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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO: Mark Hendrickson, City Forester
Ross Gilmore, GIS Manager
Todd Engle, City Engineer / Kathy Gilbert, Deputy City Engineer
Scott Danielski, Building Official
Jennifer Nelli, Community Services Operations Manager
Jeneve Labossiere, Police Sergeant / Robert Seay, Police Officer
Neil Rosenberger, Fire Marshal
Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority
Andrea Troutman, Pinder Troutman Consulting
Via PBG Email:
Patty Snider, City Clerk
Renata Schwedhelm, Agenda Coordinator
Stephen Stepp, Deputy City Manager
John Boehm, Assistant to the City Manager
David Reyes, Community Services Administrator
Angela Brown, Deputy Community Services Administrator
Mike Morrow, Engineering Operations Director
JR Evans, Neighborhood Services Director
Bahareh Wolfs, Development Compliance and Zoning Manager
Charlotte Presensky, Leisure Services Administrator
Jamie Cobb, Administrative Services Manager
R. Max Lohman, City Attorney
Janice Massie, Legal Administration Manager
Barbara Chabre, Executive Legal Assistant
Via Email:
Daniel Turbet, Florida Power and Light
Nicholas Ramos, Florida Power and Light
Anthony Lozano, Florida Power and Light
Vaughn Moncrieffe, Florida Power and Light
Rick Kania, Waste Management
Fred Harmon Jr., Waste Management
Anna Bielawska, Palm Tran
Michael Owens, School District of Palm Beach County
Ken Roundtree, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
DATE: April 18, 2022
FROM: Olivia Ellison, Planner
oellison@pbgfl.com
561-799-4235 (direct line)
SUBJECT: AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD) — SPLN-
22-04-00006o — Avenir Holdings, LLC requesting site plan approval for 262
single family homes (Pod 1o)
DRC Transmittal Memo
SPLN-22-04-000060
April i8, 2022
Please provide your comments on the subject petitions no later than Friday, April 29, 2022.
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.
MEETING DATE AND TIME: A Development Review Committee meeting will be held in the
Council Chambers at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
PETITION: SPLN-22-04-000060
DESCRIPTION: Avenir Holdings, LLC requesting site plan approval for 262 single
family homes (Pod io).
Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact me at (561) 799-4235 or
oellison@pbgfl.com should you have any questions or comments.
Cc: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning
Peter S. Hofheinz, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
Joann Skaria, AICP, Planning Manager
Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio
Marty Minor, Urban Design Studio
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PA�.M BEACH
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio
Marty Minor, Urban Design Studio
DATE: May 6, 2022
CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning
Peter Hofheinz, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
Joann Skaria, AICP, Planning Manager
Brett Leone, Senior Planner
FROM: Olivia Ellison, Planner'- ,
SUBJECT: SPLN-22-04-00006o — Avenir Holdings, LLC requesting site plan
approval for 257 single family homes (Pod 1o) within the Avenir Planned
Community Development (PCD)
The following comments are based on the above referenced petition submitted to the City
on April 7, 2022, found sufficient on April 13, 2022.
Planning and Zoning
1. Please include the petition number, SPLN-22-04-00006o, in the Site Data.
2. The lot numbers are not consistent between each plan set (site, landscaping, civil,
photometrics). Please address.
3. Please revise the Property Development Standards on SP-1 to only reference the
provided standards.
4. Please update the Property Development Regulations on SP-1 to address the two
lot widths separately. Please be advised, pursuant to the Avenir Development
Standards, lots greater than 65 feet in width require a side interior setback of 7.5
feet and a side corner setback of 15 feet.
Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
5. There is an access driveway shown on sheet SP-5 to the lift station. The proposed
access driveway conflicts with the approved Panther National's landscape buffer
and perimeter wall. Please revise the access driveway to not conflict with the buffer
and to be provided through Pod lo. (Forestry, Engineering)
6. Staff would like to discuss and strongly encourages the Applicant to provide a
secondary vehicular ingress/egress access into this subdivision due to the quantity
of lots proposed and the location of the pod.
