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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 112790• CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 27, 1990 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 Mike Rosen; Alan Strassler, James Leatherman, Joseph Hamzy, Members; Carl Sabatello and Rebecca Serra, Alternate Members. Jack White and Domenick Lioce were not in attendance. SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE REVIEW • SP -90 -16 - (PBG Medical Center) Final Site Plan Review to install nine temporary storage facilities for the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in PO, Professional Office District. Located on the south side of Burns Road and east of Gardens East Drive. (7- 42S -43E) Mr. Bristol S. Ellington, City Planner, reviewed the staff report dated November 21, 1990. He added that staff has an active Planned Unit Development application on file for the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Mr. Jerry David, representing the petitioner, stated that he and his client have asked that the PUD application be delayed until they can collect all the pertinent information required by the Commission. He added that there will be no trees destroyed by placing the proposed storage facility within a wooded area near the medical center. Mr. David reviewed the proposed conditions of approval contained in the November 21, 1990 staff report, adding that he agrees with all conditions except for conditions #5 and . #9. Concerning condition #5, Mr. David said the hospital does not want the razor wire • • • atop the fence surrounding the trailers because of possible liability problems. He also added that the paving of the rocked parking lot, as described in condition #9, is unnecessary at this time as the area will be under construction with the implementation of the future PUD. Chairman Ornstein asked what was the Police Department's concern in requesting razor wire around the storage facilities. Mr. Ellington responded it was for security reasons. Chairman Ornstein asked if there will be drugs stored within the facility. Mr. Arlen Reynolds, administrator for the. hospital, stated that there is a need for a storage facility for patient records, because state statutes require the retention of records for a specific number of years. More space is required because of the growth of the hospital and the City. Mr. Reynolds added that the records must be on -site and readily available. He said the hospital has been cited by the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for storing equipment and files in the hospital corridors. He said the equipment and records would go into the storage facility. No drugs will be stored in the trailers, Mr. Reynolds said. Responding to a question by Mr. Carl Sabatello, Mayor Michael Martino stated that the City code requires that the approval for the placement of temporary trailers be adopted by City Council by resolution. At the time of the resolution passage, a one -year time limit will begin. After the first year, the petitioner will have the opportunity to apply for a one -year extension. Mr. Sabatello asked if there will be a fire and smoke alarm in the trailer facility. Mr. Clint Clark, engineer for the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, said the alarms in the trailer will be tied into the hospital's alarm system. Ms. Rebecca Serra asked what would prevent someone from climbing underneath the trailers. Mr. David said there will be an apron around the building to prevent • underneath access. Chairman Ornstein asked why there were four trailers on the site. Mr. Clark said that two trailers are construction trailers being used for the installation of alarm equipment. The other two trailers were approved by the Building Department and constitutes Phase I of this request. He said the trailers were allowed on the condition that if the City denies this request, then the trailers would be removed. Mr. David said that there will be no plumbing in the storage facility and there will be no one stationed inside the building. Mr. James Leatherman asked if the hospital has explored the use of off -site storage of patient's records. Mr. Reynolds said the hospital needs immediate access to the records at all times. Dr. Philip Buttaravoli, director of emergency room services, addressed the Commission • and said the retrieval of patient records are essential for emergency room procedures, especially concerning cardiac patients. In the case of a disaster, extra equipment to be stored in the proposed temporary trailer can be rolled into the hospital, he added. Chairman Ornstein asked what the hospital will be doing with the 2,000 square feet of storage currently in use within the hospital. Mr. Reynolds said 12 to 14 people in the Accounting Department from Houston will be transferred to Palm Beach Gardens and will use the 2,000 square feet space as office space. Chairman Ornstein said he had a problem of removing storage space within the hospital for a new accounting department. He added that nearby vacant office space could be used for the accounting department. Mr. Reynolds said the 2,000 square feet would not be enough room for all of the hospital's records. • Mr. Joseph Hamzy questioned the need to completely fence in the trailers. He also questioned the phasing of the future PUD and urged the paving of the rocked parking lot. Chairman Ornstein asked why the storage building to be constructed under the PUD agreement could not be built under Phase I of the PUD. Mr. Alan Strassler asked whether the hospital has looked into finding the space they are requesting inside the hospital. Mr. Reynolds responded by saying that they have and the extra space could not be found. Mr. Mike Rosen said he was concerned with setting a precedent by allowing temporary trailers for storage for a long period of time. Motion Mr. Sabatello made a motion to recommend to City Council approval of this petition with the following conditions: 1. All palms within the subject area shall be relocated to the perimeter buffer area. • Before this petition is considered by City Council, the petitioner shall submit to the City a landscaping plan for the temporary trailers. The landscape plan shall indicate the total screening of the buildings from Burns Road, Gardens East Road, all parking areas and the Sandalwood development. The plan shall also include an irrigation plan. 2. The wooded area shall be completely cleaned up of all weeds, trash, debris, and wrecked car. 3. The wooded area shall be grubbed and seeded with grass and maintained in a park -like setting, prior to the Certificate of Occupancy of the nine modular units. 