Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z19050019
Project Number Z19050019
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
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2019-06-12 11:28:28CASE NO. PB 950 OOOOO
 HIBISCUS TOWER
 575 SOUTH ROSEMARY AVENUE
  
 - 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,
 JUNE 28, 2019, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 AUGUST 20, 2019 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 AUGUST 12, 2019),
 THE CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 ASSESSED 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) THE CITYPLACE CENTER SUBAREA BOUNDARY LINE IS NOT
 SHOWN IN THE SAME PLACE ON EVERY PLAN ALONG THE WEST
 SIDE OF 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY. ALL PLANS MUST BE
 CONSISTENT.
  
 2) SHEET V-2 SHOWS A PORTION OF THE 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY
 BUILDING WITHIN THE CITYPLACE CENTER SUBAREA. THIS
 OVERLAPPING SQUARE FOOTAGE MUST BE COUNTED AS PART OF
 THE FAR CALCULATION.
  
 3) THE 50 FOOT MAXIMUM PODIUM SETBACK LINE FOR ROSEMARY
 IS NOT IN THE CORRECT LOCATION. IT SCALES TO
 APPROXIMATELY 56 FEET FROM THE ROSEMARY CENTERLINE.
  
 4) STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE FAR CALCULATIONS AND NOTED
 THE FOLLOWING:
  
 A. ON THE GROUND LEVEL, THE TWO VESTIBULES, THE SHOP
 AND THE FIRE COMMAND ROOM ARE REQUIRED TO BE COUNTED IN
 THE FAR SQUARE FOOTAGE.
 B. ON THE RESIDENTIAL LEVELS, THE VESTIBULE FOR THE
 TRASH CHUTES IS REQUIRED TO BE COUNTED IN THE FAR
 SQUARE FOOTAGE (THE TRASH CHUTES THEMSELVES ARE
 CORRECTLY NOT COUNTED).
 C. ON THE RESIDENTIAL LEVELS, PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
 WHAT THE ROOM ADJACENT TO THE TRASH CHUTE VESTIBULE IS.
 DEPENDING ON THE USE, THIS MAY NEED TO BE COUNTED IN
 THE FAR SQUARE FOOTAGE.
  
 5) PROVIDE THE DIMENSION LINE SHOWING THE FULL HEIGHT
 OF THE PODIUM, PLUS THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE HEIGHT
 ENCROACHMENT, MUST BE SHOWN ON THE ELEVATION PLANS.
 STAFF MEASURES THE HIGHEST POINT OF PODIUM, INCLUDING
 VERTICAL ENCROACHMENTS, AT APPROXIMATELY 63 FEET, WHICH
 EXCEEDS THE PERMITTED PODIUM HEIGHT ALLOWANCE. NOTE:
 INCLUDE THE CABANAS, WITH THE HEIGHT, ON THE ELEVATION
 DRAWINGS.
  
 6) THE FACADE ARTICULATION DIAGRAMS AND MATRICES DO NOT
 PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE VARIOUS REQUIRED
 FEATURES. STAFF MUST BE ABLE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS. NOTE: THE LETTERS ON THE DIAGRAMS ON
 SHEETS A0.01.1 AND A0.01.2 MUST KEY TO TEXT IN THE
 TABLE.
  
 7) PLANAR BREAKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL LEVELS OF THE
 PODIUM. THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW EVIDENCE THAT THIS
 OCCURS.
  
 8) STAFF DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE TOWER HAS ENOUGH
 ARTICULATION GIVEN ITS SCALE, MASS AND FACADE LENGTH.
  
 9) PROVIDE DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE MATERIALS FOR THE 30
 FOOT ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT ALONG WEST STREET (THE
 PORTION THAT IS NOT FENESTRATION) WILL SATISFY THE
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 10) THE ACTIVE USE DIAGRAMS CONTAIN INACCURACIES
 (INCONSISTENT FRONTAGES, INCORRECT TOTALS, AND
 INCORRECT MEASURE POINTS). PLEASE REVIEW THE DRAWINGS
 FOR ACCURACY. ANY CHANGES NEED TO BE REFLECTED ON THE
 ACTIVE USE SUMMARY TABLE ON SHEET A0.01
  
 A. IT APPEARS THAT THE HIBISCUS FRONTAGE MEETS THE
 ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENTS.
 B. LEVEL 3 DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM 60% ACTIVE USE
 REQUIREMENT. THE OUTDOOR DINING AND PASSAGEWAY MAY NOT
 BE COUNTED AS ACTIVE USE ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR.
  
