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HomeMy WebLinkAbout080922 - DRC Avenir West Recreation Area and ClubhousePALM BEACH 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 Madelyn Marconi, 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: July 15, 2022 FROM: Brett A. Leone, Senior Planner bleone@pbgfl.com 561-799-4257 (direct line) SUBJECT: SPLN-22-o6-00006i — Avenir PCD — West Recreation Area and Clubhouse DRC Transmittal Memo SPLN-21-o6-00006i July 15, 2022 MEETING DATE AND TIME: A Development Review Committee meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 2:oopm to review the following development application: PETITION: SPLN-22-o6-00006i — A petition from Avenir Development, LLC requesting Site Plan approval for a West Recreation Area and Clubhouse. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact me at (561) 799-4257 or bleone@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 Page 2 of 2 PALM BEACH ve"�� MEMORANDUM CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS TO: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio DATE: August 4, 2022 CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Planning and Zoning Director Peter S. Hofheinz, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning Joann Skaria, AICP, Planning Manager naj � FROM: Brett A. Leone, Senior Planner %�' 1'� SUBJECT: SPLN-22-o6-00006i — Avenir West Recreation Area and Clubhouse Site Plan The following comments are based on the above referenced petition submitted to the City on June 28, 2022, found insufficient on July 7, 2022, with supplemental information submitted on July 12, 2022, and found sufficient on July 13, 2022. Planning and Zoning The driveway into the subject parcel aligns with the resident egress and emergency access driveway proposed for Pod 21. Staff strongly suggests the Applicant provide a pedestrian crosswalk with refuge area, a pedestrian warning light within the eastern median to enhance the safety of pedestrians crossing Avenir Drive at this intersection, and a textured surface for the intersection. (Planning and Zoning, Engineering, Traffic, Police, Fire Rescue) 2. Please provide documentation to indicate how the portion of the Pod 15 parking lot that is proposed to be expanded with the subject petition will be owned, maintained, and access granted for residents of Pod 15. This parking lot could be designed to not have a property line bifurcate the pavement, landscaping, utitlies, etc. 3. On the Site Plan, please clearly delineate the proposed landscape buffers and provide cross -sections. 4. On the west side of the main driveway, please increase the width of the sidewalk from 5 feet to a minimum of 8 feet in width. 5. On sheet HP.2, please identify the proposed copy area of the signs. Code Section 78- 285, Table 24 limits the maximum copy area to 6o square feet with a maximum letter height of 24 inches. Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 6. Please provide color elevations of the proposed entry signs pursuant to Code Section 78-46(e). 7. Please provide details of all proposed pool deck furniture and amenities for review and comment. 8. Please provide details on the proposed pool equipment area adjacent to the kids pool/splashpad/waterpark for review and comment. It is unclear from the development plans how this equipment will be screened from view and noise. The walled enclosure may need a roof for full noise mitigation. 9. On the Hardscape Plan, please provide details of the proposed surface materials pursuant to Code Section 78-46(e). lo. On sheets LP.1 and LP.2 (Insite), please provide a plant list pursuant to Code Section 78-46(e). 11. Please provide details for the proposed spash pad/water park for review and comment pursuant to Code Section 78-46(e). 12. Please provide details for the proposed dumpster enclosures for review and comment pursuant to Code Section 78-46(e). 13. The proposed clubhouse square footage is inconsistent between the architecture plans, site plan, and landscape plan. Please address. 14. The proposed color scheme for the clubhouse could significantly benefit from additional accent colors. Please explore providing additional colors to the clubhouse building. 15. Staff encourages the Applicant to incorporate additional materials on the clubhouse building to provide more architectural interest. 16. Between the different development plans, the nomenclature for the Party Pavillion/Pool Pavillion is inconsistent. Please revise to be consistent across all development plans. 17. Please note the square footage of the Party Pavillion/Pool Pavillion on the architecture plans. 18. Staff suggests the Applicant explore providing additional architectural articulation to the rear and right elevations of the Party Pavillion/Pool Pavillion. 19. On the architecture plans for the Pro Shop, please provide the square footage of the proposed building. 2 Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 20. The front elevation of the Pro Shop is at a different scale than the other three elevaitons. Please address so all elevaitons are at the same scale. 21. Staff strongly recommends the Applicant provide playground equipment that includes opportunities for all ages and have a larger variety of playground equipment that includes at a minimum swings for toddlers and older children. There is an opportunity to expand on the proposed covered tot lot and to add an additional playground to the site plan. This was discussed with the Applicant during the external pre -application meeting. 22. A pedestrian connection to Avenir Drive near the proposed pickleball courts should be provided to allow more convenient pedestrian and bicycle access. 