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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 071498I CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 14, 1998 MINUTES 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 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. P 40 -4_ ' W4Wej i • i _4_Q_ �f _ _ • . There were no comments by the Growth Management Director. ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON The City Council Liaison was absent from the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Minutes of June 30, 1998 - Mr. Solomon made a motion to table approval of the minutes of June 30, 1998, so that amendments as suggested by Chair Carlino could be made. Mr. Masters seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting. Present Absent Chair Diane Carlino John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem Joel Channing, Vice Chair Ralph Pisani Alternate Richard Masters John Nedvins Dennis Solomon Also present at the meeting were Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning, Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham, City Attorney Carole Post, Principal Planners Marty Minor and Kim Glas, Planner Angela Csinsi, and Planner John Lindgren. • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 Lot 3 A request by Glenn R. Weller, agent, for architectural approval of a building in the approved Damerau Office Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) . The building (Building #3) is located on Lot 3 and totals 7,980 square feet. (8- 42S -43E) Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated July 7, 1998. In response to Vice Chair Channing's question regarding assurances that the mangroves would be replaced if they died, Growth Management Director Roxanne Manning responded that if the mangroves should be damaged in a freeze they would be replaced by a State agency. Mr. Channing inquired whether the applicant could be required not to trim the mangroves but to leave them at their present height. Growth Management Director Manning commented it might be possible to write to Palm Beach County's Environmental Resources Management Department to ask whether such a prohibition could be required by the City; however, present height restriction was that mangroves could not be trimmed lower than a height of six feet. Glenn Weller, agent for the applicant, described changes which had been made to the building since the last meeting. Mr. Weller explained that in the PUD approval, the area where the mangroves were located had been designated as a preservation area, therefore, they could not be touched, and the applicant had agreed not to trim them. Mr. Weller commented that there was also a $6,600 bond in place so that if the mangroves were cut by the City or someone else outside the owner's control, then they must be replaced with oak trees. The condition regarding the mangroves within the preserve area was read aloud. During other comments, Mr. Masters requested a correction in spelling. Mr. Solomon inquired whether the parking lot would be shared with the building next door, to which Mr. Weller responded it would not. Mr. Weller explained that the building on the adjacent property would be built by Mr. Damerau. Mr. Solomon made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -98 -07 to the City Council with the following conditions: 1. Prior to the Certificate of Occupancy (CO), the applicant, or subsequent owner, agrees to replace the large oak tree on the site if said tree dies. The replacement tree shall be taken from the Village Square Professional Park Planned Unit Development (PUD). If the large oak tree on the site dies after the CO, the applicant or subsequent owner shall replace said tree with an oak tree from nursery stock that is a minimum of 18 feet in height. 2 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 2. As a condition of construction plan approval, the handicap parking space detail shall show an overall dimension of 12' x 18.5'. Mr. Masters seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote of 5 -0. Recommendation to Citv Council: Petition SP- 97 -13_ - Gol t Diaest Hank Skokowski, agent for WCI Limited Partnership and Golf Digest, is requesting a site plan approval for a 26.15 acre "Golf Campus ", a 4.1 acre golf maintenance facility, and two (2) roadways connecting PGA Boulevard with the golf campus. The site is generally located 314 mile north of PGA Boulevard and � mile west of the Florida Turnpike. (3- 42S -42E) Planner II Ed Tombari reviewed the staff report dated 7/14/98. Ann Booth with Urban Design Studio, agent for the petitioner, stated the petitioner would agree to all of the conditions of approval. • In response to Mr. Solomon's concern with lighting along the main roadways, Ms. Booth explained the spacing of the lights and that there was enough lighting to safely navigate vehicles. Mr. Solomon questioned whether the main road off PGA Boulevard would be platted in phases. Ms. Booth described the phasing plan, and stated the road would be platted in two phases, the timing of which was a condition of the PCD. Principal Planner Kim Glas further described the timing. The north -south parkway would be dedicated to Palm Beach County, and maintenance of the interior roadways would be either by the P.A. or by Northern. Chuck DeSantee explained that currently the duties of the