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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012214 DRC - Cimarron CoveCITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MEMORANDUM 1 TO: Aries Page, GIS Department Mark Hendrickson, Forestry Division Jack Schnur, Police Department Dave DeRita, Fire Rescue Scott Danielski, Building Official Todd Engle, Engineering Department Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority Via PBG Email: Patty Snider, City Clerk Ray Ellis, Deputy City Clerk Donna Kramer, Municipal Services Coordinator David Reyes, Director of Parks and Public Facilities Jack Doughney, Deputy City Manager Bahareh Wolfs, Development Compliance and Zoning Manager R. Max Lohman, City Attorney Ansley Marr, Unified Services Director Via Email: Alan Boaz, Florida Power and Light Robert Lozano, Florida Power and Light Brian Kane, Utility Arborist, Florida Power and Light Rick Kania, Waste Management Ken Roundtree, North Palm Beach Improvement District DATE: December 17, 2013 FROM: Peter Hofheinz, AICP, Interim Principal Planner phofheinz@pbgfl.com 561-799-4234 (direct line) 561-799-4281 (fax) SUBJECT: Development Review Committee (DRC) Meeting for Petition PCDA-13-12-000021 – A request for a Planned Community Development (PCD) amendment to the Master Plan for Parcel 31.04 also known as Cimarron Cove for modifications to the preserves and PCD landscape buffers on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Please provide your comments on the subject DRC petition no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Your comments must be forwarded to my attention by that date and time so that written comments can be given to the applicant in accordance with the timeframes established in the City’s Land Development Code. Should you have no comments, please indicate so in a memo. Additional copies of the complete application are available in the Planning & Zoning Department. 2 MEETING DATE: A Development Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., in the City Hall Lobby Conference Room to review the following development application: PALM BEACH GARDENS PETITION NUMBER PCDA-13-12-000021 A request by Cimarron Cove, LLC for an amendment to the PCD Master Plan for modifications to the preserve and PCD landscape buffers. *Please note that the DRC Meetings for PCDA-13-12-000021 and SPLN-13-12-000012 are being combined due to the petitions being interrelated. The plans and documents for petition SPLN-13-12- 000012 were provided under a separate cover.* Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact me at (561) 799-4234 should you have any questions or comments. Attachment: Complete submittal packet cc: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning Alessandria Palmer, Cotleur and Hearing CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MEMORANDUM 1 TO: Aries Page, GIS Department Mark Hendrickson, Forestry Division Jack Schnur, Police Department Dave DeRita, Fire Rescue Scott Danielski, Building Official Todd Engle, Engineering Department Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority Via PBG Email: Patty Snider, City Clerk Ray Ellis, Deputy City Clerk Donna Kramer, Municipal Services Coordinator David Reyes, Director of Parks and Public Facilities Jack Doughney, Deputy City Manager Bahareh Wolfs, Development Compliance and Zoning Manager R. Max Lohman, City Attorney Ansley Marr, Unified Services Director Via Email: Alan Boaz, Florida Power and Light Robert Lozano, Florida Power and Light Brian Kane, Utility Arborist, Florida Power and Light Rick Kania, Waste Management Ken Roundtree, North Palm Beach Improvement District DATE: December 17, 2013 FROM: Peter Hofheinz, AICP, Interim Principal Planner phofheinz@pbgfl.com 561-799-4234 (direct line) 561-799-4281 (fax) SUBJECT: Development Review Committee (DRC) Meeting for Petition SPLN-13-12-000012 – A request for site plan approval for a 340-unit multifamily community within the Parcel 31.04 Planned Community Development (PCD) also known as Cimarron Cove on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Please provide your comments on the subject DRC petition no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Your comments must be forwarded to my attention by that date and time so that written comments can be given to the applicant in accordance with the timeframes established in the City’s Land Development Code. Should you have no comments, please indicate so in a memo. Additional copies of the complete application are available in the Planning & Zoning Department. 2 MEETING DATE: A Development Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., in the City Hall Lobby Conference Room to review the following development application: PALM BEACH GARDENS PETITION NUMBER SPLN-13-12-000012 A request by Cimarron Cove, LLC for site plan approval for a 340-unit multifamily community within the Parcel 31.04 PCD also known as Cimarron Cove. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact me at (561) 799-4234 should you have any questions or comments. Attachment: Complete submittal packet cc: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning Alessandria Palmer, Cotleur and Hearing TO: Alessandria Palmer, Cotleur & Hearing, Inc. CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning & Zoning DATE: January 17, 2014 FROM: Peter Hofheinz, AICP, Interim Principal Planner SUBJECT: SPLN-13-12-000012 – A request for site plan approval for a 340-unit multifamily community within Parcel 31.04 PCD. The following comments are in response to the application received by the City on December 6, 2013 and found sufficient on December 13, 2013. Planning and Zoning Department 1. Please include bubbling/clouding around all revisions to the proposed plans. 2. Staff was unable to verify the amount of open space. Please submit open space CAD files and printed sheet of files in accordance with Section 78-305 of the LDR’s. Landscape plans should clearly delineate and key landscape areas, landscape materials, and square footage of open space and impervious areas. The applicant shall clarify what areas were used in the calculation of required open space. The applicant shall provide documentation showing what areas were designated as open space. The Open Space plans shall be submitted in CAD format on CD ROM at the time of initial application submittal and subsequent resubmittal, the CAD file will contain the DWG, DXF, DGN file extensions in version 2013 or earlier. The CAD files shall contain drawings of the following: Property boundary, Impervious Areas, Pervious Areas, Total Open Space, Open space for landscape points, and Sod Areas. Each layer waivers to include Section 78-334 (c), Nonconforming landscape areas shall be clearly labeled using the drawing names outlined above. If a different naming convention is utilized, the applicant shall provide a list that describes what layers pertain to each drawing. The drawings shall be defined as closed polygons and accurately reflect scale, area and include text and annotation clearly labeled and legible. 3. Please consider providing an additional fountain within the proposed lake due to the lakes large size. 4. Please provide a description on how trash and recycling will be accommodated within the proposed community. The site plan indicates one (1) trash and recycling dumpster location. 5. The trash and recycle dumpster is located along one (1) of the main entrances into the PCD and will be visible by incoming and outgoing traffic utilizing that entrance. Please relocate the trash CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MEMORANDUM SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 2 of 10 and recycling dumpster to a more centralized location within the development. 6. The proposed maintenance building is located along one (1) of the main entrances into the PCD and will be visible by incoming and outgoing traffic. Please find a more suitable location for the maintenance building that is not visible from a main entrance. 7. Please ensure that all the sidewalks utilizing the two (2) foot overhang to accommodate parking spaces are two (2) feet wider to be consistent with the City’s requirement for minimum five (5) foot wide sidewalks. 8. Please provide a textual delineation between the proposed sidewalks that directly about the unit parking driveways (i.e. pavers, stamped concrete, etc.). 9. Please provide four (4)-sided color architectural elevations and color chips for the proposed paint colors. Please note that architectural consideration should be given to all four (4) sides of each building given the visibility of the building on major right-of-ways and the main interior driveway. Section D(4)(b) of the Design Guidelines contains architectural standards that must be met for residential development within the PCD. Please address the development’s architectural consistency with the Design Guidelines. 10. The Design Guidelines require accessory buildings to be constructed of compatible materials, color, and character as the principal buildings. Please revise the proposed maintenance building and trash and recycling dumpster enclosure to include additional architectural treatments that are consistent with the principal buildings. 11. Please submit a building color designation plan that provides for variation in building colors between adjacent buildings. 12. The development’s clubhouse will be the primary structure that identifies this project within the PCD and to the public. Signature architectural treatments should be used to enhance the building. 13. The narrative states that the clubhouse is proposed to be 8,000 square feet and the clubhouse is depicted on the plan as being 7,000 square feet. Please address. 14. Section D(4)(e)(2) requires all dwelling units to be located within a ¼-mile walk of at least one (1) community serving open space area. Please submit a plan that demonstrates this requirement is met. 15. The Applicant indicated during the pre-application meeting that a trail would be provided through the preserve. The proposed plan does not depict a trail through the preserve. Please address. 