Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22050022
Project Number Z22050022
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2022-07-07 17:32:46CASE NO. FSPR 22-08
 RESIDENCES OF PALM BEACH WEST
 401 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
  
 - 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 AND
 .PDF 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 FRIDAY,
 JULY 29, 2022, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 DOWNTOWN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING.
  
 - PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS NOT
 RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE PPRC COMMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS
 FROM THE DATE OF THE PPRC MEETING (BY SEPTEMBER 14,
 2022), 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 THAT THE CASE IS CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 ($400).
  
 1) THE SURVEY SHOWS PROPERTY ALONG FERN STREET AND
 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY THAT WERE ACQUIRED BY MAINTENANCE
 MAPS BY THE CITY AND FDOT, RESPECTIVELY. THIS PROPERTY
 NEEDS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE OVERALL PROPERTY
 CALCULATIONS FOR THE SITE, INCLUDING FAR AND OPEN
 SPACE. ALL DATA TABLES AND PLANS NEED TO BE UPDATED
 ACCORDINGLY.
  
 2) THE LANDSCAPE PLAN DOES NOT MATCH THE SITE AND CIVIL
 PLANS. ALL PLANS MUST SHOW CONSISTENT, ACCURATE
 CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL BE SUPPLIED WHEN
 ALL PLANS MATCH.
  
 3) APPENDIX A OF THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE
 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TABLE X-1 CONTAINED IN SECTION
 94-305.D OR THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
 ARE THE LIST OF REQUIRED THOROUGHFARE RIGHT-OF-WAY
 SETBACKS. THE TABLES REQUIRE A ROADWAY SETBACK OF 100
 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF QUADRILLE BOULEVARD IN
 ADDITION TO THE SETBACKS REQUIRED BY THE ZONING
 DISTRICT. A PORTION OF THE BUILDING ALONG QUADRILLE
 BOULEVARD DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
 AND ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION REQUIREMENT.
  
 4) THE ELEVATIONS MUST ACCURATELY SHOW THE BUILDING
 FEATURES THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAN SHEETS, TO INCLUDE
 DIMENSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NO DOORS SHOWN
 ANYWHERE ON THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT
 SOME OF THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS ARE MISLABELED AS TO
 WHICH ELEVATION THEY REPRESENT.
  
 5) THE PROJECT IS REQUESTING NUMEROUS VARIANCES FROM
 THE DMP REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT PROVIDING ADEQUATE
 JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY STAFF SHOULD SUPPORT THE THEM.
 THE NEW PORTION OF THE PROJECT OCCUPIES ALMOST THE
 ENTIRETY OF A CITY BLOCK AFTER THE ABANDONMENT OF THE
 ALLEY, SO THE REQUESTS ARE VARIANCES OF CONVENIENCE AND
 DO NOT FOSTER A DESIRABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
 SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IN THE DMP.
  
 6) VERIFICATION THAT THE 3-FOOT FPL UTILITY EASEMENT IS
 ABANDONED WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO ZONING
 APPROVING THE BUILDING PERMIT.
  
 7) THERE ARE LINES ON THE SITE PLANS THAT DO NOT MATCH
 ACROSS THE VARIOUS SHEETS. ALL PLANS MUST SHOW
 CONSISTENT CONDITIONS.
  
 8) WHERE WILL THE TRASH AND RECYCLING FOR THE 401 SOUTH
 DIXIE BUILDING BE LOCATED AFTER THE NEW BUILDING IS
 CONSTRUCTED.
  
 INCENTIVES
  
 9) PLEASE PROVIDE AN ACCOUNTING OF THE TDR SQUARE
 FOOTAGE NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT:
  
 A. WHERE HAVE THEY/ARE THEY COMING FROM?
 B. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO ACQUIRE ANY TDRS THAT ARE NOT
 CURRENTLY IN YOUR POSSESSION?
  
