Minutes 07-09-02MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING,
HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2002 AT 6:30 P.M.
Present
Larry Finkelstein, Chairman
Jos6 Aguila
Alexander DeMarco
Don Fenton
Jeanne Heavilin, Vice-Chair
Michelle Hoyland
Henderson Tillman
Douglas Hutchinson, CRA Director
Lindsey Payne, Board Attorney
I. Call to Order
Chairman Finkelstein called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and welcomed
Commissioner Mack McCray.
II. Roll Call
The Recording Secretary called the roll and declared that a quorum was present.
III. Agenda Approval
The Board agreed to have Public Audience after the Consent Agenda to give
Commissioner McCray an opportunity to speak.
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to approve the agenda as amended. Mr. Tillman seconded the motion
that carried 7-0.
IV. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes of June 11, 2002
Motion
Mr. Aguila moved to approve the minutes of June 11, 2002 as written.
Heavilin seconded the motion that carried 7-0.
Vice Chair
X. Public Audience (out of agenda order)
Commissioner Mack McCray addressed the Board and City staff, saying that their hard
work to upgrade the City was noticed and appreciated. He was also appreciative of the
new CRA Director, and believed that Mr. Hutchinson's vision would help to move the
City forward.
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V. Director's Report
A. Financial
1) June 2002 Financial Statement
Mr. Hutchinson stated that the expenses were routine except for the addition of the
Director's bi-weekly salary, the expense for the Introduction at Holiday Express, and the
advertising expense for the public hearings on the Land Development Regulations. Chair
Finkelstein asked about the interest posting for June, which did not appear. Mr.
Hutchinson will investigate and report back to the Board.
B. Project Updates
1) Riverwalk/Promenade The principals of the Marina project briefed
Mr. Hutchinson and Chair Finkelstein about their new site plan. The Marina principals
were directed to submit some information to the CRA so the Rivervvalk/Promenade
project could proceed. Project design concepts will be developed to allow cost
estimating for review by the CRA Board. Follow up will take place with Quincy Johnson
on a short study to determine exactly what kind of costs are involved. The new
information from the Marina group will be matched to this study to determine exactly
what areas are included, and other related issues.
2) Locate Grant Proqrams for Promenade and Riverwalk Several sources
have been identified and are being pursued,
3) Marina Proiect Update The Site Plan has been submitted to City
staff for review and will be presented to the CRA in August.
4) Transfer Funds to Operating Account The account has been
opened and signature cards have been signed. The City Manager asked that the City
Commission give the final blessing for the transfer of funds into the account. Bonding
and insurance issues were discussed with Legal Counsel and the Board is covered. Mr.
Hutchinson's insurance company approved his application and the policy should be
finalized within a week.
5) Hire Assistant for Bookkeeping At least sixty resumes were received
for this position, many of which listed outstanding qualifications.
6) CRA Brochure Mr, Hutchinson reviewed CRA brochures from
other CRAs and requested that those who had also collected them provide him with a
copy.
7) CRA Si,qna,qe Guidance Pathways were contacted and a
representative will come in on July 17th to discuss this issue. Efforts are being
coordinated with City staff and this should bring about requests for quotation and
qualifications and result in a project that will serve the needs of the CRA and the City.
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8) Insurance as Required by Independent Contractor Aqreement The
automobile insurance policy has been received and is on record with the increased
amounts.
9) Bud.qetfor 10/1/02-12/31/02 The Board requested a short-term
budget since it desired to go to a fiscal year budget starting January 1, 2003. The short-
term budget is being drafted with narratives and backup detail and will be rolled out to
the Board. The budget will include many items that were not in the budget when the
CRA was operated as part of the City such as rent and utilities.
10) Legal Counselto'RepresenttheCRA The CRA wants to have
access to legal representation and, if necessary, be separated from the City's Counsel in
cases that might present a conflict of interest. A Request for Qualifications is being
prepared and several firms have expressed interest.
11) Workshop Mr. Hutchinson is preparing the agenda for a workshop
and requested that the members contact him to add agenda items. He had reviewed
Chairman Finkelstein's outline of the current work issues and was gathering background
information on the projects so that the workshop could be productive. The Board decided
to meet on August 3, 2002 from 9:00 to 12:00, and will be notified when the meeting
place has been secured.
12) Policy Manual and Purchasinq Policy/Procedures The policy manual,
purchasing procedures, and office procedures are in draft form and being proofread.
