HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 082598CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
August 25, 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 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.
There were no comments by the Growth Management Director.
ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
City Council Liaison Carl Sabatello requested that future agendas
place this item at the end of the meeting.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of August 11, 1998 - Mr. Masters made a motion to approve the
minutes of the August 11, 1998 meeting with Plastridge Insurance
Center changed to PGA National DRI Amendment. Mr. Solomon seconded
the motion. Motion carried by 4 -0 vote to approve the minutes as
submitted at this meeting. Mr. Nedvins abstained.
SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE REVIEW COMKITTEE
The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting.
Chair Diane Carlino
Joel Channing, Vice Chair
John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem
John Nedvins
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Ralph Pisani
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Dennis Solomon
Alternate Richard Masters
Also present at the meeting were Growth Management Director Roxanne
Manning, City Attorney Carole Wallace Post, City Council Liaison Carl
Sabatello, Principal Planners Kim Glas Castro and Marty Minor, Planner
II Bahareh Keshavarz, Planner II Edward Tombari, Planner I Angela
Csinsi, and Planner I John Lindgren.
workshop - Petition SP -98 -18 - The Oaks Center PUD Site Plea
Amendmen t
A request by Rick Greene, agent, to amend the four -acre section of The
Oaks PUD, known as The Oaks Center. The amendment includes
eliminating the second story space in the easternmost building, the
addition of two decorative towers and connecting the three buildings.
The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Burns Road
and Prosperity Farms Road. (8- 42S -43B)
Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated August
25, 1998 and answered questions from the Board.
Donaldson Hearing spoke for the petitioner, in favor of reduced
parking spaces with green space provided, and stated the petitioner
had no objection to moving the Burns Road buffer but that it was
believed the residents would object. Proposed changes to the building
footprint were reviewed.
Mr. Solomon spoke in favor of moving the buffer and the building, and
changing the fence material from chain link to wood. Mr. Channing
expressed his opinion in favor of moving the building and buffer. Mr.
Glidden pointed out that the originally approved 12, buffer was
reduced to 101 because 21 had been taken for sidewalk space; that
several pieces of mechanical and electrical equipment needed to be
screened; that one area of the roof plan needed to be fixed, agreed
with staff regarding setbacks; and questioned the concrete service
apron going all around the building, to which Mr. Hearing responded
the apron would provide maintenance and emergency access and that the
air conditioning units would be screened. Mr. Glidden expressed his
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opinion that the apron was only needed where access to the building
was provided, and stated no objection to the proposed awnings. Mr.
Nedvins favored moving the building, preferred single color awnings,
proposed at least one loading space and that the fence material be
what was desired by the residents, proposed that the existing
mangroves be undisturbed, and requested proper drainage to avoid
future flooding. Mr. Masters favored more rear setback and the
building moved provided the neighbors agreed. Mr. Glidden objected
to the fire wall showing above the roof. Chair Carlino summarized the
comments and stated consensus was to move the front buffer 51; that
there was no consensus on the awning color; petitioner needed to work
with the City Forester regarding the landscape buffer; equipment
needed to be screened; petitioner should change the 18° pitch behind
the tower on the roof, and possibly change the concrete apron around
the building, that one comment had been made in favor of a loading
space; and that drainage needed to be proper.
Workshop - Petition SP -98 -16 - Northlake/Convress Commercial Center
Neil Gaeta, agent for Lou Gaeta Development Co., Is seeking site plan
approval for a 13,905 square foot Nalgreens convenience store and a
2,910 square foot Pollo Tropical restaurant. The total land area is
3.56 acres and is located on the north side of Northlake Boulevard
approximately 1 mile east of I -95. (18 -42S -432)
Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated August
25, 1998, and responded to questions from the Committee. Mr. Minor
explained that open space calculations must meet code requirements.
Traffic circulation and stacking was discussed. Mr. Glidden proposed
an escape lane be added at the rear. Mr. Minor clarified that there
would be one developer for both buildings, that sale of a portion of
the property would require City approval to subdivide the parcel, and
that there would be an access easement to the mobile home park at the
northwest corner of this project. Access to the site was discussed.
Mr. Minor clarified that stacking requirements for the drive - through
was five vehicles but that a waiver could be requested.
