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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 032290SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MARCH 22, 1990 The Special Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Martino at 7:05 P.M., in the Assembly Room of the Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardena, Florida; and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL The Secretary called the roil, and present were Mayor Martino, Vice Mayor Aldred, Councilwoman Monroe, Councilman Kiselewski and Councilman Russo. Mayor Martino announced this was a special meeting to workshop the land development regulations. Rich Walton, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed the City Council regarding the material provided by Pravin Shah. Mr. Walton stated that the second workshop on the land development regulations has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 17th, 1990 at 6:00 P.M. Mr. Walton stated that tonights workshop for Phase I is an outline of the sub - division regula- tions. Mr. Walton stated that Technical Memo I gives a brief analysis of the existing regulations; Technical Memo II addresses the commitments in the Comprehensive Plan; and Technical Memo III is an outline of the sub- division regulations. Mr. Walton stated that at the Phase II workshop meeting, there will be a draft available of the sub - division regulation_ with an outline of the other regulations; Phase III the Council will be receiving a polished draft of the sub - division regulations and drafts of the other regulations; and Phase IV will be the final draft of all regula- tions. Pravin Shah of Design Plan /Research, addressed the City Council, ® explaining that the primary goal is to set standards for land development CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING, 3 /22190 PAGE TWO 0 regulations to conform with Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and adopt land development regulations consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The land development regulations should be legally defensible, and set minimum standards for public health, safety and welfare. Mr. Shah went through Technical Memo III and briefly explained the outline. In Article Two, Mr. Shah f«Tt the definitions needed to be expanded. In Article Three, Mr. Shah felt it would be useful to differentiate between minor sub - divisions and major subdivisions. Mr. Shah stated he needed direction from Council re: whether the Planning and Zoning Commission should review pro- jects not subject to requirements of a PUO. In 3.1 (3), Mr. Shah requested direction from Council re: flexability in regulations, once minimum standards have been established. Mr. Shah stated that in 5.12, concurrency, that once there is a concurrency management systems, a reference needed to be made in sub - division regulations. In 5.13, Mr. Shah states he needed direction from the Council as to whether they want to Include this section now or explore it in the future. Mr. Shah sta,ad he needed to know how involved the Council wanted to get in fully con- forming sub - division projects and platting. Mr. Shah stated he also needed to get direction from the Council on how to proceed with design standards. Vice Mayor Aldred referred to the section re: escrow funds performance bonds and letters of credit. Vice Mayor Aldred stated he assumed that the escrow funds would be held by a third party,agreed upon by both, that the City and Developer. Vice Mayor Aldred asked if it was appropr, ate to 11 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, 3/22/90 0 PhGE THREE include in the regulations a minimum of standard for which the City would accept a letter of credit, or would it be appropriate to have this as a separate issue which is handled administratively. Councilman Russo stated that in most cases, the escrow funds are provided from the lender who is providing the construction financing for that particular project. The dolly ^s are placed in escrow and is pledged to the City. Vice Mayor Aldred suggested an attestation by the financial institution, notarized, stating they do meet the fully phased -in risk based capital requirements as established by the Office of Thrift Supervision or OCC. Vice Mayor Aldred stated this is particularly importate if the project exceeds longer than one year. Councilman, Russo felt we should get the rating the City wants on a surety bond. Councilman Kiselewski felt that the "linkage" issue could be taken out of the regulations totally. Councilman Kiselewski stated he does not feel it is appropriate to charge the business community for the housing needs and to pay certain fees to provide low -cost housing. Mayor Martino stated he would like to see the "linkage" issue out of the regulations. Councilwoman Monroe stated she would like to see it stay in for now, just for discussion purposes. Councilman, Russo stated he would like to take it out of the regulations. Per a consensus of the Council, Mr. Shah was directed to take Section 5.73, Housing "nefit Contribution for Non - Residential Developments, out of the regulations. Councilman Kiselewski stated he had a problem wit" taking a sub - division ordinance and establishing standards that are defen- sible as far as public health, welfare and safety , but are far below what he would like to see in the City. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING, 3/22/90 PACE FOUR CoL.,,c.tirrdn 03eiewski Pelt the Council should review sub - division develop- ments, unless they can put on more restrictive requirements. Councilwoman Monroe stated she felt the sub- division standards should be a higher minimum since it is a less stringent review. Mr. Shah stated that the sub - division regulation standards are usually higher than the standards you would follow on a PUD. Mayor Martino stated that he wanted a set of standards which are exemplary for the City, one he would be com- fortable presenting to the residents. Mayor Martino polled the Council members and all agreed with his statement. Mayor Martino stated to Mr. Shah that he is willing to look into the suggestion of standards for PUD's and PCD's. Mr. Shah stated he will present a recommendation of standards for PUD's at the next meeting. The Council requested the package for the April 17th meeting by April 10th, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M. APPROVAL Mayor Martino Councilwoman Monroe lice Mdyar Aldred Q, ilm�nfK.iselev/ski o ci man Russo Ua M. Rief. Secretaay AOL