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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 072392t� CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS JULY 23, 1992 The Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order at 7:45 P.M. by Mayor Martino in the Assembly Room of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mayor Martino, Councilwoman Monroe and Councilman Kiselewski were in attendance. Vice Mayor Russo and Councilman Aldred were not in attendance, as they were out of town. ITEMS FOR SS ON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed the City Council stating the Council has workshopped Articles I, II, III, IV and VII of the Land Development Regulations. Staff has made the modifications from the previous workshops and provided revised Articles to the Council this evening. Mr. Walton stated Articles V, VI, VIII and IX are remaining to be workshopped, as well as the revised permitted use chart and parking for shopping centers. ARTICLE VI Kahart M. Pinder, Transportation Planner with David Plummer & Associates, Inc., addressed the City Council regarding a draft copy of the Traffic Performance Standards. Mr. Pinder stated his letter to Rich Walton, dated July 23, 1992, has been provided to the Council this evening, summarizing the differences between the existing City Traffic Performance Standards Ordinance and the proposed standards. Mr. Pinder CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 2 �- stated the two items of significance which have changed are; 1) a peak hour standard has been added and this is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and a requirement from DCA, and 2) insignificant projects have been deleted. Mr. Pinder stated there was language which described insignificant projects, if a project was under a certain size, trip generation, no traffic study was required. With concurrency that is no longer possible, everything has to be brought forward for review, no matter how small. Councilman Kiselewski suggested adding "State" in the definition of "Performance security" on page 11 -7. Per a consensus of the City Council, staff was directed to look into a financial institution rating to incorporate into "Performance Security ". ARTICLE V Bristol Ellington, Planer, addressed the City Council regarding the hand -out entitled "Comparison of Land Development Regulations (LDR) and the City's Current Zoning Code, starting on page 3 of the hand -out, II, Article V: Supplementary Regulations. In reference to #16., there was a consensus of the City Council to proceed with the proposed language. In reference to #17., there was a consensus of the City Council to not modify "Home Occupation Licenses" in the present Zoning Code. If staff finds something that needs to be addressed by the Council, bring it back. In reference to #18, there was a consensus of the City CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 3 �- Council to not modify "Automotive Service Stations ". In reference to #19, "Food Mart ", there was a consensus of the City Council to work the problem being experienced into a reference of a conversion from a traditional automotive service station as defined in 5.13 and take it to the Northlake Blvd. situation. In reference to #20, there was a consensus of the City Council for Attorney Brant to provide a legal opinion re: live aboards. In reference to #211 there was a consensus of the City Council to leave the new vehicle repair in residential district section as proposed. In reference to #231 there was a consensus of the City Council to add a definition of "ridge" and state "the satellite dish shall not be installed above the ridge of the roof ". Mr. Ellington stated definitions will be included in one Chapter for Zoning. There will be definitions for Subdivisions and Currency Management. Council directed staff to look at merging all definitions into one chapter and bring back recommendation as to why staff either agrees or disagrees. Article VII: Off - Street Parkinq and Loading In reference to #25, there was a consensus of the Council directing staff to further research overnight parking and bring recommendation to Council. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 4 -f In reference to #251 there was a consensus of the Council for staff to research whether "directly" in the second sentence could be deleted. David Getz of Lindahl, Browning, Ferrari & Hellstrom, addressed the City Council re: Memorandum dated June 5, 1992, regarding parking spaces for a shopping center. Mr. Getz stated they have the overall requirement of 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Mr. Getz stated the concern raised by Council was when there is a shopping center that has an inordinate amount of restaurant space and has a greater parking requirement that 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Mr. Getz stated they looked at the various uses within a shopping center that could occur and the proposed code requirement for each of those uses. Mr. Getz stated they looked at dance, art & music studios; general business & retail establishments; medical, dental, optical clinics & offices; office, including business, commercial & government; and personal service, banks, financial & lending institutions, and notice there is an average parking requirement of 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Whereas, restaurants, grills, bars, similar dining, and /or drinking establishments; and, theaters, could require more than 2 times that number of spaces. Mr. Getz stated they are recommending having the developer calculate parking requirements two ways, compare it and require the greater of the way. 1) Look at each stand along use within the CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 5 shopping center as to parking requirements and compare with 2) overall requirement of 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet, and require the greater of the two calculations. There was a consensus of the City Council directing Mr. Getz to change Theater parking requirement to: 1 sp / 3 seats + 1 sp / employee. There was a consensus of the Council directing Mr. Getz change Bar parking requirement to: 1 sp /bar stool, 2 sp /table + 1 sp /employee. There was a consensus of the City Council for staff to research and recommend when a General Business becomes a Shopping Center. Chart of Permitted Uses There was a consensus of the City Council to change the following permitted uses as follows: Staff to clarify whether GROUP HOMES is residents of the structure and whether it includes live -in staff. Appliance Store - C - CN Bakery, Wholesale - C - CG -1 Bicycle and /or Lawnmower Sales and Repair - C - CG -1 Club or Lounge - C - CG -1 and Not Allowed in M -1 Delicatessen - C - M -1 & M -1A Add something in supplementary regulations to define delicatessen in M -1 Delete Fruit and Produce, Wholesale Add "card" to GIFT SHOP CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 6 1' Restaurant - C in CN; C in M -1; and C in M -1A Marina, commercial - Delete C in CONS & PDA Marina, private mooring or dock - Delete C in CONS & PDA Video Rental - Delete C in PO; C in CN Church - Add C to M -1, M -1A and M -2 Police Substation - Add C in P/I Post Office, Branch - C in PO, CN, CG -1, CG -2 and M -1A Library or Reading Room - Delete P in PO Recreation Centers - Delete C in PO and change to C in PDA Bulk Storage - C in M -2 Delete Airport and /or Dusting Service Delete Airport, General Aviation Electric Substation - Delete C in PO Radio & Television Broadcasting Transmitter or Relay Tower - C in CG -2 and M -2 There was a consensus of the City Council to adopt the Land Development Review Fee Schedule by resolution. There was a consensus of the City Council directing the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance for first reading. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING, 7/23/92 PAGE 7 APPROVAL 1 r MAYOM } A�TI MAYdR RUSSO G � ( kkk EM. RIEF D PUTY CITY CLERK COUNCILWOMAN MONROE COUNCILIA`�T ISELEWSKI