Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z23060031
Project Number Z23060031
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2023-07-05 17:55:15CASE NO. PB 950RRRRRR
 ROSEMARY EAST SUBAREA REDEVELOPMENT
 550 SOUTH ROSEMARY AVENUE
  
 - CONTACT ERIC SCHNEIDER @ 561-822-1446,
 [email protected]
  
 - PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN
 WRITTEN FORMAT.
  
 - WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF TWO
 (2) PAPER COPIES AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY IN .PNG FORMAT
 OF ALL PLANS. IF THE RESUBMITTAL IS AFTER THE CITY???S
 EPL SYSTEM GOES LIVE, THE RESUBMITTAL WILL BE FULLY
 ELECTRONIC. 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 THURSDAY,
 AUGUST 10, 2023, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE
 OCTOBER 17, 2023 PLANNING BOARD 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 13,
 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 THAT THE CASE IS CONSIDERED WITHDRAWN.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 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 ($600).
  
 - PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION SIGNAGE SHALL BE POSTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
 94-39(I)(5) OF THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
 REGULATIONS.
  
 1) A PALM BEACH COUNTY TPS LETTER IS REQUIRED.
  
 2) THE OFFICE SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUESTED AS PART OF THIS
 DEVELOPMENT EXCEEDS THE AVAILABLE OFFICE SQUARE FOOTAGE
 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE CITYPLACE DRI. YOU MUST
 PROVIDE A CONVERSION TABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS IN ORDINANCE NO. 5038-23.
  
 A. THE 138,744 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SUPPORT AREAS
 MUST BE ASSIGNED TO EITHER OFFICE OR RETAIL IN THE DRI
 CONVERSION TABLE. THE DRI IS BASED ON THE GROSS SQUARE
 FOOTAGE OF BUILDINGS.
 B. THE DRI CONVERSION TABLE SHALL ONLY INCLUDE RETAIL
 SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT IS BEING CONVERTED. THE 63,890
 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL DOES NOT NEED TO BE CONVERTED
 SINCE THE EXISTING RETAIL ON C BLOCK IS 64.538 SQUARE
 FEET.
 C. THE BANKED 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE ON THE
 RESTORATION HARDWARE PARCEL DOES NOT NEED TO BE
 CONVERTED SINCE IT IS BEING SHIFTED TO THIS BUILDING
  
 3) YOU MAY NOT CLAIM SUBAREA REQUIRED ELEMENTS AS
 INNOVATIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS TO SUPPORT THE WAIVER(S),
 SPECIFICALLY THE REQUIRED PLAZA AT ROSEMARY/HIBISCUS
 AND THE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE OR MEETING THE MINIMUM EV
 PARKING REQUIREMENT (27 SPACES). THE PROVISION OF EXTRA
 SPACES MAY BE CLAIMED. ADDITIONALLY, THE WAIVER
 INNOVATIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS STATES THAT THE PROJECT
 CREATES 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE. THIS IS
 AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE NOT LISTED ON THE OPEN SPACE
 DETAILS. PLEASE CLARIFY
  
 4) WAIVER 1 IS NOT APPLICABLE. THE PODIUM SHOWN ON THE
 PLANS IS BELOW 5 STORIES AND 70 FEET. THE 6TH STORY
 BEGINS AT 68 FEET, SO IT IS PART OF THE TOWER. THERE
 MAY BE WAIVERS NEEDED THE TOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL
 6.
  
 5) THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS THAT THE PROPOSED
 DEVELOPMENT WILL GENERATE 3,593 MORE DAILY VEHICLE
 TRIPS THAN THE CURRENT USE OF C BLOCK. THE REQUIRES
 THAT YOU PROVIDE A CONTRIBUTION FOR TROLLEY OPERATIONS,
 PRIVATE SHUTTLE SERVICE OR A PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER
 MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT
 OF THESE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE TRIPS ON THE DOWNTOWN
 ROADWAY NETWORK.
  
 6) PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BUILDING MUST BE BUILT TO A
 MINIMUM LEED SILVER, OR EQUIVALENT RATING SYSTEM.
  
 7) THERE ARE COMMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS, THAT
 ONCE ADDRESSED MAY GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
 REQUIRED WAIVERS. STAFF HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH
 SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION TO SUPPORT ANY WAIVERS OR
 POSSIBLE WAIVERS AT THIS TIME.
  
 ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS
  
 8) THE HEIGHTS NEED TO BE SHOWN MEETING THE DOWNTOWN
 HEIGHT MEASURE REQUIREMENTS, "HEIGHT IS CALCULATED FROM
 THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF THE ADJACENT PUBLIC SIDEWALK".
 THE HORIZONTAL CONTROL PLAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY INSTANCE
 WHERE THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK IS AT 21 FEET, WHICH IS WHERE
 THE BASE HEIGHT IS SHOWN ON THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS.
 ONCE THE HEIGHT IS ACCURATELY SHOWN, STAFF WILL
 EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBAREA REQUIREMENTS.
 NOTE: THE BASE HEIGHT IS SHOWN DIFFERENTLY ON DIFFERENT
 DRAWINGS. ALL PLANS MUST SHOW CONSISTENT CONDITIONS.
  
 9) PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW FLOOR PLATES THAT ARE THE SAME
 HAVE DIFFERING AMOUNT OF BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE
 FOOTAGE.
  
 10) THE STAIRWELLS TO THE GARAGE LEVELS ARE NOT
 ENTRANCE LOBBIES AND MAY NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING
 THE GROUND FLOOR ACTIVE USE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 11) SINCE THE PASSAGEWAY IS NOT SHOWN CONTINUING
 THROUGH TO HIBISCUS STREET, IT MAY NOT BE COUNTED
 TOWARD MEETING THE HIBISCUS STREET ACTIVE USE
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 12) THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE MAY ONLY BE COUNTED AS ACTIVE
 USE ON THE GROUND LEVEL WHERE IT EXISTS, NOT ON LEVELS
 2 THROUGH 5.
  
 13) THE LEVEL 1 TRANSPARENCY IS MEASURED ONLY BETWEEN
 GRADE AND 10 FEET IN HEIGHT. PLEASE REVISE THE
 TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS.
  
 14) PROVIDE A TABLE THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
 HORIZONTAL PROJECTION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THIS SHALL
 INCLUDE THE TYPE, THE REQUIRED DIMENSIONS AND
 VERIFICATION THAT 50% OF THE FRONTAGE IS PROVIDED.
  
 15) PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE HEIGHT FROM GRADE
 AND THE EXTENSION FROM THE BUILDING FOR THE CANOPIES
 AND ANY AWNINGS SO THAT STAFF CAN VERIFY THAT THEY
 COMPLY WITH THE HORIZONTAL ENCROACHMENT STANDARDS.
  
 WEST TOWER:
  
 16) THE PODIUM MAXIMUM SETBACK LINE NEEDS TO BE SHOWN
 ON THE PLANS.
  
 A. A PORTION OF THE PODIUM (NORTH END) EXCEEDS THE
 MAXIMUM 49-FOOT SETBACK FROM SOUTH ROSEMARY AVENUE.
 B. PORTIONS OF THE PODIUM EXCEED THE MAXIMUM 48-FOOT
 SETBACK FROM GARDENIA STREET.
  
 17) PROVIDE A DIMENSION LINE THAT VERIFIES THE WEST
 TOWER ARCADE IS A MINIMUM 12 FEET IN WIDTH.
  
 18) THE BANDING THAT IS AT EACH FLOOR IS AN
 ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. PROVIDE THE DIMENSION TO VERIFY
 THAT THIS BAND DOES NOT ENCROACH THE REQUIRED SETBACK
 BY MORE THAN TWO (2) FEET.
  
 19) THE PLANAR BREAK DRAWINGS FOR LEVELS 3 AND 4 DO NOT
 SHOW A PLANAR BREAK DEPTH OF THREE (3) FEET. THE
 DECORATIVE COLUMNS ARE THREE (3) FEET IN DEPTH AT THEIR
 DEEPEST LOCATION, BUT THE WALL ONLY RECESSES
 APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) FOOT.
  
 EAST TOWER:
  
 20) THE PODIUM MAXIMUM SETBACK LINE NEEDS TO BE SHOWN
 ON THE PLANS.
  
 A. PORTIONS OF THE PODIUM EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SETBACKS
 FROM HIBISCUS STREET AND GARDENIA STREET.
  
