Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z20070016
Project Number Z20070016
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2020-12-10 12:47:58CASE NO. PB1060MM
 BJ'S @ BRANDSMART
 751 WEST EXECUTIVE CENTER 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 FOUR
 (4) 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 THURSDAY,
 DECEMBER 23, 2020, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR
 THE FEBRUARY 16, 2021 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 THESE COMMENTS/THE PPRC MEETING (BY
 FEBRUARY 10, 2020), THE PLANNING DIVISION MAY NOTIFY
 THE APPLICANT THAT THE CASE IS CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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.
  
 GENERAL
  
 1) INSUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED AS TO WHY
 STAFF SHOULD SUPPORT THE WAIVERS THAT ARE REQUESTED.
 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WAIVERS ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
 INNOVATIVE LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES TO
 CREATE MORE DESIRABLE AND ATTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
 CITY. THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE STATED AS THE
 INNOVATIVE LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES
 FROM THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT AND STAFF'S RESPONSE:
  
 A. PROPOSED INTERCONNECTIVITY TO THE ADJACENT SITE ****
 THERE IS NO INTERCONNECTIVITY DESIGNED INTO THE SITE
 PLAN AT THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DESIGN
 OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WOULD NOT PERMIT VEHICLES FROM
 THE BRANDSMART SITE TO SAFELY ACCESS THE ADJACENT SITE.
 THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN DEPTH LATER IN THE COMMENTS.
 B. SIGNIFICANTLY UPGRADING THE LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
 **** THE LANDSCAPE ARE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE NO.
 3122-98 IS PROPOSED TO HAVE ALL OF THE EXISTING MATURE
 TREES REMOVED AND REPLACED BY CODE REQUIRED MINIMUM
 SIZE TREES AS WELL AS BEING REDUCED IN AREA BY OVER
 60%. THIS IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE, BUT RATHER A
 DOWNGRADE IN THE LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE.
 OFFERING A NEW PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY PARK AREA **** THE
 PROPOSED PARK, WITH THE SEAT WALL, SHADE TREES,
 BENCHES, LIGHTED BOLLARDS DECORATIVE CONCRETE PATH AND
 PAVER PLAZA DO NOT OFF SET THE NON-INNOVATIVE LAND
 PLANNING DESIGN THAT IS PROPOSED AND THE WAIVERS
 REQUIRED BY THE DESIGN.
 C. INCLUDE OVERALL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE INFILL AND
 REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PCD **** THE CREATION OF DESIGN
 GUIDELINES THAT INCLUDE THE WAIVERS IS NOT A
 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE WAIVERS REQUESTED.
 D. REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE REQUESTED PCD WAIVERS BY
 NEW PROJECT DESIGN GUIDELINES **** THE PROPOSED DESIGN
 GUIDELINES RESTATE THE WAIVERS AND DO NOT REDUCE THEIR
 IMPACT.
 E. CREATE A POA FOR THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE CARE AND
 UPKEEP OF THE NEW COMMON AREAS **** CREATING A POA FOR
 COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE IS NOT INNOVATIVE AND SHOULD BE
 A GIVEN FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PROJECT.
 F. THE SITE'S REDEVELOPMENT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL AD
 VALOREM TAX BASE TO THE CITY **** ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM
 TAX BASE IS NOT AN INNOVATIVE LAND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
 TECHNIQUE AND DOES NOT RESULT IN DESIRABLE AND
 ATTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT.
 G. THE OVERALL PROJECT WILL BE AN ECONOMIC VALUE-ADDED
 ADDITION TO THE CITY'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC SUCCESS ****
 AN ECONOMIC VALUE-ADDED PROJECT NOT AN INNOVATIVE LAND
 PLANNING DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUE AND DOES NOT RESULT IN
 DESIRABLE AND ATTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT.
  
 2) THE PROPOSED SITE DESIGN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE USE OF
 SUFFICIENT INNOVATIVE LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
 TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A DESIRABLE AND ATTRACTIVE
 DEVELOPMENT TO JUSTIFY THE GRANTING OF THE REQUESTED
 WAIVERS.
  
