Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z20050008
Project Number Z20050008
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-07-21 16:41:26CASE NOS. PB 1111XX, PB 1857 AND PB 1857A - 1ST
 RESUBMITTAL
 PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY - REMOVE SOUTHERN DORMS
 1315 & 1405 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE
  
 - CONTACT ERIC SCHNEIDER @ (561) 822-1446,
 [email protected]
  
 - PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 - WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF THREE
 PAPER COPIES AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY IN .PNG FORMAT OF
 ALL PLANS AND INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGES ON
 THE RESUBMITTED PLANS OR THE SUBMITTAL OF
 INFORMATION/PLANS TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS MAY RESULT IN
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
  
 - THE COMMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED AND
 SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DIVISION BY 5 PM ON FRIDAY,
 JULY 24, 2020, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 PLANNING BOARD MEETING.
  
 - PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE PERMITTED ONE ADDITIONAL
 (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).
  
 PB 1111XX - MAJOR AMENDMENT TO PBAU CSPD
  
 1) UPDATED COMMENT: PARKING - PROVIDE A PROFESSIONALLY
 COMPLETED PARKING DEMAND STUDY TO ADDRESS THE
 STATEMENTS BELOW.
  
 THE REPORT GENERATED BY KIMLEY-HORN IS A CAMPUS PARKING
 INVENTORY & MODIFICATION STUDY, NOT A PARKING DEMAND
 STUDY. IT IDENTIFIES THE PARKING INVENTORY AND
 DISCUSSES VARIOUS PARKING MANAGEMENT OPTIONS THAT
 CURRENTLY AND COULD OCCUR (EX. POSSIBLE USE OF THE
 ATHLETIC FIELD PARKING AS A REMOTE LOT). THERE IS
 NOTHING WHICH IDENTIFIES HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE
 REQUIRED BASED ON THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT (INCLUDING
 STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS), FACULTY, STAFF, VISITORS
 AND THE PLACES OF ASSEMBLY. IT SHOULD SHOWCASE PAST,
 CURRENT AND PROJECTED OCCUPANCY RATES ON A
 DAILY/MONTHLY/SEASONAL TIMEFRAME. THIS DEMAND IS THEN
 NOT COMPARED TO THE SUPPLY OF PARKING PROVIDED ON THE
 PBAU CAMPUS. IF THE SUPPLY IS LESS THAN THE DEMAND,
 THEN THE STUDY NEEDS TO FACTOR IN THE SPECIFIC
 STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE PARKING DEMAND AND HOW MUCH
 EACH WILL ACHIEVE IN DEMAND REDUCTION.
  
 THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT CONTINUES TO STATE THAT
 STUDENTS FROM THE DORMS TO BE REMOVED WILL BE RELOCATED
 TO THE NEW DORMS. THE PARKING BY THE EXISTING SOUTHERN
 DORMS IS FULL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH STUDENTS
 OBSERVED WALKING DOWN OLIVE AVENUE FROM THE DORMS TO
 THEIR CLASSES, NOT DRIVING 3-4 BLOCKS TO THE HEART OF
 THE CAMPUS AND THEN TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE.
 WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE PARKING AT THE EXISTING DORMS,
 THESE RESIDENT CARS WILL NEED A NEW PLACE TO PARK. THIS
 NEEDS TO BE FACTORED INTO THE PARKING DEMAND.
  
 IF THE PARKING DEMAND IS GREATER THAN THE PARKING
 SUPPLY, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE SHOWN HOW THE MITIGATION
 STRATEGIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO VERIFY THAT THERE IS
 ADEQUATE PARKING SUPPLY. THE MITIGATION THAT WAS
 MENTIONED IN THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INCLUDES
 OFF-SITE PARKING AGREEMENTS, SHUTTLING FACULTY AND
 STAFF FROM OFF CAMPUS, ALTERNATIVE MODES OF
 TRANSPORTATION.
  
 PB 1857A - FLAGLER TOWERS REZONING TO MF32
  
 2) PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE TWO RESIDENTIAL
 BUILDINGS PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CSPD.
  
 A. UPDATED COMMENT: FLAGLER TOWERS - THANK YOU FOR
 PROVIDING THE FLOOR PLAN. STAFF COUNTS 47 KITCHENS IN
 THE BUILDING, WHICH DIRECTLY EQUATE TO 47 DWELLING
 UNITS. THE 4TH FLOOR HAS A ROOM CALLED THE "AREA
 COORDINATOR APARTMENT" WHICH IS SHOWN AS A GREY AREA
 WITH NO INTERNAL DETAILS. IS THIS STILL AN APARTMENT
 WITH KITCHEN FACILITIES? IF SO, THIS IS THEN DWELLING
 UNIT NUMBER 48. PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IN THIS
 UNIT. THE RESPONSE COMMENTS STATE THAT ONE UNIT WAS
 REMOVED ON THE 1ST FLOOR FOR ADDITIONAL LOBBY/OPEN
 SPACE. IS THIS THE AREA THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE
 STAIRWELL AND STILL INCLUDES A FULL BATHROOM?
  
 THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE EXISTING PARKING FOR THE
 FLAGLER TOWERS SITE ON THE SURVEY. THE FLOOR PLAN
 SHOWS:
  
 45 TWO BEDROOM UNITS - REQUIRE 90 PARKING SPACES
 2 ONE BEDROOM UNITS - REQUIRE 3.5 PARKING SPACES
 ACA - REQUIRES 2 PARKING SPACES (BASED ON THE ORIGINAL
 FLOOR PLAN SUBMITTED)
 48 DWELLING UNITS REQUIRE 5 GUEST PARKING SPACES
  
 TOTAL PARKING SPACES REQUIRED - 100 PARKING SPACES
 PARKING PROVIDED ON FLAGLER TOWER SITE - 69 PARKING
 SPACES.
  
