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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 011493CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS JANUARY 14, 1993 The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Martino at 8:25 P.M., subsequent to the adjournment of the Special Regular Meting; in the Assembly Room of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 1, 1993 After discussion by the City Council, Ordinance 1, 1993, amending Chapter 30 of the Palm Beach Gardens Code to provide for a curfew on adjournment of City Council meetings, and other administrative changes, was amended as follows: 1. Section 30.08, Title; insert "Nonmembers" in front of "Addressing ". 2. Section 30.09; delete complete section and renumber sections accordingly. 3. Section 30.11, Voting; delete "and nays" and insert "(affirmative or negative) ". 4. Section 30.13, last line; change "note" to "vote ". Per a consensus of the City Council, staff was directed to advertise Ordinance 1, 1993 for public hearing at the Regular Meeting of February 4, 1993. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH Mr. Walton addressed the City Council regarding Petitioner's request for a determination by the City Council concerning CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 2 the vesting of the Conditional Use approved for this project. Mr. Walton stated approximately 1 year ago, the City Council approved a conditional use and rezoning for an expansion for the Trinity United Methodist Church. Mr. Walton stated in the City's Code there was a condition stating the Petitioner must pull a building permit to vest the conditional use or else the conditional use expired. Mr. Walton stated on November 10, 1992, the Petitioner received a building permit to enclose the 284 square foot custodial residence carport. Mr. Walton stated the Petitioner's narrative indicated the church was requesting the City to consider the enclosure of the carport as vesting of the conditional use. Mr. Walton stated staff had determined that the enclosure of the carport was not an improvement approved by the conditional use approval for that project. Mr. Walton stated the custodial residence was not part of the discussion of the master plan. Mr. Walton stated the conditional use was due to expire February 6, 1993, however, the Petitioner could, for good cause, request the Council approve a 6 month time extension. Mr. Walton stated if the Council did not agree with staff, he felt this would set a precedent for other straight zoning projects to request the same consideration. In response to Mayor Martino, Attorney Brant read Section 159.086 (B), Conditional Use Permitted. Attorney Brant stated he felt this issue should be decided by the City CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 3 Council. Ed Oliver of Oliver and Glidden Architects, representing Trinity United Methodist Church, addressed the City Council and reviewed the approval for the expansion of the church. Mr. Oliver stated the overall expansion plan included all 19 acres which was included under one Unity of Title. Mr. Oliver stated the approved Master Plan showed 2 maintenance and storage buildings located at the western portion of the property and requested the 280 square feet be deducted from those buildings and recognize the custodial residence carport portion which had been permitted and nearly completed as storage use to satisfy the conditional use. After further discussion, there was a consensus of the City Council directing Attorney Brant to prepare a Resolution for the Consent Agenda for the 2/4/93 Regular council Meeting as an amendment to the Site Plan of Trinity United Methodist Church to recognize the enclosure of the custodial residence carport to be used as storage and deduct the square footage amount from the future storage amount on the Master Plan. OAKBROOK CORPORATE CENTER PUD Mr. Walton stated Jean Moore, agent for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, had requested to amend the Oakbrook Corporate Centre PUD to erect a new ground sign for Dean Witter adjacent to the Sutherland Building on U.S. Highway One. Mr. Walton stated the proposed sign would be 12' in length and 617" in height and painted a bone color. Mr. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 4 Walton stated the sign would also allow for an additional tenant sign and the proposed sign would be similar to the material and color of the existing ground sign for Southeast Bank and Prudential Securities. Mr. Walton stated the Building Official, Jack Hanson, stated the ground sign was proposed to be 3 feet from the property line, however the City's Code required a 15 foot setback from the property line. Mr. Hanson indicated the sign could be reduced in size or constructed parallel to the right -of -way to comply with the Code. Mr. Walton indicated City Forester, Mark Hendrickson, had reviewed the petition and indicated the signage landscaping required had not been met. Jean Moore, agent for Petitioner, addressed the City Council stating Dean Witter had requested a sign similar to the sign already constructed for them to consider renewing their lease. After further discussion, there was a consensus of the City Council directing Attorney Brant draft a Resolution to amend the Oakbrook Corporate Centre PUD for the 2/4/93 Regular Meeting Consent Agenda, allowing the Petitioner to erect a sign 12' in length and 617" in height, to be designed the same as the existing sign, and granting a variance to allow 5' of landscaping on each side of the sign from the centerline of the sign, to landscape the front of the sign on the available property and to landscape from the rear of the sign back to the existing landscaping. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 5 udRAN TRI -PLEX ROW PURCHASE Mr. Walton stated staff had received a site plan application for a tri -plex on property located on the corner of Firetree Lane and Gardens East Drive. Mr. Walton stated there was not enough property to build the tri -plex with straight zoning. Mr. Walton stated when the Petitioner submitted the application, the Petitioner was told the application could not be processed as they did not own all the property needed and concurrency sign -off was required. Mr. Walton stated the Petitioner had obtained two appraisals on the area they are proposing the City sell to them. Stephan Yeckes, architect and applicant for this project, addressed the City Council and reviewed their plans for building a tri -plex on this property. Mr. Yeckes stated they required an additional 1,200 square feet to add a third unit. Mr. Yeckes stated this would take an 8 foot strip from an existing 60 foot right -of way. Mr. Yeckes stated they had received two independent appraisals on the property; 1) Arthur J. St. John, Inc., who valued the land at approximately $3,200, and 2) Anderson & Carr, Inc. who valued