 3) STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DESIGN AS
 PROPOSED. THE CITY'S DESIGN VISION ALONG EXECUTIVE
 CENTER DRIVE IS FOR BUILDINGS TO ADDRESS THE STREET AND
 HAVE FRONT DOORS FACING THE STREET. WHILE THE
 BRANDSMART BUILDING DOES NOT MEET THIS STANDARD,
 ORDINANCE NO. 3122-98 CONTEMPLATED THE CONSTRUCTION OF
 A RETAIL AREA TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. THE OPEN LANDSCAPED
 OPEN SPACE EXISTS WITH HE GOAL OF IT EVENTUALLY HAVING
 AN INFILL BUILDING. IF THIS DOES NOT OCCUR, THE AREA IS
 REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE, WHICH WAS
 INSTALLED. THE REMOVAL OF THE MATURE LANDSCAPE AND THE
 REDUCTION IN AREA OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREA TO THE
 EAST OF THE BRANDSMART BUILDING AND ITS REPLACEMENT
 WITH PARKING IS IN OPPOSITION WITH THE ORIGINAL
 APPROVED DESIGN.
  
 4) THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REAR OF THE PROPOSED BJ'S
 BUILDING, INCLUDING PARKING AND THE GENERATORS ALONG
 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE ALSO DO NOT SUPPORT THE CITY'S
 DESIGN VISION ALONG EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE FOR
 NEIGHBORHOOD ORIENTED COMMERCIAL USES WHICH ADDRESS THE
 STREET AND HAVE FRONT DOORS FACING THE STREET. MOVING
 THE BJ'S IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE WOULD NOT
 CREATE A NEGATIVE STREET FRONTAGE ALONG EXECUTIVE
 DRIVE. THIS WOULD THEN PERMIT A FUTURE BUILDING
 ORIENTED TOWARD EXECUTIVE DRIVE TO BE INSTALLED IN THE
 NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE.
  
 5) SITE A1 AND SITE A2 ARE TWO DISTINCT PARCELS AND THE
 OPEN SPACE, FLOOR AREA RATIO, LANDSCAPE AREA,
 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, ETC. MUST BE CALCULATED SEPARATELY
 FOR EACH ONE.
  
 6) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS, INCLUDING THE HEIGHT OF THE
 PROPOSED TRANSFORMERS. THE TRANSFORMERS MUST BE
 SCREENED WITH A LANDSCAPE HEDGE FROM EXECUTIVE CENTER
 DRIVE.
  
 7) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS, INCLUDING THE HEIGHT OF THE
 PROPOSED GENERATORS. NOTE: THE GENERATORS MAY NOT BE
 LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED LINEAR PARK OR
 ADJACENT TO EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE. ALL PLANS MUST SHOW
 THE SAME CONDITIONS ONCE THE GENERATORS ARE PROPERLY
 LOCATED.
  
 8) THE PROPANE TANK IS REQUIRED TO BE SCREENED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 94-315A.
  
 9) PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE LISTED ON THE
 BUILDING FOOTPRINT DRAWINGS IS LARGER THAN THE SQUARE
 FOOTAGE LISTED AS COVERED BY BUILDINGS IN THE VARIOUS
 AREA BREAKDOWN TABLES.
  
 10) IT IS STAFF?S UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SITE WAS
 CAPPED DUE TO ARSENIC ISSUES WHEN THE BRANDSMART WAS
 ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THE
 EXCAVATION FOR THE NEW UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
 THE FUTURE ABOVEGROUND FEATURES (NEW LANDSCAPE AREAS,
 BUILDING FOUNDATIONS, ETC.) AND REMOVAL OF THE
 RETENTION AREAS WILL COMPLY WITH THE DEP REGULATIONS.
  
 11) SINCE THE PREVIOUS MAJOR SUBDIVISION REQUEST WAS
 HEARD BY THE PLANNING BOARD, THE NEW SUBDIVISION
 REQUEST REQUIRES A NEW APPLICATION, INCLUDING FEES AND
 REVIEWS.
  
 12) THE FPL LETTER STATES THAT THE PROPOSED BUILDING
 INTERFERES WITH EXISTING UNDERGROUND FACILITIES AND
 ENCROACHES ON THEIR EASEMENTS. HOW IS THIS BEING
 ADDRESSED?
  
 PARKING
  
 13) THE BUILDING DIVISION MUST APPROVE THE PROVISION OF
 A NON-ADA PARKING SPACE CLOSER THAN AN ADA PARKING
 SPACE CLOSEST TO THE TIRE STORE ENTRANCE.
  
 14) PARKING ROWS EXCEEDING 10 SPACES NOT PERMITTED. THE
 ENTIRE PARKING LOT IS BEING REBUILT, SO THERE IS NO
 JUSTIFICATION TO PERMIT MORE THAN THE CODE ALLOWED 10
 SPACES IN A ROW.
  
