Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z21050015
Project Number Z21050015
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2021-09-01 17:06:05CASE NO. PB 1857B - 3RD RESUBMITTAL REVIEW 9/1/21
 FLAGLER TOWERS
 1315 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
 (3) 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.
  
 - PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS NOT
 RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM
 THE DATE OF ISSUANCE (BY NOVEMBER 1, 2021), 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 CASE IS CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 ON ADDITIONAL
 SUBMITTAL. IF COMMENTS ARE NOT ADDRESSED YOU WILL BE
 ASSESSED A RESUBMITTAL FEE. SUCH FEE IS 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) REPEAT COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE FAA
 APPLICATION NUMBERS. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FAA
 APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSED TOWER PRIOR TO SCHEDULING
 THIS CASE FOR PLANNING BOARD.
  
 2) REPEAT COMMENT: STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT THE BUILDING
 IN EXCESS OF 300 FEET IN HEIGHT. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU
 ARE WELCOME TO PROCEED THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING
 PROCESS TO CITY COMMISSION; HOWEVER, STAFF WILL BE
 RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE REQUEST AS CURRENTLY
 PROPOSED. THE LATEST ROUND OF RESPONSES INCLUDES ITEMS
 WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED AND CORRECTED PRIOR TO BEING
 SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING BOARD, REGARDLESS OF THE
 BUILDING DESIGN (EXAMPLE: PARKING LOT CORRECTIONS).
  
 BUILDING PLACEMENT
  
 3) UPDATED COMMENT: SHEET G-201 WAS UPDATED TO SHOW THE
 BUILDING 15 FEET FROM THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE. THE
 CIVIL PLAN CROSS SECTIONS H (14.6 FEET) AND I (14.8)
 SHOW THE BUILDING CLOSER THAN 15 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY
 LINE. ALL PLANS NEED TO SHOW THE SAME CONDITION WITH A
 MINIMUM 15-FOOT SETBACK.
  
 4) CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE LATEST SIDEWALK AND
 LANDSCAPE CONFIGURATION ALONG DIANA PLACE.
  
 A. UPDATED COMMENT: THE WESTERNMOST TOWNHOUSES, WITH AN
 FFE OF 9 FEET ARE BELOW THE ROADWAY ELEVATION, WHICH IS
 A PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HOW
 YOU PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH THE DRAINAGE FOR THESE UNITS.
 THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY ROBERT BROWN, CHIEF
 BUILDING OFFICIAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT HAS COME TO THE
 PLANNING STAFF'S ATTENTION THAT THE FIMA FLOOD ZONE
 MAPS SHOW THAT YOUR FFE NEEDS TO BE SET AT 10, NOT 9
 FEET. WHILE THE CITY IS CURRENTLY APPEALING THIS
 DESIGNATION; IF THE APPEAL IS NOT GRANTED, YOU WILL
 NEED TO REVISE YOUR FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL.
  
 B. UPDATED COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR RELOCATING THE
 SIDEWALK CLOSER TO THE TOWNHOUSES AND FLATTENING OUT
 THE EXTREME GRADE ISSUES THAT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. THE
 STAIRS THAT YOU HAVE USED TO OFFSET THIS GRADE
 DIFFERENTIAL FOR THE WALKWAYS FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE
 UNITS MAY NOT OCCUR ON THE CITY PROPERTY BUT MUST
 RATHER OCCUR ON YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY. AS DISCUSSED ON
 THE CALL, FOR WALK-UP UNITS, THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS AT
 THE ENTRY TO THE BUILDING. PLEASE NOTE THAT PRELIMINARY
 DISCUSSIONS THAT PLANNING STAFF HAD WITH BUILDING STAFF
 VERIFIED THAT SHOULD THESE STAIRS BE WITHIN THE CITY
 PROPERTY THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE HANDRAILS,
 WHICH IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SITUATION.
  
