| 2017-02-08 11:43:17 | PLANS AND PLATS REVIEW COMMITTEE (PPRC) ZONING REVIEW |
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| | DATE OF REVIEW: 02.08.2017 |
| | PROJECT NO.: Z17010007 |
| | CASE NO.: PB 1624L |
| | ADDRESS: 3200 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE |
| | APPLICANT/CONTACT: JONI BRINKMAN |
| | TELEPHONE NO.: 561.366.1100 |
| | SCOPE OF REVIEW: GUARDHOUSE, BUFFERS, ENTRY FEATURE, |
| | ETC. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. THE CONGRESS AVENUE LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND MEDIAN |
| | DESIGN NEEDS TO EXTEND TO THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN |
| | LIMITS OF THE DEVELOPMENT; THE PROPOSED PLANS SHOW THE |
| | PLANTINGS ENDING APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT. |
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| | 2. PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | INDICATING THEIR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED MEDIAN |
| | PLANTINGS. AS CONGRESS AVENUE IS A COUNTY ROAD, ALL |
| | IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WILL NEED TO BE |
| | APPROVED AND PERMITTED FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY. |
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| | 3. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE GUARD HOUSE DOES NOT |
| | MATCH UP WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE ENTRY ROAD IN |
| | 2015. THERE NEEDS TO BE COORDINATION BETWEEN ALL OF THE |
| | PROPOSED PLANS AND THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN |
| | APPROVED. |
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| | 4. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE GUARD HOUSE SHOWS A |
| | PODOCARPUS HEDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE FRONT OF |
| | RESIDENTIAL LOTS 1 THROUGH 4 IN POD L1, COMPLETELY |
| | CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO THE ROAD. |
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| | 5. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE GUARD HOUSE APPEARS TO |
| | SHOW TREES/PALMS IN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF LOTS 2 |
| | THROUGH 4 IN POD L1. |
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| | 6. THE SUBMITTED SITE PLAN IS UNCLEAR. VARIOUS ELEMENTS |
| | (SIDEWALKS, ETC. ) ARE NOT LABELED AND HARD TO |
| | DIFFERENTIATE FROM OTHER ELEMENTS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 7. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE GATE HOUSE |
| | AREA. IT APPEARS THAT THE PARKING FOR THE GUARD HOUSE |
| | IS INSUFFICIENT. IS THIS PARKING FOR A STANDARD |
| | VEHICLE, OR IS IT LIMITED TO A GOLF CART? DOES THE |
| | BUILDING CODE AND/OR ADA REQUIRE ACCESSIBLE PARKING TO |
| | BE PROVIDED? IF VEHICLES ARE TO BE PARKING THERE, THEN |
| | THE SPACE AND BACKUP AREA NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH THE |
| | CITY?S MINIMUM DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, |
| | PLEASE ENSURE SUFFICIENT TURN RADIUS IS PROVIDED FOR |
| | THIS PARKING SPACE, AS WELL AS GUEST VEHICLES/TRUCKS |
| | THAT ARE DENIED ENTRY AND ARE REQUIRED TO TURN AROUND. |
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| | 8. HAS THERE BEEN ANY COORDINATION WITH THE SCHOOL |
| | DISTRICT ON HOW SCHOOL BUS PICK-UP WILL OCCUR? |
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| | 9. THE SITE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPOSED FEATURES IN |
| | THE CENTER OF, AND AROUND, THE ROUNDABOUT (FOUNTAIN, |
| | WALLS, FREESTANDING SIGNS, ETC.). |
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| | 10. THERE NEEDS TO BE A BUFFER BETWEEN THE EXISTING |
| | MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND THE RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS |
| | LOCATED ALONG CONGRESS AVENUE TO THE SOUTH. |
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| | 11. THE LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR THE ROUNDABOUT SHOW THE |
| | FOUNTAIN HAVING SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION IN |
| | THE CENTER, HOWEVER, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SAFE |
| | CROSSING TO ACCESS THIS AREA. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL |
| | PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AREAS CAN BE ACCESSED SAFELY AND |
| | CONFORM TO ANY REQUIRED ADA STANDARDS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN RESUBMITTING: |
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| | A) WRITTEN RESPONSES TO COMMENTS MADE BY ALL |
| | DEPARTMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON RESUBMISSION. |
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| | B) 6 SETS OF REVISED PLANS AND/OR DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED, ALONG WITH ONE (1) REDUCED COPY (11IN X |
| | 17IN), AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF ALL PLANS. |
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| | C) PLEASE NOTE THAT RE-SUBMITTALS MAY BE SUBJECT TO |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | D) IF NO RESPONSE IS RECEIVED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE |
| | ISSUANCE OF THESE COMMENTS, THE APPLICATION WILL BE |
| | CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN AND ANY FURTHER ACTION WILL |
| | REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. |
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| | E) 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. |
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| | QUESTIONS/COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | JOHN P. ROACH, AICP, PRINCIPAL PLANNER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ? PLANNING DIVISION |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET - P.O. BOX 3147 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33402 |
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| | P: 561.822.1448 |
| | F: 561.822.1460 |
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| | E: [email protected] |
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| | W: WPB.ORG |
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