Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z16070022
Project Number Z16070022
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2017-10-17 15:03:10PLANNING BOARD CASE NO. 1000E - SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
 RESUBMITTAL
 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,
 NOVEMBER 3, 2017, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR
 THE DECEMBER 19, 2017 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 THESE COMMENTS (BY DECEMBER 17, 2017),
 THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 VALET GARAGE
 PORTION OF THIS APPLICATION IN ITS CURRENT DESIGN AS
 THE PRESENTED PLANS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ALL OF THE
 SITE DESIGN QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
  
 2) SAPODILLA AVENUE HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS A RESIDENTIAL
 STREET FRONTED BY ACTIVE USES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF
 THE CITYPLACE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, THE METROPOLITAN AND
 THE EVERNIA PLACE DEVELOPMENTS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
 VALET GARAGE WITH NO ACTIVE USE LINER, THE CONSTRUCTION
 OF A SURFACE VALET PARKING LOT AND THE WIDENING OF
 SAPODILLA AVENUE TO ACCOMMODATE THE VALET ENTRANCE AND
 ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT CURRENTLY DOES NOT EXIST ON
 SAPODILLA IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE
 SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
  
 3) REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE THE FDOT PREDETERMINATION
 LETTER FOR THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAPODILLA AVENUE
 INTERSECTION MODIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL WESTBOUND
 RIGHT TURN LANE. CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY FDOT MAY RESULT
 IN MODIFIED OR NEW COMMENTS. PLEASE REVIEW THE COMMENTS
 PROVIDED BY THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION
 REGARDING THE ON AND OFF SITE CIRCULATION BOTH FOR
 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD AND SAPODILLA AVENUE AS THESE MAY
 AFFECT THE FDOT APPLICATION.
  
 4) REVISED COMMENT: WHAT IS THE PLANNED CONSTRUCTION
 PHASING OF THE ITEMS COVERED BY THE LEVEL II AND LEVEL
 III APPLICATIONS? GIVEN THAT THE PARKING DEMAND
 ANALYSIS CONCLUSION AND THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
 INDICATE THAT NEW VALET PARKING GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED
 SITE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE VEHICLE
 FLOW IN AND AROUND THE SITE, IT DOES NOT SEEM WISE TO
 CONSTRUCT ALL OF THE PROPOSED ELEMENTS (IF APPROVED BY
 THE CITY COMMISSION) AS ONE PHASE AS THIS WOULD CREATE
 INCREASED DISRUPTION TO THE USERS OF THE SURROUNDING
 ROADWAY NETWORK. IF APPROVED, STAFF WILL RECOMMEND A
 CONDITION THAT TWO VALET AREAS ARE NOT UNDER
 CONSTRUCTION AT THE SAME TIME.
  
 5) PLAZA AREA
  
 A. REPEAT COMMENT: PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THE NEW BASEMENT
 AREA IS THAT IS SHOWN ON THE CROSS SECTIONS - SHEET
 AE121. THE RESPONSE COMMENTS STATE THAT THERE IS NO
 BASEMENT, YET SHEET AE121 AND SHEET AE220 CLEARLY STATE
 "NEW BASEMENT AREA". THE PLANS AND THE RESPONSE
 COMMENTS NEED TO AGREE.
  
 6) DRYFOOS HALL ENTRY DRIVE
  
 A. REVISED COMMENT: THE NEWLY DESIGNED "BOX OFFICE"
 PARKING SPACES SHOW THE ADA SPACE AT 11 FEET IN WIDTH
 (SHEET SMP-1). ADA SPACES REQUIRE A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 12
 FEET. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE PROVIDE THE DIMENSION OF THE
 DRIVE AISLE BEHIND THESE PARKING SPACES ON THE PLAN.
 B. PROVIDE THE WIDTH DIMENSION OF THE NEW 4TH FLOOR
 RAMP ON THE PLANS.
  
