory e. Service. Restaurants with lounges; interior decorator; hair salon; photographic, art, craft, dance or was added to the HP‐4 district which is not reflected in the boundaries set out in subsection 28‐186(1). The text music studios; tailoring; catering and clothing rental. of said ordinances are on file and available for inspection in the office of the city clerk. f. Museums. g. Professional and business offices. Commercial low‐one (CL‐1) ‐ Flagler Auditorium and Flagler Gymnasium. h. Rooming and boarding houses. (Sec. 28‐206) i. Housing for the elderly. Intent: This district is intended to apply to areas where small groups of low intensity commercial uses may be j. Home office, private. appropriately located to serve within convenient traveling distance from one (1) or several neighborhoods. The Permitted uses by exception: CL‐1 district is not intended for use by medium intensity commercial uses such as service stations, vehicle repair a. Fowl and hoofed animals in the area of HP‐3 district bounded as follows: On the south by Hypolita and sales, etc. However, professional and business offices and similar uses are encouraged. Street; on the east by Charlotte Street; on the north by Orange Street and Avenida Menendez; on the Permitted uses and structures: west by Spanish Street; provided the fowl and hoofed animals are used solely for display purposes a. Retail outlets such as specialty food stores and drugs (but not supermarkets); clothing, hardware, toy in accordance with the purpose and intent of the historic district regulations without any sale, resale and hobby shops; pet shops (but not kennel or veterinarian); bookstore and newsstand; stationery and or commercial use thereof. card shops; leather goods and luggage; jewelry (including repair but not pawn shops); art and photo‐ b. Cocktail lounges, taverns. graphic supplies; TV and stereo equipment (including incidental repairs); florist or gift shop; bake shop c. Home occupations. (but not wholesale bakery); sporting goods; sundries and notions; business office supplies; musical in‐ d. Hotels/motels/inns. struments, records and tapes; and similar products.
b. Service establishments such as hair salons, shoe repair shop, restaurant (up to one hundred (100) seats, (Code 1964, § 33‐34; Ord. No. 90‐36, § 1, 2‐11‐91) but not drive‐in or fast food), interior decorator, photographic or art studio, dance or music studio, health club or facility, tailoring, catering, self‐service laundry or dry cleaner and dry cleaning and laun‐ dry package plant in a completely enclosed building using nonflammable liquids with no odor or fumes or steam detectable to normal senses from off the premises and similar activities. c. Tourist home.
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d. All types of professional and business offices. yard shall be average of buildings on adjacent lots. e. Churches (except temporary revival establishments). b. Side. Ten (10) feet. f. Libraries and museums. c. Rear. Ten (10) feet. g. Single‐family dwellings as for RG‐1 (section 28‐163). Maximum height of structures: h. Multiple‐family housing. Thirty‐five (35) feet. i. Rooming and boarding houses. (Code 1964, § 33‐42; Ord. No. 91‐10, § 1, 6‐24‐91; Ord. No. 91‐22, § 1, 12‐23‐91; Ord. No. 91‐30, § 1, 1‐13‐92; Ord. j. Housing for the elderly. No. 97‐09, § 1, 4‐14‐97) k. Home office, private. l. Antique shops. Residential, single‐family‐one (RS‐1) ‐ 20 and 46 Valencia Street m. Stables, provided, however, that property shall have been utilized as of the date of the adoption of (Sec. 28‐161) this subsection [December 23, 1991,] as a stable for more than two (2) years preceding such adop‐ Intent. This district is intended to apply to those neighborhoods designated for single‐family dwellings and tion, and no other. uses compatible with low density single‐family uses, so as to create and maintain a stable low intensity residen‐ n. The above uses are subject to the following limitations: tial character. 1. Sale, display, preparation and storage to be conducted within a completely enclosed build‐ Permitted uses and structures: ing, and no more than twenty (20) percent of floor space to be devoted to storage. Single‐family dwelling; home office, private. 2. Products to be sold only at retail. Permitted accessory uses and structures: 3. No sale, display or storage of secondhand merchandise except as incidental to sale of new See section 28‐348. merchandise. Permissible uses by exception: Permitted accessory uses and structures: See section 28‐347. a. See section 28‐348. Minimum lot requirements (width and area): b. Parking lots complying with section 28‐347(3). a. Minimum lot width, seventy‐five (75) feet. Permissible uses by exception: b. Minimum lot area, one‐quarter acre (10,890 square feet). a. Hotel/motel, maximum of thirty (30) units.
