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Home My WebLink AboutDRC - Parcel 31.06-07 - Central Gardens PCD Rezoning 072811,d� k CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS VI- MEMORANDUM TO: Officer Julius Barone, Police Todd Engle, P.E., Engineering Scott Fetterman, Fire Marshall Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority Mark Hendrickson, Forestry Scott Danielski, Chief Building Inspector Via PBG Email: David Reyes, Operations Director Bahareh Wolfs, Development Compliance Jack Doughney, Deputy City Manager Charlotte Presensky, Public Facilities Director Ray Ellis, City Clerk Aries Page, GIS Mike Morrow, Operations Director Donna Cannon, Municipal Coordinator Max Lohman, City Attorney Angela Wong, Operations Natalie M. Crowley, P & Z Director Via Email: Alan Boaz, Florida Power and Light Rick Kania, Waste Management Layle Knox, North Palm Beach Improvement District Robert Lozano, Florida Power and Light Angela Usher, Palm Beach County School Board DATE: June 24, 2011 FROM: Richard Marrero, Senior Planner rmarrerogpbgfl 561- 799 -4219 (direct line) 561- 799 -4281 (fax) SUBJECT: Parcel 31.06/07: Central Gardens PCD — Requesting approval of a rezoning for 41.82 acres from Planned Development Area (PDA) to Planned Community Development (PCD) with a Master Plan Approval. The parcel is located at the southwest corner of Hood Road and Central Boulevard. Petition No. PPCD- 11 -03- 000004 MEETING DATE: A Development Review Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers to review the following development applications: PALM BEACH GARDENS PETITION NUMBER: 1. PPCD- 11 -03- 000004 — Parcel 31.06/07 — Requesting approval of a rezoning for 41.82 acres from Planned Development Area (PDA) to Planned Community Development (PCD) with Master Plan Approval Parcel 31.06/07 is located at the southwest corner of Hood Road and Central Boulevard. This parcel was formally known as Central Park. Also, in the coming weeks an additional Development Review Committee meeting will be scheduled for a site plan approval for a residential pod within the PCD. Please be advised that the applicant originally submitted this petition on March 24, 2011 to the City, and the application was deemed insufficient by the City. Subsequently, the applicant re- submitted a complete submittal on June 16, 2011. Any questions please contact me anytime. Please provide your comments on the subject DRC petitions to the Planning & Zoning Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 11, 2011. Your comments must be forwarded to our office (Attn: Richard Marrero (rmarrerogpb fl.com) in order to provide written comments to the applicant in accordance with the timeframes established in the City's Land Development Regulations. Should you have no comments, please indicate so next to your name on the second page and forward this memo to our office. Additional copies of the application are available in the Planning & Zoning Department. Thank you for your attention to this matter. The applicant will be in attendance at this meeting. Our office requests your participation in the review of this project. Please review this request and attend the meeting if possible. Receiving your comments prior to the meeting will provide staff with the ability to give proper direction to the applicant. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance. Please contact our office at 799 -4219 should you have any questions or comments. Officer Julius Barone, Police Department Todd Engle, P.E., City Engineer Scott Fetterman, Fire Marshall Bruce Gregg, Seacoast Utility Authority 2 Petition No. PPCD- 11 -03- 000004 Mark Hendrickson, City Forester Steven Kennedy, Building Official Jack Doughney, Deputy City Manager Charlotte Presensky, Public Facilities Director David Reyes, Operations Director R. Max Lohman, City Attorney Angela Wong, Operations Manager Alan Boaz, Florida Power and Light Rick Kania, Waste Management Layle Knox, North Palm Beach Improvement District Robert Lozano, Florida Power and Light Angela Usher, PBC School District Attachment: Complete Project Submittal by the applicant received by the City on 04.12.2011 cc: Natalie M. Wong, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning Marty Minor, Urban Design Kilday Studios 3 urban PROJECT NARRATIVE design kilda CENTRAL GARDENS (f.k.a. Parcel 31.06/31.07) S T U D 10 S PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Urban Planning and Design Landscape Architecture INA.ar,,h 24 2011 Communication Graphics June 15, 2011 Request /Location Please accept this request, on behalf of Central Gardens, LLC, for a Planned Community Development rezoning application submittal for the Central Gardens (a.k.a. Parcel 31.06/31.07), which is located at the southwest corner of Hood Road and Central Boulevard. The subject site is vacant and consists of approximately 41.82 acres. The property has two Future Land Use designations: MXD (Mixed Use) on the southern portion (Parcel 31.07) and RH (Residential High) on the northern portion (Parcel 31.06). The property is bounded by Hood Road to the north, Central Boulevard on the east and south, and Interstate 95 and the