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LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
FEBRUARY 5, 1998
The February 5, 1998, meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens Local
Planning Agency was called to order at 7:34 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex located at 10500 North Military
Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL The roll was called by the City Clerk and the following members were
found to be in attendance: Mayor Joseph R. Russo, Vice Mayor Lauren
Furtado, Councilwoman Linda Monroe, Councilman Eric Jablin and
Councilman David Clark.
Soverel North
Land Use
Amendment Kim Glas, Principal Planner, briefed the Local Planning Agency regarding
a petition known as " Soverel North" amendment to the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan. Ms. Glas stated that staff recommended approval of the
. petition based on Comprehensive Plan criteria and because the proposed
land use was less intense then the current zoned land use would allow.
Ms. Glas pointed out that Palm Beach County objected to specific site
issues
Ms. Glas stated that, as part of the record for File #LU9702, there was a
petition from Idlewild Road residents, the County objection and letters of
objections from individual residents. However, Ms. Glas stated that staff
was recommending approval without any new text additions. Ms. Glas
stated that one of the main concerns regarding this petition was the heavy
traffic on Idlewild Road from the industrial area, and pointed out that if the
project's sole access was on Idlewild Road, concurrency would not be met.
Councilwoman Monroe stated that she always had a problem providing a
land use designation without making sure capacity was available on
roadways. Ms. Glas pointed out that today's land use would not be
supported by the 2015 Plan.
It was the consensus of the Local Planning Agency that the land should be
annexed into the City and the site plan should be reviewed by the City to
allow the City would have more control over this area.
Hank Skokowski of Urban Design Studios asked that the Local Planning
Agency consider approval of the petition based on the land use issues
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alone and pointed out that the City Council would have the opportunity to
approve a site plan once the land was annexed.
Mayor Russo declared the public hearing open, which was duly advertised
1/29/98. The following residents addressed the Local Planning Agency
with their concerns: City Attorney Acton advised the City Council that the
procedure being followed was legal.
Betty Britch, 2339 Idlewild Road, was opposed to the density of the
proposed project.
Patricia Kaeding, 2381 Idlewild Road, was opposed to the project as she
felt it was not in the best interest of the residents and opposed direct access
on Idlewild Road.
Michael Martino, 320 Balsam Street, opposed the procedure used by the
City for this petition, feeling that an amendment to the City's
Comprehensive Plan should not be done on property not yet annexed by
the City.
The following residents addressed the Local Planning Agency in favor of
• the petition:
Ray Flack, LaPorte Drive, stated he owned a marina slip at Soverel
Harbour and was in favor of the project.
Lee Erickson, 2312 Idlewild Road, stated he was not opposed to the
project, however, pointed out various drainage problems in the area in
hopes that the project would not worsen those problems.
There being no further comments from the public, Mayor Russo declared
the public hearing closed.
A motion was made by Councilman Clark, seconded by Vice Mayor
Furtado, to recommend approval of submittal to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs for the Soverel North Land Use Change from Palm
Beach County Low Residential 3 (LR3) and Palm Beach Gardens
Commercial (C ) to Residential Medium (RM) on 1.52 Acres and
Residential High (RH) on 5.74 Acres. The motion was carried by a vote
of 3 ayes and 2 nays, with Mayor Russo and Councilwoman Monroe
casting the nay votes.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at
8:17 P.M.
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APPROVAL
iR JOSEPH R.RUSSO
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VICE MAYOR LAUREN FURTADO
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ATTEST:
2-yV. KOSIER, CMC, CITY CLERK