Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22050022
Project Number Z22050022
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2022-12-08 13:26:18CASE 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
 RESUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DIVISION. STAFF WILL REVIEW
 THE APPLICATION AND IF SUFFICIENT WILL SCHEDULE YOU FOR
 THE NEXT AVAILABLE DOWNTOWN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING.
 PLEASE NOTE THAT RESUBMITTALS MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR AN
 ADDITIONAL PPRC MEETING.
  
 - PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE PLANNING DIVISION HAS NOT
 RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM
 THE DATE OF THESE COMMENTS (BY FEBRUARY 8, 2023), 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 CASE IS CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 SINCE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED COMMENTS
 WERE NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED, THE APPLICANT WILL
 BE ASSESSED A RESUBMITTAL FEE. SUCH FEE WILL BE 20% OF
 THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE ($500).
  
 1) THE RESUBMITTAL FEE FOR THE CURRENT SUBMITTAL WAS
 NOT PROVIDED. PRIOR TO ANY FUTURE ACTION ON THIS
 SUBMITTAL, THE PREVIOUS $500 RESUBMITTAL FEE PLUS THE
 NEW RESUBMITTAL FEE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED. TOTAL
 - $1,000.
  
 2) REPEAT COMMENT: 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.
  
 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.
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LANGUAGE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
 PLAN OR THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
 WERE A SCRIVENER'S ERROR, THE LANGUAGE IS IN BOTH
 DOCUMENTS. THE PROPOSAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE
 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE OPTIONS ARE 1) AMEND THE
 DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR 2) THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (AND
 ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) NEEDS TO BE
 AMENDED.
  
 4) UPDATED REPEAT COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
 ADDITIONAL ELEVATION DRAWINGS. STAFF HAS LISTED
 INCONSISTENCIES BELOW. ALL ELEVATIONS MUST SHOW
 CONSISTENT, ACCURATE CONDITIONS. STAFF WAS UNABLE TO
 PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW DUE TO THE INCONSISTENT
 ELEVATION DRAWINGS.
  
 A. SHEET A2.01 - NORTH ELEVATION - DOES NOT CORRECTLY
 DEPICT THE QUADRILLE PROPERTY AND SETBACK LINES WHEN
 COMPARED TO THE SITE PLAN AND THE SHEET A2.06 ??? NORTH
 ELEVATION.
 B. SHEET A2.01 SHOWS THE 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING AS 43
 FEET TALL WHILE SHEET A2.06 SHOWS THE BUILDING AS 33
 FEET TALL.
 C. SHEET A2.01 AND SHEETS A2.06&07 SHOW THE ORIENTATION
 OF THE WOOD FINISH IN OPPOSING ORIENTATION (HORIZONTAL
 VS. VERTICAL).
 D. SHEET A2.08 SHOWS DIFFERING WIDTHS FOR THE PLANAR
 BREAKS AS COMPARED TO THE FLOOR PLAN AND PLANAR BREAK
 PLAN.
 E. SHEET A2.02 AND SHEET A2.08 - SOUTH ELEVATIONS DO
 NOT SHOW THE SAME SETBACK AND PROPERTY LINE CONDITIONS.
 SHEET A2.02 DOES NOT SHOW THE BUILDING ALONG S. DIXIE
 IN THE SAME LOCATION.
 F. SHEET A2.03 AND SHEET A2.10 SHOW 401 S. DIXIE AT
 DIFFERENT SETBACKS FROM FERN STREET.
 G. SHEET A2.03 SHOWS THE 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING AS 43
 FEET TALL WHILE SHEET A2.10 SHOWS THE BUILDING AS 33
 FEET TALL.
 H. SHEET A2.03 AND SHEETS A2.10&12 SHOW THE ORIENTATION
 OF THE WOOD FINISH IN OPPOSING ORIENTATION (HORIZONTAL
 VS. VERTICAL).
 I. SHEET A2.12 SHOWS THE BUILDING ENCROACHING THE
 REQUIRED FERN STREET SETBACK, WHICH DOES NOT MATCH THE
 SITE PLAN.
  
