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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 060899• 40 • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 8, 1999 MINUTES The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Chair Joel Channing at 6:30 P.M. in the Assembly Room at the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ITEMS BY GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR There were no items by the Growth Management Director. LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting. Present Joel Channing, Chair John Nedvins, Vice Chair John Glidden, Chair Pro Tern Diane Carlino Daniel Lee Cruz Craig Kunkle, Jr. Joseph Love, Jr., Alternate Ted Rauch, Alternate Dennis Solomon Absent Also present at the meeting were City Attorney Carole Post, Principal Planner James Norquest, Planner II Ed Tombari, Planner I John Lindgren, Planner I Angela Csinsi, and City Council Liaison Carl Sabatello. Public Hearing Petition LU -99 -01 • Marina Gardens Lot 8 Hank Skokowski, agent, has requested a land use amendment for a. 33 acre site from Palm Beach County Future Land Use Designation of Low Residential to City of Palm Beach Gardens Future Land Use Designation of Residential High (RL0. The site is located approximately 114 mile northeast of the intersection of Prosperity Farms Road and PGA Boulevard (5- 42S -43E) Planner II Ed Tombari reviewed the staff report dated June 8, 1999. John Glidden stepped down due to possible conflict of interest and Alternate Ted Rauch was seated in his place. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes is June 8, 1999 Representative for the petitioner, Dodi Glas, commented she was available to answer questions; however, none were presented. Chair Channing declared the Public Hearing open. Hearing no comments from the public, Chair Charming declared the Public Hearing closed. Diane Carlino made a motion to recommend approval to the City Council of Petition LU- 99 -01. Mr. Kunkle seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Public Hearing - (To be Postponed indefinitely until issues are resolved) Petition LU -99 -03 • Frenchman's Yacht Club Land Use Amendment Mr. Kieren Kilday, agent, has requested a land use amendment for a 25.23 acre site from Future Land Use Designation of Commercial ( C) to Future Land Use Designation of Residential High (RLQ. The site is located on the southeast corner of Prosperity Farms Road and Donald Ross Road (29- 41S - -43E) City Attorney Post advised of proper procedure to be followed. Planner II Ed Tombari commented that the petitioner had requested a 120 -day postponement. • Representative for the petitioner, Colleen Walter, requested postponement for 120 days. Chair Channing declared the Public Hearing closed, which had been previously opened May 25. Diane Carlino made a motion to postpone Petition LU -99 -03 for a period of 120 days or until staff feels comfortable placing it back on the agenda. Mr. Nedvins seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting. Present Joel Channing, Chair John Nedvins, Vice Chair Diane Carlino Daniel Lee Cruz Craig Kunkle, Jr. Ted Rauch, Alternate 0 2 Absent Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • June 8, 1999 Dennis Solomon Also present in the audience were John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem. (standing down), and Alternate Joseph Love, Jr. Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council (To be postponed indefinitely until issues are resolved) Petition DRI -99 -01 • Frenchman's Creek DRI Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC) for Yacht Club/Marina Mr. Kieren Kilday, agent, has requested an amendment to the Frenchman's Creek DRI (Yacht Club area) to add 6 acres to the DRI, convert the marina area to residential use, and transfer 302 units to the site The site is located on the southeast corner of Prosperity Farms Road and Donald Ross Road (29- 41S -43E) City Attorney Post advised of proper procedure to be followed. Representative for the Petitioner, Colleen Walter, requested a 120 -day postponement. Chair Channing closed the public hearing which was opened May 25, 1999. • Mr. Solomon made a motion to postpone Petition DRI -99 -01 for 120 days or until staff brings it back. Diane Carlino seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Public Hearing - (To be continued to June 22, 1999) Petition TXT -99 -06 • Development Review Process Text Amendments Petition TXT -99 -06 Development Review Process Text Amendments, by City of Palm Beach Gardens staff, to amend the City's Land Development Regulations to provide revisions to Chapter 114 entitled "SUBDIVISIONS'; and Chapter 118 entitled "ZONING". Planner II Ed Tombari advised that this Public Hearing was requested to be postponed. Chair Channing declared the Public Hearing open. There were no comments from the public. Diane