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REGULAR MEETING
June 8, 2004
MINUTES
The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Chair Craig Kunkle at 6:30 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
REPORT BY GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
There was no report by the Growth Management Administrator.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Hansen moved approval of the May 25, 2004 minutes with the name "Hansen"
changed to "Solomon" on page 8, as maker of the motion to approve petition CO- 04 -02.
Mr. Panczak seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote.
ROLL CALL
• Betty Laur, Secretary for the meeting called the roll for the Planning & Zoning
Commission and Local Planning Agency:
Present
Absent
Chairman Craig Kunkle Joel Channing
Vice Chairman Barry Present — arrived at 6:35 p.m.
Dennis Solomon
Douglas Pennell
Randolph Hansen
Michael Panczak
Also in attendance were Growth Management Administrator Charles Wu, Growth
Management Division Director Talal Benothman, and City Attorney Christine Tatum.
The City Attorney advised that tonight's hearings were not quasi-judicial, therefore,
swearing in was not required. There was no ex -parte communication reported.
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council. (P &Z)
Petition AX- 04 -01: Proposed Annexation for a 61.9 Acre Parcel off of Northlake
Boulevard
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• A request by Dodi Glas of Urban Desi g n Studio, on behalf of Josephine Basile, to
annex an undeveloped 61.9 acre parcel that is currently located in unincorporated
Palm Beach County. The subject parcel is located on the north side of Northlake
Boulevard, approximately 1. S mile west of the intersection of Northlake Boulevard and
Coconut Boulevard.
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council. (LPA)
Petition CP- 04 -03: Comprehensive Plan TextAmendment
A request by Dodi Glas of Urban Design Studio, on behalf of Josephine Basile, for a
Comprehensive Plan Text amendment to the Future Land Use Element to address land
use designations for future annexation areas within the Western Northlake corridor
study area.
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council. (LPA)
Petition CP- 03 -10: Large -Scale Land -Use Amendment for a 61.9 Acre Parcel off of
Northlake Boulevard
A request by Dodi Glas of Urban Design Studio, on behalf of Josephine Basile, for a
large -scale land use map amendment to change the current county land use
designation of a 61.9 -acre parcel from Rural Residential 20 (RR20) to the Palm Beach
Gardens land use designation of Residential Very Low (RVL). The subject parcel is
located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard, approximately 1.5 miles west of the
intersection of Northlake Boulevard and Coconut Boulevard.
Planner Autumn Sorrow provided a consolidated presentation of the staff reports for
Petitions AX- 04 -01, CP- 04 -03, and CP- 03 -10. Mr. Present joined the meeting during the
presentation. Mr. Hansen expressed concern whether approval would create a potential
situation where water and sewer could not be installed. Mr. Benothman responded that
staff was satisfied all technical requirements could be met even with all the set - asides,
and that this approval was only changing land use. The letter from the county was
discussed. Mr. Present asked the zoning for the Vavrus property, which staff advised was
RR20 to the north and RR10 to the east. Mr. Present indicated he wanted to be sure this
request was consistent with all the units proposed for the Mecca property. Mr. Solomon
verified with staff that the City had no problem with the proposed text change suggested
by the county, and this parcel was not connected with Scripps. Mr. Solomon asked when
Seacoast was expected to provide central water and sewer to this area, to which Mr.
Benothman responded that was connected with Scripps, and he expected that the property
owners would be responsible for the cost. Mr. Solomon suggested a condition of
approval to allow central water and sewer to be installed. Mr. Benothman advised there
was a policy in the comprehensive plan that set the level of service east and west of the
urban growth boundary - -to the east was urban LOS and to the west was well and septic,
which only City Council had the power to change. Mr. Benothman indicated to Mr.
Solomon that staff would not mind a condition of approval that septic systems must meet
Health Department requirements; however, that would be more appropriate during a PUD
application. Mr. Benothman advised there were two landowners and the City had
received no letters in opposition.
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• Dodi Glas provided a presentation on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Panczak asked how
many homes were proposed, to which Ms. Glas responded, 61, which would be clustered.
