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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 072297• CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 22, 1997 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 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 PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR Acting Planning and Zoning Director Kim Glas Castro announced that Mark Hill would begin employment next Monday. ITEMS BY CITY COIINCIL LIAISON There were no items by the City Council Liaison. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of July 8. 1997 - Mr. Jones made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Chair Elect Mignogna seconded the motion, which carried by 5 -0 vote. Mr. Ornstein and Mr. Glidden abstained. SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE R39VIEW COMMITTEE The roll was called by Planner Bahareh Keshavarz, Secretary for the meeting. Present Diane Carlino William Mignogna Joel Channing John Glidden Christopher Jones Jeffrey Ornstein Thomas Paganini Absent John Nedvins (Arrived at 7:35 P.M.) Thomas Pastore Also present at the meeting were Assistant City Manager Greg Dunham, • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 Interim Planning and Zoning Director Kim Glas Castro, City Attorney Carol Wallace, and Planners Edward Tomberi and Bahareh Keshavarz. Consideration of Approval: Petition SP- 97 -07, Bascom Palmer ,rye Institute Amendments, to allow for amendments to the approved site plan, including changing the building elevations, configuration and square footage. Also, the amendments include slight modifications to the traffic circulation and parking areas as well as landscaping. This site is located on the southwest corner of PGA Boulevard and Fairway Drive. (10-42S -42S) Planner Ed Tomberi reviewed the staff report dated July 14, 1997. John Nedvins arrived at 7:35 P.M. Henry Skokowski, agent for the petitioner, commented that upgrades had been made to the landscaping. Oak trees were upgraded and Royal Palms were specified at 201 grey wood, or overall height approximately 32 feet. Mr. Skokowski commented that all conditions had been previously discussed and had been agreed to by the petitioner. • Don Dwore, Architect, presented elevations and computer graphics. The skylight, roof pitch, and cleaning of the aluminum slats was discussed. Clarification for the corrugated aluminum was discussed. Mr. Skokowski commented that could be made a condition of approval. Mr. Paganini questioned whether there would be a problem if the petitioner decided on a larger sign later or just replaced it. Joe Felino explained he had made an agreement with Llwyd Ecclestone to redesign the entrance sign in keeping with the building, working with Mr. Ecclestone and the Community Board. Mr. Glidden commented on the staff's recommended condition of approval regarding lighting, and requested that it be expanded to include all exterior lighting as part of the review. Discussion ensued regarding how the Board could determine a proper number of foot-candles to achieve the desired effect so that the lighting would not cause the building to be too bright. The Burger King building was discussed, where soffit lighting made the building jump out. Mr. Glidden recommended that the condition of approval read as follows: A lighting plan, including all exterior lights indicating footcandle levels on the ground and on the building, be certified by a registered engineer, which meets the Land Development Regulations requirements, shall be submitted to the Site Plan and Appearance Committee prior to the 0 2 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 issuance of the first building permit. Mr. Glidden also recommended that a seventh condition be added: All conditions of the previous approval by this Board shall be incorporated in the project unless superseded by these conditions. Planner Ed Tomberi confirmed that those conditions had been met, whereupon Mr. Glidden withdrew the recommendation. Mr. Channing recommended that the lighting engineer take representative readings at Burger King so that the Committee would have a reference point. Mr. Dwore stated that he would bring the lighting engineer before the Committee to review the lighting plan. Mr. Glidden made a motion to approve Petition SP -97 -07 with the following conditions: (1) In order to verify on -site water quality retention and allowable discharge from this project, the applicant shall provide the portion of the PGA Master drainage plan for this site. This information shall be provided prior to the issuance of the first building permit. • (2) A lighting plan, including all exterior lights and indicating footcandle levels on the ground and on the face of the building, certified by a registered engineer, which meets the Land Development Regulations requirements, shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to the issuance of the first building permit. Upon presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant shall provide criteria for the lighting of adjacent buildings, including the Burger King, for comparative purposes. (3) At such time in the future, if the City takes over landscape maintenance for Fairway Drive, the property owners of the subject property shall pay a maintenance fee to the City for the landscape maintenance of the adjacent road shoulder and half of the median. A reasonable fee shall be determined annually, paid in quarterly installments commencing on the first of November. (4) A sidewalk easement, granting access to the public, shall be provided for the 6 -foot sidewalk located along PGA Boulevard and the 5 -foot sidewalk located along Fairway Drive Prior to the issuance of the first building permit. The sidewalks shall be maintained by the property owner, without recourse to the City 0 3 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes • July 22, 1997 of Palm Beach Gardens. (5) An easement provided for the maintenance of the PGA National entrance sign and associated landscaping by the PGA Property Owners Association shall be provided to the City prior to the issuance of the first building permit. The property owner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to maintain the PGA National entrance sign and associated landscaping. (6) If the Developer chooses to provide Art -in- Public Places on site in lieu of monies, the art shall be provided outside the building. Mr. Ornstein seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Mr. Skokowski questioned procedure regarding the lighting plan condition. Acting Planning and Zoning Director Kim Glas Castro explained that this condition would be a minor amendment to the site plan requiring Site Plan and Appearance Board approval unless all details were shown at the City Council presentation and received their approval. City Attorney Wallace advised that the options were to present the lighting plan to this Board before proceeding to City • Council or to submit the lighting plan as a separate application. The applicant agreed to submit the lighting plan as a separate application. The motion carried by unanimous 7 -0 vote. Mr. Skokowski questioned how the applicant would know their plan was acceptable since the City had no lighting