Lou Gaeta, agent for the petitioner, provided a history of the site,
which had been purchased from the MacArthur Foundation, and explained
that construction of the Congress Avenue extension was to begin in
January beginning at the north end and going south. Mr. Gaeta
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commented that the petitioner agreed with most of the staff
conditions, but explained that Walgreens was trying to get all their
stores approved with curbing rather than wheel stops, which they
considered a safety issue since people were falling over them; but
understood the City Code requirement and would abide by it. Mr. Gaeta
discussed access and how the intersection at Congress Avenue would be
configured. Mr. Gaeta explained that there was extra space in the
aisleways which could be used to increase landscaping; however, the
applicant preferred to have the aisleways wide. Mr. Channing
suggested designating traffic around Pollo Tropical one way to solve
the circulation problem, which the staff and the applicant agreed
would be helpful. David Keen discussed landscaping and described
proposed plant materials and additional landscaping which was to be
included. In the area of the Walgreens building canopy, the
petitioner proposed minimum landscaping for safety reasons. Concern
was expressed that a lot of the new Walgreens buildings seemed bare
and stark, and the petitioner was requested to work to provide more
landscaping to soften the building. A wall or berm was recommended
to divide the parking lot from the street. Maintaining a 51 minimum
landscaping buffer in all areas was recommended. Other comments
• included providing a by -pass lane at Pollo Tropical. Petitioner
explained the landscaping plan and site plan would be consistent at
the next meeting. More landscaping to soften the loading area and the
FPL transformer was recommended, and also adding architectural
features to the rear of Walgreens. One -way counter clockwise traffic
around Pollo Tropical was suggested. Screening roof - mounted equipment
was required. Mr. Gaeta explained the FPL transformer would be moved
and would be landscaped. The possibility of using a small amount of
the main color of each building on the other building was suggested
in order to blend the building colors. Colored elevations of
landscaping to scale against the building were requested. wrapping
the barrel tile on each corner of the east and west elevation around
the corner and adding a small piece in the middle was suggested to
dress up the rear of the Walgreens building. Another member of the
Committee requested softening the exterior of Walgreens.
A summary by Chair Carlino included the following items: Adding a by-
pass lane and changing traffic circulation at Pollo Tropical;
improving landscaping and possible addition of a berm along the
Northlake corridor; wrap barrel tile around the corners of the
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Walgreens building; blend colors of buildings; and make sure plans are
consistent with everything properly noted. Mr. Glidden pointed out
an area on the site plan where lines did not come together at the
southwest corner.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMKISSION
The roll was called by Jackie Holloman, Secretary for the meeting.
Present
Absent
Chair Diane Carlino Ralph Pisani
Joel Channing, Vice Chair
John Glidden, Chair Pro Tem.
John Nedvins
Dennis Solomon
Alternate Richard Masters
WorkshQV - Petitions LU- 97 -03, LU-97 -04, LU- 97 -05, The Commons
Parcels 1, 2 & 3
Sank Skokowski, agent for Charming Corporation, is requesting land use
amendments for three separate parcels of land. The proposed
amendments include a land use change from Residential Medium (RM) and
Residential High (Rff) to Mixed Use Development (AW) . The three
parcels are located along the south side of PGA Boulevard, between
Avenue of the PGA and Military Trail. (11,12 -42S -42S)
Mr. Channing and Mr. Glidden stepped down due to conflict of interest.
Principal Planner Kim Glas presented a slide presentation of the three
different petitions for small -scale land use change which were being
considered together because of similar issues. A portion of each
parcel was proposed to be changed to mixed use, currently promoted by
the State and also in accordance with the City's vision as a
development pattern. Staff concerns were that the proposed mixed use
designations were derived to meet small -scale land use change criteria
and might not be in the best of interest of the City's planning; that
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the land use change would convert the
western PGA Boulevard corridor int o
need for redesignation of these
demonstrated; and that residential
were required by the City but were
requested direction on whether this
character of the residential areas.
residential character of
a mixed -use corridor; that
three parcels had not
the
the
been
units above non - residential uses
not provided in Parcel 1. Staff
was the right time to change the
Steve Mathison, attorney for the petitioner, introduced Henry
Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, who provided an overview of the
request and responded to specific staff concerns. It was clarified
that any uses were allowed from a land use perspective, however, the
PGA Overlay and PUD process did allow restriction of certain uses.
Ms. Glas explained that an analysis for which specific criteria was
used was required for any land use change to indicate whether there
was a need for the land use. Growth Management Director Manning
explained that a needs analysis was only applicable for a zoning
petition if there was something in the LDR's or the Code that required
a market analysis for the proposed project. Attorney Mathison
indicated the petitioner would work with staff to provide information
for the analysis. During ensuing discussion, Ms. Glas commented that
conditions were not placed upon land use amendments; however, they
were placed on PUD's.
Workshop - Petition PUD-98-03 - The Commons Parcel 1
A request by Urban Design Studio, agent, for Planned Unit Development
(PUD) approval of a mixed -use project with 31 residential units,
14,212 square feet of general office, 5,267 of medical office, 10,667
square feet of general retail, 5,900 square feet of indoor restaurant
use and 2,260 square feet of outdoor restaurant use. The 7.304 -acre
site is located on the south side of PGA Boulevard, immediately east
of Its intersection with Avenue of the PGA. (11 -425 -428)
Petitioner displayed color renderings of the proposed project. Chair
Carlino explained the PUD approval process and that a public hearing
would be held. Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff
report for Parcel 1 dated August 17, 1998.
