Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z20010013
Project Number Z20010013
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-02-11 08:20:26GENERAL COMMENTS:
  
 1.) IS THERE ARE NAME FOR THE PROPOSED PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT (PD)?
  
 2.) A DETAILED MARKET STUDY DEMONSTRATING THE ECONOMIC
 FEASIBILITY OF A HOTEL IN THE AREA OF THE SUBJECT
 PROPERTY IS REQUIRED. THE STUDY SHALL BE PREPARED
 UTILIZING COMMONLY ACCEPTED ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. [NOTE:
 A MARKET STUDY WAS PRESENTED; HOWEVER, THE DEFINED
 SUBMARKET IS FOCUSED ON THE CONVENTION CENTER AND CITY
 PLACE HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS (I.E DMP). A SITE-SPECIFIC
 MARKET STUDY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT A
 HOTEL IS NEEDED IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUBJECT
 PROPERTY.
  
 3.) PLEASE RESPOND TO THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE
 PROPOSED USE (HOTELS AND MOTELS - PXR) IN SEC.
 94-273(D)(33)B. OF THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS (ZLDRS). WAIVERS MUST BE REQUESTED IF THE
 PROJECT CANNOT MEET THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.
  
 4.) PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUEST LETTER(S) SENT TO EACH
 OF THE UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS. AS DISCUSSED, THE
 LETTERS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE RESPONSE LETTERS
 OBTAINED FROM THE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THAT THE
 PROPOSAL, AS PRESENTED TO STAFF, HAD BEEN REVIEWED.
  
 5.) INFORMATION (I.E. HOTEL ROOM NUMBERS) PROVIDED IN
 THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENT AND REDUCED PARKING
 STATEMENT DOCUMENTS SEEM TO BE INCONSISTENT AND SHALL
 BE CORRECTED FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
 6.) THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN AMENDED
 TPS LETTER TO REFLECT THE CORRECT NUMBERS FOR
 CONSISTENCY WITH THE REVISED TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENT
 DOCUMENT.
  
 7.) A DRAFT UNITY OF CONTROL DOCUMENT WAS SUBMITTED
 WITH THE APPLICATION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REQUIRE REVIEW
 FROM THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
  
 8.) A REPLAT OF THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED. [NOTE: AN
 APPLICATION FOR A MINOR SUBDIVISION (REFERENCE: PB CASE
 NO. 1846A) WAS SUBMITTED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PLAT
 DOCUMENT TO REVIEW.]
  
 9.) PLEASE ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING IN THE JUSTIFICATION
 STATEMENT: A) WHAT IS THE CONVENTION CENTER AND AIRPORT
 DISTRICTS? (I.E. WHERE DID THIS REFERENCE COME FROM?);
 B)JUSTIFICATION DOES NOT MAKE ANY REFERENCE TO A SITE
 SPECIFIC MARKET STUDY, WHICH SHOULD ADDRESS THE NEED
 FOR A HOTEL IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
 HOW MANY EXISTING HOTELS ARE THERE IN THE AREA?; C)
 STATEMENT MENTIONS RESTAURANTS IN THE PROJECT. THERE IS
 AN EXISTING RESTAURANT IN THE EXISTING HOTEL. IS THERE
 A PROPOSAL FOR MORE?; E) PROPERTY HISTORY MAKES A
 REFERENCE TO AN EXHIBIT A ON PAGE 2; HOWEVER, THIS
 EXHIBIT CANNOT BE FOUND; F) SURROUNDING USES TABLE IS
 INACCURATE; G) THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES NOT CONFORM TO
 THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE CITY CODE (OTHERWISE,
 THERE WOULD BE NO NEED TO REQUEST ANY WAIVERS!); H)
 MUST IDENTIFY ALL WAIVERS IN THE PROPOSED PD, INCLUDING
 ANY JUSTIFICATION, BENEFITS AND MITIGATION MEASURES (IF
 ANY) TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE WAIVER REQUESTS; I)
 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PARKING WAIVER REQUEST IS
 INSUFFICIENT. (SEE STAFF'S COMMENTS BELOW)
  
  
 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (CRITERIA) COMMENTS:
  
 1.) THE PLANS SHOW THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL BE DIVIDED
 INTO SEPARATE PARCELS/TRACTS BY PROPERTY LINE. IF THE
 APPLICANT INTENDS TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY, ALL
 EXISTING AND PROPOSED STRUCTURES WITHIN EACH SUBDIVIDED
 PARCEL WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS, BUILDING SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING
 REQUIREMENTS, ETC., AS STAND-ALONE PARCELS AND AS A
 PARCEL AS A WHOLE. IF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 ZLDRS CANNOT BE MET, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO
 SEEK WAIVERS FROM THOSE REQUIREMENTS. ALL WAIVERS MUST
 BE IDENTIFIED AND REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION. BASED
 ON STAFF'S REVIEW OF THE CURRENT PLANS/APPLICATION,
 ADDITIONAL WAIVERS WILL NEED TO BE REQUESTED.
  