b. Plant nursery. Maximum lot coverage by all buildings and structures: c. Sale of alcoholic beverages with alcoholic content not more than fourteen (14) percent for consump‐ Twenty‐five (25) percent. tion, either on the premises or off the premises. Minimum yard requirements: d. Wholesaling from sample stocks only, provided no manufacturing or storage for distribution is per‐ a. Front, twenty (20) feet minimum. mitted on the premises. b. Side, fifteen (15) feet minimum. e. Medical/dental clinic, intermediate care facility. c. Rear, twenty (20) feet minimum. f. Uses and structures as for RG‐1 (section 28‐163). Maximum height of structures: g. Indoor movie theatres. Thirty‐five (35) feet. h. Commercial recreational or entertainment facilities in completely enclosed building such as billiard (Code 1964, § 33‐21; Ord. No. 99‐05, § 2, 2‐8‐99) parlor, bowling alley, swimming pool, skating rink, dance hall and similar uses.
i. Building trades contractor not requiring outside storage, nor the use of any vehicle in excess of one‐ ton capacity, nor any machinery, ditching machines, tractors, bulldozers or other heavy construction Residential, general‐one (RG‐1) ‐ Tennis Facility, 76 Riberia, 65 Valencia equipment. (Sec. 28‐163) Minimum lot requirements (area and width): Intent: This district is intended to apply to those neighborhoods designated for multiple‐family dwellings and None, except as needed to meet other requirements specified herein. uses, as well as those nonresidential uses compatible and complementary with medium density residential uses, Maximum lot coverage by all buildings: so as to create and maintain a medium intensity residential character. Fifty (50) percent. Permitted uses and structures: Minimum yard requirements: a. Single‐family dwellings. All uses, except single‐family dwellings: b. Multiple‐family dwellings. a. Front. Ten (10) feet minimum, fifteen (15) feet maximum; except where lot width is less than one c. Housing for the elderly. hundred (100) feet and buildings (if any) on adjacent lots have provided a lesser front yard, front d. Roominghouses and boardinghouses. e. Home office, private.
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f. Tourist home. g. Neighborhood recreational facility. Government use district (GU) ‐ Lewis House h. Accessory apartments. (Sec. 28‐266) Permitted accessory uses and structures: Intent: It is the intent of this division that certain lands, which are owned by federal, state or local government See section 28‐348. and are used for a purpose which is particularly and peculiarly related to governmental functions, shall be Permissible uses by exception: placed in a government use‐‐GU district. Any lawful governmental activity is permitted upon such lands with‐ a. See section 28‐347. out restriction so long as the title to the land is vested in the government. Provided, however, that as to lands the b. Hospitals and medical clinics, medical and dental offices, and intermediate care facilities. title of which is vested with the government but leased to private persons, firms or corporations, such lands may c. Professional offices, such as accountant, architect, attorney, engineer, land surveyor, optometrist and be used for any private lawful purpose specifically authorized by the lease agreement under which the tenant similar uses. holds possession. Any lands in a GU district which are converted to private ownership shall be rezoned to a dis‐ d. Business offices, such as real estate broker, insurance agent, stockbroker, manufacturerʹs agent and simi‐ trict other than GU as lands in the GU district are restricted exclusively to governmental functions. This provi‐ lar uses. sion shall not, however, be deemed to prevent the use by any government of lands located in districts other than e. Radio or television broadcasting office. GU, provided such use is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter applicable to such other districts. f. Marinas, including food service incident to operation of a marina.
