| 2015-05-13 10:31:00 | PLANNING AND ZONING COMMENTS: |
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| | 5/13/2015 |
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| | BALLPARK OF THE PALM BEACHES COMMENTS FOR PPRC - |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING COMMENTS |
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| | 1. RECOMMEND RELOCATION OF THE TRAIL THAT GOES AROUND |
| | THE EAST AND NORTH SIDE OF THE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX TO |
| | ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING VISIBILITY OF USERS |
| | ON THAT PORTION OF THE TRAIL. |
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| | 2. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS STATES IN SECTION B.3 THAT THE |
| | "COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE A BERM AND INSTALL A FENCE |
| | BETWEEN THE STADIUM PROPERTY AND CITY M-CANAL/WATER |
| | CATCHMENT AREA BUFFER." NO BERM OR FENCE WERE INDICATED |
| | ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 3. PROVIDE A CROSS SECTION OF THE BERM/LANDSCAPING |
| | ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. IF THE BERM IS TO |
| | SERVE TO RETAIN WATER (STORMWATER/IRRIGATION RUN-OFF) |
| | ON-SITE, THEN THIS DRAINAGE AND RETENTION NEEDS TO |
| | OCCUR WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STADIUM PROPERTY. IF |
| | THE BERM IS EITHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN THE |
| | BOUNDARIES OF THE STADIUM PROPERTY, THEN SITE PLAN WILL |
| | NEED TO BE REDESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE BERM. |
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| | 4. LIGHT SPILLAGE GENERATED FROM THE MAIN STADIUM WAS |
| | NOT INCLUDED ON THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN. PLEASE INCLUDE |
| | VERIFYING THERE WILL NOT BE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SPILLAGE |
| | IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN STADIUM. |
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| | 5. STAFF HAS CONCERN THAT THE LIGHT SPILLAGE AT |
| | RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINES IN SOME CASES ARE FOUR TO |
| | FIVE TIMES GREATER THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY PERMITTED. IS |
| | THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO LOWER SOME OF THESE |
| | LIGHT SPILLAGE NUMBERS AND/OR PUT RESTRICTIONS ON A |
| | TIME THE LIGHTS MUST BE SHUT OFF BY? |
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| | 6. PLAN INDICATES DEDICATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG |
| | HAVERHILL ROAD FOR PROPOSED TURN LANES. SHOULD THIS |
| | RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION BE INCLUDED ON THE PLAT? WILL |
| | THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE |
| | ACREAGE AND SITE CALCULATIONS? |
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| | 7. OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES ALONG HAVERHILL ROAD, AS |
| | SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN, ARE LOCATED ON THE SUBJECT |
| | PROPERTY. ZLDR SECTION 94-207(5) REQUIRES THAT ALL |
| | UTILITIES SERVING THE DEVELOPMENT BE INSTALLED |
| | UNDERGROUND. |
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| | 8. PLEASE CLEARLY MARK LOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITY |
| | POLES ALONG ROADWAYS TO IDENTIFY CONFLICTS WITH |
| | LANDSCAPING, DRIVEWAYS, AND SIDEWALKS. THE DARK DASHED |
| | PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE COVERS OVER THE OVERHEAD UTILITY |
| | LINE LOCATIONS SO IT IS NOT CLEAR WHERE ALL THE POLES |
| | ARE LOCATED. |
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| | 9. FENCING, NETTING, AND LIGHT POLES ARE BEING LOCATED |
| | WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER IN SEVERAL INSTANCES. THESE |
| | ITEMS TAKE UP THE LIMITED LANDSCAPING SPACE AND ALSO |
| | CONFLICT WITH PROPOSED LANDSCAPING. PLEASE REVIEW THESE |
| | CONFLICTS ON MILITARY TRAIL AND ALONG THE NORTH BUFFER. |
| | TO MAXIMIZE THE LIMITED BUFFER AREA ESPECIALLY ON THE |
| | NORTH SIDE, NO FENCING, NETTING, OR LIGHTING SERVING |
| | THE BASEBALL FIELDS SHOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THE |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA. |