 11) THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING ALONG ROSEMARY BEHIND
 THE OUTDOOR DINING DOES NOT MEET THE SETBACK
 REQUIREMENT THAT THE BUILDING BE BETWEEN 35 AND 50 FEET
 FROM THE CENTERLINE OF ROSEMARY. IF THE OUTDOOR DINING
 AREA IS DESIGNED AS A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, THEN THE
 BUILDING AS DESIGNED MEETS THE SETBACK ALLOWANCES.
 PLEASE PROVIDE HOW THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA COMPLIES
 WITH ONE OF THE TYPES OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
  
 12) THE POOL DECK AND LEVEL 5 GREEN ROOF NEED TO HAVE
 NOTES AS TO WHICH TYPE OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE THEY ARE,
 SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED
 STANDARDS.
  
 13) PRIVATE OPEN SPACE IS FOR THE USE OF THE BUILDING
 RESIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW THE LEVEL 5 GREEN ROOF
 AND THE LEVEL 4 ROOFTOP GARDEN WILL BE USED BY THE
 RESIDENTS.
  
 14) PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE ADJACENT
 TO BUILDING MECHANICAL SPACES, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE
 AREAS, ETC.
  
 A. THE PORTION OF THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO
 WEST STREET IS ADJACENT TO TRANSFORMERS THAT ARE
 REMAINING FOR 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY. THE TRANSFORMERS MUST
 BE SCREENED FROM VIEW OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC OPEN
 SPACE, OR THE AREA MAY NOT BE COUNTED AS PUBLIC OPEN
 SPACE.
 B. THERE ARE AC UNITS MOUNTED ON RACKS THAT ARE ON THE
 BUILDING WALL OF 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY. THIS MECHANICAL
 EQUIPMENT MUST ALSO BE SCREENED FROM THE PUBLIC OPEN
 SPACE. PLEASE NOTE: IT APPEARS THAT THIS MECHANICAL
 EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY CONFLICTS WITH THE PROPOSED TREES
 ALONG THE WALL. PROVIDE A DETAIL ON HOW THE WALL
 MOUNTED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH
 THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE AND ITS LONG TERM GROWTH.
  
 15) PUBLIC OPEN SPACE - PASSAGE REQUIREMENTS
  
 A. THE PASSAGE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 25 FEET
 OPENING ON BOTH SIDES.
 B. A PASSAGEWAY IS REQUIRED TO CONNECT TWO OR MORE
 PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR PUBLIC SPACES. WEST STREET IS
 NOT A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY (IT IS AN ACCESS EASEMENT) SO
 IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE PUBLIC ACCESS AND VISUAL
 IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW IT TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC SPACE.
 SEE COMMENT #29 FOR ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMENT #14
 FOR VISUAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
 C. PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE NARROW POINTS SHOWN
 IN THE PASSAGEWAY. EX. WALL TO DECORATIVE POT,
 LANDSCAPE AREA TO COLUMNS, COLUMNS TO OFFICE ENTRANCE
 WALL, ETC. THESE ALL APPEAR TO BE CHOKE POINTS IN THE
 PASSAGEWAY.
 D. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PASSAGEWAY IS COVERED BY
 THE UPPER RESIDENTIAL STORIES, INCLUDING BALCONIES.
 PROVIDE THE CALCULATION TO VERIFY THAT NO MORE THAN 25%
 OF THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE IS COVERED.
  
 16) OPEN SPACE MEASUREMENTS SHALL NOT INCLUDE AREAS
 WITHIN THE MINIMUM SETBACK. PROVIDE THE SETBACK
 DIMENSION REQUIRED BY THE NFPA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 PORTIONS OF THE HIBISCUS TOWER LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE
 EXISTING 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY BUILDING. THIS SETBACK AREA
 MAY NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
 SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT.
  
 17) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT COMPLIANCE TABLE AND
 THE PLANS SHOW DIFFERING VALUES FOR THE PROVIDED AMOUNT
 OF OPEN SPACE, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.
  
 18) PROVIDE DIMENSION ON THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS FOR THE
 PROJECTING ELEMENTS. THIS INCLUDES CLEARANCE HEIGHT
 DIMENSIONS FOR THE AWNINGS AND THE TOWER BALCONIES.
  
 19) THE ALUMINUM AWNING ALONG HIBISCUS HAS A 14 FOOT
 CLEARANCE AND WILL EXTEND INTO THE BLACK OLIVE TREES IN
 THE PLANTER AREAS ADJACENT TO THE DROP OFF. THE ZLDR DO
 NOT PERMIT HORIZONTAL ENCROACHMENTS THAT INTERFERE WITH
 NORMAL ENVELOP OF STREET TREE CANOPY.
  
