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| 2023-03-09 12:20:19 | COMMENTS TO ITC TAMARIND AVE RELOCATION PREPARED BY |
| | THOMAS ENGINEERING GROUP AND DATED 8/2/2022 (REVISED |
| | 3.9.23). |
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| | 1. SINCE THE ITC RELOCATION TO TAMARIND AVENUE AND TO |
| | THE SEABOARD TRAIN STATION AREA IS A TEMPORARY |
| | ARRANGEMENT PROMPTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSIT |
| | VILLAGE PROJECT, THE SUBMITTAL NEEDS TO INCLUDE PLANS |
| | SHOWING HOW TAMARIND AVENUE AND THE SEABOARD STATION |
| | AREA ARE GOING TO BE RESTORED TO THEIR CURRENT |
| | CONDITION (OR BETTER) ONCE THE TRANSIT VILLAGE PROJECT |
| | IS COMPLETED AND THE ITC MOVES ITS OPERATIONS BACK TO |
| | THE TRANSIT VILLAGE LOCATION. |
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| | 2. THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO SHOW WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION |
| | THAT THESE PLANS SATISFY THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT |
| | USERS (TRI-RAIL, GREYHOUND, PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL |
| | SHUTTLE, FLIXBUS, AMTRAK, TAXI, CITY TROLLEY). |
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| | 3. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING RAILROAD PASSENGER SERVICE |
| | THROUGH TRI-RAIL AND AMTRAK, THE SEABOARD TRAIN STATION |
| | AREA IS ALSO SERVED BY GREYHOUND BUSES AND BY THE |
| | CITY???S GREEN TROLLEY ROUTE. THE PLANS SHOW THE |
| | REMOVAL OF THE THREE (3) GREYHOUND PARKING SPACES AND |
| | OF THE AREA WHERE THE CITY???S TROLLEY STOPS; HOWEVER, |
| | THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW HOW THE NEEDS OF GREYHOUND AND |
| | THE CITY???S TROLLEYS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED. IN |
| | ADDITION, THE CURRENT ITC FACILITY INCLUDES AT LEAST 16 |
| | BUS BAYS FOR PALM TRAN BUSES. THE PROPOSED TAMARIND |
| | AVENUE ITC RELOCATION SHOWS A TOTAL OF 13 BUS BAYS |
| | (FIVE WITHIN THE NORTH PARKING LOT AREA AND EIGHT ALONG |
| | TAMARIND AVENUE). IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THESE 13 BAYS ARE |
| | SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PALM TRAN, GREYHOUND |
| | AND THE CITY???S TROLLEY AND HOW THE PROPOSED CHANGES |
| | WOULD AFFECT THE OPERATIONS OF SFRTA AND AMTRAK. THE |
| | APPLICANT NEEDS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM |
| | THE DIFFERENT USERS OF THE FACILITY INDICATING THAT THE |
| | PROPOSED PLANS ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. |
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| | 4. OVER 50 VEHICULAR PARKING SPACES AS WELL AS A DOZEN |
| | MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER SPACES IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH |
| | PARKING LOTS OF THE SEABOARD TRAIN STATION AREA ARE |
| | PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED AS PART OF THE ITC RELOCATION. |
| | MOST OF THESE SPACES ARE USED BY TRI-RAIL AND AMTRAK |
| | USERS, TAXIS, WHILE OTHERS ARE SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED |
| | TO GREYHOUND AND AMTRAK EMPLOYEES. HOW WILL THE PARKING |
| | NEEDS OF THESE USERS BE ADDRESSED? THE AGREEMENTS WITH |
| | GREYHOUND AND AMTRAK NEED TO BE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE |
| | CONTRACTUAL IMPLICATIONS OF PARKING REMOVAL OR NEED FOR |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | 5. THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE |
| | SITE SHOWS THAT BUSES WILL CIRCULATE AND PARK ON A) |
