Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z17070013
Project Number Z17070013
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-09-20 09:50:08CASE NO. ZBA 3358
 PALM BEACH GARAGE ADDITIONAL BUILDING
 3215 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY
  
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 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,
 OCTOBER 2, 2017, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 NOVEMBER 2, 2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 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 NOVEMBER 20,
 2017), THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN. ANY
 FURTHER ACTION SHALL REQUIRE A NEW DEVELOPMENT
 APPLICATION.
  
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 RESUBMITTAL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. IF PREVIOUSLY-ISSUED
 COMMENTS CONTINUE TO NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED, THE
 APPLICANT WILL BE ASSESSED A RESUBMITTAL FEE. SUCH FEE
 WILL BE 20% OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE ($378).
  
 1) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THAT THIS IS
 APPLICATION FOR AN EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING MOTOR
 VEHICLE SALES AND LIGHT REPAIR BUSINESS. THE SITE ONLY
 HAS A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT/CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR MOTOR
 VEHICLE REPAIR, NOT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES. SALES
 OCCURRING ON THE SITE ARE A VIOLATION OF THE EXISTING
 BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT/CERTIFICATE OF USE. A CLASS B
 SPECIAL USE PERMIT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO PERMIT MOTOR
 VEHICLE SALES; HOWEVER, THE SPECIAL USE GRANTED HAS NOT
 YET BEEN INITIATED. THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT NEEDS
 TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CORRECT CONDITIONS.
  
 2) THE SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANS MUST BE CORRECTED TO
 SHOW THAT THERE IS NO EXISTING AUTO SALES OCCURRING IN
 THE FRONT BUILDING. IT MAY BE DESIGNATED PROPOSED AUTO
 SALES.
  
 3) THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENT AND THE PALM BEACH
 COUNTY TRAFFIC LETTER MUST BE CORRECTED TO REMOVE THE
 REFERENCES TO EXISTING USE AS MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND
 SHOW THE FUTURE USE AS THE CORRECT RATIO OF REPAIR TO
 SALES, NOT JUST THE SITE AS FULLY AUTO SALES.
  
 4) IT SEEMS THAT THE APPLICATION IS TO COMBINE BOTH
 CLASS B SPECIAL USE PERMITS UNDER ONE CLASS B SPECIAL
 USE PERMIT. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY USE FOR THE SITE UNDER
 THE NEW OWNERSHIP? THIS WILL DICTATE WHAT APPROVAL(S)
 IS APPROPRIATE AND WILL CLARIFY ISSUES RAISED IN NO. 3,
 ABOVE.
  
 5) THE OUTDOOR VEHICLE SALES DISPLAY AREA(S) NEEDS TO
 BE SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE
 PARKING CALCULATIONS FOR THE SITE. THIS IS A CONDITION
 OF THE CURRENT CLASS B SPECIAL USE PERMIT PRIOR TO THE
 COMMENCEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
  
 6) STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE REDUCTION IN THE
 LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. THE
 INCREASED LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
 WAS PART OF FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLASS B
 GENERAL STANDARDS THAT LEAD TO THE APPROVAL FOR THE
 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND LATER THE MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
  
 7) PROVIDE AN ACCURATE FLOOR PLAN FOR THE NEW BUILDING
 (NOT JUST A BIG BOX) TO SHOW WHAT IS OCCURRING WITHIN
 IT SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE PARKING CALCULATIONS
 FOR THE SITE. SERVICE BAYS ARE CALCULATED DIFFERENTLY
 FROM ENCLOSED AREA.
  
 8) PROVIDE A PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN (EXISTING IF IT WILL
 NOT CHANGE), SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE PARKING
 CALCULATIONS FOR THE SITE.
  
 9) STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE LOCATION OF THE DUMPSTERS
 ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO THE
 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
 PROPERTIES.
  
 10) STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING
 FIFTEEN FEET FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO
 THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND EXISTING
 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS REQUIRE A 100 FOOT SETBACK BETWEEN A
 BUILDING AND ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THERE IS NO
 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE REQUESTED WAIVER.
  
 11) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THAT THE
 EXISTING WAIVER FOR THE BUILDING ALONG THE SOUTH
 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE WILL BE REDUCED. STAFF DOES
 NOT SUPPORT A REDUCTION OF THE CURRENT WAIVER FOR THE
 EXISTING BUILDING. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE
 REDUCTION.
  