 15) THE CITY MEASURES THE WIDTH OF PARKING SPACES FROM
 THE CENTER OF THE DOUBLE STRIPE. THE DIMENSION TAGS FOR
 SOME OF THE PARKING SPACES ON THE SITE PLAN ARE
 MEASURED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF ONE STRIPE TO THE CENTER
 OF THE DOUBLE STRIPING ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH
 INCORRECTLY SHOWS THE STALL WIDTHS. SHOW DIMENSION
 LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY REQUIREMENTS SO STAFF
 CAN VERIFY COMPLIANCE. NOTE: THIS IS CORRECTLY SHOWN ON
 THE STRIPING PLAN.
  
 16) THE DIMENSION WIDTH OF SOME OF THE PARKING SPACES
 ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE PROPOSED BJ'S AND
 THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRANDSMART ARE LISTED AS EIGHT (8)
 FEET. ARE THESE PROPOSED TO BE COMPACT PARKING SPACES?
 IF SO THEN THEY NEED TO BE DESIGNATED ON THE PLAN AND
 PROVIDED ON THE PARKING TABLE.
  
 17) WHERE THERE IS NOT PLANNED TO BE A VEHICLE OVERHANG
 AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACES, WHEEL STOPS MUST BE
 PROVIDED AND SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
  
 18) THERE ARE FOUR PARKING SPACES SOUTH OF THE
 BRANDSMART THAT ARE SHOW AS 15.9 FEET DEEP WITH AN
 OVERHANG. SPACES MUST BE 16 FEET DEEP IN THIS
 SITUATION. NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE SAME DIMENSION SHOWN
 ON THE STRIPING PLAN. ALL PLANS MUST SHOW THE SAME
 CONDITIONS.
  
 19) THERE ARE THREE PARKING SPACES IN EAST OF THE
 BRANDSMART (IN THE ROW WITH 13 SPACES) THAT ARE NOT 18
 FEET DEEP.
  
 20) THE EAST-WEST PARKING ROW CLOSEST TO THE FUEL PUMPS
 IS INCORRECTLY TAGGED WITH 12 PARKING SPACES WHEN ONLY
 10 ARE PROVIDED.
  
 21) PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF THE PARKING SPACE WIDTH ON
 THE PARKING ROW DUE SOUTH OF THE BRANDSMART ENTRANCE
 WHERE ONE OF THE SPACES IS NARROWER THAN THE ONE ACROSS
 FROM IT (NEXT TO THE LANDSCAPE ISLAND).
  
 22) COMPACT PARKING MAY OCCUPY NO MORE THAN 30% OF THE
 REQUIRED PARKING SPACES, BE MARKED, AND NEED TO BE
 DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT. THEY
 MAY NOT ALL BE CONCENTRATED AS SHOWN.
  
 23) THE PARKING SPACES MARKED AS "PROPANE PARKING ONLY"
 MAY NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING THE MINIMUM PARKING
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 24) PARKING PROVIDED
  
 A. STAFF ONLY COUNTS 812 PARKING SPACES ON SITE (AFTER
 REMOVAL OF THE 4 PROPONE ONLY SPACES).
  
 B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 94-485B.2 ONLY ON-STREET
 PARKING SPACES DIRECTLY AND WHOLLY ABUTTING THE
 PROPERTY MAY BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE PARKING
 REQUIREMENT. ONLY 12 ON STREET PARKING SPACES MEET THIS
 REQUIREMENT, NOT 42.
  
 C. THERE ARE ONLY 824 PARKING SPACES PROVIDED FOR THE
 PROJECT. NOTE: SITE REDESIGN TO COMPLY WITH OTHER
 COMMENTS MAY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES
 PROVIDED.
  
 25) PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE LISTED ON THE
 BUILDING FOOTPRINT DRAWINGS IS LARGER THAN THE SQUARE
 FOOTAGE LISTED FOR EACH BUILDING IN THE PARKING
 TABULATION TABLE. BASED ON THE BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE
 SHOWN ON THE BUILDING FOOTPRINTS, STAFF CALCULATES THAT
 883 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED. BASED ON THIS
 CALCULATION, THERE IS A DEFICIENCY OF 59 PARKING SPACES
 ON THE SITE PLAN AS CURRENTLY SHOWN.
  