They will be presented to the Board at its next meeting. Mr. Hutchinson appreciated the
helpful input from the Board in the preparation of these documents.
C. Commission Action
The City Commission has approved the Woolbright Grill. They have also approved the
use changes in the Federal Highway Core area.
Questions to the Director
Vice Chair Heavilin inquired if there were any dates on the Promenade design concepts.
Mr. Hutchinson stated that he and Chair Finkelstein were reviewing the contract for the
initial design elements and the timeframe would emerge from their discussions. Chair
Finkelstein stated that he believed there would be an initial compilation of ideas and
concepts from the architect in about 30-45 days. He would be also be reviewing the
initial design concepts contract with Quincy Johnson. Mr. Hutchinson stated that they are
not asking for construction drawings and bid documents at this time because they
wished to give the Board some visions and options to look at so the Board could give
direction to the project.
Mr. Fenton asked if there had been any movement in the purchase of property. Mr.
Hutchinson indicated that there were several properties that were still in the negotiation
process. The environmental survey was done on the Relax Inn and the results are
expected in the near future.
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Mr. DeMarco wished to have a ballpark idea of the start and finish dates for the Marina
project. Mr. Hutchinson stated that the developer would be presenting a list of items at
next week's meeting, after which dates should be more definitive. The developer has
submitted the final site plan to the City, including the designs for the apartment buildings,
for review. The best answer they had verbally was that it would take 24 months for
completion. The Board will be getting a full presentation on the site plan and the
questions of timing will be a part of the presentation. The Board members were anxious
for Mr. Hutchinson to know the background and history of the Madna Project and Mr.
Hutchinson stated that he had been thoroughly briefed by City staff on the project and
Chair Finkelstein was involved also. Mr. Hutchinson stated that meaningful progress was
coming up.
VI. Unfinished Business - None
VII. Public Hearings
A. Old Business
New Site PI an
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
Kensington Place (NWSP 02-006)
Vince Zabik, Showcase COntractors, Inc.
Vince Zabik
South side of S.E. 23rd Avenue between
Federal Highway and the Florida East Coast
Railroad right-of-way
Request new site plan approval for 17 town
homes on a 1,62-acre parcel.
Maxime Ducoste-Amedee, Planner, explained that this project had been tabled at the
previous CRA meeting, pending evidence of improvements that the CRA had requested.
The improvements requested by the CRA were to make offsets in the building
elevations, modify the roofline, include additional landscaping adjacent to the buildings,
and change the dumpster orientation.
Mr. Ducoste-Amedee stated that staff had met with the applicant, and were satisfied that
all of the recommendations made by the CRA had been incorporated into the plans. Ms.
Galav indicated that, under normal procedures, the Board would not see the final
drawings and that the applicant had revised the site plan drawing to show the offsets of
the building units and the dumpster relocation.
Vince Zabik, applicant, stated that he agreed with all 44 Conditions of Approval. He
commented that in addition to the offsets, he had changed the design to include hip and
gable ends. Ms. Hoyland believed that the elevations needed to be strengthened even
further since they would be facing Golf Road. She indicated that she could support
additional architectural elements or good-sized shade trees to soften the elevations. Mr.
DuCoste-Amedee pointed out that Conditions of Approval #39 and #40 dealt with Ms.
Hoyland's concerns. Ms. Hoyland thought the Board needed to make recommendations
that were more specific than stated in the Conditions of Approval. Mr. Tillman asked the
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applicant if they would include live oak to break up the wall expanse facing Golf Road
and the FEC tracks and Mr. Zabik agreed to do so.
Mr. Aguila suggested an improvement to the proposed offset scheme by having the two
center units of the six-unit building out front, balanced by two units shifted back on either
side of the two center units. He stated that the current proposal was for one unit back
and one forward followed by two back and two forward and it went back and forth. He
thought a more uniform pattern from west to east might be better, starting with two up,
two back, three up, two back, two up for a 2-2-3-2-2.
Mr. Zabik showed the Board digital photos of a similar project he had done in Deerfield
Beach to help them visualize the project. The Board confirmed with Mr. Zabik that the
scoring in his plans would be replaced by banding as depicted in the digital photos.
A discussion ensued about Fiberglas shingles versus concrete tiles for the roof material.
Mr. Zabik stated that everything surrounding the proposed project had asphalt shingles
and it would be the only new project in an older area; however, they could use three-
dimensional shingles. Ms. Hoyland thought cement tiles would be more appropriate. Mr.
Zabik thought that using a tile roof would add from $8 to $10K to each unit.