 10) THIS PROJECT IS UTILIZING TDRS AND CONTAINS MORE
 THAT 25% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN RESIDENTIAL USE.
 PLEASE PROVIDE HOW THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH SECTION
 94-134 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
  
 11) AS PART OF RECEIVING THE TDRS AND FOLLOWING THE
 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM, THE
 BUILDING THAT IS ELEGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION
 LOCATED AT 401 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY IS REQUIRED TO BE
 INTEGRATED INTO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN A MANNER WHICH
 MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE. THE
 CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER HAS REVIEWED THE
 APPLICATION AND DOES NOT AGREE THAT THE CURRENT DESIGN
 MEETS THE REQUIREMENT.
  
 A. THERE IS NO ARCHITECTURAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
 401 BUILDING AND THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
 B. THE SCALE OF THE NEW BUILDING DOES NOT PROVIDE AN
 ADEQUATE TRANSITION WHERE IT IS ADJACENT TO THE
 EXISTING BUILDING.
 C. THE PLANS INDICATE THAT THERE IS A BLANK WALL THAT
 SEPARATES THE PARKING RAMP AND THE GRADE LEVEL PARKING
 AREA FROM THE INTERIOR PROPERTY LINE ARE NOT
 ARCHITECTURALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE 401 BUILDING. STAFF
 SUGGESTS INCORPORATING GROUND LEVEL ACTIVE USES FACING
 THE 401 BUILDING.
 D. THE FENESTRATION ON THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE NEW
 BUILDING, WHERE THEY OVERLOOK THE EXISTING BUILDING,
 SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND DESIGNED WITH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 TO THE 401 BUILDING'S FENESTRATION.
 E. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A CONTEXTUAL SETBACK
 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 401 BUILDING ALONG SOUTH DIXIE
 HIGHWAY, THE PROPOSED BUILDING SHOULD BE PULLED BACK TO
 ALIGN WITH THE 401 BUILDING'S FACADE.
  
 ZONING COMPLIANCE
  
 12) BUILDING HEIGHT IS CALCULATED FROM THE AVERAGE
 ELEVATION OF THE ADJACENT PUBLIC SIDEWALK TO THE TOP OF
 THE HIGHEST STORY. PROVIDE THE HEIGHT DIMENSION MEETING
 THIS REQUIREMENT. THE CURRENT ELEVATION DRAWINGS SHOW
 THE HEIGHT MEASUREMENT BEGINNING AT THE TOP OF THE
 GROUND FLOOR. STAFF WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SIDEWALK
 GRADE ON THE PLANS.
  
 13) THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS SHOW PALM TREES ON LEVEL 25.
 NO LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR LEVEL 25 IS PROVIDED AND THE
 LEVEL 25 FLOOR PLAN FAILS TO SHOW ANY LANDSCAPE. ALL
 PLANS MUST SHOW CONSISTENT, ACCURATE CONDITIONS.
  
 14) PLEASE CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING FOR FAR:
  
 A. WHAT OCCURS IN THE GROCER EQUIPMENT SPACE ON THE
 MEZZANINE AND WHY IS NO SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN FOR THIS
 AREA?
 B. WHAT OCCURS IN THE BOH SPACE ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL
 AND WHY IS NO SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN FOR THIS AREA?
 C. THE STORAGE AREA SHOWN ON LEVEL 2 MUST BE COUNTED AS
 PART OF THE GROSS BUILDING AREA FOR FAR. PROVIDE THE
 SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THIS AREA.
 D. THE CORRIDOR FROM THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO THE
 ELEVATORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF LEVELS 2, 4 AND 6 MUST BE
 COUNTED AS PART OF THE GROSS BUILDING AREA FOR FAR.
 D. THE STORAGE AREA SHOWN ON LEVELS 3 THOROUGH 6 MUST
 BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE GROSS BUILDING AREA FOR FAR.
 PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THIS AREA.
 E. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE FAR DIAGRAMS SHOW SQUARE
 FOOTAGE FOR THE SHADED AREA OF EACH LEVEL, WHICH
 EXCLUDES THE MECHANICAL AREAS, AND THEN FURTHER DEDUCTS
 MECHANICAL AREA IN THE TABLE.
 F. THE FAR TABLES ON SHEETS A0.01 AND A0.06 SHOW
 DIFFERENT VALUES. ALL TABLES NEED TO SHOW CONSISTENT,
 ACCURATE INFORMATION.
  