g. Hotels and motels with or without kitchenettes (maximum thirty (30) units). (Code 1964, § 33‐64) h. Restaurants and/or bars in connection with hotels or motels, with a maximum of three (3) seats per hotel or motel unit. i. Hair salons, barbershops, interior decorators, photographic and art studios, and dance and music stu‐ dios. Minimum lot requirements: a. Single‐family dwellings: 1. Minimum lot width, fifty (50) feet. 2. Minimum lot area, five thousand four hundred fifty (5,450) square feet. b. Multiple‐family dwellings: 1. Minimum lot width, fifty (50) feet. 2. Minimum lot area, seven thousand two hundred fifty (7,250) square feet for the first two (2) units and one thousand seven hundred fifty (1,750) square feet for each additional unit to a maximum of sixteen (16) units per acre. c. Nonresidential uses: 1. Minimum lot width, fifty (50) feet. 2. Minimum lot area, five thousand four hundred fifty (5,450) square feet. Maximum lot coverage by all buildings and structures: Thirty‐five (35) percent. Minimum yard requirements: a. Residential uses: 1. Front, fifteen (15) feet. 2. Side, ten (10) feet. 3. Rear, ten (10) feet. b. Nonresidential uses: 1. Front, fifteen (15) feet. 2. Side, ten (10) feet. 3. Rear, ten (10) feet. Maximum height of structures: a. Single‐family dwellings. Thirty‐five (35) feet. b. Multiple‐family dwellings. Thirty‐five (35) feet. (Code 1964, § 33‐24; Ord. No. 99‐42, § 2, 1‐10‐00)
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c. Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if an off‐street parking or loading facility is to be used at APPENDIX B night. Such lighting shall be provided to insure user safety and security. Lighting shall be designed and in‐
stalled to minimize glare on adjacent property and streets. No source of illumination shall be directed into Minimum Parking Lot Requirements the windows of any residential building. (Sec. 28‐347) d. Landscaping. Landscaping requirements for parking facilities shall be as required by Chapter 25. Parking lots. Off‐street parking lots shall be a permissible use by exception in all districts where such lots are e. Separation from walkways and streets. Off‐street parking and loading facilities shall be separated from within four hundred (400) feet of premises requiring off‐street parking; such lots in residential districts shall also walkways, sidewalks, streets or alleys by a wall, fence, curbing, bollards, landscaping or other approved conform to the following: protective device. Such protective devices shall not impair the visibility of pedestrians or vehicles at en‐ a. A six‐foot solid masonry wall or fence shall be erected along all property lines adjunct to residentially trances and exits. zoned property. f. Entrances and exits. The location and design of entrances and exits shall be in accordance with city specifica‐ b. No source of illumination for such lots shall be directly visible from any window in any residence in the tions. The number of curb cuts shall be the minimum required to allow free and safe use of the facility with‐ residential district. out impairing traffic flow along the street. The use of shared or common curb cuts is encouraged where c. There shall be no movement of any vehicles on such lots between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. practical. Trees and appropriate landscaping may be used to define entrances and exits. Landscaping, curb‐ d. There shall be no sales or service activity of any kind on such lots. ing or other protective devices may be provided to control access and to separate pedestrian and vehicular e. Vehicles prohibited from being parked in residential districts by section 28‐336 shall not be permitted to traffic. be parked on such lot. g. Interior driving aisles and maneuverability. The minimum width of interior driving aisles and maneuver‐ All parking lots shall be paved with erosion‐resistant material in accordance with city specifications (see divi‐ ability space within parking facilities shall be related to the angle of the parking spaces and the use of one‐ sion 2 of this article way or two‐way traffic as follows: h. Existing site constraints. For parking facilities to be used in conjunction with existing structures containing Historic Preservation Districts Requirements. physical constraints, such as trees or buildings, making it impractical to provide entrances, exits and interior (Sec. 28‐367) aisles in accordance with subsections (f) and (g) hereof, the city planning and building manager may grant a Uses and structures located in historic preservation districts 1, 2, 3 and 4 are not required to provide off‐street variance from such requirements; provided, however, no variance shall be given by the planning and build‐ parking and loading. Any parking facilities within these districts shall meet the specific requirements contained ing manager to the required parking space requirements or required interior maneuverability space. in this