Westwood Gardens /Westwood Lakes Planned Unit Development on the west. Both parcels have a zoning designation of PDA (Planned Development Area), which requires the rezoning of the property to a planned district as part of the development review. The applicant is requesting rezoning from PDA to PCD and master plan approval for 224 residential multi - family units, 57,500 square feet of general retail, and 40,784 square feet of general office. The proposed master plan identifies two parcels for future development: Parcel A which is proposed to contain 224 apartments; and, Parcel B, which will contain the mixed use portion of the project. In addition, the master plan indicates the required upland preserve requirements and location and compliance with the Parkway Overlay district requirements along Central Boulevard and Hood Road. The requested rezoning will allow for the future development of an integrated residential and mixed use community within the City. The project is an infill development which will complete the City's Parkway program along Central Boulevard. Concurrency On April 21, 2010, the subject site received Conditional Concurrency Certification from the City for 200 Residential Multi - Family Units, 57,500 square feet of general retail, and 50,000 square feet of general office. This PCD application and master plan is proposing to amend the development program as the concurrency approval. History There is no current or past development order on this vacant tract of land. The subject property was annexed into the City in 1990, where it received a Future Land Use Designation of Mixed Use and Residential Page 1 of 5 477 S. Rosemary Avenue Suite 225 - The Lofts at CityPlace West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.366.1100 561.366.1111 fax www.UDKstudios.com LCC35 High. A previous development application for a PCD was submitted for this property, but was later withdrawn. Access The Central Gardens PCD will have two separate access points along Central Boulevard. The main access point will be at the intersection of Victoria Falls and Central Boulevards. This will be a full intersection which will serve the mixed use and residential portions of the project. A secondary entrance, which will be limited to right -in, right -out movements, is proposed along Central Boulevard to south of the main entrance. Existing Zoning and Land Use Designations EXISTING USE ZONING FUTURE LAND USE SUBJECT PROPERTY: Existing- PDA MXD and RH Existing - Vacant Requested - PCD Central Gardens Requested - Mixed Use community Development Area TO THE NORTH: PUD RL San Michele PUD TO THE SOUTH: Community- Serving 20 % or 8.3 acres Interstate 95 and PCD RM Old Palm PCD residential of the site community TO THE WEST: PUD RM Westwood Lakes TO THE EAST: Paloma PUD PUD (RL -3) RL Parcel 31.04 MXD PCD PCD (MXD) MXD and RH Site Analysis SITE ANALYSIS: Central Gardens PCD PCD District Regulations Proposed Consistent (Section 78 -155) Central Gardens PCD Development Area 50 acres 41.82 acres No, Waiver Requested Community- Serving 20 % or 8.3 acres 1118 acres or 26% Yes Open Space of the site Page 2 of 5 SITE ANALYSIS: Central Gardens PCD PCD District Regulations Proposed Consistent (Section 78 -155) Central Gardens PCD Upland 3.5 acres 3.67 acres Yes Preservation (Per Section 78 -250) (Per Section 78- 250) Parkways 90 feet in width along Central A minimum of 90 Yes (Per Section 78- Boulevard and Hood Road feet along Central 231) Boulevard and Hood Road Uses As previously stated, the proposed PCD Master Plan, and the accompanying Concurrency Certification amendment application, indicates a development program of 224 multi - family units, 57,500 square feet of general retail space and 40,784 square feet of general office space. In addition, the applicant is providing an overall list of uses that are proposed to be permitted within the PCD. The attached PCD Use List also contains uses that are identified that will require either Minor or Major Conditional Uses and those uses which will require traffic equivalency statements to ensure that the overall number of approved traffic trips is not exceeded. Monument Signage The Central Gardens PCD has more than 4,700 linear feet of frontage along Interstate 95, Central Boulevard and Hood Road. Under the City's monument sign standard of one monument sign per 300 linear feet of frontage plus another 700 linear feet for additional signs, the PCD is available to have up to seven (7) monument signs. The attached master plan indicates monument signage locations. A complete signage program will be provided to the City for its approval prior to the issuance of the building permit for any monument signage. Parkway /Landscape Buffers The subject site is adjacent to an identified Parkway along Central Boulevard and Hood Road. The Master Plan indicates a minimum 100 foot upland preserve along Central Boulevard. Also, the plan depicts a minimum 90 -foot wide Parkway along the Central Boulevard and Hood Road rights - of -way. As indicated on the attached plans, the Parkway sections will incorporate existing native vegetation into the landscaping design. The submitted Master Plan sections