 THE FLAGLER TOWERS PARCEL HAS A PARKING DEFICIENCY OF
 31 PARKING SPACES AND MAY NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CSPD
 AS IT CANNOT STAND ALONE.
  
 NOT ALL THE SITE DATE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO SHOW
 THAT THE FLAGLER TOWERS SITE CONFORMS TO THE MF32
 ZONING REQUIREMENTS. WHILE NO LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS
 PROVIDED, STAFF CAN VISUALLY SEE FROM THE SURVEY AND
 GOOGLE STREET VIEW THAT THE SITE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH
 REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED
 ON BICYCLE PARKING.
  
 AT THE TIME THAT THE FLAGLER TOWERS SITE WAS
 INCORPORATED INTO THE PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
 CSPD, IT LOST ITS PREVIOUS GRANDFATHERED NON-CONFORMING
 STATUS (IT BECAME CONFORMING WITHIN THE CSPD) AND THUS
 MAY NOT BE REMOVED IF IT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE
 CURRENT MF32 ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR
 A VARIANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF
 APPEALS FOR ITEMS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE ZONING AND
 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. NOTE PARKING VARIANCES
 ARE NOT PERMITTED.
  
 B. UPDATED COMMENT: LAKEVIEW TOWERS - THANK YOU FOR
 PROVIDING THE FLOOR PLAN. STAFF COUNTS 35 KITCHENS IN
 THE BUILDING, WHICH DIRECTLY EQUATE TO 35 DWELLING
 UNITS. THE 3RD FLOOR HAS A ROOM CALLED THE ?OFFLINE?
 WHICH IS SHOWN AS A GREY AREA WITH NO INTERNAL DETAILS.
 WHAT IS OCCURRING IN THIS ROOM? NOTE: STAFF HAS DONE A
 QUICK CALCULATION OF THE PARCEL WITH THE AREA ADDED FOR
 FLAGLER DRIVE AND THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
 DENSITY ISSUE.
  
 THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE EXISTING PARKING FOR THE
 LAKEVIEW TOWERS SITE ON THE SURVEY. THE FLOOR PLAN
 SHOWS:
  
 5 TWO BEDROOM UNITS - REQUIRE 10 PARKING SPACES
 33 ONE BEDROOM UNITS - REQUIRE 57.75 PARKING SPACES
 OFFLINE (*ASSUMED AS A DWELLING UNIT) - REQUIRES 2
 PARKING SPACES (BASED ON THE SIZE OF SPACE RELATED TO
 THE OTHER SIMILARLY LOCATED DWELLING UNITS)
 36* DWELLING UNITS REQUIRE 4 GUEST PARKING SPACES
  
 TOTAL PARKING SPACES REQUIRED - 72 (* OR 74) PARKING
 SPACES
 PARKING PROVIDED ON LAKEVIEW TOWER SITE - 81 PARKING
 SPACES.
 PARKING PROVIDED ON "LOT 4" - 27 (*1 ADDITIONAL SPLIT
 BETWEEN THE PARCELS)
  
 THE LAKEVIEW TOWERS PARCEL HAS A PARKING SURPLUS OF 9
 (* OR 7) PARKING SPACES.
  
 NOTE: LOT 4 DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SURPLUS PARKING SPACES
 TO MAKE UP THE FLAGLER TOWERS DEFICIENCY; HOWEVER, IF
 ALL THREE PARCELS ARE UNIFIED, THEN THERE IS SUFFICIENT
 PARKING FOR ALL OF THE FUTURE DWELLING UNITS INCLUDED
 AS PART OF THE PROPOSED REZONING.
  
 NOT ALL THE SITE DATA INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO SHOW
 THAT THE LAKEVIEW TOWERS SITE CONFORMS TO THE MF32
 ZONING REQUIREMENTS. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON THE
 HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING TO VERIFY THAT THE 15 FOOT NORTH
 SETBACK IS COMPLIANT FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING
 (NOTE IF THE BUILDING IS LESS THAN 40 FEET IN HEIGHT
 THE SETBACK IS ADEQUATE). WHILE NO LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS
 PROVIDED, STAFF CAN VISUALLY SEE FROM THE SURVEY AND
 GOOGLE STREET VIEW THAT THE SITE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH
 THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS FOR THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE SITE
 ADJACENT TO FLAGLER TOWERS. UNIFYING THE PARCELS WOULD
 CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON
 PERMEABLE SURFACE MINIMUMS OR BICYCLE PARKING.
  
 AT THE TIME THAT THE LAKEVIEW TOWERS SITE WAS
 INCORPORATED INTO THE PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
 CSPD, IT LOST ANY PREVIOUS GRANDFATHERED NON-CONFORMING
 STATUS (IT BECAME CONFORMING WITHIN THE CSPD) AND THUS
 MAY NOT BE REMOVED IF IT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE
 CURRENT MF32 ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR
 A VARIANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF
 APPEALS FOR ITEMS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE ZONING AND
 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
  
 3. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLAN IS TO USE THE TWO
 BUILDINGS AS STUDENT RENTAL HOUSING AFTER THEY ARE
 REMOVED FROM THE CSPD, THEN THERE MAY BE NO MORE THAN 3
 UNRELATED INHABITANTS PER UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 CITY'S DWELLING UNIT ALLOWANCE.
  
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