Master POA were being defined, but whatever Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District did not maintain the Master POA would maintain. Ms. Booth stated the golf course would remain a public golf course, and that the tennis courts were for use only by the corporate lodge occupants. Ms. Booth explained that South Florida Water Management District was currently conducting a very stringent review of the plans, and if substantive changes were made then the petitioner would return to the City; however, that situation was not anticipated. Ms. Booth discussed the mitigation plan; Ms. Glas clarified the type of plans to be used. In response to Mr. Nedvins' question regarding whether signage would be brought back for approval, Ms. Booth explained it was a part of this petition, and displayed the proposed signage. In response to Mr. Master's question whether there was sufficient distance to make lighting adjustments after road alignment to the east, Ms. Booth affirmed there was sufficient room, and Principal Planner Glas explained that a new plan had been submitted is 3 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 for a typical preserve and lake and that the cross section was no longer applicable. Mr. Channing made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -97 -13 to the City Council with the following conditions: 1. Prior to approval of the construction plans for the lake excavation, a lake littoral shelf planting plan shall be approved by the City. Prior to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for the clubhouse, the lake edge associated with the clubhouse site plan shall be installed. 2. Prior to City Council approval, the petitioner shall sub it a revised landscape plan indicating acreage of wetland preserve and details of the man -made upland buffer /preserve around the northern side of the proposed wetland. 3. Prior to City Council approval, the petitioner shall submit a revised site plan indicating an extension of the "Golf Club Drive" sidewalk from the "Tract N" western entrance to the clubhouse facility. • 4. Prior to City Council approval, the petitioner shall submit a revised site plan indicating that the eastern parking area meets the lighting requirements contained within LDR section 118- 474(4). S. Prior to City Council approval, PCD cross sections A -A through I -I shall be added to the site plan in addition to the flexible pavement specifications meeting the requirements of LDR section 118 -206, in lieu of "Detail Sheet - Sheet 10" cross sections. 6. Prior to City Council approval the site plan and associated cross sections shall be revised to be consistent with the approved conceptual surface water management plan. Said plans shall be submitted and approved by the Growth Management Department prior to City Council consideration of approval. 7. Within nine months of the PCD approval, the petitioner shall submit a 50 -foot ROW section detail of the buffer and roadway immediately west of the Seacoast Utility Plant. S. Prior to City Council, the petitioner shall submit a revised key map that matches the Golf Digest Master Plan PCD map. 9. Prior to City Council approval, the petitioner shall submit a revised site plan indicating nineteen (19) bicycle spaces as • a • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 required by LDR section 118 -539. Mr. Masters seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote of 5 -0. eti A request by Urban Design Studio, agent, for site plan approval of a professional office building totaling 24,142 square feet. The 1.74 - acre site is located within the MacArthur Center (Regional Center) Planned Community Development (PCD). (15- 42S -42E) Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated July 14, 1998. During questions from the Board, possible use of decorative pavers in the parking lot was discussed. Ann Booth, Urban Design Studio, agent for the petitioner, stated the petitioner would agree to the first three staff conditions. Ms. Booth explained that condition 4, which required a 30 -foot radius would affect the number of parking spaces. The 30 -foot radius was discussed. Mr. Channing expressed his opinion that a 30 -foot radius was not needed and commented that he liked the decorative paver area • in the parking lot. Mr. Nedvins stated he was not sure a 30' radius was required, and clarified with Ms. Booth that signage letters would be one color. Mr. Solomon favored an ingress /egress at the northern location, agreed that a 30' radius was not needed, and recommended the applicant work with staff regarding the decorative pavers for the parking lot. Mr. Masters recommended a 25' radius in lieu of 30' and that the petitioner be allowed to work with staff regarding the pavers. Mr. Channing made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -98 -08 to the City Council with the following conditions: 1. Prior to scheduling for a City Council meeting, the applicant shall submit a site specific Trip Generation Analysis demonstrating that the proposed project will not exceed the approved overall DRI vested trips. 2. Prior to scheduling for a City Council meeting, the applicant shall relocate the "exit only" a minimum distance of 100 feet south of the intersection of Kyoto Gardens Drive and Access Drive. 