4. All trees that are removed shall have a 3" for every 1" lost replacement schedule and replacement trees shall have a minimum 3" diameter (dbh). Replacement • trees shall be planted in areas that will not be affected by any future construction. 5. A 8' high cyclone fence, with barbed wire on the top, shall be erected around the trailer area. Only one gate allowing one way in and one way out shall be provided. The fence shall be along the perimeter of the walkway and tie into the storage facility. 6. Installed high pressure sodium lighting around the trailer area. 7. Sign shall be placed on the fenced -in areas, no more than 5' from the ground and 50' apart, stating: "NO TRESPASSING, VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 810.09, Property of PBG Medical Center." The words "No Trespassing" shall be not less than two inches high. 8. The temporary trailers are allowed on site for a period of one -year, with a one- year time extension. 9. The rocked parking lot north of the wooded area shall be paved at the elevation required to meet the drainage requirements of the pending PUD agreement between the City and the petitioner. 10. A fire and smoke alarm system shall be installed within the proposed trailers. 11. The color of the temporary trailers shall match the color of the existing PBG Medical Center. Mr. Rosen seconded the motion. Mr. Hamzy made an amendment to the motion eliminated conditions # 2 and 3 and replacing it with the following condition: 1. The wooded areas shall be cleaned of all trash, debris and the wrecked car, leaving the site in a natural state, prior to Certificate of Occupancy of the nine modular units. Mr. Leatherman seconded the amendment to the motion. • The amendment to the motion was unanimously passed by a 7 -0 vote. Ms. Serra made a motion to add a second amendment to the amended motion. The • amendment was: 1. At the time of the time extension application, the petitioner must submit a space allocation report justifying the need for the temporary trailers. Mr. Leatherman seconded the amendment to the amended motion. The second amendment was unanimously approved by a 7 -0 vote. Mr. Strassler made a third amendment to the amended motion with the following condition: 1. The screening requirements for the trailers shall meet the satisfaction of the City Forester. Mr. Rosen seconded the third amendment to the amended motion. Mr. Sabatello offered the fourth amendment to the amended motion with the following condition: • 1. The temporary trailers shall store only records and medical equipment. No drugs shall be stored in the trailers and no employees shall be housed in the trailers. Mr. Strassler seconded the fourth amendment to the amended motion. The fourth amendment to the amended motion was passed by a 7 -0 vote. Mr. Hamzy made a fifth amendment to the amended motion with the following condition: 1. The need for full fencing and lighting around the proposed storage facility will be investigated before the City Council hearing on this matter. Mr. Sabatello seconded the amendment. The fifth amendment to the amended motion was approved by a vote of 7 -0. The motion as amended was approved by a 6 -1 vote, with Chairman Ornstein objecting. SP -90 -18 - (Seacoast Utility Authority PGA Plant) Workshop meeting for site plan review • for the installation of a 50' X 50' concrete slab at the Seacoast Utility Authority PGA Wastewater Treatment Plant. Located, in general, one mile north of PGA Blvd., three- fourths of a mile west of Florida's Turnpike and three- fourths of a mile south of Hood • Road (34- 41S -42E) (In conjunction with rezoning request Z- 90 -07) PLANNING AND ZONING WORKSHOP: Z -90 -07 - Recommendation to City Council re: (Seacoast Utility Authority) Rezoning of a 126 -acre site from Palm Beach County zoning designation of AR /SE, Agricultural Residential District, with a Special Exception for a Wastewater Treatment Plant, to Palm Beach Gardens' zoning district of GU, Government Use District. Located, in general, one mile north of PGA Blvd., three - fourths of a mile west of Florida's Turnpike and three - fourths of a mile south of Hood Road. (34 -41S -42E) Mr. Ellington, City Planner, reviewed the staff report dated November 21, 1990. Chairman Ornstein asked how the site is accessed. Mr. Ellington said a dirt road connects the site to Hood Road and PGA Boulevard. Mr. Rim Bishop, executive director of the Seacoast Utility Authority, said the road is not a public right -of -way, but an easement granted by the surrounding landowner - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Responding to a question by Mr. Sabatello, Mr. Bishop said the expansion of wastewater treatment plant would not add to the odor emitting from the plant. Mr. Ellington added that at the November 26, 1990 Development Review Committee meeting, O'Neil Bardin of the Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District questioned whether there was legal positive outflow for this facility. Mr. Ellington said he has received documentation from Mr. Bishop stating the facility has 100 percent retention. The petition was passed along to the December 11, 1990 meeting for a Public Hearing. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Ellington stated that the second meeting in December is scheduled to be held on Christmas Day. He asked the Commission whether it wished to reschedule the meeting or cancelled it. Chairman Ornstein said the Commission meeting should be cancelled until the next i s meeting. NEW BUSINESS Commission members and City Council liaison Mayor Mike Martino discussed current construction occurring in the City and future projects slated for the newly annexed areas of the City. There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Rebecca Serra C Marty R. . inor, S retary Carfl Sabatello Alan Strassler