O89-36ORDinANCE HO. 89- D&
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 80-19 OF SAID
CITY BY ZONING A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND
WITHIN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, FROM AG (AGRICULTURAL ) AND
R-1AAA (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO
PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, WITH A LAND USE INTENSITY
OF 4.0 (PUD LUI = 4) BEING LOCATED IN
THE EAST HALF (E 1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (NW 1/4) AND THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION SEVEN (7),
TOWNSHIP FORTY-FIVE (45) SOUTH, .RANGE
FORTY-THREE (43) EAST, BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AMENDING
THE REVISED ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY;
PROVIDING THAT ALL DEVELOPMENT OF SAID
PROPERTY SHALL PROCEED IN STRICT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS AS
SUBMITTED AND APPROVED AND ALL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING A
CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
W~EREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida, has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 80-19
in which a Revised Zoning Map was adopted for said City; and
W~RREAS, Urban Design Studio, agent for McIntosh/Cowie,
Inc., (Knollwood Groves) has heretofore filed a Petition
with the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, pursuant to Section
9 of Appendix A - Zoning of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, for the purpose of rezoning a
certain parcel of land consisting of approximately 111.78
acres (±) located within the municipal limits of said City,
said property being more particularly described hereinafter,
from AG (Agricultural) and R-1AAA (Single Family
Residential) to PUD with a Land Use Intensity of 4 (PUD LUI
4).
W~R. REAS, the City' Commission deems it advisable to
amend the aforesaid Revised Zoning Map as hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the following described land,
located in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, to wit:
The East half of the Northwest quarter
and the Southwest quarter of the
Northwest quarter of Section 7, Township
45 South, Range 43 East, Palm Beach
County, Florida.
LESS HOWEVER, the right of way for
Lawrence Road and the rights of way of
Hypoluxo Road and the Lake Worth
Drainage District Canal L-18.
SUBJECT to easements, reservations,
restrictions and rights of way of
record.
Containing: 111.78 acres more or less.
be and the same is hereby rezoned from AG (Agricultural) and
R-1AAA (Single Family Residential) to Planned Unit
Development with a Land Use Intensity of 4 (PUD LUI 4),
which intensity is determined to be appropriate under the
circumstances represented to the City in said application
and in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of
Boynton Beach, Florida.
Section 2: That the aforesaid Revised Zoning Map of
the City shall be amended accordingly.
Section 3: That the application of the owners and
agents of the subject property for rezoning is hereby
granted for the purpose of permitting the development of said
land as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) as set forth in the
application specifically in accordance with comments of the
Planning and Zoning Board relating to the phasing of said
project and those staff comments not inconsistent therewith
attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: Should any section or provision of this
Ordinance or any portion thereof be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage of this City's 1989 Comprehensive
Plan.
FIRST READING this ~ day of October , 1989.
SECOND, FINAL READING and PASSAGE this
/~day of
FLORIDA
city ~rk
( Corporate Seal)
Vice Mayor~~~.
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It was the Engineering Department's position that Citrus
Glen Drive should not be abandoned due to the fact that it
is a.connecting road between Miner Road and Lawrence Road
and is consistent with the City Commission adopted 1986
Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report.
Police Department
See comments under "Site Plan Modification", pages 7 and 8
of these minutes.
Fire Department
See Addendum E attached to the original copy of these
minutes in the office of the City Clerk.
Mr. Annunziato pointed out that the guardhouse and security
gates requested are located solely within the Executive
Estates plat. Executive Estates platted the road that winds
through and goes from Miner Road to Lawrence Road. It is
controlled by a separate Association from the property owners
to the south. The applicant will have to submit to the City
Attorney appropriate documentation to provide for common
maintenance of those facilities located on a different plat.
Mr. Granados had no problem with that because there will be
one homeowners association that will maintain both plats-.
Mr. Annunziato advised that would have to be directed to the
City Attorney.
