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Minutes 08-22-06 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AUGUST 22,2006 AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT: Lee Wische, Chair Woodrow Hay, Vice Chair Sergio Casaine William Cwynar Shirley Jaskiewicz Roger Saberson Jon Blehar Sharon Grcevic, Alt. Jim Cherof, City Attorney Ed Breese, Principal Planner, Planning and Zoning ABSENT: Diana Johnson, Alt. 1. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Wische called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. Vice Chair Hay led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Introduction of the Board Chair Wische introduced new board member, Jon Blehar, who was an architect, and the other members. Attorney Cherof administered the oath to all who would be testifying. 3. Agenda Approval Motion A motion was made by Mr. Cwynar to approve the agenda as presented. Ms. Jaskiewicz seconded the motion that unanimously passed. 4. Approval of Minutes Motion A motion was made by Mr. Cwynar to approve the minutes as presented. Vice Chair Hay seconded the motion that unanimously passed. 5. Communications and Announcements. A. Planning and Zoning Report Ed Breese, Principal Planner for the City of Boynton Beach, reported the City Commission approved the Quantum Park DR! Master Plan Modification, and the Meadows Townhome projects at the August 15, 2006 meeting. The Red Lobster and Smokey Bones applications were postponed to the September meeting at the request of the applicant. 1 Meeting Minutes Planning and Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 22, 2006 6. Old Business: None. 7. New Business A. Boynton Village Condo Parcel 4 Conditional Use 1. PROJECT: Boynton Village Condo Parcel 4 (WR 1) (COUS 06-007) AGENT: Carl Klepper, Compson & Associates OWNER: 1950 Congress Ave LLC LOCATION: Northeast corner of Old Boynton Road and Congress Avenue, just south of the SPWMD C-16 Canal DESCRIPTION: Request for conditional use/major site plan modification approval to increase maximum building height from 65'1" to 75' by the addition of a sixth (6th) floor to the previously approved five story condominium buildings, including an increase in total condominium units from 376 to 440 units, (64 additional units) on an 8.968-acre portion of the 106.5 acre Boynton Village and Town Center site. Chair Wische read the request and noted staff recommended approval. Mr. Breese gave an overview and general idea where the project was in the context of Boynton Village and Town Center. He explained the request was to increase the height of the building and transfer 64 of the dwelling units into the condominium building, basically adding a floor to the building. There would also be an increase in the parking resulting in nine excess spaces. One requirement of the conditional use was the height setback element of the Suburban Mixed- Use (SMU) zoning district required the building placement to be set back three times the height of the building, which would be 225'. The building was in excess of 1,000' from the Sky Lake development to the east. The units being transferred were included in the initial approval of the Main Street, Boynton Village project, part of which had 80 condominium units located to the east. Sixteen units were being incorporated to the Main Street retail/office building. The remaining 64 were being transferred from Parcel 5 to Parcel 4 which would create a sixth floor to the condominium building. The number of dwelling units per acre was not being exceeded. There were no additional traffic impacts associated with the request. Carl Klepper, Compson & Associates, 980 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, the applicant for the project was present and agreed with all the staff comments. 2 Meeting Minutes Planning and Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 22, 2006 Chair Wische opened the floor to public comments. Hearing none, Chair Wische closed the public hearing. Mr. Saberson spoke about the units being transferred. He asked if anything was being added to the space where the units were being taken from in terms of additional intensity of use. Mr. Breese explained the request was part of a minor modification for eight townhome units at the end of the Main Street office/retail building and the other eight on the top of the building. There would be no other changes in the area where the 64 units were taken from except for the parking garage. As a result of not needing the parking at that location, the parking garage would now be surface parking. Chair Wishce noted Vice Mayor McKoy and Commissioner Ensler were in attendance. Ms. Jaskiewicz indicated she did not like the flat roofs without any decorative elements, and commented Renaissance Commons had different architectural features over their patios. Aesthetically, it could be more pleasing. Mr. Klepper indicated the elevations did not properly articulate the rooflines and they were similar in nature to Renaissance Commons, San Rafael and Villa Lago. Ms. Jaskiewicz thought San Rafael was the most pleasing to look at. Mr. Blehar asked for additional clarification about what would be in the area the units were being taken from. Mr. Breese responded the retail office building would have residential units above the Main Street building and at the end of the Main Street building. The remainder of the project would be the transferred 64 units. The parking garage would be eliminated from that portion of the project and shifted over to the previously approved condominium project. Mr. Blehar asked whether the additional parking requirements were made up in the parking structure. Mr. Breese confirmed they were made up by adding the additional floor within the condominium building. The conditional use approval included the parking within the structure. Mr. Blehar noted that adding a floor to the parking garage was not mentioned. Mr. Breese responded that aspect was not noted in the presentation, but he did indicate the increased parking was included in the project and they had an excess of nine parking spaces. Mr. Blehar said he could not think of a single development in Boynton Beach or Lake Worth that did not have Mediterranean architecture. He asked if that bothered the Planning and Zoning Division. Mr. Breese explained Planning and Zoning encourages several types of design. Much of what was in this project and Renaissance Commons had Spanish Mission/Mediterranean influences to it. There were some metal roofs in the development and they thought it blended in. They did not have a problem with the design as it was depicted. Mr. Blehar thought perhaps it might blend in too much and there may come a time when everything was Mediterranean. Mr. Casaine congratulated the developer on the adjustment in the parking. Not all developers in every area had considered this and it improved what the board was concerned about, which was the infrastructure. 3 Meeting Minutes Planning and Development Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 22, 2006 Ms. Jaskiewicz asked if the color scheme would be continued and noted it was very attractive. Mr. Comparato, of Compson Associates, was present and responded they kept similar designs from building to building, trying to create character in the development. The color range and change in some design features would be continued. He also clarified the elevations Ms. Jaskiewicz alluded to earlier would have depth. He thought it was appropriate the whole project was one cohesive architectural statement and there would be variation from building to building. The variation would be in the number of building units, the size of the building, and roof heights. Motion A motion was made by Vice Chair Hay to approve the request for a conditional use/major site plan modification to increase maximum building height from 65'-1"to 75' by the addition of a sixth (6th) floor to the previously approved five story condominium buildings, including an increase in total condominium units from 376 to 440 units, (64 additional units) on an 8.968- acre portion of the 106.5 acre Boynton Village and Town Center site with all staff comments. Mr. Casaine seconded the motion that unanimously passed. Ms. Jaskiewicz asked whether the water reuse project would be extended to the development. Mr. Breese did not know the answer. Ms. Jaskiewicz hoped the extension would be considered in the future. 8. Other None. 9. Comments by members None. 10. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned by consensus at 6:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ,,/ ,.f . ,~~, I Klv'" Catherine Ch rry-Guberman Recording Secretary 082306 4