Carlino made a motion to continue Petition TXT -99 -06 until the June 22, 1999 meeting. Mr. Nedvins seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE 0 3 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • June 8, 1999 The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting. Present Absent Joel Channing, Chair John Nedvins, Vice Chair Diane Carlino Daniel Lee Cruz Craig Kunkle, Jr. Ted Rauch, Alternate Dennis Solomon Also present in the audience were John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem (standing down), and Alternate Joseph Love, Jr. Workshop Petition SP -99 -06 • Stainsafe - Lots 7 & 8 in PGA Commerce Park A request by Richard Sun, agent for Stainsafe Companies, for site plan approval of a 101,317 square feet of new office/warehouse space, and a 26, 000 square foot existing office building (total of 66,000 square feet of office space and 61,317 square feet of warehouse). The site will consist of three (3) buildings, one of which already exists, constructed in two (2) phases The 10.304 -acre • site is located on lots 7 and 8 of PGA National Commerce Park within PGA National Planned Community District (PCD). (1 5- 42S -42E) Planner I John Lindgren reviewed the staff report dated June 8, 1999, and answered questions from the Committee. Richard Sun, agent for the Petitioner, presented the petition. Mr. Sun described landscaping changes since the last presentation, and commented that at the time of planting trees would be larger than normal. In response to a question whether only lot 7 could be sold, Mr. Sun explained that unity of title would be provided and it was the intention of the owner that both parcels remain under one ownership. Mr. Sun described traffic flow for trucks going in and out. Air conditioning units were enclosed and no roof - mounted equipment was anticipated on the warehouse other than exhaust venting, which would be screened by the parapet. On the office building the air conditioning system would also be screened by a parapet. Mr. Nedvins recommended that staff look at the landscaping buffer between this project and LRP to see if it was adequate for both projects. Mr. Nedvins questioned whether a waiver had been requested for the number of loading zones, to which staff responded no waivers had been requested; however, one loading zone had been requested to blend into the larger truck loading area, which was a reasonable nature of the use. Ms. Carlino clarified for the petitioner that any roof - mounted equipment must be invisible, and questioned the building colors. Mr. Sun responded that the colors were compatible with the colors on the existing building, 49 4 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • June 8, 1999 but could not be exactly matched because the manufacturer had merged with another paint company. Colors proposed for the office building were white with taupe, and taupe for the warehouse with blue accents, with blue glazing on the window glass. A proposed monument sign was presented. A single wall- mounted sign was requested for the building except for possibly a sign announcing preliminary leasing. An additional monument sign was requested because of the two -lot parcel. Platting was discussed. Planner Norquest explained staff would consider the two lots as one lot for platting. City Attorney Post explained the legal aspects of platting as one lot, and explained that this issue was being carefully studied. Ms. Sun explained that Stainsafe was the distributor for Scotchguard. Building heights were discussed. Chair Channing requested that staff check on whether the Committee had previously made a decision regarding a berm and landscape buffer on the west property line. Discussion ensued regarding the landscaping. Chair Channing requested a berm to hide cars at ground level. The proposed signage was described. Mr. Solomon commented the petitioner might want to consider more handicap parking around the building in the warehouse section. Mr. Solomon requested photographs of the existing building for the next meeting. Scuppers and mechanical equipment were discussed. Principal Planner Norquest commented discussion of signage had taken place and a waiver would be needed for an additional sign. A poll of the Committee members revealed no opposition to the sign waiver. A topo diagram and research of prior discussion of a berm for the west property line were requested for the next meeting. • Recommendation for Approval SP -99 -07 • Sun Building Roof Change Jon Schmid, agent for Dahlmeier Frederick Trust, is requesting a minor site plan amendment to change the roof on the existing Sun Building. The site is located approximately 500 feet south of the intersection of PGA Boulevard and Military Trail on the west side of Military Trail, (12- 42S-42E) Planner I Angela Csinsi reviewed the staff report dated June 8, 1999, and presented