Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22050021
Project Number Z22050021
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2022-06-08 08:22:40GENERAL COMMENTS:
  
 1.) IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPLICANT HOLD OUTREACH
 MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF ONE CITY PLAZA
 CONDOMINIUM, AS THE PROPOSE PROJECT WILL HAVE A DIRECT
 IMPACT ON THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL CONDO BUILDING.
  
 2.) ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE TRAFFIC
 CONCURRENCY EXCEPTION AREA (TCEA), A LETTER FROM THE
 PALM BEACH COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION, IS STILL REQUIRED.
 PLEASE CONTACT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVISION
 AT (561) 684-4030 FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE
 REQUIRED TRAFFIC LETTER.
  
 3.) A PREDETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE FLORIDA
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) SHALL BE REQUIRED
 FOR THE PROPOSED ACCESS POINTS AND/OR STREETSCAPE
 IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HWY, LAKEVIEW AVENUE AND
 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD (FDOT CONTROLLED ROWS). THIS
 PREDETERMINATION LETTER IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE
 SCHEDULING OF THIS APPLICATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN ACTION
 COMMITTEE (DAC) TO ENSURE THE ACCESS POINTS AND
 STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS ARE FEASIBLE.
  
 4.) ACCORDING TO THE PARKING CALCULATIONS PROVIDED IN
 THE PLAN SHEETS, THE SOFT MAXIMUM HAS BEEN EXCEEDED
 (BUT NOT OVER 50%), AND THEREFORE, A CONTRIBUTION TO
 THE TRANSIT OPERATION FUND WILL BE REQUIRED. [ZLDR
 S.94-111]
  
 5.) ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE OBD SHALL OBTAIN
 LEED CERTIFICATION FROM THE LEADERSHIP ON ENVIRONMENTAL
 DESIGN (LEED) OR A SIMILAR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED
 ORGANIZATION. ALL REQUIREMENTS AND TIMEFRAMES SHALL BE
 MET PURSUANT TO SEC. 941-35(E.)(2.)(5.).
  
 6.) ALL BUILDING SETBACKS SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE
 BACK OF CURB. PLAN SHEETS SHOWS THAT THE SETBACK
 DIMENSIONS WERE TAKEN FROM THE FRONT OF THE CURB, WHICH
 IS INCORRECT. PLEASE ADDRESS FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
 7.) PLEASE ENSURE ALL PLAN SHEETS MATCH FOR CONSISTENCY
 (I.E. SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, CIVIL PLANS, ETC.).
  
 8.) AT LEAST ONE HARD COPY SET OF FULL COLORED
 PLANS/DRAWINGS (I.E. ELEVATIONS, FAR CALCULATIONS
 SHEETS, ETC.) SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ALL FUTURE
 RESUBMITTALS.
  
  
 SITE PLAN COMMENTS:
  
 1.) THE ENTIRE BUILDING FRONTAGE ALONG SOUTH DIXIE
 HIGHWAY, INCLUDING THE GROUND LEVEL, SHALL BE PROVIDED
 WITHIN THE MINIMUM (16 FEET) AND MAXIMUM (30 FEET)
 BUILDING SETBACK RANGE. THE PROPOSED BUILDING FRONTAGE
 ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY (A PRIMARY PEDESTRIAN STREET)
 APPEARS TO BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THIS SETBACK RANGE.
 THIS CAN BE ADDRESSED BY RECONFIGURING THE HOTEL LOBBY
 SPACE TO MEET THE REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACKS. [ZLDR
 S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
 2.) THE PROPOSED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (PLAZA) AREA SHALL
 ABUT ACTIVE USES ON A MINIMUM OF TWO (2) SIDES. THIS
 REQUIREMENT IS CURRENTLY NOT MET; THE PLAZA AREA
 CURRENTLY ABUTS ACTIVE USE ONLY ON ONE (1) SIDE. [ZLDR
 S.94-108, TABLE IV-7]
  
 3.) THE STAIRWELL LOCATED WITHIN THE BUILDING ALONG
 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE GROUND
 LEVEL CAFE SHALL BE RELOCATED AWAY FROM THE CORNER.
 EFFORT SHALL BE MADE TO CONCEAL THE STAIRWELL FROM THE
 BUILDING FRONTAGE BY ACTIVE USES ALONG THIS PROMINENT
 PEDESTRIAN STREET FRONTAGE (I.E. PUSH THE STAIRWELL
 BACK INTO THE SPACE).
  
