Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z12060017
Project Number Z12060017
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2012-08-17 18:57:02CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 PLANNING DIVISION
  
  
 PLANS AND PLATS REVIEW COMMITTEE
 JULY 11, 2012
  
 RE-SUBMITTAL (1): JULY 19, 2012
  
 MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE MIZNER LAKES APARTMENT
 RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
 PB 1171FF
  
 A REQUEST BY BRIAN CHEGUIS/DONALDSON HEARING, OF
 COTLEUR & HEARING, INC., ON BEHALF OF AARON DRIVE
 HOLDINGS, LLC FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE MIZNER LAKES
 APARTMENTS RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (?RPD?) TO
 BUILD APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOR MULTIFAMILY USE
 CONSISTING OF 548 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
  
 P.C.N. 74-43-43-17-25-002-0000
 715 HANK AARON DRIVE
  
  
 GENERAL COMMENTS:
  
 1. WHEN RESUBMITTING:
  
 A. PROVIDE WRITTEN RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS MADE BY
 ALL DEPARTMENTS IN A WRITTEN FORMAT WHEN RESUBMITTING.
 NOTE THAT RESUBMITTALS MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
 COMMENTS.
  
 B. 15 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.
  
 C. 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 CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN AND ANY FURTHER ACTION WILL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.
  
 D. 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.
  
  TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY/ JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT/ PLANS:
  
 2. THE APPLICANT SHOULD MEET WITH THE APPROPRIATE
 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO
 INFORM THEM OF THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE APPROVED
 DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS AND NOTIFY
 PLANNING STAFF OF THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING AND ANY
 ISSUES THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT.
  
 RESUBMITTAL: THE APPLICANT INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD BE
 SENDING AN INFORMATIONAL PACKET AND WILL PROVIDE
 WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD
 ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE SURROUNDING VICINITY WERE
 CONTACTED. THE APPLICANT WAS ADVISED THAT STAFF NEEDS
 FEEDBACK FROM APPLICANT OF COMMENTS OR CONCERNS THE
 ASSOCIATIONS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT, PRIOR TO
 TAKING THE ITEM TO PLANNING BOARD AND CITY COMMISSION.
  
 3. THE ITEMS BELOW WERE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION
 SUBMITTAL, PROVIDE ALL THE UTILITY LETTERS. THE
 APPLICATION MAY NOT MOVE FORWARD TO PLANNING BOARD
 UNTIL ALL COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE PLANNING
 DEPARTMENT RECEIVES ALL LETTERS ACCORDINGLY.
  
  DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: N. CITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC
 UTILITY LETTERS
  
 A PROVIDE LETTERS FROM ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC
 UTILITIES CONFIRMING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES NOT
 ENCROACH INTO THEIR EASEMENTS OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THEIR SERVICES:
  
  TELEPHONE:
 ROBERT LOWEN
 AT&T FLORIDA - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
 2021 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL ? WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
 33415
 PHONE: (561) 357.6615 ? FAX: (561) 964.3499 EMAIL:
 [email protected]
  
 NATURAL GAS:
 NANI SANTIAGO
 FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES
 1641 WORTHINGTON RD SUITE 220 - WEST PALM BEACH, FL
 33409
 PHONE: (561) 838.1785 GENERAL PHONE: (561) 832.2461
 FAX: (561) 838.1769 (EASEMENT CONSENT FORMS CAN BE
 FAXED) EMAIL: [email protected]
  
 ELECTRIC SERVICE:
 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
 810 CHARLOTTE AVENUE WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
  
 THE FP&L PROJECT MANAGER (INCLUDING NAME AND TELEPHONE
 NUMBER) FOR THE PROJECT'S LOCATION MAY BE FOUND BY
 VISITING THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
  
 HTTP://APP.FPL.COM/NAPPS/PS/SERVICEM.NSF/FPLWEB+SEARCH+
 SIMPLE-OPENFORM
  
 TELEVISION CABLE:
 WADE HAGERTY
 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
 10435 IRONWOOD ROAD PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA 33410
 PHONE: (561) 227-4127 FAX: (561) 640-0231 - EMAIL:
 [email protected]
 SITE PLAN:
  
 RESUBMITTAL: COMMENT IS STILL OUTSTANDING
  
 4. SHEET A0.01 AND A1.01 PARKING CALCULATIONS:
  
 A. PURSUANT TO SECTION THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS (ZLDR), SECTION 94-486, TABLE XV-6,
 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, ONE (1) PARKING SPACE IS
 REQUIRED PER EVERY 10 UNITS FOR GUESTS. THEREFORE, FOR
 548 UNITS, 55 GUEST PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED. 1,058
 REGULAR PARKING + 55 GUEST SPACES = 1113 PARKING
 REQUIRED.
  
