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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 102406PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD 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. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006 Page 2 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. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006 Page 3 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. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006 Page 4 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 Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006 Page 5 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. APPROVED: CI( Amir Kanel Y` 4 �� a, Ftvz 1V (I) C12 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.