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2009-03-17 17:40:09 | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPT: ***ZONING FAILED - 1ST |
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| 1. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL RESPONSES IN WRITING. |
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| REPEAT COMMENT: |
| 2. PLEASE PROVIDE EXISTING NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES |
| VERSES PROPOSED. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, PROVIDED ATTACHED |
| IS A COPY OF THE GREEN CARD FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. |
| CROSS REFERENCE THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES |
| FOR EACH TYPE OF UNIT LOCATED ONSITE. THE NUMBER OF |
| REQUIRED PARKING SPACES CAN BE FOUND IN THE ZONING AND |
| LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (ZLDR), SECTION 94-486. |
| SPECIFIC PARKING REQUIREMENTS; LOADING SPACE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL USES. TABLE XV-6, CITYWIDE |
| PARKING REQUIREMENTS, LINE ITEM 131. |
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| NEW COMMENTS: |
| 3. AS NOTED BY THE ENGINEERING PLAN REVIEWER, PLEASE |
| PROVIDE A RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED APPROACH |
| EXTENSION FROM THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT |
| (561.494.1040). |
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| 4. THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE |
| CONFLICTS WITH THE PROPOSED PARKING SPACE AND DOES NOT |
| PROVIDE ENOUGH MANEUVERING FOR A VEHICLE TO SAFELY BACK |
| OUT FROM THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE. RECONFIGURE THE |
| DESIGN IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE MANEUVERING |
| CAPABILITY. NOTE: REFER TO THE ZLDR, SECTION 94-485, |
| FIGURE XV-2, GENERAL PARKING DIMENSIONS, FOR MINIMUM |
| WIDTH REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 5. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZLDR, SECTION 94-304, MINIMUM |
| SETBACKS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES: THE DUMPSTER |
| ENCLOSURE SHALL BE SETBACK A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) FEET |
| FROM THE REAR PROPERTY LINE. |
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| 6. THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM |
| REQUIRED PER CODE. PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| BEACH ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (ZLDR), |
| SECTION 94-443??(3): OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS. |
| OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS CONTAINING AT LEAST 12 INTERIOR |
| PARKING SPACES SHALL CONTAIN LANDSCAPE AREAS. THE TOTAL |
| SIZE OF SUCH LANDSCAPED AREAS SHALL BE EQUAL TO TEN |
| SQUARE FEET FOR EACH PARKING SPACE AND SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF AN OFF-STREET PARKING |
| AREA. LANDSCAPED AREAS SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE SHADE |
| OR FLOWERING TREE FOR EACH 100 SQUARE FEET OF REQUIRED |
| LANDSCAPED AREA. A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF ALL TREES |
| THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF |
| AN OFF-STREET PARKING AREA SHALL BE SHADE TREES. THE |
| SHADE TREES SHALL BE LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER TO |
| PRODUCE MAXIMUM OVERHEAD CANOPY FOR THE VEHICLES. ALL |
| PARKING LOT LANDSCAPED AREAS SHALL BE PLANTED WITH |
| GRASS, GROUND COVER, SHRUBBERY, OR OTHER SUITABLE LIVE |
| PLANT MATERIAL. PARKING LOT LANDSCAPED AREAS SHALL BE |
| DESIGNED, PLANTED, AND MAINTAINED TO PERMIT CLEAR |
| VISION BETWEEN THE HEIGHT OF TWO FEET AND EIGHT FEET |
| ABOVE GRADE; HOWEVER, THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY |
| WHERE THE LACK OF CLEAR VISION IS NOT DEEMED TO BE A |
| SAFETY HAZARD. TERMINAL ISLANDS, INTERIOR ISLANDS AND |
| DIVIDER MEDIANS SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO RETAIN MAXIMUM |
| WATER IN THE TURF AREAS AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE |
| FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. FIGURE XIV-1 IS AN EXAMPLE OF |
| THE LOCATION AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT |
| LANDSCAPE AREAS AND THE PROPERTY. |
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| 7. ENSURE THE PARKING STALL DIMENSIONS MEET THE MINIMUM |
| STANDARDS AS INDICATED IN THE ZLDR, SECTION 94-485 (SEE |
| ATTACHED DETAIL). |
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| NOTE: THE SUBMITTAL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION MAY |
| GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE ZONING AND LAND |
| DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AT |
| WWW.MUNICODE.COM OR VISIT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT |
| WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/PLAN/INDEX.HTM. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| CONTACT ME. |
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| MAGGIE CRUZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER |
| PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT |
| TEL: (561) 822-1444 OR (561) 805-6720 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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