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Minutes 08-23-05 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2005 AT 6:30 P.M. Present Lee Wische, Chair Woodrow Hay, Vice Chair Sergio Casaine Shirley Jaskiewicz Roger Saberson William Cwynar Joseph Baldwin, Voting Alternate Diana Johnson, Alternate David Tolces, Assistant City Attorney Laurinda Logan, Senior Engineer Ed Breese, Principal Planner Dick Hudson, Senior Planner Eric Johnson, Planner Absent Jose Rodriguez 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Wische called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Vice Chair Woodrow Hay. 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE BOARD Chair Wische introduced the board members and City staff. 3. AGENDA APPROVAL Chair Wische said that staff requested presenting Agenda Item 7(1), R.O.W Widths in PUDs, first. Also, Agenda Item 7(H), Foster Mills, will not be heard tonight since the applicant did not put the application in early enough for the item to be heard at this meeting. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the agenda as amended. Mr. Casaine seconded the motion that passed 7-0. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Vice Chair Hay moved to approve the minutes of the July 26, 2005 Planning & Development Board meeting. Mr. Casaine seconded the motion that passed 7-0. 5. COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Planning and Zoning Report 1. Final disposition of the July 26, 2005 Planning and Development Board meeting agenda items. Meeting Minutes Planning Be. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Ed Breese, Principal Planner, reported on the planning and zoning items heard by the Commission at its August 2, 2005 meeting. · The Knollwood annexation, land use, and rezoning were approved on second reading. · The height approval for Bethesda Hospital was approved on second reading. · The site plans for Children's Services Council and Interstate Signcrafters were approved. · The Gerrity rezoning was approved on second reading. · The Commission denied the item pertaining to colors of buildings on major thoroughfares. 6. OLD BUSINESS None 7. NEW BUSINESS Assistant City Attorney Tolces administered the oath to all persons who would be testifying during the public hearing. I. Code Review (heard out of order by consent of the board) 1. Project: Agent: Location: Description: R-O-W Widths in PUDs (CORV 05-014) Staff initiated Planned Unit Development Zoning District Request to amend the Land Development Regulations, Chapter 2.5, Section 9, Internal PUD standards, F. RIGHT OF WAY to allow secondary roadways within a PUD to be approved with right- of-way widths of less than 40 feet. Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, said this was a staff-initiated code review item dealing with rights of way in PUDs. A statement exits in the zoning code that says the minimum right-of-way in a PUD is 40 feet. Staff found a one-way street with an eleven-foot pavement width still required a 40-foot right-of-way. Staff believes the City Engineer needs the discretion to accept a narrower right-of-way when it would not endanger the health, safety or welfare or service delivery systems. The proposed language is found in Exhibit A on the last page of the staff report. Chair Wische opened the floor for the public to speak, and closed it when no one came forward to speak. Mr. Cwynar asked what affect this had on water/sewer/power easements. Mr. Hudson replied that if they were part of the right-of-way, width would be added for them. 2 Meeting Minutes Planning&. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Motion Vice Chair Hay moved to approve the request to amend the Land Development Regulations, Chapter 2.5, Section 9, Internal PUD standards, F. RIGHT OF WAY to allow secondary roadways within a PUD to be approved with right-of-way widths of less than 40 feet. Mr. Cwynar seconded the motion that passed 7-0. A. Annexation 1. Project: Agent: Owner: Location: Description: Boynton Dixie (ANEX 05-003) Weiner & Aronson, P.A. Pineapple Grove Properties, L TD Northwest corner of the intersection of Gulfstream Boulevard and Old Dixie Highway Request to annex the subject property Michael Weiner, 209 N. Seacrest Boulevard, Boynton Beach appeared on behalf of the applicant. Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, presented the annexation request first, since the land use amendment/rezoning and new site plan were dependent on passage of the annexation. Chair Wische opened the floor for the public to speak, and closed it when no one wished to do so. Ms. Jasciewicz said she was totally in favor of annexing the property and was looking forward to the development of it. She had some reservations with the site plan. Chair Wische responded that the site plan was not under consideration at that time. Ms. Jasciewicz stated that if the land use plan amendment/rezoning were approved for 82 units, her concerns would not be addressed. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request to annex the subject property Boynton Dixie (ANEX 05-003). Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion that passed 7-0. B. Land Use Plan Amendment/Rezoning 2. Project: Agent: Owner: Location: Descri ption: Boynton Dixie (LUAR 05-007) Weiner & Aronson, P .A. Pineapple Grove Properties, L TD Northwest corner of the intersection of Gulfstream Boulevard and Old Dixie Highway Request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Medium Density Residential (MR-5) to Medium Density Residential (MeDR) and; 3 Meeting Minutes Planning &. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Request to rezone from Single-family Residential (RS) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the development of 82 town homes, recreation areas and related site improvements on 8.6-acres. Dick Hudson, Senior Planner, reported that staff recommended approval of this item based on consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, existence of capacity to meet the service needs generated by the proposed project, and because it would make an economic contribution to the neighborhood and the City; however, this recommendation was contingent on further modifications to the Master Plan or site plan to improve the transition to or boundary between the project and the adjacent single family neighborhood and also to present a better view toward the street. Michael Weiner, appearing for the applicant, stated that since it was going to be discussed in connection with the site plan, he wanted to reserve his comments, saying only that there was substantial agreement between the applicant and staff and that the applicant would deal with the few things still under discussion. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public, and closed it when no one came forward. Mr. Saberson was not in favor of this application because of the density. He had spoken at other times about his interest in protecting single-family subdivisions and the proposed density was going from 5 units an acre to almost 10 units an acre. The applicant was maximizing the density to the greatest extent possible. He referred to existing policies in the Comprehensive Plan that called for having lower densities next to single-family residential and higher densities next to the road. An approval of this project would be in direct conflict with that. Another policy was quoted that says, "The City shall continue to maintain and improve the character of existing single-family and lower density neighborhoods by preventing conversions to higher densities, except when consistent with adjacent land uses." This high-density project would be inconsistent with adjacent land uses and he could not support the request. He would consider approving it if the applicant came in with a plan that was more protective of the single-family adjacent neighborhood. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map from Medium Density Residential (MR-5) to Medium Density Residential (MeDR). Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion that passed 5-2, Ms. Jasciewicz and Mr. Saberson dissenting. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request to rezone from Single Family Residential (RS) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the development of 82 town homes, recreation areas and related site improvements on 8.6-acres. Vice Chair Hay seconded the motion that passed 5-2, Ms. Jasciewicz and Mr. Saberson dissenting. A. New Site Plan 3. Project; Agent: Boynton Dixie (NWSP 05-024) Weiner & Aronson, P .A. 4 ".__L=__ ..:___&.__ Meeting Minutes Planning &. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Owner: Location: Description: Pineapple Grove Properties, L TD Northwest corner of the intersection of Gulfstream Boulevard and Old Dixie Highway Request for new site plan approval to construct 82 fee-simple townhouses on an 8.6-acre parcel in the (Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district. Chair Wische declared this project had 48 staff conditions and asked the applicant's position on them. Michael Weiner, appearing for the applicant, stated there were 47 conditions on which they agreed. They did not, however, agree with Condition #36 on the topic of separating the twelve units to relieve the "wall-like" effect against the adjacent single-family development and/or separate them with a wider buffer and increased landscaping. Mr. Weiner stated that increasing the landscape materials would not be a problem. They were not opposed to the spirit of Condition #36 and believed they could separate the buildings into 2 six-building pods, However, he asked for the record to reflect that final resolution on this would take place when they next met with staff. Ms. Jasciewicz asked the applicant to consider replacing the proposed chain link fence between the project and the single-family residence(s) with a wall. One and a half of the back yards of the proposed project would be facing one residential back yard. Mr. Weiner responded that the trees would be 20 feet off center and there would be a substantial amount of vegetation. Walls create a maintenance problem for the homeowner and the project and present safety issues since people find them a good place to hide behind and jump over. They thought this would be best addressed with a vinyl chain link fence and additional landscaping. Ms. Jasciewicz suggested combining the tot lot with the regular recreation area and putting it in the center of the project. Mr. Weiner said they were thinking of eliminating parking to make the area larger and would discuss this with staff. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public and closed it when no one came forward to speak. Eric Johnson, Planner, stated that staff recommended approval of the site plan with the conditions. Attorney Tolces declared, in response to a question from the board, that Condition #36, as written, provided for the ability of the developer to work with staff to meet the intent of the recommendations. Approving it with that condition could require the applicant to meet with staff anyway. Ms. Jasciewicz wanted the motion to reflect her concerns as stated. The Board did not concur with the recommendation for a wall. 5 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request for new site plan approval to construct 82 fee- simple town houses on an 8.6-acre parcel in the Planned Unit Development Zoning District, subject to all staff conditions. Mr. Casaine seconded the motion that passed 6-1, Mr. Saberson dissenting. Ms. Jasciewicz voted in favor of it with the understanding that the applicant would consider her comments and suggestions. Mr. Casaine reiterated that Condition #36 would be worked out between the applicant and staff. B. New Site Plan 1. Project: Cortina @ Boynton Village (NWSP 05- 001) Steve Liller, Hovstone Properties, Florida, LLC The Klatt Family Limited Partnership #1 and Klatt Enterprises, Inc. NE corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue Request for new site plan approval in order to construct 458 fee-simple townhouse units in the Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU) zoning district. Agent: Owner: Location: Description: Steve Liller, Town &. Country Homes, appeared to answer questions. James Williams, Architect for the project appeared also. Chair Wische asked the applicant's position on the 41 staff comments. Attorney Tokes swore in the latecomers before proceeding. Mr. Williams declared that the applicant agreed with all staff conditions except clarification was needed on Conditions #19 and #40. Condition #19 refers to a greenway to be consistent with the greenway proposed along the Renaissance Commons project. They would prefer green area or green space to the term greenway. Eric Johnson, Planner, said the word greenway was used to be consistent with the greenway proposed for the Renaissance Commons project. For this project, the greenway would occur along the east and north property lines and would be 40 feet wide on the east and 25 feet wide on the north. Mr. Williams asked for and received confirmation they were talking about an area with walkways and benches, not a wild, nature-type preserve. Mr. Johnson also stated that Parks & Recreation had come up with a definition of what a greenway would look like and it typically included a meandering path with some trees, park benches, and trash receptacles. Mr. Williams felt they could agree to this condition. Mr. Williams declared that Condition #40 referred to the location of the live/work units. Staff suggested eliminating live work units at the northeast corner of the subject property. The ordinance states that live/work units should be located along perimeter roads, and should, therefore, be allowed. 6 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Mr. Johnson expressed staff's opinion that the live/work units would negatively impact the adjacent residential property owners due to the traffic destined for the live/work units having no choice but to pass through the residential area to get to the live/work areas. Mr. Williams stated there was no parking on the spine roads and there was parallel parking next to the live/work units. Also, the types of businesses allowed in the live/work units were not the kinds that generate much traffic. Mr. Johnson stated the wording of Condition #32 was proposed to be 449 sq. ft. for the work component of the live/work units. This would be the maximum, but it was also "or 30% of the unit." In these large units, the work component could exceed the 449 square feet and still be under 30%. Therefore, Condition #32 should be eliminated. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public and closed it when no one came forward. Kathy Cook, 1074 N.W. 11th Street, Boynton Beach, a resident of Sky Lake just east of the proposed project, asked if the 40-foot "greenway" were measured from the center of the canal or just the land. Mr. Johnson responded that it was measured from Cortina's property line westward and did not include the canal. The canal is 180 feet wide and combined with the setback on the east side, considerable separation between the project and the residential area would be provided. Kim Glas-Castro appeared on behalf of the developer of Boynton Village SMU Master Plan, to speak on Condition #33. They resisted using the term greenway since staff has a specific definition for a greenway. They would prefer to refer to it as an expanded buffer area with pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths. Greenways have a specific development standard that was not an expectation for this project. Mr. Johnson believed the Parks & Recreation Department would prefer the term greenway, and that the