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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 022399• CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION February 23, 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 Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning reported a code revisions draft would be ready in approximately two weeks, and a major re -write was upcoming. Ms. Manning announced a temporary employee had been hired to replace Marty Minor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of February 9,1999 - Mr. Masters made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 9, 1999 meeting as submitted. Mr. Nedvins seconded the motion. Motion carried by 5 -0 vote, with Diane is Carlin abstaining. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting. Joel Channing, Chair John Nedvins, Vice Chair Diane Carlino Richard Masters Dennis Solomon Ted Rauch, Alternate John Glidden, Chair Pro Tern Daniel Lee Cruz, Alternate Also present at the meeting were Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning, City Attorney Carole Wallace Post, Principal Planner Kim Glas Castro, and Planner I John Lingren. Public Hearing - Recommendation to Continue to a Future Meeting PUD- 99 -OL- St Mark's Episcopal School Recreation PlaXfields A request by Fanning/Howey Associates, agent for St Mark's Episcopal School, for structure which • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes February 23, 1999 includes an open -air pavilion for physical education, concession booth, restrooms, custodian room, storage area, and a room far use by the physical education teacher, to be located on Burns Road, east of Alternate AIA and west of Gardens East Drive. (7-42S-43E) Growth Management Director Manning explained the request for postponement. Chair Channing declared the public hearing open. Mr. Masters made a motion to continue Petition PUD -99-01 to March 9, 1999. Mr. Nedvins seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, residents of Sun Terrace expressed concern regarding drainage issues. Growth Management Director Manning explained that the City Engineer's office was very aware of the drainage problems in that entire area and was working on that issue. Diane Worthington, resident of Sun Terrace at The Oaks, questioned whether the playground area would be fenced, and received an affirmative response. Motion carried by unanimous 6 -0 vote. Recommendation to City Council Petition TXT -99 -01 - City Historic Destination and MacArthur Banyan Tree Historic Overlay Protection Zone Ordinance, by City of Palm Beach Gardens Staff, to amend the City's Land • Development Regulations to allow City Council to designate historic and archeologically significant sites, and to establish a protective historic overlay zone for the MacArthur Banyan Tree. Planner John Lingren reviewed the staff report dated February 23, 1999. Mr. Masters requested wording be changed in item #5 in the event that an item such as approved drainage damaged the tree. Staff response was that the intent of this wording was not to hold the contractor liable if proper analysis had been done. The issue of possible vehicle height restrictions on MacArthur Boulevard was discussed. City Forester Mark Hendrickson explained that pruning restrictions were already in place, and the tree would be treated as a bridge in the event something large had to be moved down the street. Mr. Masters requested adequate signs be posted to assure that vehicles cleared the tree. The City Forester commented this would be brought to the attention of the City Engineer. Mr. Solomon questioned whether the property owner had been asked to make the land surrounding the tree a conservation easement, to which Growth Management Director Manning responded that the land was under contract to WCI, who planned to resell the land to someone else, and by making the area an overlay the City had a greater level of protection, affecting anyone who purchased the property. Diane Carlino questioned whether there were future plans to widen Northlake Boulevard, to which the response was that Northlake Boulevard was a constrained roadway with level of service "F". The landscape plan was discussed, and was explained to be a guideline for development by a future property owner, to be negotiated with the City Council. Any future roadway improvements would consider the tree. Mr. Nedvins questioned whether the curbing around the tree provided sufficient room for future growth or if the area should be widened and the road moved over. Growth Management Director Manning explained that this ordinance only dealt with the tree and not with roadway improvements, but did not preclude the City from reserving additional right -of- 2 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes February 23, 1999 way to reconfigure the road. Chair Channing questioned whether root pruning had been done. City Forester Hendrickson explained that in his opinion the deeper roots were under the roadway; however, most banyan and ficus roots were within the top twelve inches of soil, and these trees were usually blown over in hurricanes. Mr. Hendrickson expressed his opinion that this tree, if blown over, would survive if pruned and replanted. Diane Cartino made a motion to recommend approval of Petition TXT -99-01 to the City Council. Mr. Solomon seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 6-0 vote. Discussion of "Our irsion" Document Principal Planner Kim Glas Castro invited questions regarding the document. There were no questions from the Commission. Discussion of the Comprehensive Plan • Principal Planner Kim Glas Castro explained that with the Commission becoming the Local Planning Agency (LPA) they would need to become more familiar with the Comprehensive Plan, and distributed copies for each Commission member. During discussion regarding having the Comprehensive Plan placed on a CD, it was pointed out that the MacArthur Foundation had it on CD, that people preferred the paper document, and it was hoped that it would be on the City's web site. Ms. Glas explained the first part of the plan document was the actual ordinance and the rest was support documentation. The vision had been written into a strategic plan, which was incorporated into the comprehensive plan as a goal, objective, or policy, and the goals, objectives or policies were then made into specific code requirements in the LDR. NEW BUSINESS The concept of 3 -2 -3 on the Ideals handout was explained by City Attorney Carole Post as a concept adopted by the City Council to streamline use of staff and resources to meet requests made by City Council members in order to respond to requests by constituents. 3 -2 -3 meant that no single Council member could issue a directive to staff for response without a consensus of 3 members of the Council; staff would respond with a short (up to 2 -page) report; and further consensus of 3 members of the Council was needed for further research. OLD BUSINESS 3 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes February 23, 1999 Mr. Masters brought up the Shell station's bright lights, which had been discussed at a previous meeting. Growth Management Director Manning reported staff was discussing with the station owners how the lights could be shielded, and that a proposed code amendment would require all lighting to be shown on all plans. City Council Liaison Carl Sabatello requested the type of light fixture and how it would look in the area also be added. Glare was discussed. Mr. Masters requested photometrics of the fixtures be included. Ms. Manning explained that a whole list of items would be included in the actual code. Chair Channing suggested the engineer of record provide a statement that to the best of their knowledge the lights shown on the plan would not cause glare and couple that with the performance standard; rather than having the City analyze lighting plans, which could be too much for the Commission to handle . Mr. Masters commented on the difficulty of codifying glare. Discussion ensued. Ms. Manning welcomed the comments and explained they would be taken into consideration. Chair Channing requested that an engineer be consulted to provide recommendations. ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON City Council Liaison Carl Sabatello reported a recent problem encountered by the City Council had been the 10' setback in zero lot line developments, and cautioned the Commission to be very careful when reviewing setbacks. Mr. Sabatello suggested staff might be able to obtain a consensus from the City • Council as to their preference for minimum setbacks. Discussion ensued regarding 5' and 5' as opposed to 10' and 0'. Growth Management Director Manning reported code allowed 5' and 5', which did not allow room for equipment to go into back yards to install pools, as well as creating other problems. The City Council had approved an application with 5' and 5' since it was BallenIsles, where there were many other projects with those setbacks, and ways of dealing with the situation had been developed. Mr. Masters agreed with the situation in BallenIsles but commented that in new projects a setback of 10' and 0' would be better for the homeowners. Mr. Sabatello favored consistency throughout all projects within the City. Growth Management Director Manning commented staff was aware of the problem and setbacks might already be increased by the time a petition was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 4 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes February 23, 1999 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, upon motion by Mr. Masters, seconded by Mr. Cruz, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. The next meeting will be held February 23, 1999. APPROVED: 6. (Absent) John Glidden, Chair Pro Tern a,,, Diane Carlino Dennis Solomon 'chard Masters (Absent) Daniel Lee Cruz, Alternate Ted uch, Alternate Holloman, Secretary 5