Mr. DeMarco inquired whether anyone from Planning & Zoning had gone to see Mr.
Zabik's project in Deerfield Beach and on hearing that no one had, repeated his
suggestion from the previous meeting that someone do so. Mr. DeMarco also inquired
about the color scheme and received confirmation that the colors were not as presented
at the previous meeting.
Chairman Finkelstein opened the Public Hearing. Board Attorney Payne administered an
oath to Robert Ensler.
Robert Ensler, 26 Woods Lane, Boynton Beach, spoke about hips and gables. He
agreed with the Board's efforts to enhance the appearance of the proposed project. He
stated that this was an opportunity to redevelop the area in terms of what was desired in
the future, and not just what was in the area today. He expressed a preference for: 1) tile
versus shingles; 2) earth tones in the color scheme; and 3) hips versus gables. He
preferred a consistent pattern of architecture and so was against alternating hips and
gables on the same building.
Chairman Finkelstein closed the Public Hearing.
Chair Finkelstein indicated that the Board was responsible for upgrading the housing
stock in the area and because of that, were trying to "set the bar higher" for
redevelopment activity.
Mr. Aguila asked Mr. Zabik if he would agree to use raised, banding with an accent color
on the proposed project, as shown on the digital photos. He also asked if the applicant
would consider putting decorative wood shutters on the end units to add color and
interest to the elevation. Mr. Zabik agreed to both suggestions. Mr. Aguila asked that the
landscape material for the end units be tall at the time of installation.
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Chair Finkelstein asked about fencing and was told that the applicant would use the new
PVC fencing for durability and appearance.
Motion
Mr. Tillman moved to give site plan approva to Kensington Place, NWSP 02-006,
including all staff Conditions of Approval (COA) as provided except: 1) that on COA #35,
the inclusion of flat or "S" tile and not asphalt shingle roof; 2) on COA #40, the use of tall
shrubbery such as live oak as part of the landscaping clusters; 3) the inclusion of wood
shutters and raised stucco banding on the end of the buildings. Mr. Aquila seconded the
motion with an additional request that his offset/staggering scheme replace the
applicant's current offset scheme. Mr. Tillman agreed to all additions to the motion. The
motion carried 7-0.
Major Site Plan Modification
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
M & L Roofing (MSPM 02-003)
Riza N. Altan, P.E.
Mel Lowe
630 Industrial Avenue
Request for a major site plan modification to add
8,283 square feet to a 1,275 square foot existing
light industrial warehouse building for a total of
10,558 square feet on a 0.64-acre parcel.
Eric' Johnson, Planner, reported that this case had been tabled from the previous CRA
meeting since the applicant did not appear. He gave an overview of the project. Since
the staff report was written, the Palm Beach County Traffic Division has determined that
the proposed project meets standards and this would eliminate Condition of Approval
(COA) #11. One space within the proposed row of parking has been designated as
reserved for the fire vehicle turn-around area. This element of the plan has been
endorsed and approved by the City Fire Department. The applicant has agreed to all
fifteen Conditions of Approval.
Riza Altan, project engineer for M & L Roofing, responded to questions from the
Board.
Mr. Aguila expressed concern about the appearance of the proposed "T" joists, which
would extend eight feet from the building. He believed its appearance could be improved
by extending the mansard roof or some other improvement. Ms. Hoyland asked if the
applicant would be willing to continue the mansard around the entire north and west side
of the building, where the eight-foot overhang now appeared? Mr. Altan said if the
Board insisted, yes, but that he felt there was a structural reason for the design they
proposed - the cantilevedng balances the bending moment. Mr. Aguila said that was
very true, structurally, but that the structural design could not drive the aesthetics of the
building. Mr. Altan stated that the cantilevered design had been selected to give the
maximum amount of protection from the elements to the interior of the service areas
when the doors were open.
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Ms. Hoyland believed that the turnaround/maneuvering area for the fire access vehicles
needed to be moved to space 22, so that there would be adequate back out from
parking space 21. Mr. Johnson stated that the Fire Department had indicated that this
space could be moved virtually anywhere. Mr. Aguila asked if there were a backup
space requirement in the Codes. Mr. Aguila said that when one was in space 22 and
backed out, they would hit the building, unless they backed straight out. Mr. Aguila
asked whether the Code required a back-up/maneuvering area for the end space and
Mr. Johnson replied that it did not.