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| | 10. A WAIVER IS BEING REQUESTED TO ELIMINATE THE WALL |
| | REQUIREMENT BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL USE TO THE NORTH |
| | AND THE STADIUM PROPERTY. STAFF HAS SOME CONCERN OF THE |
| | PROXIMITY OF THE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY UNITS TO THE |
| | NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPACT OF THE |
| | PROPOSED STADIUM USE ON THAT PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO |
| | INCREASING THE LANDSCAPING BUFFERING ALONG THAT |
| | LOCATION IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED AS |
| | MITIGATION FOR NOT INSTALLING A WALL? |
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| | 11. FOR PEOPLE UTILIZING THE EAST PAVED PARKING LOT, |
| | HOW DO PEOPLE GET FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE MAIN |
| | STADIUM WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK DOWN THE MAIN DRIVE |
| | AISLE? THERE IS A NORTH SOUTH PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION TO |
| | THE PRACTICE FIELDS BUT NO PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY TO THE |
| | MAIN STADIUM. |
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| | 12. THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA LOCATED ON THE WEST |
| | SIDE OF THE MAIN STADIUM. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE |
| | PEDESTRIANS WILL CROSS THE DRIVEWAY THAT RUNS ALONG THE |
| | WEST SIDE OF THE PLAZA. THIS INCLUDES PEDESTRIANS |
| | ACCESSING THE PLAZA FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH. |
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| | 13. PLEASE REVISE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE CALCULATION |
| | SP0.01 ON SHEET TO SHOW USE OF 5,187 RATHER THAN 5,235 |
| | SPACES, OR CLARIFY WHY THE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT. |
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| | 14. BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE ON SHEET SP0.01 SHOWS AN |
| | OVERALL COUNT AND DIFFERENT PARTIAL BREAKDOWNS IN TWO |
| | OF THE SECTIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ONE COMPREHENSIVE LIST |
| | OF STRUCTURES AND SQUARE FOOTAGES USED TO ARRIVE AT THE |
| | CALCULATION. THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT LATER IF SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGES NEED TO BE INCREASED, DECREASED, OR TRANSFER |
| | TO EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH THRESHOLDS FOR LEVELS OF |
| | REVIEW FOR A MAJOR OR MINOR PD AMENDMENT. |
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| | 15. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON HOW VEHICLES WILL |
| | ENTER/EXIT THE LOADING DOCKS. ON THE NORTHERN LOADING |
| | DOCK IT APPEARS THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE TO BACK ALL THE |
| | WAY DOWN THE DRIVE AISLE TO ACCESS THE DOCK. |
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| | 16. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION IF NETS FOR THE PRACTICE |
| | FIELDS WILL BE UP ALL YEAR OR TAKEN DOWN AFTER SPRING |
| | TRAINING SEASON. |
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| | 17. THERE WAS NO BUS PARKING INDICATED ON THE SITE |
| | PLAN. HOW IS BUS PARKING PROPOSED TO BE HANDLED? |
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| | 18. APPLICATION INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR "RECREATION: |
| | OUTDOOR HIGH INTENSITY" AS A PRIMARY PERMITTED USE. |
| | THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES AMUSEMENT PARKS, DRIVE-IN |
| | THEATERS, GO-CART AND OTHER VEHICULAR TRACKS, GOLF |
| | COURSES, MINIATURE GOLF COURSES, SPORTS PARKS: |
| | TRAMPOLINES, BATTING CAGES, ETC., SPORTS AND RECREATION |
| | CAMPS, WATER SLIDES, AND WAVE POOLS. STAFF IS |
| | RECOMMENDING THE USES ONLY BE LIMITED TO SPORTS PARKS: |
| | TRAMPOLINES, BATTING CAGES, ETC. AND SPORTS AND |
| | RECREATION CAMPS SUBCATEGORIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO |
| | THE BASEBALL STADIUM. PLEASE CLARIFY THIS IS CONSISTENT |
| | WITH THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY ON THE SITE. ADDITIONALLY, |
| | REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL USES LISTED ON PAGE 17 OF THE |