 4.) THE CONDITIONAL SETBACK (MINIMUM OF 31 FT.) SHALL
 APPLY TO ALL STORIES ABOVE THE 5TH STORY TO CONCEAL ALL
 PARKING AND/OR NON-ACTIVE USE LINERS. THIS REQUIREMENT
 HAS NOT BEEN MET ALONG LAKEVIEW AVENUE. [ZLDR S.94-135,
 TABLE IV-70]
  
 5.) THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT CANNOT EXCEED 60% AT THE 6TH
 AND 7TH LEVELS, UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 CONDITIONAL SETBACK. THE CONDITIONAL SETBACK
 REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MET TO ALLOW FOR A GREATER
 BUILDING FOOTPRINT FOR PARKING BEYOND THE MAXIMUM 60%
 FOR THESE LEVELS. [ZLDR S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
 6.) MINIMUM ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENTS ALONG THE STREET
 FRONTAGES CANNOT BE VERIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE DIMENSIONS
 (I.E. LF) FOR ALL ACTIVE USE AREAS SO THAT STAFF CAN
 VERIFY THE CALCULATIONS. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT
 NON-ACTIVE USES, SUCH AS MAILROOMS, STORAGE, ETC.,
 SHALL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE MINIMUM ACTIVE USE
 REQUIREMENT; SOME OF THESE USES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED
 TOWARDS THE ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENT CALCULATIONS WHICH
 IS INCORRECT. [ZLDR S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
 7.) THE MINIMUM ACTIVE USE LINER DEPTH FOR COMMERCIAL
 USES IS 20 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL. THERE ARE
 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM HOTEL OFFICES ALONG THE
 LAKEVIEW FRONTAGE THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THIS
 MINIMUM REQUIREMENT (PROVIDED IS 15 FT.). [ZLDR
 S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
 8.) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS FOR ALL AREAS IN THE
 ACTIVE USE LINER DEPTH CALCULATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZLDRS. [ZLDR S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
 9.) THERE ARE SOME ABBREVIATED NOTES THAT STAFF IS
 UNFAMILIAR WITH (I.E. FCC, BOH, T, RVG, FO, PR, HK, L,
 ETC.) TO DEFINE SPACES IN THE PLAN SHEETS. PLEASE
 CLARIFY WHAT THESE SPACES ARE IN THE PLANS SO THAT
 STAFF CAN DETERMINE IF THESE SPACES QUALIFY IN THE
 ACTIVE USE, FAR, ETC. CALCULATIONS.
  
 10.) PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ROOM.
 STAFF NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF THIS SPACE IS CONSIDERED AN
 ACTIVE OR NON-ACTIVE USE. THIS SPACE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
 INCLUDED IN THE ACTIVE USE CALCULATIONS ALONG LAKEVIEW
 AVE. (LEVEL 3).
  
 11.) PLEASE EXPLAIN THE "DOG RUN" AREA. IT WOULD BE
 HELPFUL TO DESIGN THE SPACE WITH FURNISHINGS TO CONFIRM
 THAT THE SPACE IS NOT AN EMPTY SPACE WITHIN THE
 PROJECT.
  
 12.) WHAT TYPE OF STORAGE IS PROVIDED ON LEVELS 2
 THROUGH 7? PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION/CLARIFY IN
 THE PLANS.
  
 13.) THE STORAGE AREA SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED ON THE
 ROOFTOP OF THE BUILDING. ACCORDING TO THE PLANS, AN
 ENCLOSED STORAGE AREA IS PROVIDED ON THE ROOFTOP.
 PLEASE ADDRESS. [ZLDR S.94-109, TABLE IV-5]
  
 14.) PLEASE CLEARLY LABEL/DEFINE ALL SPACES IN THE
 PLANS (I.E. BICYCLE STORAGE AREA).
  
 15.) PLEASE EXPLAIN THE BREAKDOWN OF BUILDING SQUARE
 FOOTAGE FOR RETAIL + RESTAURANT = 15,720 SQ. FT. THE
 CALCULATIONS DO NOT ADD UP.
  
 16.) FAR CALCULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE ALL FULLY ENCLOSED
 STORAGE SPACES (AIR CONDITIONED AND NON-AIR
 CONDITIONED), STAIRS AND ELEVATORS, ENCLOSED AREAS ON
 THE ROOFTOP, EXTERNAL UNENCLOSED CIRCULATION AREAS,
 ETC. (PLEASE REFER TO THE DEFINITION FOR "GROSS
 BUILDING AREA"). THERE ARE SOME SPACES IN THE PLANS
 THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FAR CALCULATIONS
 BUT HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATIONS. PLEASE
 NOTE THAT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FAR IN OBD-25
 SUBDISTRICT IS 7.0. [ZLDR S.94-135, TABLE IV-70]
  
  
 PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
  
 1.) PLEASE CHECK THE PARKING CALCULATIONS. THERE SEEMS
 TO BE ERRORS IN THE CALCULATIONS (I.E. PARKING COUNT
 DOES NOT MATCH THE PARKING PROVIDED IN THE SITE PLAN).
 PLEASE CORRECT ANY ERRORS FOR CONSISTENCY.
  