 21) THE EAST TOWER BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE IS
 INCORRECTLY PROVIDED. IT MUST LIST THE SIZE OF THE
 FOOTPRINT AT THE 60-FOOT HEIGHT, NOT THE STORY ABOVE 60
 FEET. THE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS EXCEEDED, WHICH
 WOULD REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF A WAIVER.
  
 22) THE BUILDING ELEMENTS ON EAST TOWER LEVEL 6, SUCH
 AS THE STAIRS AND ELEVATOR MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE
 BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE.
  
 23) PROVIDE THE ENLARGED ELEVATIONS FOR THE GARAGE AREA
 WITHOUT THE LANDSCAPE.
  
 24) PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW THE FACADE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
 THE GARAGE COMPLIES WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 25) PROVIDE DETAILS ON HOW THE ONE (1) FOOT SQUARE
 OPENINGS PROPOSED FOR THE GARAGE WILL KEEP THE VEHICLES
 AND THE STACKERS FROM BEING SEEN FORM OUTSIDE OF THE
 GARAGE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
  
 26) THE ELEVATIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE LANDSCAPE SCREEN
 ON LEVELS 4 AND 5.
  
 27) LEVEL 6 SHOWS PARKING ON THE PODIUM ROOFTOP. LEVEL
 7 SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COVER OVER THE PARKING.
 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THIS COVER. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 94-111(Q), THIS COVER MAY NOT
 EXCEED 30 PERCENT OF THE PARKING GARAGE ROOF DECK.
 ADDITIONALLY, THE ELEVATOR AND STAIR ROOFS NEED TO BE
 SHOWN ON LEVEL 7.
  
 28) THE TOWER BEGINS AT THE FIXED HEIGHT OF 60 FEET
 WHICH REQUIRES THAT A MAXIMUM OF 65% OF BUILDING B MAY
 BE LOCATED AT THE MINIMUM SETBACK ALONG THE HIBISCUS OR
 GARDENIA STREET FRONTAGES WITH THE REMAINING 35% OF THE
 BUILDING SETBACK AT LEAST 50 FEET. PLEASE PROVIDE
 VERIFICATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
  
 PARKING
  
 29) IN ORDER TO UTILIZE A PARKING RATIO OF 1.75 PARKING
 SPACES PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE, VALET
 OPERATIONS AND RIDESHARE PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF NEW BUILDINGS OR
 WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES TO ELIMINATE
 DISRUPTION TO THE PUBLIC CIRCULATION SYSTEM. THE PLANS
 DO NOT SHOW THIS REQUIREMENT BEING MET, SO AN
 ALTERNATIVE MORE COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR OPERATIONS,
 WITH CONSIDERATION FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF
 WAY, AND MAINTAINING TRAFFIC CIRCULATION, COULD BE
 DEVELOPED FOR THE ROSEMARY SQUARE CORE NEEDS TO BE
 PROVIDED. THIS WAS NOT DONE.
  
 A. THE OPERATIONS PLAN MAY INCLUDE THE REQUIRED FREIGHT
 DELIVERY PLAN THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED.
 B. THE OPERATIONS PLAN MAY THE CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN
 THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED.
  
 30) THE DATA TABLE STATES THAT 1,333 PARKING SPACES ARE
 REQUIRED FOR THE TWO BUILDINGS (125 FOR RETAIL AND
 1,208 FOR OFFICE) WITH 41 EXCESS PARKING SPACES
 PROVIDED. THE PARKING BREAKDOWN SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY
 OF THESE PARKING SPACES (1,046) ARE PROPOSED TO BE
 ACCOMMODATED THROUGH THE USE OF STACKERS, MANY OF THEM
 IN A TANDEM CONFIGURATION. THE USE OF STACKERS REQUIRES
 THAT COMMERCIAL ATTENDANT IS PRESENT DURING THE HOURS
 OF OPERATION OF THE GARAGE AND THE USE OF TANDEM SPACES
 REQUIRES A VALET ATTENDANT DURING THE HOURS OF
 OPERATION OF THE GARAGE. PROVIDE A DETAILED PLAN OF HOW
 THIS GARAGE WILL FUNCTION THAT COMPLIES WITH COMMENT
 #29.
  