7. Please provide a more convenient roadway to the western recreation parcel located
on Avenir Drive.
8. Staff encourages the Applicant to provide a median ("eyebrow") in front of lots 193
and 194•
9. Please provide a Sheet Key Map on each site plan sheet.
lo. Please revise Note 13 on the site plans to read "4,999"•
11. Please provide 8-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides of the main entrance that
connect to the Avenir PCD network of sidewalks and pathways.
12. Please revise the provided cross sections on Sp-8 to include 12-foot-wide utility
easements on both sides, as shown on the site and engineering plans.
13. Please label the rear elevation of the mail kiosk on sheet Sp-lo.
14. Staff encourages the Applicant to increase the number of guest parking provided.
15. As previously indicated by the Development Review Committee (DRC), Staff does
not support the concealed design and location of Park 2. The proposed design
eliminates natural surveillance and is a nuisance to abutting residences. Please
explore an alternate design or location this park. There are opportunities to
provide centrally located lake front parks. (Police)
16. Please provide a driveway and vehicular maneuverability exhibit for residential
lots that are adjacent to medians.
17. The landscape buffer indicated on Sp-6 terminates in an irregular and non -typical
location Of lot 203 and obstructs views of the lake. Please revise the buffer to end
at the central corner of the lot.
18. Staff encourages the Applicant to continue the permitter wall south or provide a 6-
feet-tall fence to buffer the rear of lots 194-202 from Pod 15.
19. Please indicate the location of the Bench Swing provided on Sp-9.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
20. Please provide the location of each play structure shown on Sp-9.
21. Please provide a detail of the gate and call box, including material, colors, and
dimensions, pursuant to Section 78-46(e)(3) of the City code.
22. Please revise the Typical Post and Panel Wall detail on sheet Sp-8 to include the
proposed perimeter 8-foot-tall wall on the west side of the pod.
23. Please label the Decorative Aluminum Fence detail, 'W or 6' Decorative Aluminum
Fence". There is a 6-foot-tall fence shown on the landscaping plans.
24. Please indicate the location of the proposed 6-foot-tall fence shown on the
landscaping plans along the north residential rear lot lines on the site plans.
25. Please provide a detail of the proposed Oolite Seat Wall included on SP-4, pursuant
to Section 78-46 of the City code.
26. Please advise what entity will be maintaining the southern landscape buffer that is
adjacent to Pod 15. There is no delineation provided between the Pod 10 and Pod
15 buffers.
27. Please provide the width of the landscape median in front of lots 21-23 to ensure
sufficient space for growth of the proposed Oak trees.
28. Please provide the width of the landscape median in front of lots 107-1o8 to ensure
sufficient space for growth of the proposed Royal Poincianas.
29. Please include the Enhanced Architecture (Side) asterisk on Lot 60 on the
landscape plans.
30. Based on the potential for a two-story product and its visibility, Staff encourages
the Applicant to designate the lots that abut Panther National Boulevard and
Coconut Boulevard as Enhanced Architecture (Rear).
31. Please include all proposed utility easements on the landscape plans, pursuant to
Section 78-3o6(c) of the City code.
32. Please revise Cross Section A -A on sheet Lp-18 to properly indicate the rear
residential lot line and setback.
33• Please incorporate landscaping in an open space adjacent to lot 75. "Side Lot
Common Utility Easement Planting Detail" shown on Lp-19 indicates landscaping
can be provided.
34• The height of the light pole shown on Sp-8 is not consistent with the provided detail
on Ph-34•
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
35• Please demonstrate that the proposed parcel entry sign meets landscaping
requirements, pursuant to Section 78-285(2) of the City code.
36. Please include the curb cut, shown on the site and engineering plans, on the
landscaping plans for the proposed emergency access/resident egress on Lp-6.
37. Please include all yard drain systems to be on common property and revise the
associated cross sections to include the yard drain systems.
38. Please provide a cross section of the open space area proposed between lots 67-74
and 87-78, including the rear lot lines and the proposed drainage system.
