HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PZAB 041123CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
April 11, 2023
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. ROLL CALL
10 Members Present:
11 Chair Randolph Hansen, Vice Chair Timothy Coppage, Erez Sela, Christopher Oftedal, Robert
12 Savel, Charles Millar, and First Alternate Linda Hess.
13 Members Absent: Zachary Seth Mansfield
14 Also Present: City Attorney, R. Max Lohman; Director of Planning and Zoning, Natalie Crowley;
15 Assistant Planning and Zoning Director, Peter Hofheinz; Assistant Planning and Zoning Director,
16 Joann Skaria; Planning Manager, Martin Fitts; Principal Planner, Samantha Morrone; Senior Planner,
17 Olivia Ellison.
18 IV. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, MODIFICATIONS
19 None.
20 V. REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING: NATALIE CROWLEY
21 None.
22 VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
23 Board Member Save) made a motion to approve the March 14, 2023, meeting minutes.
24 Board Member Oftedal seconded.
25 Motion passed 7-0.
26 Chair Hansen read the following into the record:
27 Comments from the public: Please submit a comment card to the Agenda Coordinator prior to the
28 commencement of the public hearing(s). You will be called to the podium where you will state your
29 full name and address and be given three (3) minutes to address the Board.
30 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
31 Those preparing to give testimony were sworn in.
32 1. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
33 SPLA-22-05-000064 - Gardens Business Center requests a Site Plan Amendment to allow a
34 5,871 SF retail building at Regional Center, Diamonds Direct
35 A request by 1536 Hwy 138 SE LLC to amend the site plan of the Gardens Business Center (Parcels
36 27.05 and 27.06) within the Regional Center Planned Community Development (PCD) to construct
37 a 5,871-square-foot retail building. Gardens Business Center, consisting of 16.2 acres, is located on
38 the north side of PGA Boulevard and consists of parcels both east and west of Minsk Gardens
39 Boulevard.
40 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 1 SPLA-22-05-000064.
41 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
42 agenda review meetings.
43 Petitioner presentation: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio; Louis Asbury, Vice President of Real
44 Estate, Diamonds Direct.
45 Staff presentation: None.
46 Staff recommended approval of SPLA-22-05-000064 - Gardens Business Center requests a Site
47 Plan Amendment to allow a 5,871 SF retail building at Regional Center, Diamonds Direct.
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I Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
2 Public comment: None.
3 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
4 Board Member Millar made a motion to recommend to City Council SPLA-22-05-000064 -
5 Gardens Business Center requests a Site Plan Amendment to allow a 5,871 SF retail building at
6 Regional Center, Diamonds Direct, including the requested waiver.
7 Board Member Oftedal seconded.
8 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
9 Motion passed 7-0.
10 2. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
11 SPLN-21-10-000054 - Avenir requests Site Plan approval for a 600-student Charter School
12 within Parcel A in Avenir PCD
13 A request by School Development Avenir, LLC for a Site Plan and Major Conditional Use
14 approval to allow a 600-student Charter School on approximately 7.26 acres within Parcel A of
15 the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). The subject site is located on the south side
16 of Avenir Drive approximately 1,500 feet west of Coconut Boulevard.
17 • Item 2 SPLN-21-10-000054 and Item 3 CUMJ-21-10-000069 were presented in one combined
18 presentation and all testimony and comments were incorporated in each item.
19 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 2 SPLN-21-10-000054 and Item 3
20 CUMJ-21-10-000069.
21 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
22 agenda review meetings.
23 Petitioner presentation: Ken Tuma, Urban Design Studio; William Taale, National Director of
24 Safety and Security, Academica on behalf of Somerset Academy, Inc.; Marla Devitt, Director of
25 Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Academica on behalf of Somerset Academy, Inc.