difference was one of semantics. James Comparato, developer for Renaissance Commons, appeared to say that during the approval process of Renaissance Commons, considerable discussion took place about whether the greenway was "Forever Wild" or a green area with space for pedestrians and bikes. Ms. Jasciewicz referred to Condition #39 where there were two options. If one were not used, the remaining one should be required, and not just recommended, in her view. Mr. Williams responded they were choosing option 2 and had supplied staff with drawings showing they would comply with the request. Mr. Johnson confirmed this. The discussion on the live/work units resumed. There was much give and take between the developer, the board, and staff, including the Engineering Department. Laurinda Logan, Senior Engineer for Boynton Beach, did not believe there was enough room to make a dedicated turn lane or to move the median to provide access to the live/work units without going through the residential section. A representative of Kimley Horn confirmed this, giving the technical explanation of why it would not be possible. 7 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Mr. Williams did not believe that the live/work units would generate excess traffic. The types of businesses that were allowed were: a mailing service, arbitrator/mediator service, housemaid service, commercial artist, design studio, commercial photography, computer programming, computer software, data processing, direct mail, editing, proofreading, paralegal, and similar businesses. Mr. Liller added that the ordinance prohibited more than two employees in the work component of the live/work units at a given time. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request for new site plan approval for Cortina at Boynton Village in order to construct 458 fee-simple townhouse units in the Suburban Mixed-Use Zoning District (SMU), subject to all staff comments and conditions except deleting Conditions #32 and #40. Ms. Jasciewicz seconded the motion for discussion. Mr. Johnson declared that staff was in favor of eliminating Condition #32, but wanted to keep Condition #40 (elimination of live/work units on the perimeter of the property). The motion was not changed to that effect. The motion passed 6-1, Mr. Casaine dissenting. C. New Site Plan 1. Project: Agent: Location: Boynton Town Center (NWSP OS-003) Russell C. Morrison, P.E., Kimley-Horn & Associates The Klatt Family Limited Partnership #1 and Klatt Enterprises, Inc. NE corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue Request for new site plan approval in order to construct 247,812 square feet of commercial on a 24.65-acre parcel in the (C-3) Community Commercial zoning district Owner: Description: Chair Wische asked for the applicant's position on the 50 staff conditions and whether they wished clarification on any item(s). Kim Glas-Castro, Ruden McCloskey, appeared on behalf of the applicant, stating they wanted to discuss four of the 50 conditions. They asked for confirmation that Boynton Town Center was being parked at 1 space per 200 square feet for the entire C-3 area, regardless of specific uses that might come in like a bank or restaurant. There were some cross parking and cross access agreements with Boynton Village and Boynton Village was to be parked at 1 per 200 also. Eric Johnson, Planner, agreed the 1 to 200 parking rate would apply across the board, without regard to the types of businesses that might come in when the out parcels were developed. Ms. Glas-Castro objected to Conditions of Approval #35 and #37 that called for mirroring the landscaping used in Renaissance Commons. They wanted to have their own identity. 8 Meeting Minutes Planning &. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Mr. Johnson responded that staff's main concern was that the spine road be planted with the same type of trees to promote compatibility and consistency between the two projects. The Renaissance Commons property has Live Oak trees along the spine road and this recommendation asks Boynton Town Center to do the same, as opposed to the Foxtail Palm trees they proposed. James Comparato, Renaissance Commons, took issue with Condition #35, since it had statements that sounded like mandates from the City for Renaissance Commons. He had to clear this up due to the aggregation rules for the DR! process. Condition #35 says, "The landscape buffer along Congress Avenue and Old Boynton Road shall have the same quantities, and species of trees, but different species and configuration of plant material, proposed within the Renaissance Commons project." He thought the landscaping should complement, but perhaps not duplicate, what was now on the site. He suggested striking the reference to the same quantities and species of trees and replacing it with the same quantities, but different species and configurations of plant materials. Mr. Johnson stated staff was trying to achieve compatibility of plant material, understanding that it would be the trees that would actually tie the two projects together. He acknowledged this was a separate project, but without this recommendation, the two projects would look quite different. Staff would prefer to "marry" the two projects