section. Parking facilities within historic preservation districts 1, 2 and 3 shall not exceed a maximum of twenty (20) spaces and shall not be located within twenty‐five (25) feet of another facility. All parking facilities (Code 1964, § 33‐118; Ord. No. 94‐15, §§ 1, 2, 6‐13‐94; Ord. No. 96‐30, § 2, 7‐8‐96) shall have a fence or wall around the perimeter of the facility. Parking facilities located on the premises of a structure shall meet the height requirements for fences or walls established by the architectural guidelines for historic preservation as appropriate to the era of the structure. Parking facilities located off the premises shall meet the height requirements for pre‐1821 construction. No parking garages shall be approved within historic preservation districts 1, 2 and 3, and any parking facility located on a corner lot shall be by exception only. (Code 1964, § 33‐117)
Design Standards. (Sec. 28‐368) a. Approval of plans and specifications. No permits shall be issued for any parking facility until the plans and specifications, including required landscaping, materials and storm drainage, have been submitted to and approved by the planning and building department and the engineering division. These plans and specifica‐ tions shall include proper drainage and retention, surface materials, curbing and screening as required, clearly marked and dimensioned, with handicap and other special use spaces designated. All entrances, ex‐ its and aisles shall be dimensioned, with the traffic pattern indicated. b. Drainage. Off‐street parking and loading facilities shall meet city requirements for stormwater retention and drainage to prevent damage to abutting property, the public right‐of‐way and the adjacent environment. All such facilities shall be paved with erosion‐resistant materials in accordance with city specifications. Drain‐ age from parking facilities into the city drainage system (either overground or direct underground) shall require the approval of the engineering division.
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Table of Bufferyard Requirements APPENDIX C Bufferyard Unit Yard Plant Fences Minimum fence requirements:
Multiplier (feet) Units Required F1‐‐Open slat or picket‐type fence Specific Landscape Requirements A 1 51 tree F2‐‐Closed slat or solid board fence (Sec. 25-54) B 1 5 2 trees F3‐‐Masonry wall
C 1 5 3 trees a. Landscaping and bufferyard requirements. All developments in the city must meet the following buffer‐ D 0.8 10 2. Bufferyard requirements. The graphic illustrations in yards and landscaping requirements: 1 5 3 trees, the Table of Bufferyard Requirements indicate the specifi‐ 1. Classification 1‐‐All uses except multiple family uses permitted in zoning districts RS‐1, RS‐2, HP‐4 and 6 shrubs cations of each bufferyard. These requirements are stated HP‐5. 0.9 3 F1 in terms of width and the number of trees and shrubs re‐ 2. Classification 2‐‐All multiple family uses and all uses permitted in zoning districts RL‐1. E 0.7 10 quired per one‐hundred (100) linear feet of bufferyard. 3. Classification 3‐‐All uses except multiple family uses permitted in zoning districts RG‐1, RG‐2, RGO, 0.9 7.5 Any of the options illustrated shall satisfy the require‐ CL‐1, HP‐1, HP‐2 and HP‐3. 1 5 4 trees, ments of this section. The ʺunit multiplierʺ is a factor by 4. Classification 4‐‐All uses except multiple family uses permitted in zoning district CL‐2. 12 shrubs which the basic number of plant materials required for a 5. Classification 5‐‐All uses except multiple family uses permitted in zoning districts CM‐1 and CM‐2. 0.9 3 F1 given bufferyard is determined for the indicated widths of 6. Classification 6‐‐All uses permitted in zoning districts IW, GU, MU and OL. F 0.7 10 the required bufferyard. 7. Bufferyard and landscaping requirements between separate uses in a planned unit development (PUD), 0.9 7.5 1 5 4 trees, and between the planned unit development (PUD) and adjacent property not a part of the planned unit 20 shrubs 3. Specific required bufferyards: development (PUD) shall be as established by the ordinance creating the planned unit development 0.9 3 F2 a. Classification 1: (PUD). G 0.8 10 Front . . . B b. Landscaping and bufferyards within historic preservation districts 1, 2 and 3. Within zoning districts HP‐1, 0.9 7.5 Side/rear . . . A HP‐2 and HP‐3, specific bufferyard dimension requirements do not apply, but all required plant materials, 155 trees, b. Classification 2: walls or fences are to be installed within the site. 25 shrubs Front . . . D c. Landscaping and bufferyards for single family uses. Single family uses shall not be required to meet buffer‐ 0.9 3 F2 Side/rear . . . C yard requirements, but shall be required to submit a site plan as defined in this chapter for review prior to H 0.7 15 c. Classification 3: issuance of a building permit. Single family uses shall only be required to replace existing trees removed as 0.9 10 Front . . . E the result of permitted construction. 