26 Staff presentation: None.
27 Staff recommended approval of Item 2 SPLN-21-10-000054 and Item 3 CUMJ-21-10-000069.
28 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
29 Public comment: None.
30 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
31 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
32 Board Member Oftedal made a motion to recommend to City Council SPLN-21-10-000054 -
33 Avenir requests Site Plan approval for a 600-student Charter School within Parcel A in Avenir
34 PCD.
35 Board Member Savel seconded.
36 Motion passed 7-0.
37 3. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
38 CUMJ-21-10-000069 - Avenir requests a Major Conditional Use to allow a 600-student
39 Charter School within Parcel A in Avenir PCD
40 A request by School Development Avenir, LLC for a Site Plan and Major Conditional Use
41 approval to allow a 600-student Charter School on approximately 7.26 acres within Parcel A of
42 the Avenir Planned Community Development (PCD). The subject site is located on the south side
43 of Avenir Drive approximately 1,500 feet west of Coconut Boulevard.
44 Board Member Oftedal made a motion to recommend to City Council CUMJ-21-10-000069 -
45 Avenir requests a Major Conditional Use to allow a 600-student Charter School within Parcel A
46 in Avenir PCD.
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I Board Member Savel seconded.
2 Motion passed 7-0.
3 4. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
4 PUDA-22-02-000085 - City -initiated Osprey Isles PUD amendment to remove 3.36 acres
5 Open Space Tract L from the PUD boundary. Tract L has been sold to SCI Funeral Services
6 of Florida.
7 A City -initiated request to remove approximately 3.36 acres located on the east side of the Star of
8 David Cemetery from the Osprey Isles Planned Unit Development (PUD) master plan to be
9 consistent with the plat. The Osprey Isles PUD is located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard
to approximately 1.27 miles east of Coconut Boulevard.
11 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 4 PUDA-22-02-000085.
12 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
13 agenda review meetings.
14 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
15 Petitioner presentation: Not applicable.
16 Staff presentation: Planning Manager, Martin Fitts.
17 Staff recommended approval of PUDA-22-02-000085 - City -initiated Osprey Isles PUD
18 amendment to remove 3.36 acres Open Space Tract L from the PUD boundary. Tract L has been
19 sold to SCI Funeral Services of Florida.
20 Public comment: None.
21 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
22 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
23 Board Member Savel made a motion to recommend to City Council PUDA-22-02-000085 - City-
24 initiated Osprey Isles PUD amendment to remove 3.36 acres Open Space Tract L from the PUD
25 boundary. Tract L has been sold to SCI Funeral Services of Florida.
26 Board Member Millar seconded.
27 Motion passed 7-0.
28 5. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing)
29 CPSS-21-09-000019 - SCI Funeral Services (Star of David) requests a land use change from
30 PO and RM to RL at Osprey Isles
31 A request from SCI Funeral Services for a Small -Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to
32 change the land use designation from Professional Office (PO) and Residential Medium (RM) to
33 Residential Low (RL). The property subject to this Map Amendment is approximately 9.88 acres
34 and will allow the expansion of a cemetery use located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard
35 approximately 1.3 miles east of Coconut Boulevard.
36 • Item 5 CPSS-21-09-000019, Item 6 PPUD-21-09-000065, and Item 7 CUMJ-21-09-000068 were
37 presented in one combined presentation and all testimony and comments were incorporated in each
38 item.
39 Chair Hansen asked for ex parte communication for Item 6 PPUD-21-09-000065 and Item 7
40 CUMJ-21-09-000068.
41 All Board Members declared ex parte communication for having met with staff during separate
42 agenda review meetings.