3. Prior to scheduling for a City Council meeting, the applicant shall add curbing to the parking lot turn out just west of the existing landscaped berm to protect the proposed hedge. • s • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 4. That 25' shall be acceptable for radius on the inside of the property line of the southerly exit. 5 That the northerly exit shall be widened to make it ingress /egress. 6. The applicant shall submit a paver design subject to approval by staff. Mr. Masters seconded the motion. Mr. Nedvins requested an amendment to the motion requiring building elevation signage (two signs) to be one color. Mr. Channing, maker of the motion, accepted the amendment. Mr. Masters seconded the amendment. Both the amendment and the motion carried by unanimous vote of 5 -0. Recommendation to Citv Council: Petition SP -98 -11 - PGA - National Mobil Michael Houston, agent for Hasan Allgayer, is seeking site plan approval for redesigning the current PGA National Mobil Station. The total land area consists of 1 acre and is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of PGA Boulevard and Fairway Drive. (10- 42E-42S) • Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated July 14, 1998. Mr. Masters requested a legal interpretation as to whether this was a drive - through facility, which would be prohibited in the PGA Boulevard Corridor Overlay. Attorney Post responded that no legal opinion had been reached at this time. Mr. Minor agreed that directional traffic arrows at the front of building could be helpful. Attorney Thomas J. Baird, representative for the applicant, introduced others present on behalf of the petitioner. Attorney Baird stated the petitioner would accept a condition requiring directional signage. Attorney Baird explained his legal opinion as an attorney and planner regarding whether this facility was a drive - through, and reported that he had been the City Attorney and had helped write some of the land development regulations adopted in 1994. Attorney Baird referred to code sections 118.290 and 118.280, and concluded that it was quite clear from these sections that the war wash was an accessory business use and not a drive through. Attorney Baird explained that when this code was drafted the concern had been with drive - through facilities on PGA Boulevard such as Burger Kings and McDonalds restaurants and to a lesser extent bank drive - throughs. Attorney Post stated she was at a disadvantage because this was the first time this issue had surfaced, and that if the Board wished to recommend approval of this • • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 petition, the proposed condition could be modified to state there must be resolution to the issue either before it reached the City Council or resolution at City Council level. Attorney Baird pointed out that an alternative would be a waiver. Attorney Baird stated the petitioner was agreeable to staff conditions 1 - 4, and that condition 5 involved the interpretation just discussed. Attorney Baird stated that although a waiver was requested in condition 3, that the actual square footage of the building was less than it had been previously. Attorney Baird commented that the yellow background had been removed from the sign. Mr. Channing requested paint color samples for the building and discussed sign colors. Mr. Channing commented that direction from the City Council was needed regarding colors, and expressed his opinion that there were too many colors. Mr. Nedvins suggested eliminating the bright yellow and purple and using only teal and white on the building; and on the Mobil sign to eliminate the red "o" to make it a two -color sign. Mr. Channing expressed his agreement with Mr. Nedvins' color suggestions, and expressed his opinion that the car wash was not a drive - through. Mr. Nedvins stated he was serious about the Mobil sign colors and would vote against the petition if they were not changed, since the Board had spent years working with Toys R Us and other businesses to tone down the sign colors. Mr. Solomon • requested and received clarification that the dimension line of the canopy had been changed on the landscape plan. Mr. Solomon summarized his position on points discussed up to this point: Agreement that traffic arrows shall be placed on the pavement; that the car wash would not be a drive through, subject to substantiation by the City Attorney, and if the City Attorney's legal opinion was that the car wash was a drive through, then a waiver would be in order; agreed with the building colors and building signage colors as changed by Mr. Nedvins, but stated he could live with leaving the small "o" in red. Mr. Masters stated he shared the opinion that the car wash was an accessory use and agreed with granting a waiver if it were deemed a drive - through. Ms. Masters recommended the addition of language in the code to clarify that facilities such as this were not drive - throughs. Mr. Masters stated he endorsed the color changes in the signage on the building, and had no problem with leaving the small "d' on the Mobil sign in red. Mr. Solomon received clarification that the wording regarding lighting levels would meet code. Mr. Channing asked whether Mobil would accept a one -color sign, to which the response was they had worked very hard on their sign and it was currently on the property. Mr. Solomon stated that the monument sign and the building sign should match. During Mr. Channing's comments on condition 5, Attorney Post advised that without the luxury of having reviewed all the code sections present it appeared at first blush that it was not the intent of the code that this car wash be • 7 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 considered a drive through which would be prohibited in the PGA corridor; however, reserved the right to make a formal opinion and a recommendation for a condition accordingly. Mr. Channing made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -98 -11 to City Council with the following conditions: 1. Prior to this petition being scheduled for a City Council meeting, the Traffic Impact Analysis Report shall be revised per the Assistant City Engineer's comments. 