are consistent with Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulation requirements. Along Central Boulevard, the applicant is proposing a combination of upland preserve areas and 90 -foot Parkway areas. The parkway sections will incorporation new canopy trees, palms and Page 3 of 5 bald cypress in addition to preserve existing native vegetation. The Central Boulevard Parkway will incorporate the existing sidewalk which will be augmented by street lights. Along Hood Road, a 90 -foot wide parkway is proposed. This parkway will take advantage of the existing pines and live oak trees in the area to incorporate them into the overall landscaping plan. The Hood Road parkway will incorporate the existing sidewalk, which will also be lit by new pedestrian -level lighting. Along the project's western buffer, adjacent to Westwood Gardens /Lakes neighborhood, a large FPL transmission line is located along the project line between the two developments. This transmission line is not located within an easement. The applicant is to grant FPL a 20 -foot easement for their transmission lines and a 10 -foot wide landscape buffer strip which includes a wall. The proposed buffer is consistent with the separation of 25 feet between the transmission lines and improvements that is provided on the Westwood Lakes property. On the southern boundary of Westwood Lakes and the northern boundary of Parcel B of the submitted master plan, 30 feet of utility easements are located along the boundary on the Central Gardens' property. Outside of this easement, the applicant is proposing a 15 -foot wide landscape buffer, which will feature palms, canopy trees and flowering trees. Along Interstate 95, the applicant is proposing a 25 -foot wide landscape buffer which will mix existing native vegetation with supplemental plantings. Wetland and Upland Preserve Areas As indicated in the Environmental Assessment and the attached Master Plan, a 0.4 -acre wetland at the southern tip of the project and 3.5 acres of upland preserve. The preserve locations are along the Central Boulevard right -of -way. Please note the applicant is seeking a waiver to allow the averaging of the widths of the upland preserve areas. The upland preserve areas range in width from 90 to 170 feet. Please note that the applicant is providing 3.67 acres of upland preserve as 3.5 acres is required. Waivers The general purpose and intent of the planned community development district is to permit and encourage more efficient and creative development or re- development of property within the City. To allow for this efficient and creative use of buildings and property, some deviations or waivers from the strict interpretation of the code is necessary. Below is a listing of the waivers being request for this project and the justification for the granting of these waivers. Minimum PCD Site Area The applicant is requesting a waiver from Section 78 -155 (m) of the City Code to allow for the creation of the Planned Community Development on 41.75 acres. Section 78 -155 (m) identifies the area north of PGA Boulevard and east of Florida's Turnpike (but not south of Donald Ross Road between Central Boulevard and Alternate A1A) has have a minimum development site of 50 acres. The proposed Central Gardens PCD is located on 41.75 acres. Page 4of5 The proposed Central Gardens PCD consists of the former MacArthur Foundation properties Parcel 31.06 and 31.07. No other adjacent parcels are available for inclusion into the project to achieve the 50 -acre standard. By processing this mixed use project as a Planned Community Development, the City will have the ability to review each aspect of the project, including uses, building types and traffic circulation. In addition, the PCD allows the applicant to utilize creative design techniques to create a quality work and living environment. Avera2in2 width of the Upland Preserve Area The applicant is requesting a waiver to Section 78- 250(a)(3) to allow for the averaging of the width of the upland preserve area. This section of the City Code requires a minimum preserve width of 100 feet. The applicant is providing upland preserver widths ranging in width from 170 feet to a minimum of 90 feet. The vast majority of the proposed upland preserve area will be 100 feet in width at a minimum. The configuration of the subject site, while accommodating for existing utilities without easements, has required a small area of the upland preserve area to be less than the preferred 100 foot width. Please note that the applicant is providing 3.67 acres of upland preserve area while 3.5 acres is provided. It should also be noted that the applicant is providing 26% community- serving open space within the project. Page 5 of 5 oa o e FLU' 6fi UNb 90' 6£ S13021t1d) Id . ;.w,. W did / 4XW ue �a Se ld SuapJeg WBeg wled _�° _ ;uawdo�anad /C ;iunwwo7 pauueld �y ®= o 6 suepiec) lea4uao 136,3136 1 ffipnn =o� — 440 cam tt oo �- z6 w'w ht cl xF_ r�~—' zn i OG Q^ o�wYwtt �� ooh III Foot oc� o� w ¢o of �w¢nm6 •p oo $$� a'c bazmwpFa' ��r a � Q WWWO a oa�J Qo wnwwwY 1,., g.9aN {I o »moa rOMMom Lu x n a it a a I. 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