| 2013-09-10 16:07:38 | CASE NO. PB950NNNN |
| | CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL AND PARKING GARAGE |
| | 901 FLORIDA |
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| | - CONTACT ERIC SCHNEIDER @ (561) 822-1446 |
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| | - PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN |
| | WRITTEN FORMAT. |
| | |
| | - WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF TEN |
| | (10) PAPER COPIES AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY IN .PNG FORMAT |
| | OF ALL PLANS. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGES ON THE |
| | RESUBMITTED PLANS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | - THE PPRC COMMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED AND |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DIVISION BY 5 PM ON SEPTEMBER |
| | 20, 2013, TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE OCTOBER 14, 2013 |
| | PLANNING BOARD MEETING. |
| | |
| | - PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS NOT |
| | RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE PPRC COMMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS |
| | FROM THE DATE OF THE PPRC MEETING (NOVEMBER 11, 2013), |
| | THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN. ANY FURTHER |
| | ACTION SHALL REQUIRE A NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. |
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| | - PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE PERMITTED ONE (1) |
| | RESUBMITTAL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. IF PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED |
| | COMMENTS CONTINUE TO NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED, THE |
| | APPLICANT WILL BE ACCESSED A RESUBMITTAL FEE. SUCH FEE |
| | WILL BE 20% OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE ($600). |
| | |
| | - PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION SIGNAGE SHALL BE POSTED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ORDINANCE NO. |
| | 4357-11. |
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| | 1. PLEASE SEPARATE THE RESUBMITTED PLANS INTO SIMILAR |
| | GROUPINGS (EX. ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL, LANDSCAPE) TO |
| | STAPLE TOGETHER FOR THE RESUBMITTAL. THE COMBINATION OF |
| | ALL THE PLANS AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INTO ONE PACKET |
| | DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO EASE OF STAFF REVIEW OR FILE |
| | STORAGE. |
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| | 2. PROVIDE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT PARCELS |
| | IN WORD FORMAT. |
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| | 3. THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE HOTEL SHOWS PART OF THE |
| | POOL AND HOT TUB, CABANAS, AND THE POOL DECK ON THE |
| | CONVENTION CENTER PARCEL. THE HOTEL FEATURES SHALL ALL |
| | BE ON THE HOTEL SITE. |
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| | 4. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WATER CONSERVATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITYPLACE DRI, PLEASE INDICATE WHAT |
| | WATER CONSERVATION DEVICES AND METHODS THE PROJECT WILL |
| | USE. HAS CONSIDERATION BEEN GIVEN TO USING CISTERNS TO |
| | CAPTURE RAIN WATER FOR IRRIGATION USE? |
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| | 5. PLEASE INDICATE HOW THE ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN SECTIONS 14 AND 15 OF THE |
| | CITYPLACE DRI WILL BE MET. HAS CONSIDERATION BEEN GIVEN |
| | TO INSTALLING A GREEN ROOF OR SOLAR PANELS ON THE HOTEL |
| | ROOF TO PROMOTE ENERGY CONSERVATION? |
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| | 6. THE REMAINING OPEN SPACE AS PARK SQUARE FOOTAGE |
| | REMAINING IN THE CITYPLACE DRI IS 43,975 SQUARE FEET |
| | FOR THE FOUR REMAINING UNDEVELOPED PARCELS - HOTEL |
| | SITE, HOTEL GARAGE SITE, OKEECHOBEE PARCEL AND TENT |
| | SITE. THE CITY HAS DIVIDED THE REMAINING OPEN SPACE AS |
| | PARK SQUARE FOOTAGE AMONG THE REMAINING PARCELS BASED |
| | ON THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH REMAINING PARCEL OF THE TOTAL |
| | REMAINING SQUARE FOOTAGE. THE HOTEL SITE IS RESPONSIBLE |