16. Please provide a second access point to the site that can be used by emergency vehicles as discussed at the pre-application meeting. SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 3 of 10 17. Section D(2)(e)(6) of the design guidelines require pedestrian areas at crosswalks, intersections, and/or public spaces to have decorative surface treatments. Please include decorative surface treatments at all crosswalks and depict a typical decorative pedestrian crosswalk on the site details plan. 18. The proposed plan includes open space and recreational amenities at designated locations on the subject site. There are still opportunities to provide additional special pedestrian amenities (i.e. fountains, gazebos, special gardens, seating areas, and art) at periodic locations along prominent pedestrian linkages. Please address and add new features to the site details sheet. 19. Proposed street lights and street light details should be included on all applicable plans. The street lights should be consistent with the approved PCD Amenity package, City Code Section 78-182, and Section D(2)(e)(4) of the Design Guidelines. 20. The Applicant discussed at the pre-application meeting that the multifamily units may undergo a potential conversion to individually owned condominiums at some point in the future. Please give special attention to the location of exterior mechanical equipment and the interior infrastructure (i.e. HVAC system ductwork, plumbing, electrical, etc.) layout as it relates to the potential for future private ownership. 21. Please clarify the intent of the proposed four (4) foot high chain link fence located on the north side of the subject site. 22. Please ensure consistency regarding the proposed trash cans, park benches, and bicycle racks with the amenity package approved with the PCD. 23. The proposed plans depict improvements to the overall PCD that are outside of Parcel B’s boundary (i.e. chain link fence, sidewalks around the north lakes, etc.). Please provide a narrative regarding the scope of work and if it includes the construction of these off-site improvements. 24. The landscape plan sheet 2 included a note indicating an architectural detail located in the middle of the roundabouts. Please provide details about the architectural detail. 25. The landscape plan sheet 1 includes a note referring to a monument sign. Please be advised that City Code Section 78-285, Table 24, requires Perimeter Wall or Entry Feature Ground Signs for Residential Development to be approved by City Council. Please submit color signage elevations. 26. Please ensure that all buildings meet the required 15 foot building separation requirement. Buildings 26 and 27 appear to be very close. 27. Please include the total number of proposed covered parking spaces within the parking tabular data. City Code Section 78-374 limits covered parking to five (5) percent of the total number of parking spaces required for a subject site. SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 4 of 10 28. Parking for the clubhouse is not included in the required parking calculations and tabular data. Clubhouse parking is calculated at one (1) parking space per 300 square feet of clubhouse space, City Code Section 78-345, Table 33. Please increase the amount of parking for the clubhouse within the immediate vicinity. 29. There are several parking areas that have ten (10) parking spaces in a row. City Code Section 78-315 requires a landscape island for every nine (9) parking spaces. Please address. 30. The proposed cover parking spaces appear to be to only 18 feet long on Sheet A2.07. City Code Section 78-344 requires parking spaces to be a minimum of 18.5 feet long. Please address. 31. There are several locations where the proposed covered parking structure is approximately three (3) feet from the proposed apartment building. The covered parking structure is 14 feet tall and will block more than half of the Type I building’s front architecture and first and second floor front exterior porches (in some cases both the front and side), and potentially impact the long term growth and health of landscaping species. Please address. 32. The Applicant is utilizing garage space to count towards the required parking space requirement. However, some of the proposed garages appear extremely tight and appear to just meet the City’s standard parking space size of 10 feet wide by 18.5 feet long. The garages should accommodate a parking space size with a minimum width 10.5 feet and a minimum depth of 22 feet. Please address. 33. The Applicant is proposing 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom units that include a tandem one car garage and parking space. This may have the potential to impact on the parking availability for the 78 3-bedroom units and 24 4-bedroom units. Please consider the overall parking distribution and functionality. Identify if the non-tandem parking spaces will be reserved for specific units and the location of all guest parking spaces. 34. The Applicant has requested a waiver (deviation) from the design guidelines and City Code for a reduced parking space size of nine (9) feet wide from ten (10) feet wide. Staff does not support the Applicant’s requested waiver. This is consistent with staff’s position during the PCD approval process and the City Engineer’s comment. Please revise plans accordingly. 