 12) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THAT THERE IS
 CURRENTLY A MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AREA ON THE EAST SIDE
 OF THE BUILDING. THIS IS INCORRECT. AS STATED EARLIER,
 THE PROPERTY HAS NOT LEGITIMATELY ESTABLISHED THE MOTOR
 VEHICLE SALES USE. THIS AREA IS NOT APPROVED FOR MOTOR
 VEHICLE DISPLAY AS IT IS A DRIVEWAY. THE MOTOR VEHICLE
 SALES CLASS B SPECIAL USE APPROVAL WAS BASED ON VEHICLE
 SALES DISPLAY OCCURRING WITHIN THE BUILDING. THE
 CONDITION THAT THE PARKING SPACES EAST OF THE FENCE
 COULD NOT BE USED FOR DISPLAY REINFORCED THAT VEHICLE
 DISPLAY NOT OCCUR ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. STAFF DOES
 NOT SUPPORT MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE DISPLAYED EAST OF
 THE EXISTING FENCE.
  
 13) THE SITE PLAN SHOWS OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACES. OUTDOOR
 STORAGE IS NOT A USE PERMITTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
  
 14) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT (ALSO ON THE WEB SITE)
 STATES THE PALM BEACH GARAGE OFFERS LONG AND SHORT TERM
 STORAGE FOR VEHICLES, BOATS/TRAILERS, MOTORCYCLES, AND
 RVS. THE STORAGE USE, INDOOR OR OUTDOOR, IS NOT
 PERMITTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING
 DISTRICT. A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT/CERTIFICATE OF USE
 WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS TYPE OF USE AND THE
 ACTIVITIES, IF OCCURRING, MUST CEASE.
  
 15) A CONDITION OF THE EXISTING APPROVAL REQUIRES A TEN
 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ADJACENT TO 428 AND 430 HAMPTON
 ROAD. THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHOWS THIS REDUCED TO FIVE
 FEET. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT A CHANGE TO THIS CONDITION
 THAT WAS PUT INTO PLACE TO BUFFER THE TWO PROPERTIES
 BEING USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES FROM THE IMPACTS OF
 THE SITE BEING USED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR.
  
 16) THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE NC ZONING
 DISTRICT IS 30 FEET, NOT 35 FEET AS LISTED ON THE DATA
 TABLE AND IN THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT.
  
 17) STAFF IS UNABLE TO EASILY DECIPHER THE PARKING
 TABLE. THE PARKING CALCULATIONS NEED TO CLEARLY SHOW
 THE REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PARKING SPACES IN SEPARATE
 COLUMNS SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY COMPLIANCE. NOTE: NO
 OUTDOOR VEHICLE DISPLAY PARKING CALCULATIONS ARE SHOWN.
  
 18) THE SITE PLAN SHOWS A GUY WIRE IS SHOWN ATTACHED TO
 THE ROOF OF BUILDING B. PROVIDE A LETTER FROM FPL THAT
 PERMITS THIS CONDITION.
  
 19) THE DUMPSTERS ARE SUBSTANDARD IN DIMENSION.
  
 20) NO BICYCLE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.
  
 21) SHOW THE UTILITIES ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. THERE IS
 AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE DRAINAGE LINE CONFLICTS
 WITH A TREE.
  
 22) NO DETAIL SHEETS FOR PARKING SPACES, DUMPSTERS OR
 BICYCLE PARKING WERE PROVIDED.
  
 23) THE SITE PLAN REFERENCES LIGHTING LOCATIONS. NONE
 ARE SHOWN. IS THIS AN OVERSIGHT? PLEASE SHOW THE
 LIGHTING ON THE SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLAN AS WELL AS
 PROVIDE A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE
 LIGHTING CONDITION OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVED
 AS PART OF ZBA CASE NO. 3314.
  
 24) THE LOADING SPACE IS NOT PERMITTED TO EXTEND INTO
 THE DRIVE AISLE OR REDUCE THE BACKUP FOR 90 DEGREE
 PARKING SPACES TO LESS THAN 24 FEET.
  
 25) THE CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT THE APPROVAL OF THE MOTOR
 VEHICLE SALES AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE USES
 ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WERE
 APPROVED WITH THE SERVICE HOURS BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM
 AND THE SALES HOURS BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM. STAFF DOES
 NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THESE APPROVED
 HOURS OF OPERATION.
  
  
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