Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z18010012
Project Number Z18010012
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
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2018-02-14 12:15:19PLANS AND PLATS REVIEW COMMITTEE (PPRC) ZONING REVIEW
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 DATE OF REVIEW: 02.14.2018
 PROJECT NO.: Z18010012
 CASE NO.: PB 1693C
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 PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING
 REVIEW COMMENTS:
  
 1. BUILDING #1 IS SHOWN ENCROACHING INTO THE SOUTH
 DIXIE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE
 MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
  
 2. STAFF HAS CONCERNS WITH THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
  
  A. THE PROPOSED SURFACE PARKING LOT ON DIXIE HIGHWAY
 AND THE ABSENCE OF A MIXED-USE BUILDING IN THIS
 LOCATION.
  
  B. THE GATING OFF OF THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING AND ITS
 IMPACT ON CIRCULATION PATTERNS.
  
  C. THE PROPOSED INGRESS/EGRESS POINT ON HAMPTON ROAD,
 ADJACENT TO RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT TO
 THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST.
  
  D. PARKING CALCULATION UTILIZING RETAIL USES ONLY. HOW
 WILL RESTAURANT USES BE ACCOUNTED FOR? WILL THERE BE A
 PROHIBITION ON RESTAURANT USES? WILL A MONITORING TABLE
 BE REQUIRED?
  
  E. THE PROVISION AND DESIGN OF THE GROUND-FLOOR
 RESIDENTIAL USES IN BUILDING #3.
  
  F. THE PROPOSED WAIVER REQUESTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT
 CONSIST OF REDUCED LANDSCAPE BUFFERS BETWEEN THE
 RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SURFACE PARKING LOTS. SOME OF THE
 BUFFERS ARE EVEN ENCROACHED ON BY THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK,
 RESULTING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ON-STREET
 PARKING.
  
  G. THE FUNCTIONALITY AND THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED
 NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING AND ITS PROXIMITY (OR LACK
 THEREOF) TO THE NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.
  
  H. THE CONFIGURATION OF THE VISITOR LANE AND ITS
 ACCESSIBILITY.
  
  I. THE WIDTH OF THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS ALONG THE
 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY FRONTAGE. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE
 PROPOSED USES, THE WALKWAY SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
 CLEARANCE. IN SOME INSTANCES THE PROPOSED WALKWAY IS
 ONLY 5 FEET IN WIDTH (OR LESS), ESPECIALLY UNDER THE
 ARCADE.
  
  J. HOW IS THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH THE
 LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NON-RESIDENTIAL
 USES, ALONG WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF SOLID WASTE
 DISPOSAL.
  
  K. ARE THE RETAILS SPACES AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS
 OF BUILDINGS # AND #2, AND THE SOUTH END OF BUILDING
 #3, PROPOSED TO BE A SINGLE TENANT, OR SPLIT INTO
 MULTIPLE TENANT BAYS? IF MULTIPLE TENANTS ARE PROPOSED,
 THEN THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THESE
 SPACES.
  
 3. TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY APPROVAL SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM
 PALM BEACH COUNTY.
  
 4. SCHOOL CAPACITY AVAILABILITY DETERMINATION SHALL BE
 OBTAINED FROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
  
 5. PLEASE INDICATE HOW THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN WOULD
 WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THE LANE ELIMINATION PROJECT
 AND HOW IT WOULD SATISFY THE CONDITIONS OF THE
 PRE-APPLICATION LETTER. STAFF DOES HAVE CONCERNS
 REGARDING FDOT?S REQUIREMENT OF INSTALLING A RIGHT TURN
 LANE
  
 6. WILL A LIST OF PERMITTED/PROHIBITED USES BE
 DEVELOPED FOR THE CPD?
  
 7. THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INDICATES THE PROVISION
 OF DEDICATED PARKING FOR RIDE SHARE; PLEASE PROVIDE
 MORE INFORMATION. WHERE ARE THE SPACES PROPOSED TO BE
 LOCATED? THESE SPACES SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD THE
 OVERALL PARKING REQUIREMENT. COORDINATION SHOULD BE
 MADE WITH THE CITY?S REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
 COMMUTER SERVICES.
  
