Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z16070022
Project Number Z16070022
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-08-10 13:00:56PLANNING BOARD CASE NO. 1000E
 KRAVIS CENTER LEVEL III SITE PLAN ? DREYFOOS HALL AND
 VALET GARAGE
 701 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD
  
 - CONTACT ERIC SCHNEIDER @ (561) 822-1446
  
 - PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 - WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF ELEVEN
 (11) PAPER COPIES AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY IN .PNG FORMAT
 OF ALL PLANS. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGES ON THE
 RESUBMITTED PLANS OR THE SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION/PLANS
 TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
 COMMENTS.
  
 - THE PPRC COMMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED AND
 SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DIVISION BY 5 PM ON FRIDAY,
 AUGUST 26, 2016, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 OCTOBER 18, 2016 PLANNING BOARD MEETING.
  
 - PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS NOT
 RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE PPRC COMMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS
 FROM THE DATE OF THE PPRC MEETING (BY OCTOBER 10,
 2016), THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN. ANY
 FURTHER ACTION SHALL REQUIRE A NEW DEVELOPMENT
 APPLICATION.
  
 - 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 ($600).
  
 - PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION SIGNAGE SHALL BE POSTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
 94-39(I)(5) OF THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS.
  
 1) PLANNING STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION AS
 SUBMITTED. NOT ONLY DOES IT NOT COMPLY WITH THE SITE
 DESIGN QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, BUT IT ALSO
 FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE A
 FULL ANALYSIS OF THE REQUEST. STAFF HAS DONE ITS BEST
 TO PROVIDE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS POSSIBLE COMMENTS BASED
 ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  
 2) STAFF STRONGLY ENCOURAGES THE ENTIRE SITE BEING
 BROUGHT UNDER ONE SET OF REGULATIONS, EITHER WITHIN THE
 CITYPLACE DRI OR THE DMP.
  
 3) STAFF IS UNCLEAR AS TO THE DESIGN OF THE NEW PLAZA
 AREA AT THE CORNER OF OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD AND
 SAPODILLA AVENUE.
 A. SHEET AE201 AND THE RENDERINGS PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT
 DETAIL FOR STAFF TO REVIEW. CROSS SECTIONS AND
 ELEVATIONS AT A BIGGER SCALE, WITH DIMENSIONS, ARE
 REQUIRED.
 B. THE CIVIL PLANS FAIL TO SHOW THE ELEVATION POINTS
 FOR THE NEW PLAZA LAYOUT.
 C. THE HARDSCAPE PLANS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY THE
 LANDSCAPE PLANS, FAIL TO DEFINE THE MATERIALS PROPOSED
 FOR THE PLAZA.
  
 4) PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE NEW LOBBY EXPANSION
 AT A BIGGER SCALE, WITH DIMENSIONS.
  
 5) PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS AT A BIGGER SCALE AND THE
 CROSS SECTIONS, INCLUDING DIMENSIONS, FOR THE DRYFOOS
 HALL PORTE COCHERE. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS SHALL
 PROVIDE ADEQUATE HEIGHT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
 A. PROVIDE THE AUTOTURN DRAWINGS TO SHOW THAT FULL
 SIZED BUSSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN ENTER AND EXIT
 THIS AREA.
 B. WILL THIS AREA BE USED FOR VALET?
 C. PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW THE BOX OFFICE PARKING IS
 ACCESSED BY SOMEONE WISHING TO PURCHASE A TICKET. THE
 ARROWS INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DRIVE UNDER THE
 BUS DROP-OFF AREA PRIOR TO ACCESSING THE PARKING.
 D. THE SITE PLAN AND THE PAVING PLAN (SHEET PD-1) DO
 NOT SHOW THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FROM THE ADA PARKING
 SPACE TO THE BUILDING.
 E. PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS AND PARKING DETAILS FOR THE
 BOX OFFICE PARKING SPACES. PLEASE NOTE THAT 90 DEGREE
 PARKING SPACES REQUIRE A 24 FOOT DRIVE AISLE.
  
 6) THE SIDEWALK ALONG OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD THAT IS
 SHOWN ON THE KRAVIS CENTER SITE ADJACENT TO THE
 PROPOSED RIGHT TURN LANE IS SHOWN AT FIVE (5) FEET IN
 WIDTH. THIS SIDEWALK SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF SIX (6) FEET
 IN WIDTH AS IT IS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
  
 7) PLEASE PROVIDE THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FROM OKEECHOBEE
 BOULEVARD AND SAPODILLA AVENUE TO THE DREYFOOS HALL.
  