Mr. Solomon asked how the homes could be clustered with wells and septic tanks, to
which Ms. Glas responded that the site plan had been amended for central water and
sewer based on conversations with Seacoast.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open for Petition AX- 04 -01. Penny Rico,
elected official of Indian Trail Improvement District, 12795 71St Place North, The
Acreage, submitted for the record the latest traffic study by Palm Beach County and plans
in regard to the acreage. Ms. Rico expressed concern regarding traffic on the roadway
and objected to clustering the homes. Hearing no further comments from the public,
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open for Petition CP- 04 -03. Penny Rico,
elected official of Indian Trail Improvement District, 12795 71St Place North, The
Acreage, indicated the county had agreed to provide well and septic on property to be
developed for Scripps. Ms. Rico explained that Indian Trail interacted with the drainage
on some of the property, and discussed the proposed school. Ms. Rico objected to any
commercial development on the property. Hearing no further comments from the public,
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
0 Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open for Petition CP- 03 -10. Hearing no
comments from the public, Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
MOTION:
Mr. Solomon made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of petition
AX- 04 -01. Motion was seconded by Mr. Panczak. During discussion of the motion,
Mr. Present asked how many other properties this would allow to come in, to which
Mr. Benothman responded there were four potential sites that could be annexed
into the city, and that the Vavrus property was already in the city. Mr. Present
asked if the property not fronting on Northlake could come in under the same
conditions; to which Mr. Benothman responded it would have to join with the
property fronting Northlake Boulevard in order to do that, which would be
beneficial to the city. Mr. Pennell indicated he was comfortable with annexing this
property into the city as proposed. It was clarified this would be zoned for
residential and not commercial. The motion carried by unanimous 6 -0 vote.
MOTION:
Mr. Solomon made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition CP-
04-03 as presented by staff. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which carried by
unanimous 6 -0 vote.
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• MOTION:
Mr. Solomon made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition CP-
03-10 as submitted by staff. Mr. Panczak seconded the motion, which carried by
unanimous 6 -0 vote.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business to come before the Commission.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business to come before the Commission.
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• ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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APPROVED:
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Alternate Michael Panczak
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Betty Laur, Secretary for the Meeting
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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
• PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
JOINT MEETING
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TOWN OF LAKE PARK
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
June 8, 2004
MINUTES
The Joint Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
and the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Lake Park was called to order by Chair Craig
Kunkle at 7:40 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail,
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Betty Laur, Secretary for the meeting called the roll for each city.
Town of Lake Park:
Present Absent
• Chairman Mike Scheihing
Vice Chairman Jeff Blakely
Edie McConville
William Serrano
James Dubois — 1St Alternate
City of Palm Beach Gardens:
Present Absent
Chairman Craig Kunkle Joel Channing
Vice Chairman Barry Present
Dennis Solomon
Douglas Pennell
Randolph Hansen
Alternate Michael Panczak —joined the meeting at 7:47 p.m.
Also in attendance were Growth Management Administrator Charles Wu, Growth Management Division
Director Talal Benothman, Senior Planner Kara Irwin, and City Attorney Christine Tatum from the City
of Palm Beach Gardens, and Planning Director Jamie Gentile for the Town of Lake Park.
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City Attorney Tatum swore in all those intending to speak. No ex -parte communication was disclosed.
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council (P &Z)
Petition: PUD- 03 -09: Northlake Square East (aka Target)
A request by Urban Design Studio, agent for Northlake Square East, Joint Venture, for a rezoning
from Research and Light Industrial Park to Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay in the City of
Palm Beach Gardens, and rezoning from Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) to PUD
Commercial in the Town of Lake Park to allow for the development of a 131,839 square foot retail
building on a 19.90 -acre site. The site is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of
Northlake Boulevard and Congress Avenue within the municipal boundaries of the City of Palm
Beach Gardens and the Town of Lake Park.
Senior Planner Kara Irwin of the City of Palm Beach Gardens presented the staff report.
Mr. Dubois questioned the figure of 19.90 acres, since by his calculations there were 19.12 acres.
Ms. Irwin verified 19.12 acres was correct according to the survey.
Mr. Blakely asked if the City Forester had reviewed the landscape plan and signed off on it, to which
• Ms. Irwin responded, yes. Mr. Solomon asked about the conditions following condition 31. Ms.
Irwin clarified that there were 31 conditions, and two waivers listed after the conditions. Mr. Hansen
asked if the water area could be used in their open space calculations, to which Ms. Irwin responded
they could use 50 %. Ms. Irwin indicated staff was looking for a structure with a peaked roof rather
than the trellis, to create an entry feature to define the site. Mr. Blakely commented he liked the
trellis as it was and felt it was perfectly acceptable with individual pieces.
Mr. Jamie Gentile commented the Town staff was in agreement with the City of Palm Beach
Gardens and recommended approval. Mr. Gentile reminded the Lake Park Planning & Zoning
Commission that the applicant was looking for waivers from the Town's code for parking stall width
from 10' to 9.5', to eliminate wheel stops, to reduce stall length from 18' to 16.5', to eliminate 118
spaces, to space trees at 30' instead of 20', and that 69% of the total landscape area be covered with
sod versus 40% required by code. The applicant would provide some additional landscape berming.