| | JUSTIFICATION NEED TO BE REVIEWED WITH STAFF. SPECIAL |
| | EVENTS OF SEC. 78-151 IS NOT A "USE" THAT CAN BE |
| | REQUESTED AS SOMETHING PERMITTED BY RIGHT. |
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| | 19. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CONTROL (I.E. STOP SIGNS) |
| | SHOWN ON THE PLAN. WILL THIS BE PROVIDED IN THE |
| | REVISION REVIEW? |
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| | 20. PLEASE REVIEW DELINEATION OF SETBACKS ON THE SITE |
| | PLAN. THERE ARE TWO LOTS BEING PROPOSED, SO SETBACKS |
| | WILL NEED TO BE APPLIED SEPARATELY TO EACH LOT. PLEASE |
| | REVISE SITE PLAN AS NECESSARY. |
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| | 21. IN REVIEW OF THE MODIFICATION OF THRESHOLDS FOR A |
| | MINOR VERSUS MAJOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ITEM |
| | "C" INCLUDES AN INCREASE OVER 10% OF THE PERMISSIBLE |
| | BUILDING HEIGHT AND ITEM "D" INCLUDES AN INCREASE OVER |
| | 10% OF THE PERMISSIBLE FLOOR AREA RATION OR LOT |
| | COVERAGE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A CHANGE IN THE |
| | LANGUAGE TO STATE THAT RATHER THAN "PERMISSIBLE", IT |
| | STATES "APPROVED". ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC |
| | IMPACT THRESHOLD WILL BE REQUIRED SO THERE ARE NO |
| | CONFLICTS WITH ANY RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY |
| | FROM A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PERSPECTIVE. |
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| | 22. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR SIGNAGE COPY AREA. |
| | ADDITIONALLY, PROPOSED SIGNS EXCEED MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE |
| | 10 FEET IN HEIGHT FOR THE CS ZONING DISTRICT. WAIVER |
| | WITH JUSTIFICATION WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED TO EXCEED |
| | THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT. [ZLDR SEC. 94-407(15) AND |
| | 94-408(D)] |
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| | 23. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR THE |
| | ENTIRE SITE? |
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| | 24. PROVIDE AN "ENHANCED" BUS SHELTER ON THE WEST AND |
| | EAST SIDE OF MILITARY TRAIL. |
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| | 25. BIKE PAD DIMENSIONS SHOWN IN SITE PLAN ARE |
| | INCORRECT AND NEED TO BE REVISED. THE MINIMUM WIDTH FOR |
| | A BIKE PAD CONTAINING 10 SPACES SHOULD BE 14', THE |
| | MINIMUM WIDTH FOR A PAD CONTAINING TWENTY SPACES SHOULD |
| | BE 26'- 6", AND FOR THE BIKE PAD AREA CONTAINING 48 |
| | SPACES OR TWO ROWS OF 24 SPACES THE WIDTH SHOULD BE A |
| | MINIMUM OF 31'- 6". |
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| | 26. APPLICANT NEEDS TO INDICATE IN THE BIKE RACK DETAIL |
| | INCLUDED IN THE SITE PLAN WHICH BIKE RACK MODEL WILL BE |
| | INSTALLED ON THIS PROJECT. PLAN ONLY INDICATES TYPICAL |
| | STYLES. |
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| | 27. STAFF SUGGESTS REVISING THE PLACEMENT OF THE BIKE |
| | RACKS SHOWN ADJACENT TO ASTROS MILB FIELD #4 AND |
| | NATIONALS FIELD #4 TO AREAS CLOSER TO THE EAST PARKING |
| | LOT. STAFF ALSO SUGGESTS INCLUDING ADDITIONAL BIKE |
| | PARKING TO THE EAST OF THE STADIUM AND TO INCREASE THE |
| | NUMBER OF BIKE PARKING NORTH OF THE SOCCER FIELDS. |
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| | 28. WIDTH OF MULTIPURPOSE PATHS SHOULD BE INCREASED TO |
| | A MINIMUM OF 12 FEET. |
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| | 29. INCLUDE A NET AND/OR A FENCE OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT |
| | BEHIND THE GOALS ON SOUTH SIDE OF SOCCER FIELDS. |
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| | 30. PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON HAVERHILL ROAD. |
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| | 31. PROVIDE ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING PEDESTRIAN |
| | CROSSING ON MILITARY TRAIL AT SHILOH DRIVE. |
| | ENHANCEMENTS SHOULD INCLUDE UTILIZATION OF A HIGH |
| | VISIBILITY SURFACE FOR THE CROSSING. |
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| | 32. PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING ALONG HAVERHILL SIDE OF |
| | THE PROPERTY. |
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| | 33. ZONING CONCURS WITH THE LANDSCAPING COMMENTS |
