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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes P&Z 092788CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS • PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 27, 1988 MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was called to order by Chairman Don Vogel 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: Don Vogel, Chairman; John Toshner, Vice Chairman; Jeffrey Ornstein, Mike Rosen, Members; Domenick Lioce, Alternate Member. Robert Hamner was not in attendance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • The minutes of September 13, 1988 were approved as submitted. Workshop & Public Hearin - Recommendation to City Council re: Creation of PUD with land uses permitted being those.as set forth in the CG -1 General Commercial) Zoning District of the Palm Beach Garddens Code, proposed to con- sist of a two - story, 54,000 sq. ft. retail center, including restaurant use not to exceed 6,156 sq. ft., and be located on 4.5 acres, more or less, fronting on the south side of PGA Boulevard_ east of Fairr_hild Aardanc Avanija Attorney Raymond Royce addressed the Commission stating that although he does repre- sent Mr. Pappalardo, the subject property is in the process of being sold to Sigma Development, Inc. Mr. Hank Skokowski, authorized agent for the petitioner, addressed the Commission presenting an aerial and site plan of the proposed project. Mr. Skokowski stated the site plan has been slightly revised. Due to a change in the fire access, a • second floor walkway has been added for service and emergency access; 4 parking spa- ces have been eliminated at the rear of the project; a landscape island has been • Planning and Zoning Commission September 27, 1988 Page 2 added. A canopy arch has been added to soften rear elevation. Mr. Skokowski stated the Commission's suggestion of providing windows across the back area has been discussed with the architect and developer, however, since the rear area will be used for storage and service, the developer would not want to be required to have an entire window wall in that area. Mr. Skokowski advised the colors have been changed to turquoise /peach /sand. Mr. Skokowski stated Herman's Sporting Goods store has been relocated to the back of the site. Mr. Skokowski advised that tree plan- tings have been changed from one tree every 40 ft. to one tree every 30 ft., Ms. Debbie Allen, Landscape Architect with Urban Design Studio, addressed the Commission discussing landscape treatment. Mr. Ornstein suggested using Queen Anne • Palms, since the intent is to coordinate with "The Gardens" mall. Ms. Allen stated this has been suggested to the client, but no decision has been made. Mr. Skokowski stated signage is not being requested at this time. Mr. Doug Coomer, Traffic Engineer with Kimley Horn, addressed the Commission pre- senting traffic information, including the "passby" method of traffic evaluation. Mr. Ornstein stated the "passby" study is not relevant since it was not conducted in South Florida. Mr. Coomer presented graphs showing typical traffic conditions between 5:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M., indicating retail usage generates less traffic than office. Mr. Coomer stated he has a verbal agreement with the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles approving a shared access with the adjoining property. Mr. Coomer discussed needed roadway improvements at the intersection of PGA Blvd. & Prosperity Farms Rd. The Commission suggested providing right turn deceleration • lanes in order to ease the traffic on PGA Blvd. Mr. Skokowski stated this possibi- lity has not been considered, however, he would have no objection to the Commission placing the lanes as a condition of approval. • • Planning and Zoning Commission September 27, 1988 Page 3 Chairman Vogel declared the Public Hearing open. There being no comments from the public, the Hearing was closed. Mr. Ornstein made a motion to recommend approval to the City Council for the creation of a PUD, with land uses permitted being those as set forth in the CG -1 (General Commercial) Zoning District of the Palm Beach Gardens Code, proposed to consist of a two - story, 54,000 sq. ft. retail center, including restaurant use not to exceed 6,156 sq. ft., and be located on 4.5 acres, more or less, fronting on the south side of PGA Boulevard, east of Fairchild Gardens Avenue, directly across from "The Gardens" regional shopping mall with the following conditions: Signage will not be a part of this petition, either on the building or on a pylon sign. Prior to approval, there will be a written cross access easement agreement with the Department of Motor Vehicles and, if this agreement is not available, the entire site plan will need to be reworked. The motion was seconded. Mr. Lioce moved to amend the motion to include a recommendation that the City Council consider requiring right turn deceleration lanes at the main entrance, at least easemented to the City, should the City opt to provide them at some time in the future, and also that if the traffic engineers recommend a change at Prosperity Farms Road that the improvement will be made by the developer. The amendment to the motion was seconded and unanimously passed. The main motion was unanimously passed in its amended form. Public Hearin - Recommendation to City Council re: Modification to "conditional uses" in the CG -1 (General Commercial ) Zoning District, providing for "The Comedy House" as a "theater" within "The Harbour Sho es" at 2401 PGA Boulevard, per the petition of Ms. Lynn Peterson, President of Galyn, Inc. adv. 9 12 88 The petitioner for "The Comedy House" was not present. U] • Planning and Zoning Commission September 27, 1988 Page 4 Public Hearin - Recommendation to City Council re: "Great Western Bank" PUD pro posed to be located within "Out- Parcel" i.e., Future Buiding Site 3 of "PGA Shoppes on the Green ", created 1/29/86 by Resolution 1, 1986, and amended 8/21/86 b Resolution 37, 1986, per the petition of Mr. Jack H. Savas, authorized agent for Great Western Bank (P._Hring recessed from 9/13/88 mtg.) Mr. Craig Livingston, authorized agent for the petitioner, addressed the Commission presenting a revised site plan, incorporating information regarding the 22' set- back, as requested by the Commission at previous meetings. Mr. Ornstein expressed concern with the roof overhang in relation to the south lease line, stating a bypass lane is not provided. Mr. Livingston stated the extensive graphic system, indicating entrance and parking, should prevent any problems. Mr. Livingston stated the signage presented is the only signage that will be requested. Chairman Vogel declared the Public Hearing open. There being no comments from the public, the Hearing was closed. Vice Chairman Toshner moved to recommend approval to the City Council for the "Great Western Bank" PUD, proposed to be located within "Out- Parcel" (i.e., Future Building Site 3) of "PGA Sh9oppes on the Green ", created 1/29/86 by Resolution 1, 1986, and amended 8/21/86 by Resolution 37, 1986, per the petition of Mr. Jack H. Savas, authorized agent for Great Western Bank. Mr. Ornstein seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Preap Trai 1 Trail fee -s and N lication Review - Recommendation to City Council re: amendin multi - family PUD created 4/14/88 by Ord. 16, 1988, on w. si between Lilac Street and H01 ly Drive, providing for sin le -car ga m le title townhouse in lieu of condominium ownershi Mr. Frank cholas Corcokios of J.D.M. Gardens, Inc. .71 -acre "Garden of Military es and Mr. Frank DeFillippo, of J.D.M. Gardens, Inc., addressed the Commission distributing • plans of the proposed amendment. Mr. DeFillippo stated that in order to provide a garage, the stucco wall has been removed and replaced with a garage door, with the footprint remaining the same. Mr. DeFillippo stated the living area of the bedroom • Planning and Zoning Commission September 27, 1988 behind the stucco wall has been moved up to provide a loft. Page 5 Mr. Ornstein requested the petitioner provide the Commission with the approved PUD plans at the Public Hearing to aid the Commission in considering a recommendation to amend the PUD. Public Hearing - Recommendation to City Council re: Rezoning, from Zoning Classification of M -1 Research and Light Industrial Park District to a Zoning Classification of PCD Planned Community District, 102.7 acres, more or less, located between Alternate A -1 -A and Interstate -95 and Burns Road & RCA Boulevard, within Sections 1 & 12, Township 42 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 6 & 7, Township 42 South, Range 43 East, per the petition of Attorney Larry Smith, autho. agent for PBG Development Associates Public Hearing recessed from 7/26/88, 8 9 88 and 8/23/88 Meetings) adv. 7 /11/88) A K A NORTHCORP [Due to a conflict of interest, discussed with the Chairman prior to the meeting] Mr. Lioce excused himself from the proceedings and left the Assembly Room. • Attorney Larry Smith, representing the petitioner, addressed the Commission stating several meetings have been held with Treasure Coast and other agencies to discuss the DRI application for this project. Attorney Smith stated he believes most of the problems have been resolved, although traffic impact is still an area of concern and needs to be discussed. Attorney Smith advised the proposed project will be a true mixed -use development -- an employment center providing retail services to center employees. Mr. Peter McDonough of Team Plan distributed and discussed revisions to the site development plan. Mr. McDonough presented a site plan showing minimum and maximum land use percentages. Mr. Ornstein expressed concern with the overall .45 F.A.R. Mr. Toshner stated he feels the Commission should have the benefit of receiving comments from all review agencies prior to making a recommendation to the City Council. Mr. Toshner pointed • out that comments have not been received from City staff, REP staff, Water Control District, or from any other reviewing agencies, and asked why the petitioner needs to proceed with the PCD now. • Planning and Zoning Commission Page 6 September 27, 1988 It was the concensus of the Commission that more information needs to be provided prior to making a recommendation to the City Council, i.e., what is planned for each of the parcels; landscape plan to tie the entire project together; potential footprints; maximum densities for each parcel; heights; overall square footages; ultimate uses; buffering; vegetation. The Commission requested time to review the DRI application provided and suggested scheduling workshop sessions to adequately review the proposed project. Mr. John Bills addressed the Commission stating delays would be costly. Vice Mayor Mike Martino, present in the audience, agreed that workshop sessions would be beneficial to the petitioner, Commission, and ultimately the City Council. is After discussion, Mr. Bills, Attorney Smith, and the Commission agreed to schedule two workshop sessions, one to discuss traffic, and one to discuss other aspects of the project. Chairman Vogel directed the secretary to work with Attorney Smith in scheduling the workshops. Chairman Vogel declared the Public Hearing open and recessed the meeting to October 25, 1988 at 7:30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. The next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 1988. • Planning and Zoning Commission September 27, 1988 APPROVALS JEAN LONG, Secre Wry U Page 7 DOMENICK LIOCE