Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z23060031
Project Number Z23060031
Review Stop TRAFFIC
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2023-07-17 23:54:37TRAFFIC ANALYSIS COMMENTS
 1) PROVIDE COUNTY TPS LETTER, ONCE AVAILABLE
 2) PAGE 18, BACKGROUND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, CORRECT
 FUTURE BUILD-OUT YEAR FROM 2025 TO 2026
 3) PLEASE PROVIDE DRI TOTAL AND CONVERTED TRIPS WORKING
 FILE. SPECIFICALLY: PROVIDE AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET
 SHOWCASING TOTAL NUMBER OF VESTED TRIPS/SQUARE FOOTAGE
 ALLOWED PER LANDUSE TYPE, AND CURRENT BALANCE. THIS IS
 A SIGNIFICANT ITEM FOR TRIP GENERATION VERIFICATION AND
 VALIDATION PURPOSES
 4) A MORE ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE VALET OPERATIONAL
 ANALYSIS, INCLUSIVE OF PROPER GRAPHICS DEPICTING
 VEHICLE PATHS BETWEEN VALET PICK-UP/DROP-OFF AND GARAGE
 PARKING STALLS MUST BE PROVIDED. THE SITE CIRCULATION
 AND CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT SHEETS WOULD BE A GREAT
 STARTING POINT AND SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE VALET
 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS DOCUMENT. VALET LOCATIONS SHOULD
 BE IDEALLY DESIGNATED EITHER PICK-UP OR DROP-OFF ONLY,
 DEPENDING ON VALET ROUTES, SO TO MINIMIZE CONGESTION.
 LASTLY, THE U-TURN VALET MANEUVER DEPICTED IN THE SITE
 CIRCULATION SHEET FOR THE HIBISCUS LOCATION SHOULD BE
 AVOIDED/FORBIDDEN, OR AT THE VERY MINIMUM AUTOTURN
 ANALYSIS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO PROVE SAFETY AND
 FEASIBILITY OF SUCH MOVEMENT
 5) IN THE CASE VALET SERVICE IS OFFERED TO ANY PATRONS
 OF NEIGHBORING RETAIL AND RESTAURANT FACILITIES, THEN
 HISTORICAL DATA MUST BE PROVIDED TO CORROBORATE
 FEASIBILITY AND OPERABILITY OF THE PROPOSED VALET
 LOCATIONS. AS CURRENT ANALYSIS SEEMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY
 UNDERESTIMATE POTENTIAL DEMAND. MOREOVER, GIVEN
 RECURRING LOCAL EVENTS ENTAILING ROAD CLOSURES (I.E.
 ROSEMARY AVE WEEKEND CLOSURE BETWEEN OKEECHOBEE AND
 HIBISCUS), ANALYSIS SHOULD PROVIDE CONTINGENCY AND
 ALTERNATIVE PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
 6) PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)
 MEASURES WOULD NEED REFINEMENT AND FINALIZATION. A TDM
 AGREEMENT, SUCH AS THE ONE DRAFTED FOR THE 360 ROSEMARY
 DEVELOPMENT, SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH PLANNING AND
 ENGINEERING SERVICES
 7) TROLLEY SERVICE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND IN THE
 MIDST OF BEING REPLACED BY NEWER SERVICE VEHICLES AND
 ROUTES; PLEASE COORDINATE WITH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY AND CITY MOBILITY MANAGER FOR LATEST
 DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE REVISE TRANSIT ASSUMPTIONS IN THE
 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ACCORDINGLY
  
 SITE PLAN COMMENTS
 8) TRANSPORTATION SITE PLAN COMMENTS: ROSEMARY VALET
 LOCATION NOT CALLED OUT/MARKED, SEVERAL DIMENSIONS
 MISSING (E.G. ROADWAY, CROSSWALK, SINGLE TRAVEL LANE),
 UTILIZE A MUCH LIGHTER GRAY COLOR FOR PAVEMENT TEXTURED
 PATTERNS, REMOVE REDUNDANT OR OBVIOUS CALLOUTS (E.G.