visually and preferred its original recommendation. Ms. Jasciewicz noted that plants and trees grew at different rates and there was something to be said for consistency, as long as other plant materials could be different. She did not see why having the same kind of trees between the two projects would be a problem. Ms. Glas-Castro referred then to Condition #49, and recommended ending the sentence in the 4th line after "pedestrian seating/cafes," striking the rest of the condition. They did not want to dictate the outside amenities, since the tenants should have the flexibility to design their outdoor, pedestrian-oriented facilities. Mr. Johnson understood this, but did not feel comfortable with deleting the last sentence with its reference to outdoor seating areas with trees and tables. Ms. Glas-Castro asked if the recommendation could encourage outdoor seating with trees and tables, but not dictate it. Ed Breese, Principal Planner, stated staff was trying to encourage a pedestrian theme. He did not think the placement of concrete benches with no shade, umbrellas, or similar amenities would satisfy this condition. That is why staff wanted to retain its wording of this comment. With the existing language, staff could see an equivalent for it; without it, there would be no equivalent. Ms. Glas-Castro agreed, as long as the tenants would have some flexibility about selection of the type of pedestrian amenities. Mr. Johnson said this was the intent of the recommendation. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public, and closed it when no one wished to speak. Mr. Baldwin stated the developer's original intention was to have more upscale restaurants than fast-food places along Congress Avenue and he asked if that was still the intent. The applicant responded affirmatively. 9 Meeting Minutes Planning &. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Motion Ms. Jasciewicz moved to approve the request for new site plan approval in order to construct 247,812 square feet of commercial on a 24.65-acre parcel in the Community Commercial Zoning District (C-3), subject to the language as amended and agreed to by the parties. Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion that carried 7-0. D. New Site Plan 1. Project: Agent: Location: Boynton Village (NWSP 05-004) Russell C. Morrison, P.E., Kimley-Horn & Associates The Klatt Family Limited Partnership #1 and Klatt Enterprises, Inc. NE corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue Request for new site plan approval in order to construct a large-scale, mixed-use project consisting of 80 dwelling units, 14,541 square feet of restaurant, 10,000 square feet of office, and 135,641 square feet of retail, all of which are proposed on a 20.33-acre parcel in the Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU) zoning district. Owner: Description: Chair Wische gave a description of the project, noting that there were 56 staff conditions. Kim Glas-Castro, representing the applicant, responded that Condition #39 needed clarification, since their interpretation was that parking would be at 1 per 200 square feet for the non-residential component of the project. The non-residential uses in Boynton Village have cross parking agreements with Boynton Town Center. Mr. Johnson agreed with this. The other issues were the greenway terminology and the identical landscaping as Renaissance Commons, which she felt had been adequately addressed previously. Mr. Johnson reported staff recommended approval of the project, subject to all Conditions of Approval shown in Exhibit C. The applicant agreed with the conditions, as discussed. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public. James Comparato from Renaissance Commons stated all references to Renaissance Commons were being mandated by staff and not as a voluntary effort on the part of Renaissance Commons. Chair Wische closed the floor to the public. Ms. Jasciewicz asked about Condition #37 and whether the applicant would be seeking approval for the 55-foot decorative tower. Ms. Glas-Castro responded that this was still being evaluated. To maintain architectural quality, they would probably be coming in for conditional use approval. 10 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Mr. Casaine reiterated his understanding that the conditions would be handled in the same manner for this project as the Boynton Town Center project heard previously. Motion Vice Chair Hay moved to approve the Boynton Village request for new site plan approval in order to construct a large scale, mixed-use project consisting of 80 dwelling units, 14,541 square feet of restaurant, 10,000 square feet of office, and 135,641 square feet of retail, all of which are proposed on a 20.33-acre parcel in the Suburban Mixed Use Zoning District (SMU), subject to all Staff Conditions of Approval with the modifications agreed to by staff. Mr. Casaine seconded the motion that passed 7-0. E. Conditional Use/New Site Plan 1. Project: Boynton Village Parcels 4 & 5 Condos (COUS 05-07) Anthony Comparato, Kim Glas-Castro The Klatt Family Limited Partnership #1 and Klatt Enterprises, Inc. NE corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue Request for Conditional Use/New Site Plan approval for 4 five-story buildings with 376 condominium units on an 8.815-acre portion of the 106.5-acre Boynton Village and Town Center site. Agent: Owner: Location: Descri ption: Chair Wische asked the applicant's position on the 47 staff conditions of approval. James Comparato, representing Anthony Comparato from WRI, LLC, 980 North Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, stated the applicant agreed to all of the conditions of approval and thanked staff for its cooperation. Mr. Breese commented on the height setback envelope in the SMU district, saying the applicant's project far exceeded the requirements in relationship to single family residential. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public, and closed it when no one wished to speak. Motion Mr. Casaine moved to approve request for Conditional Use/New Site Plan approval for Boynton Village Parcels 4 & 5 Condos for 4 five-story buildings with 376 condominium units on 8.815- acre portion of the 106.5-acre Boynton Village and Town Center site, subject to all staff Conditions of Approval. Vice Chair Hay seconded the motion that passed 7-0. F. Conditional Use/New Site Plan 1. Project: Boynton Village Parcel 3 Condos (COUS 05-008) Anthony Comparato, Kim Glas-Castro 11 Agent: Meeting Minutes Planning &. Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Owner: Location: The Klatt Family Limited Partnership and Klatt Enterprises, Inc. NE corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue Request for Conditional Use/New Site Plan approval for two 5-story buildings with 206 condominium units on a 4.384-acre portion of the 106.5-acre Boynton Village and Town Center site. Description: Chair Wische described the project, asking the applicant's position on the 44 staff conditions. James Comparato, representing Anthony Comparato from WRI, LLC, 980 North Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, stated the applicant reviewed the conditions and agreed to all of them. Ed Breese, Principal Planner, stated this was a Conditional Use due to the height associated with the stair towers and elevator shafts that far exceeded the requirements of the height setback envelope. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public, and closed it when no one wished to speak. Motion Mr. Cwynar moved to approve the request for Conditional Use/New Site Plan approval for Boynton Village Parcel 3 Condos for 2 five-story buildings with 206 condominium units on a 4.384-acre portion of the 106.5-acre Boynton Village and Town Center site, subject to all staff conditions. Mr. Baldwin seconded the motion that passed 7-0. G. New Site Plan 1. Project: High Ridge New Urban Communities (NWSP 05-016) Tim Hernandez, New Urban Communities New Urban High Ridge, LLC, George Kechriotis and Kosta Kechriotis Northwest corner of High Ridge Road and Miner Road Request for new site plan approval in order to construct 48 single-family homes and 126 townhouse units and related site improvements on an 18.44-acre parcel in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district. Agent: Owner: Location: Descri ption: Assistant City Attorney Tokes swore in the latecomers. Chair Wische described the project, and asked the applicant's position on the 46 staff conditions. 12 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Tim Hernandez and Jeff Costello of New Urban Communities, 398 N.E. 6th Avenue, Delray Beach, 33483, offered to answer questions. Mr. Costello declared that the applicant agreed with all Conditions of Approval, but wanted to discuss Condition #46 regarding the color of the buildings. Eric Johnson, Planner, displayed the building colors for the benefit of the board and the public. He read Condition #46 for the record as follows: Color swatches are to be provided for all proposed colors. Those unmated (corrected by Mr. Johnson to read unmuted) colors proposed, typical of the Caribbean or other islands, or waterfront environments, are inconsistent with established colors throughout the High Ridge Road Corridor, and should be replaced with muted earth tones to increase compatibility with existing buildings and the natural characteristics of the area (i. e. existence of scrub and other preserve areas, and mature trees and other existing vegetation). Modify the proposed colors as follows and provide c%r renderings to match. Mr. Hernandez gave a PowerPoint presentation showing photographs of houses they had erected in Jupiter using the same color scheme as proposed for this project. He acknowledged the proposed colors were more colorful than staff wanted to see, but did not agree the colors were inappropriate for the High Ridge/Miner Road area. After a very lengthy discussion on this topic, the net result was that staff and the applicant would work together to come to a mutually acceptable color scheme. The colors shown in the artist's rendering were considerably darker and brighter than the colors shown in the photographs of the homes in Jupiter. Most of the board members did not feel they could approve the colors as shown in the rendering. Mr. Johnson opined that the heavy chroma colors shown in the rendering would be inappropriate in the proposed setting. The applicant noted that the color chips they presented more closely