 RESUBMITTAL: DOES NOT COMPLY, HOWEVER, APPLICANT
 RE-SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 6, 2012 AND AUGUST 17, 2012 A
 PARKING WAIVER JUSTIFICATION AND PEDESTRIAN PROXIMITY
 PLAN. STAFF HAS INDICATED SOME ITEMS THAT WILL NEED TO
 BE ADDRESSED IN THE PLANS TO JUSTIFY WAIVER OF THE
 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
  
  NOTE, THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES 1,077 PARKING
 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED INCLUDING 32 ON-STREET PARKING
 SPACES, SEE COMMENT (B) BELOW AND REVISE ALL
 DOCUMENTATION TO MATCH ACCORDINGLY.
 B. ADDITIONALLY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-485 (O), 20 HC
 SPACES ARE REQUIRED FOR UP TO 1,000 REGULAR SPACES,
 PLUS ONE (1) HC SPACE FOR EACH 100 OVER 1,000.
 THEREFORE, 21 HC ARE REQUIRED NOT 20. THE SITE PLAN
 SHOWS 30 HC PROVIDED ON THE SITE DATA, BUT THE PLANS
 SHOW ONLY 26 HC? PLEASE CLARIFY. ALSO, SUGGEST
 RELOCATING AND/OR ADDING HC SPACE(S) AT THE SOUTHWEST
 CORNER OF THE PROJECT, SINCE THERE ARE NO HC SPACES
 PROPOSED IN THAT AREA TO SERVE BUILDING 4, TYPE A OR
 BUILDING 16, TYPE E.
  
  THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL
 32 ON-STREET PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED THAT ARE
 LOCATED ON THE WEST AND EAST SIDE OF HANK AARON, THE
 ONLY PARKING AVAILABLE THAT CAN BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE
 PROJECT'S REQUIREMENTS IS THE ON-STREET PARKING ON THE
 EAST SIDE OF HANK AARON, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE
 FRONTAGE OF THE PROJECT. THE SITE PLAN SHOWS 16 PARKING
 SPACES VS. JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT NOTED AS 32 PARKING
 SPACES. REVISE ALL DOCUMENTATION TO CORRELATE.
  
 5. SHEET A1.01 - SITE PLAN, INCLUDES THE SITE DATA WITH
 10 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES PROVIDED AND NO REQUIREMENT
 FOR BICYCLE PARKING, WHICH IS INCORRECT; SHEET A0.01,
 PROJECT DATA DOES NOT DENOTE ANY BICYCLE PARKING. ALSO,
 ON SHEET A1.01, THE SITE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY BICYCLE
 PARKING. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-485(Q), ONE (1) BICYCLE
 PARKING SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EVERY 20 AUTOMOBILE
 PARKING SPACES, OR FRACTION THEREOF, REQUIRED FOR THE
 USE. THE BICYCLE PARKING SPACES SHALL BE SPREAD
 THROUGHOUT THE SHOPPING PLAZA. SHOW A DETAIL OF
 PROPOSED AREAS. THE BICYCLE RACK(S) SHALL COMPLY WITH
 THE DESIGN STANDARDS SET FORTH. A LINK OF ACCEPTABLE
 BICYCLE RACKS WITH DETAILS AND MINIMUM DIMENSIONS WILL
 BE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL FOR YOUR REFERENCE.
  
 RESUBMITTAL: BIKE DETAILS DO NOT COMPLY WITH ACCEPTIBLE
 BICYCLE STANDARDS AS DISCUSSED AND PROVIDED BY STAFF ON
 8/21/12. REVISE PLANS ACCORDINGLY. INCLUDE BICYCLE
 PARKING/RACKS PAD DETAIL AND DIMENSIONS AND COORDINATE
 WITH ARCHITECT/ENGINEER THE LOCATIONS WITH CLOSE
 PROXIMITY TO BUILDINGS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ADEQUATE
 CLEARANCE FOR THE BICYCLES TO PARK.
 COORDINATE AMOUNT OF BICYCLE PARKING AND RACKS BETWEEN
 ALL PLANS. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOW 7 BICYCLE PARKING
 SPACES PER RACK VS. SHEET A5.03 WHICH SHOWS A DIFFERENT
 NUMBER.
  
 6. SHOW DIMENSION OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
 IDENTIFICATION SIGN THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION 94-407 (2):
  
 B.2. THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FEET PER FACE OF A SIGN IS 48
 SQUARE FEET, SHALL BE SETBACK A MINIMUM OF 20 FEET FROM
 THE PROPERTY LINE;
 F. MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS FOUR (4) FEET; THE SIGN PROPOSED
 IS AT 9 FEET. IS A WAIVER REQUESTED FOR THE ADDITIONAL
 HEIGHT?
  