39• Please provide grasses or hedges around the proposed concrete endwalls to soften
the aesthetics.
40. Please provide photometrics for all proposed common open spaces.
41. Please revise Sp-11 to not include Pod 15 in the neighborhood park requirements.
42. Please be advised, the lift station site is not counted towards the minimum
recreation acreage required. Please revise Sp-11.
43• Please provide the width of the open space provided on either side of the entrance
on all applicable plans.
44• Please provide the width of the proposed emergency accesses on all applicable
plans.
45• Please revise the Drainage Statement, page one, to not reference "Pod 15".
46. Please provide a detail on the proposed ladder crosswalks provided throughout the
site.
Forestry
47. On all applicable landscape sheets, please revise the lot numbers to be consistent
with the site plan lot numbers.
48. On Sheet LP-4, please provide a larger open space tract to the north of Lot 66 and
add landscaping to be consistent with the neighboring Lot 59•
49.On Sheet LP-5, please provide a larger open space tract to the north of Lots 75 and
105 to provide landscaping.
50.On Sheets LP-9 and LP-1o, please provide a larger open space tract to the east of
Lot 114 to provide landscaping.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
51. On Sheet LP-1o, please provide a larger open space tract to the west of Lots 88 and
115 to provide landscaping.
52.On Sheet LP-6, please indicate how the landscaping is being modified within the
Coconut Boulevard right-of-way where the resident egress access between Lots 8
and 9 connects to Coconut Boulevard.
53.On Sheet LP-12, please indicate how the landscaping is being modified within the
Coconut Boulevard right-of-way where the main entrance of Pod 10 connects to
Coconut Boulevard, including the median.
54.On Sheet LP-6, please add the gate location to be consistent with SP-3.
55.On Sheet LP-12, please add the gate location to be consistent with SP-2.
56.On Sheet LP-7 and LP-13, please provide the proposed Sabal Palms at a higher
specification within the landscape buffer from the northwest to the southwest
corner to provide additional screening from the neighboring Panther National
recreation parcel.
57.On applicable sheets, please indicate the location of the fountain's ground -
mounted equipment/electrical panel and required screening.
Engineering Department
58. Please be advised prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy related
to this project, the Coconut Blvd connection from Northlake to the roundabout at
Avenir Drive shall be completed for public access as approved by the City Engineer.
59• The Engineering Department recommends providing additional onsite stacking
for the proposed 257 single-family homes, pursuant to Section 78-373 of the City
code. (Planning and Zoning, Pinder-Troutman)
6o.Please show all southbound and northbound turn lanes on Coconut Boulevard at
the main entrance with storage dimensions for review.
61. Please revise cross section D-D on sheet C21 to remove the extra 12-foot buffer and
include the fence and yard drain system.
62. Please provide common area for all drainage pipes for Lots 191/192, 34/35, 14/15,
26, 43•
63. Please confirm that the access from Panther Blvd between lots 26 & 27 is
temporary and the permanent access will be from inside of Pod 1o. Please revise
the plans to show the future access.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
Fire -Rescue Department
64. Please be advised, that both the primary gate and secondary gate will be required
to have Knox Gate Switches and C1ick2Enter Devices installed.
65. Please provide detailed information regarding the emergency vehicle access shown
south of lot 192.
66. Fire Rescue access roads shall be constructed and maintained with at least 20 feet
in clear width and be constructed with the required all-weather driving surface to
support emergency apparatus, prior to construction of any structures.
67. Fully functional fire hydrants with required fire flow, are required prior to, during,
and after construction. Any fire hydrants not yet in service shall be indicated as
such.
68. Fire hydrants in residential areas shall be connected to at least 8-inch water mains
and shall not exceed 500 feet spacing per City Code 78-543•
69. Please be advised that landscape installations are not to interfere with access to
any fire hydrants.
Police Department
70. The mail kiosks shall be illuminated to increase natural surveillance for residents.
71. Please provide exterior lighting to the four major corners of all home, preferably
with motion sensing capability, or provide an electrical junction so homeowners
can easily add lighting in the future. Light is the number deterrent of crime at
night.