standards. Discussion ensued, with the response that in the absence of Code criteria, this Board would evaluate the lighting plan. The Acting Planning and Zoning Director explained that the City would not have time to establish maximums for lighting before consideration of this matter. Workshopt Pe t3 ti on SP-97-0 , by Henry Skokowski, agent for Nortbl eke Partners, is requesting a Site Plan approval for a proposed 96,719 square foot shopping center to be named NorthMil Plaza. The proposed center will be anchored by an "Albertson's" supermarket and will include a "Boston Market" restaurant outparcel development. The shopping center is to be located on a 11.5 acre parcel with a CG -1 General Commercial zoning designation. The parcel is generally located at the northeast corner or Military Trail and Northlake Boulevard. (13-42S-42B). • 4 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 Planner Ed Tomberi reviewed the staff report dated July 17, 1997. Henry Skokowski, agent for the Petitioner, reviewed revisions made since the last meeting. Mr. Skokowski commented regarding landscaping near access points which had been altered to meet the City Forester's comments. Drive aisles had been aligned, and visibility of the truck loading area would be blocked with landscaping. A 6 -foot chain link fence had been added from the wall to the property line for security purposes, and a hedge would also continue to the property line. Lighting footcandles were reviewed, and what levels the City Engineers desired. Mr. Skokowski explained that the level of fill required would not allow preservation of existing pines; however, palm trees could be saved. Mr. Skokowski reported that at the second neighborhood meeting drainage had been discussed, and described the drainage system that would be installed at the wall. Screening of the rear of existing shops was described. Mr. Skokowski reported that all abutting single family homes were single story so that the six foot wall would effectively screen their view and none would overlook the wall. Mr. Skokowski requested that the palms requested by the City Forester to be added near the liquor store not be required since that would require changing the building architecture. Mr. Skokowski • requested, that Military Trail landscaping not be required to be changed. A ficus tree was proposed to be relocated and preserved. Mr. Skokowski reported from the neighborhood meeting that residents would prefer an 8 -foot wall and recommended that the petitioner provide the extra 2 feet. The residents were also interested in moving the wall further away from their property line. Mr. Skokowski commented that he was recommending to his clients that the wall be approximately 7 -1/2 feet further from the property line. Mr. Skokowski reported that extended yards, drainage, chemical balance of the retention pond, compacting of refuse and truck deliveries at Albertsons, and crossing guards were also discussed at the meeting. The residents requested that the existing concrete median could be moved south to provide better traffic flow, and the Traffic Engineer was checking to see if that was possible. Mr. Skokowski reported that the project had been very well received by the residents. The applicant volunteered to notify the residents of the next meeting. Mr. Skokowski reviewed the Boston Market building colors and architecture. Mr. Jones requested that the building color be changed to be more beige than pink. Mr. Jones requested that abutting commercial as well as residential photometrics be researched. Mr. Skokowski explained that photometric computer programs did not take into consideration any landscaping. Mr. Jones requested that the • 5 • • • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 commercial property owners also be notified of the next meeting. Mr. Jones expressed concern regarding the residents, view of the blank wall on the north elevation of Albertsons and recommended extending the barrel tile as an accent. Mr. Paganini discussed the rear elevation and recommended barrel tile. Mr. Ornstein commented that the architecture of the center needed to be carried all the way around the buildings. Mr. Ornstein commented that the lip awning on Boston Market building was not acceptable, and objected to the use of the color red. Mr. Ornstein made a recommendation regarding relocating the building columns so that landscaping could be installed near the liquor store. Mr. Ornstein agreed that placing the wall away from the property line would be good for the residents. Other comments by Board members included discussion of footcandles and wall lights, location of buffer trees, and using larger trees to hide the building instead of wrapping the mansard roof around the entire building. Extensive discussion ensued regarding the roof. Mr. Glidden requested that the petitioner bring a roof plan to the next meeting. Mr. Ornstein suggested removing all lights on the rear of the buildings and placing the lights on the wall shining towards the buildings, which was done by Palm Beach County. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION The roll was called by Planner Bahareh Keshavarz, Secretary for the meeting. Present Diane Carlino William Mignogna Joel Channing John Glidden Christopher Jones Jeffrey Ornstein Thomas Paganini John Nedvins Thomas Pastore Discussion /Recommendation to City Council: School Siting cri texIa for Comprehensive Plan Acting Planning and Zoning Director Kim Glas Castro explained that C.1 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 school siting criteria was now required for the Comprehensive Plan, and that a subcommittee had provided proposed language which City Council member David Clark would present at an upcoming meeting to discuss this criteria. All Land Development Requirements must be met on school sites. The Committee's draft had taken the State concept of putting together general performance standards to incorporate the School Board's criteria, as well as room for all necessary utilities, buffering, and support facilities. All other site plan criteria was also included. Access standards and promoting infill in developed areas were also proposed. Ms. Glas Castro requested direction regarding where schools should be encouraged and any limitations and criteria desired by the Commission. Mr. Ornstein recommended that the statement be kept general. Ms. Glas Castro explained that schools were allowed in any residential use. Conditional uses were discussed. State regulations and proposed neighborhood schools were discussed. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the Planning and Zoning Commission. NEW BUSINESS Boardmembers Jones, Glidden and Carlino announced that they would be absent at the August 5, 1997 meeting. • 7 • Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes July 22, 1997 There being no further business, upon motion by Mr. Ornstein, seconded by Mr. Glidden, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M. The next meeting will be held August 5, 1997. APPROVED: 6-�' C-'t� Diane Carlino, Chair OW William Mignogna, Chair Elect Jeffrey Ornstein Thomas Pastore s Paganini Christopher Jones (Absent) John Nedvins, Alternate Joel Channing, Alternate Pi6hareh Keshavarez, Secretary • 8