 15) THE PROJECT IS SHOWN AS CREATING A NEW INTERIOR
 PARCEL LINE BETWEEN THE EXISTING 401 SOUTH DIXIE
 BUILDING AND THE NEW BUILDING. THE QGD 10-25 REQUIRES A
 20-FOOT SETBACK ABOVE THE 8TH STORY (104 FEET) FROM THE
 INTERIOR PARCEL LINE. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON EITHER
 PORTION OF THE NEW BUILDING THAT IS ABOVE THIS HEIGHT.
 STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT THIS SETBACK VARIANCE
  
 16) PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THE PROPOSED ZERO SETBACK
 FROM THE INTERIOR PROPERTY LINES COMPLIES WITH NFPA
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 17) STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A SETBACK FROM
 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 27 FEET FOR
 THE PARKING USES ON LEVEL 6 AND THE 66 FEET FOR LEVEL 9
 OF THE TOWER.
  
 18) STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A SETBACK FROM
 GARDENIA LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 27 FEET FOR THE PARKING
 USES ON LEVEL 6.
  
 19) THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT TABLES SHOW DIFFERING VALUES
 FOR THE PROVIDED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF LEVELS ON SHEETS
 A0.01 AND A0.07. ADDITIONALLY, IT APPEARS THAT THE 401
 SOUTH DIXIE FOOTPRINT IS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY OF THE
 TABLES. STAFF CANNOT VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITHOUT ACCURATE
 INFORMATION.
  
 20) THE TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FIGURE IV-33. STAFF IS UNABLE TO VERIFY
 THE VALUES STATED ON THE TABLES. THE FENESTRATION
 REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE IV-4 SHALL BE CLEARLY ILLUSTRATED
 AS PART OF THE TRANSPARENCY VERIFICATION.
  
 21) THE ACTIVE USE DIAGRAMS DO NOT ACCURATELY DIMENSION
 THE ACTIVE USE AREAS. ONCE THE DIAGRAMS ARE UPDATED,
 STAFF WILL REVIEW FOR COMPLIANCE. NOTE: STAFF IS NOT
 PREPARED TO SUPPORT WAIVERS FOR GROUND FLOOR OR LINER
 ACTIVE USES.
  
 A. THE ESCALATOR, ELEVATORS, STAIRS AND FIRE CONTROL
 ROOM ALONG QUADRILLE BOULEVARD, FERN, SOUTH DIXIE
 HIGHWAY AND GARDENIA THAT ARE ALONG THE EXTERIOR WALL
 OF THE BUILDING MAY NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING THE
 ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENT.
 B. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS MAY ONLY COUNT TO MEETING
 THE ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENT IF IT SEPARATES THE ACTIVE
 USE FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS EXCLUDES A SLIGHT
 PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FERN FRONTAGE AND THE GARDEN
 COURTYARD.
 C. THE AREA BETWEEN THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE BUILDING AND
 THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE INCLUDES NOT ACTIVE USES AND
 MAY NOT BE COUNTED. NOTE: THE AREA DOES NOT QUALIFY AS
 OPEN SPACE.
 D. THE TABLES FOR THE ACTIVE USE LINERS ARE MISLABELED.
 E. THE CART CORRAL, ESCALATOR, ELEVATOR, STAIRS AND
 MECHANICAL ROOMS ALONG QUADRILLE BOULEVARD, SOUTH DIXIE
 HIGHWAY AND GARDENIA THAT ARE ALONG THE EXTERIOR WALL
 OF THE BUILDING MAY NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING THE
 ACTIVE USE LINER REQUIREMENT FOR THE 2 TO 5 STORIES.
 F. THE ACTIVE USE DEPTH DIAGRAM INCLUDES ELEVATORS, THE
 MECHANICAL ROOM, PARKING GARAGE, EXTERIOR AREAS OF THE
 BUILDING, THE CART CORRAL, AND THE FIRE CONTROL ROOM,
 NONE OF WHICH ARE PERMITTED IN THE DEPTH.
  