 8. THE PRE-APPLICATION LETTER FROM FDOT INDICATES 4,500
 SQUARE FEET OF RESTAURANT USE, BUT THIS IS NOT
 INDICATED ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE SITE PLAN, ETC. PLEASE
 CLARIFY AND ENSURE THAT ALL PROPOSALS ARE CONSISTENT.
  
 9. THE LIST OF ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET OF
 THE PROPERTY SHALL BE PROVIDED, AS OBTAINED FROM THE
 PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER
  
 10. A SIGNED/NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE PROVIDED
 REGARDING OBTAINING THE MAILING LIST (SEE PAGE 20 OF
 THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION)
  
 11. THE SITE PLAN IS UNCLEAR AS TO THE ULTIMATE OUTLINE
 OF THE MIXED-USE BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO
 BUILDING #3 (DOES THIS BUILDING HAVE AN ARCADE LIKE
 THAT WHICH IS SHOWN FOR BUILDINGS #1 AND #2)
  
 12. PERVIOUS PAVERS SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED AS LANDSCAPE
 AREA. CONSIDERATION COULD BE MADE IN THEIR CALCULATION
 TOWARD IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE
 LANDSCAPE AREA. IF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT
 MEET THE 20% MINIMUM LANDSCAPE AREA (WITHOUT PAVERS),
 THEN A WAIVER SHALL BE REQUESTED.
  
 13. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THE FAR WAS CALCULATED. FAR
 INCLUDES AIR-CONDITIONED OR FULLY ENCLOSED STORAGE
 SPACES, ENCLOSED AREAS ON THE ROOFTOP SUCH AS BATHROOMS
 AND LOBBIES, STAIRS AND ELEVATOR AREAS, AND EXTERNAL
 UNENCLOSED CIRCULATION AREAS. THE FAR CALCULATION SHALL
 NOT INCLUDE PARKING AREAS; UNENCLOSED COLONNADES,
 PORCHES AND BALCONIES; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
 SPACES; TRASH ROOMS; AND STORAGE SPACES WITHOUT WINDOWS
 AND ENCLOSED BY SURFACES THAT ALLOW FOR NATURAL
 VENTILATION OR OUTSIDE AIR CIRCULATION. THE FLOOR AREA
 SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE OUTSIDE FACE OF EXTERIOR
 WALLS.
  
 14. ALL SETBACK MEASUREMENTS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AT THE
 CLOSEST POINT BETWEEN THE FA?ADE OF THE BUILDING AND
 THE ADJACENT PROPERTY LINE.
  
 15. BICYCLE PARKING SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE MIXED-USE
 BUILDINGS ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY.
  
 16. IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHERE FENCING IS PROPOSED
 THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AS THERE IS NO DISTINGUISHING
 LINE TYPE INDICATING ITS LOCATION.
  
 17. IF THE PARKING LOT ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY IS TO BE
 UTILIZED BY THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, THEN SAFE PEDESTRIAN
 WALKWAYS SHOULD BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE AREAS.
  
 18. HOW WILL SIGNAGE BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT?
  
 19. THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AT THE
 INTERSECTION OF HAMPTON ROAD AND SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY.
 WITHIN ALL VISIBILITY TRIANGLES, NO MATERIALS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED BETWEEN A HEIGHT OF 18 INCHES AND 8 FEET.
 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REQUIRED VISIBILITY TRIANGLES ON
 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH FDOT
 REQUIREMENTS AS IT IS A STATE HIGHWAY. PLEASE CONFIRM
 THAT THE BUS SHELTER, ON-STREET PARKING, MONUMENT SIGN,
 LANDSCAPING, ETC. DO NOT POSE ANY CONFLICTS.
  
 20. THE TRASH COMPACTOR AT THE SOUTH END OF THE
 PROPERTY SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO
 LOAD/UNLOAD. THE TURNING MOVEMENTS SHOWN ON SHEET C6.00
 DON?T SEEM CONDUCIVE TO ACTUALLY PICKING IT UP. THE
 GATE CONFIGURATION APPEARS TO CONFLICT WITH THE
 MOVEMENTS AS WELL.
  