 PROPERTY LINE, CROSSWALK, PAVER), REMOVE SETBACK LINES,
 REMOVE ELEVATION DATA
 9) EXTRA INFORMATION AND DETAILS PERTAINING SIGNAGE AND
 PAVEMENT MARKINGS COULD BE PROVIDED IN THE HORIZONTAL
 CONTROL PLAN. THERE IS NO CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE
 TRANSPORTATION SITE PLAN AND THE HORIZONTAL CONTROL
 PLAN; APPLICANT COULD MAKE BETTER USE OF EACH
 10) PROVIDE MORE DETAILS OF THE SIDEWALK AREA FRONTING
 THE 575 ROSEMARY DEVELOPMENT. BASED ON THE SUBMITTED
 PLANS, IT SEEMS THAT NO PARKING STALLS NOR TRANSIT STOP
 ARE PRESENT
 11) WHAT IS THE DOCUMENT NAME/SHEET NUMBER WITH THE
 HARDSCAPE PLAN DEPICTING PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK DETAILS?
 12) GIVEN THE HIGH PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WITHIN AND NEARBY
 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, SIDEWALK WIDTHS SHOULD BE
 MORE THAN THE MINIMUM 8-FEET REQUIREMENT, AT THE VERY
 LEAST 10-FEET ALONG SITE FRONTAGE ON HIBISCUS AND
 ROSEMARY, UNOBSTRUCTED (METERS, PLANTERS AND LIGHT
 POLES SHOULD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND TAKEN INTO
 ACCOUNT). PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK ALONG GARDENIA ARE
 NOT COMPLIANT (5-FEET), PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
 8-FEET AND REMOVE PARKING STALLS IF NECESSARY
 13) AUTOTURN ANALYSIS SHEET T-110 AND 111. DRAWING IS
 NOT CLEAN, ESPECIALLY NEARBY THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE
 REMOVE ANY ITEMS, LAYERS, ELEMENTS NOT PERTINENT TO THE
 ANALYSIS (E.G. ELEVATION, PROPERTY, EASEMENT, AND
 SETBACK LINES), WHILE CLEARLY DEPICTING BUILDING WALLS
 AND FEATURES THAT MAY ENCROACH WITH VEHICLE DYNAMIC
 ENVELOPE. WHAT IS THE MERIT OF THE DELIVERY PLAN?
 14) PAVEMENT MARKINGS NEARBY AND ALONG THE THREE LANES
 SECTION OF THE ROAD WEST OF THE QUADRILLE AND HIBISCUS
 INTERSECTION NEED TO BE MORE DETAILED, SO TO REDUCE
 VEHICULAR CONFLICTS AND PROVIDE SAFER AND OPTIMAL
 CIRCULATION TO/FROM THE ABUTTING GARAGE DRIVEWAYS
 15) ON HIBISCUS, DUE TO THE CURBLESS ROAD
 CONFIGURATION, PLEASE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
 OPENINGS/CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEDESTRIAN AREAS AND
 VEHICULAR TRAVEL LANES BY MEANS OF PLANTERS/LANDSCAPE
 ISLANDS OR OTHER STREET FURNITURES/ELEMENTS (E.G.