 22) THE DRAWINGS SHOW THAT THE GARDENIA FRONTAGE DOES
 NOT COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM PLANAR BREAK REQUIREMENTS.
 STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT BUILDING DESIGNS THAT
 DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED PLANAR BREAKS.
  
 23) NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO VERIFY THE SIDE LOT
 LINE TOWER PLANAR BREAK COMPLIANCE.
  
 24) THERE ARE HORIZONTAL PROJECTIONS SHOWN ON THE
 PLANS; HOWEVER, MANY ARE NOT LABELED AS TO WHAT THEY
 ARE NOR DO THEY INCLUDE THE DIMENSIONS SO THAT STAFF
 CAN VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE ALLOWANCES.
  
 A. AT THE GROUND FLOOR, HORIZONTAL PROJECTIONS THAT
 HAVE A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE HORIZONTAL LENGTH OF 50% OF
 THE BUILDING FRONTAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED. THIS IS NOT
 SHOWN ON ANY ELEVATION.
 B. WHILE DIMENSIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED, THE CANOPY AT
 THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENTRY SCALES TO EXCEED THE
 20-FOOT MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL PROJECTION. NO INFORMATION
 WAS PROVIDED ON ITS HEIGHT FROM GRADE.
 C. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON THE BALCONIES.
  
 25) COMPLIANCE WITH THE VERTICAL PROJECTION ALLOWANCES
 WAS NOT PROVIDED.
  
 26) PROVIDE THE UPPER ROOF LEVEL PLAN AS WELL AS CROSS
 SECTION DRAWINGS TO VERIFY THAT THE FULL HEIGHT OF ANY
 ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS SCREENED BY THE
 PROPOSED PARAPETS.
  
 STREETSCAPE
  
 27) SINCE THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE
 BUILDING, THE STREETSCAPE ADJACENT TO THIS BUILDING
 MUST BE INCLUDED. ANY AREAS WHERE THERE ARE CURRENT
 DEFICIENCIES MUST BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 CURRENT DMP REQUIREMENTS.
  
 28) INADEQUATE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO VERIFY THAT
 THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH ALL THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
 94-113. - LANDSCAPE AND STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. THIS
 INCLUDES:
  
 A. EXTERIOR LIGHTING - NOT PROVIDED TO BACK OF CURB.
 B. SITE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE REQUIREMENTS - NOT PROVIDED
 FOR DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES.
 C. STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. - MINIMUM SIDEWALK WIDTHS
 NOT PROVIDED, STREETLIGHTS AND STREET FURNITURE NOT
 SHOWN, NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE EXISTING PALM TRAN STOP
 SHOWN, NO BICYCLE PARKING PROVIDED, NO CROSS SECTIONS
 PROVIDE TO VERIFY THAT THE SIDEWALK ELEVATIONS ARE
 MAINTAINED ACROSS THE DRIVEWAYS.
  
 29) MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL
 LANDSCAPING, TREE GRATES, STRUCTURAL SOIL AND
 IRRIGATION.
  
 DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE
  
 30) THE DESIGN INTENT OF THE QUADRILLE GARDEN DISTRICT
 IS FOR PROJECTS TO HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
 LANDSCAPING AND TREE CANOPY. THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED
 DOES NOT APPEAR TO MEET EITHER ONE OF THESE STANDARDS.
 ADDITIONALLY, GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL IS ENCOURAGED AS
 ACTIVE USE LINERS. THIS INCORPORATION OF ADDITIONAL
 GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL WOULD ALLEVIATE THE NEED FOR
 THE VARIANCES THAT THE CURRENT PLAN REQUIRES.
  
 31) THE AMENITY TOWER ALONG SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY DOES
 NOT MATCH IN ELEVATION AND PLAN. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 32) THE PROPOSED LOADING AREA ENTRANCE ALONG GARDENIA
 IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PROPOSED LOBBY ENTRANCE OF
 THE APPROVED AC MARRIOT HOTEL. THE PROPOSED DESIGN
 PRESENTS A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO AN APPROVED NEIGHBORING
 PROJECT.
  
 PARKING
  
 33) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN REMOVES ALL OF THE
 CURRENT SURFACE PARKING FOR THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE
 BUILDING (NOTE - PART OF THE REQUIRED PARKING WAS
 ALREADY SOLD OFF, CREATING A PARKING DEFICIENCY, WHICH
 VIOLATES THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS).
 PROVIDE A PARKING TABLE WITH A BREAKDOWN OF THE USES
 WITHIN THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE BUILDING AND THE REQUIRED
 NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. PROVIDE HOW THESE PARKING
 SPACES WILL BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE NEW PROJECT?S
 PARKING GARAGES. THIS SHALL INCLUDE SHOWING A CODE
 COMPLIANT ADA ROUTE TO THE BUILDING FROM THE REQUIRED
 ADA PARKING SPACES.
  
 34) WHERE WILL THE REQUIRED PARKING FOR 401 SOUTH DIXIE
 DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT?
  
 35) NO PARKING TABLES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE NEW
 BUILDING. THE PARKING TABLE NEEDS TO ENUMERATE THE
 REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PARKING FOR THE VARIOUS USER
 GROUPS, TO INCLUDE THE ADA AND TANDEM SPACES. STAFF IS
 UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE PROVIDED PARKING COMPLIES
 WITH THE MINIMUM/MAXIMUM DMP REQUIREMENTS.
  
 36) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE PARKING ROWS AND
 SPACES WITHIN THE GARAGE.
  
 37) PROVIDE THE ADA ROUTE FOR THE ADA PARKING SPACES TO
 THE ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES. IT APPEARS THAT A NUMBER OF
 THE SPACES MAY NOT BE THE CLOSEST PARKING SPACES TO THE
 ENTRY POINTS AND THAT THERE ARE SPACES THAT REQUIRE
 USERS TO WALK BEHIND OTHER CARS TO GET TO ENTRANCES.
  
 38) PLEASE CONSIDER INCLUDING EV CHARGING SPACES FOR
 ALL THE USER GROUPS. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE PREWIRING
 THE GARAGE AND INCLUDING EXTRA AREA FOR PANELS IN THE
 ELECTRIC ROOM FOR FUTURE EV INSTALLATIONS.
  
 39) THE PLANS INCLUDE A PARKING STACK DETAIL. WHERE IS
 THIS PLANNED FOR USE? PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MINIMUM
 REQUIRED HEIGHT OF THE STACK IS 11.5 FEET, YET ONLY A
 PORTION OF LEVEL 6 IS SHOWN EXCEEDING 10 FEET IN
 HEIGHT. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT PARKING STRUCTURES WITH
 MECHANICAL PARKING SHALL PROVIDE A COMMERCIAL ATTENDANT
 DURING THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE FACILITY. SUCH
 OPERATION SHALL BE ENFORCED THROUGH A RESTRICTIVE
 COVENANT RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS. ALL
 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO
 BE RECORDED SHALL BE ON CITY APPROVED FORMS, AND
 RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS.
  
 40) THE GUEST PARKING IS REQUIRED TO BE CLEARLY MARKED
 ON THE PLANS.
  