1 7.5 5 trees, Side/rear . . . D d. Intent of bufferyards. The bufferyard is a unit of yard with required landscaping. Both the amount of land 30 shrubs d. Classification 4: and the type and amount of landscaping required for each bufferyard are designed to ameliorate nuisances 0.9 5 F2 Front . . . F between adjacent land uses or between a land use and a public street. These bufferyards have been calcu‐ 0.8 3 F3 Side/rear . . . E lated to insure that they do function as ʺbuffers.ʺ I 0.7 15 e. Classification 5: e. Bufferyards required. Bufferyards shall be required to eliminate or reduce potential nuisances, such as dirt, 1 10F17 trees, Front . . . G litter, noise, glare, unsightly buildings or parking lots, and to provide spacing to reduce the adverse impacts 40 shrubs Side/rear . . . E of noise, odor, danger from fire, and differing intensities of land use. 0.9 7.5 F2 f. Classification 6: f. Location of required bufferyards. Bufferyards shall be located along the perimeter of the property being de‐ 0.9 5 F3 Front . . . H veloped, abutting the property line. Bufferyards shall not be located on an existing or dedicated public right‐ Side/rear . . . G of‐way. 4. Parking area requirements. 1 Table of bufferyard requirements. The letter designations contained in this table refer to the specific re‐ a. Adjacent to public rights‐of‐way. Bufferyards between parking areas and public rights‐of‐way shall quired bufferyards contained in subsection (f)(3) below. Use of naive vegetation shall reduce the re‐ form a solid opaque mass or screen of landscaping at least twenty‐four (24) inches in height upon quired number of plant units by ten (10) percent in those bufferyards where a fence is not required. planting. This bufferyard may be composed of a berm with a maximum height of thirty (30) inches in conjunction with landscaping, with a total height of not less than thirty‐six (36) inches in height at installation. A wall or fence of at least thirty‐six (36) inches in height, but less than forty‐eight (48) inches in height may be used in conjunction with landscaping, with the wall or fence installed adja‐ cent to the parking area and the required landscaping installed between the wall or fence and the
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property line. When a mass or screen of landscape material is used, it shall obtain opacity within twelve (12) months of planting under normal growing conditions. Design Standards. b. Intersection visibility. Where an accessway intersects a public right‐of‐way, landscaping shall be (Sec. 28‐368) used to define the intersection provided, however, that all landscaping within the triangular areas a. Approval of plans and specifications. No permits shall be issued for any parking facility until the plans and described below shall provide unobstructed cross visibility at a level between two (2) and six (6) feet specifications, including required landscaping, materials and storm drainage, have been submitted to and above the ground. Trees having limbs and foliage extending into this cross visibility area shall be approved by the planning and building department and the engineering division. These plans and specifica‐ allowed, provided that they are so located so as not to create a traffic hazard. Landscaping, except tions shall include proper drainage and retention, surface materials, curbing and screening as required, grass and ground cover, shall not be located closer than three (3) feet from the edge of any access‐ clearly marked and dimensioned, with handicap and other special use spaces designated. All entrances, ex‐ way pavement. The triangular areas are: its and aisles shall be dimensioned, with the traffic pattern indicated. 1. The areas of property on both sides of an accessway formed by the intersection of each side of b. Drainage. Off‐street parking and loading facilities shall meet city requirements for stormwater retention and the accessway and the public right‐of‐way pavement line with two (2) sides of each triangle be‐ drainage to prevent damage to abutting property, the public right‐of‐way and the adjacent environment. All ing ten (10) feet in length from the point of intersection and the third side being a line connect‐ such facilities shall be paved with erosion‐resistant materials in accordance with city specifications. Drain‐ ing the ends or the other sides. age from parking facilities into the city drainage system (either overground or direct underground) shall 2. The area of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two (2) or more public require the approval of the engineering division. rights‐of‐way with two (2) sides of the triangular areas being measured thirty (30) feet in length c. Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if an off‐street parking or loading facility is to be used at along the abutting edges of pavement, from their point of intersection, and the third being a line night. Such lighting shall be provided to insure user safety and security. Lighting shall be designed and in‐ connecting the ends of the other two (2) lines. stalled to minimize glare on adjacent property and streets. No source of illumination shall be directed into c. Adjacent to other properties. Where parking areas are adjacent to surrounding properties, landscap‐ the windows of any residential building. ing shall be installed to screen parking areas from adjacent properties. All land between parking d. Landscaping. Landscaping requirements for parking facilities shall be as required by Chapter 25. areas and the property line shall be screened with a wall or fence, or a combination of a berm, hedge e. Separation from walkways and streets. Off‐street parking and loading facilities shall be separated from or other landscaping at least forty‐eight (48) inches in height at installation which shall form a con‐ walkways, sidewalks, streets or alleys by a wall, fence, curbing, bollards, landscaping or other approved tinuous opaque screen under normal growing conditions. protective device. Such protective devices shall not impair the visibility of pedestrians or vehicles at en‐ d. Adjacent to residentially zoned properties. Whenever a parking facility containing ten (10) or more trances and exits. spaces is located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a residentially zoned lot, and is not entirely screened f. Entrances and exits. The location and design of entrances and exits shall be in accordance with city specifica‐ visually by intervening structures, a continuous opaque screen at least six (6) feet in height shall be tions. The number of curb cuts shall be the minimum required to allow free and safe use of the facility with‐ provided along the adjoining property line. This screen shall consist of a solid wall or fence, or a out impairing traffic flow along the street. The use of shared or common curb cuts is encouraged where mass of shrubbery at least five (5) feet in height at the time of installation. This screening require‐ practical. Trees and appropriate landscaping may be used to define entrances and exits. Landscaping, curb‐ ment shall be in addition to any other landscape or bufferyard requirements. ing or other protective devices may be provided to control access and to separate pedestrian and vehicular 5. Internal landscaping. All parking areas shall have internal landscaping to provide visual and climatic traffic. relief from broad expanses of pavement, and to direct and define logical areas for pedestrian and ve‐ g. Interior driving aisles and maneuverability. The minimum width of interior driving aisles and maneuver‐ hicular circulation. ability space within parking facilities shall be related to the angle of the parking spaces and the use of one‐ a. Within each parking area of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more, there shall be a minimum of way or two‐way traffic as follows: five (5) percent of landscaped areas which shall be reasonably distributed within each five thousand h. Existing site constraints. For parking facilities to be used in conjunction with existing structures containing (5,000) square feet of parking area so as to be prorated to fulfill the objectives of this article. physical constraints, such as trees or buildings, making it impractical to provide entrances, exits and interior b. Each separate planting area shall contain at least one (1) tree and a tree shall be planted for each one aisles in accordance with subsections (f) and (g) hereof, the city planning and building manager may grant a hundred (100) square feet of internal landscaping. All internal landscaping shall be protected from variance from such requirements; provided, however, no variance shall be given by the planning and build‐ vehicular encroachment by curbing or wheel stops. All landscape areas shall be a minimum of one ing manager to the required parking space requirements or required interior maneuverability space. hundred (100) square feet, with the least dimension being five (5) feet.
6. Nonresidential uses abutting residential uses. Where nonresidential land uses are proposed abutting (Code 1964, § 33‐118; Ord. No. 94‐15, §§ 1, 2, 6‐13‐94; Ord. No. 96‐30, § 2, 7‐8‐96) existing residential land uses in districts zoned for residential land uses, the bufferyards required for nonresidential uses shall be the next more intensive bufferyard. 7. Buffers between districts. Where an RG‐1, RG‐2, RGO, RL‐1, MU, commercial or industrial district abuts an RS‐1 or RS‐2 district, without an intervening street or alley, any use which is not permitted or permis‐ sible by exception in the RS‐1 or RS‐2 district shall provide a visual barrier consisting of a solid wall,
fence or shrubbery, at least six (6) feet in height, along all side and rear property lines so abutting. (Code 1964, § 31‐24; Ord. No. 96‐29, § 1, 7‐8‐96)
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