 7) SAPODILLA AVENUE VALET DROP-OFF
  
 A. REPEAT COMMENT: THE DOWNTOWN REGULATIONS LIMIT THE
 WIDTH OF DRIVE AISLES FOR PORTE COCHERES TO 25 FEET IN
 WIDTH AT THE BACK OF THE SIDEWALK (FIGURE IV-22) NOT 30
 FEET AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN. SECTION 94-111(O)(3)
 ALSO LIMITS CURB CUTS, PARKING ENTRANCES, EXITS AND
 DRIVEWAYS TO NO WIDER THAN 25 FEET. REDUCE THE OPENING
 WIDTH TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY REQUIREMENT.
  
 8) THE SAPODILLA VALET GARAGE
  
 A. REVISED COMMENT: THE PRICE TO REMOVE A METERED
 PARKING SPACE IS CURRENTLY $16,800. THE CITY TRAFFIC
 ENGINEER HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE REMOVAL OF PARKING
 SPACES ALONG CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY. THE SITE PLAN PROPOSES
 TO RECONFIGURE IRIS STREET DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE
 PROPOSED VALET GARAGE BY ADDING BULBOUTS, THE RELOCATED
 TROLLEY DROP-OFF AND SOME PARALLEL PARKING SPACES. THE
 START OF THE TROLLEY STOP IS REQUIRED TO BE 30 FEET
 FROM THE STOP BAR, WHICH IS NOT REFLECTED ON THE PLANS.
 BASED ON THIS STARTING POINT, THE TROLLEY PARKING SPACE
 DEPTH (40 FEET ALONG THE CURB) AND AN AREA TO SEPARATE
 THE PARKED CARS FROM THE TROLLEY PARKING, IT APPEARS
 THAT ONLY TWO PARKING SPACES WILL BE ABLE TO BE
 INSTALLED. THE IRIS STREET CONFIGURATION, TO INCLUDE
 THE NUMBER OF SPACES THAT REQUIRE PAYMENT, REQUIRES
 ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WITH PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
 STAFF AND THE APPLICANT AND A SET OF PLANS.
 B. CONDITION: THE CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT REQUIRES
 BUILDINGS ON SECONDARY STREETS TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 30
 PERCENT OF THE BUILDING BE ACTIVE USE (REQ. 132.3
 FEET). THE ACTIVE USE ALONG SAPODILLA AVENUE (PROVIDED
 134 FEET) IS PREDICATED ON THE KRAVIS CENTER ABUTTING
 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 94-109 OF THE
 ZLDR. THE PROPOSED OPEN SPACE (PROPOSED DREYFOOS HALL
 PLAZA) IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL ADA
 REQUIREMENTS AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT IN ORDER TO
 MEET THE ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENTS. IF THE DREYFOOS HALL
 PLAZA DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS AT THAT
 TIME, THEN THE GARAGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
 ACTIVE USES.
 C. REPEAT COMMENT: STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE
 ADDITIONAL CURB CUT FOR THE VALET INGRESS/EGRESS ON
 IRIS STREET (STAFF NOTES THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING A
 WAIVER). 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. THE RESPONSE STATES THAT
 THIS ACCESS POINT IS FOR VALETS TO EXIT THE SITE AND
 BRING VEHICLES BACK FOR PICK-UP VIA THE SAPODILLA
 AVENUE ENTRANCE. THIS PRESENTS TWO ISSUES:
 1. DOES NOT COMPLY WITH SECTION 94-485(M) - ALL
 VEHICULAR MOVEMENT AND MANEUVERING THAT MAY BE REQUIRED
 TO UTILIZE OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES SHALL BE
 RETAINED ON-SITE. PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY SHALL NOT BE
 UTILIZED TO ALLOW OR ENHANCE MOVEMENT OR MANEUVERING.
 2. THIS THEN WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE PATRON PICKING UP
 THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE GARAGE AND EXIT ONTO
 IRIS STREET. THIS IS LEFT OUT OF ALL THE PROJECT
 DESCRIPTIONS. MIXING VALET AND PATRON, ESPECIALLY
 ELDERLY (62 YEAR OLD AVERAGE AGE), VEHICLE OPERATION IN
 A PARKING GARAGE IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. A CIRCULATION
 PLAN IS REQUIRED.
 ADDITIONALLY, THE PLANS CALL OUT VALET INGRESS/EGRESS.
 IF A VALET IS DRIVING IN OFF OF IRIS STREET, THEN THE
 GARAGE IS USING CITY STREETS FOR MANEUVERING (WHERE IS
 THE VALET COMING FROM?). GIVEN THE TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE
 ARRIVING/DEPARTING SHOWS, ADDING VALETS TO THE CITY
 STREET NETWORK IS NOT A SAFE, DESIRABLE SITUATION. THE
 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THE NEED FOR THE
 ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT TO "MAINTAIN EFFICIENT VALET
 FUNCTIONS". CITY STREETS ARE NOT INTENDED TO MAKE VALET
 FUNCTIONS EFFICIENT, THIS OPERATION IS TO BE KEPT
 ON-SITE.
 D. THE TERMINAL ISLAND STRIPING NEEDS TO EXTEND THE
 LENGTH OF THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE.
  