43 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
44 Petitioner presentation: Brian Terry, Insite Studio.
45 Staff presentation: None.
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I Staff recommended approval of Item 5 CPSS-21-09-000019, Item 6 PPUD-21-09-000065, and
2 Item 7 CUMJ-21-09-000068.
3 Public comment: None.
4 Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
5 Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
6 First Alternate Hess made a motion to recommend to City Council CPSS-21-09-000019 - SCI
7 Funeral Services (Star of David) requests a land use change from PO and RM to RL at Osprey
8 Isles.
9 Board Member Savel seconded.
10 Motion passed 7-0.
11 6. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
12 PPUD-21-09-000065 - SCI Funeral Services (Star of David) requests rezoning of 43.41 acres
13 to RL with a PUD overlay at Osprey Isles
14 A request from SCI Funeral Services to rezone approximately 43.41 acres, consisting of three (3)
15 parcels, two (2) of which have a Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay with a mix of
16 underlying zoning consisting of Residential Low (RL-3), Residential Medium (RM), and
17 Professional Office (PO), with the third parcel comprising 30.17 acres and being zoned entirely
18 Residential Low (RL-3). The request is to rezone all three (3) parcels such that the entire 43.41
19 acres shall be combined into a single PUD with an underlying RL-3 zoning designation located on
20 the north side of Northlake Boulevard approximately 1.3 miles east of Coconut Boulevard.
21 First Alternate Hess made a motion to recommend to City Council PPUD-21-09-000065 - SCI
22 Funeral Services (Star of David) requests rezoning of 43.41 acres to RL with a PUD overlay at
23 Osprey Isles.
24 Board Member Savel seconded.
25 Motion passed 7-0.
26 7. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing) — QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING
27 CUMJ-21-09-000068 - SCI Funeral Services (Star of David) requests a Major Conditional
28 Use to allow a cemetery at Osprey Isles
29 A request from SCI Funeral Services for a Major Conditional Use approval for approximately 9.88
30 acres to allow for the expansion of the existing cemetery use located on the north side of Northlake
31 Boulevard approximately 1.3 miles east of Coconut Boulevard.
32 First Alternate Hess made a motion to recommend to City Council CUMJ-21-09-000068 - SCI
33 Funeral Services (Star of David) requests a Major Conditional Use to allow a cemetery at Osprey
34 Isles.
35 Board Member Savel seconded.
36 Motion passed 7-0.
37 8. Recommendation to City Council (Public Hearing)
38 LDRA-23-01-000088 - A City -initiated Land Development Regulations Amendment to
39 incorporate updates for consistency with the adopted Workforce Housing Program
40 (Resolution 66, 2020)
41 Amending the City's Land Development Regulations in order to implement the City of Palm
42 Beach Gardens Workforce Housing Program priority strategies.
43 Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
44 Petitioner presentation: Not applicable.
45 Staff presentation: Assistant Planning and Zoning Director, Joann Skaria.
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Staff recommended approval of LDRA-23-01-000088 - A City -initiated Land Development
Regulations Amendment to incorporate updates for consistency with the adopted Workforce
Housing Program (Resolution 66, 2020).
Chair Hansen opened the public hearing.
Chair Hansen brought the item back for discussion. Discussion ensued.
Director of Planning and Zoning, Natalie Crowley and City Attorney, R. Max Lohman
provided further explanation of workforce housing.
Public comment: None.
Chair Hansen closed the public hearing.
Board Member Coppag made a motion to recommend to City Council LDRA-23-01-000088 -
A City -initiated Land Development Regulations Amendment to incorporate updates for
consistency with the adopted Workforce Housing Program (Resolution 66, 2020).
Board Member Savel seconded.
Board Member Oftedal made an alternative motion to recommend to City Council LDRA-23-
01-000088 - A City -initiated Land Development Regulations Amendment to incorporate updates
for consistency with the adopted Workforce Housing Program (Resolution 66, 2020) and propose
the 10 percent threshold be increased to 20 percent.
Alternative motion failed for lack of second.
Chair Hansen called the vote for the primary motion.
Motion passed 5-2.
Board Member Oftedal and First Alternate Hess opposed.
VIII.OLD BUSINESS
None.
IX. NEW BUSINESS
None.
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X. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hansen adjourned the meeting at 8:03 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be held on May 9, 2023.
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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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