 2.) ALL WAIVERS REQUESTED MUST CLEARLY STATE THE
 BENEFITS TO THE PD AND TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
 MITIGATION MEASURES (IF NECESSARY) MUST ALSO BE
 INCLUDED IN THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT AND ILLUSTRATED
 IN THE PLANS.
  
 3.) COMMENTS ON THE REQUESTED PARKING WAIVER: A) FAILS
 TO MEET THE MINIMUM THREE STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR A
 PARKING WAIVER. THEREFORE, STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THE
 PARKING WAIVER AT THIS TIME; B) AS NOTED IN THE
 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT (AND CITY RECORDS), 22 EXISTING
 PARKING SPACES ARE CURRENTLY RESERVED FOR PARK N' FLY
 CUSTOMERS PURSUANT TO AN EXISTING RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
 IT IS DIFFICULT FOR STAFF TO SUPPORT THE PARKING WAIVER
 WHEN THE RESERVED PARKING IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
 UNRELATED USE (I.E. OFF-SITE LEASE) AND HAS EXACERBATED
 THE INABILITY OF THE PROJECT TO MEET THE MINIMUM
 PARKING REQUIREMENTS (I.E. BY ELIMINATING 22 PARKING
 SPACES THAT COULD COUNT TOWARDS REQUIRED PARKING).
  
 4.) THE ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDINGS, ARCHITECTURAL
 STYLE/ELEMENTS (EXISTING AND PROPOSED) AND SITE DESIGN
 LACKS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STREET AND CONNECTIVITY WITH
 ADJACENT/NEARBY USES, DESIRED ELEMENTS OF A PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT. MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS
 DESIGN DEFICIENCY.
  
 5.) SINCE THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING TO A
 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT AS PART OF THE
 APPLICATION FOR A PD THAT ALL PARCELS (PARCELS A AND B
 AND AS A PD AS A WHOLE) ARE IMPROVED/UPGRADED TO MEET
 AND/OR EXCEED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZLDRS.
 THE SUBMITTAL SUGGESTS THAT ONLY IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE
 MADE TO PARCEL B (NEW HOTEL SITE), WHICH IS NOT
 ACCEPTABLE.
  
  
 MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMMENTS (SHEET MP-1):
  
 [NOTE: THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS A GUIDING
 DOCUMENT FOR THE OVERALL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. STAFF CAN
 PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A MASTER DEVELOPMENT AS A
 REFERENCE TO ASSIST THE APPLICANT WITH SATISFYING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ZLDR S.94-207(B)(9)]
  
 1.) THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHALL BE PROVIDED AS A
 SEPARATE DOCUMENT FROM THE SITE PLAN TO AVOID ANY
 CONFUSION WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OF THE SUBMITTAL.
  
 2.) A TITLE/NAME SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PROPOSED
 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
  
 3.) LOCATION MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITHIN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
  
 4.) SHOW THE PROPOSED USE OF ALL LAND WITHIN THE
 PROJECT BOUNDARIES, INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF ALL AREAS
 PROPOSED TO BE DEDICATED OR RESERVED FOR COMMUNITY OR
 PUBLIC USE.
  
 5.) SHOW THE LOCATION AND SIZE AS APPROPRIATE OF ALL
 EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAINAGE, WATER, SEWER, AND OTHER
 UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS.
  
 6.) SHOW THE LOCATION OF PROPOSED MASS TRANSIT
 FACILITIES (IF ANY).
  
 7.) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON AGREEMENTS, PROVISIONS, OR
 COVENANTS WHICH GOVERN THE USE, MAINTENANCE AND
 CONTINUED PROTECTION OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND ANY
 OF ITS COMMON AREAS OR FACILITIES.
  
 8.) EXISTING USES, FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING
 INFORMATION OF THE ADJACENT PARCELS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN THE PLAN.
  
 9.) SITE DATA CALCULATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE
 FOLLOWING: 1) OVERALL PD PARCEL; 2) PARCEL A; AND 3)
 PARCEL B. THE CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE
 THAT THE PARCELS (AS A WHOLE AND INDIVIDUALLY) CAN MEET
 THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF THE ZLDRS.
  