 2.) PARKING SPACES FOR THE DISABLED SHALL BE PROVIDED
 ACCORDING TO SUBSECTION 94-485(O) OF THE ZLDRS.
 ACCORDING TO THE PARKING CALCULATIONS FOR THE PROJECT,
 THE DISABLE PARKING REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MET. THE
 ZLDRS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 2% OF PARKING PROVIDED FOR
 THE DISABLED. [ZLDR S.94-111 AND S94-485(O)].
  
 3.) PARKING STALL DIMENSIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE
 PLANS. PARKING STALL DIMENSIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 GENERAL PARKING STANDARDS ACCORDING TO ZLDR
 S.94-111(C).
  
 4.) THE PLANS IMPLY THAT THERE WILL BE COMPACT PARKING
 SPACES. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPACT PARKING SPACE
 CALCULATIONS AND IDENTIFY WHERE THE COMPACT PARKING
 SPACES WILL BE LOCATED IN THE PROJECT. PROVIDED COMPACT
 PARKING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ZLDR
 S.94-485.
  
 5.) THE PROJECT PROPOSES MECHANICAL PARKING. MECHANICAL
 PARKING SHALL REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL ATTENDANT AT ALL
 HOURS (24/7/365). SUCH OPERATION SHALL BE ENFORCED
 THROUGH A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC
 RECORDS. ALL RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
 REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED SHALL BE ON CITY-APPROVED FORMS
 AND RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS. [ZLDR S.94-111]
  
 6.) THE PROJECT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM LOADING
 REQUIREMENTS IN ZLDR S.94-485. PLEASE PROVIDE
 CALCULATIONS AND DIMENSIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
 [ZLDR S.94-111 AND S.94-485]
  
 7.) WHY IS THE INGRESS AND EGRESS POINTS SO WIDE ALONG
 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD? PLEASE JUSTIFY AND PROVIDE
 SUPPORT/BACKUP MATERIAL (I.E. AUTO-TURN DIAGRAM), AS
 STAFF RECOMMENDS THE INGRESS/EGRESS POINT IS REDUCED TO
 24 FT. WIDE.
  
 8.) PARKING ENTRANCE/EXIT/DRIVEWAY SHALL NOT BE WIDER
 THAN 25 FT. AS MEASURED PARALLEL TO THE STREET AT THE
 CURB. THE DRIVEWAY SEEMS TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM
 ALLOWABLE WIDTH ALONG OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD. [ZLDR
 S.94-111(O)]
  
 9.) ALL NEW PROJECTS SHALL PROVIDE A FREIGHT DELIVERY
 PLAN AND ROUTES TO ENSURE DELIVERIES DO NOT IMPACT
 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FREIGHT
 DELIVERY PLAN WITH THE PROJECT APPLICATION. [ZLDR
 S.94-135(E)(2)(4)(C.)]
  
 10.) ALL NEW PROJECTS SHALL PROVIDE A CURB SIDE
 MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PRIORITIZE MULTIMODAL TRAVEL. THERE
 DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A CURB SIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN [ZLDR
 S.94-135(E)(2)(4)(D.)]
  
 11.) HOW IS THE REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING MET FOR THE
 PROJECT? BICYCLE PARKING SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SEC. 94-111 OF THE ZLDRS.
 ADDITIONALLY, BICYCLE PARKING CALCULATIONS, PROPOSED
 RACK AND STORAGE/CHANGE ROOM/SHOWER FACILITY LOCATION
 SHALL BE CLEAR IN THE PLANS.
  
  
 STREETSCAPE COMMENTS:
  
 1.) A SIDEWALK WITH A MINIMUM OF 8 FT. CLEAR WIDTH
 SHALL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE BUILDING FRONTAGE. PRIVATE
 SIDEWALKS WHICH SERVE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC
 SIDEWALK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE STREETSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS, SHALL MATCH THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK IN DESIGN
 AND MATERIAL, AND SHALL PROVIDE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION
 BETWEEN THE TWO. PLEASE DEMONSTRATE IN THE PLANS AND
 PROVIDE DIMENSIONS TO ILLUSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 ZLDRS. [ZLDR S.94-113(D.)(1)]
  