 26) CROSS UTILITY AGREEMENTS/EASEMENTS WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 SITE CIRCULATION
  
 27) THE CROSS ACCESS POINT NEEDS TO BE SHOWN ON THE
 PLANS AND CONSTRUCTED TO THE PROPERTY LINE SO THAT WHEN
 THE ADJOINING SITE IS REDEVELOPED, THEIR SIDE OF THE
 DRIVE CAN BE DIRECTLY TIED IN TO THE CONNECTION. THE
 LANDSCAPE NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
  
 28) THE DESIGN OF THE SITE DOES NOT SAFELY PERMIT
 CUSTOMERS FROM THE BRANDSMART/BJ'S SITE TO ACCESS THE
 FUTURE CONNECTION. THE NORTHERN DRIVEWAY IS ONE WAY IN
 A WESTERN DIRECTION, SO IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE
 PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE TIRE SHOP. THE PARKING
 FIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BJ'S BUILDING DOES NOT
 PERMIT SAFE ENTRANCE FROM THE SOUTH SIDE FOR CUSTOMERS
 USING THE EGRESS DRIVE TO EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE. THESE
 DRIVERS WOULD BE FORCED TO CROSS THE INCOMING TRAFFIC
 FLOW WITHOUT HAVING A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT TO VERIFY
 THAT THE TURNING MOVEMENT IS SAFE. THE DESIGN ALSO
 ENCOURAGES CUSTOMERS TO LEAVE THE SITE AND TRANSITION
 BACK TO THE ADJACENT PARCELS VIA LEFT TURN MOVEMENTS
 ACROSS EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE. THIS MOVEMENT ALSO
 EXACERBATES THE QUEUING DEFICIENCY THAT PALM BEACH
 COUNTY MENTIONED IN THEIR TPS LETTER. THE SITE NEEDS TO
 BE REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO THE CROSS
 ACCESS POINT.
  
 29) WHERE IS BRANDSMART DUMPSTER? SHOW THE SANITATION
 TRUCK VEHICLE MOVEMENTS TO SHOW HOW IT IS PICKED UP.
  
 30) PROVIDE THE TRUCK TURNING MOVEMENTS FOR THE FUEL
 TRUCKS TO THE GAS STATION AND THE LOADING AREAS FOR
 BJ?S AND BRANDSMART.
  
 31) PROVIDE INFORMATION AND A DETAIL OF HOW THE FUEL
 STATION STACKING IS EXPECTED TO FUNCTION. THE CURRENT
 PLAN APPEARS TO BE CONFIGURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT CARS
 WILL BE STACKING INTO THE DRIVE AISLE, WHICH IS NOT
 PERMITTED.
  
 SIGNAGE
  
 32) THE EXISTING BRANDSMART SIGN IS SHOWN ON BOTH THE
 SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANS IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION.
 HOWEVER, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWS A TREE PLANTED ON TOP
 OF THE SIGN OUTLINE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. THIS PARKING
 ISLAND REQUIRES A CODE COMPLIANT TREE REGARDLESS OF
 WHETHER THE SIGN REMAINS OR IS REMOVED.
  
 33) PROVIDE WHAT THE BJ?S FUEL STATION DIRECTIONAL
 SIGNS WILL LOOK LIKE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE SIGNS ARE
 PROPOSED TO INCLUDE BJ?S COPY, THEN THEY ARE CONSIDERED
 FREE STANDING SIGNS AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE
 FREESTANDING SIGN REQUIREMENTS.
  
 34) PROVIDE A GRAPHIC SHOWING THE SIZE AND HEIGHT OF
 THE EXISTING MONUMENT SIGNS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE
 RELOCATED ALONG EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE.
  
 35) PROVIDE THE SETBACKS FOR THE RELOCATED MONUMENT
 SIGNS FROM EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE.
  
 36) PROVIDE THE SETBACKS AND SIZE OF THE MONUMENT SIGNS
 ALONG I-95, BOTH THE EXISTING AND THE PROPOSED SIGN.
  
 37) THE SIGN REGULATIONS ONLY PERMIT ONE WALL SIGN PER
 BUSINESS PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL SIGNS. THE BJ'S ELEVATIONS
 SHOW THAT THIS IS EXCEEDED.
  
 38) PROVIDE THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED WALL SIGNS SO THAT
 STAFF CAN VERIFY CODE COMPLIANCE.
  
