HomeMy WebLinkAbout021523 - DRC Avenir Pod 16PALM 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
JR Evans, Neighborhood Services Director
Bahareh Wolfs, Development Compliance and Zoning Manager
Kelly Neuenschwander, Administrative Services Manager
Charlotte Presensky, Leisure Services Administrator
R. Max Lohman, City Attorney
Janice Massie, Legal Administration Manager
Barbara Chabre, Executive Legal Assistant
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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
Yash Nagal, Palm Tran
Nina Verzosa, Palm Tran
Bruce Guyton, Palm Tran
Michael Owens, School District of Palm Beach County
Joyell Shaw, School District of Palm Beach County
Ken Roundtree, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
DATE: January 12, 2023
FROM: Brett A. Leone, Senior Planner
bleone@pbgfl.com
561-799-4257 (direct line)
SUBJECT: SPLN-22-ii-000065 - Avenir PCD - Pod 16 Site Plan for a 491. lot
age -restricted residential subdivision
DRC Transmittal Memo
SPLN-22-12-00oo65
January 12, 2023
Please provide your comments on the subject petitions no later than Thursday, January 26,
2023. 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
City Hall Council Chambers on Wednesday, February if;, 202:;, at 2:oopm to review
the following development application:
PETITION: SPLN-22-12-000065— A petition from Avenir Holdings, LLC requesting
site plan approval for a 491 lot age -restricted residential subdivision within Parcel
A of the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD).
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
Joann Skaria, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio
Marty Minor, Urban Design Studio
DATE: February 10, 2023
CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Planning and Zoning Director
Joann Skaria, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
FROM: Brett A. Leone, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: SPLN-22-12-000065 — Avenir Pod 16 Site Plan — 491 residential lot age -
restricted subdivision
The following comments are based on the above referenced petition submitted to the City on
December 21, 2022, found insufficient on December 23, 2022, with supplemental information
submitted on January 11, 2023, and found sufficient on January 11, 2023.
Planning and Zoning
Due to the number of proposed residential lots and location of the subject pod on the
western perimeter of the Avenir PCD, Staff strongly recommends the Applicant
provide an additional full vehicular residential access point. Having only one full
vehicular residential access point can cause an unsafe condition should there be an
emergency. (Planning and Zoning, Engineering, Police, Fire, Traffic)
2. Mobility is key planning element within the Avenir PCD and the residential
neighborhoods. To further encourage alternative modes of transportation, including
golf carts, within the proposed neighborhood, Staff encourages the Applicant to
widen the sidewalks along the internal roadways to 8-feet-wide to allow for increased
mobility.
3. Please advise if a waiver will be requested to address mechanical equipment, to be in
compliance with Code Section 78-181(c)(3)(c).
4. At the main entrance to the subject site from Avenir Drive, please provide a crosswalk
with decorative pavers on Avenir Drive for connectivity between the subject site and
future residential on the south side of Avenir Drive.
5. Please explore providing a more curvilinear design, or landscape medians, to assist
in slowing down vehicular traffic along straight sections of internal roadways.
Avenir Pod 16 Site Plan
SPLN-22-11-000065
Comment Memo
February 10, 2023
6. Due to the location of the proposed neighborhood at the western perimeter of the
Avenir PCD, wayfinding signage on the PCD roadway network will assist in directing
residents, guests, and emergency response personnel to the community. Please
address.
7. In front of lot 328, please provide a stop sign for west bound traffic.
8. Staff strongly encourages the Applicant to provide unique amenities within the Park
parcels to further activate these spaces. Suggestions for amenities include butterfly
garden, fitness equipment trail, hardscape features, zen garden, yoga lawn, etc.
9. There are several areas throughout the community where additional on -street
parking spaces could be provided. Staff encourages the Applicant to look at the
following areas:
a. North of lot 240
b. North of lot 418
c. North of lots 407/408
10. On sheet SP-1 and SP-5, please label the FP&L Substation parcel on the south side of
Avenir Drive. In addition, pursuant to Code Section 78-46, Table 3, please add the
zoning and land use categories for properties within 150 feet of the perimeter of the
subject site.
11. On Sheet SP-2 and SP-2, in front of lots 85/86 and 209/210, respectively, please
explore providing a small median to assist in the flow of traffic and provide a means
of traffic calming.