 8) PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS AT A BIGGER SCALE AND THE
 CROSS SECTIONS, INCLUDING DIMENSIONS, FOR THE SAPODILLA
 AVENUE VALET DROP-OFF. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS SHALL
 PROVIDE ADEQUATE HEIGHT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
 A. SHOW STACKING DIMENSIONS FOR THE ENTRY CONDITION.
 THERE SHALL BE NO BACK-UP INTO SAPODILLA AVENUE AND
 INTO OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD FROM THE LEFT TURN LANE.
 B. THE LANES SHALL NOT BE 12 FEET WIDE AT THE ENTRANCE
 TO THE SITE. THIS IS EXCESSIVE AND DOES NOT PROMOTE
 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AS REQUIRED BY THE SITE DESIGN
 CRITERIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOWNTOWN REGULATION LIMITS
 THE WIDTH OF DRIVE AISLES TO 25 FEET IN WIDTH;
 THEREFORE, THERE MAY ONLY BE TWO DRIVEWAY OPENINGS. THE
 LANES MAY BE INCREASED TO THREE AND WIDENED ONCE
 FURTHER ON THE SITE.
 C. THE THREE EXIT LANES FROM THE VALET AREA DO NOT
 COMPLY WITH THE SITE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR ACCESS TO
 PUBLIC WAYS AND THE DESIGN OF ACCESS AND EGRESS DRIVES.
 THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER WILL ONLY PERMIT TWO EXIT
 LANES SINCE THREE EXIT LANES WILL CREATE CONFUSION AND
 BE UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE EXITING THE SITE DEPENDING ON
 WHICH LANE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR VEHICLE AND THEIR
 ULTIMATE DESTINATION AND THE NON-KRAVIS CENTER USERS OF
 SAPODILLA AVENUE.
 D. THE SURFACE (VALET?) LOT SHALL BE SETBACK 16 FEET
 PLUS A 5 (FIVE) FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER (21 FEET TOTAL)
 FROM THE CURB IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE
 ADJOINING CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT REGULATIONS. WILL THIS
 LOT EVER BE USED FOR SELF-PARK OPERATIONS? PROVIDE
 VERIFICATION FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION
 THAT THIS PARKING AREA DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ADA PARKING
 SPACE.
 E. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE VALET INGRESS/EGRESS ON
 IRIS STREET? WHAT IS THE WIDTH? WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE
 TWO-WAY IF IT IS ONLY FOR VALETS? THE PROPOSED VALET
 DRIVE ONTO IRIS STREET EXCEEDS THE TWO (2) CURB CUTS
 PERMITTED BY SECTION 94-313(1) AND THE SEPARATE OF
 ACCESS POINTS CRITERIA IN SECTION 94-313(2). THIS
 ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT FAILS TO ADHERE TO THE SITE
 DESIGN STANDARDS OF IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY SINCE
 MORE CURB CUTS CREATE MORE POSSIBLE VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN
 CONFLICTS.
 F. IF THE VALET DRIVE ONTO IRIS STREET IS ABSOLUTELY
 NECESSARY, THEN EITHER REMOVE THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS
 IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST TO ELIMINATE EXISTING CURB CUTS
 OR REDESIGN THE VALET EGRESS ROUTE TO COMBINE IT WITH
 THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY.
  
 9) THE SAPODILLA VALET GARAGE IS NOT DESIGNED IN
 CONFORMANCE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE ADJOINING
 CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT REGULATIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE
 SITE DESIGN CRITERIA.
 A. THE CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT REQUIRES BUILDINGS ON
 SECONDARY STREETS TO BE SETBACK 16 FEET FROM THE BACK
 OF THE CURB.
 B. THE CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT REQUIRES BUILDINGS ON
 SECONDARY STREETS TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 30 PERCENT OF
 THE BUILDING BE ACTIVE USE.
  