 31) THE VALET OPERATION PLAN THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE
 TRAFFIC STUDY STATES THAT THERE WILL BE 12 VEHICLES
 UTILIZING THE HIBISCUS STREET DROP OFF DURING AM AND PM
 PEAK AND THAT ONLY TWO ATTENDANTS ARE REQUIRED. PLEASE
 EXPLAIN HOW THE 1,000 STACKER SPACES, MANY OF THEM
 TANDEM WITH SOME TRIPLE DEEP, THAT REQUIRE ATTENDANTS
 WILL FUNCTION SO THAT THERE IS NO BACK-UP INTO HIBISCUS
 STREET. THE VALET OPERATION PLAN DOES NOT SEE TO TAKE
 INTO ACCOUNT THE USE OF STACKERS.
  
 32 THE PROPOSED SITE CIRCULATION PLAN DOES NOT MATCH
 WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE VALET OPERATION PLAN BOTH IN
 ROUTES AND HOW THE PICK-UP SPACES ARE USED. STAFF IS
 NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE CIRCULATION PLAN AS
 PROPOSED.
  
 33) HOW IS THE ATTENDANT PARKING SEGREGATED FROM THE
 NON-ATTENDANT PARKING? IF IT IS JUST STRIPING ON THE
 GROUND, THEN THE END OF EVERY DEAD-END AISLE NEEDS TO
 HAVE A TURNAROUND SPACE. IF A PHYSICAL BARRIER IS USED
 FOR ATTENDANT SPACES, THEN ANY DEAD-END AISLES THAT ARE
 CREATED NEED TO HAVE A TURNAROUND SPACE AT THE BARRIER.
  
 34) PROVIDE THE DEPTH AND WIDTH FOR ALL OF THE PARKING
 ROWS, INCLUDING THE STACKER AND TANDEM ROWS.
  
 35) THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARKING SPACES THAT DO NOT HAVE
 THE MINIMUM 24-FOOT AISLE WIDTH PROVIDED. THIS IS NOT
 PERMITTED.
  
 36) THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARKING SPACES THAT DO NOT HAVE
 THE CLEAR 8.5-FOOT WIDTH TO BACK UP OUT OF THE SPACE.
  
 37) THERE ARE DEAD-END AISLES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE
 TURN-AROUND SPACE OR THE BACK-UP AREA.
  
 38) THERE ARE ADA PARKING SPACES ON LEVEL B1 THAT ARE
 NOT THE CLOSEST TO ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES OR HAVE AN
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE WALKING BEHIND
 OTHER CARS. THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION ROUTE FOR THESE
 SPACES DOES NOT SEEM TO BE FEASIBLE.
  
 39) PROVIDE THE STACKER DETAILS.
  
 40) STACKERS MAY NOT BE USED FOR EV.
  
 41) PROVIDE THE ANGLE PARKING SPACE DETAIL.
  
 42) 80 EV SPACES REQUIRE THAT 4 ADA PARKING SPACES HAVE
 EV ACCESS. STAFF WAS ONLY ABLE TO LOCATE 2 ADA PARKING
 SPACES THAT HAVE EV ACCESS.
  
 43) THE BOLLARD SHOWN IN THE EV PARKING SPACE DETAIL
 MAKES THE SPACE NOT MEET THE 18-FOOT DEPTH MINIMUM.
  
 44) THE WHEEL STOPS ARE PLACED INCORRECTLY. THE CITY
 REQUIRES TWO (2) FEET FROM THE BACK OF THE WHEEL STOP
 TO THE END OF THE SPACE.
  
 45) PROVIDE THE PARKING SPACE COUNTS FOR EACH PARKING
 ROW, AND PREFERABLE FOR EACH SPACE.
  
 46) MARK ALL OF THE NON-STACKER AND TANDEM SPOTS THAT
 WILL BE USED FOR VALET.
  
 47) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLES USED IN THE
 LOADING TURNING PLAN. NOTE: DRAWING 04 SHOWS THE TRUCK
 HITTING THE SUPPORT COLUMN, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED.
  
 48) PROVIDE THE DIMENSION OF THE BICYCLE RACK AREAS ON
 THE PLANS AND ON A DETAIL SHEET.
  