 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. **** STAFF WILL
 AWAIT THE UPDATED VARIANCE JUSTIFICATION SUBSEQUENT TO
 THE PPRC COMMENTS BEING SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED.
  
 6) CONDITION: VERIFICATION THAT THE 3-FOOT FPL UTILITY
 EASEMENT IS ABANDONED WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
 ZONING APPROVING THE BUILDING PERMIT.
  
 7) UPDATED COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE TPS
 LETTER FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY ENGINEERING; HOWEVER, IT
 DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE PROJECT. THE TPS LETTER
 INCORRECTLY LISTS 400 DWELLING UNITS INSTEAD OF 413 AND
 GENERAL RETAIL OF 28,184 SF INSTEAD OF 29,121 SF AS
 PROPOSED IN THE NEW BUILDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE 410 S.
 DIXIE BUILDING IS PART OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT
 PROJECT SO IT MUST BE INCLUDED IN BOTH THE EXISTING USE
 AND THE PROPOSED USE LINE ITEMS. THE TPS LETTER WAS
 BASED ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY WHICH INCLUDED THE INCORRECT
 UNIT COUNT AND NEW SF AS WELL AS DID NOT INCLUDE THE
 410 S. DIXIE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
  
 8) THE TRAFFIC STUDY INACCURATELY STATES THE SIDEWALKS
 ALONG GARDENIA AND S. DIXIE ARE 12 FEET IN WIDTH. THEY
 ARE LESS THAN 9 FEET IN WIDTH.
  
 10) REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE EITHER VERIFICATION THAT
 THE PROPOSED TOWER IS NOT WITHIN THE FLIGHT PATH, OR A
 LETTER FROM THE FAA OF NO OBJECTION/APPROVAL OF THE
 HEIGHT.
  
 9) UPDATED REPEAT COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE
 FDOT PRE-APPLICATION LETTER. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF
 THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT INCLUDES THE INTERSECTION OF
 QUADRILLE BOULEVARD AND FERN STREET AND THE NEED (OF NO
 NEED) FOR A NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE THAT WAS
 PROVIDED TO FDOT AS WELL AS THE FDOT RESPONSE TO THE
 TRAFFIC STUDY. THE FDOT RESPONSE STATING NO TURN LANE
 IS REQUIRED MUST BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULING
 THE APPLICATION FOR DAC SINCE IF A TURN LANE IS
 REQUIRED, THEN THE PLANS NEED TO CHANGE. **** THE
 RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS NO
 NEED FOR A TURN LANE. THE TRAFFIC STUDY STATES NO TURN
 LANES ARE REQUIRED AT THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES TO THE
 SITE. IT IS SILENT ON A NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE AT
 QUADRILLE AND FERN.
  
 INCENTIVES
  
 10) CONDITION: PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF ANY BUILDING
 PERMITS, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE VERIFICATION TO
 THE PLANNING DIVISION THAT THE TDRS FOR THE FULL
 PROJECT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED.
  
 11) UPDATED COMMENT: 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. THE LOCATION OF THE INCOME
 RESTRICTED UNITS HAS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE
 VARIANCES THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE SEEKING. FOR
 EXAMPLE, IF THERE ARE UNITS IN THE BUILDING,
 CONDITIONAL SETBACKS FOR PARKING USES ARE WAIVED.
  
 14) UPDATED COMMENT: AS PART OF RECEIVING THE TDRS AND
 FOLLOWING THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN HOUSING INCENTIVE
 PROGRAM, THE BUILDING THAT IS ELIGIBLE 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. WHILE THE RESUBMITTAL CHANGES HAVE BROUGHT
 THE BUILDING CLOSER TO COMPLIANCE, THE CITY'S HISTORIC
 PRESERVATION PLANNER HAS REVIEWED THE RESUBMITTAL AND
 STILL DOES NOT FIND THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING IS
 INTEGRATED INTO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS NOT A
 REQUIREMENT FOR WHICH A VARIANCE IS PERMITTED.
  