Mr. DeMarco asked about the number of employees and the maximum number of trucks
that would be in the area at any one time. He was told four of the employees stayed in
the vicinity but that most of the employees came in early and went out into the City for
the rest of the day. The maximum number of roofing trucks parked there would be ten.
Ms. Hoyland noted that the elevation sheet indicated a color of "soft cranberry," but the
elevations in front of the Board appeared to be yellow. Mr. Altan said the color was
beige. The Board asked staff if the applicant had submitted a color chip and the
response was that they had not. Mr. Aguila did not think the project was ready for the
Board to review.
Chairman Finkelstein opened the Public Hearing.
Bob Ensler, 26 Woods Lane, Boynton Beach, brought up a point about the ddve aisle
behind the parking space. Chair Finkelstein stated that there was an end parking space
that abuts the building, with no backup space behind it. The Board questioned Whether
the City Code required end parking spaces to have a "bump out," but the Code does not
have such a provision.
Chairman Finkelstein closed the Public Hearing.
Motion
Mr. Tillman moved to table the request, pending receipt of more information from the
applicant. Ms. Hoyland seconded the motion with a request to add direction to the
applicant. With Mr. Tillman's permission, Ms. Hoyland asked: 1) that the emergency
vehicle turnaround space be moved to space 22; that the applicant provide a color chip
of the proposed building paint color and, if possible, a visual representation of the color
that matches the paint chip; that the applicant provide an elevation that indicates the
mansard roof on the north elevation and the west elevation to match what is proposed
on the existing building; to see the mansard roof continue on the west elevation of the
existing building and the north and west elevations of the proposed building. Mr. Tillman
agreed to the additions to the motion.
Quintus Greene, Development Director, addressed the Board, saying that the CRA was
not in a position to require the applicant to do something that the City's Code did not
require them to do. Chair Finkelstein advised that the Board could request it.
The Board felt that any emergency vehicle would stay in the drive aisle and back right
out. Mr. Greene agreed but objected to designating the parking space With the least
amount of maneuverability as the emergency vehicle space. Ms. Hoyland believed that
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common sense dictated that with a dead-end parking bay, there had to be a
maneuvering panel. If the Code did not have such a provision at present, she thought
that the Code should be amended. Mr. Fenton believed the emergency vehicle slot
should be left where it was shown on the drawing.
Mr. Aguila said his addition to the motion was to ask staff to talk to the Fire Department
about moving the turnaround space to the end of the row, in the spot shown on the
drawing as space 22, and not designate it as an emergency vehicle space but simply a
turnaround space. Mr. Tillman and Ms. Hoyland accepted this amendment to the
motion. The motion carried 6-1, Mr. Fenton dissenting.
Mel Lowe, owner of M & L Roofing, was concerned about losing four feet of protection
for the service bays if they changed from the cantilevered design to mansard. Chair
Finkelstein suggested that the applicant meet with staff to gain a better idea of what the
Board wanted and what could be done to improve the appearance of the building. The
Board realized that it was in an industrial area but believed that the appearance issue
could be satisfied with some modification(s). Also, the Board wished to see a
representation of what the entire project would look like, showing the existing building
and the proposed improvements.
B. New Business
Conditional Use/Site Plans
1. Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
Lighthouse Academy (COUS 02-003)
Robed Kuoppala, Kuoppala & Associates
Julius G. Francis
202 West Boynton Beach Boulevard
Request Conditional Use/New Site Plan approval
to construct a 5.032 square foot, 100-child daycare
facility on 0.62 acres.
Eric Johnson, Planner, gave an overview of the project, saying that the project would be
consistent with the guidelines of Vision 20/20. Staff recommended approval of the
project, contingent upon satisfaction of the eleven Conditions of Approval.
Robert Kuoppala, project architect and agent for Lighthouse Academy, stated that
they were unaware of any Vision 20/20 guidelines and had mOdeled their project after
the City's Codes and thought that they had proposed something that conformed to those
Codes. They also believed that their project conformed to staff's recommendations for
appearance.
The applicant did have some concerns about the staff recommendations pertaining to
signage. Staff had issues with size on the monument sign and scale on the facade sign.
The applicant believed that their proposed monument sign conforms to the maximum
square footage allowed in the Code. They proposed channel letters in the same color as
the roof for the facade sign and believed that the sign size conformed to the maximum
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size allowable and they wished to keep this. The fa~;ade sign would sit up on the
mansard and would not go above the roof parapet. The applicant's design had various
widths for the parking spaces because they wanted to maximize their practicality as
much as possible. Mr. Aguila thought that making all the parking spaces the standard 9
ft. width would allow for a little more landscaping for the project. Mr. Kuoppala stated that
West Palm Beach also had a nine-foot wide parking space and with a full-size
conversion van, parking was difficult in the nine-foot spots.