 20) A 24 INCH DEEP ALUMINUM AWNING IS NOT PERMITTED.
 AWNINGS ARE REQUIRED TO PROJECT A MINIMUM OF 3 FEET
 FROM THE BUILDING. THE ELEVATION PLANS LABEL THIS AS AN
 ALUMINUM SUNSHADE. SINCE ONLY ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
 MAY EXTEND 2 FEET FROM THE BUILDING, THIS NEEDS TO BE
 LABELED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE ON THE PLANS.
  
 21) PROVIDE THE STREET LEVEL ELEVATION BLOW-UPS WITHOUT
 THE LANDSCAPE LAYER. STAFF IS UNABLE TO SEE DETAILS.
  
 22) THE DATA IN THE PARKING TABLE FOR THE RETAIL,
 RESTAURANT AND OFFICE LINES IS LESS SQUARE FOOTAGE THAN
 WHAT IS SHOWN IN THE PROJECT DATA TABLE. ALL VALUES
 SHALL BE CONSISTENT AND CORRECT.
  
 23) PROVIDE NET AREA DRAWINGS FOR THE RESTAURANT,
 RETAIL AND OFFICE USES SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THE
 PARKING SQUARE FOOTAGE PRESENTED FOR THE PARKING
 CALCULATIONS.
  
 24) THE SHARED PARKING MAY ONLY BE USED IF THERE ARE NO
 PARKING SPACES DESIGNATED FOR A PARTICULAR USE. THIS
 THEN DOES NOT PERMIT THE ABILITY TO HAVE DESIGNATED
 PARKING FOR EITHER THE RESIDENTIAL OR OFFICE USERS.
  
 25) THE PROVIDED PARKING TABLE (RE-REVIEW ONCE COMMENT
 #S 22-24 ARE ADDRESSED) SHOWS 390 PARKING SPACES
 REQUIRED FOR THE NEW HIBISCUS TOWER VS. THE 222 PARKING
 SPACES REQUIRED FOR THE MACY?S. THE PARKING
 AVAILABILITY TABLE PROVIDED BY JORDAN RATHLEV NEEDS TO
 BE FURTHER BROKEN DOWN TO VERIFY THAT THE HIBISCUS
 TOWER, THE SAPODILLA RESIDENCES AND 477 S. ROSEMARY
 HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING SPACES IN THE GARAGE. NOTE: THE
 PARKING AVAILABILITY TABLE INDICATES THAT THERE IS
 EXCESS CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITYPLACE CPD.
  
 26) PROVIDE THE GARAGE PLAN SHOWING WHERE THE
 RESIDENTIAL PARKING WILL OCCUR, TO INCLUDE ANY
 BARRIERS, AS WELL AS THE LOCATIONS OF THE REQUIRED
 CHARGING STATIONS AND CAR SHARE STATION.
  
 27) THE GARAGE LAYOUT IS AFFECTED BY THE NEW BRIDGE
 LOCATION SO THIS WILL NEED TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF
 THIS APPLICATION AND SHOWN ON THE PLANS REQUIRED AS
 PART OF #26. NOTE: A SETBACK WAIVER IS REQUIRED FOR THE
 BRIDGE.
  
 28) SHOW THE ADA ROUTE FROM THE ADA PARKING SPACES IN
 THE GARAGE TO THE OFFICE AND RETAIL ENTRANCES.
  
 29) THE WEST STREET PEDESTRIAN CROSSING LOCATIONS, TO
 INCLUDE IN FRONT OF THE LOADING DOCKS, MUST BE CLEARLY
 DEFINED, PREFERABLY THROUGH THE USE OF A DIFFERENT
 PAVING MATERIAL THAN THE ROADWAY SURFACE.
  
 30) YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WAY FINDING SIGNS
 FROM THE GARAGE TO THE OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL
 ENTRANCES.
  
 31) EXPLAIN THE USE OF THE RESIDENTIAL DROP OFF. IS THE
 INTENTION TO HAVE A VALET FOR THE TOWER AT THIS
 LOCATION? IF SO, PROVIDE THE VALET OPERATION PLAN, TO
 INCLUDE WHERE THE VALET AREA IS IN THE GARAGE.
  
 32) EXPLAIN THE USE OF THE OFFICE DROP OFF. IS THE
 INTENTION TO HAVE A VALET FOR THE OFFICE AT THIS
 LOCATION? IF SO, PROVIDE THE VALET OPERATION PLAN, TO
 INCLUDE WHERE THE VALET AREA IS IN THE GARAGE.
  