35. During the pre-application meeting held with staff, the Applicant indicated that the proposed site design would conform to the approved tiering system for building heights within the PCD. The Applicant has included a request to deviate from the approved building height tiering system. The proposed justification is based upon the potential of the future Elm Avenue right-of-way being abandoned and the future roadway extension not constructed. Please be advised that at the time of this development application’s submittal no right-of-way abandonment is planned. The Applicant should revise the proposed plans to meet the tiering requirement of the design guidelines. Staff does not support the waiver request. 36. The property’s entrance features one (1) through lane for residents with a second guest lane that merges into the resident’s lane. The guest lane has a call box for visitors notify residents that they have arrived; however, the gate is located over 150 feet away from the call box. Visitors SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 5 of 10 would be required to merge into the residents’ lane and turn left or right before arriving at the entrance gate. The proposed gate system and design lends itself to confusion if the visitor call box is unnoticed and cars and trucks pass by it and are required to turn around. In addition, the parking spaces along the front of the clubhouse have the potential to create a traffic issues with entering and exiting vehicles from the gates. Please address. Forestry Department 37. Please verify that the 8” PVC water main located in the northwest corner of the project is not going through a preserve area as shown on Sheet 3 of the engineering drawings, and Sheet 1 of the Landscape Plan. The configuration of the preserve shown on the plans is not consistent with the PCD Master Plan. 38. Please provide a typical engineering preserve/sidewalk/ building cross-section plan. Please be aware that grading fill dirt into the preserve in order to construct the sidewalk should be avoided. 39. Pursuant to Section 78-332, please revise the lake cross-section on Sheet S6 and provide a planting plan to represent true littoral shelves. Aquatic plants need to be planted on an 8 to 1 or 10 to 1 slope. 40. Please correct/clarify the plant symbols that are not represented on the plant chart. 41. Please show the location of the street lights on the Landscape Plan to avoid conflicts. Geographic Information Systems Department 42. The Applicant shall submit a request for a residential Address Plan. The Addressing Committee will not approve any request until the site plan for the associated petition has received approval. There is a $200 fee to process the desired residential address plan. – Currently under review 43. The Applicant shall submit a request for a subdivision name. The Addressing Committee will not approve any request until the site plan for the associated petition has received approval. There is a $100 fee to process the desired name. – Currently under review Engineering Department 44. The Applicant will be required to pull a Right of way permit from the City for any work on Elm Avenue or Victoria Falls Boulevard. 45. Please provide a stop sign for south bound traffic on Elm Avenue to create a three-way stop. 46. The Applicant shall provide a note on the plan stating, “All pavement marking and striping, excluding parking stalls, shall be installed with thermoplastic materials. Also, paver bricks of appropriate color shall be used on paver brick areas, in lieu of paint or thermoplastic material,” for conformance with Section 78-344 of the LDR. Please modify all applicable details and SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 6 of 10 notes as needed. 47. The Engineering Department does not support the waiver request to reduce the residential parking space width to nine (9) foot from ten (10) foot. Both the City Code and the Design guidelines require ten (10) foot wide parking spaces with a 24 foot drive aisle. 48. Per Section 78-563-(d) of the City Code, please identify where the access to the Lake maintenance tract will be for this project. 49. Provide the Structure number for the parking area. 50. Please provide cross sections or elevations demonstrating that the sidewalks and parking areas adjacent to the preserve will work and the fill areas will not encroach into the preserve areas. 51. Please identify if all lakes will be built under this phase. 52. Please identify any clearing and stockpiles areas that will be located on the adjacent parcel. 53. Please provide a more legible photometric plan for the site. Enlarge on multiple pages if necessary. 54. Additional comments may be provided at a later time. 55. Based on the proposed density of the project, the City Engineer recommends a minimum vehicle stacking distance of 120 feet from the proposed call box. The location of the proposed entrance gates creates the potential for several conflicting vehicle movements between vehicles entering and exiting the gates, vehicles entering the site from the entrance, and vehicles parked at the clubhouse backing up into the drive aisle. Please address. Building Services Department 56. This project will be required to meet the Fair Housing Act on ground floor units. 57. Approval from the Health Department for the pool will be required prior to the issuance of the clubhouse Certificate of Occupancy. 