Mr. Aguila asked about the gap in the roofline on the south elevation. Mr. Kuoppala
stated that this was for the "ship's ladder," which would go up to the roof. Mr. Aguila
confirmed that this would be permanently mounted with some sort of protection to keep
children from climbing up it. The applicant was still looking for a place inside where they
could put a scuttle area but had not found one yet.
Ms. Hoyland thought that the applicant might want to consider stepping the six-foot high
wall down about three feet, fifteen or twenty feet back from the southeast corner, for site
visibility purposes.
Mr. Tillman stated that a small dumpster and enclosure would be necessary to
accommodate the large number of children. The applicant agreed. Ms. Laurinda Logan,
City Civil Engineer, stated that if a dumpster were to be put in, it would have to be
oriented in such a manner as to allow for the turning movements of the garbage trucks.
Mr. DeMarco was concerned about the safety of the children on such a heavily traveled
street, and believed that a traffic light to guide traffic into and out of the site would be
very helpful. The Board agreed that a traffic light would be desirable but stated that it
would require traffic studies and a level of service and support from other agencies. He
also inquired about the height of the fences.
Mr. Kuoppala responded that they were proposing a six-foot high fence all around the
entire playground area and that there would also be a concrete block wall on the south
side of the property. They were concerned about safety also and proposed putting
bollards in behind the fence within the hedge to give an extra layer of protection to the
children on the playground.
Mr. Aguila suggested that instead of bollards, which tended to tip after awhile, that the
applicant might consider putting in a chain link fence with wood posts in the ground
between the hedge and the chain link fence.
Mr. Johnson wanted to make sure that the applicant understood Condition of Approval
#4. Mr. Kuoppala stated that he had faxed the Health Department requirements to Mr.
Johnson, which had a requirement that the site have adequate drainage. The
playground, as part of the site, would also have to have drainage. The applicant was
proposing a drain with a grate over it and a floor over that, topped with a swing set, as
an answer to the safety issue. The water could get to the drain if a slight swale were put
in.
Ms. Logan indicated that the Engineering Department was concerned about the safety of
the children and this was why they recommended relocation of the inlet. If there were
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another way to positively protect the inlet, Engineering would be agreeable, as long as it
were made inaccessible to the children. Mr. Kuoppala agreed, saying that the safety
grate with flooring above it would be their choice if it would be agreeable to the City.
Mr. Henderson thought if a "hill" effect were created on the playground, that the water
would naturally drain off to the down side, away from the children. Mr. Kuoppala agreed,
but stated that having swale all the way from the northwest corner of the property and
around the bottom, south side, would create too much fall. They could do a gentle,
inverted crown in the playground area and swale down to the inlet and let it go out to the
pipe.
Mr. Johnson said that with that discussion in mind, he wanted to amend Condition ~N to
read aS follows: "Staff requires reconfiguration of Type "A" inlet location located on the
playground to an area where it will not pose a hazard."
Chairman Finkelstein opened the Public Hearing.
Chris Kuehn, 201 N,W. 1st Avenue, BoYnton Beach, the neighbor to the south of the
propoSed daycare center, was concerned about the hours of operation.
Herb Suss, citizen of Boynton Beach, stated that he shared Mr. DeMarco's concerns
about the heavy traffic and the difficulty of making the left turn onto Boynton Beach
Boulevard. He complimented the Board on their thoroughness and attention to detail.
Mr. Kuoppala stated that the hours of operation would be from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, closed on Sunday. Ms.
Hoyland asked Mr. Kuehn if he had any comment about that. Mr. Kuehn thought 8:30
p.m. was pretty late. Mr. Kuoppala stated the owner was trying to serve the people who
work hours other than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Chairman Finkelstein closed the Public Hearing.
Chair Finkelstein asked Mr. Kuoppala if he agreed with the Conditions of Approval.
Mr. Kuoppala had a comment on COA #8 about the trees. He stated there were four
trees on site and the tree, "item E," mentioned by the Forester was on the adjacent
property, based upon the survey. They revised the landscape plan and submitted it at
the end of May to the Forester, stating that they would remove all the trees on the site. r
Mr. DeMarco spoke about the hours of operation and whether there would be a time
certain when the children would be brought back into the building.
The Board Attorney swore in one of the project's owners, Michelle Francis, 1170 N.W.