samples of the roof material. Agent for the petitioner Jon Schmid explained that the proposed building color was white with River Teal roof color, and the current bent mansard profile would be retained. Fascia treatment would not be modified and would be white. Mr. Cruz preferred a less intense roof color. Mr. Schmid explained that Hunter Green had been the petitioner's second color choice. The majority of the Committee members were opposed to the River Teal color. Natural Patina or Patina Green as used on the Stiles Building were discussed. Mr. Nedvins expressed his opinion that a white building would not look good with any of the colors presented. Diane Carlino made a motion to recommend approval to the City Council of Petition SP -99 -07 with the roof color to be Natural Patina. Mr. Rauch seconded the motion, which carried 6-1, with Mr. Nedvins opposed. 0 5 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • June 8, 1999 Mr. Rauch questioned whether the applicant would need another approval to change the color of the building, to which the response was affirmative. Staff questioned whether the Committee desired full -size plans at meetings. Mr. Cruz requested full - size plans if the small ones were not legible. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of May 25. 1999 - Mr. Solomon made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 11, 1999 meeting as modified and corrected by changing the word postponed to continued in the motion on page 2; and on page 5 to correct Petition DRI -99 -01 from Workshop to Public Hearing, to delete the sentence Chair Channing declared the Public Hearing closed, and to change postponed to continued in the motion; and on page 6 to correct Petition DRI -99 -03 from Workshop to Recommendation to City Council. Ms. Carlino seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. OLD BUSINESS • There was no old business to come before the Commission. NEW BUSINESS Chair Channing requested the berm at Hampton Inn be checked to see if it was the approved height. Chair Channing questioned what the City's Landscape Guidelines applied to, to which Principal Planner Norquest responded it was his understanding they applied to all properties except residential lots. Chair Channing commented the landscaping at the Post Office looked bad and questioned what could be done, to which City Attorney Post responded government agencies residing within another jurisdiction were subject to the requirements of that jurisdiction so long as the rules had not been pre- empted. If the Post Office had their own set of requirements, the City would be limited in imposing their requirements. Ownership of the land was discussed. The poor state of landscaping at the DMV facility and the shadowbox fence at the courthouse on PGA Boulevard were discussed. Staff research was requested on these issues. Chair Channing recalled discussion of how large a principal building sign could be, and suggested that what really counted was the perception, since a sign placed farther away and one placed closer could appear to be the same height but would not be the same, and expressed his opinion that the current size sign for a big building placed close to the street was too large. Principal Planner Norquest commented that a provision formerly in the sign code allowing the size of a sign to be increased as 40 6 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes June 8, 1999 distance from the street increased had been deleted when the sign code was revised, and he was not sure why it had been deleted. Chair Channing requested staff research on this issue. Mr. Nedvins requested staff research whether the berm at Golf Estate Villas was the height which had been approved. Mr. Solomon requested staff research on how Art in Public Places would be affected when a unity of title was placed on two separate lots. City Attorney Post presented a cheat sheet for members of the Commission explaining procedure regarding postponements, continuation, opening and closing public hearings, etc. ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON City Council Liaison Carl Sabatello suggested that if the Commission was not comfortable with either colors or the manner in which colors were presented by a petitioner that they send them back. Ms. Sabatello cautioned against the Commission recommending a color. City Attorney Post clarified that the Commission's authority was to consider what was presented. • 7 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • June 8, 1999 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, upon motion by Ms. Carlino, seconded by Mr. Nedvins, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held June 22, 1999. APPROVED: John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem • Diane Carlino Dennis Craig Kunkle, r J eph Love, Jr., Alternate J Homan, Secretary s LV