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REGULAR MEETING
October 24, 2006
MINUTES
The Regular Meeting of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board 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. Chair Kunkle
welcomed back Talal Benothman.
REPORT BY GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
There was no report by the Growth Management Administrator.
ROLL CALL:
Tuesday Craig, Municipal Services Coordinator, called the roll for the Planning,
Zoning and Appeals Board:
Present
Craig Kunkle, Chairperson
Barry Present, Vice Chairperson
Dennis Solomon
Randolph Hansen
Douglas Pennell
Jonathan Rubins
Joy Hecht, I" Alternate
Absent
Michael Panczak
Amir Kanel , 2°d Alternate
Tuesday Craig, Recording Coordinator for the meeting, swore in all those intending to
testify tonight.
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council:
Ex Parte Communication (Quasi Judicial)
Petition PUD -03 -04 — DoubleTree North PUD Amendment
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: A request by Mr. Marty Minor, of
Urban Design Studio, on behalf of E & J Properties LLC, to allow for the development of
a 12,900 square foot pharmacy with two drive -thru lanes and a major conditional use for a
154,191 square foot self - storage building on the 5.5- -acre vacant portion of the 13.46-acre
Doubletree Planned Unit Development (PUD), generally located at the northeast corner of
Military Trail and PGA Boulevard
No members of the board reported ex -parte communication regarding this petition.
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Marty Minor, Urban Design Studio, gave a brief powerpoint presentation highlighting
the changes made since the last meeting to address issues raised by the board. Mr.
Minor asked to eliminate the condition requiring a replat. Planning Manager Brad
Wiseman advised that the second sentence in condition number 27 could be deleted, but
the petitioner would still need the replat; however, flexibility could be allowed
regarding the timing so that the petitioner could go ahead with getting their first
permit.
Concerns expressed by members of the board included a statement that more parking
spaces would have been desirable, there could possibly be three owners in the future,
and the configuration of the pharmacy drive -thrus could cause traffic problems. Mr.
Minor explained the anticipated traffic flow and concluded that safety was not a
concern since there would be low use of the self storage building.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Carolyn Chaplik, Hudson Bay Drive,
expressed her opinion that this was an excellent design for that property. Ms. Chaplik
indicated she was glad the driveway on the south end had been blocked, and
commented the median would be a great improvement. Hearing no further comments
from the public, Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed. Mr. Wiseman
confirmed the buildout date for the northern portion of the site would be December 31,
2007, and stated research still needed to be done to confirm the buildout date for the
hotel site.
Mr. Hansen asked Mr. Minor if he was willing to accept a condition limiting the size of
the service doors on the north side to a pair of 3 -foot wide standard doors and requiring
utility services, fire stand pipes, etc. to be placed inside the building. Mr. Minor agreed
to the condition with the service doors. Joel Channing explained no working drawings
were available at this point, and since he was dealing with a national tenant he needed
latitude to work this out with staff, but the fire stand pipes would either be placed
inside or screened with landscaping.
Mr. Minor confirmed the recorded documents of the existing property owners'
association contained language that they would take over maintenance of the common
area and the landscaping around the new buildings.
MOTION:
Douglas Pennell made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition
PUD -03-04 with the conditions 26 ands 27 changed as stated. Motion was seconded by
Barry Present, and carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote.
Petition CPTA- 05 -12- 000001 — Teed Amendment to the Capital Improvements Element
(CIE)
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: A city- initiated request for the
adoption of amendments to the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the City of Palm
Beach Gardens Comprehensive Plan to update the CIE to be consistent with the current
City budget in accordance with Chapter 163.3177, Florida Statutes.
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The procedure for processing comprehensive plan elements was explained by staff.
Stephen Mayer, Senior Planner, presented a powerpoint presentation to the board
members.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Hearing no comments from the public,
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
In response to Mr. Present's question regarding the transportation element, Mr.
Wiseman clarified that Grande Floro was a c- shaped roadway projected to be
constructed within the next five years.
MOTION:
Randy Hansen made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition
CPTA - 05-12- 000001. Barry Present seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous
7 -0 vote.
Petition LDRA- 06- 09- 000009 — LDR Amendment — Section 78 -86: Proportionate Fair
Share Program & Section 78-751: Definitions
Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: A City- initiated request for
approval of a text amendment to the Land Development Regulations creating Section 78-
86, Proportionate Fair Share Program, Code of Ordinances. This City Code amendment
allows for "proportionate share" contributions from developers toward traffic concurrency
requirements as mandated by the 2005 amendments to the State of Florida's growth
management legislation.
Mr. Wiseman advised this petition was in reaction to the 2005 Growth Management
legislation and was necessary in order to comply with State statute, but the language
could be tweaked. Mr. Wiseman provided a powerpoint presentation to the board
members.
Dennis Solomon indicated he had thought the proportionate fair share was over and
above impact fees. Mr. Wiseman clarified there were two separate fees but they would
receive impact fee credit from the amount paid for traffic, and the City had to keep
those funds separate, and would be used for improvements within that corridor. Mr.
Wiseman indicated levels of service were not anticipated to be threatened.
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Hearing no comments from the public,
Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed.
MOTION:
Randolph Hansen made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of Petition
LDRA - 06-09- 000009; seconded by Barry Present, motion carried unanimously 7 -0.
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OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Pennell requested the status on the connector road from Shady Lakes Drive to 117`"
Street, and the status of the Bioscience Overlay. Mr. Wiseman advised there were
currently no plans to extend Shady Lakes Drive to 117th Street, and explained that
could be triggered by development of the District Park, which would generate more
traffic. Staff reported the Bioscience MXD cluster land use petition had been
considered by City Council, and had been tabled in order to obtain input from residents
during the Charrette, specifically with respect to heights. Mr. Benothman reported that
some changes had been submitted to the plans for the Palm Beach Gardens High
School, and that project would be scheduled for a public hearing within a month or so.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business to come before the board
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. The next
regular meeting will be held November 14, 2006.
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Tuesday r raig, Recording Coordinator for the Meeting
Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are
not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of
the City Clerk.