matched the colors shown in the photographs of the homes in Jupiter. The applicant tried to be true to the Bermuda style of architecture. Staff expressed a desire to have the colors muted and used as accents and not as the entire building color, as proposed. Some board members felt the colors were acceptable as presented, and others preferred that they be more pastel or muted in appearance. There was some feeling on the board that government should not dictate colors to the commercial sector. Ms. Jasciewicz asked the price range of the homes in the proposed project. Mr. Hernandez responded that they projected the single-family home prices to be $500K to $700K and the town homes in the mid-$300K's to $400K. Chair Wische opened the floor to the public. Timothy Lamb, 1860 Tom-a-toe Road, stated the proposed colors might look all right in downtown Delray Beach, but not on a horse pasture in the country. Also, the traffic was already intense and would increase even more with this project. He referred to Mayor Taylor's offer at a previous meeting to talk to the County about getting the timing changed on the light at High Ridge Road and Gateway Boulevard. This was still a problem and only the first five cars can make the light. 13 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 23, 2005 Jane Forrester, 7648 High Ridge Road, felt color was less a problem than the extra traffic generated by this project. Ron Vanderwey, 14 Redwood Court, had no problem with the project, but wanted to know the long range plan on traffic. Mr. Cwynar responded that High Ridge was a County road. Mr. Vandewey expressed concern that water would be diverted to this project and away from his community in Cedar Ridge across the road. He thought a stop sign on Miner road would be a good thing, but especially wanted to see a traffic-calming device in that area. Tamara Pilosi, 109 Spruce Street, a resident of Cedar Ridge, was concerned about traffic. She also felt that pastel colors would be more in keeping with the rural environment in which the project would be built. Chair Wische closed the floor to the public. Tim Hernandez stated that High Ridge Road was now at service level "B" which meant it was almost free-flowing traffic. According to the County's projections, when the entire area is developed, it would never need more than two lanes and would never drop much below its current level of service. A level of service of "D" is allowable in Palm Beach County before a road is considered to be over capacity. He commented that the applicant and the City had been working with County Commissioner Newell and the County Engineering Department to time the signals to give people enough time to make turns onto Hypoluxo and Gateway. At the request of the City and the expense of the developer, High Ridge Road will be three-Ianed along the entire project frontage, which will allow the project to create turn lanes in and out of their development, and this should help the free flow of traffic. Laurinda Logan, Senior Engineer, pointed out the City is working cooperatively with people from Quantum Park to improve both Gateway and High Ridge Road to increase the number of turn lanes from southbound High Ridge Road to eastbound Gateway Boulevard to get to the Interstate. This is in progress and will happen as the separate developments are constructed. Ms. Jasciewicz asked for and received confirmation that the applicant would meet with staff to discuss the color issues. Motion Mr. Casaine moved to approve the request for new site plan approval for High Ridge New Urban Communities in order to construct 48 single-family homes and 126 town house units and related site improvements on an 18.44-acre parcel in a Planned Urban Development zoning district, subject to the comments made by staff and a specific notation that the color scheme will be worked out between the petitioner and staff. Vice Chair Hay seconded the motion that passed 6-0. (Mr. Saberson left the meeting at 8:35 p.m. just before the motion.) H. Master Plan Modification 1. Project: Agent: Owner: Fosters Mill (MPMD 05-010) Bernard Malatesta, Vice PresidentjTreasurer Foster Mill Homeowner's Association, Inc. NjA 14 Meeting Minutes Planning & Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida Location: August 23, 2005 Description: 1. Code Review 1. Project: Agent: Location: Description: 8. OTHER 9. COMMENTS BY MEMBERS 10. ADJOURNMENT North of Miner Road, between Lawrence Road and Congress Avenue Request for Master Plan Modification to reduce side yard setbacks for construction of screened roof enclosures from 10 feet to 8 feet. (Postponed at the request of the applicant.) R-O-W Widths in PUDs (CORV 05-014) Staff initiated Planned Unit Development Zoning District Request to amend the Land Development Regulations, Chapter 2.5, Section 9, Internal PUD standards, F. RIGHT OF WAY to allow secondary roadways within a PUD to be approved with right- of-way widths of less than 40 feet. This item was heard at the beginning of the public hearing items by board consensus. Since there was no further business before the board, the meeting was duly adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully subm itted, ~~'h1J':'~; j Susan S. Collins Recording Secretary (082405) 15