 10.) GENERAL PARCEL DIMENSIONS AND PARCEL SIZE
 INFORMATION (CONSISTENT WITH THE SURVEY) SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN THE MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT.
  
 11.) IN THE MASTER PLAN SITE DATA TABULAR: A) CHECK
 PARCEL SIZE INFORMATION. NUMBERS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH
 THE SURVEY AND DO NOT ADD UP; B) THE PROPOSED ZONING OF
 THE SUBJECT SITE IS OFFICE COMMERCIAL PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENT (OCPD); C) CHECK CALCULATIONS FOR THE
 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR OCPDD.
  
 12.) PARKING CALCULATIONS ARE INACCURATE. PLEASE REVIEW
 AND CORRECT FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
 13.) SHOW A PORTION OF THE SITE ACCESS/LAYOUT OF THE
 PARCEL IMMEDIATELY EAST (EXISTING SELF-STORAGE FACILITY
 SITE) TO ILLUSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARCELS,
 AS BOTH PARCELS SHARE THE SAME ROAD FRONTAGE.
  
  
 SITE PLAN COMMENTS:
  
 1.) THE PROPOSED ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE PARCEL IS
 "OFFICE COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (OCPD)" NOT
 COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (CPD).
  
 2.) PLEASE REVIEW SITE DATA CALCULATIONS FOR BOTH
 PARCELS A AND B (I.E. PARCEL SIZE, SETBACKS, PARKING
 CALCULATIONS, LOT COVERAGE, PERVIOUS/IMPERVIOUS
 SURFACE, ETC.). THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MISSING
 INFORMATION AND/OR INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE NUMBERS
 PROVIDED.
  
 3.) PARCEL DIMENSIONS AND BUILDING/STRUCTURAL SETBACKS
 SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS FOR PARCELS A AND B.
 DIMENSIONS ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZLDRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE
 INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN A SINGLE PLAN SHEET
 FOR THE PARCELS (I.E. NOT SEPARATE/SPLIT SHEETS AS
 PRESENTED).
  
 4.) CLEARLY SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED 6 FT.
 HIGH CMU SCREEN WALL IN THE PLAN.
  
 5.) THE MONUMENT SIGN DETAIL SHALL BE CLEARLY
 REFERENCED IN THE PLAN (AS WITH THE OTHER DETAILS ON
 SHEETS SPD-1 AND SPD-2).
  
 6.) THE TRELLIS STRUCTURE DETAIL IS INCORRECTLY
 REFERENCED IN THE PLAN. PLEASE ADDRESS FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
 7.) CLEARLY SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE 4 FT. HIGH
 DECORATIVE POOL FENCE IN THE PLAN.
  
 8.) THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY INFORMATION ON TRASH
 HANDLING AND REMOVAL ON PARCEL B (I.E. TRASH COMPACTORS
 OR DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES NO FOUND IN THE PLAN). PLEASE
 ADDRESS.
  
 9.) FENCES/WALLS WITHIN THE REQUIRED FRONT SETBACK
 SHALL NOT EXCEED 4 FT. IN HEIGHT. [ZLDR S.94-302(C)]
  
 10.) THE LOCATION OF ANY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT (I.E.
 GENERATORS, A/C COMPRESSOR UNITS, ETC.) SHALL BE
 IDENTIFIED IN THE PLANS. ALL GROUND FLOOR EQUIPMENT
 SHALL BE SCREENED FROM VIEW WITH A WALL/FENCE AND/OR
 LANDSCAPING, AND ANY ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
 SCREENED FROM VIEW WITH A PARAPET/WALL. [ZLDR
 S.94-305(B)(4) AND S.94-315]
  
 11.) DETECTED LIGHT POLE FIXTURES SEEM TO BE IN
 CONFLICT WITH THE 2 FT. VEHICULAR CURB OVERHANG. PLEASE
 RELOCATE ANY CONFLICTING LIGHT POLES.
  