| | FOR 15,730 SQUARE FEET AND THE HOTEL GARAGE IS |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR 8,254 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE AS |
| | PARK, FOR A TOTAL OF 23,984 SQUARE FEET. STAFF HAS |
| | CALCULATED THAT THE PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, |
| | INCLUDING BOTH THE HOTEL SITE AND THE HOTEL GARAGE, |
| | PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 12,880 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE AS |
| | PARK. THE PROPOSED PLAN HAS A DEFICIENCY OF 11,104 |
| | SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE AS PARK. |
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| | SUGGESTION - DESIGN A LINEAR PARK ALONG THE NORTH SIDE |
| | OF THE HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER TO PROVIDE A |
| | PLEASANT PEDESTRIAN ROUTE FROM THE FRONT OF THE |
| | HOTEL/OKEECHOBEE & FLORIDA INTERSECTION TO THE FRONT OF |
| | THE CONVENTION CENTER. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY |
| | THAT THIS ADDITIONAL AREA IS ENOUGH TO SATISFY THE FULL |
| | 15,730 SQUARE FEET OF REQUIRED OPEN SPACE AS PARK. |
| | ADDITIONALLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BAR AND FITNESS |
| | CENTER BE RECONFIGURED SO THAT BAR PATRONS, POSSIBLY ON |
| | A TERRACE, CAN OVERLOOK THE NEW LINEAR PARK. |
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| | 7. THE NORTH SIDE AND THE ROOF TREATMENTS OF THE GARAGE |
| | DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING TO PROTECT RESIDENTS |
| | OF CITYPLACE SOUTH TOWER FROM UNDESIRABLE VIEWS, |
| | LIGHTING, NOISE OR OTHER ADVERSE OFF-SITE EFFECTS FROM |
| | PARKING GARAGE. THE SITE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE |
| | VISUAL AND AUDITORY PRIVACY FOR ALL DWELLING UNITS |
| | LOCATED WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE SITE. |
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| | 8. PROVIDE A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. |
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| | 9. THE WEST SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND THE EAST SIDES OF |
| | THE HOTEL DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACTIVE USES TO LINE |
| | FLORIDA AVENUE (CONTINUATION OF THE CHARACTER OF |
| | DEVELOPMENT FOR FLORIDA AVENUE STARTED BY THE WEST |
| | FA?ADE OF THE SOUTH TOWER) TO PROVIDE A DESIRABLE |
| | EXPERIENCE FOR USERS OF THE FLORIDA AVENUE CORRIDOR. |
| | |
| | SUGGESTION - RECONFIGURE THE INTERIOR SPACE, SUCH AS |
| | THE LOCATION OF THE DOCK OFFICE AND OTHER ACTIVE USES |
| | WITH ADDED FENESTRATION ALONG THE EXTERIOR WALL. |
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| | 10. THE REDESIGN OF THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ACROSS |
| | OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD SHALL BE INCLUDED WITH THIS |
| | APPLICATION TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING |
| | OF OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD IS COORDINATED BASED ON THE |
| | EXPECTED VOLUME OF PEDESTRIANS THAT WILL BE GENERATED |
| | BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL. |
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| | 11. HOW WILL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BE ENSURED WHEN VALETS |
| | LEAVE THE GARAGE? |
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| | 12. THE CITYPLACE DRI REQUIRES A SIGNAGE PACKAGE TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE LEVEL III APPLICATION. WHEN WILL THE |
| | CITY SEE A SIGNAGE PACKAGE? PLEASE NOTE THAT AS PART OF |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SITE, THE CONVENTION CENTER |
| | SIGN WILL NEED TO BE RELOCATED OUT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
| | THIS WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF IMPROVED VISIBILITY WHEN |
| | APPROACHING THE FLORIDA AVENUE RIGHT TURN AND POSSIBLE |
| | CONGESTION AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL ENTRANCE. |
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| | 13. PROVIDE SIGHT LINE DRAWINGS TO VERIFY THAT ALL OF |
| | THE ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS SCREENED FROM VIEW |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITYPLACE DRI REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 14. A DOWNTOWN TROLLEY STOP SHALL BE DESIGNED INTO THE |
