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9 PALM BEACH
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO: Mark Hendrickson, City Forester
Ross Gilmore, GIS Director
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, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal
Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority
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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
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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 19, 2023
FROM: Joann Skaria, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
jskaria@pbgfl.com / 561-799-4261(direct line) '"
SUBJECT: MISC-23-01-000153 — Christ Fellowship Church — Modification to
Master Signage Program
DRC Transmittal Memo
MISC-23-01-000153
January 19, 2023
Please provide your comments on the subject petitions no later than Wednesday, February
11 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 Thursday, February, 2023, at 4:00 pm to review
the following development application:
PETITION: MISC-23-01-000153 — A request from Christ Fellowship Church for a
modification to the Master Signage Program
Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact me at (561) 799-4261 or
jskaria@pbgfl.com should you have any questions or comments.
Cc: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning
Joann Skaria, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
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PALM BEACH
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
TO: Mr. Ian Achong, Christ Fellowship Church
CC: Natalie M. Crowley, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning
FROM: Joann Skaria, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning
DATE: February 14, 2023
SUBJECT: Staff Comments — MISC-23-o1-000153 —Christ Fellowship Planned
Unit Development (PUD) requesting approval for modifications to the
approved master sign program.
The following comments are based on the above -referenced administrative application
that was found sufficient on January 19, 2023s
Planning and Zoning
1. Staff appreciates the need for additional directional and wayfinding signage to
allow for safe and efficient circulation of people and vehicles around the site.
Please work with staff to identify the appropriate and adequate amount of
signage.
2. Waivers are provided in the City's code to provide relief to certain Development
Standards for the provision of community benefits. Please provide justification
for each requested waiver for staff review, and provide details on the proposed
waiver justification. The submitted waiver justification addresses quantity and
height of directional signage. Based on the information provided, staff has
identified the following waivers that may be applicable to the proposal.
a. copy area of directional signs
b. number of wall -mounted signs
3. Please provide a more detailed project narrative/justification statement
describing the proposed signage.
4. Please be advised that sign type C is not approved on the existing Master
Signage Program, and does not seem to fall within a City Code sign category. A
waiver may be applicable to have this sign type.
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MISC-23-01-000153
Staff Comments
February 14, 2023
5. Please provide information on the proposed overall height, materials/colors
(panels and posts), and copy area of sign type C.
6. For sign type D, please bead SeU that copy area information is needed and was
not provided. For informational purposes, copy areas is calculated as the area
of smallest rectangle that encompasses all text, symbols, and logos.
�. Please be advised that the detail for signs D21 and D22 does not indicate that
these are new proposed signs — additionally, the location photo for each
indicates two locations. Please address.
8. On page 18 of the submitted sign program, there are two signs that have a
notation of "remove", but it is not clear where these signs are located on site —
please advise and clarify if these signs are proposed to be removed without
replacement.
9. For sign L5, please provide overall copy area dimensions, including all
fabricated accents.
10. A detail was provided for signs L13 and L14, however, these sign locations are
not shown on the Exterior Locations key map (page 1 of the submitted sign
program).
11. Please provide a warranty deed for the property.
12. Please provide a location map of the subject site in accordance with with
Section 70-40(e)(4).
13. Please work with staff to fill in missing information on certain pages of the
Development Permit Application.
Forestry
14. According to the photos on pages 2, 5, 9, 14, and 15, various directional signs
are in sod areas or mulched areas that need better maintenance. The sod shall
be restored, or the mulch areas need groundcover. Forestry recommends the
Applicant create a standard landscape design and maintenance program for
consistency around all ground signs.
Engineering
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.
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MISC-23-01-000153
Staff Comments
February 14, 2023
16. No signs shall be permitted in the safe -site visibility triangles, as described in
Section 78-315 0) of the City's Code.
Police Department
No comments at this time.
+GIS
No comments at this time.
Fire Rescue
1�. The incorporation of additional directional/wayfinding signage is welcomed
and appreciated by staff. Staff suggests that the Applicant also consider
including a large color graphic building directory sign depicting the overall
campus, locating specific buildings, loading areas, driveways, and other
important strategic locations, including fire hydrants and fire department
sprinIder connections. Please see two examples of these types of
wayfinding/campus maps utilized at other large campuses, and please be
advised that, depending on the proposed design, additional waivers may be
applicable.
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MISC-23-01-000153
Staff Comments
February 14, 2023
Building
18. Please be advised that required building permits must be submitted online
through the City's new electronic plan review software, EnerGov.
19. Please be advised that any associated electrical work will require submittal of a
electrical subpermit.
Seacoast Utility Authority
20. The proposed signs shall meet 4-foot minimum setbacks from all SUA facilities.
The Applicant is advised to get 811 locates before installing any ground -
mounted signs.
DRAFT' Conditions of Approval
Draft conditions forthcoming
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 identzfy 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.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 561-799-4261 or via email at
jskaria cr pbgfl.com. Thank you.
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