58. Please provide a conceptual location for any proposed construction trailer. However, please be advised that per City Code, Construction Trailers can be approved concurrently with or after, but not prior to the issuance of a building permit for a permanent structure. 59. Please include an construction phasing plan for preliminary review. 60. A construction fence with wind screening will be required to secure the site. 61. Please assure that the construction standards will not negatively affect the conversion of these units to later sell as individual units. SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 7 of 10 Seacoast Utility Authority 62. The Applicant needs to verify that fire flow requirements for the project are only 1,000 gpm. 63. The Applicant is advised that the project is located in the zone of influence of a major wellfield and should anticipate significant fluctuation in lake levels seasonally. Selection of planting materials for littoral areas should be made accordingly. 64. The project will require booster pump station for the domestic water system. The Applicant will need to show the proposed location of the pump station on preliminary engineering drawings. 65. The landscape plans will need to be revised. The proposed trees show on top of the water and sewer lines shall be relocated away from these facilities. 66. No water and sewer capacity has been reserved for this project. 67. Once detailed water and sewer plans are available, additional comments may be forthcoming. Police Department 68. Prior to work commencing on the site, an approved construction site security plan shall be submitted. This plan shall include at a minimum- plans for lighting the site, security features including the construction trailer and contractors’ equipment, emergency contacts, provisions for security personnel on site, and fencing complete with signs prohibiting trespassing in accordance with Florida State Statue 810.09 with the following mandated verbiage: “THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY.” 69. General landscape maintenance practices should included ensuring shrubs are trimmed to three (3) feet in height and maintained at that level. Tree trunks should remain free from overhanging limbs and low limbs should be trimmed to maintain a clear zone of seven (7) feet at maturation. 70. Tree locations shall not conflict with site lighting. 71. Please be advised that landscaped medians shall be planted with consideration for vehicular traffic site lines. Fire Department 72. Please be advised, that the locations of fire hydrants shall not exceed 300 apart. 73. The distance from the fire hydrants to the FDCs should not exceed 100 feet. 74. There should be a clear zone around the fire hydrants/FDC of 7.5 feet from the front and four SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 8 of 10 (4) feet from the rear. 75. All turning radiuses are required to be a minimum of 20 feet. Traffic Consultant 76. Please consider at the intersection of Elm Avenue & Project Entrance two egress lanes. Palm Beach County standards require two egress lanes where the driveway is projected to have over 2000 daily vehicles, which this project has. 77. The Visitor lane could potentially back up into the Resident entrance lane. From the call box to the end of the lane, there is only about 70' of storage. It is recommended to extend this lane as far back as possible toward the roundabout. 78. It is not ideal to have parking in the entranceway. Potential conflicts exist with vehicles backing up into entering/exiting vehicles and the gates. 79. There are concerns with the gate locations. Some visitors may not know there is a gate until after they enter the community. While there is room to turn around, it is cumbersome for the visitor to go out of the neighborhood and re-enter. There could also be congestion in the area of the mail kiosk. DRAFT – CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Conditions of Approval per Resolution 17, 2012 1. Prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant shall provide pedestrian scale lighting along the adjacent rights-of-way, whenever possible. (Planning & Zoning) (Condition of Approval # 18) 2. Prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for each parcel, the applicant shall install an operational aeration system within all lakes located within the parcel and shall bear the perpetual responsibility of maintenance of such system. (Planning & Zoning) (Condition of Approval #19) 3. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for more than 102 residential units, the community park improvements surrounding the easternmost lake located between the residential and commercial parcels and the residential recreation center shall be completed. Simultaneously with the community park improvements, the PCD buffer shall be installed along the portion of the lake adjacent to Elm Avenue (Planning & Zoning) (Condition of Approval #23) 4. Prior to the issuance of the first land alteration permit, or as determined by the City, the applicant shall install a minimum six (6) foot tall construction fence for site security and/or preserve protection. The location of the fence shall be determined by the Director of Planning & Zoning. (City Forester) (Condition of Approval #31) SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 9 of 10 5. Prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for