 12.) LIGHT POLE FIXTURES SHALL BE SETBACK AT LEAST 15
 FT. FROM THE SIDE PROPERTY LINE(S). PLEASE PROVIDE
 DIMENSIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
  
 13.) COMPACT PARKING SPACES HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN THE
 SITE PLAN. PER THE ZLDRS, ONLY 30% OF THE OVERALL TOTAL
 PARKING REQUIREMENT MAY BE COMPACT. PLEASE ILLUSTRATE
 AND PROVIDE CALCULATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
 [ZLDR S.94-485(N)(1)]
  
 14.) A DETAIL FOR THE LAYOUT OF OFF-STREET PARKING
 FACILITIES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MINIMUM
 REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN FIGURE XV-2. THE DETAIL
 PROVIDED IN SHEET SPD-1 IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE
 PARKING PROVIDED (I.E. DETAIL FOR
 STANDARD/COMPACT/DISABLED STALLS; ALL PARKING SPACES
 SEEM TO HAVE 2 FT. CURB OVERHANG, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT
 WITH THE DETAIL, ETC.). [ZLDR S.94-485(N)(2)]
  
 15.) LOADING ZONES REQUIRED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PARCEL.
 PROVIDE CALCULATIONS AND IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE
 LOADING ZONE FOR EACH PROPOSED PARCEL IN THE PLAN IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ZLDR S.94-485(P).
  
 16.) BICYCLE PARKING IS REQUIRED. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS
 AND SHOW THE LOCATION OF BICYCLE RACKS FOR EACH
 PROPOSED PARCEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 ZLDR S.94-485(Q).
  
  
 LANDSCAPE COMMENTS:
  
 1.) LANDSCAPING SHALL BE UPGRADED ON ALL PARCELS
 AFFECTED BY THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION (NOT
 JUST PARCEL B).
  
 2.) ALL OTHER COMMENTS ON LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PROVIDED
 BY THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE PLANNER.
  
  
 ARCHITECTURAL COMMENTS:
  
 1.) LABEL THE DIRECTION OF THE ELEVATIONS (I.E. NORTH,
 SOUTH, EAST AND WEST).
  
 2.) A NOTE STATING THAT ANY WALL SIGNAGE ON THE
 PROPOSED BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH ARTICLE XIII, SIGN
 REGULATIONS, OF THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS.
  
  
 SIGNAGE COMMENTS:
  
 1.) THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED MONUMENT SIGN
 SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 FT. IN HEIGHT AT GRADE. PROVIDE
 DIMENSIONS IN THE MONUMENT SIGN DETAIL (SHEET SPD-1) TO
 DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE NOTATION
 TO THE SIGN HEIGHT IS MEASURED AT GRADE. [ZLDR
 S.94-408(A)(2)]
  
 2.) THE MAXIMUM SUM TOTAL AREA OF ALL LOW FREESTANDING
 SIGNS ON FRONT STREET: ONE (1) SQ. FT. FOR EACH ONE (1)
 LINEAR FOOT OF FRONT STREET FRONTAGE OF THE LOT WHICH
 IT IS LOCATED. THERE ARE NO PARCEL DIMENSIONS PROVIDED
 IN THE PLANS TO CALCULATE AND VERIFY THE SIGN AREA'S
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZLDRS. [ZLDR S.94-408(A)(2)]
  
 3.) SHOW DISTANCE OF THE PROPOSED MONUMENT SIGN ON
 PARCEL B TO THE PROPERTY LINES. LOCATION OF THE
 MONUMENT SIGN SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SIGN SETBACK
 REQUIREMENTS OF ZLDR S.94-408(A)(2)E.
  
 4.) THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS SHOW A TOTAL OF FOUR
 (4) WALL SIGNS ON THE PROPOSED HOTEL BUILDING. PER ZLDR
 S.94-408(A)(1), THE BUILDING SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE (3)
 WALL SIGNS. PLEASE ADDRESS FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
  
 PHOTOMETRIC PLAN COMMENTS:
  
 1.) ANY SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION LOCATED WITHIN THE
 PROPOSED PD SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE FOOTCANDLE AT OR
 BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT. ILLUSTRATE
 FOOTCANDLE SPILLOVER TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. [ZLDR
 S.94-207(D)(8)]
  
 2.) ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHALL BE SHIELDED TO REDUCE
 GLARE AND SHALL BE ARRANGED TO REFLECT LIGHT OR GLARE
 AWAY FROM PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES. [ZLDR S.94-309(A)]
  
  
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESUBMITTAL:
  
 * PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 * ANY CHANGES ON THE RESUBMITTED PLANS MAY RESULT IN
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
  
 * WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
 FIFTEEN (15) PAPER COPIES, ONE (1) REDUCED COPY IN 8.5
 INCHES X 11 INCHES AND ONE (1) SET IN 11 INCHES X 17
 INCHES, AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF ALL PLANS.
  
 * 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 PERCENT ($600.00) OF THE ORIGINAL
 APPLICATION FEE.
  
 * CONTACT LINDA LOUIE @ (561) 822-1458 IF THERE ARE
 QUESTIONS.
  
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