2. Prior to construction plan approval, the Lighting Plan shall be revised to show existing and proposed light fixtures and lighting levels. 3. The approval of this petition is contingent upon the approval of the following waiver: (A) Waiver of Section 118- 290(8)a) which allows 500 square feet of convenience store space for motor vehicle fuel sales without service. The petitioner plans to have 1,045 square feet. 4. Food and drink provided within the food mart shall be limited to self - service items only, including (but not limited to) such items as hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, or fountain soft drinks, which customers may select and purchase without assistance, preparation, or assembly by the employees of the service station. One microwave oven, for self- service heating or reheating of food and drink item, shall be allowed. The sale of convenience items shall be accessory and incidental to the principal operation of the sales of gasoline. S. The approval of this petition is contingent upon the interpretation of Section 118- 280(d)(1)(b) which prohibits drive - through facilities in the PGA Boulevard Corridor Overlay; however, it is the opinion of the Site Plan and Appearance Committee that the car wash would not be considered a drive - trough based on their interpretation of the intent of the Code. 6. Directional traffic arrows shall be added on the pavement. 7. Signage on the building and the monument sign shall be simplified by deleting the purple and the background and the background color shall be the color of the building, and the yellow band at the top of the building shall be removed. Mr. Masters seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Mr. Nedvins recommended making the background for the "on the run" signage • 8 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 white and the other signage background white; and stated his preference for all blue letters on the Mobil sign and his opinion that Mobil would not leave Palm Beach Gardens if the City required all blue letters. The motion carried by vote of 4 -1 with Mr. Nedvins opposed. ommendation to Citv Council: Petition SP -98- Henry Skokowski, agent for Ballenlsles Development Company, is seeking site plan approval for 31 custom single family home lots on Parcel 8B within the Ballenlsles Planned Community District (PCD) . The total land area is 12.02 acres and is located on Fairwinds Avenue, south of where Fairwinds Avenue terminates at the entrance to Parcel 10. (11- 42S-42E) Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated July 14, 1998, and answered questions regarding lighting, landscaping, and setbacks. Henry Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, stated that he and John Tiffany with BallenIsles Development Company were present to answer any questions. Mr. Masters questioned the rear from Lot 25 to the • lake slope, to which Mr. Skokowski responded the first approximately 20 feet was part of a maintenance berm which was fairly level and after that point typically another 17 feet would slope down to the lake and that the slope would be in accordance with South Florida Water Management requirements. Mr. Tiffany responded to Mr. Solomon's question regarding privacy walls that they were in front of the master baths in the front of the house and were 5 feet from the property line. The response to Mr. Nedvins' question regarding a sidewalk was that only one sidewalk was required on one side of the road. Mr. Nedvins expressed his preference for sidewalks on each side of the road. Mr. Nedvins questioned the actual width of the driving area roadway, to which the response was 24 feet. Mr. Nedvins suggested staff look at these types of situations in future planning, since when cars parked along both sides a narrow driving area was created, which could cause problems for emergency vehicles. Mr. Solomon made a motion to recommend approval of Petition SP -98 -04 to the City Council. Mr. Masters seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5 -0 vote. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the Commission. • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 There was no new business to come before the Commission. • • 10 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 14, 1998 ADJOURNIENT There being no further business, upon motion by Mr. Channing, seconded by Mr. Masters, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. The next meeting will be held July 28, 1998. APPROVED: John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem John Nedvins (Absent) Ralnh Pisani 1lCL111 a7 V1)V1LLV11 use-! �� �.✓ ichard Masters, Alternate WJc e Holloman, Secretary s12