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2 PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
3 REGULAR MEETING
4 October 11, 2022
6 I. CALL TO ORDER
7 The regular meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Hansen.
8 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
9 III. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW MEMBERS
10 Agenda Coordinator, Renata Schwedhelm, administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed
11 members First Alternate Linda Hess and Second Alternate Nadia Spivak.
12 IV. ROLL CALL
13 Members Present:
14 Chair Randolph Hansen, Erez Sela, Timothy Coppage, Robert Savel, Zachary Seth Mansfield,
15 Charles Millar, and First Alternate Linda Hess.
16 Members Absent: Vice Chair Christopher Oftedal.
17 Also Present: City Attorney, R. Max Lohman; City Clerk, Patricia Snider; Director of Planning &
18 Zoning, Natalie Crowley; Assistant Planning & Zoning Director, Peter Hofheinz; Assistant Planning
19 & Zoning Director, Joann Skaria; Senior Planner, Olivia Ellison and Senior Planner, Brett Leone.
20 V. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
21 ♦ Appointment of Chair
22 Board Member Coppage made a motion to appoint Randolph Hansen as Chair.
23 Board Member Savel seconded.
24 Motion passed 7-0.
25 ♦ Appointment of Vice Chair
26 Chair Hansen made a motion to appoint Timothy Coppage as Vice Chair.
27 Board Member Mansfield seconded.
28 Motion passed 7-0.
29 VI. BOARD ORIENTATION
30 City Attorney, R. Max Lohman conducted the annual board member orientation.
31 VII. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS
32 None.
33 Director of Planning & Zoning, Natalie Crowley congratulated the reappointed Board Members,
34 newly appointed First Alternate and Second Alternate, Chair and Vice Chair.
35 VIII. REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING: NATALIE CROWLEY
36 Director of Planning & Zoning, Natalie Crowley reported Panther National received approval for
37 the 24 units by City Council (Resolution 58, 2022) at the October 6, 2022, meeting.
38 IX. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
39 Board Member Savel made a motion to approve the September 13, 2022, meeting minutes.
40 Board Member Mansfield seconded.
41 Motion passed 7-0.
42 Chair Hansen read the following into the record:
43 Comments from the public: Please submit a comment card to the Agenda Coordinator prior to the
44 commencement of the public hearing(s). You will be called to the podium where you will state your
45 full name and address and be given three (3) minutes to address the Board.
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1 X. PUBLIC HEARINGS
2 Those preparing to give testimony were sworn in.
3 1. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
4 SPLA-22-03-000063 - Frenchman's Creek requests a site plan amendment for a new 93,155
5 SF Clubhouse along with 12,451 SF of outdoor dining area
6 A request by Frenchman's Creek Inc. to construct a new 93,155-square-foot clubhouse building
7 and parking lot within the Frenchman's Creek Planned Community Development (PCD). The
8 property is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Donald Ross Road and Alternate
9 AlA.
10 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
11 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 1 SPLA-22-03-000063.
12 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
13 agenda review meetings.
14 Petitioner presentation: Bryan Donahue, Insite Studio.
15 Staff presentation: None.
16 Staff recommended approval of SPLA-22-03-000063 - Frenchman's Creek requests a site plan
17 amendment for a new 93,155 SF Clubhouse along with 12,451 SF of outdoor dining area.
18 Public comment: None.
19 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
20 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
21 Board Member Mansfield made a motion to recommend to City Council SPLA-22-03-000063 -
22 Frenchman's Creek requests a site plan amendment for a new 93,155 SF Clubhouse along with
23 12,451 SF of outdoor dining area.
24 Board Member Millar seconded.
25 Motion passed 7-0.
26 2. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
27 SPLN-20-09-000041 - Avenir requesting 250 townhomes within Parcel B, Town Center
28 District of the Avenir PCD
29 A request from Avenir Development, LLC for site plan approval to allow the development of a
30 250-unit residential townhome community on approximately 32.83 acres within the Town Center
31 District (Parcel B) of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). The site is located
32 within the northern portion of the Town Center District that is generally located at the northeast
33 corner of Northlake Boulevard and Coconut Boulevard.
34 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
35 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 2 SPLN-20-09-000041.
36 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
37 agenda review meetings.
38 Petitioner presentation: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio; Peter Kiliddiian Pascual, Perez,
39 Kiliddjian, Starr Architects & Planners.
40 Staff presentation: Senior Planner, Brett Leone.
41 Staff recommended approval of SPLN-20-09-000041 - Avenir requesting 250 townhomes within
42 Parcel B, Town Center District of the Avenir PCD with the condition of a six -foot -tall solid privacy
43 wall be added with a minimum of five feet in length that would then transition to the PVC fence.
44 Public comment: Alex O'Connor, 12578 Nautilus Circle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412.
45 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
46 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
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I Chair Hansen requested clarification of the material of the wall and design of the wall and that
2 the wail should extend the entire length of the rear yard.
3 Board Member Millar made the motion to recommend to City Council SPLN-20-09-000041 -
4 Avenir requesting 250 townhomes within Parcel B, Town Center District of the Avenir PCD with
5 the condition that the privacy wall be material other than PVC and approval of the waivers.
6 City Attorney, R. Max Lohman verified the intent is to be concrete block, cast -concrete, or
7 similar material.
8 Board Member Millar concurred as clarified by the City Attorney.
9 Board Member Savel seconded.
10 Motion passed 7-0.
11 Ken Tuma explained that this would only be applicable on the west side.
12 City Attorney, R. Max Lohman verified that the condition is only applicable to the west side.
13 3. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) - QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
14 SPLN-21-11-000055 - Avenir requests site plan approval for 144 SF homes at Pod 20 (Kolter)
15 within the Avenir PCD
16 A request by Avenir Development, LLC for site plan approval to allow the development of a 144-
17 lot residential subdivision on approximately 51.15 acres known as Pod 20 within the residential
18 parcel (Parcel A) of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). Pod 20 is generally
19 located at the southeast corner of Avenir Drive and the future Panther National Boulevard within
20 the Avenir PCD.
21 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 3 SPLN-21-11-000055.
22 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
23 agenda review meetings.
24 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
25 Petitioner presentation: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio.
26 Staff presentation: None.
27 Staff recommended approval of SPLN-21-11-000055 - Avenir requests site plan approval for 144
28 SF homes at Pod 20 (Kolter) within the Avenir PCD.
29 Public comment: None.
30 Rosa Schechter from Avenir Development thanked Board Members and staff for all their work.
31 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
32 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
33 First Alternate Hess made a motion to recommend to City Council SPLN-21-11-000055 - Avenir
34 requests site plan approval for 144 SF homes at Pod 20 (Kolter) within the Avenir PCD.
35 Board Member Mansfield seconded.
36 Motion passed 7-0.
37 XI. OLD BUSINESS
38 None.
39 XII. NEW BUSINESS
40 None.
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X. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hansen adjourned the meeting at 7:41 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be held on November 9, 2022. (The November 9, 2022, meeting
was canceled, and the next scheduled meeting will be held on November 29, 2022).
Approved:
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ary Seth Mansfield
Charles Millar
ATTEST:
Patricia Snider, CMC
City Clerk
Note: these minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the
meeting. A verbatim audio recording is available from the Office of the City Clerk.
All referenced attachments on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Note: all those preparing to give testimony were sworn in.
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