23. Please provide details on the use of the proposed service area on the north side of the clubhouse building. The Site Plan identifies a Kitchen Service Delivery Area and outdoor mechanical area with generator and an eight -foot -tall wall. 24. Based on the number of residential communities utilizing the clubhouse and recreation area, the proposed amenities, and number of staff needed to operate the facility, Staff suggests the Applicant provide additional parking. 25. Please explore the design of the parking lot south of the pickleball courts and north of the tennis courts to allow a more efficient use of the land area and to remove the dead-end condition that is found withn the parking areas south of the pickleball courts. 26. Please provide a narrative describing how the pickleball and tennis court use will operate on day to day functionality (i.e. reservation of courts). 27. Please provide a narrative regarding membership and access to the Clubhouse and Recreation area. Including if residents outside of Avenir will be able to obtain memberships. 28. There appears to be several internally isolated areas of the Clubhouse based on the floor plan. Please explore greater internal connectivity and/or provide a narrative on the operations of the Clubhouse. 29. Based on the proposed floor plans for the Clubhouse, it appears there is a large restaurant with separate access. Please advise and provide a narrative on the operation of this use, if non-members will be able to patronize it, and if any signage is proposed. 30. As discussed during the pre -application meeting, Staff suggests the Applicant provide electric vehicle charging stations. Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 31. On the Hardscape Plans, please identify the location of the mechanical equipment that will be associated with the entry monument rain curtain and water feature. Code Section 78-195 requires this equipment to be screened from public view. 32. The rendering of the raised Oolite block planters with a floating wood bench shows a turf area between the bench and the adjacent sidewalk. The Hardscape Plans do not include this turf area. Please revise the renderings to accurately depict the proposed conditions per the development plans. 33• On the Hardscape Plans — sheet HP.1, the leader identifying the Mexican Beach Pebble does not accurately point to the proposed surface material. Please address. 34• On the Hardscape Plans — sheet HP.2, there is a leader identifying "redirected golf car path." This is inconsistent with the Site Plan, which identifies this pathway as a 9914.o' emergency access/walk." Please address for consistency across the plans. 35• On the Hardscape Plans — sheet HP.3, the matchline states "see sheet HP.3." Please revise to indicate the correct sheet number. 36. Staff suggests the Applicant increase the proposed landscaping around the entry features and at the southeast corner of subject site. The landscaping should accentuate the features and provide screening of the parking areas. 37. During the pre -application meeting, Staff and the Applicant discussed traffic calming along the main entry driveway into the subject site. The Hardscape Plans submitted identify several 12-foot-wide decorative paver bands that appear to be designed to address traffic calming; however, also along this driveway are pedestrian crosswalks. Staff suggests the Applicant provide the decorative pavers at the crosswalks to alert drivers of this condition and within the intersections. Forestry 38. On Sheet LP-i(UDS), in the southwest corner of the site at the intersection of Avenir Drive and the entrance of Pod 15 there is a cross -hatched area that refers to Pod 15 Landscape Plans. Please be advised the corresponding plan sheet for Pod 15 is Sheet L-9.E2, which includes the following note: "See the Recreational Parcel planting plan for planting and grading this area." Please revise Sheet LP-1 to remove the cross- hatching and provide all landscape information relating to that area. 39• On Sheet LP-2(UDS), on north end of the site at the cross -parking area with Pod 15 there is a cross -hatched area that refers to Pod 15 Landscape Plans needing modification to match the clubhouse. Please be advised the corresponding plan sheet for Pod 15 is Sheet L-8.SR, which does not include any Recreational Parcel planting information. Please remove the cross -hatching because there are no overlapping conflicts and provide all landscape information relating to that area. M Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 40. On Sheet LP-2(UDS), please screen the backflow preventers located at the entrance to the clubhouse service area. 41. On Sheet LP-3(UDS) and Sheet C-3(B&A), please advise if the off -site drainage outfall from the open play field to the lake modifies the approved Pod 15 littoral plantings. If so, please indicate the proposed changes. 42. On Sheet LP-3(UDS), there is "ghosted" landscaping and a note referring to the Phase 4 Spine Road (Avenir Drive) landscape plans for the irrigation pump station located in the southeast corner of the site. Please remove the ghosted landscaping that is on the Recreation Parcel and identify it as if it is part of the Recreation Parcel's landscape plan. 43• Please provide all on -site information about the irrigation pump station. Due to the location, Staff recommends an opaque fence around the irrigation pump station. 44• Staff understands that the Queen Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia specioua) is typically not as deciduous as the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) varieties, but they will need to be protected from frost that occurs in the City's western communities. On Sheets LP.1 and LP.2, the Queen Crape Myrtles are proposed as the signature flowering tree at the entry signs, entry road, and clubhouse specimen center piece. Staff suggests the Applicant provide an alternative species on the landscape plan if this species is not successful in the future, so that it may be replaced if neccessary. 