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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 012798• CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 27, 1998 MINUTES C, • The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Chair Diane Carlino at 7:30 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 announced a Planning and Zoning Workshop meeting with the City Council would be held February 26, 1998. ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON There were no items by the City Council Liaison. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of January 13, 1998 - Mr. Channing made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 13, 1998 meeting as submitted. Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Motion carried by 7 -0 vote, with Mr. Nedvins abstaining. SITE PLAN APPEARANCE AND REVIEW COMMITTEE The roll was called by Planner Bahareh Keshavarz, acting as Secretary for the meeting. Present Chair Diane Carlino, Chair Joel Channing, Vice Chair John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem Christopher Jones John Nedvins Alternate Richard Masters Alternate Dennis Solomon Absent Thomas Paganini Thomas Pastore Also present at the meeting were Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning, Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham, City Attorney Carole Wallace -Post, Principal Planner Marty Minor, and Planner Bahareh Keshavarz. Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 27, 1998 Recommendation to City Council. Petition SP -97 -17 - A request by Henry Skokowski, agent for Northcorp Development Inc., for site plan approval of a 40,000 square foot office building located on lot 3 within Northcorp Planned Community District (PCD). The 3.08 acre site is located at the northwest comer of Burns Road and Riverside Drive. (7- 42S -43E) John Glidden stepped down due to conflict of interest. Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated January 14, 1998. Mr. Jones questioned the number of tenants that could be listed on a sign. Mr. Minor responded that he would check with Building Official Jack Hanson. Signage code requirements were discussed. Mr. Masters questioned drainage for the site and the overall drainage for Northcorp. Jim Griffin, agent for Northcorp, explained the drainage as represented in the overall drainage plan. The City engineering department was satisfied that drainage standards had been met. Henry Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, presented the project. Mr. Skokowski discussed tenant signage and requested a waiver to allow a single sign with six tenants listed on each side. Mr. Skokowski discussed traffic circulation patterns, the modification of the entrance to • include a 3' wide concrete bull nose extending approximately 42' from the curbed entrance island to prevent left turns by the incoming vehicles, and requested that the Committee consider whether the guidelines used on Northlake Boulevard were appropriate for this site. The location on the site of the building and the requested signage was described as well as the view of the sign by passing motorists. Mr. Skokowski commented that the top of the building would not be seen from 1 -95. Mr. Skokowski stated that the petitioner had agreed to replace all landscaping plants which had died in accordance with the original landscaping plan. A poll of the Committee was conducted which resulted in unanimous opposition to the modification of the entrance to include a 3' wide concrete bull nose extending approximately 42' from the curbed entrance island to prevent left turns by the incoming vehicles; and all members except one in agreement with allowing six tenants on each side of the sign. Mr. Jones made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -97 -17 with the following conditions: 1. Prior to scheduling this petition for a City Council meeting, the traffic warrant study will need to be submitted by the petitioner and reviewed and approved by the City. go 2 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 27, 1998 2. The approval of this petition is contingent with the approval of the following waivers: a. Waiver of the requirement pertaining to the number of loading spaces (Sec. 118 -569). b. Waiver of the requirement pertaining to the dimensions of the parking stalls (Sec. 118- 475a.). C. Waiver of the requirement pertaining to the side setback for the signs (Sec.110 -36c) and maximum message allowed on ground signs (Sec.110- 2e). 3. The applicant is required to meet the "Undeveloped Lot Drainage Standards" prepared by Keshavarz & Associates and accepted by the City Engineer. 4. The project shall be limited to a maximum of one ground sign with a maximum of six tenant names per side for the entire site. Mr. Masters seconded the motion. Mr. Nedvins recommended an amendment to the • motion to limit the tenant names on the ground sign to six, double- sided, so that twelve different tenants could not be listed. The amendment was not accepted. Motion carried by unanimous 6 -0 vote. OLD BUSINESS In response to Chair Carlino's question regarding why Christ Fellowship Church was scheduled on the list of projects to come back before the Commission, Principal Planner Minor explained that the petition was regarding additional seating and a modular unit at the existing site. NEW BUSINESS In response to a question of where the Planning and Zoning Commission would meet when the existing building was torn down, Assistant City Manager Dunham responded that meetings would be held at the Community Center. 40 3 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes January 27, 1998 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, upon motion by Mr. Pastore, seconded by Mr. Jones, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. The next meeting will be held February 10, 1998. APPROVED: Diane Carlino, Chair A�4 4 0 Jo n Gli den (Absent) Thomas Pastore (Absent) Thomas Paganini 4LV - - in6n4'e4� Dennis Solomon, Alternate Bahacdh Keshavlkrz, Secretary • 4 "'. C Ass-IIPNAME —FIRST NAML— t NAME Ell PuaLic OFFICERS NAME OF BOARU. COUNCIL. COI P 66 r fie PIP, OR COMMITT MAILIN(: ADORES.% t'Hk IIOARL% COUNCIL. COMMISSION. AUTHORITY. OR COMMITTEE or n W SERVE IS A U NIT Of: COUNTY CITl (u(Nrl ( rHER (0(Al AGENCY kj�(' k'PL NAStL 01- Put ITIC'AI. 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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES ELECTED OFFICERS: A person holding elective county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which inure fhis special private gain. Each local officer also is prohibited from knowingly voting on a measure which inures to the speciz in of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he is retained. In either case, you should disclose the conflict: PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure o. which you are abstaining from voting; and WITHIN IS DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recordin. the minutes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes. APPOINTED OFFICERS: A person holding appointive county, municipal. or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure whic> inures to his special private gain. 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