 9) REVISED COMMENT: SHOW ALL OF THE LIGHT POLES ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN TO VERIFY THAT THEY DO NOT INTERFERE
 WITH THE PROPOSED OR EXISTING TREES.
  
 10) BICYCLE PARKING
  
 A. REVISED COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR DISTRIBUTING THE
 BICYCLE PARKING FACILITIES; HOWEVER, SOME OF THE
 LOCATIONS DO NOT WORK DUE TO SITE CONSTRAINTS (DOORS
 AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS) AND NON-CODE COMPLIANT SITING.
 STAFF WILL E-MAIL REVISED LOCATIONS TO WGI.
 B. REVISED COMMENT: THE BICYCLE RACKS ARE REQUIRED TO
 BE CENTERED IN THE SIX FOOT DEEP BICYCLE PAD, NOT
 PUSHED TO THE FRONT OF THE PAD. THE BICYCLE PAD NEEDS
 TO SHOW THE CORRECT NUMBER OF RACK ELEMENTS AND THEIR
 DIMENSIONS ON THE PAD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A
 MINIMUM REQUIRED 24 INCHES BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE RACK
 ELEMENT AND THE EDGE OF THE PAD.
 C. SHOW THE EXISTING BICYCLE PARKING IN THE GARAGE AND
 INCLUDE THOSE ON THE DATA TABLE.
  
 11) REVISED COMMENT: THE SITE DATA TABLE IS INADEQUATE.
 PROVIDE A FLOOR PLAN FOR EACH LEVEL OF THE COHEN
 PAVILION SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE SEPARATION OF
 USES IN THE DRI AND THE DMP PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING.
 THE TABLE WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED AFTER STAFF REVIEW OF
 THE FLOOR PLAN. THE DIMENSIONS AND FENESTRATION
 CALCULATIONS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE DRYFOOS HALL WERE
 NOT PROVIDED IN TABULAR FORM OR ON THE SITE OR
 ELEVATION PLANS, SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE
 INFORMATION PRESENTED SUCH AS THE FACADES MEETING THE
 FENESTRATION PERCENTAGES (ONLY ROUGH CALCULATION DONE
 IN COMMENT #8B).
  
 12) REVISED COMMENT: CITY STAFF HAS GARNERED INPUT FROM
 THE TROLLEY OPERATOR AND HAS SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE
 TROLLEY AREA THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED. SEE PREVIOUS
 COMMENT #8A REGARDING MEETING WITH STAFF REGARDING THE
 TROLLEY PARKING ALONG IRIS STREET.
  
 13) REVISED COMMENT: ACCESS EASEMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR
 SIDEWALKS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY PROVIDED ON THE KRAVIS
 CENTER PROPERTY UNLESS THE ROADWAY AUTHORITY REQUIRES
 THAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BE DEDICATED TO THE AUTHORITY.
 THE RESPONSE WAS THAT FDOT REQUIRES DEDICATIONS. AREAS
 TO BE DEDICATED MUST BE SHOWN ON THE SITE AND LANDSCAPE
 PLANS.
  