12. On Sheet SP-2, Staff encourages the Applicant to continue the sidewalk west of the
Open Space to the west of lot lol and provide a crosswalk near the northern terminus
Of lot 102.
13. On Sheets SP-5 and SP-6, between lots 203/204, 224/225, 236/237, and 244/245
please increase the width of the Drainage Access Tract/Open Space to be a minimum
Of 25-feet-wide to provide additional spacing between the sidewalk and residential
lots.
14. Please identify the following lots as requiring enhanced rear elevations:
a. All lots abutting Avenir Drive
b. All lots abutting Panther National Boulevard
15. Please identify the following lots as required enhanced side elevations:
a. Lot 26
b. Lot 160
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Comment Memo
February 10, 2023
16. On Sheet SP-5, adjacent to Lots 307 and 288, there are "Dog Waste" labels, but on
LP-10 there is a symbol but no label. Please explain what is proposed and provide a
typical elevation.
17. On Sheets SP-6 and SP-7, within the open space between lots 441 through 460, there
does not appear to be enough room to provide landscaping to screen the back-to-back
lot condition. The sidewalk on the front of the same lots provide connection to the
Amenity Center and Clubhouse parcel through the open space between lots 44o and
441. Please remove the sidewalk within the open space behind the lots to provide
additional landscape material to screen the back-to-back lot conditions, increase the
width of the sidewalks along the streets in this area, and explore providing a
connection near the crosswalk west of lot 459•
18. On sheet SP-7 and LP-14, please increase the width of the proposed eight -foot -wide
landscape buffer at the rear of lots 26 through 33, adjacent to the Panther National
Maintenance Area, Sod Farm and Nursery, to 25-feet-wide. The remaining residential
lots adjacent to the Panther National Pod 12 residential lots have a 25-foot-wide
buffer proposed. The abovementioned lots are directly adjacent to a non-residential
use within an adjacent neighborhood and therefore require additional buffering.
19. On Sheet SP-7, please provide a fence that connects to the proposed six -foot -tall
buffer wall and terminates into Lake #4. The addition of this fence will provide
security for the community and prevent access through the Lake Maintenance Tract.
(Planning and Zoning, Police)
20. Access to the lift station as proposed does not provide the ability for adequate
screening of this utility. Staff recommends the Applicant revise the access to the lift
station to limit direct visibility and provide additional landscaping to provide
sufficient screening from public view.
21. Within the Site Plan, please provide details for the proposed vehicular and pedestrian
gates, including but not limited to, material, color, and size.
22. Throughout the Site Plan, please provide a dimension between the utility easement
and side lot line for residential lots adjacent to a roadway intersection.
23. Please include the bearings and distances for the perimeter of the subject site on the
Site Plan.
24. On the Landscape Plan, please provide grasses or groundcovers adjacent to the
drainage headwalls to soften their visual aesthetic.
25. On Civil Engineering sheet C-25, please revise the water and sewer location detail to
match the proposed property development regulations for Pod 16 and provided for
on the Site Plan.
Avenir Pod 16 Site Plan
SPLN-22-11-000065
Comment Memo
February 10, 2023
26. Please provide a typical detail for the proposed entry feature and signage for review
and comment. This includes an overall design, color, and materials.
27. Please provide an exhibit for all irregularly shaped lots for Staff to review applicable
setbacks and lot widths pursuant to Code section 78-46(f).
28. At the rear of lots 427 through 425, Staff suggests the Applicant explore opportunities
to shift the sidewalks to provide additional spacing and landscaping between the
proposed sidewalk and rear residential lot line.
29. Staff encourages the Applicant explore with SUA the option of incorporating
screening on the fence around the lift station with faux vegetation to provide
enhanced aesthetics.
30. The location of mail kiosk #3 is not adjacent to the on -street parking spaces between
the lift station and lot 409. Please relocate the mail kiosk to be closer to the on -street
parking spaces to provide ease of access for residents.
31. Due to the large size of the proposed community, please explore incorporating a
variety of street tree species. The clustering of species can assist in placemaking
within the community. (Planning and Zoning, Forestry)
32. Staff encourages the Applicant is explore providing decorative/unique light poles
within the proposed neighborhood.
33• Please provide renderings or photographs of typical views into the conservation area
from the residential lots.
34• Staff encourages the Applicant to explore connectivity to the Conservation Area and
points of access to the proposed trail system.
