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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 012307PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD REGULAR MEETING January 23, 2007 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. REPORT BY GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR: Kara Irwin advised a report had been made to City Council regarding a proposed Ordinance to limit building height. ROLL CALL: Debbie Andrea, Public Information Coordinator, called the roll for the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board: Present Absent Craig Kunkle, Chairperson Michael Panczak Barry Present, Vice Chairperson Dennis Solomon Randolph Hansen Douglas Pennell Jonathan Rubins Joy Hecht, 1" Alternate Amir Kanel, 2" d Alternate ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Mr. Pennell moved to elect Mr. Kunkle as Chair for the coming year. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rubins and carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Present moved to elect Mr. Pennell as Vice Chair for the coming year. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rubins and carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. SWEARING IN All those intending to offer testimony in tonight's cases were sworn in by Debbie Andrea. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Solomon made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2006 meeting as submitted. Mr. Pennell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes January 23, 2007 Page 2 Ex -Parte Communication Chair Kunkle, Ms. Hecht, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Pennell, and Mr. Rubins each reported they had met with the applicant. Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council. Ex Parte Communication (Quasi Judicial) 1. Petition PPUD- 06 -03- 000007: Gardens Commerce Center A request by Ryan Johnston of The Johnston Group Land Development Consultants, on behalf of Riverside Development, LLC, for approval of the Gardens Commerce Center Planned Unit Development (PUD), to allow for the construction of three buildings with a total of 69,295 square feet of light industrial and accessory office use on a 4.45 -acre site. The proposed Gardens Commerce center PUD is located on the west side of Riverside Drive, east of I -95, north of Plat 5 and approximately 300 feet south of Burns Road. Ryan Johnston presented the project. Applicant Bruce Mills with Thies Distributing Company described the company's history, rapid growth, and service area. Members of the board applauded the creation of 50 new jobs, only one member was in favor of automobile connectivity, and members felt this would be a great step upward for the area. Requests included providing additional architectural articulation on the rear of buildings, to identify the building from Riverside Drive, to screen air conditioning equipment from all sides, that garage doors not face back yards of neighbors, that buffering be added to lessen noise and lighting not be allowed to spill into neighbors' yards. Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing open. Marilyn Brent, of 3931 Dogwood Avenue which was directly behind the project, stated she liked the colors, expressed concern about dumpster noise and requested a higher wall to block noise and restore the privacy that had been taken away by the City removing all the trees along the canal bank. John Brent, 3931 Dogwood Avenue, requested dumpsters be moved closer to the North side of the property to lessen noise, commented on noise from DiVosta, asked that a berm be added and then a fence to be at least as high as the open bay doors, expressed concern regarding adequate parking and asked that someone look into road congestion and parking on the roadways with DiVosta. Boardmember Kanel requested that extra protection for residents be provided, to which Mr. Johnston responded. Hearing no further comments from the public, Chair Kunkle declared the public hearing closed. MOTION: Mr. Present made a motion to recommend approval to City Council of Petition PPUD -06- 03- 000007: Gardens Commerce Center. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Solomon asked for clarification from staff when the board had taken a poll on some items if the motion had to specifically mention the polled items. The City Attorney requested that the motion specifically mention the items. NEW BUSINESS It was clarified that the first March meeting date would be changed to March 6, 2007 because of the election. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board Meeting Minutes January 23, 2007 Page 3 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held February 13, 2006. /' APPROVED: Avt,c--�V mir Kanel ebbie An rea, Public In rmation 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. All referenced attachments are on file in the City Clerk's office.