A vote was taken on the motion, and the motion carried 4-3.
Chairman Walshak, Vice Chairman Collins, Mr. Blanchette, and
Mr. Richter voted for the motion. Mr. Howard, Mr. Lehnertz,
and Mr. Zimmerman voted against the motion.
NEW BUSINESS
A. PUBLIC HEARINGS
REZONINGS
2. Project Name:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Knollwood Groves
Urban Design Studio
Knollwood Groves, Inc.
East side of Lawrence Road, south
of Hypoluxo Road
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Legal
Description:
Description:
The E~ of the NW~ and the SW~ of
the NW~ of Sec. 7, Twp. 45 South,
Rge. 43 E., Palm Beach County, FL,
LESS, however, the right-of-way
for Lawrence Road and the rights-
of-way for Hypoluxo Road and the
Lake Worth Drainage District
Canal L-18
SUBJECT to easements, reservations,
restrictions and rights-of-way of
record. Containing 111.78 acres,
more or less
Request for rezoning from AG
(Agriculture) and R-1AAA (Single
Family Residential) to a Planned
Unit Development with a Land Use
Intensity = 4 (PUD w/LUI = 4)
Mr. Go~den read the memo dated August 23, 1989, addressed
to the Board, from Mr. Annunziato. (See "Addendum F-l"
attached to the original copy of these minutes in the Office
of the City Clerk.) It was recommended that the application
for rezoning be approved, subject to the limitations
outlined under item "a" of the section entitled "ISSUES/
DISCUSSION" in the memo, the staff comments attached to the
original copy of these minutes as "Addenda F-2" through
"F-3" inclusive, and to the following comments:
Lake Worth Drainage District
"We ask the City of Boynton Beach to condition any action on
this development so that the developer has to address the
L-19 canal to our satisfaction and needs."
Parks Division, Recreation and Parks Department
"It is understood that the developer plans to apply for
1/2 credit towards the recreation impact fee for the multi-
family section of the P.U.D."
"Prior to site plan approval, specific plans concerning
location, dimension, etc. need to be submitted concerning
the five recreation items required to qualify for the credit."
Forester/Horticulturist
The applicant must submit the following as part of the site
plan:
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"1. Littoral zone and upland hardwood species plantings
around the lakes.
2. A relocation/tagging plan showing where transplanted
citrus trees will be moved.
3. A landscape/tree planting plan for the grass median on
Hypoluxo Road, adjacent to the site.
4. A dense vegetative buffer to provide a visual barrier
along the property adjacent to the existing single
family houses."
City Attorney
"It is the opinion of this office that the application meets
requirements for unified control as outlined in Section 6,
Appendix B, Land Use Element of the City of Boynton Beach
Code of Ordinances."
Robert E. Basehart, Director, Urban Planning, Urban Design]
Studio, Suite 600, The Concourse, 2000 Palm Beach Lakes
Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6582, wished to point
out something he thought was very important with respect to
the County's traffic performance standard. He informed
Chairman Walshak that one problem he had With the comments
and suggestions made in the letter from the County
Engineering Department was that there is no way to tell
exactly what the County wide performance.is for this area
because the County is still dealing with the issues of
lower levels of service (LOS) on certain roads and exclu-
sions from the performance standards on others. All of the
roads significantly impacted by this project are currently
operating at either LOS "A" or LOS "B" and will not become
over capacity by virtue of this project.
Mr. Basehart stated that the property is "L" shaped. It
would be on the southeast corner of the intersection of
Hypoluxo Road and Lawrence Road if it were not for the 35
acre parcel that is partly in the City and partly unin-
corporated in the County zoned Agriculture.
Mr. Basehart said this project will have 150 single family
residential units. The multi-family component will have 389
units on 26 acres. The net density of the single family
residential is 1.8 units per acre. Mr. Basehart presented a
conceptual plan of the single family area. They used the
cul-de-sac approach to develop a quiet, private, individual,
residential design. The lots are about 10,000 square feet
or more. Access to the site is by Hypoluxo Road and from
Meadows Boulevard.