45• On the artist renderings prepared by Insite Studio, the overhead views of the pool area are very misleading as it represents a forest of trees between the pool area and lake. The littoral plantings will never grow to that extent. Please revise all renderings to match approved and proposed landscaping. (Foresrty, Planning and Zoning) 46. Please provide a cross-section elevation with dimensions from the rear yard of a typical/average Pod 15 residential house to the Recreation Parcel pool and building structure. (Forestry, Planning and Zoning) Engineering 47. On sheet SP-2, the standard parking detail does not match the proposed parking space width of 9.5 feet. 48. The dimensions on the ADA & Standard parking detail on Sheets C10 & C12 conflict with the site plan. 49• Please revise the typical parking detail on sheets C8 & C11 from 12-foot-wide drive aisles to 13-foot-wide drive aisles to match the site plan. 50. Please revise the 24-foot-wide drive aisle widths shown on the southeast parking area on sheet SP-1 since they do not meet code for the 9.5 foot proposed parking stalls. 5 Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 51. Please add the drive aisles widths on the southeast parking area on the Engineering plan. 52. On the Photometrics plan, please label each parking area and provide average footcandles values for each in the summary table 53• Please provide the maximum footcandle value at the adjacent residential lot lines. 54• Please show the stacking dimension for the right & left -turn lanes at the entrance of the site. GIS 55• An Address will need to be assigned to the Recreation Area. Please submit a letter to the Addressing Committee requesting the creation of the address along with a copy of the site plan and a check in the amount of $1oo.00 to cover the review fee. The Addressing Committee will not approve the request until the Site Plan for the associated petition has received approval. 56. The amount of Open Space — Landscape could not be verified on the Open Space plan. Also, the Impervious Areas and Pervious Areas should equal the Net Site Area. 57. The entry monument signs shall include the site address. The heights of the numerals shall not be less than eight (8) inches or exceed twelve (12) inches in height pursuant to Code Section 78-275. Police Department 58. The adjoining parking lot housing the mail kiosk for Pod 15 creates an opportunity for abnormal circulation. Pleased describe what measures will be in place to deter the public from entering Pod 15 through the Recreation Parcel. (Police, Planning and Zoning) 59• Landscaping placement with consideration of maturation should not obstruct lighting fixtures, the view through windows, or building addresses. 6o. Benches throughout the property shall use a center arm bar design to deter abnormal users from utilizing the area for camping/sleeping. 61. Please consider utilizing access control with numerical keypads in main areas to increase public safety response times. 62. Whenever possible, flat surfaces within playgrounds should be covered in an anti - graffiti -based paint to help alleviate vandalism/graffiti. 0 Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 63. Playground gates should utilize auto -closing hinges to keep children from wandering and prevent wildlife access. Fire Rescue No comments at this time. Building 64. Please be advised as the project gets closer to Building Permit submittal, the Building Division would like to meet with the Applicant prior to permit submittal to discuss opportunities to streamline the review process. 65. The following will be required at time of permitting: two sets of signed and sealed plans, sub -permits for all trades, and gas will require a separate permit. Traffic 66. The square footage for the clubhouse shown in the traffic analysis does not match the site plan. The floor plan square footage also does not match the site plan. 67. The traffic analysis shows only a right-in/right-out driveway onto Avenir Drive and the site plan shows a full median opening. Please reconcile. If it is proposed to be a full median opening, then provide spacing to median openings on either side. 68. There are only four studies in ITE for the Recreational Community Center. Use trip generation rate not equation. 69. Please advise what the purpose of the curbed half circle shown at the main driveway within the right-of-way is. 70. Please show turn lane lengths on the site plan. Seacoast Utility Authority 71. The grease traps are located too far from the grease sources. 72. The light poles should be direct buried with five-foot minimum clearance from the outside of the pole to the outside of the SUA water and sewer facilities and should not be placed within SUA easements. 7 Avenir West Rec Area & Clubhouse SPLN-22-06-000061 Comment Memo August 4, 2022 73. The proposed Medjool Date Palms do not meet the io foot minimum setback with root barriers at the gravity sewer feeding the tennis court pavilion. There is no root barrier clearly visible and identified. Please address. 74. The Royal Palm tree next to the gravity sewer leading up to the run that goes to the tennis court pavilion leading up to the gravity sewer does not meet the SUA minimum setback of io feet with a root barrier. Please address. 75. Footer and structure details are needed on the raised Oolite planters to determine if they meet the minimum SUA setbacks. 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. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, please contact me at 561-799-4257 or via email at bleone(&pbgfl.com. Thank you.