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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 071393CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JULY 13, 1993 MINUTES The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Chairman Jeffrey Ornstein 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. The roll was called by the secretary and present were: Chairman Jeffrey Ornstein, Vice Chairman Joseph Hamzy, Carl Sabatello, Domenick Lioce, Daniel A. Honig, Phillip S. Lyddon, Members; and, Diane Carlino, Alternate Member. Alan Strassler, Member, was not in attendance. ITEMS BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR Mr. Rich Walton, Planning and Zoning Director, announced that the next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will have to be held in the Recreation Center because of a scheduling conflict with a City Council budget hearing. Mr. Walton reviewed the proposed Intergovernmental Coordination Agreement which will be discussed by the City Council. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF JUNE 22$ 1993 Mr. Joseph Hamzy made a motion for the approval of the minutes of the June 22, 1993 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Mr. Domenick Lioce seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a 7 -0 vote. Recommendation to City Council regarding PGA Boulevard Planning and Design Guidelines. a 1 Ms. Kim K. Glas, City Planner, reviewed the July 6, 1993 staff report on the above - referenced design guidelines. Chairman Ornstein said that page X -7, paragraph 5, should include the phrase, "and other plants approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council," at the end of the first sentence. On page X -9, under Fences, the first sentence should be changed to "All fences shall not be visible from the PGA Boulevard frontage or other street frontages," Chairman Ornstein said. He added that he does not want to prohibit fences, he would like to have the fences shielded by landscaping. Concerning page X -10, paragraph 19, Chairman Ornstein asked if the kiosks and sheltered benches are needed at every transit stop. He said this paragraph is vague. Ms. Glas asked what Chairman Ornstein would like to see. Chairman Ornstein said he did not know. Mr. Walton said with this wording, the kiosks are mandatory but can be waived by City Council if it is not necessary. Mr. Carl Sabatello said the kiosks should become an architectural feature for the boulevard. Mr. Walton suggested adding, "or other City Council- approved features," to the end of paragraph 19. Chairman Ornstein questioned whether the proposed 15 -foot wide pathway is too wide. Ms. Glas said that this is the national standard. She said the width is needed to prevent conflicts between pedestrians and bicyclists. Mr. Dan Honig said that a 15 -foot pathway would be expensive and unsightly. Mr. Sabatello said he would like to see the pathway program extended along PGA r Boulevard from Military Trail west to the Beeline Highway. Mr. Phillip Lyddon questioned why the pedestrians and bicyclists were grouped on the same path. He said he has seen other municipalities separate the uses. Mr. Sabatello suggested that some flexibility be placed in the guidelines to allow for a pedestrian -only pathway which is less than 15 feet in width. Chairman Ornstein suggested that on page X -11, paragraph 2, there should be a comma between the words "form" and "materials." Concerning page X -6, paragraph 10, Mr. Joseph Hamzy said he has a problem with public art along roadways for the automobile. He added that he does not have a problem with art in the greenbelt if it is pedestrian- oriented. Mr. Sabatello said he was concerned that developers would place art in the greenbelt to save room on their usable lot. The Commission suggested that the required maintenance of the right -of -way include the median. Mr. Domenick Lioce suggested that the City assess property owners for the cost of maintaining the PGA right -of -way and let the City do the work. Concerning page X -13, paragraph 18, Mr. Sabatello expressed a concern about the "grandfathering" of existing vending machines. He said he would like this concern passed along to the City Council. Chairman Ornstein said if these guidelines work on PGA Boulevard then he would like to seek them applied to other roads in the City, such as Donald Ross Road. Mr. Hamzy said he had some reworked wording for page X -3 which he will provide Ms. a 3 Glas. Ms. Diane Carlin made a motion to recommend approval of the PGA Boulevard Planning and Design Guidelines as amended above to the City Council. Mr. Honig seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a 7 -0 vote. Recommendation to City Council regarding Comprehensive Plan Amendment #93 -2. Ms. Kim K. Glas, City Planner, reviewed the July 8, 1993 staff report on the above - referenced petition. She outlined the new land use categories and the proposed amended policies. Commission Chairman Jeffrey Ornstein asked when the City will rezone the lands with a County zoning designation. Ms. Glas said the City plans to do the rezoning with the 40 adoption of the Land Development Regulations. Ms. Glas said the Cordani property is bein g treated a little differently in this amendment because it is vested. Mr. Hamzy asked why the Cordani property has vested rights. Ms. Glas and Planning and Zoning Director Rich Walton provided the history of the Cordani property. Mr. Hamzy recommended that the greenbelt proposed in the land use plan be extended along the Beeline Highway. Mr. Honig asked if the established land uses are up for discussion. Ms. Glas said that it is not being discussed with this Comprehensive Plan amendment. Mr. Honig said he has a concern with the land use on the property south of Donald Ross Road, west of Alternative AlA, north of Hood Road and east of Military Trail. He said the a 4 higher densities allowed in this area will create congestion in the area. Ms. Glas said these densities were placed there to help provide affordable housing in the City. Mr. Walton said the County's Urban Form study and the future location of a university will affect this area. Mr. Lioce recommended approval of Comprehensive Plan Amendment #93 -2 with the inclusion of a recommendation to extend the parkway system along Beeline Highway. Mr. Hamzy seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved by a 7 -0 vote. Recommendation to City, Council for Petition PUD- 93 -08, by Jeff Lis, agent for Prosperity Centre Associates, Ltd. to amend the approved development plans for the Prosperity Centre Planned Unit Development to allow for two additional building colors. Located south of PGA Boulevard and east of Prosperity Farms Road. (5- 42S -43E) Mr. Bristol S. Ellington, City Planner reviewed the July 8, 1993 staff report on the above- 0 referenced petition. Mr. Honig made a motion to accept the teal and white colors. Mr. Sabatello seconded the motion. The petitioner, Jeff Lis, requested that the Commission also list an alternative dark green color for City Council. Chairman Ornstein said he thought the teal color was trendy. Mr. Honig amended his motion to add the dark green #1 as an alternative color. Mr. Sabatello agreed to the amendment. The motion, as amended, was approved by a 7 -0 vote. Workshop Meeting for Petition PUD- 93 -07, by Ronald Kolins, agent for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, representing Good Samaritan Medical Pavilions, Inc. for Planned Unit Development and site plan approval for an 87,500 square -foot professional a 5 medical office building within the Regional Center Planned Community District. This site is located at the northwest corner of PGA Boulevard and Fairchild Gardens Avenue. (6 -42S- 43E) Mr. Bristol S. Ellington, City Planner, reviewed the July 8, 1993 staff report for the above- referenced petition. Mr. Hamzy questioned why the Commission is reviewing this petition when there is so much to be changed. Mr. Ellington said the petitioner has provided sufficient information and is not in violation of the code. Mr. Honig asked if the petitioner will have to comply with the PGA Boulevard Planning and Design Guidelines, if it is approved by City Council. Chairman Ornstein said the petitioner would have to comply. Mr. Honig said he did not see a 15 -foot pathway to the project. Mr. Ellington said the 15 -foot path is part of the parkway plan. The parkway does not include tothis section of PGA Boulevard, he added. Mr. Honig said he has a concern that there is too much building for too small of space. Mr. Ronald Kolins, agent for the petitioner, reviewed the petition. He said that access road alignment is not set in stone. It could be moved to another location, he added. Chairman Ornstein asked if Good Samaritan Hospital owns the surrounding property. Mr. Kolins said the hospital has an option on the properties. Chairman Ornstein said he considers the access road location etched in stone. If not, the petitioner should provide a master plan for the entire location, he added. Mr. Kolins said it is impossible to provide a master plan at this time. Mr. Kolins said he will place five -foot sidewalks along the Southwest Drive. Mr. Hamzy said he would like a roof plan of the project. r 6 • F7 L-A 0 Chairman Ornstein suggested that the petitioner prepare a mass model of the project. Mr. Kolins said it is conceivable that the access road will be moved in the future. He said it would be burdensome to add sidewalks to the road at this time. Chairman Ornstein asked when the road may be moved. Mr. Kolins said Good Samaritan has an 18 -month option on the surrounding property. He said if that the option is not exercised then the access road will be curbed and improved. Mr. Kolins asked for a deferment of the sidewalk installation after the 18 months. Mr. Dan Catalfumo, developer for the petitioner, questioned the need for additional sidewalks to the site. Mr. Carl Sabatello suggested placing one sidewalk along the access road. Mr. Domenick Lioce said the improvements can wait until after the 18 month option. Mr. Kolins said if the site plan is adjusted for 10' x 20' parking spaces, then the plan would lose 58 parking spaces. He requested that the petitioner be permitted to use 9' x 18.5' parking spaces. Mr. Lioce said he would like to see the site plan with 10' x 20' parking spaces. The Commission asked the petitioner for floor plans for the building. Mr. Honig suggested that drive aisles be added to the parking lot in order to achieve better traffic circulation. Chairman Ornstein suggested that the petitioner provide a plan with 360 parking spaces. Mr. Kolins said they will revisit the parking scheme. He added that the petitioner wants to make sure there is enough parking. He added that he would like the lights remain at 32 feet. 7 Chairman Ornstein asked staff to take a look at the type of lights proposed for the project. 0 Mr. Sabatello said he preferred the white - colored lights. Mr. Hamzy said he prefers the light poles to be 25 feet in height. Mr. Lioce requested a photometric plan for the site. Ms. Diane Carlino asked how many lights will have to be added if the poles are 25 feet high. Chairman Ornstein said the number of light poles is dependent on the type of light fixtures used. Mr. Lioce said he preferred the 25 -foot light poles. Mr. Sabatello questioned why have shorter light poles. After discussing the proposed landscaping around the parking garage, Chairman Ornstein requested a landscaping plan for the parking garage. Mr. Kolins reviewed the project's sign locations. Chairman Ornstein said signs are not allowed off -site. A general discussion on the project's signage ensued. Mr. Honig said he would to see a signage plan that is in compliance with the City Sign Code and a plan that deviates from the code. He said he is seeking direction of the proposed location of the signs. Chairman Ornstein said the signage location on the building should not be indicated. Mr. Lioce said the building is too much for this parcel. He added that he would prefer if the parking lot in front of the building. Mr. Honig said that he agreed. Ms. Carlino said she disagreed and believed the building should be placed near the road. Mr. Jeff Blakely, landscape architect for the project, reviewed the landscape plan. A question arose about the possible platting of the site. 0 8 Chairman Ornstein said he was concerned that the Regional Center PCD is being subdivided on a piecemeal basis. He added that legal determination is needed. ADJOURNMENT There being nothing further to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 P.M. The next meeting will be held on July 27, 1993. • 0 9 0 Phillip Ly don arty R.A. mor, Secretary 0 10 Domenick Lioce