35• Please provide a cross-section for the western boundary of the subject site. This cross-
section should include information on the adjacent Conservation Area as well as the
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Mecca site.
36. Please be advised additional plantings may be necessary within the Conservation
Area to provide additional screening of the adjacent SFWMD Mecca site.
37. In order to properly screen adjacent residential lots from the future Amenity Center
and Clubhouse, please provide a minimum 20-foot-wide perimeter landscape buffer
around the Amenity Center and Clubhouse parcel where it abuts residential lots.
Forestry
38. Please verify if this site has been cleared. Please provide a current environmental
survey of this site to determine if there are any listed plants and/or animals to be
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protected, and if present take all appropriate measures to protect them consistent
with the Avenir PCD approval.
39• Please show the location of any automatic flushing station(s) on the site and
landscape plans with the appropriate screening.
40. On Sheet LP-1, Staff has a concern with the use of the Crape Myrtle and Nerium
Oleander as trees due to their deciduous nature and being prone to disease,
respectively. Please consider different tree species.
41. On Sheets SP-5, C9 and LP-15, please clearly indicate a 2o-foot-wide stabilized
emergency access from the Avenir Drive cul-de-sac to the southern end of the
proposed Pod 16 fire break.
42. The site plans indicate a 4o-foot-wide landscape buffer, and the landscape plans
indicate a 3o-foot-wide landscape buffer along the western perimeter of Pod 16. The
10-foot-wide fire break is permitted to be in a buffer, so please change the appropriate
landscape plan sheets to 40 feet.
43• On Sheets LP-2, LP-4, LP-7, LP-10 and LP-15, the western buffer landscape design
covering 30 feet of the 4o-foot-wide buffer is not consistent with Sheet LP-20, Cross-
section C-C'. Please address.
44• On all sheets adjacent Avenir Drive and Panther National Boulevard, please "ghost"
in all road shoulder and median landscaping.
45• On Sheet LP-9, please provide details about the lift station and how it will be fully
screened.
46. On Sheet LP-14, the open space between Lots 3o and 31 is awkward. Please redesign
that area for a better designed open space.
47. Please create a separate sheet specifically for the Pod 16 entry. Having the
landscaping on Sheets LP-17 and LP-18 does not allow for the proper landscape
review.
48. On Sheet LP-19, please provide the same landscape treatment on the side of Lot 20
as is proposed for the rear of Lot 15.
49• On Sheet C23, Section C-C, please indicate how the drainage off the buffer berm does
not affect the adjacent residential lot. Staff does not recommend yard drains on
private property. (Forestry, Engineering)
50. On Sheets C13, C23, LP-14 and LP-20, the buffer cross -sections, D-D' and B-B',
respectively, between Pod 16 and the Panther National western maintenance parcel
is not consistent with the approved buffer cross-section and landscaping of Panther
National Sheet LA-13. Please address.
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51. On Sheets C-23 and LP-20, the buffer cross -sections F-F and C-C', respectively, are
not consistent with the Civil Plans indicating a wall between the Pod 16 and the
Conservation Area. Please address.
52. On Sheets LP-2o and C23, Staff recommends cross -sections C-C' and F-F,
respectively, be redesigned so there is only a 10-foot-wide fire break within Pod 16's
proposed 4o-foot-wide open space area between the lot lines and the Conservation
Area. The 10-foot-wide fire break is typical for too -foot -wide preserve area. The
proposed buffer has an 18-foot-wide sod area in addition to the 10-foot-wide sod fire
break.
Engineering
53• Please explore providing additional stacking before and after the entrance gates.
Based off Staff s experience with previous subdivisions of this size, additional
stacking after the gate helps to alleviate traffic conflicts at the first intersection.
54• Please be advised that prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy
related to this project, the Panther National Boulevard connection from Northlake
Boulevard to the project's north property line will be required to be completed for
public access as approved by the City Engineer. (Engineering, Traffic)
55• Please be advised that prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy
related to this project, the Avenir Drive connection from the roundabout to the
projects west property line will be required to be completed for public access as
approved by the City Engineer. (Engineering, Traffic)
56. Please provide photometrics for all park pathways and mail kiosks.
57. At the main entrance, provide a turnaround lane before the gates. (Engineering,
Traffic)
58. Please provide a typical detail for the parallel and go -degree parking stalls.
59• Please correct the label on Civil Engineering sheet C22 for the residential street
typical section from A -A to B-B.