| | WHAT IS TODAY THE NORTHERN PARKING LOT FOR THE SEABOARD |
| | STATION; AND, B) ALONG TAMARIND AVENUE. BOTH PARKING |
| | AREAS WOULD BE SEPARATED BY A PROPOSED 6 TO 8-FOOT |
| | SIDEWALK THAT INCLUDES TREES THAT WOULD REDUCE WALKING |
| | SPACE TO 3-4 FEET ON CERTAIN SECTIONS. THIS SIDEWALK |
| | WOULD BE USED FOR PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION ALONG THE WEST |
| | SIDE OF TAMARIND AND FOR ACCESSING OR ALIGHTING THE |
| | DIFFERENT BUSES THAT WOULD PARK ALONG IT. STAFF IS |
| | CONCERNED THAT THIS SIDEWALK WOULD BE TOO NARROW TO |
| | SAFELY HANDLE THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS THAT WOULD BE |
| | WALKING ALONG IT WITH BUSES THAT WOULD BE CIRCULATING |
| | AND PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF IT. STAFF SUGGESTS THAT |
| | THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK BE EITHER SUBSTANTIALLY EXPANDED |
| | OR THAT A NEW CONFIGURATION FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BUS |
| | CIRCULATION BE PROPOSED FOR THIS AREA. PROPOSED DATE |
| | PALMS ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE |
| | DMP STREETSCAPE STANDARDS. PALMS SHALL BE REPLACED BY |
| | SHADE TREES TO PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN COMFORT. |
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| | 6. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A BRIGHT BIKE BIKESHARE STATION |
| | LOCATED IN THIS AREA THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE |
| | PROPOSED RECONFIGURATION. THE DEMOLITION PLAN ON PAGE |
| | C-2 INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIES THIS FACILITY AS A ???BIKE |
| | RACK??? THAT WILL BE REMOVED. THE PLANS DON???T SHOW A |
| | LOCATION WHERE THIS STATION, WHICH INCLUDES AN |
| | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, WOULD BE RELOCATED. THE PLANS |
| | NEED TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE LOCATION WHERE THE |
| | BIKESHARE STATION WOULD BE RELOCATED. CITY HAS SEPARATE |
| | AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH BRIGHTBIKE TO PROVIDE |
| | THESE FACILITIES AT SELECT "PRE-APPROVED" LOCATIONS, |
| | COORDINATION WITH BRIGHTBIKE WILL BE NECESSARY. |
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| | 7. PAGE C-06 PRELIMINARY SITE DETAILS OF THE PLANS |
| | SHOWS A BIKE RACK DETAIL FOR A ???WAVE??? BIKE RACK, A |
| | MODEL WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY THE CITY. |
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| | 8. THE PLANS PROPOSE TO MODIFY SECTIONS OF TAMARIND |
| | AVENUE BY REPLACING A NB LEFT TURN LANE INTO THE |
| | STATION WITH A ???GREEN MEDIAN???. THE PLANS NEED TO |
| | SHOW WHAT THE NEW CROSS SECTION FOR TAMARIND AVENUE |
| | WOULD BE AS A RESULT OF THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. |
| | |
| | 9. THE NEW PROPOSED VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO THE |
| | ???INTERNAL??? BUS AREA IN THE ITC IS APPROXIMATELY 40 |
| | FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARIND AVENUE AND |
| | BANYAN BOULEVARD. THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF SECTION 94-312- ACCESS TO STREETS OF THE |
| | CITY???S ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH |
| | REQUIRE FOR COLLECTOR ROADS SUCH AS TAMARIND AVENUE A |
| | MINIMUM OF 50 FEET OF CORNER CLEARANCE DISTANCE BETWEEN |
| | A DRIVEWAY OR ACCESS POINT AND THE INTERSECTION. IN |
| | ADDITION TO MOVING THE ACCESS POINT TO A DISTANCE OF AT |
| | LEAST 50 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARIND AND |
| | BANYAN, THE PLANS NEED TO INCLUDE AN AUTO-TURN ANALYSIS |