 41) THERE ARE DEAD END PARKING ROWS ON MULTIPLE LEVELS,
 WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT A TURN AROUND SPACE OR
 IF ALL SPACES ON THAT LEVEL ARE ASSIGNED PARKING.
  
 42) THERE ARE CURRENTLY METERED ON-STREET PARKING
 SPACES ON FERN STREET. PLEASE DELINEATE HOW MANY ARE TO
 REMAIN. YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT THE CITY?S PARKING
 ADMINISTRATOR AND PROVIDE HIS APPROVAL TO PERMANENTLY
 REMOVE THE PARKING SPACES.
  
 43) PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT IS PLANNED TO OCCUR IN THE
 ON-STREET AREA IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
 ENTRANCE.
  
 44) NONE OF THE DRIVEWAY OPENING COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENT THAT CURB CUTS, PARKING ENTRANCES, EXITS,
 AND DRIVEWAYS SHALL NOT BE WIDER THAN 25 FEET AS
 MEASURED PARALLEL TO THE STREET AT THE CURB.
  
 A. STAFF UNDERSTANDS THAT THE TRUCK MANEUVERING MAY
 REQUIRE AN OPENING GREATER THAN 25 FEET; HOWEVER, THE
 OPENING IN EXCESS OF 70 FEET AT THE SIDEWALK AND 100
 FEET AT THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT IS EXCESSIVE AND STAFF IS
 NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A WAIVER TO THIS OPENING SIZE.
 PLEASE CONSIDER AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN, POSSIBLY SIMILAR
 TO 360 SOUTH ROSEMARY WHERE THE TRUCKS PULL THROUGH THE
 BUILDING.
 B. STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A WAIVER TO THE
 MAIN BUILDING ENTRY DRIVE WHICH EXCEEDS 43 FEET ON FERN
 STREET. FERN STREET IS CLASSIFIED AS A PRIMARY
 PEDESTRIAN STREET. THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY WIDTH DOES NOT
 PROMOTE A FAVORABLE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE.
 C. STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A WAIVER FOR TWO
 DRIVEWAY CONNECTIONS ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, BOTH
 EXCEEDING 25 FEET AT THE CURB LINE, TO PROVIDE ONE-WAY
 TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF A PARKING FACILITY. THE INTERIOR
 OF THE GARAGE COULD BE REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE ONLY ONE
 CODE COMPLIANT DRIVE ONTO SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. BETTER
 YET, IF THE PROJECT EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM PARKING
 REQUIREMENTS, THIS PARKING AREA SHOULD BE ELIMINATED.
  
 45) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS TO VERIFY THAT NOT LESS THAN
 20 LINEAR FEET SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CAR QUEUING, SHALL
 OCCUR INTERNAL TO THE LOT, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH
 PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION ON A PUBLIC SIDEWALK.
  
 46) PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THE PARKING STRUCTURE
 ENTRANCES FACING A STREET FRONTAGE TREAT THE INTERIOR
 PORTION OF THE GARAGE ENTRY TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 20
 FEET FROM THE BUILDING FACADE. TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE,
 BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, STUCCO OR PLASTER,
 FINISHED AND PAINTED COMPARABLE TO A HABITABLE SPACE.
 ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS SHALL
 BE COVERED OR SCREENED.
  
 47) THE ARROWS FOR THE GARAGE RAMPS PROVIDE CONFLICTS.
 THESE NEED TO BE DESIGNATED CORRECTLY.
  
 48) A PORTION OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP IS GREATER THAN 14
 PERCENT SLOPE, WHICH REQUIRES A BREAK-OVER TRANSITION.
  
 49) PARKING RAMPS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE VISIBLE TO
 PUBLIC AREAS. PROVIDE HOW THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP
 WILL NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE GARDEN COURTYARD. THE STAFF
 PREFERRED OPTION IS AN ACTIVE USE LINER.
  