 A. IN THE LAST DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND
 STAFF, THE CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER STATED
 THAT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ACCEPTABLE TRANSITION
 BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, THE PORTION OF THE NEW
 BUILDING THAT EXTENDS EAST PAST THE PLANE OF THE 401 S.
 DIXIE BUILDING IS NOT TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT OF THE 401
 S. DIXIE BUILDING. SHEET A2.01 REFLECTS THIS
 INTEGRATION BY SHOWING THE PORTION OF THE NEW BUILDING
 AT THE SAME HEIGHT AS 401 S. DIXIE. HOWEVER, AS
 PREVIOUSLY STATED THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE
 PROVIDED ELEVATIONS AS TO HOW TALL THE 401 S. DIXIE
 BUILDING IS WHICH MUST BE CORRECTED WITH THE CORRECTION
 GOVERNING HOW THIS COMMENT IS ADDRESSED. THE
 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS SHOWN ON SHEET A2.06
 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO MEET THE INTEGRATION REQUIREMENT.
 B. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SHEET A2.10 ??? EAST
 ELEVATION ??? THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LANDSCAPE IN
 FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 PLANNER NOTED THAT NOW THAT STAFF HAS THE EAST
 ELEVATION TO REVIEW, THERE ARE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
 THAT MUST BE ADDED TO CARRY OVER THE ARCHITECTURAL
 RHYTHM FROM THE 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING. THE CORNICE
 LINES THAT IS ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR ON THE 401 S.
 DIXIE BUILDING SHALL BE CONTINUED ON THE NEW BUILDING
 ACROSS THE MECHANICAL MEZZANINE LEVEL AND ALL THE
 LOUVERS SHALL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO THE MECHANICAL
 MEZZANINE LEVEL TO SIMULATE THE WINDOW PATTERN ON THE
 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING.
 C. CONDITION: THE BUILDING AT 401 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
 SHALL BE PAINTED A COMPATIBLE COLOR TO THE NEW
 BUILDING.
  
 ZONING COMPLIANCE
  
 15) UPDATED REPEAT COMMENT: THE PROJECT IS SHOWN AS
 CREATING A NEW INTERIOR PARCEL LINE BETWEEN THE
 EXISTING 401 SOUTH DIXIE BUILDING AND THE NEW BUILDING
 (ONLY SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN). 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.
 **** THE DIMENSION LINES FROM THE 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING
 TO THE PROPOSED PROPERTY LINE WERE PROVIDED; HOWEVER,
 THE DIMENSION FROM THE NEW PROPERTY LINE TO THE GARAGE
 ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 401 S. DIXIE WAS NOT. THE 20-FOOT
 INTERIOR SETBACK IS MET ON THE WEST OF THE 401 S. DIXIE
 BUILDING (38+ FEET).
  
 16) UPDATED REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT
 THE PROPOSED ZERO SETBACK FROM THE INTERIOR PROPERTY
 LINES COMPLIES WITH NFPA REQUIREMENTS. **** THE
 ARCHITECT SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE
 DEMONSTRATING THAT THE EXISTING 401 S DIXIE BUILDING
 WITH ITS EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS AND OTHER NFPA
 REQUIREMENTS CAN BE LOCATED FIVE FEET FROM THE PROPOSED
 PROPERTY LINE AND THE NEW BUILDING WITH ITS OPENINGS
 CAN BE CONSTRUCTED AS SHOWN IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE
 PROPOSED PROPERTY LINE.
  
 17) REPEAT COMMENT: 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. **** THIS WAS NOT AMENDED ON
 THE CURRENT RESUBMITTAL; HOWEVER, STAFF IS AWAITING THE
 RESUBMITTED PLANS BASED ON THE OCTOBER 12, 2022 MEETING
 TO RE-EVALUATE THIS COMMENT.
  
 18) REPEAT COMMENT: STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A
 SETBACK FROM GARDENIA LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 27 FEET
 FOR THE PARKING USES ON LEVEL 6. **** THIS WAS NOT
 AMENDED ON THE CURRENT RESUBMITTAL; HOWEVER, STAFF IS
 AWAITING THE RESUBMITTED PLANS BASED ON THE OCTOBER 12,
 2022 MEETING TO RE-EVALUATE THIS COMMENT.
  