 49) PROVIDE A BLOW UP, WITH DIMENSIONS OF THE BICYCLE
 ROOM ON THE PLANS. THE SPECIFIC MODEL SPECIFIED ON THE
 DETAIL SHALL BE USED.
  
 50) PROVIDE THE MOBILITY STATION DIMENSIONS ON THE
 PLANS.
  
 51) ALL THREE PROPOSED CURB CUTS EXCEED THE MAXIMUM 25
 FEET PERMITTED DOWNTOWN. WAIVER REQUIRED.
  
 52) PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THE DRIVEWAYS MAINTAIN
 THE SIDEWALK ELEVATION.
  
 53) STAFF IS UNABLE TO FOLLOW THE PARKING FLOW BETWEEN
 FLOORS IN THE WEST TOWER. EACH FLOOR HAS A MISSING
 SECTION.
  
 54) THE LEVEL 2 TO LEVEL 3 PARKING RAMP WITH PARKING
 EXCEEDS THE CODE PERMITTED SIX (6) PERCENT SLOPE.
  
 55) THE SLOPES OF THE LEVEL 4 PARKING RAMPS WERE NOT
 PROVIDED.
  
 56) THE SUBAREA REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF AT LEAST ONE
 CAR SHARE STATION WITHIN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PORTION
 OF THE PARKING FOR THE NEW BUILDING. STAFF WAS UNABLE
 TO LOCATE THE CAR SHARE STATION.
  
 57) THE SUBAREA REQUIRES THAT TWO PARKING SPACES ARE
 DESIGNATED FOR CARPOOL AND VANPOOL USE. STAFF WAS
 UNABLE TO LOCATE THESE SPACES.
  
 LANDSCAPE
  
 58) PROVIDE A TABLE SHOWING THE STREET TREE AND EASTERN
 BUFFER TREE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 59) STREET TREES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS
 SHADE CANOPY OVER THE SIDEWALK, WITH LARGER SHADE TREES
 PLANTED AT 30-FOOT INTERVALS AND SMALLER SHADE TREES
 PLANTED CLOSER TOGETHER.
  
 A. THE ALEXANDER PALM CLUSTERS AS SHOWN AT GENERALLY
 30-FOOT INTERVALS DO NOT MEET THE CONTINUOUS SHADE
 CANOPY STANDARD.
 B. THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THAT TREES ARE SPACED
 MORE THEN 30 FEET APART, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE
 CONTINUOUS SHADE CANOPY. NO JUSTIFICATION HAS BEEN
 PRESENTED FOR STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE MULTIPLE GAPS IN
 EXCESS OF 30 FEET.
 C. THE GARDENIA STREET FRONTAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE 17
 TREES REQUIRED BY CODE (500 LINEAR FEET/30).
  
 60) COCONUT PALMS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED AS
 STREET TREES.
  
 61) STREET TREES IN THE DOWNTOWN ARE REQUIRED TO BE A
 MINIMUM OF 20 FEET IN HEIGHT, WITH A MINIMUM EIGHT (8)
 FEET OF CLEAR TRUNK. THE LIVE OAKS MAY NOT BE SPECIFIED
 AT 18-20 FEET.
  
 62) IF ALEXANDER PALMS CONTINUE TO BE USED AS STREET
 TREES, THEY MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 20 IN HEIGHT.
  
 63) THE ORANGE GEIGER TREES MUST MEET THE MINIMUM CODE
 REQUIREMENT OF 12 FEET AT INSTALL.
  
 64) THE LANDSCAPE PLANS DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT
 STRUCTURAL SOIL IS USED FOR THE STREET TREES, TO
 INCLUDE UNDER ADJACENT PAVED AREAS, OR THAT AS AN
 ALTERNATIVE A SUSPENDED PAVEMENT SOIL CELL SYSTEM IS
 USED.
  
 65) GOOGLE STREET VIEW SHOWS A FIBER OPTIC MARKER ALONG
 THE EDGE OF THE EXISTING PROPERTY LINE WITH THE FEC RR.
 IF ANY PORTION OF THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE IS LOCATED ON
 THE C BLOCK PARCEL, IT WILL NEED TO BE RELOCATED OFF
 THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE LANDSCAPE
 SO THAT ANY FUTURE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED OF THE FIBER
 OPTIC LINE WILL NOT AFFECT THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER
 MATERIALS.
  