 BENCH, ARTWORK, BARRIER, ETC.). AT THE SAME TIME,
 PROVIDE A WIDER MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK THAN THE ONE
 PROPOSED
 16) PROVIDE MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS ON ROSEMARY AND
 GARDENIA
 17) GIVEN THE EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT,
 PLEASE IDENTIFY AND DESIGNATE TWO EASILY ACCESSIBLE
 MICRO-MOBILITY STATION AREA (MINIMUM 8 X 20 FEET) AND
 PROVIDE BASIC ELECTRIFICATION READINESS WITH THE
 FOLLOWING SPECS: A CONDUIT (2-INCH SCHEDULE 40 PVC) TO
 THE POWER SOURCE WITH AN ELECTRICAL PULL BOX (240V /
 10,000W CIRCUIT). NOTE: THOSE ARE GENERAL MICROMOBILITY
 AREAS AND MAY NOT BE DEDICATED TO EXISTING
 MICROMOBILITY MODES (I.E. BRIGHT BIKES)
 18) PROVIDE A PARKING TABLE SHOWCASING THE NUMBER OF
 REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PARKING SPACES, INCLUSIVE OF ADA
 AND BICYCLE ONES. PROVIDE DOCUMENT NAME/SHEET NUMBER
 CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION
 19) LOCATION AND CONFIGURATION OF THE PROPOSED VALET
 OPERATIONS ON HIBISCUS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO OPTIMAL
 CIRCULATION NOR A SAFE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT GIVEN
 THE SLANTED ALIGNMENT AND ITS VICINITY TO A VEHICULAR
 BOTTLENECK/LANE-REDUCTION AREA. MOREOVER, THE CURBSIDE
 MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOWCASES VEHICLE PATH ENCROACHMENT
 WITH THE OPPOSITE TRAVEL LANE WHEN DEPARTING FROM VALET
 STAND. PLEASE CONSIDER RELOCATING AND/OR ESTABLISHING
 VALET OPERATIONS ON GARDENIA, AS WELL AS INTERNALIZING
 VALET OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY PICK-UPS, IN THE GARAGE
 20) ON-STREET VALET PICK-UP/DROP-OFF LOCATION SHOULD BE
 A MINIMUM OF 12-FEET WIDE, FOR SAFETY PURPOSES
 21) BASED ON THE COORDINATION WITH DDA AND CITY
 MOBILITY MANAGER, INCLUDE EXISTING AND PLANNED TRANSIT
 ROUTES IN THE CIRCULATION MAP, AS WELL AS DEPICTING AND
 MAKING PROVISION FOR TRANSIT STOP LOCATIONS. PLEASE
 KEEP THE REVIEWER COPIED IN EACH CORRESPONDENCE ON THE
 MATTER.
 22) PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF EXISTING METERED STALLS THAT
 ARE BEING REMOVED AND/OR RELOCATED, IF ANY
 23) PROVIDE A PARKING TABLE SHOWCASING THE NUMBER OF
 REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PARKING SPACES, INCLUSIVE OF ADA
 AND BICYCLE ONES. PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENT NAME/SHEET
 NUMBER CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION
 24) ARE THERE ANY GATES PROPOSED? IF SO, CLEARLY
 SHOWCASE THE REQUIRED 20 FEET SETBACK DISTANCE FROM THE
 BACK OF THE SIDEWALK
 25) ARE THERE ANY TRANSIT STOPS BEING IMPACTED?
 26) PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN. PLEASE
 REFER TO CITY CODE 86-246 FOR DETAILS
 27) PER CITY CODE SEC94-111(C)(1) - IN THOSE CASES
 WHERE THE SIDE OF ANY STALL IS ADJACENT TO A WALL,
 FENCE, BUILDING, OR OTHER PHYSICAL OBSTRUCTION, THE
 STALL WIDTHS SHALL BE INCREASED BY A MINIMUM OF ONE
 FOOT. WHERE THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION ON BOTH SIDES OF
 THE STALL, THE STALL WIDTHS SHALL BE INCREASED BY A
 MINIMUM OF TWO FEET - PLEASE REVIEW ALL PROPOSED GARAGE
 STALLS AND REVISE ACCORDINGLY, IF NEEDED
 28) SHEET TE-A-005.02. DIRECTIONAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON
 THE EAST SIDE OF THE GARAGE DRIVE AISLE ARE INCORRECT,
 PLEASE REVISE
 29) PROVIDE AND CLEARLY MARK TURN-AROUND SPACES AT EACH
 DEAD END OF THE GARAGE, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO
 LEVEL 4 AND ABOVE IN THE WEST TOWER
  
 VALERIO ORICCHIO
 CITY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER
 561-494-1092
 [email protected]
  
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