 2.) BICYCLE PARKING SHALL BE PROVIDED AT A MINIMUM OF
 ONE (1) SPACE PER EVERY 100 FT. OF STREET FRONTAGE.
 SPECIFICATIONS SHALL MEET CITY APPROVED STANDARDS.
 PLEASE INCLUDE A BICYCLE RACK DETAIL. [ZLDR
 S.94-113(D)(9)]
  
 3.) DRIVEWAYS AND CURB CUTS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO
 MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IN THE PEDESTRIAN PATH OF
 TRAVEL. DRIVEWAYS SHALL MAINTAIN THE SIDEWALK
 ELEVATION. PLEASE PROVIDE A SECTION PARALLEL TO THE
 STREET TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. [ZLDR
 S.94-113(D.)(10.)]
  
 4.) EXISTING SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO ONE CITY PLAZA SEEMS
 TO BE INCONSISTENT. PLEASE ADDRESS FOR ACCURACY AND
 ALSO SHOW HOW THE PROPOSED STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
 THE PROJECT WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING STREETSCAPE OF
 THE ADJACENT PROJECT(S).
  
  
 ARCHITECTURAL COMMENTS:
  
 1.) PLANAR BREAKS AT THE GROUND LEVEL AND PODIUM: FOR
 BUILDING FRONTAGES GREATER THAN 150 FT., NO FACADE
 SHALL EXCEED 60% OF THE BUILDING FRONTAGE WITHOUT
 PROVIDING A PLANAR BREAK OR MULTIPLE PLANAR BREAKS A
 MINIMUM OF 3 FT. IN DEPTH. THE CUMULATIVE HORIZONAL
 LENGTH OF ALL PLANAR BREAKS SHALL BE GREATER THAN OR
 EQUAL TO 20% OF THE BUILDING FRONTAGE; BLANK WALLS ARE
 NOT PERMITTED. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS, DIMENSIONS,
 ETC., IN THE PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
 REQUIREMENT. THE PLANS PROVIDED
 DOES NOT SEEM TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. [TABLE
 IV-4]
  
 2.) PER THE ZLDRS, "TRANSPARENCY" IS DEFINED AS
 "BUILDING FENESTRATION ON NON-RESIDENTIAL USES WHICH
 ALLOWS GROUND FLOOR VISUAL ACCESS BETWEEN A BUILDING
 AND ITS ACTIVE USES FROM THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK." THE
 TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS APPEARS TO BE
 INCONSISTENT/INCORRECT WITH THE ELEVATIONS/RENDERINGS
 PROVIDED IN THE PLAN SET (I.E. STAIRWELL WITHIN THE
 NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING DOES NOT MEET THE
 DEFINITION OF TRANSPARENCY AND DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS
 THE REQUIRED CALCULATIONS AS PROVIDED IN THE
 TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS IN THE PLAN SET). PLEASE
 CHECK TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS AND CORRECT AS
 NECESSARY FOR CONSISTENCY. [ZLDR S.94-109 AND S.94-135,
 TABLE IV-70]
  
 3.) FOR THE EAST ELEVATION (SHEET A2.03), PLEASE
 PROVIDE A PROFILE OF THE ADJACENT ONE CITY PLAZA CONDO
 BUILDING TO SHOW HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPACT
 THE ADJACENT USE. ADDITIONAL SECTION DRAWINGS MAY BE
 REQUIRED TO ILLUSTRATE IMPACT. PLEASE CONTACT CRAIG
 MCPHERSON, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT-CSD CUSTOMER
 SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE @ (561) 805-6684, TO OBTAIN THE
 ACCURATE DRAWINGS FOR ONE CITY PLAZA TO ASSIST WITH THE
 EXERCISE.
  
  
 SIGNAGE:
  
 1.) WILL THERE BE ANY SIGNAGE PROPOSED FOR THIS
 PROJECT? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION ON THE
 PROPOSED SIGNAGE. IF PROJECT SIGNAGE HAS YET TO BE
 DETERMINED, A NOTE STATING THAT ALL PROJECT SIGNAGE
 SHALL COMPLY WITH SEC. 94-110, OF THE ZONING AND LAND
 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (ZLDRS) WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE
 PLANS.
  
  
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESUBMITTAL:
  
 * PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 * WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF FOUR
 (4) PAPER COPIES, ONE REDUCED COPY IN 11 INCHES X 17
 INCHES, AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF ALL PLANS AND
 DOCUMENTS.
  
 *ANY CHANGES ON THE RESUBMITTED PLANS MAY RESULT IN
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
  
 * 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 OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE
 ($500.00).
  
 * CONTACT LINDA LOUIE @@ (561) 822-1458 IF THERE ARE
 QUESTIONS.
  
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