 66) THE EIGHT (8) FOOT SIDEWALK DIMENSION HAS BEEN
 PROVIDED FOR MOST OF THE SITE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT
 PROVIDED AT THE PINCH POINTS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
 THE SITE AND ALONG ROSEMARY BETWEEN THE COLUMNS AND THE
 LANDSCAPE BEDS TO VERIFY THESE LOCATIONS PROVIDE THE
 FULL SIDEWALK WIDTH. THERE IS A LOCATION AT THE
 SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE (ALONG ROSEMARY) THAT THE
 PAVER SIDEWALK TAPERS AND MERGES WITH THE PAVER SEATING
 AREA. THIS AREA MUST BE MAINTAINED WITH A MINIMUM
 EIGHT-FOOT CLEAR AREA AT ALL TIMES. NO STREET FURNITURE
 MAY BE LOCATED HERE IN THE FUTURE.
  
 67) OPEN SPACE MUST BE OPEN TO THE SKY UNLESS IT IS
 COVERED MEETING THE OVERHEAD COVER DEFINITION. ARCADES
 OR COLONNADES ARE NOT ALLOWED AS OVERHEAD COVER, SO
 THIS AREA OF THE CLAIMED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IS NOT
 PERMITTED TO BE COUNTED EITHER AS MEETING THE MINIMUM
 REQUIRED OPEN SPACE OF THE OVERHEAD COVER. THERE IS AN
 ADDITIONAL OVERHANG AT LEVEL 3 THAT IS BEING PROPOSED
 AS OVERHEAD COVER. WHILE NO DIMENSION IS SHOWN ON THE
 PLANS, IT APPEARS TO BE AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE THAT
 IS TWO (2) FEET IN DEPTH, WHICH IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO
 PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE SUN OR RAIN AS REQUIRED BY
 THE OVERHEAD COVER DEFINITION. CURRENTLY, THE PUBLIC
 OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.
  
 68) PUBLIC OPEN SPACES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO
 BUILDING MECHANICAL SPACES, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE AREAS,
 TRASH PICK-UP, LOADING OR UNLOADING AREAS, ETC. THE
 EAST TOWER LEVEL 1 PLAN SHOWS THE ELECTRIC ROOM AND THE
 FCC IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. PLEASE VERIFY THAT
 THESE ROOMS MAY BE LOCATED IN THIS LOCATION AND WILL
 NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE PUSHED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE
 BUILDING AGAINST THE TWO OPEN SPACES.
  
 69) PROVIDE A TABLE VERIFYING THE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE
 WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE AREAS BASED ON THE TREE CANOPY
 STANDARDS LISTED IN TABLE IV-8.
  
 70) EACH PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREA MUST STAND ALONE
 MEETING THE OPEN SPACE STANDARDS. THE OVERHEAD COVER
 FOR LEVEL 19 WEST AND LEVELS 21 AND 23 EAST EXCEED THE
 MAXIMUM 30% PERMITTED.
  
 71) PROVIDE DETAILS ON HOW THE FOLLOWING WILL BE
 ACHIEVED:
  
 A. THE GROUND LEVEL PLAZA MUST INCLUDE SHADE TREES
 INSTALLED USING A SUSPENDED PAVEMENT SYSTEM.
 B. THE PEDESTRIAN AREAS OF THE PLAZA MUST HAVE A SYSTEM
 TO RETAIN STORMWATER ONSITE. THE USE OF A PERVIOUS
 PAVER SYSTEM OR RAIN GARDEN DESIGN IS ENCOURAGED;
 HOWEVER, ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS ARE PERMITTED.
 C. THE ROOFTOP RAINWATER IS TO BE CAPTURED AND RETAINED
 ONSITE. THE USE OF THE CAPTURED RAINWATER FOR
 IRRIGATION AND OTHER NON-POTABLE USES IS ENCOURAGED;
 HOWEVER, AT A MINIMUM, ONSITE GROUNDWATER INFILTRATION
 IS REQUIRED.
  
 72) THE RENDERINGS OF THE BUILDINGS SHOW A GREEN WALL
 ON LEVELS 4 AND 5 INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED ACTIVE USE.
 PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED GREEN WALLS. THIS SHALL
 BE REFLECTED ON ALL THE PLANS.
  