| | REGARDING INCREASE THE BUFFER ALONG MILITARY TRAIL |
| | THROUGH A COMBINATION OF INCREASE LANDSCAPE BUFFER |
| | WIDTH AND LAYERING OF PLANT MATERIAL TO INCREASE THE |
| | DENSITY OF THE BUFFER. SIMILAR TREATMENT SHOULD ALSO BE |
| | DONE ALONG THE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN BUFFER WHICH |
| | ABUTS THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. |
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| | 34. PROVIDE TREES ON NORTHERN GRASS PARKING AREA. AS |
| | THE AREA DOES NOT CONSIST OF STRUCTURED PAVED PARKING |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLAND WITH CURBING IS NOT REQUIRED. PLEASE |
| | REVISE WAIVER NUMBER 6 REGARDING EXEMPTING THIS |
| | NORTHERN PARKING AREA FROM ALL LANDSCAPING |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 35. A REQUEST WAS MADE TO PROVIDE AN EASEMENT ON THE |
| | CITY PARK PROPERTY FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE PALM TRAN |
| | SHELTER WHEN A ROUTE IS PROVIDED ALONG HAVERHILL ROAD. |
| | STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE EASEMENT FOR A POTENTIAL |
| | FUTURE PALM TRAN SHELTER BE LOCATED ON THE GRASS |
| | PARKING AREA LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN HAVERHILL |
| | ENTRANCE WHICH WILL PROVIDE MORE CENTRALIZED ACCESS TO |
| | BOTH THE BASEBALL STADIUM AND THE CITY PARK. |
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| | GENERAL COMMENTS: |
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| | 36. SURVEY INDICATES FDOT STORMWATER RETENTION POND |
| | FENCE ENCROACHMENT ON THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE |
| | PROPERTY. |
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| | 37. AIPP REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY WILL BE HANDLED |
| | THROUGH THE COUNTY AIPP PROCESS FOR APPROVAL. |
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| | 38. PLEASE REVIEW PAGE 15 OF THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN, |
| | IT APPEARS THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE FOR THE TURNPIKE AND |
| | I-95 IS IN THE WRONG LOCATION. APPLICANT IS RESPONSIBLE |
| | FOR OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY PERMITS FOR INSTALLATION OF |
| | PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY SIGNAGE LOCATED WITHIN ANY |
| | RIGHTS-OF-WAY. |
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| | 39. CITY PARK IS PROPOSED TO BE REVIEWED SEPARATELY |
| | THROUGH THE FSPR PROCESS. STAFF OFFERS THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS TO ENSURE SUBSTANTIAL INTEGRATION IN TO THE |
| | REST OF THE SITE: |
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| | A. PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION DIRECTLY FROM THE |
| | PARKING AREA TO THE SOCCER FIELDS TO THE SOUTH. |
| | CURRENTLY, UTILIZATION OF THE MULTIPURPOSE TRAIL IS THE |
| | PROPOSED ACCESS TO THE SOCCER FIELDS, BUT IT DOES NOT |
| | PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE PARKING LOT. |
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| | B. REVIEW LANDSCAPING AND CURB CUT PROPOSALS FOR |
| | CONFLICTS WITH UTILITY POLES AND LINES. |
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| | C. IN MOST INSTANCES THERE WILL BE TWO WALKING PATHS |
| | NEAR EACH OTHER ALONG HAVERHILL ROAD, THE EXISTING |
| | SIDEWALK ALONG THE STREET AND THE MULTIPURPOSE TRAIL. |
| | IF THE TWO CANNOT BE COMBINED AS PROPOSED ON THE |
| | MILITARY TRAIL SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, THEN PROVIDE |
| | VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS THROUGH LANDSCAPING, ETC. WHICH |
| | REDUCES THE APPEARANCE OF REDUNDANT PEDESTRIAN |
| | PATHWAYS. |
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| | D. PROVIDE SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTE FROM THE |
| | SIDEWALK ALONG HAVERHILL ROAD AT THE PARK ENTRANCE INTO |
| | TO THE MAIN PARK AREA. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: |
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| | DANIELLE J. KITTREDGE, AICP |
| | SENIOR PLANNER |
| | PLANNING & ZONING DIVISION |
| | PHONE: (561)-822-1443 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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