the land at approximately $1,800. Mr. Yeckes requested direction from the City Council on the way they wished to proceed. In response to Mayor Martino, Attorney Brant stated the Council needed to ascertain if there would be a need today or in the future for this dead -end strip, and since the Petitioner would not be taking all the property, would that CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 6 affect the City's use. Attorney Brant stated if the Council decided they could abandon the property, the purchase price would need to be decided upon. Attorney Brant stated if the Council decided to abandon the property, it must be advertised 15 days prior to any action being taken, and, if approved, advertised within 15 days after approval. In response to the City Manager, Mr. Yeckes stated they would comply with all easements required on the property. After further discussion, there was a consensus of the City Council directing the City Manager and Mr. Yeckes to negotiate the purchase price for the property. At that time, the procedure to schedule the abandonment of the property for a public hearing would begin. Mayor Martino stated this decision would need to be reconfirmed at the next Regular Meeting. Councilwoman Monroe requested the Petitioner look at using live oak and mahogany trees instead of Rosewood and Silk oak. PGA BOULEVARD PLANNING & DESIGN GUIDELINES Kim Glas, Planner, addressed the City Council regarding the requirement of the Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1.6.5, requiring a street design plan for PGA Boulevard by 1995. Ms. Glas stated staff was seeking direction from Council on preparing the planning and design guidelines. Mayor Martino stated he felt this was something which needed to be accomplished for the City and also felt the timing was v CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 7 appropriate. Councilwoman Monroe felt the idea of a theme in one area of the City was nice. Mayor Martino stated PGA Boulevard would stretch from U.S. Highway 1, west to almost as far as the City had annexed, however, the boulevard could have a different feel in different locations. Mayor Martino stated he would like to see examples from the planning library of some of the more appropriate styles, such as the Mizner effect in Boca Raton, California cities similar to Palm Beach Gardens and Coral springs. There was a consensus of the Council for staff to research and return to Council with examples of different architectural designs. After further discussion, the PGA Boulevard Planning /Design Guidelines working draft dated 12/16/92 was amended as follows: 1. Page X -5, District Uses, 2.; delete "low density" in line 3; delete "single entity regional retail uses" in line 6. 2. Page X -6, Parkway, 8; insert "have" after "shall" in line 3. 3. Page X -6, Special Front Setback Requirements, 9, 2nd paragraph; add language to include Art in Public Places and signage within the 55 foot buffer area. 4. Page X -6, Tree Preservation, 2; add language to give intent that trees not be relocated, however, not mandatory. 5. Page X -7, Landscaping, 8; address situation where someone was willing to make a major change in facade of building, however, cannot meet landscape code. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 8 6. Page X -8, Buffer Areas Between Uses, 11; delete "the" in line 2 and insert either "any" or "a". 7. Page X -8, Parkway and Pedestrian /Nature Trailway, 14; add language to give the intent of leaving vegetation in place, rather than relocating. 8. Page X -9, Boulevard Strips, 18; add language to refer to City Forester or be more general. 9. Page X -9, Boulevard Strips, 18, paragraph 4; add "Landscape Code" after "Chapter 153" in line 2. 10. Page X -9, Boulevard Strips, 19; look at adding language to decide how it would be maintained, who would maintain it and who would pay for it. 11. Page X -9, Boulevard Strips, 19; delete "strip" in line 1 and insert "parkway ". 12. Page X -9, Boulevard Strips, 15; delete "duplicate" and insert "produce" in line 2. 13.Page X -10, General Design, 1; staff was directed to work on language to be consistent with Council's intent. 14. Page X -9, General Design, 4; staff was directed to work on language to clarify intent. 15. Page X -9, Identical Buildings, 6; staff was directed to strengthen language to clarify intent. 16. Page X -11, Mechanical and Service Equipment Screening, 11; add language to clarify intent that antennas and dishes are inappropriate on roofs. 17. Page X -11, Architectural Detail, 9; delete "be detailed and elaborate." and insert "prohibit ". 18. Staff was directed to include additional items dealing with "people spaces ", alternate means of transportation /mass transit stops" and "area surrounding Alternate A -1 -A and PGA Boulevard ". There was a consensus of the City Council for staff to incorporate modifications discussed, obtain examples and return to Council for further discussion before scheduling this item for the Planning and Zoning Commission. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 9 1- -CTITION SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Bristol Ellington, Planner, addressed the City Council and reviewed proposed policy on submittal deadline dates for petitions. Mr. Ellington stated there was not a policy dealing with minor and /or miscellaneous petitions coming directly to City Council and deadlines for the submittal. There was a consensus of the City Council to add "unless reduced to 8 days by the City Council." at the end of the staff report. This will allow the Council to workshop an item and reduce the time from 17 days to 8 days. After further discussion, there was a consensus of the City Council directing the City Attorney to draft a Resolution incorporating the staff report and schedule for the Consent Agenda at the 2/4/93 Regular Meeting. FACILITIES PLANS/ SPACE ALLOCATIUNS/ REFERENDUMS The City Manager reviewed available options for expansion of City facilities and the involved costs. Discussion ensued regarding various options available to the City. There was a consensus of the City Council directing staff to provide the Council and Department Heads with copies of the space study conducted by Spillas Candela. Each Department Head was to review their department needs and update the information contained in the study and provide same to the City Manager. After all updates are obtained, this item will return to City Council for further discussion and direction. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 1/14/93 PAGE 10 COUNCILWOMAN MONROE Councilwoman Monroe distributed a list of individuals attending the North County Planning Steering Committee Meeting of 1/13/93. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 11:05 P.M. APPROVAL MAYOR MARTINO l / V ice��Y R RUSSO XA M. RIEF A DEPUTY CITY CLERK COUNCILWOMAN MONROE -- fNCILMA JA LIN E COUNCILWOMAN FURTADO