 39) PARKING AREA INSTRUCTIONAL AND RELATED SIGNS ARE
 ONLY PERMITTED TO HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIX (6)
 FEET. THE PLANS SHOW THE PROPANE AND TIRE STORE SIGNS
 AT GREATER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN HEIGHT. THIS STANDARD
 ALSO APPLIES TO THE MEMBER WITH INFANT SIGNS.
  
 ELEVATIONS
  
 40) WHILE STAFF IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE CURRENT SITE
 LAYOUT, IF YOU PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS GENERAL
 SITE PLAN, THE ELEVATION ALONG EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE
 NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.
  
 41) WHAT IS OCCURRING IN THE BJ'S TOWER? IS THIS USABLE
 SQUARE FOOTAGE?
  
 42) PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE PARAPET WALLS FOR BJ'S.
 THESE MUST BE OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO SCREEN THE
 ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FROM THE NEIGHBORING
 PROPERTIES, TO INCLUDE THE MALIBU BAY RESIDENTIAL
 PROPERTY ACROSS EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE.
  
 43) PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE FUEL STATION
 ELEVATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIGHTING UNDER THE
 CANOPY NEEDS TO BE RECESSED SO THAT NO GLARE IS CAST
 OFF-SITE.
  
 44) PROVIDE THE SETBACK DIMENSION FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF
 THE FUEL STATION CANOPY STRUCTURE.
  
 LANDSCAPE
  
 45) THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE TREES ARE FAILED TO BE
 PROVIDED WITHIN LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AS REQUIRED BY THE
 ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
  
 46) THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE LIGHTS APPEAR TO
 CONFLICT WITH THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE ISLAND TREES,
 WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED.
  
 47) THE AREA BREAKDOWN TABLE FAILED TO PROVIDE
 INFORMATION ON THE AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPE ON THE OVERALL
 SITE OR FOR INDIVIDUAL PARCELS. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE
 THE DRY DETENTION AREAS DO NOT COUNT AS OPEN SPACE,
 THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO COUNT TOWARD MEETING THE 15%
 LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE
 DETENTION AREA IS LINED, IT IS NOT PERVIOUS AND MUST BE
 EXCLUDED FROM THE PERVIOUS CALCULATION.
  
 LIGHTING
  
 48) THE PHOTOMETIC CALCULATIONS NEED TO BE CONTINUED TO
 THE PROPERTY LINE AND MAY NOT EXCEED ONE FOOTCANDLE
 PAST THE PROPERTY LINE.
  
 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT PROPOSED INDIVIDUAL PARCEL
 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  
 49) THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT PROPOSES THE
 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT FOLLOW. STAFF HAS INCLUDED A
 RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSALS.
  