| | SITE PLAN IN THE EVENT THAT THE DOWNTOWN TROLLEY |
| | ACCESSES THE HOTEL SITE. THE STOP SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | TO SHARE A BUS DROP-OFF SPACE. |
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| | 15. THE CITYPLACE DRI REQUIRES THE PRESERVATION, |
| | PROTECTION AND RELOCATION OF SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION |
| | WITHIN THE SITE. THE LANDSCAPE PLANS INCLUDE A SHEET |
| | SHOWING TREES TO BE REMOVED AND REFER TO THE TREE |
| | SURVEY FOR SPECIES AND SIZE. NO TREE SURVEY INCLUDED |
| | WITH THE SUBMITTAL. THE REMOVAL OF TREES REQUIRES THE |
| | APPROVAL OF A TREE ALTERATION PERMIT. NONE WAS |
| | SUBMITTED. |
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| | 16. THE SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANS SHOW A DIFFERENT |
| | BUILDING FOOTPRINT, HARDSCAPE/LANDSCAPE AREAS, ETC. |
| | THAN THE CIVIL PLANS. ALL PLANS SHALL SHOW THE SAME |
| | CONDITIONS. |
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| | 17. WHY IS THE TOWER SETBACK LISTED AT 93'7" ON SHEET |
| | A-0.2 AND 92'2" ON SHEETS A-1.01 AND A-1.02 AND 78'2" |
| | ON SHEET A-0.1. SETBACKS SHALL BE CONSISTENT ON ALL |
| | SHEETS. |
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| | 18. NONE OF THE LANDSCAPE DATA AND COMPLIANCE TABLES |
| | REQUIRED BY ARTICLE XIV OF THE ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WERE PROVIDED ON THE PLANS. |
| | THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | THE DATA TABLES SHALL CLEARLY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE |
| | LANDSCAPE MATERIAL INSTALLED ON THE HOTEL SITE, THE |
| | GARAGE SITE, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE |
| | RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
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| | 19. WHY DOES THE PLANT LIST INCLUDE TREES AND OTHER |
| | LANDSCAPE THAT IS NOT BEING PLANTED? |
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| | 20. THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS ALLOW NO MORE THAN |
| | 35% PALM TREES ON A SITE. THE SITE CONTAINS MORE THAN |
| | 35% PALM TREES OVERALL AND THE HOTEL GARAGE IS 100% |
| | PALM TREES. IS THERE A REASON THE SITE IS BEING |
| | DESIGNED WITH MINIMAL SHADE? |
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| | 21. IT APPEARS THAT ALMOST HALF OF THE REQUIRED HOTEL |
| | SITE LANDSCAPE IS NOT LOCATED ON THE HOTEL SITE, BUT |
| | RATHER ON THE CONVENTION CENTER OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
| | |
| | 22. SHEET AD- 21.01 STATES THAT ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL BE |
| | USED IN THE OVAL PARK AREA NORTH OF THE HOTEL, YET |
| | SHEET AD- 51.01 SHOWS THIS AREA AS BERMUDA GRASS. ALL |
| | PLANS SHALL SHOW SAME CONDITIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT ARTIFICIAL TURF AT THIS |
| | LOCATION. |
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| | 23. WHY IS THE OVAL PARK AREA DESIGNED SO THAT THE |
| | MANHOLE IS IN THE OPEN AREA? THIS SEEMS TO LIMIT THE |
| | ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY USE THE SPACE FOR EVENTS. |
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| | 24. A LANDSCAPE BUFFER IS REQUIRED ON THE EAST SIDE OF |
| | THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE COLOR ELEVATIONS AND SHEET A-0.1 |
| | ARE INACCURATE AS THEY DEPICT LANDSCAPE ON THE EAST |
| | SIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA SHALL BE |
| | A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) FEET WIDE TO SUPPORT ADEQUATE |
| | LANDSCAPE GROWTH. THE GARAGE DOES NOT HAVE THE |
| | "EXTENSIVE" LANDSCAPING AS STATED IN THE JUSTIFICATION |
| | STATEMENT. |
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| | 25. THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS ON THE EAST SIDE |
| | OF ALABAMA AVENUE SHALL BE CONTINUED THE FULL LENGTH OF |
| | THE PROPERTY TO THE REAR OF THE TOWNHOUSE UNITS AND |
| | MAINTAINED BY THE HOTEL. |
| | |
| | 26. THE PLANTING DETAILS DO NOT CLEARLY INDICATE THAT |
| | THE TOP OF THE ROOT BALL IS ABOVE THE SURROUNDING GRADE |
| | AT PLANTING. |