 19) REPEAT COMMENT: THE CIVIL CROSS SECTIONS SHOW THE
 FOLLOWING ISSUES:
  
 A. SECTION A-A DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE LOCATION
 OF THE CROSS SECTION. THE PLAN VIEW SHOWS THE CROSS
 SECTION THROUGH THE PARALLEL PARKING SPACE WHILE THE
 SECTION VIEW SHOWS IT FROM THE TRAVEL LANE. BOTH
 DRAWINGS MUST SHOW THE SAME LOCATION.
 B. SECTION B-B SHOWS THE BUILDING NOT MEETING THE
 REQUIRED 12-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE BACK OF THE CURB.
 ADDITIONALLY, IT SHOWS THE LANDSCAPE STRIP NOT MEETING
 THE 4-FOOT MINIMUM WIDTH AND OVERSTATES THE SIDEWALK
 WIDTH. NOTE: THESE DIMENSIONS DO NOT MEET WHAT IS SHOWN
 ON THE SITE OR LANDSCAPE PLANS.
 C. SECTION C-C SHOWS THE BUILDING NOT MEETING THE
 REQUIRED 12-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE BACK OF THE CURB.
 ADDITIONALLY, IT SHOWS THE LANDSCAPE STRIP NOT MEETING
 THE 4-FOOT MINIMUM WIDTH AND OVERSTATES THE SIDEWALK
 WIDTH. NOTE: THESE DIMENSIONS DO NOT MEET WHAT IS SHOWN
 ON THE SITE OR LANDSCAPE PLANS.
 D. SECTION C-C OVERSTATES THE SIDEWALK WIDTH. NOTE:
 THESE DIMENSIONS DO NOT MEET WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLANS.
  
 20) UPDATED COMMENT: LEVEL 6 (THIS WAS A TYPO AS LEVEL
 3 IN LAST ROUND OF COMMENTS) IS SHOWN EXCEEDING THE
 PERMITTED MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT. AN INCREASE IN
 THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS NOT PERMITTED AS A VARIANCE,
 SO THE FOOTPRINT AREA MUST BE REDUCED. (NOTE: SITE
 AREAS NOT UPDATED TO EXCLUDE THE PREVIOUSLY DEDICATED
 ROW, SO ALL VALUES WILL CHANGE) **** LEVEL 1 WILL ALSO
 NOT COMPLY WITH THE ROW AREA REMOVED.
  
 21) UPDATED COMMENT: THE TABLES WITH THE ACTIVE USE
 DIAGRAMS ARE INCORRECT. NOTE: STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO
 SUPPORT WAIVERS FOR GROUND FLOOR OR LINER ACTIVE USES.
  
 A. THE UPDATED FERN STREET FRONTAGE GROUND FLOOR ACTIVE
 USE DIAGRAM AND TABLE SHOW MORE AREA AS ACTIVE USE THAN
 ACTUALLY OCCURS. THE PREVIOUS PLAN SHOWED THIS
 CORRECTLY. THE MINIMUM ACTIVE USE IS NOT MET IN EITHER
 CASE
 B. SOUTH DIXIE GROUND FLOOR DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM
 REQUIRED ACTIVE USE.
 C. THE TABLE STATES THAT GARDENIA STREET GROUND FLOOR
 MEETS THE MINIMUM 30% ACTIVE USE; HOWEVER, THE TABLE
 SHOWS THAT 118 FEET 6 INCHES ARE REQUIRED, YET ONLY 113
 FEET 10 INCHES ARE PROVIDED. THE MINIMUM ACTIVE USE IS
 NOT MET.
 D. THE MINIMUM ACTIVE USE IS NOT MET ON THE 2ND AND 3RD
 LEVELS FOR QUADRILLE OR SOUTH DIXIE.
 E. THE 401 S. DIXIE BUILDING PARCEL IS ONLY 3 STORIES
 SO THAT FRONTAGE IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LEVEL 4 AND
 5 ACTIVE USE CALCULATIONS FOR FERN AND SOUTH DIXIE.
 FERN APPEARS THAT IT STILL MAY MEET THE MINIMUM 60
 PERCENT. SOUTH DIXIE HAS ZERO ACTIVE USE.
  