| | OF THE TURNING MOVEMENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF |
| | BUSES THAT WOULD ACCESS THIS FACILITY. THE ANALYSIS |
| | SHOULD REFLECT THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE BUSES |
| | ACCESSING THE ITC WOULD BE TURNING INTO TAMARIND FROM |
| | EASTBOUND BANYAN BOULEVARD. |
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| | 10. DESIGN NEEDS TO PROVIDE AN AREA FOR DROP-OFF AND |
| | PICK UP. THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE STATION DOES |
| | NOT PROVIDE A DEDICATED SPACE FOR CARS TO LINE UP FOR |
| | DROP OFF OR PICK UP FROM THE TRI-RAIL THEREFORE THE |
| | CARS UTILIZE THE INTERIOR DRIVEWAY OF THE NORTH PARKING |
| | LOT. THE NEW CONFIGURATION WILL REMOVE THAT OPTION. |
| | WHAT AREA WILL BE DEDICATED FOR DROP OFF AND PICK UP |
| | WITH THE NEW CONFIGURATION? |
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| | NEW COMMENTS 3.9.23 FROM ZONING. |
| | |
| | 1. SITE DESIGN SHALL COMPLY WITH BUILDING REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF SEC. 94-120 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT |
| | AND TABLE IV-21. SPECIFICALLY SETBACKS (RESTROOM |
| | FACILITIES & TICKET BOOTH EXCEED MAXIMUM SETBACK OFF OF |
| | S TAMARIND AVE.), OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS, ETC. |
| | |
| | 2. SITE DESIGN SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. |
| | 94-111 PARKING & LOADING REQUIREMENTS: |
| | |
| | G. OFF-SITE PARKING. OFF-SITE PARKING SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. OFF-SITE PARKING MAY COUNT TOWARD REQUIRED |
| | PARKING, AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS: |
| | 1. OFF-SITE PARKING SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 700 FEET OF |
| | THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE DISTANCE SEPARATION SHALL |
| | BE MEASURED BY FOLLOWING A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE ON WHICH THE PRIMARY USE IS LOCATED TO |
| | THE PROPERTY LINE WHERE THE OFF-SITE PARKING IS |
| | PROPOSED. |
| | 2. A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | PURPOSE OF ENSURING THAT THE REQUIRED PARKING IS |
| | PROVIDED. SUCH RESTRICTIVE COVENANT SHALL BE EXECUTED |
| | BY OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES CONCERNED. ALL RESTRICTIVE |
| | COVENANTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED |
| | SHALL BE ON CITY APPROVED FORMS, AND RECORDED IN THE |
| | PUBLIC RECORDS. |
| | 3. THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF OFF-SITE PARKING SPACES |
| | SHALL REQUIRE APPROVAL BY DAC. |
| | |
| | N. PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFF. |
| | 1. PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFF SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | TABLE IV-11. |
| | 2. ON-STREET PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFF. ON-STREET |
| | PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFFS MAY BE PERMITTED WHEN |
| | PROPOSED OR EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS CANNOT REASONABLY |
| | PROVIDE THIS FUNCTION WITHIN THE BUILDING STRUCTURE, AS |
| | DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR. ON-STREET |
| | PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFFS SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | WITHIN THE AREAS DESIGNATED FOR ON-STREET PARKING WITH |
| | THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | A. AN ON-STREET PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFF PERMIT |
| | MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY PARKING ADMINISTRATOR. |