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Included on the design was the dedication of a five acre
park site, to be added to the four acres already provided
by The Meadows PUD. A day care center will serve the needs
of 'this development, as well as The Meadows. Mr. Basehart
apprised the Members that service can be provided without
going onto the exterior street system.
With regard to traffic, Mr. Basehart said the project will
generate about 4,505 trips a day, (1,479 from the single
family, 2,684 from the multi-family, and 342 trips from the
day care center.) As part of the design, the applicant has
agreed to complete Meadows Boulevard. It is not on the
County's thoroughfare system but by completing that lane
from its current termination at their boundary to Lawrence
Road, Mr. Basehart pointed out that they will be providing
a new east/west collector link and an 80 foot right-of-way.
They will also be providing relief for other east/west roads
in the area, including Hypoluxo Road. That road will be
provided as a public road and will be available for anyone.
In addition to that, the City Staff asked the applicant to
construct a collector road from The Meadows north to
Hypoluxo Road. .That will provide another north/south link,
and Mr. Basehart thought it would provide substantial relief
from the intersection of Lawrence Road and Hypoluxo Road and
create additional alternatives for the traveling public in
the area. All of this is being done at the developer's cost
and at no cost to the City.
Mr. Basehart knew commitments had been made to complete
Hypoluxo Road from Lawrence Road west and from Congress
Avenue to 1-95 by other developers. He stated that the
applicant will agree to provide surety for the construction
of the link or portion of the link between Lawrence Road and
Congress Avenue in the amount of $760,000. The surety will
be provided within twelve months of the approval of this
development or at the time of the issuance of the first
residential building permit, whichever shall come first.
In addition to that, within 18 months of approval of the
development, the applicant will provide a complete design
for the addition of two lanes to Hypoluxo with the credit
against the impact fee and against the $760,000, if that
design has not previously been provided by someone else.
Mr. Basehart said they will agree to actually construct
the additional two lanes from Lawrence Road east, as far as
the $760,000 will carry it, which could be all the way to
Congress Avenue, by the time they reach the 50% development
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point for this development. As soon as half the lots are
permitted, they will begin construction at the latest on
that link road. If Palm Beach County or anyone else wants
to initiate construction of the link before then, the surety
will be there, and money will be provided toward that
project.
Mr. Basehart thought those improvements would satisfy the
basic objectives of the County's traffic performance
standard. Those improvements and that amount of money,
together with the improvements to Meadows Boulevard and the
north/south road, will create an improvement in the traffic
circulation system in the area in excess of what the impact
in trips of this development will be. Mr. Basehart repeated
prior statements relative to the County's traffic performance
standard and added that there may be exemptions for some of
the roads he was talking about. The applicant was willing
to make this commitment as satisfaction of their impact fee
and requirements for the project.
Mr. Basehart told the Members the project is consistent with
the new Comprehensive Plan and is consistent with the
character of development in the surrounding projects.
Mr. Basehart requested that the Board consider giving the
applicant credit towards the park requirement because of the
construction on the link of road from Meadows Road to
Hypoluxo Road. He referred to the day care center, Meadows
Road, and reiterated prior statements.
With respect to the height limitation within 400 feet of
their boundary, Mr. Basehart stated there was no problem on
the north and south sides. There were four or five acres on
the east side zoned Single Family Residential, but they
received a special exception for a non-single family use.
Therefore, Mr. Basehart did not believe that restriction
would apply on the east side. Most of the west side is in
the County, zoned Agricultural. It will probably be annexed
into the City, but they do not know what the land use will
be. Mr. Basehart felt a little troubled by the proposal
that the applicant should anticipate single family develop-
ment adjacent to that property line and limit its building
height and development scheme in order to accommodate some-
thing that may some day be single family. He wished to
solicit a break on that issue.