 22) UPDATED REPEAT COMMENT: 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. **** 20% PLANAR BREAK IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 A. GARDENIA GROUND FLOOR - THE PLANAR BREAK DIAGRAM
 INCORRECTLY DEPICTS THE BUILDING FRONTAGE THAT IS USED
 TO DETERMINE THE PLANAR BREAK REQUIREMENTS. THE PLANAR
 BREAK IS BASED ON THE PROVIDED BUILDING FRONTAGE
 (387.17 FEET) NOT THE BUILDABLE FRONTAGE AS LISTED.
 **** THE DRAWING INCORRECTLY SHOWS THE BUILDING
 EXTENDING TOO FAR TO THE WEST.
 B. THE TWO INSETS, GENERALLY 7 FEET IN WIDTH, DO NOT
 MEET THE MINIMUM 3-FOOT PLANAR BREAK DEPTH AND MAY NOT
 BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING THE PLANAR BREAK REQUIREMENT
 ON ANY FLOOR. PLEASE NOTE THAT HORIZONTAL PROJECTIONS
 DO NOT QUALIFY AS PLANAR BREAK DEPTH.
 C. PROVIDE THE DEPTH DIMENSION FROM THE EASTERN STAIRS
 ALONG GARDENIA TO THE MAIN BUILDING FACADE SO STAFF CAN
 VERIFY THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE 3-FOOT DEPTH MINIMUM.
 STAFF HAS SCALED THE DRAWINGS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AT
 LEAST 3 FEET IN DEPTH.
 D. GARDENIA GROUND FLOOR - 77.43 FEET REQUIRED; 63.33
 FEET PROVIDED. 14.1 FEET SHY
 E. GARDENIA GROUND FLOORS - 78.83 FEET REQUIRED; 70.75
 FEET PROVIDED. 8.1 FEET SHY
 F. SOUTH DIXIE DOES NOT MEET THE PLANAR BREAK
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 23) REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE THE CANOPY HEIGHT FROM
 GRADE.
  
 STREETSCAPE
  
 24) 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. UPDATED COMMENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING - NOT PROVIDED TO
 BACK OF CURB. **** THIS NEEDS TO BE FOR THE ENTIRE
 SITE, INCLUDING 401 SOUTH DIXIE, AND COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 94-113.B.
 I. THE STREETLIGHTS DO NOT MEET THE CITY STANDARD FOR
 HEIGHT OR STYLE. **** STREET LIGHTING STILL UNDER
 REVIEW.
  
 25) REPEAT COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE TYPE OF
 BICYCLE RACK PROPOSED. THE PLANS DO NOT MEET THE
 MINIMUM DIMENSIONS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE PROVIDED
 INSTALLATION DETAIL. THE PLANS MUST SHOW THE CORRECT
 DIMENSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORIENTATION OF THE
 BICYCLE RACKS DOES NOT PERMIT CONVENIENT PARKING OF THE
 BICYCLES. **** A BICYCLE LOCATION MARK UP PLAN WILL BE
 PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER.
  
 A. THERE ARE THREE CITY INSTALLED BICYCLE RACKS THAT
 EXIST ALONG FERN STREET IN FRONT OF THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE
 BUILDING THAT NO LONGER APPEAR ON THE PLANS. THESE
 SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED AND COUNT TOWARD MEETING THE
 STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENT.
 B. THE TWO RACKS SHOWN AT GARDENIA AND SOUTH DIXIE ARE
 NOT LOCATED ADJACENT TO A BUILDING ENTRANCE. THESE (IF
 MEETING THE REQUIRED NUMBERS) SHALL BE PLACED CLOSER TO
 A BUILDING ENTRANCE.
 C. THE TWO RACKS AT THE CORNER OF GARDENIA AND
 QUADRILLE SHALL BE RELOCATED TO AN AREA ALONG QUADRILLE
 THAT IS VISIBLE FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE RETAIL.
  
 26) CONDITION: MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED
 FOR ALL LANDSCAPING, TREE GRATES, STRUCTURAL SOIL AND
 IRRIGATION.
  
 DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE
  
 27) REPEAT COMMENT: 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. **** THE OPEN SPACE TABLES SHOW THAT
 THE VEGETATION MINIMUMS ARE NOT MET, WHICH DIRECTLY
 CONTRADICTS THE DISTRICT DESIGN INTENT. STAFF WILL NOT
 SUPPORT A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE OPEN SPACE VEGETATED
 AREA MINIMUMS. SEE LANDSCAPE COMMENT.
  
 PARKING
  
 28) BASED ON THE CHANGES DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER 12,
 2022 MEETING AND NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS, STAFF WILL NOT
 BE PERFORMING A FULL PARKING REVIEW UNTIL THE UPDATED
 PLANS ARE SUBMITTED.
  
 29) REPEAT COMMENT: 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.
  
 30) CONDITION: PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT THAT
 REMOVES PARKING FOR THE 401 SOUTH DIXIE BUILDING, A
 PARKING PLAN THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE MINIMUM
 REQUIRED PARKING FOR 401 SOUTH DIXIE IS PROVIDED MUST
 BE SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DIVISION.
 THE PARKING SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE
 REGULATIONS.
  
 31) THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING EV CHARGING SPACES. PLEASE
 REMEMBER THAT ADA SPACES WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED AT
 1:25 WITH EV CAPABILITY.
  
 32) REPEAT COMMENT: THERE ARE DEAD END PARKING ROWS ON
 MULTIPLE LEVELS, WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT A
 TURNAROUND SPACE OR IF ALL SPACES ON THAT LEVEL ARE
 ASSIGNED PARKING. **** THE RESPONSE STATES THAT ALL
 DEAD END ROWS HAVE A TURNAROUND SPACE. THIS DOES NOT
 OCCUR ON ANY OF THE PARKING LEVELS WITH DEAD END
 PARKING ROWS. THE PROVIDED TURN AROUND SPACES AS SHOWN
 DO NOT ACTUALLY FUNCTION TO TURN AROUND. A PARKING
 SPACE SIZED AREA THAT CAN BE USED TO PULL IN IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 33) REPEAT COMMENT: ONE EXISTING METERED ON-STREET
 PARKING SPACES ON FERN STREET IS SHOWN AS BEING
 REMOVED. YOU NEED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION FROM THE THE
 CITY'S PARKING ADMINISTRATOR OF HIS APPROVAL TO
 PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE PARKING SPACE AND ANY
 CONDITIONS, INCLUDING FEE, THAT ARE REQUIRED PRIOR
 SCHEDULING A HEARING BEFORE THE DAC. **** PLEASE NOTE
 THAT THE RESPONSE INCORRECTLY STATES THAT THERE ARE
 THREE ON-STREET PARKING SPACES ON SOUTH DIXIE. THE
 PLANS CORRECTLY SHOW THE TWO SPACES.
  
 34) UPDATED COMMENT: THE FERN AND GARDENIA DRIVEWAY
 OPENING DO NOT 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, STAFF
 IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE REDUCED OPENING WIDTH.
 B. STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT A WAIVER TO THE
 MAIN BUILDING ENTRY DRIVE WHICH IS SHOWN AROUND 40 FEET
 ON FERN STREET. FERN STREET IS CLASSIFIED AS A PRIMARY
 PEDESTRIAN STREET. THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY WIDTH DOES NOT
 PROMOTE A FAVORABLE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE.
  
 35) REPEAT COMMENT: THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE BICYCLE
 ROOMS SHOWN IN THE PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT A LARGER
 SCALE; HOWEVER, NOT ALL DIMENSIONS WERE PROVIDED WITHIN
 THE ROOMS.
  
 36) CONDITION: THE BUILD OUT OF THE RETAIL AREA
 REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF A SHOWER AND CHANGING
 FACILITY.
  
 37) CONDITION: TRAFFIC CONTROL AIDES ARE REQUIRED AT
 THE BOTTOM OF THE FERN STREET RAMP AND THE SOUTH DIXIE
 EXIT TO STOP TRAFFIC PRIOR TO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
 LOCATIONS AND AT THE SOUTH DIXIE ENTRANCE TO WARN
 DRIVERS TO SLOW WHEN ENTERING THE GARAGE DUE TO THE TWO
 PARKING SPACES THAT BACK AT THE ENTRANCE.
  
  
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