Dodi Glas, representing the petitioner, noted the applicant had reduced the amount of sod requested
but she did not have an exact number, and sizes of some of the landscape materials had been
increased and were reflected in the plans. Chair Kunkle commented he agreed with comments by
Ms. Irwin and Mr. Present that Ms. Glas's team had done a good job in bringing this project forward
from the way it had been when originally presented.
Chair Kunkle called for each Commissioner to give their opinion on the entry feature as they were
called on to make comments. Mr. Dubois expressed his opinion that the trellises did not need to be
• attached, and he liked the appearance of lined streets with trees.. Mr. Dubois commented that along
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Congress Avenue, window displays had been added, which could look good if rotated through the
seasons and if they featured different themes. Ms. McConville commented the project had come a
long way, and she was in favor of the trellises as they were. Mr. Serrano advised he liked the trellis
structures as presented. Mr. Blakely echoed the comments commending everyone involved in the
Target project and expressed his appreciation for a good job, and hoped the next big box project
would go as well. Mr. Scheihing commented he would like the trellises to remain as they were, and
asked if the Palm Beach Gardens staff was in support of all the conditions and waivers with the
exception of the trellises, and if they were satisfied with the applicant's responses to the conditions.
Ms. Irwin responded that the applicant was still reviewing the conditions; however, most of them
were standard conditions that the applicant had met in the past. Mr. Present commented on a good
job by everyone, expressed his opinion that the openness of design with the trellises looked fine, and
asked about the 12/31/04 build -out date. Ms. Irwin responded that Ordinance 10 set up a mechanism
for extending that date, which would be up to City Council. Mr. Solomon asked if there had been
architectural changes since the last meeting. Ms. Glas responded there was one that occurred on the
northeast corner, the southwest corner, and the southeast corner, which was addition of accent tile.
Mr. Solomon expressed his opinion the trellises were fine as shown, and commented this project was
a win -win for everyone. Mr. Panczak commented on a great job and he thought the colonnades were
fine. Mr. Pennell commented he liked the trellises and what had been done and thought the plan was
• very acceptable the way it was. Mr. Hansen indicated he liked the architecture and the colonnades as
presented, and it was a great job by everyone.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Mr. Wayne Kreger, 1408 N. Killian Drive,
commented he had a two -story office building on a corner, facing west, which was being improved,
and there was a mound of dirt, litter, and garbage that he requested be cleaned up by the Town of
Lake Park. Mr. Kreger asked if there would be access from Killian Drive, which the plans did not
show. Mr. Gentile clarified the location under discussion and advised an 8' landscape buffer was
proposed, so what was currently existing would be cleaned up and would have to meet the Town's
landscape standards for that area. Mr. Gentile advised that he would contact Mr. Kreger the next day
to show him the landscape plans. It was noted there was a section of Town right -of -way, about 15',
in that area. Mr. Kreger requested the portion of the site that was unsightly with dumpsters, etc. be
improved.
Felice Byer, owner of a warehouse at 1396 N. Killian Drive, commented the area Mr. Kreger was
talking about was really an eyesore and there was a canal there as well, and it really needed to be
cleaned up. Mr. Gentile stated he would contact Ms. Byer also.
Hearing no further comments from the public, Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
MOTION FOR CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS:
is Mr. Present made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition PUD- 03 -09:
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Northlake Square East (a.k.a. Target) with the conditions and waivers as recommended by
staff. Mr. Solomon seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Mr. Hansen noted
the construction drawings and details did not match the trellis sketch. Mr. Hansen commented
he liked the boxed -out steel I -beams on the sketch, but they were not boxed out in the
construction drawings. Architect Dennis McGrath of Target Corporation responded those
detail drawings would be corrected. An amendment to the motion was clarified- -that the final
construction details and detail drawings would match the sketch. Mr. Present accepted the
amendment to the motion; Mr. Solomon seconded. Chair Kunkle commented the motion was
to approve as submitted with the addition that the entry detail was to be constructed as
sketched. Motion carried by unanimous 6 -0 vote.
MOTION FOR TOWN OF LAKE PARK:
Ms. McConville made a motion to approve the project as submitted with the staff
recommendations, including the Town of Lake Park waivers and including the entry detail as
sketched. Mr. Blakely seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote.
OLD BUSINESS
• There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjoured at 8:25 p.m.
APPROVED:
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