Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z14040015
Project Number Z14040015
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2014-05-09 16:10:17PLANNING AND ZONING COMMENTS:
  
 5/9/2014
  
 1. PROVIDE BICYCLE PARKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZLDR SEC.
 94-485(Q). PLAN SHOULD INDICATE BICYCLE PARKING
 LOCATION AND INCLUDE BICYCLE PARKING DETAIL.
  
 2. TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY LETTER STATES THE PROJECT HAS
 APPROVAL FOR 13 UNITS RATHER THAN 14 UNITS AS SHOWN ON
 THE PLANS. PLEASE HAVE THE LETTER CORRECTED.
  
 3. WILL THERE BE A FREESTANDING SIGN PROPOSED FOR THIS
 DEVELOPMENT? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE THE PROPOSED
 LOCATION OF THE FREESTANDING SIGN ON THE SITE PLAN.
  
 4. WILL THERE BE ANY EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUCH AS PARKING
 LOT LIGHTING, INSTALLED ON THE SITE? IF SO, PLEASE
 PROVIDE A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN DEPICTING LIGHT SPILLAGE
 [ZLDR SEC. 94-309(A) AND SEC. 94-310(D)].
  
 5. THE PROPOSED DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE DOES NOT MEET
 MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENTS [ZLDR SEC. 94-444(B)]. PLEASE
 CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, WILL RECYCLING SERVICES BE
 PROVIDED FOR THE SITE? IF SO, THE LOCATION AND
 SCREENING OF THE COLLECTION BIN(S) WILL NEED TO BE
 SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN.
  
 6. WHAT MATERIAL IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE WALLS OF THE
 DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE?
  
 7. PLEASE INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
 PROPOSED DECORATIVE WALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
 PROPERTY. PLAN INDICATES IT WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 SECTION 94(C)(1), HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT A VALID CODE
 SECTION AND SHOULD REFERENCE ZLDR SEC. 94-443(C)(1).
 PLAN NEEDS TO INDICATE THE PROPOSED HEIGHT OF THE WALL
 AND WHAT THE WALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF (BRICK,
 MASONRY, WOOD, ETC.).
  
 8. THE PROPOSED POOL WILL REQUIRE, AT THE TIME OF
 PERMITTING, A FENCING AROUND IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZLDR
 SEC. 94-304(D). FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, PLEASE INDICATE
 APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF FENCE ON THE SITE PLAN.
  
 9. WHAT IS THE STRIPED STRIP RUNNING ALONG THE WESTERN
 SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE SURVEY AND
 SITE PLAN? IS THIS A WALL? PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 10. IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THERE IS NO SIDEWALK
 CURRENTLY ALONG ALPHA STREET AND NO SIDEWALK PROPOSED.
 PLEASE VERIFY WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IF A
 SIDEWALK WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 11. THE ORIENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT LACKS AN ACTIVE
 PRESENCE ON ALPHA STREET. IF THE ORIENTATION OF THE
 BUILDINGS CANNOT BE CHANGED, CAN ADDITIONAL FA?ADE
 IMPROVEMENTS BE MADE TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDINGS,
 ACTIVE SEATING AREA BE INSTALLED, AND/OR ENHANCED
 LANDSCAPING BE INCORPORATED ON THIS STREET SIDE?
  
 12. PLEASE WORK WITH FPL TO DETERMINE IF TRANSFORMERS
 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE SITE SO THEIR PLACEMENT CAN BE
 TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ON THE SITE/LANDSCAPE PLAN AND
 APPROPRIATELY LOCATED AND SCREENED.
  
 13. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS AN OUTSTANDING $100
 BALANCE FOR A SANITATION SPECIAL PICK-UP REQUEST ON
 9/3/2013. THE BALANCE IS REGISTERED UNDER UTILITY
 CUSTOMER #45938 AND MUST BE SATISFIED PRIOR TO ANY SITE
 PLAN APPROVALS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ONCE THE FEE IS
 PAID, PLEASE PROVIDE PROOF OF PAYMENT SO THE CODE
 ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION (CASE NO. CE13090011) CAN BE
 CLOSED OUT.
  
 LANDSCAPING:
  
 14. THE SURVEY AND SITE PLAN SHOW OVERHEAD UTILITY
 LINES ALONG THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE PROPERTY.
 THESE UTILITY LINES NEED TO BE CARRIED THROUGH TO THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN AND LANDSCAPING REVIEWED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ?RIGHT TREE, RIGHT PLACE? STANDARDS TO AVOID
 FUTURE CONFLICTS WITH THE UTILITY LINES AS THE PROPOSED
 TREES MATURE.
  