Chair Carlino added the following two items so that all three parcels
could be included in the discussion:
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workshop - Petition Pap -98 -04 - The Commons Parcel 2
A request by Drban Design Studio, agent, for planned unit development
(PUD) approval of a mixed -use project with 21 residential units, and
39,480 square feet of commercial business. The 8.997 -acre site is
located on the south side of PGA Boulevard, immediately west of its
Intersection with Hickory Drive. (11-42S-42S)
Workshow _Petition PUD- 98 -05_ The Commons Parcel 3
A request by Urban Design Studio, agent, for planned unit development
(PUD) approval of a mixed -use project with 53 residential units, and
72,450 square feet of commercial business. The 12.266 -acre site is
located on the south side of PGA Boulevard, immediately east of its
intersection with Hickory Drive. (12- 42S -42B)
Principal Planner Minor reviewed the staff reports for parcels 2 and
3, dated August 25, 1998.
Attorney Mathison introduced others present who would present
• information on behalf of the petitioner and provided an overview of
the development proposed for The Commons parcels, which he described
as a truly mixed -use concept. Attorney. Mathison explained that he
and the developer /purchaser, Joel Channing, had won an RFP from the
MacArthur Foundation for the purchase and development of this
property, and that Mr. Channing had created a gateway to this section
of the City in accordance with the City's visioning process, and would
work with the PGA Boulevard Corridor Overlay to implement his concept.
Attorney Mathison described Mr. Channing's efforts in working with the
neighbors and explained that he had agreed to record a 20 -year
covenant running with the land to restrict the land uses to those
approved by the City in this original application.
Henry Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, described the project and
its uniqueness. Mr. Skokowski commented that he would discuss
remaining issues at a later workshop.
Keith Spina, Oliver and Glidden Partners Architects, provided a brief
overview of the neo- traditional Mediterranean architecture using
elevations, color boards showing colors and materials, and drawings.
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Frank Maroney, Landscape Architect, described the traditional style
of native landscaping proposed, with bike paths and other features to
make the project pedestrian friendly. Landscaping was chosen to
attract birds and wildlife. The parking lot would contain large trees
which would allow this area to function as a buffer. Access to shops,
cafes, and "people watching" areas were described. Connectivity
between the parcels was reviewed. Mr. Maroney credited the City
Forester and staff with ideas which softened the landscaping.
Mr. Mathison commented on the level of detail and the amount of
thought that had gone into this project, and requested a public
hearing in 30 days if possible. After discussion, it was agreed to
leave the decision of when to hold the public hearing up to staff with
the understanding that holding the public hearing did not necessarily
mean the petition would be ready to advance to City Council for
consideration.
Comments by the Commission included a recommendation to incorporate
the 20 -year covenant into future discussions, a suggestion that some
concerns could be discussed with staff, clarification by Architect
Spina regarding locations of rental units and parking, clarification
of the number of dwelling units proposed, and proposed access and
traffic circulation. Attorney Mathison explained that a property
owner's association would be created for the whole project, and that
the mixed use portion of the development would be constructed first.
It was clarified that there was a list of non - permitted adult uses,
and that approval by the Commission could be conditioned not to permit
certain uses. Location of a proposed privacy wall was discussed. A
decision would be made'regarding whether signage would be included or
presented separately. Mr. Skokowski commented the signage was
intended to be low -key worth Avenue type signage. Drainage was
proposed into a canal also serving Ballenlsles. Mr. Masters reported
he had attended meetings regarding drainage.
Mr. Channing and Mr. Glidden returned to the meeting.
Workshop - Amendment to Church Regulations
Principal Planner Marty Minor reviewed the staff report dated August
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25, 1998 entitled Draft Church Regulations Amendment Ordinance, and
described the proposed new regulations, including a new use category
of a religious facility with more than 1,000 seats in the sanctuary;
a revised parking standard of one space per each three seats in a
sanctuary auditorium plus one space for each 1,000 square feet of
general assembly area, with parking standards for a school, day care
and other accessory uses to be used when applicable; and clarification
of accessory uses permitted in conjunction with religious facilities.
During ensuing discussion, a peak time parking analysis was
recommended, as well as including adult day care centers in the
ordinance language. Staff clarified that there was a standard
measurement used to equal one seat. Mr. Channing expressed his
opinion that residential neighborhoods should have as many churches
and schools as they desired.
ITEMS BY CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Consensus was to allow the City Council Liaison comments to be placed
on the agenda where the City Council Liaison desired. City Council
• Liaison Carl Sabatello commented he would provide feedback regarding
any changes made by the City Council to recommendations made by the
Commission. To date, no big changes had been made other than
architectural concerns and landscaping on Hampton Inn. Mr. Sabatello
reported that Lone Pine had been rejected and discussed the reasons
for the rejection including that they had not shown why they should
not abide by code on the issue of lot sizes. Charts would be provided
in the future to make it easier for the Commission to see what items
had been changed or added by the City Council.
W . _ �r
There was no old business to come before the Commission.
NEW BUSINESS
Chair Carling commented that Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham's last
day would be August 28, 1998 and wished him well in his new position.
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The best location for the podium was discussed.
Attorney Post clarified that it was State law that commission members
could not hold discussions regarding petitions among themselves
outside a public meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, upon motion by Mr. Masters, seconded
by Mr. Channing, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned
at 11:00 The next meeting will be held September 8, 1998.
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