each parcel, digital files of the approved PCD master plan and plat shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department. Approved civil design and architectural drawings for each parcel shall be submitted prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy. (GIS Manager, Development Compliance Officer) (Condition of Approval #33) 6. All pedestrian walkways on site, including parkway multi-use pathways and sidewalks within rights-of-way shall be lit, at an average minimum of not less than 1.0 foot-candles with pedestrian scale lighting of similar design to parkway lighting used within Mirasol/Jog Road parkway corridor. If possible, all pedestrian shall be shielded and cast downward to avoid glare. (Planning & Zoning, Police) (Condition of Approval #34) 7. Prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy, the littoral plantings for the lake shall be completed. (Planning & Zoning) 8. Prior to the issuance of the first Building Permit for vertical construction, digital files of the approved plat shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Division. (GIS Manager, Development Compliance Officer) 9. Approved civil design and architectural drawings, including floor plans, shall be submitted prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for site plan. (GIS Manager, Development Compliance Officer) 10. Prior to the issuance of the infrastructure permit, the Applicant shall submit signed/sealed/ dated construction plans for review and approval and pavement marking and signage plan, or provide the same on the engineering plans. (City Engineer) 11. The construction phasing plan will need to be monitored for throughout the construction duration and modified as necessary to allow for safe and effective pedestrian and vehicular movement throughout the Church. (City Engineer) 12. Prior to the commencement of construction, the Applicant shall schedule a pre-construction meeting with City staff. Inspections related to the infrastructure permit will not be performed until the pre-construction meeting has occurred. In addition, failure to comply with this condition could result in a Stop Work Order of all work/construction activity for the subject development site. (City Engineer) 13. The Applicant shall comply with all Federal Environmental Protection Agency and State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit requirements for construction activities. (City Engineer) 14. The required ADA elements for the building entrance and ramps shall be shown and detailed on the permit plans for our review and approval. (City Engineer) 15. The construction, operation and/or maintenance of any elements of the subject project shall not have any negative impacts on the existing drainage of surrounding areas. If, at any time during SPLN-13-12-000012 Staff Comments 01.17.2014 Page 10 of 10 the project development, it is determined by the City that any of the surrounding areas are experiencing negative drainage impacts caused by the project, it shall be the Applicant’s responsibility to resolve said impacts in a period of time and a manner acceptable to the City prior to additional construction activities. The City may cease issuing building permits and/or Certificates of Occupancy until all drainage concerns are resolved. (City Engineer) The applicant shall provide a written response to all comments, indicating acknowledgement of each comment and how each comment has been addressed. Compliance will expedite the subsequent review. It is suggested that the applicant clearly identify all changes to the plans by either “clouding”, or highlighting, the location of all changes to further expedite the review. City staff reserves the right to make additional comments throughout the review process. TO: Alessandria Palmer, Cotleur & Hearing, Inc. CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning & Zoning DATE: January 15, 2014 FROM: Peter Hofheinz, AICP, Interim Principal Planner SUBJECT: PCDA-13-12-000021 – Amendment to PCD Master Plan for modifications to the preserve and PCD landscape buffers. The following comments are in response to the application received by the City on December 6, 2013 and found sufficient on December 13, 2013. Planning and Zoning Department 1. Please include bubbling/clouding around all revisions to the proposed PCD plans. 2. The Applicant is requesting a deviation from the PCD’s Design Guidelines relating to the required building height tiering. Please coordinate with City Staff on 40 feet of Elm Avenue dedicated right-of-way would should be reintroduced and included back into the overall PCD as a landscape buffer. 3. Please be advised that all applicable Conditions of Approval contain in Resolution 17, 2012 remain in effect. Forestry Department 4. Please revise the Upland Preserve Management Plan for Parcel 31.04 PCD (updated November 2011) to be consistent with the proposed PCD Master Plan. As part of the revision, please advise if the new preserve areas need any non-native exotic vegetation removed, if any of the new areas will require reforestation, and the health status of the previously installed native vegetation within the preserve. 5. Please revise Sheet LP-13, entitled “Southern Lake Littoral Plan” (J), to be consistent with the new lake design. 