 15. PALM TREE SUBSTITUTION FOR SHADE TREES IS 2:1,
 HOWEVER, PALM TREES UTILIZED AS SHADE TREE REPLACEMENTS
 MUST BE CLUSTERED IN GROUPS OF A MINIMUM OF THREE (3)
 IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED TOWARD THE SHADE TREE
 REQUIREMENT (ZLDR SEC. 94-445(4)(B.). PLANS SHOULD BE
 ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
  
 16. INCLUDE A NOTATION ON THE PLAN THAT THE PROPERTY
 OWNER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE
 LANDSCAPING AREA ABUTTING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITHIN
 THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
  
 17. INCLUDE A SITE TRIANGLE FOR THE NORTHERN EXIT TO
 MAKE SURE THE PLANTINGS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
 PROPERTY WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CLEAR SITE
 VISIBILITY OF A PERSON EXITING THE SITE.
  
 18. LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG A STREET SHALL BE TEN (10)
 FEET IN WIDTH RATHER THAN FIVE (5) FEET (ZLDR SEC.
 94-443(D)(1).
  
 19. PLEASE REVIEW THE CALCULATIONS UNDER THE ?LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENT? SECTION OF THE TABLE ON SHEET LP ? 1 OF 2
 FOR ACCURACY.
  
 20. PALM TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35%
 OF THE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY ARTICLE XIV
 OF THE ZLDRS. PROPOSED PALMS APPEAR TO ACCOUNT FOR
 APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE REQUIRED SHADE AND FLOWERING
 TREES. PLEASE CORRECT OR CLARIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
 REQUIREMENT (ZLDR SEC. 9442(C)).
  
 21. TREE CALCULATIONS UNDER ?PERIMETER BUFFER
 LANDSCAPE? SHOULD INDICATE HOW MANY OF THE REQUIRED
 SHADE TREES ARE BEING SUBSTITUTED WITH PALM TREES.
  
 22. PLEASE REVIEW THE CALCULATION IN THE TABLE FOR
 ?OTHER PAVED AREAS?. THIS CALCULATION SHOULD INCLUDE
 PAVED AREAS UTILIZED BY MOTOR VEHICLES INCLUDING
 AISLES, LOADING AREAS, AND CIRCULATION AREA ONLY (ZLDR
 SEC. 94-443(C)(4)). THE CALCULATION IN THE PLAN
 INDICATES THAT 46,480 SQ. FT., OR 82% OF THE SITE, IS
 INCLUDED IN THE ?OTHER PAVED AREA? WHICH APPEARS TO BE
 INCORRECT.
  
 23. PROVIDE SCREENING AROUND BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON
 ALPHA STREET SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
  
 24. A NOTE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE PLANS THAT IF TREES
 ON THE ABUTTING PROPERTIES THAT CONFLICT WITH THE
 SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM INSTALLING A FULL LANDSCAPE
 BUFFER ARE EVER REMOVED, THEN, TREES SUFFICIENT TO MEET
 THE LANDSCAPING BUFFER REQUIREMENTS ON THE SUBJECT
 PROPERTY SHALL BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY CODE.
  
 25. THE CITY DEFINES OPEN SPACE AS ?OPEN, UNENCLOSED
 AREA CONSISTING OF SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING, BUFFERS,
 VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONS FEATURES, AND
 SURFACE PARKING.? THIS DEFINITION SHALL BE USED FOR
 CALCULATING THE MINIMUM OPEN SPACE PLANTING
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 26. PLEASE VERIFY THAT AIR CONDITIONING UNITS ALONG THE
 WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM THE
 RIGHT-OF-WAY. ADDITIONAL VEGETATIVE SCREENING MAY BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 27. ZLDR SEC. 94-443(C)(2) REQUIRES THAT VEHICULAR USE
 AREAS BE SCREENED FROM THROUGHFARES WITH A LANDSCAPE
 BUFFER THAT INCLUDES HEDGES. THE PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE
 HEDGES ON THE STREET SIDES OF THE PARKING AREA. PLEASE
 REVISE.
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
  
 DANIELLE J. KITTREDGE, AICP
 SENIOR PLANNER
 PLANNING & ZONING DIVISION
 PHONE: (561)-822-1443
 EMAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  
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