Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z16060060
Project Number Z16060060
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-07-12 16:59:34GENERAL COMMENTS:
  
 1.) THE PROPOSED FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) OF 2.43 AND
 DENSITY OF 53.77 DWELLING UNITS/GROSS ACRE EXCEEDS THE
 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FAR OF 1.5 AND DENSITY OF 32.27
 DWELLING UNIT/GROSS ACRE ALLOWED BY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT (FLUE) POLICY 1.1.3. [ZLDR
 S.94-207(A)(1)B., S.94-207(D)(5), S.94-243, TABLE
 VIII-3]
  
 2.) THE SCALE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANTLY
 OUT OF PROPORTION WITH THE ONE AND TWO STORY
 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF
 THE SUBJECT PROPERTY (EL CID HISTORIC DISTRICT). STAFF
 ADVISES THE APPLICANT TO SCALE THE PROJECT BACK (I.E.
 MASSING, DENSITY, FAR, HEIGHT) IN ORDER TO BE MORE
 COMPATIBLE WITH THE SCALE OF THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL
 NEIGHBORHOOD.
  
 3.) THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A TOTAL OF FOURTEEN (14)
 WAIVERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH SEEMS EXCESSIVE. THE
 APPLICANT NEEDS TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION TO JUSTIFY
 THE NEED FOR EACH WAIVER (I.E. ARE THERE SITE/DESIGN
 CONSTRAINTS? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR WAIVING EACH
 REQUIREMENT AND HOW WILL IT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY/CITY?
 WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS AND HOW ARE THE IMPACTS BEING
 MITIGATED IN THE SITE DESIGN? HAVE OTHER ALTERNATIVES
 BEEN EXPLORED? ). THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EACH
 WAIVER IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF
 EACH WAIVER REQUEST.
  
 4.) A TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (TPS) REVIEW LETTER
 FROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION VERIFYING
 THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE TPS STANDARDS OF THE COUNTY
 IS REQUIRED.
  
 5.) A LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH
 COUNTY CONFIRMING THAT THE PROJECT MEETS CONCURRENCY
 FOR SCHOOLS IS REQUIRED.
  
 6.) PURSUANT TO ZLDR S.94-207(B)(1), THE PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION 94-35(C) (SITE
 DESIGN QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS). PLEASE
 PROVIDE WRITTEN STATEMENTS TO HOW EACH STANDARD OF ZLDR
 S.94-35(C) IS ADDRESSED FOR THE PROJECT.
  
  
 SITE PLAN COMMENTS:
  
 1.) PURSUANT TO ZLDR S.94-207(D)(8), ANY SOURCE OF
 ILLUMINATION LOCATED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT (CPD) SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE (1) FOOT CANDLE
 AT OR BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH DEVELOPMENT AND IN
 EXCESS OF 0.5 FOOT CANDLES WHEN MEASURED IN A
 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT MUST
 DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE MET.
  
 2.) LOADING INGRESS AND EGRESS CONFIGURATIONS WHICH
 REQUIRE BACKING DIRECTLY ONTO A STREET FROM A LOADING
 SPACE IS PROHIBITED. THE PROPOSED LOADING AREAS DO NOT
 SEEM ADEQUATE FOR LARGER TRUCKS TO MANEUVER ON SITE.
 [ZLDR S.94-485(J)(1)]
  
 3.) DIMENSIONS AND DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS
 (I.E. PARKING STALL DETAIL, STALL/AISLE WIDTH
 DIMENSIONS, ETC.)
  
  
 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMENTS:
  
 1.) HPB CASE NO. 16-58 (Z16060056): CERTIFICATE OF
 APPROPRIATENESS (COA) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF ACCESSORY
 STRUCTURE AND PLACEMENT OF GARAGE RAMP ON THE WEST SIDE
 OF THE LOT:
  
 - PROVIDE ACCURATE SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIPTION.
 CURRENTLY, THE APPLICATION IS REQUESTING OFF-SITE
 PARKING LOT.
  
 - PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE GARAGE/SITE IN QUESTION.
  
 - PROVIDE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REPORTS TO WHY THE
 GARAGE NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
  
 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMOLITION ARE NOT COMPLETE. SEE
 REQUIREMENT STANDARDS IN THE COA APPLICATION (LINK: HTT
 P://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/HISTORIC-P
 RESERVATION/APPLICATIONS?PAGE=2)
  
 - SHOW ELEVATIONS OF NEW SITE WITHOUT GARAGE.
  
 - DEMONSTRATE WHY THE GARAGE CANNOT REMAIN IN PLACE.
 FROM THE SUBMITTED PLANS, IT APPEARS TO HAVE ROOM.
  
 2.) HPB CASE NO. 16-57 (Z16060057): CLASS B SPECIAL USE
 PERMIT TO ALLOW AN OFF-SITE ACCESSORY PARKING LOT:
 WAIVER #1 ? TO ALLOW RELIEF FROM THE 5 FT. WIDE BUFFER
 ALONG ALL PROPERTY LINES; WAIVER #2 ? TO ALLOW RELIEF
 FROM THE OPAQUE WALL ALONG THE SIDE PROPERTY LINES:
  
 - PROVIDE ACCURATE SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIPTION. PAGE 2 OF
 THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INCLUDES AN OFF-SITE
 PARKING LOT AS WELL AS SUBTERRANEAN PARKING. SURFACE
 PARKING WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY STAFF.
  
 - WAIVER #1 DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION, NOR
 DOES THE LANDSCAPE PLAN REFLECT A SINGLE-FAMILY
 RESIDENCE STYLE OF LANDSCAPING AS INDICATED IN THE
 NARRATIVE. ROOM EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL BUFFERING AND A
 MORE RESIDENTIAL PLAN.
  
 - WAIVER #2 DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION TO
 ELIMINATE THE 5 FT. HIGH WALL AT THE REAR (NORTH)
 PROPERTY LINE, EAST OR WEST PROPERTY LINE FROM RAMP
 OPENING TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE.
  
 * ONCE THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND ITEMS
 SUBMITTED, CASES WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING.
  
 * CONTACT FRIEDERIKE MITTNER, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 PLANNER, @ (561) 822-1457 IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
  
  
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESUBMITTAL:
  
 * PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 * WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF TEN
 (10) COPIES, ONE (1) REDUCED COPY (8.5 BY 11), AND AN
 ELECTRONIC COPY IN .PNG FORMAT OF ALL PLANS. PLEASE
 NOTE THAT RE-SUBMITTALS MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
 COMMENTS.
  
 * 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% ($600) OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE.
  
 *CONTACT LINDA LOUIE @ (561) 855-1458 IF THERE ARE
 QUESTIONS.
  
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