GIS
6o. The amount of Open Space plan could not be verified for the Recreation Facilities -
Parks and Common Landscape Areas / Sod Areas / L.M.T. / D.E. drawings.
61. The Applicant shall submit a permit for a Residential Address Plan utilizing the City's
online permitting system. The Addressing Committee will not approve the Address
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Plan until the Site Plan for the associated petition has received approval. At this time,
the Addressing Committee shall assign all addresses, street names, and any
additional items requested.
62. If the project is to be named, then the Applicant shall submit a permit for a
Subdivision Name approval utilizing the City's online permitting system. The
Addressing Committee will not approve the requested name until the Site Plan for
the associated petition has received approval.
Police Department
63. Mail kiosks shall be illuminated with a dedicated white light source to increase
natural surveillance for residents.
64. The first responder system "C1ick2Enter" shall be equipped on all electronic gate
systems and provide a minimum of 20 feet of clearance when open. (Police, Fire)
65. Ensure lighting and landscaping are not co-located/conflicting throughout the
project.
66. Pedestrian gates located around the perimeter or entryways shall be equipped with a
form of access control to deter abnormal foot traffic.
67. Please provide pedestrian scale lighting within open spaces, especially those with
dense landscaping and at the rear of homes. Staff recommends the use of bollards.
Fire Rescue
68. Please provide a 16-foot-wide stabilized emergency access pathway on the western
side of the community where it borders the Conservation Area. Particularly northwest
and adjacent to lot 102 and southwest and adjacent to lot 160. See comment 51.
69. Please be advised, blue reflective pavement markers are required to identify each of
the fire hydrant locations throughout the community.
Building
70. 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.
71. 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.
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Traffic
72. The AM and PM ingress driveway volumes shown in Figure 2 are reversed. Also, the
Site Plan shows an egress driveway onto Panther National Boulevard, which is not
shown in Figure 2. Please clarify the number of driveways.
Seacoast Utility Authority
73. The Property Development Regulations on the Site Plan indicate single family homes
may be a maximum of three stories in height. Please be advised any homes that are
three stories in height will need to be designated and will require a booster pump for
the domestic service.
74. The size of the homes is not indicated. Please be advised, any home greater than
5,000 square feet will require a fire line.
75. There are too many water services with taps in the middle of the lots. All driveways
need to be shown wherever this occurs, and driveways need to be restricted to avoid
taps under driveways.
76. The water main dead end at lot 102 needs to be looped and connected to the new
water main in Pod 12. An easement will be required through the buffer area and
landscaping adjusted.
77. Match line references are incorrect on the civil drawings and there is no key map on
the sheets, and the civil drawings need a key master sheet.
78. The sanitary sewer between Lots 269/27o and 401/401 is deep and needs to shift to
the north and must be within a minimum 30-foot-wide SUAE and must show SUA
minimum setbacks from the residences — See section 2.A.5.a of SUA standards.
79. The 3o-foot-wide SUAE between lots 440/441 needs to be depicted and called out.
80. An additional easement on the south side of the gravity sewer from the roadway into
the lift station is needed. This easement should be 20 feet from the gravity sewer.
81. On Sheet LP-9, the Eagleston Holly is too close to the force main next to the lift
station. Needs to be a minimum of 10 feet away with a root barrier.
82. The Southern Live Oak needs to be moved a minimum of 20 feet from the gravity
sewer between lots 401/40o and needs a root barrier at the SUA easement line. All
Trees need to be moved out of the 3o-foot-wide SUAE.
Avenir Pod 16 Site Plan
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83. The Green Buttonwood trees must be a minimum of 10 feet from trunk to outside
edge of the force main with a root barrier. It appears that they do not meet this
setback, and the species may need to be changed.
84. A stabilized access road in the 3o-foot-wide SUAE and in the road tract from the curb
to the sanitary manhole at the southwest corner of lot 459 is needed. The Green
Buttonwood tree needs to be a minimum of 15 feet from the easement line, and the
sidewalk and handicap ramp in the access pathway needs to be 6" minimum
reinforced concrete.
85. An encroachment agreement will be needed for all landscaping, benches, pathways,
and dog station in the SUAE's.
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 bleoneopb flg com. Thank you.
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