Mr. Annunziato responded that there is one single family
development that would take out the bottom half. North of
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that are single family homes on large lots. Mr. Annunziato
thought that formed the land use pattern in that area. He
suspected the property south of where it was indicated R1A
would likely develop in single family form. North of the
R1A are large homes on estate lots. The only question could
be the land use at the northwest corner (Blossom Road and
Lawrence Road).
Mr. Basehart basically agreed with Mr. Annunziato. They
did not do a detailed site plan for the multi-family area.
He wanted those comments on the record and hoped, in
developing their site plans down the road, the City Staff
will acknowledge that they are not absolutely talking about
single family homes for all of that area. Mr. Basehart
suggested maybe they can work something out. Mr. Annunziato
concurred that the City would remain flexible.
Chairman Walshak noted that by letter dated September 8,
1989, Mr. Basehart was requesting a rebate from the City as
far as any cash contributions because they are building the
north/south roadway at the east side of their property.
Chairman Walshak had a problem with that because Mr. Basehart
was talking about two different Ordinances. He noted a day
care center was next to the park. Chairman Walshak wondered
if the day care center could be cut down to one acre. If
the park was dedicated to the City, they.would make their
park requirements. Mr. Basehart thought that was something
they could entertain.
Part of the problem with the site is that it is triangular
toward the western end. Mr. Basehart explained that 6/lOths
of an acre needs to be accommodated by the applicant either
providing extra land or providing a cash contribution.
Mr. Annunziato confirmed Chairman Walshak's statement that
the applicant could either give the City cash or the
additional property.
With reference to the traffic study, Mr. Basehart said it
was the one that was adopted and which will be effective on
October 1st. The impact fee calculation comes out to a few
thousand dollars less than $760,000. Chairman Walshak heard
Mr. Basehart say the $760,000 may take someone from Lawrence
Road to Congress Avenue. He did not think $760,000 would
take someone to Congress Avenue. Chairman Walshak asked
whether the completion of Meadows Boulevard was taken into
consideration. Mr. Annunziato answered that it was.
Chairman Walshak understood it was the obligation of
Mr. Granados (Citrus Glen) to pave Miner Road from Lawrence
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Road to the east perimeter of the property. Mr. Granados
informed him that Citrus Glen has a two year bond.
Mr. Annunziato advised that in 21 months, they are to start
paving the road. Chairman Walshak determined Mr. Granados
is about 12 months away from starting Miner Road from
Lawrence Road east. At the end of the Citrus Glen property
is what the City refers to as the "missing link". It goes
from the northeast corner of Citrus Glen to the northwest
corner of Chalet 4's property. The City ended up with a
$47,000 road bond on that piece of property, which is not
enough to pay the missing link.
Chairman Walshak felt $760,000 would not be enough to pave
two full lanes from Lawrence Road to Congress Avenue. He
asked why they could not take some of that money and
allocate it toward the construction of the missing link on
Miner Road, which is on the County's thoroughfare plan.
Chairman Walshak asked if there was a possibility the City
could work this out with the County. Mr. Annunziato
answered affirmatively.
Chairman Walshak asked if Mr. Granados had a contract. Mr.
Granados replied that he has a contract with Belvedere and
Ranger. Chairman Walshak inquired whether that construction
company could complete the missing link on Miner 'Road, as he
thought they could save money. It would be up to the City
and Mr. Basehart to scrutinize the contract.
Mr. Annunziato thought the easiest way to do this would be
to place the money in an escrow account with the County.
The money could be drawn by the contractor on an "as
completed" basis. He advised that they do not want to put
the applicants in a situation where they are unable to gain
ownership of design plans. Plans have been completed for the
missing link, and the County has agreed to certain reductions
in its standards. If this turns out to be a workable plan,
it will be to the extent that the City will not hold the
applicants hostage over the ownership of the plans.