 33) PROVIDE THE BICYCLE WALL INSTALLATION DETAIL AT A
 BIGGER SCALE. IT IS NOT LEGIBLE ON THE PAPER PLANS.
  
 34) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE BICYCLE STORAGE ROOMS
 ON THE PLANS. STAFF NEEDS TO VERIFY THE NUMBER OF
 BICYCLES THAT CAN BE STORED.
 35) PROVIDE THE PASSAGEWAY BICYCLE PAD AND RACK DETAIL
 AND THE DIMENSIONS ON THE PLANS. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO
 MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 36) PROVIDE BICYCLE RACKS ALONG ROSEMARY FOR THE RETAIL
 CUSTOMERS. ZONING STAFF HAS NOT SEEN THE PLANS FOR THE
 HIBISCUS OR ROSEMARY RECONSTRUCTION SO IF RACKS ARE
 INCLUDED IN THESE PLANS SHOW THEM ON THE HIBISCUS TOWER
 PLANS TO ADDRESS THIS COMMENT.
  
 37) THE LANDSCAPE PLANS SHOW TRA, BUT THIS IS NOT
 LISTED ON THE PLANT LIST.
  
 38) PROVIDE GREEN ROOF DETAILS FOR LEVELS 4 AND 5 AND
 THE TOWER ROOF. NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE LEVEL 4 ROOF THAT DOES NOT
 INCLUDE THE MECHANICAL AND SKYLIGHT AREAS. IF SOLAR IS
 USED THIS NEEDS TO BE SHOWN. THE PLANS NEED TO FACTOR
 THIS IN NOW.
  
 39) THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SET LABELS BOLLARDS AT THE
 CORNER OF ROSEMARY AND HIBISCUS AS LIGHT POLES.
  
 40) PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THE FPL TRANSFORMERS
 BEING REMOVED DO NOT SERVICE 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY. NOTE:
 ANY TRANSFORMERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE RELOCATED MUST
 BE SHOWN IN THEIR NEW LOCATION AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
  
 41) THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN ON SHEET A1.01 MUST SHOW ALL
 THE PROPOSED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. IT FAILS TO SHOW THE
 PROPOSED BACKFLOW AND GAS METERS ALONG THE WEST STREET
 SHOWN ON SHEET P1.01. NOTE: STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT THE
 PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IT IS
 BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITYPLACE DRI
 REQUIRES THE SCREENING OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, WHICH
 THE PROPOSED PLAN DOES NOT SHOW.
  
 42) PROVIDE THE RENDERING OF THE BUILDING IN CONTEXT
 (SIMILAR TO R0.02) FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST
  
 43) PROVIDE GROUND LEVEL RENDERINGS OF THE BUILDING
 FROM WEST ON HIBISCUS, AND NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG
 ROSEMARY.
  
 44) PROVIDE A SHADOW STUDY.
  
 45) THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN SHOWS LIGHTING LEVELS AT THE
 CURB IN EXCESS OF THE PERMITTED ONE FOOT CANDLE.
  
 46) WHAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION PHASING PLAN FOR THE
 BUILDING, ROSEMARY AND THE ALLEY? WILL THE HIBISCUS
 RIGHT-OF-WAY, INCLUDING THE SIDEWALK, BE COMPLETED
 PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING? HOW WILL
 ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO THE TOWNHOUSES AND THE SERVICE TO
 477 SOUTH ROSEMARY DURING CONSTRUCTION?
  
 47) EXPLAIN THE BAR IN THE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY AREA. WHO
 DOES THIS SERVE? WHAT DOES IT SERVE?
  
 48) TURN THE LIFE SAFETY DISTANCE LAYER OF ON THE
 RESUBMITTAL PLANS.
  
 49) DESCRIBE HOW THE ROOFTOP RAINWATER WILL BE STORED
 ON-SITE. THE METHOD MAY IMPACT THE SITE PLAN. THE
 PAVING AND DRAINAGE PLAN DOES NOT SEEM TO COVER THIS
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 50) THE PLAZA ON-SITE STORMWATER RETENTION NEEDS TO BE
 EXPLAINED SINCE THE DIFFERING METHODS AFFECT THE SITE
 PLAN. THE PAVING AND DRAINAGE PLAN DOES NOT SEEM TO
 COVER THIS REQUIREMENT.
  
 51) STAFF IS STILL ANALYZING THE VEHICLE TRIP
 GENERATION AS IT RELATES TO THE TROLLEY OPERATION
 CONTRIBUTION.
  
  
  
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