8th Court, Boynton Beach, who said that the playground hours wOuld be from 9:00 a.m.
until 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., when the children would be brought
indoors. This satisfied Mr. Kuehn's concerns.
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Mr. Fenton asked Ms. Francis if they would object to moving the closing hour back to
8:00 p.m. instead of 8:30 p.m. Ms. Francis did not object.
Motion
Ms. Hoyland moved to approve the conditional use application for Lighthouse Academy
subject to satisfying all conditions of approval as contained in Exhibit "C" of the Staff
Report with the qualification that Condition fi4 state: Staff requires reconfiguration of the
Type "A" inlet area such that it does not propose a hazard in the proposed playground
area and with the following added conditions: 1) that the top of the air conditioning units
and mechanical equipment must not be higher than the proposed parapet wall; 2) that
the six-foot high perimeter wall on the south property line be stepped down to three feet,
twenty feet in from the east property line; 3)that all parking spaces with the exception of
the handicapped space and the two drop-off spaces be 9 feet by 18 feet; 4) that the
drive aisle be no arger than 24 feet wide; 5) that space 14 on the proposed s te plan be
eliminated; 6) that ~ dumpster enclosure be added to this oCation which meets the City
requirements and has a six foot h gh stucco wal with wood gates and meta framing; 7)
that the applicant consider relocating the "ship's ladder" and possibly do a scuttle hole to
access the flat roof, thus contin ong the south property line; 8) that
the hours of operation Monday through be 6:30 a,m. to 8:00 p.m.; that the
playground hours of operation MOnday through Saturday be 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mr. Aguila sec~)nded ~e motion.
Chair Finkelstein questioned addition #2 to the motion because he understood that the
Code called for a six foot buffer wall between residential and commercial properties. Ms.
Galav.confirmed this. Ms. Hoyland inquired whether it could be a fence and Mr. Johnson
stated that it had to be a CBS wall. Ms. Hoyland asked about the site visibility triangle
and Ms. Galav stated that this was at the entrance, Ms. Hoyland then amended her
motion to remove condition #2. Ms. Hoyland also wanted to assure that the dumpster
wall would match the proposed perimeter buffer wall, Mr. Aguila agreed with both
changes to the motion.
Mr. Fenton had a problem with the parking spaces, believing that some of the parking
spaces should be bigger to accommodate vans, pickup trucks, and other large vehicles
such as F350s, since they would have a hard time getting into 9 x 18 spaces. Ms.
Hoyland disagreed and did not wish to amend the motion.
The motion carried 6-1, Mr. Fenton dissenting.
New Site Plan
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
Sunbelt Hydraulics (NWSP 02-008)
Joseph Houston, Kerns Construction
C & C Realty Investments
West Industrial Avenue, Lot 9 of Boynton Beach
Industrial Park North
Request new site plan approval to construct a
12,480 square foot, one-story industrial building,
with related parking on a 1.44-acre parcel for a
business which services truck bodies
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Maxime Ducoste-Amedee gave an overview of the project. The Planning & Zoning
DiviSion recommended approval of the project, subject to the Conditions of Approval in
Exhibit "C."
Joseph Houston of Kerns Construction, agent for the applicant, stated that the
applicant did not have any problem with any of the Conditions of Approval.
Mr. Aguila asked if the entrance would serve as access to other properties. Mr. Houston
stated that it would. Mr. Aguila asked if construction of the access driveway would be
concurrent for both properties. Stewart Cunningham, project engineer for Sunbelt
Hydraulics, replied that he was not sure because the other property owner would
probably not beg in construction for another month.
Ms. Hoyland wanted to make sure that adequate spacing was left between the proposed
Sabal palms. Mr. DeMarco asked if they would have street-level loading and was told
they would. He then inquired about the height of the overhead doors and was told that
they were sixteen feet high.
Chairman Finkelste/n opened the Public Hearing. Since there were no people who
wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
Motion
Ms. Hoyland moved .to approve the request for site plan for Sunbelt Hydraulics, NWSP
02-008, subject to all staff comments included in Exhibit "C" of the Staff Report and that
the applicant and staff work together to include a landscape maintenance agreement for
the shared landscape strip along the south property line. Mr. Aguila seconded the
motion that carried 7-0.
VIII. New Business - None
IX. Other - None
X. Public Audience (held earlier)
Xl. Adjournment
Since there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was duly adjourned
at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Collins
Recording SeCretary
(two tapes)
(071002)
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