 50) NO BICYCLE PARKING TABLE SHOWING PROPOSED AND
 REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING IS PROVIDED. THIS SHALL
 INCLUDE BREAK DOWNS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
 USERS.
  
 51) THE BICYCLE ROOMS SHOWN IN THE PLANS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AT A LARGER SCALE WITH DIMENSIONS AND THE
 SPECIFIC RACK SYSTEM THAT IS PROPOSED.
  
 52) THE STREETSCAPE BICYCLE PARKING SHALL BE
 DIMENSIONED ON THE PLANS AS WILL AS SHOWN ON A
 DIMENSIONED BICYCLE DETAIL, WHICH INCLUDES THE SPECIFIC
 RACK USED.
  
 53) THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINS MORE THAN 50,000
 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USES, SO A SHOWER AND
 CHANGING FACILITY SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 54) THE TRUCK TURN PLANS MUST SHOW THE FULL EXTENT OF
 THE GARDENIA RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS SHALL INCLUDE ONE
 DRAWING SHOWING THE EXISTING CONDITION WITH THE
 LOCATION OF THE ON-STREET PARKING SPACES AND SIDEWALK
 ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND ONE SHOWING THE PROPOSED AC
 MARRIOT CHANGES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE TURN PLANS
 MUST VERIFY THAT THAT PROPOSED TRUCK MOVEMENTS DO NOT
 CONFLICT EXISTING OR PROPOSED CHANGES TO GARDENIA.
  
 OPEN SPACE
  
 55) THE OPEN SPACE DIAGRAMS ON SHEET A0.09 DO NOT
 ACCURATELY HIGHLIGHT THE AREA THAT IS PERMITTED TO BE
 COUNTED AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. THE AREAS THAT ARE WITHIN
 THE REQUIRED 16-FOOT SETBACK ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE
 COUNTED AS OPEN SPACE. PLEASE UPDATE THE DRAWINGS AND
 CALCULATIONS ACCORDINGLY.
  
 56) SINCE THE PROJECT CONTAINS MORE THAN 80,000 SQUARE
 FEET OF AREA, THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IS REQUIRED TO BE
 PROVIDED ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING ENTRANCE AND
 CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE SINGLE OPEN SPACE. THE PROPOSED
 BIFURCATED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE DOES NOT MEET THIS
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 57) PUBLIC OPEN SPACES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED ADJOINING
 CURB CUTS, DRIVEWAYS, OR PARKING ACCESS RAMPS, EXCEPT
 OUTDOOR PASSENGER DROP-OFF AREAS. THE PROPOSED GARDEN
 COURTYARD DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 58) PROVIDE THE TABULAR INFORMATION TO SHOW HOW THE
 PROPOSED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 TABLE IV-7 OPEN SPACE STANDARDS BASED ON THE OPEN SPACE
 TYPE. VISUALLY, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE STANDARDS ARE
 MET.
  
 59) THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THE SITE PLAN CONFLICT ON
 WHAT IS SHOWN FOR THE LEVEL 9 ROOFTOP AMENITY AREA.
 ONCE THE FINAL PROPOSAL IS SHOWN ON ALL PLANS, STAFF
 CAN VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH CODE.
  
 60) THE OPEN SPACE TABLES ON SHEETS A0.01 AND A0.09
 SHOW DIFFERENT VALUES. ALL TABLES NEED TO SHOW
 CONSISTENT, ACCURATE INFORMATION. THE TABLE ON SHEET
 A0.01 CLAIMS A 15% PUBLIC OPEN SPACE REDUCTION;
 HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON HOW THE PROJECT
 COMPLIES WITH THE DMP HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
 ADDITIONALLY, THE REDUCTION IS ONLY PERMITTED FOR OPEN
 SPACE THAT IS LOCATED IN ONE LOCATION, NOT TWO AS
 SHOWN.
  
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