 C. THE PROPOSED EAST/WEST SIDEWALK NOW SHOWS STEPS AT
 THE WESTERN END TO OFFSET THE GRADE DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH
 IS NOT ADA COMPLIANT. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO
 VERIFY THAT THE NEW CONNECTION TO THE DIANA PLACE
 CROSSWALK PROVIDES AN ADA COMPLIANT ROUTE TO AVOID THE
 STEPS. THIS NEW CONFIGURATION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY
 ROBERT BROWN, CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 PARKING
  
 5) UPDATED COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE BICYCLE
 PARKING CLOSER TO A GUEST ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE TO THE
 BUILDING. THE LOCATION APPEARS TO REQUIRE THAT USERS
 WOULD NEED TO WALK THEIR BICYCLES THROUGH THE CAFE
 SEATING AREA, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL FOR EITHER THE CAFE
 OPERATION OR THE BICYCLE PARKER. PROVIDE A DIRECT PAVED
 CONNECTION FROM THE FRONT OF THE RACKS TO THE PUBLIC
 SIDEWALK SO THAT THE CONFLICT IS MINIMIZE (SEE E-MAILED
 ADDENDUM). THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW GUESTS A ROUTE TO THE
 BUILDING ENTRANCE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THEM TO WALK
 THROUGH THE CAFE SEATING AREA.
  
 LANDSCAPE
  
 6) THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ONLY
 PERMIT HEDGES WITHIN A SETBACK TO BE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT
 OF 10 FEET. THE RESUBMITTED PLANS CALL OUT THE
 PODOCARPUS ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE TO BE GROWN TO
 A HEIGHT OF 12 FEET TO ARCH OVER THE GATES. IS THIS
 PROPOSED TO BE THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE ARCH OR THE
 UNDERSIDE OF THE ARCH? YOU HAVE STATED THAT THERE WILL
 BE COLUMNS FOR THE GATES. THIS WOULD FORCE THE HEDGES
 WIDER FROM THE ENTRYWAY AND THUS CREATE A LARGE VISUAL
 OBSTRUCTION FOR PEDESTRIANS ALONG THE NEW DIANA PLACE
 WALKWAY. IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
 CONFIGURATION, AN ADDITIONAL WAIVER MUST BE REQUESTED,
 BUT STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT IT.
  
 7) UPDATED COMMENT: THE TWO NEW TREES PROVIDED ADJACENT
 TO THE CANOPY AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE ARE SHOWN PLANTED
 IN PAVEMENT, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED. THE PLANTING AREA
 NEEDS TO BE SHOWN AS APPROPRIATE FOR A 200-GALLON ROOT
 BALL. WHILE ALL SHOWING THAT THE TREES WILL BE PLANTED
 IN PAVEMENT, THE CIVIL, SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANS DO NOT
 SHOW THE SAME PAVEMENT CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA.
  
 8) SOME OF THE TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
 BUILDING ARE SHOWN PLANTED IN PAVEMENT, WHICH IS NOT
 PERMITTED. THE CIVIL, LANDSCAPE AND SITE PLANS ALL SHOW
 THE CONSISTENT PAVEMENT CONDITION.
  
 DEVELOPMENT REGULATION: FPL EASEMENT WHICH BISECTS THE
 PROPOSED BUILDING LOCATION WILL NEED TO BE RELEASED BY
 FPL AND ALL OVERHEAD LINES MUST BE REMOVED. ANY NEW
 UTILITY LINES MUST BE RELOCATED UNDERGROUND.
  
 DEVELOPMENT REGULATION: THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY
 OWNED PARCEL SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE
 SIDEWALK, WALKWAYS AND LANDSCAPE, WILL BE THE
 MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FLAGLER TOWERS
 PROJECT. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS AND EASEMENTS WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 DEVELOPMENT REGULATION: EVERY UNIT OWNER SHALL HAVE AT
 LEAST ONE EV EQUIPPED PARKING SPACE.
  
  
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