72. The first responder system "C1ick2Enter" shall be equipped on all electronic gate
systems.
73. All playgrounds equipped with fencing shall have auto -close hinge gates installed.
74. The Police Department strongly suggests that the Applicant provides pedestrian
scale lighting to activity generating common areas. The additional of lighting can
afford residents the opportunity to use the space during evening hours, enhancing
natural surveillance. (Planning and Zoning)
75. Fencing and gate design should be fully encompassing, designed to deter climbing,
and equipped with a form of access control.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
GIS Division
76. Please be advised that this site is required to be platted.
77. 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. Please submit a letter requesting the
development and review of an Addressing Plan along with a site plan and check in
the amount of $200.00. During this review, the Addressing Committee shall assign
all addresses, street names, and any additional items requested.
78.If the project is to be named, then the Applicant shall submit a request for a
subdivision name approval. The Addressing Committee will not approve any
request until the site plan for the associated petition has received approval. There
is a $too fee to process the desired name.
Building Division
79. Two sets of signed and sealed plans required with permit submittals.
80.All product approvals shall be included with permit submittals.
81. Staff suggests the Applicant meets with the Building Division prior to plan
submittal.
Seacoast Utility Authority (SUA)
82.The Applicant needs to loop the water main to Panther National Boulevard. A 20-
foot SUA easement between lots 43 and 182 is one possible location. Please revise
and show water main loop and easement on all plans.
83.The Applicant needs to use direct bury poles. Poles with footer will require 10 foot
minimum clearance from the footer to all SUA water and sewer facilities. Direct
bury poles require 5 foot minimum clearance from the pole to all SUA facilities.
84. Please be advised, all water services associated with the driveways should be
perpendicular to the water main and not conflict.
85. Please revise the "Typical 56' Residential Section" details on Sp-8 of 11 to show the
proposed water meter location on the short side and be consistent with the cross
section provided in the civil engineering plans. Please be advised that the FPL
facility needs to be shifted towards the right-of-way line to provide a 4 foot
minimum of clearance from the back of the water meter. On the long side water
service, the irrigation main is to be 3 feet from the water meter.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
86.There are water main conflicts at the resident only egress, including an Oak tree
that does not meet distance requirements that needs to be moved and/or add a
root barrier, as necessary. The shrubs and plantings over the water main at the
south entrance from Coconut Blvd need to be removed and root barrier added.
Pinder-Troutman — Traffic
87.It is stated that the intersection of Northlake Blvd & 140th Avenue/Panther
National Boulevard will be constructed to buildout conditions. The plans for the
intersection do not include the southbound dual lefts. Please address this phased
construction.
88.The tables included on page C-i are not clear. Please advise if the upper tables
represent AM peak hour?
89.It appears there are pages missing from Appendix C. Please advise.
9o.The driveway assignments do not match site plan. The exit only access is located
north of the main access. Given the switch in location, the assignment percentages
should be reevaluated. Also, in the HCS analysis of the main access, include the
east approach volumes.
91. Please present the driveway queuing and level of service results in a table
consistent with previous submittals.
92. Correct Table 3 to exclude reference to Pod 21.
93• Change the title on page D-8 to be Pod 9.
94• Change the office intensity on Table 4 page 11 and page D-7.
95• The calculation for number of single-family homes on Table 4 is incorrect for the
PM peak hour although the trip calculation appears to be correct.
Community Services
No comments at this time.
DRAFT Conditions of Approvals:
Conditions forthcoming.
The Applicant shall provide a written response to all comments, indicating
how each comment has been addressed and/or acknowledgement of each
comment. Compliance with expedite subsequent review.
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Staff Comments
SPLN-22-04-O0006o
May 6, 2022
It is suggested that the Applicant clearly identify all changes to the plans by
either "clouding", or otherwise highlighting, the location of all changes to
further expedite the review.
City staff reserves the right to make additional comments throughout the
review process.
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