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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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William Mignogna, Chair Elect
Jeffrey Ornstein
Thomas Pastore
s Paganini
Christopher Jones
(Absent)
John Nedvins, Alternate
Joel Channing, Alternate
Pi6hareh Keshavarez, Secretary
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