 10) NO DETAILS ON THE SAPODILLA VALET GARAGE WERE
 PROVIDED.
 A. PROVIDE FLOOR PLANS, WITH DIMENSIONS, FOR EACH LEVEL
 OF THE GARAGE.
 B. PROVIDE ELEVATIONS WITH THE HEIGHT DIMENSIONS OF THE
 GARAGE.
 C. PROVIDE DETAILS, INCLUDING SECTION DRAWINGS, FOR THE
 PROPOSED GARAGE CLADDING.
 D. IF PROVIDED, PROVIDE HOW ROOFTOP PARKING COMPLIES
 WITH SECTION 94-111(Q)
  
 13) HOW WILL PEOPLE KNOW TO USE THE SAPODILLA VALET?
 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS MAY NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE
 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD MEDIAN OR IN OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
  
 14) PROVIDE HOW THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL
 COMPLY WITH THE ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES REQUIRED
 BY ORDINANCE NO. 4412-12, EXHIBIT D.
  
 15) PROVIDE LIGHTING AND PHOTOMETRIC PLANS FOR THE NEW
 DEVELOPMENT.
  
 16) BICYCLE PARKING FACILITIES SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE
 SITE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF NEW PARKING SPACES. PROVIDE
 DETAILS.
  
 17) PROVIDE FLOOR PLANS, WITH DIMENSIONS, FOR EACH
 LEVEL OF THE GARAGE, BOTH EXISTING AND PROPOSED.
 A. THE 3RD FLOOR PLAN SHALL SHOW HOW THE RAMP WILL
 ATTACH TO THE GARAGE WALL GIVEN THE EXISTING SUPPORT
 COLUMNS.
 B. THE PARKING LAYOUT SHOWN ON SHEET SP.1, INCLUDING
 DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND PARKING SPACE ANGLE, IS
 OPPOSITE THE WAY IT CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR THE OUTER
 PARKING SPACES. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE RESTRIPE OF EACH
 FLOOR.
 C. THE PLANS SHALL NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE RAMP IS
 COMING OFF OF THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE GARAGE.
  
 18) PROVIDE ELEVATIONS AND SECTION DRAWINGS, INCLUDING
 DIMENSIONS, FOR THE NEW GARAGE RAMP AND SCREENING,
 PARTICULARLY WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE 3RD FLOOR WITHIN
 THE DRI. INSUFFICIENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
  
 19) THE SITE DATA TABLE IS INADEQUATE. IT FAILS TO
 PROVIDE SUCH AS TOTAL BUILDING AREA, LOT COVERAGE, OPEN
 SPACE, ETC.
  
 18) THERE ARE 24 ADA PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR 1,411
 PARKING SPACES.
  
 20) PLEASE ADDRESS THE REMOVAL OF THE TROLLEY STOP FROM
 THE SITE. THE TROLLEY SERVICE SERVES TO REINFORCE THE
 EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY EXCEPTION AREA FOR
 DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH. THE DRI REQUIRES THAT
 DEVELOPERS COOPERATE WITH THE CITY TO LOCATE BUS, AND
 BY EXTENSION TROLLEY STOPS IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.
 THE KRAVIS CENTER STOP HAS BEEN A KEY STOP AND
 TURN-AROUND LOCATION FOR THE 10 PLUS YEARS THE TROLLEY
 HAS BEEN IN OPERATION. HOW WILL THE KRAVIS CENTER
 ASSIST IN PROVIDING AN ALTERNATE STOP AND TURN-AROUND
 LOCATION THAT DOES NOT INCREASE TROLLEY HEADWAY TIMES?
  
 21) ACCESS EASEMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALKS AND
 RIGHT-OF-WAY PROVIDED ON THE KRAVIS CENTER PROPERTY.
  
 22) PLEASE NOTE THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION IS NOT EXEMPT
 FROM MEETING THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE XIV.
 THE SECTION CITED (94-441) EXEMPTS AREAS OUTSIDE THE
 LIMITS OF WORK THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT MEET CODE FROM
 BEING REQUIRED TO MEET CODE. MANY AREAS SHOWN ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK DO NOT COMPLY
 WITH CITY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 23) CONTRARY TO THE JUSTIFICATION LETTER, THERE IS NO
 OVERALL DETAILED OVERALL SIGNAGE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH
 THIS APPLICATION.
  
 24) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRI ADOPTING ORDINANCE, THE
 KRAVIS CENTER PROPERTY SHALL BE PLATTED.
  
 25) HAS THIS PLAN BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CITYPLACE
 COURTYARDS AND CONDO ASSOCIATIONS?
  
 25) SHOW THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE DEMOLITION PLAN.
  
 26) PROVIDE THE FDOT PREDETERMINATION LETTER FOR THE
 MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAPODILLA AVENUE INTERSECTION
 MODIFICATION.
  
  
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