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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 111406PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD REGULAR MEETING November 14, 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. REPORT BY GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR Mr. Talal Benothman reported that the City Council at their November 2, 2006 meeting had approved the Paloma Planned Unit Development. Ordinance 33, 2006 related to the Doubletree Planned Unit Development, had been tabled for second reading until after the results of the charrette on heights was known, with the only outstanding issue being the buildout date, which would probably be 2010. City Council had also approved an amendment to the capital improvement element, and first reading of an ordinance for the proportionate fair share program. MINUTES Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of October 10, 2006. Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of October 24, 2006. ROLL CALL: Ray Ellis, Deputy City Clerk, called the roll for the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board: Present Absent Craig Kunkle, Chairperson Barry Present, Vice Chairperson Dennis Solomon Randolph Hansen Michael Panczak Douglas Pennell Jonathan Rubins Joy Hecht, 1St Alternate Amir Kanel, 2nd Alternate Public Hearin,- and Recommendation to City Council: Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the Comprehensive Plan The purpose of the EAR is to examine the Comprehensive Plan since its most recent EAR - based amendment in 1999 and assess how well the Plan is serving the City in accordance with Chapter 163.3191, Florida Statutes. The EAR will identify what changes have Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 2 occurred and propose how the Comprehensive Plan can be modified to accommodate them. Planning Manager Brad Wiseman presented the staff report and described the Evaluation and Appraisal Report process and the major items which had been identified. Mr. Wiseman reviewed policy suggestions contained in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Future Land Use: EAR Consultant Jack Horniman advised that the population projections were 52,000 permanent year -round residents based on existing approved developments plus possible development of 1,000 units in Briger and 406 units in Vavrus. Levels of service for recreational lands for 5 and 10 year projection periods were expected to be adequate; Seacoast Utilities had indicated adequate levels of service for water and sewer would be available based on population projections; adequate drainage levels of service would be maintained; and levels of service on roads appeared to also be adequate. Therefore, Mr. Horniman concluded that levels of service of these major items would be adequate to handle the projected levels of population. Mr. Solomon expressed his opinion that the owners of Briger and Vavrus would request a lot more density; Mr. Horniman indicated projections could only be done using established City criteria. Mr. Benothman advised more density and intensities for parcels would have to be done as a DRI. Mr. Horniman indicated other utilities were required to provide service. There was no public comment on this section. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Future Land Use Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Transportation: Mr. Wiseman described the issues of transit and encouraging a transit -ready community by doing a needs analysis, and supporting other agencies' efforts in regard to a regional transit system. Linkages needed to be considered since removal of any linkage would affect transportation. Mr. Horniman stressed that level of service standards were being met regarding transportation, and interconnectivity of uses could take trips off major roadways. Mr. Rubins asked about including Tri -Rail. Mr. Wiseman read language in support of regional studies and explained that redevelopment of projects would be required to provide land for transit needs. Mr. Pennell stressed thinking of all these issues when approving projects, and noted if a trolley system were to work, density areas would have to be intertwined. Mr. Present expressed his opinion that no linkage should be removed without adding one, and recommended staff analyze road linkages overall to see if some could be added, and not to delete any. Mr. Wiseman advised language had been included that a needs study would be done to see what type of transportation system would be feasible. Mr. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 3 Solomon indicated support for such a study to determine types of transportation. Growth Management Administrator Kara Irwin advised that the City had evaluated a budget, met with Palm Tran, and looked at a plan for some type of transit system for a one -year period. Bicycle lanes and speeds on roads were discussed. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Transportation Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Housing: Mr. Horniman discussed affordable and workforce housing, expressed his opinion that incentives established by the City were adequate, and reported the City was helping the County in addressing the housing issue on a county -wide basis. Several members of the board expressed agreement with the proposed housing element. Mr. Present expressed his opinion that this must be looked at as a bigger system, not just the City, and indicated he was not in favor of density bonuses, and within the City he felt focus should be on multifamily projects to address affordable housing. Mr. Solomon pointed out a typo on page 44. Mr. Horniman commented on market trends in southern Florida. Carolyn Chaplik, 715 Hudson Bay Drive, expressed concern that the only way to create affordable housing was to increase density, which she did not want because it would negatively affect many things, and noted surrounding areas needed multifamily housing. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Transportation Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Economic Development: Mr. Horniman indicated he felt the City had shown foresight in establishing appropriate policies for Economic Development. Chair Kunkle announced Mr. Rubins had left the meeting and Ms. Hecht was seated on the dias in his place. Carolyn Chaplik, 715 Hudson Bay Drive, expressed her opinion that Economic Development solved the problem of affordable housing and transportation. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Economic Development Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Infrastructure: Mr. Horniman advised water and sewer capacities appeared to be adequate and the County had given all the Cities a letter stating they would have adequate facilities for solid waste. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 4 Mr. Kanel questioned the role of Seacoast Utilities in determining adequate water and sewer, and was advised that the makeup of their board was from three Municipalities and the County because of infills. There was no public comment on this section. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Infrastructure Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Recreation and Open Space: Mr. Horniman described recreational space which had been added. Mr. Kanel noted the golf course represented more than half of all the recreation space, and expressed concern that might hurt a need to create another kids' playground. Mr. Horniman explained the City could always do more. Mr. Panczak asked if there was adequate recreation staff to maintain level of service at buildout of the City, to which Mr. Wiseman responded facilities would be regularly maintained. Carolyn Chaplik, 715 Hudson Bay Drive, reported as a member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that parks were constantly looked at, there was a 5 -year plan with Capital Improvement, and they were maintained before problems occurred. MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Recreation and Open Space Section as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Coastal, Intergovernmental, Capital Improvements: Mr. Horniman noted the State had made from Prosperity Farms Road East a hurricane one evacuation zone, and that was not an issue. The City participated in Intergovernmental programs. Capital Improvements needed to lead to the conclusion that all the proposals for the comprehensive plan would be financially feasible so that they could be accomplished. A 5 -year improvement plan was currently under consideration and appeared to be financially feasible. Conservation: The amount of acreage devoted to conservation was deemed adequate. Public Safety: This was not an element required by the state, but made the city's plan more comprehensive. The level of service for the Police Department was to be re- evaluated and no new level of service had yet been determined. The level of service for the Fire department was proposed to be changed to match the Countywide standard. There was no public comment on these sections. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 5 MOTION: Motion was made and seconded to approve the Coastal, Intergovernmental, Capital Improvements, Conservation, and Public Safety Sections as recommended by staff. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Present requested Vavrus be taken out from the language on page 11. Staff indicated a letter had been sent to Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. Mr. Present requested implementation of the second parking garage at Downtown at the Gardens. Mr. Benothman reported the applicant had submitted a plan for straight code parking requirements. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Present reported Legacy Place was very user friendly. Mr. Kanel suggested a shuttle to improve parking space at the mall in the evenings. Mr. Wiseman indicated that had been proposed but the mall was not interested. Mr. Solomon asked Mr. Horniman if there would be any insufficiencies. Mr. Horniman indicated the City would receive a letter of either sufficiency or insufficiency; and hopefully, enough things had been covered. Mr. Solomon praised staff and Mr. Horniman for their excellent work. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes November 14, 2006 Page 6 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:14pm. The next regular meeting will be held November 28,06. APPROVED: Barry Present, Vice Chair qAj i nathan Rubins Joy Hecht c Amir Kanel oud, , Debbie Andrea Public Information Coordinator 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.