 21. THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF BUILDING #4 NEEDS
 TO BE EXTENDED TO INCORPORATE THE ACCESSIBLE AISLE.
  
 22. IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THE HEAD OF THE PARKING STALL
 IS ADJACENT TO LANDSCAPING, THE WHEEL STOP CAN BE
 REMOVED, THE CURB RELOCATED TO EXPAND THE LANDSCAPE
 AREA, AND ALLOW THE OVERHANG TO OCCUR OVER THE SOD,
 ETC. THIS REDUCES MAINTENANCE, MINIMIZES TRIPPING
 HAZARDS, ETC.
  
 23. A TURNAROUND SPACE WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED IN THE
 PARKING LOT BETWEEN BUILDINGS #5 AND #6.
  
 24. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE ENCLOSURES AROUND THE
 TRASH COMPACTORS AND RECYCLING, AND INCLUDE THE HEIGHT
 OF THE ENCLOSURE.
  
 25. THE ENCLOSURE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE
 PROPERTY WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH BUILDING SETBACKS (5
 FEET MINIMUM).
  
 26. ALL PROJECTIONS EXTENDING OUT FROM THE FA?ADE SHALL
 BE DIMENSIONED. STRUCTURAL INTRUSIONS SHALL NOT EXTEND
 MORE THAN 3 FEET INTO A SETBACK. AWNINGS SHALL NOT
 EXTEND MORE THAN 4 FEET INTO THE SETBACK.
  
 27. WHERE IS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT (I.E. A/C CONDENSERS,
 ETC.) PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED?
  
 28. THERE APPEAR TO BE SEVERAL LOCATIONS WHERE THE
 LANDSCAPE TERMINAL ISLANDS ARE NOT AT LEAST 5 FEET IN
 WIDTH, OR DON?T EXTEND THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PARKING
 STALL.
  
 29. HAS ANY COORDINATION BEEN MADE WITH THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL BUS
 PICK-UP/DROP-OFF AND HOW THAT WOULD OCCUR WITHIN THE
 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT?
  
 30. ONE OF THE PARKING ROWS (SOUTH OF THE POOL) IS
 MIS-NUMBERED WITH THE INCORRECT NUMBER OF SPACES. THE
 ROW IS LABELED WITH THE NUMBER 4, BUT ONLY 3 SPACES ARE
 PROVIDED IN THAT ROW.
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 PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING WHEN RESUBMITTING:
  
 A) WRITTEN RESPONSES TO COMMENTS MADE BY ALL
 DEPARTMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON RESUBMISSION.
  
 B) 15 SETS OF REVISED PLANS AND/OR DOCUMENTS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED, ALONG WITH ONE (1) REDUCED COPY (11IN X
 17IN), AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF ALL PLANS.
  
 C) PLEASE NOTE THAT RE-SUBMITTALS MAY BE SUBJECT TO
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
  
 D) IF NO RESPONSE IS RECEIVED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE
 ISSUANCE OF THESE COMMENTS, THE APPLICATION WILL BE
 CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN AND ANY FURTHER ACTION WILL
 REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION.
  
 E) 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.
  
 F) IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE APRIL 17, 2018,
 PLANNING BOARD AGENDA, ALL COMMENTS SHALL BE
 SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL REVISED
 DOCUMENTS/PLANS NO LATER THAN MARCH 2, 2018.
  
 G) TO BE PLACED ON THE APRIL 17, 2018, PLANNING BOARD
 AGENDA, SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY NO LATER
 THAN APRIL 2, 2018. SIGNAGE SHALL CONFORM AND BE
 INSTALLED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY?S ZONING
 AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS ALSO PROVIDED IN
 THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. A SIGNED AND NOTARIZED
 AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE DEADLINE REFERENCED
 ABOVE.
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 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
  
 JOHN P. ROACH, AICP, PRINCIPAL PLANNER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ? PLANNING DIVISION
 401 CLEMATIS STREET - P.O. BOX 3147
 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33402
  
 P: 561.822.1448
 F: 561.822.1460
  
 E: [email protected]
  
 W: WPB.ORG
  
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