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| | 27. ALL PLANTINGS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE |
| | RIGHTS-OF-WAY SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CITY'S |
| | ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. |
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| | 28. IS THE PARKING GARAGE EXCLUSIVE FOR HOTEL GUESTS OR |
| | WILL ANYONE ATTENDING AN EVENT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER |
| | BE ALLOWED TO SELF-PARK? |
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| | 29. HOW DO THE STAIRWELLS IN THE CORNERS OF THE GARAGE |
| | WORK? THERE DO NOT SEEM TO BE ANY DOORWAYS. |
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| | 30. ALL DEAD END PARKING ROWS IN THE GARAGE REQUIRE A |
| | DEDICATED TURN AROUND SPACE THAT SHALL BE MARKED "NO |
| | PARKING". |
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| | 31. THE PARKING SPACE TYPICAL WIDTH SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON THE PARKING PLAN. |
| | |
| | 32. THE DEPTH DIMENSION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR COMPACT |
| | SPACE NO. 217. |
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| | 33. PARKING SPACES 208, 240 AND 403 ARE RENDERED |
| | UNUSABLE BY THE CANOPY FRAME POSTS. |
| | |
| | 34. THE CITY WILL NOT APPROVE THE SPECIAL EVENT VALET |
| | PARKING PLAN. THIS PLAN DISCARDS THE REALITY THAT THERE |
| | WILL BE HOTEL GUESTS WHO ARE SELF-PARKED IN THE GARAGE. |
| | WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF THE WHEEL STOPS THAT EXIST IN |
| | THE PROPOSED TANDEM GARAGE SPACES? WHERE ARE THE |
| | MECHANICAL LIFTS COMING FROM THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE |
| | GARAGE? WHAT DO THE LIFTS LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS THE FLOOR |
| | TO CEILING HEIGHT WHERE THE LIFTS ARE PROPOSED? THE ADA |
| | SPACES MAY NOT BE USED FOR VALET PARKING. |
| | |
| | 35. WHERE IS THE BICYCLE PARKING LOCATED FOR THE HOTEL? |
| | |
| | 36. THE HOTEL ENTRANCE DOES NOT STACK 20 VEHICLES WITH |
| | A BYPASS LANE AS STATED IN THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT. |
| | IT HAS THE ABILITY TO PARK 20 VEHICLES WITH NO BYPASS. |
| | |
| | 37. HOW WILL CONVENTION GOERS ACCESS THE BUS PARKING |
| | AREA? THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FULLY COVERED ROUTE |
| | FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BUS PARKING. FULL COVERAGE |
| | IS IMPORTANT FOR RAIN AND SUN PROTECTION. |
| | |
| | 38. THE TURNING RADIUS DRAWING ON SHEET C 4.01 DOES NOT |
| | SHOW HOW THE TRUCK BACKS INTO THE LOADING AREA. |
| | |
| | 39. HOW WILL GARBAGE COLLECTION BE HANDLED AT THE |
| | CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL? PROVIDE TRASH RECEPTACLES IN |
| | THE PARKING GARAGE. |
| | |
| | 40. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE PARKING |
| | GARAGE (THIS INCLUDES EMPTYING THE TRASH RECEPTACLES)? |
| | |
| | 41. AS PART OF THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE MEDIANS ALONG |
| | FLORIDA AVENUE, THE HOTEL SHALL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT |
| | WITH THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THE MEDIANS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY |
| | PLANTINGS. |
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| | PLEASE BE ADVISED: |
| | |
| | THE PARKING GARAGE IS CONSIDERED A PRINCIPAL USE AS IT |
| | IS ON A STANDALONE PARCEL, WHICH REQUIRES REVIEW BY THE |
| | CITY COMMISSION AS A CLASS A SPECIAL USE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE CITYPLACE DRI. PLEASE PROVIDE THE ANALYSIS OF |
| | THE REQUEST, TO INCLUDE THE SPECIAL USE STANDARDS AND |
| | THE ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AS PART OF THE |
| | RESUBMITTAL. |
| | |
| | THERE ARE COVERED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AND MODIFIED |
| | LANDSCAPE SHOWN ON THE CONVENTION CENTER PARCEL, WHICH |
| | MODIFY THE APPROVED CONVENTION CENTER SITE AND |
| | LANDSCAPE PLANS. AMENDED CONVENTION CENTER SITE AND |
| | LANDSCAPE PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO REFLECT THE NEW |
| | CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MINOR AMENDMENT PROCESS AS WAS |
| | DONE ON THE CURRENT HOTEL APPROVAL. |
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