 7. SHEET 3 "PAVING AND DRAINAGE" LOWER THE HC PAINTED
 LOGO TO LEAVE 2 FEET FROM BOTTOM OF LOGO TO THE BOTTOM
 OF PARKING STALL STRIPPING. THE DETAIL SHOWS 16 INCHES
 BETWEEN CENTER PARKING STALL PAINTING DETAIL, AND
 STALLS BEING 9 FEET WIDE. APPLICANT MAY CONSIDER
 REDUCING TO THE MINIMUM ZLDR DIMENSIONS OF 12 INCHES
 BETWEEN CENTER OF STRIPING AND 8'-6" WIDE TO
 ACCOMMODATE MORE PARKING SPACES, SINCE THE PROPOSED
 SITE PLAN DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PARKING SPACES
 REQUIRED.
  
 8. THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS SHOW A SIDE PRIVACY WALL,
 BUT THE CIVIL DENOTES A FENCE? PLEASE CLARIFY. ALSO,
 THE DETAIL PLAN FOR THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FEATURES
 SHOWS A CURVED GATE, THE PLANS SHOW A STRAIGHT LINE,
 DEPICT ON SITE PLAN, THE CURVATURE TO ASSURE IT IS
 WITHIN THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
  
 LANDSCAPE PLAN:
  
 10. PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ALTERATION AND
 BUILDING PERMIT, PROVIDE LANDSCAPE PLANS TO THE
 PLANNING DIVISION WITH A REVISED PLAN OF THE EXISTING
 TREES TO REMAIN OR BE RELOCATED, SINCE THE
 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT AND LANDSCAPE PLANS NOTE THAT A
 TREE SURVEY OF EXISTING TREES COULD NOT BE PERFORMED
 UNTIL THE LAND IS CLEARED OF EXCESSIVE OVERGROWTH OF
 VEGETATION.
  
  
 RESUBMITTAL (1): OUTSTANDING COMMENT TO BE ADDRESSED
 PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL OF BUILDING (LANDSCAPE) PERMIT.
 APPLICANT INDICATED THAT THE FINAL DESTINATION OF
 RELOCATED TREES SHALL BE DETERMINED ONCE OVERGROWTH IS
 REMOVED AND THE EXACT DEMEANOR OF THE NATIVE TREE CAN
 BE MORE ACCURATELY DETERMINED.
  
 11. SHEET LP-1, LANDSCAPE DATA, SHOW WHAT LANDSCAPING
 IS "PROVIDED" ON THE TABLE. THE "REQUIRED" PART IS THE
 ONLY ITEMS SHOWN. THE LANDSCAPING REQUIRED AND PROVIDED
 IS FOR THE LANDSCAPING WITHIN THE PROPERTY, THE
 ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING ON THE LAKE PATH CANNOT BE
 COUNTED TOWARDS THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. A SEPARATE
 TABULATION FOR THAT AREA SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON PLANS.
  
 RESUBMITTAL: PER MEETING DISCUSSION , PROVIDE DETAILS,
 INCLUDING CROSS SECTION OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON
 CITY PROPERTY (AKA TURQUOISE NECKLACE) FOR STAFF REVIEW
 (SIDEWALK, WALL, LANDSCAPING, BENCHES, ETC.). FINAL
 APPROVAL OF LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN IS CONTINGENT ON
 APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND
 PERTINENT DEPARTMENTS REGARDING USAGE OF CITY PROPERTY.
  
 12. THE "TABULAR TREE LIST", IS THAT WHAT IS EXISTING?
 UNDER STATUS, IS "TBD" (TO BE DETERMINED), WHETHER TO
 REMAIN OR RELOCATE? PLEASE CLARIFY AND NOTE COMMENT
 NUMBER 8 ABOVE.
  
 RESUBMITTAL (1): OUTSTANDING COMMENT TO BE ADDRESSED
 PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL OF BUILDING (LANDSCAPE) PERMIT.
 APPLICANT INDICATED THAT THE FINAL DESTINATION OF
 RELOCATED TREES SHALL BE DETERMINED ONCE OVERGROWTH IS
 REMOVED AND THE EXACT DEMEANOR OF THE NATIVE TREE CAN
 BE MORE ACCURATELY DETERMINED.
  
 13. SHEET LD-6 OF 6 - SHOW A DETAIL PROVIDING A ROOT
 BARRIER SYSTEM FOR THE CANOPY TREES, FOR INSTANCE, THE
 LIVE OAKS (QV) PROPOSED THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOTS,
 ETC. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR ROOT SYSTEM, IT IS
 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO AVOID FUTURE ISSUES WITH THE
 TREE'S ROOT SYSTEM.
  
 RESUBMITTAL (1): THERE ARE SOME AREAS WITHIN THE PLANS
 THAT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REVIEW DUE TO CLOSE
 PROXIMITY TO A STRUCTURE/INFRASTRUCTURE, I.E. DUMPSTER
 ENCLOSURES, ETC. STAFF HAS DISCUSSED SOME AREAS DURING
 MEETINGS WITH APPLICANT (BRIAN CHEGUIS).
  
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
  
 LINDA MIA FRANCO, AICP, SENIOR PLANNER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS STREET - P.O. BOX 3366
 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33402
  
 PHONE: 561.822.1443
 FAX: 561.822.1459
  
 EMAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
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