| | B. FOR EACH PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THERE SHALL BE NO |
| | MORE THAN ONE ON-STREET PASSENGER LOADING AND DROP-OFF |
| | AREA PER LOT FRONTAGE. |
| | C. THE CITY PARKING ADMINISTRATOR SHALL DETERMINE THE |
| | DIMENSIONS OF THE ON-STREET PASSENGER LOADING AND |
| | DROP-OFF AREAS BASED ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT |
| | PROJECT. |
| | |
| | O. CURB CUTS, PARKING ENTRANCES, AND DRIVEWAYS. |
| | 3. CURB CUTS, PARKING ENTRANCES, EXITS, AND DRIVEWAYS |
| | SHALL NOT BE WIDER THAN 25 FEET AS MEASURED PARALLEL TO |
| | THE STREET AT THE CURB. |
| | |
| | 3. TABLE IV-11: DOES NOT PERMIT ON-STREET PASSENGER |
| | LOADING AND DROP-OFF OR OFF-STREET PASSENGER LOADING |
| | AND DROP-OFFS ALONG AVENUE STREET DESIGNATIONS WITHIN |
| | THE TOD DISTRICTS. S TAMARIND AVENUE IS AN AVENUE. |
| | |
| | 4. PLEASE PROVIDE TABULAR DATA ON THE PARKING COUNTS, |
| | OUTLINING REQUIRED PARKING FOR ITC/SFRTA & PALM TRAN, |
| | REQUIRED PARKING FOR SEABOARD TRAIN STATION, AMTRAK, |
| | GREYHOUND, ETC. AND FINAL NUMBER OF SPACES ALLOCATED |
| | ONSITE. |
| | |
| | 5. SITE DESIGN SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. |
| | 94-113 LANDSCAPE AND STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS; |
| | SPECIFICALLY SIDEWALK WIDTH (MAINTAIN A MINIMUM |
| | CONTINUOUS 8 FT. CLEAR SIDEWALK PATH, 4FT. WIDE |
| | LANDSCAPE STRIP BETWEEN CURB AND SIDEWLAK, STREET TREES |
| | PLANTED ADJACENT TO CURB MAX. 30FT. ON CENTER, |
| | LIGHTING, IRRIGATION, ETC.) BUS AND SURFACE PARKING |
| | SPACES NEED TO PROVIDE 5FT. LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND HEDGES |
| | PLANTED AT TWO-FOOT TO THREE-FOOT INTERVALS AT A |
| | MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 36 INCHES. |
| | |
| | 6. PLEASE PROVIDE UPDATED NARRATIVE AND JUSTIFICATION |
| | STATEMENT OUTLINING THE PHASING OF OPERATIONS, |
| | CONSTRUCTION, ELIMINATION OF PARKING, |
| | OBLIGATIONS/AGREEMENTS, OFF-SITE PARKING PROPOSALS, |
| | ETC. THAT IMPACTS ITC RELOCATION AND SITE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 7. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL LEASE AGREEMENTS, LETTERS OF |
| | APPROVAL, AND DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN CITY, TRANSIT |
| | VILLAGE, SFRTA, AND COUNTY FOR SEABOARD PROPERTY AND |
| | RELOCATION. |
| | |
| | 8. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO |
| | PROVIDE: UTILITY LETTERS, A TRAFFIC STUDY, UPDATED |
| | OPERATIONAL PLAN, AND STANDARDS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE FOR |
| | ALL APPLICABLE ELEMENTS OF: SITE PLAN REVIEW, DAC |
| | SPECIAL REVIEW, AND VARIANCE STANDARDS. |
| | |
| | 9. IF SURFACE PARKING LOTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED AS A |
| | SEPARATE SITE PLAN APPLICATION OR PERMITTING, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE DIAGRAMS, EXHIBITS, OR DRAWINGS WHICH VERIFY |
| | THE CONDITIONS OF THESE PARKING LOTS, PARKING COUNTS, |
| | ETC. AS THESE LOTS FACILITATE PORTIONS OF THE ITC'S |
| | REQUIRED PARKING. |
| | |
| | 10. ALL SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO SITE, HOW ARE THESE |
| | TO BE MAINTAINED, WHICH PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | MAINTENANCE? SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENTS MAY BE |
| | WARRANTED TO CLARIFY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. |
| | |
| | |
| | CHRIS KIMMERLY, AICP |
| | URBAN DESIGN PLANNER |
| | [email protected] 822-1426 |
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