 14) REPEAT COMMENT: THE SITE PLAN CALLS OUT THE SIGNAL
 POLE AT THE CORNER OF SAPODILLA AVENUE AND OKEECHOBEE
 BOULEVARD AS BEING RELOCATED. WHERE WILL THIS BE
 RELOCATED TOO? PROVIDE APPROVAL FROM FDOT OR PALM BEACH
 COUNTY THAT THIS SIGNAL POLE MAY BE RELOCATED.
  
 15) REVISED COMMENT: NO OVERALL DETAILED OVERALL
 SIGNAGE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE DRI.
 PLEASE INCLUDE THE LOCATION OF ALL THE FACADE SIGNAGE,
 WITH SIZES, ON THE SITE PLAN DRAWING.
  
 A. REVISED COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION ON THE DREYFOOS HALL PLAZA SIGN; HOWEVER,
 THERE WAS NO FRONT ELEVATION DRAWING THAT SHOWS HOW THE
 SIGN WILL LOOK ON THE RETAINING WALL. NOTE: THERE IS A
 DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT TEXT
 AND THE PLANS AS TO THE DIMENSION OF THE SIGN. THE
 DIMENSION PROVIDED ON THE PLAN COMPLIES WITH THE DMP
 ALLOWANCE, SUBJECT TO THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING THE
 WAIVER TO RELOCATE THE SIGN OFF THE BUILDING. THE
 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INCORRECTLY CITES THE SIGN TYPE
 AND CODE SECTION. STAFF IS REVIEWING THIS AS A FACADE
 SIGN BAND (PERMITTED 36 INCHES IN HEIGHT X 60% OF THE
 BUILDING FACADE). THE PLANS LIST A 36 INCH HIGH SIGN X
 50 FEET LONG, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE
 BUILDING FRONTAGE. THE WAIVER SHOULD BE TO RELOCATE THE
 SIGN TO THE PLAZA SINCE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE
 BUILDING DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO MOUNTING A FACADE
 SIGN. PLEASE REVISE THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
 ACCORDINGLY. STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS WAIVER
 REQUEST (SUBJECT TO A REVIEW OF THE ELEVATION DRAWING).
 B. REVISED COMMENT: THE ARTIST ENTRANCE SIGN COMPLIES
 WITH THE DMP HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. THE SIGN BAND MAY
 OCCUPY A MAXIMUM OF 60 PERCENT OF THE NORTH DRYFOOS
 HALL BUILDING FACADE (DIMENSION STILL NOT PROVIDED).
 THE PROPOSED SIGN LENGTH IS SHOWN AS 40 FEET.
 C. PROVIDE LOCATIONS AND DETAILS OF THE VALET
 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. NO DIMENSIONS WERE PROVIDED FOR
 THESE SIGNS. THE SIGNS ARE SHOWN BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK,
 WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED.
 D. NO NEW SIGNS ARE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN
 THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY (EX. OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD).
  
 16) CONDITION: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRI ADOPTING
 ORDINANCE, THE KRAVIS CENTER PROPERTY SHALL BE PLATTED.
 THE PREVIOUS OVERSIGHT OF THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT
 RESOLVE THE PLATTING REQUIREMENT.
  
 17) REPEAT COMMENT: THE PLAN MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE
 CITYPLACE COURTYARDS AND CONDO ASSOCIATIONS PRIOR TO
 STAFF SCHEDULING THE CASE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. STAFF
 MUST BE MADE AWARE OF THE MEETING SO THAT A
 REPRESENTATIVE CAN ATTEND.
  
 18) CONDITION: PROVIDE CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC
 CARS ON SITE.
  
 19) THE SCALE ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN IS SHOWN AT 1":50',
 WHEN IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE 1":20'.
  
 20) THE "REQUIRED" LINE OF THE PARKING TABLE MUST USE
 THE CITY'S PARKING STANDARDS AS LISTED IN THE ZONING
 AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. YOU MAY NOT USE OTHER
 NUMBERS UNLESS THE PARKING TABLE IS AMENDED.
  
  
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