6. Please be aware that the previous PCDA approval included an addendum to the landscape package entitled “Elm Avenue Terminus Landscaping”, Sheets LA-1, 2 and 3. Please revise this submittal to include these plans. 7. Please be aware that the previous PCDA approval indicated on the Key Map that there was to be CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MEMORANDUM PCDA-13-12-000021 Staff Comments 01.15.2014 Page 2 of 4 a “Northern Lake Littoral Plan” (K), Sheet LP-14, but no plan was included with the landscape package. Please revise this submittal to include these plans. 8. Pursuant to Section 78-324, please provide a Central Boulevard road shoulder beautification plan similar to the road shoulder beautification installed by Central Gardens PCD directly across Central Boulevard from Parcel 31.04. 9. Please be aware that the previous PCDA approval included an “Amenity Package”, “Urban and Architectural Design Guidelines”, “Tiering Plan” and “List of Permitted Uses”. Please advise if any of these exhibits are being modified. 10. Please provide a narrative explaining how much of the commercial Parcel “A” will be cleared and developed with Parcel “B”. Traffic Monitoring Conditions of Approval 11. Please be advised that Conditions of Approval from Resolution 17, 2012 relating to traffic improvements and monitoring remain in effect. These include the following: 1) The letting of construction for an exclusive northbound right-turn lane onto the proposed driveway on Central Boulevard which must be completed prior to first issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy (COA #8a), 2) The letting of the construction for a northbound left U-Turn at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Victoria Falls Boulevard which must be completed prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy (COA #8b), 3) Post surety for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Military Trail and Victoria Falls Boulevard to be released within 24-months after the issuance of the final Certificate of Occupancy if the improvement is not warranted (COA #8c), 4) Perform and submit an annual Signal Warrant Study for the intersection of Military Trail and Victoria Falls Boulevard commencing after the issuance of the building permit for vertical construction of the 102nd residential unit or building permit for more than 30 percent of the commercial square footage. The annual traffic analysis shall be conducted until such time as signals are warranted at the intersection or until two (2) years after the issuance of the final Certificates of Occupancy (COA #9). 5) Conducting evaluations to determine the need for traffic control warrants and/or safety devices at the following intersections, Hood Road and Elm Avenue, Military Trail and Victoria Falls Boulevard, Central Boulevard and Victoria Falls Boulevard, and Victoria Falls Boulevard and Elm Avenue. Geographic Information Systems Department No comments. PCDA-13-12-000021 Staff Comments 01.15.2014 Page 3 of 4 Engineering Department 12. The Applicant shall be required to re-plat the parcel to depict the proposed changes. 13. The City will coordinate with the Applicant regarding the abandonment of the additional Elm Avenue right-of-way during the platting process. Building Services Department No comments. Seacoast Utility Authority 14. The Applicant will need to provide a detail of the Buffer Section along Central Boulevard showing the impact of the proposed water main going through the buffer. Police Department 15. Prior to work commencing on the site, an approved construction site security plan shall be submitted. This plan shall include at a minimum- plans for lighting the site, security features including the construction trailer and contractors’ equipment, emergency contacts, provisions for security personnel on site, and fencing complete with signs prohibiting trespassing in accordance with Florida State Statue 810.09 with the following mandated verbiage: “THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY.” Fire Department No comments. DRAFT – CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Prior to the issuance of any building permit or land alteration permit, the Applicant shall submit a site security plan shall for review and approval by the Police Department. This plan shall include at a minimum- plans for lighting the site, security features including the construction trailer and contractors’ equipment, emergency contacts, provisions for security personnel on site, and fencing complete with signs prohibiting trespassing in accordance with Florida State Statue 810.09 with the following mandated verbiage: “THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY.” PCDA-13-12-000021 Staff Comments 01.15.2014 Page 4 of 4 The applicant shall provide a written response to all comments, indicating acknowledgement of each comment and how each comment has been addressed. Compliance will expedite the subsequent review. It is suggested that the applicant clearly identify all changes to the plans by either “clouding”, or highlighting, the location of all changes to further expedite the review. City staff reserves the right to make additional comments throughout the review process.