 LANDSCAPED AREA: EACH INDIVIDUAL PARCEL SHALL PROVIDE A
 MINIMUM OF 10% LANDSCAPED AREA. THE OVERALL MINIMUM PCD
 LANDSCAPED AREA SHALL BE 15%. ***** WHILE THIS MIRRORS
 THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT STAFF SUPPORTED,
 THE PREVIOUS SUPPORT WAS BASED ON THE MITIGATION
 PROVIDED FOR THE REQUESTED WAIVER TO THE INDIVIDUAL
 PARCEL LANDSCAPE MINIMUM. THE DESIGN OF THE SITE DOES
 NOT JUSTIFY STAFF SUPPORT OF THIS WAIVER REQUEST.
 PERIMETER PARCEL BUFFER: EACH INDIVIDUAL PARCEL SHALL
 PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF A FIVE (5) LANDSCAPED BUFFER
 AROUND THE PERIMETER OF EACH PARCEL EXCEPT WHEN
 ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING WATER BODY OR THE I-95
 RIGHT-OF-WAY. ***** STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT A BUFFER
 REDUCTION AT ANY POINT ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE.
 ENCROACHMENTS: LANDSCAPED BUFFERS MAY ENCROACH INTO
 EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENTS. ***** THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER
 MUST BE INSTALLED OUTSIDE OF ANY UTILITY EASEMENTS TO
 ENSURE THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A BUFFER IN THE EVENT
 THAT THE UTILITY HOLDER FORCES THE REMOVAL OF LANDSCAPE
 FROM THE EASEMENT. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT.
 PERIMETER PARCEL BUFFER LANDSCAPING: EACH INDIVIDUAL
 PARCEL SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF A CONTINUOUS HEDGE
 MATERIAL PLANTED 24 INCHES IN HEIGHT AROUND THE
 PERIMETER OF EACH PARCEL EXCEPT WHEN ADJACENT TO AN
 EXISTING WATER BODY, I-95 RIGHT-OF-WAY OR INTERNAL
 PARCEL. ***** STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT HAVING A CODE
 COMPLIANT 36 INCH HIGH HEDGE AROUND THE ENTIRE
 PERIMETER OF THE SITE.
 PCD LANDSCAPE BUFFER: A MINIMUM FIVE (5) FOOT
 LANDSCAPED BUFFER SHALL BE PROVIDED AROUND THE
 PERIMETER OF THE ENTIRE PCD. ***** THIS IS STAFF?S
 POSITION BUT IS CONTRADICTED BY AN EARLIER REGULATION
 YOU PROPOSED.
 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE: EACH INDIVIDUAL PARCEL SHALL BE
 PERMITTED A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OF %. THE OVERALL
 MAXIMUM PCD LOT COVERAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED %. *****
 STAFF IS UNABLE TO RESPOND SINCE NO INFORMATION
 PROVIDED. STAFF COULD SUPPORT ITS PREVIOUS POSITION:
 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE BY BUILDINGS: 60 PERCENT FOR THE
 ENTIRE BRANDSMART COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT;
 HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL PARCELS MAY HAVE UP TO 75 PERCENT
 LOT COVERAGE BY BUILDINGS.
 EASEMENTS: EASEMENTS SHALL NOT BE USED TO MEET THE
 MINIMUM LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS. ***** THIS IS
 STAFF?S POSITION BUT IS CONTRADICTED BY AN EARLIER
 REGULATION YOU PROPOSED.
 FOUNDATION PLANTINGS: FOUNDATIONS PLANTINGS SHALL BE
 REQUITED AND CAN BE APPROVED FOR EACH PARCEL ON A CASE
 BY CASE BASIS. ***** THE 30% FOUNDATION PLANTING MUST
 BE MET FOR ALL BUILDINGS AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT.
 PARCEL SETBACKS: ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO
 THE APPLICABLE SETBACKS AS CONTAINED WITHIN THE GENERAL
 COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONING DISTRICT. ***** STAFF AGREES.
 GENERAL SETBACKS: ALL PARCELS WITH THE PCD SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONING DISTRICT
 SETBACKS BASED UPON THE FRONTAGE ESTABLISHED ON THE
 MASTER PLAN. ***** STAFF AGREES.
 CROSS PARKING: A CROSS PARKING EASEMENT IS CREATED FOR
 THE ENTRE POA. THE OVERALL MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING
 SPACES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR ALL COMBINED USES
 CONTAINED WITHIN THE PCD. ***** STAFF AGREES.
 BUILDING HEIGHT: EACH INDIVIDUAL PARCEL SHALL BE
 PERMITTED A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF FIFTY (50) FEET.
 PARCEL ONE (1) SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE THIS STANDARD
 UNLESS AND UNTIL PARCEL 1 IS REDEVELOPED. ***** STAFF
 DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED HERE. THE
 PROPOSED BJ'S (SITE A1) IS OVER 50 FEET IN HEIGHT.
 FLOOR AREA RATIO: THE MAXIMUM OVERALL PCD FLOOR AREA
 RATIO (FAR) IS 1.0. NO INDIVIDUAL PARCEL SHALL EXCEED
 AN FAR OF 2.0. ***** WHILE THIS MIRRORS THE PREVIOUS
 DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT STAFF SUPPORTED, THE PREVIOUS
 SUPPORT WAS BASED ON THE MITIGATION PROVIDED FOR THE
 REQUESTED WAIVER TO THE INDIVIDUAL PARCEL LANDSCAPE
 MINIMUM. THE DESIGN OF THE SITE DOES NOT JUSTIFY STAFF
 SUPPORT OF THIS WAIVER REQUEST.
 GENERAL PCD STANDARDS: ANY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS NOT
 SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED HEREIN SHALL COMPLY, TO THE
 GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL
 (GC) ZONING REGULATIONS. ***** STAFF AGREES.
  
 50) NOTE: NO WAIVER FOR PARKING BACKING INTO STREET
 SINCE NOT ROW PARCEL BEING PROPOSED. ALL 3 PARCELS AS
 DESIGNED FRONT ON AN ROW SO NO INTERNAL ROW PARCEL IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 51) NO BICYCLE PARKING WAS PROVIDED TO MEET CODE FOR
 THE PARKING SPACES PROVIDED.
  
  
  
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