Chairman Walshak thought the $47,000 bond would become null
and void, and the property owners will pay the impact fees
at the current rate. Chairman Walshak thought Miner Road
would be an important link for the western community of the
City, and he explained. After completing Miner Road,
Chairman Walshak suggested they take the balance of the
$760,000 and put it to work from Lawrence Road east.
Hypoluxo Road is a workable road, but Miner Road is not.
Therefore, it is important to finish Miner Road.
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Mr. Annunziato felt it was a workable plan. Mr. Basehart
agreed to the plan, and he outlined the advantages of it.
Mr. Granados was willing to work with the plan. Concerning
Mr. Basehart's letter, Mr. Annunziato emphasized that the
money will not become available until 50% of the dwelling
units are built.
Mr. Basehart clarified that they intended to provide that the
money will be available for surety so that in 12 months,
there will be approval of the project. They are saying no
one else can do any construction on Hypoluxo Road by the time
their project is 50% built. They will spend the money and
provide the construction for as far as the money will take
them.
Mr. Annunziato apprised the Members that there is a differ-
ence between posting surety and posting dollars.
Mr. Granados has a commitment which mandates that he perform
in approximately a year. Mr. Annunziato questioned whether
Mr. Basehart was suggesting his applicant will have
$760,000 dollars, not surety, in a year. He explained that
surety might be a performance bond, but it is not dollars.
Mr. Basehart was saying there will be a surety in some form
or another saying that starting within one year, the money
will be available any time that it is asked for and needed.
After further discussion, Chairman Walshak thought the
contractor building the road for Mr. Granados would want to
know that portion of the money is in escrow at the time.
Mr. Basehart responded that they would agree the money will
be available, through whatever mechanism.
Vice Chairman Collins thought it sounded like a very work-
able plan. He inquired whether any thought had been given to
the impact this would have on the increased enrollment at the
school. He wondered if there had been any talk about assist-
ing the County in dealing with that issue. Since the School
Board wrote their letter, Mr. Basehart said the County
School Board adopted County wide aggregate impact fees, one
of which is a school impact fee, for which this development
will provide plenty of dollars. A man in the audience
advised it will be $250 per unit.
At the time of the building permit, Mr. Basehart said the
school impact fee will be collected by the City of Boynton
Beach and transmitted to the School Board. Vice Chairman
Collins explained why he was concerned. Mr. Basehart
informed the Members what the aggregate impact fee includes.
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Because the project is in the City, Mr. Annunziato apprised
everyone that not all of that money will be paid to the
County. The City's Recreation and Parks fee will super-
impose itself over the County's. There is no library fee,
Police, Fire, or Public Safety because they are accommodated
by taxes.
Mr. Blanchette agreed with the road allocations.
Mr. Annunziato commented that the City does not grant
credits against road impact fees and cannot promise that it
will occur. Chairman Walshak felt they would be supported
by the City. Mr. Howard thought Chairman Walshak did a fine
job.
As no one wished to speak in opposition to the request and
no one else wished to speak in favor of the request, THE-
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Lehnertz had a problem with the last paragraph of the
letter from Mr. Basehart dated September 18th because the
City had previous approvals for developments in the area.
There will be a tremendous problem with roads. Considering
that, he felt the recommendation to have a safe development
with roadways to handle it would be the only way to go.
Motion
Vice Chairman Collins moved to approve the request, subject
to staff comments, and to the discussion that took place
this evening. Mr. Howard seconded the motion.
Mr. Lehnertz asked if Planning Department's recommendation
to have a phased development was included in the staff
comments for the motion. Chairman Walshak answered that it
was excluded.
A vote was taken on the motion, and the motion carried 6-1.
Mr. Lehnertz voted against the motion.
THE BOARD TOOK A RECESS AT 9:38 P. M.
at 9:50 P. M.
The meeting resumed
1. Project Name:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
The High Ridge Center
Roy Barden
Max Schorr, Trustee
High Ridge Road at Miner Road
extended, southwest corner
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