 LIGHTING
  
 73) THE CUT SHEET SHOWS THE PROPOSED OLLVIO GRANDE LED
 PLAZA LIGHTS, BUT THESE FIXTURES TO NOT MATCH THE
 FIXTURES THAT ARE IN THE EXISTING HIMMEL PLAZA AROUND
 THE SPLASH PAD. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE PLAZA/OPEN SPACE
 AREAS SHALL BE CONSISTENT IN HEIGHT AND FIXTURE TYPE.
 PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE ARB ARBOR FIXTURES ARE NOT
 CONSISTENTLY USED IN THE PLAZAS/OPEN SPACES.
  
 74) THE PLAZA LIGHT LOCATIONS MUST BE SHOWN ON THE
 LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE PLANS.
  
 75) THERE ARE A FEW LOCATIONS WHERE THE BASE PLAN USED
 FOR THE LIGHTING PLAN DIFFERS FROM THE LANDSCAPE AND
 HARDSCAPE PLANS. THE LIGHTING PLAN MUST USE THE LATEST
 BASE PLAN.
  
 76) THERE ARE LOCATIONS WHERE LIGHT POLES ARE SHOWN IN
 DIRECT CONFLICT WITH PROPOSED TREES. THE LIGHTS MUST BE
 CLEARLY SHOWN TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF TEN-FOOT SEPARATION
 FROM OAK TREES.
  
 77) THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOWNTOWN REQUIRE
 THAT ALL BUILDINGS PROVIDE EXTERIOR LIGHTING EVERY
 NIGHT FROM DUSK TO DAWN TO ILLUMINATE BUILDING
 ENTRANCES, ADJACENT SIDEWALKS, AND PATHS, AT A MINIMUM
 OF 0.6 FOOTCANDLES AS MEASURED AT THE BACK EDGE OF THE
 CURB AND ONE FOOT ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. THERE ARE A FEW
 INSTANCES IN THE PEDESTRIAN AREAS OF THE PLAZA/OPEN
 SPACE AND THE PASSAGEWAY THAT DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM
 0.6 FOOTCANDLES.
  
 DRI REQUIRED ITEMS
  
 78) PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED
 BY THE CITYPLACE DRI.
  
 WATER CONSERVATION
 10. THE PROJECT SHALL UTILIZE WATER CONSERVING DEVICES
 AND METHODS THAT, AT A MINIMUM, MEET THE CRITERIA
 OUTLINED IN THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN OF THE PUBLIC
 WATER SUPPLY PERMIT ISSUED TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM
 BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
 MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. WATER CONSERVING TECHNIQUES FOR
 LANDSCAPING SHALL BE ENCOURAGED.
 11. ALL DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT SHALL USE WATER-SAVING
 PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND OTHER WATER CONSERVING DEVICES
 AS SPECIFIED IN THE WATER CONSERVATION ACT, SECTION
 553.14, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO REDUCE WATER USE.
  
 ENERGY CONSERVATION
 14. IN THE FINAL SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN PLANS, EACH
 INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPER SHALL: 1) INCORPORATE THOSE ENERGY
 MEASURES IDENTIFIED ON PAGE 25-6 OF THE APPLICATION FOR
 DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL; 2) COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA
 THERMAL EFFICIENCY CODE PART VII, CHAPTER 553, FLORIDA
 STATUTES; AND 3) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE,
 INCORPORATE MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE TREASURE COAST
 REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL'S REGIONAL ENERGY PLAN DATED
 MAY 1979.
 15. EACH DEVELOPER SHALL USE THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO
 INCORPORATE EACH OF THE 17 ENERGY SAVING METHODS
 OUTLINED ON PAGES 51 AND 52 IN THE ENERGY SECTION
 DISCUSSION OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING
 COUNCIL'S ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR DOWNTOWN UPTOWN
 (ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT D), EXCEPT FOR METHODS 15 AND 17.
 THE DEVELOPER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO COMMIT TO THE
 DETAILED ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES UNTIL THE
 FEASIBILITY HAS BEEN FULLY EVALUATED, AS AGREED TO BY
 THE CITY AND DEVELOPER.
  
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