Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z16070022
Project Number Z16070022
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2017-11-17 13:06:37PLANNING BOARD CASE NO. 1000E - NOVEMBER 3, 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 MONDAY,
 NOVEMBER 27, 2017, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR
 THE JANUARY 16, 2018 PLANNING BOARD MEETING OR FRIDAY,
 DECEMBER 29, 2017, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR
 THE FEBRUARY 20, 2018 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 FEBRUARY 17, 2018),
 THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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.
  
 OUTSTANDING ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO SCHEDULING
 FOR PLANNING BOARD
  
 3) REVISED COMMENT: THE FDOT PREDETERMINATION LETTER
 DOES NOT ADDRESS THE MODIFICATION (WIDENING) OF
 SAPODILLA AVENUE AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH OKEECHOBEE
 BOULEVARD.
  
 NOTE: THE FDOT PREDETERMINATION LETTER APPROVES THE TWO
 DRIVEWAYS ON OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD, WITH THE CONDITION
 THAT THE DRIVEWAYS HAVE A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 16 FEET. THE
 SITE AND CIVIL PLANS SHOW DRIVEWAY NO. 1 WITH A WIDTH
 OF 20 FEET. SINCE DRIVEWAY NO. 1 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
 DMP PORTION OF THE SITE, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE
 CORRECTED PRIOR TO THE PLANNING BOARD REVIEW OF THE
 APPLICATION; HOWEVER, SINCE OTHER SITE PLAN CORRECTIONS
 ARE REQUIRED, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE NEXT
 RESUBMITTAL.
  
 4) 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).
 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. - THE RESUBMITTED PLANS SHOW THE DRIVE
 AISLE AT TEN (10) FEET INTO THE PROPERTY WITH A MEASURE
 OF 25 FEET WIDTH. THE APRON FLAIR IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON
 THE PLANS AS WIDER THAN 25 FEET AND SCALES AT
 APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET IN WIDTH. THE MEASURE POINT NEEDS
 TO BE THE CURB FACE TO CURB FACE.
  
 B. NEW COMMENT: THE RESUBMITTED PLANS HAVE REMOVED THE
 REQUIRED FIVE (5) FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER ADJACENT
 TO THE BACKUP ASSIST AREA IN THE SURFACE VALET LOT AND
 REPLACED WITH A RETAINING WALL. IF A RETAINING WALL IS
 REQUIRED, IT NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON THE INSIDE OF THE
 REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER (IE. THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER,
 WITH A HEDGE, IS REQUIRED TO BE LOCATED ADJOINING THE
 SIDEWALK). NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED REGARDING
 THE RETAINING WALL, TO INCLUDE HEIGHT, MATERIAL OR
 DESIGN. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED RETAINING WALL IS
 NOT SHOWN ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. ALL PLANS MUST
 SHOW THE SAME CONDITIONS.
  
 5) THE SAPODILLA VALET GARAGE
  
 A. 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 WAIVER JUSTIFICATION
 STATE THAT THIS ACCESS POINT IS FOR INGRESS ON
 SAPODILLA AVENUE AND EGRESS ON IRIS STREET, AS WELL AS
 EMERGENCY INGRESS/EGRESS TO THE VALET ENTRANCE SHOULD
 THE PRIMARY ACCESS BE BLOCKED. THIS PRESENTS THREE
 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.
 IF A VALET IS DRIVING IN OFF OF IRIS STREET, THEN THE
 GARAGE IS USING CITY STREETS FOR MANEUVERING. 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.
 2. REPEAT COMMENT: 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. NO CIRCULATION PLAN TO
 SHOW HOW VALET AND PATRON CAN SAFELY SHARE THE VALET
 GARAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDED, EITHER IN THE RESPONSE OR IN
 THE WAIVER JUSTIFICATION.
 3. NEW COMMENT: THE CITY EMS WILL NOT DRIVE INTO A
 GARAGE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES. THEY WILL PARK
 THE VEHICLE(S) OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND PROVIDE
 EMERGENCY SERVICES.
  
 6) REPEAT COMMENT: SHOW THE BICYCLE PAD DIMENSIONS ON
 THE SITE PLAN, NOT JUST THE DETAIL.
  
 7) REPEAT COMMENT: 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.
  
 8) REVISED COMMENT: THE RESPONSE COMMENTS STATE THAT
 THE PROPOSED VALET AND OTHER DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL
 MATCH THE EXISTING SIGNS; HOWEVER, THE PLANS STATE THAT
 THE PROPOSED SIGNS WILL BE CUSTOM SIZED. THE ZONING AND
 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LIMIT PARKING AREA
 IDENTIFICATION SIGNS TO FOUR (4) SQUARE FEET PER SIGN
 FACE WHILE PARKING AREA INSTRUCTIONAL SIGNS MAY BE
 LARGER, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY
 THE SITE PLAN REVIEW AUTHORITY. THE SIZES LISTED FOR
 THE EXISTING SIGNS ARE LARGER THAN FOUR (4) SQUARE
 FEET. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE EXISTING SIGNS
 (SIZE, LOCATION AND TEXT) SO STAFF CAN VERIFY THE
 EXISTING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED SIGNS
 MUST SHOW SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS SO THAT STAFF CAN
 DETERMINE IF THEY REPLACE EXISTING SIGNS, OR REQUIRE
 THE APPLICANT TO REQUEST A WAIVER FOR THE SIGNS FROM
 THE CITY COMMISSION. PLEASE NOTE THAT SPECIFIC SIGNS
 SIZES ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE
 AMENDMENT SO THAT NO ISSUES ARISE AT THE TIME OF SIGN
 PERMITTING.
  
 9) IN THE LAST MEETING THAT STAFF HAD WITH THE
 CONSULTANT, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE LIGHTING NEEDED TO
 BE CARRIED AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GARAGE BY THE
 TROLLEY STOP AND REWORED PARALLEL PARKING SPACES. THIS
 IS NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
  
 10) THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE 0.6 FOOTCANDLE MINIMUM AT THE CURB ONE FOOT ABOVE
 THE SIDEWALK LEVEL ALONG ALL FRONTAGES.
  
 CONDITIONS IF REQUEST IS APPROVED
  
 11) CONDITION, IF APPROVED: 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, THE TWO VALET
 AREAS MAY NOT BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SAME TIME TO
 MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION TO THE USERS OF THE SURROUNDING
 ROADWAY NETWORK.
  
 12) CONDITION: THE KRAVIS CENTER MUST PAY THE CITY FOR
 THE REMOVAL OF ANY STANDARD PARKING SPACES ALONG IRIS
 STREET. THE TWO ADA SPACES ARE BEING REPLACED BY THE
 RELOCATED TROLLEY STOP AND THUS NO COMPENSATION IS
 REQUIRED FOR THESE SPACES.
  
 13) 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.
  
 14) CONDITION: THE SITE PLAN CALLS OUT THE SIGNAL POLE
 AT THE CORNER OF SAPODILLA AVENUE AND OKEECHOBEE
 BOULEVARD AS BEING RELOCATED. PROVIDE APPROVAL FROM
 FDOT OR PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT THIS SIGNAL POLE MAY BE
 RELOCATED.
  
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