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Minutes 09-11-90MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD HELD IN COmmISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEAC~ FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 AT 7:30 P. PRESEN~ Maurice Rosenstock, Chairman Jose' Aguila Nathan Collins Cynthia Greenhouse Murray Howard Daniel E. Richter David Beasley, Alternate (Voting) ABSENT Gary Lehnertz, Vice Chairman (Excused) Jim Golden, Interim Planning Director Jim Cherof, City Attorney Chairman Rosenstock called the meeting to order at 8:25 P. M. (This meeting was delayed because the meeting of the Downtown Review Board was held first.) AGENDA APPROVAL Mr. Aguila moved to approve the agenda as proposed, seconded by Mr. Howard. Motion carried 7-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of August 14, 1990 Mr. Aguila moved to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Mr. Collins. Motion carried 7-0. COmmUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS None. A. CONSISTENCY REVIEW (pursuant to Chapter 163.3194 F.S.) 1. Sign Ordinance After discussion about what the City Commission requested at their last meeting, Ms. Greenhouse stated she understood the City Commission would be presented with an instrument showing three columns: the old Ordinance, the Ordinance proposed by the Building Department, and the Ordinance containing the comments from the Workshop of the P&Z Bd. and MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Community Appearance Board (CAB). Vice Mayor Wische con- firmed that was the recommendation of the Commission. Commissioner Weiner interjected that the columns are to be side by side. With all of the documents involved, Vice Mayor Wische did not know whether they could put three columns across a page. ~e understood once this was done, it was to be presented to the City Commission, not to the P&Z Board and the City Commission. Ms. Greenhouse ~nderstood the P&Z Board would also review it for consistency. At this time, she said it would be just as difficult for the P&Z Board to render a determination as ~o whether or not it was consistent as it would be for th~ Commi~ssion to determine wh~ther they wanted to approve it in its present state. In its present form, Ms. Greenhouse did not think it was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan because it is an "anything goes" Ordinance. She elaborated. Based on the fact that the P&Z Board sat for five hours and tore the Ordinance apart, Ms. Greenhouse said she could not vote that the Ordinance was consistent with the Comprehen- sive Plan. Since the P&Z'Board's recommendations were not yet incorporated into the Ordinance, the Board still had the right to say the proposed Sign Ordinance was not consistent with the Comprehensive ~lan. The. P&Z Board's recommenda- tions will go to the Commission. The Commission will either accept all, part, or none of the recommendations. City Attorney Cherof advised that an Ordinance came before the Board that required their review for consistency. It was incumbent on the Members to make a decision on what was placed before them, not what ~hey wished to see. It was the duty of the Board to move the Ordinance forward. After discussion, City Attorney Chsrof advised there should be two motions, as recommended by Mr. Golden. Motion Ms. Greenhouse moved that the Sign Ordinance proposed by the Building Department, pursuant to Chapter 163.3194, Florida Statutes, be deemed inconsistent with the Comprehen- sive Plan. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion. Mr. Beasley wished to abstain from voting, as he did not feel he was familiar enough with the Ordinance. Attorney Cherof advised Mr. Beasley had to glean £rom the discussion what position he would take. Ms. Greenhouse informed Mr. Beasley of what occurred at the workshop meeting. Chairman - 2 MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Rosenstock added that the P&Z Board is an advisory Board only. A vote was taken on the motion by Ms. Greenhouse. Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Aguila. complimented the Recording Secretary for picking up all the things they discussed at the workshop meeting, and he suggested the wording ~or the second motion. Motion Ms. Greenhouse moved to recommend to the City Commission that the Sign Ordinance be redra~ted to incorporate the comments, recommendations, and consensus of the P&Z Board and the CAB. Mr. Aguila seconded the motion. Without the Commission being present at the Workshop Meeting and seeing what the Members went through, Mr. Aguila said they would never understand the minutes. If the Sign Ordinance is redrafted with their recommendations, then the Commission can compare and choose. A vote was taken on the motion, and the motion carried 7-0. NEW BUSINESS A. SUBDIVISIONS PRELIMINARY PLAT 1. Project Name: Agent: Owner: Location: Description: Woolbright Place Plat No. 1 Stanley Consultants Tradewinds Development Corp. North of Woolbright Road, between the L.W.D.D. E-4 Canal and the Seaboard Railroad right-of-way Request for approval of the common element landscape plan, construction drawings and preliminary plat which provide for the construction of infra- structure improvements to serve a previously approved Planned Unit Development Mr. Golden reminded the Members that the City is under a stipulated Settlement Agreement with Tradewinds DeVelOpment Corp. Part of the Agreement requires that the City - 3 - MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYI~TON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 expeditiously process and approve Tradewinds' plans. The City did that today with a number of approvals, which included the plat for the Planned Commercial Development (PCD), the Home Depot site plan, the site plan for the signage for the commercial development, the sign program, several master plan modifications for the commercial and the residential developments, and a land use change and zoning change involving the commercial and residential properties. Mr. Golden apprised the Members that this request has been before the Technical Review Board (TRB) on approximately five occasions. ~he two more recent reviews were on August 31 and September 10, 199'0. At the August 31 meeting, the TRB decided the pla~s were incomplete. To comply with the Stipulation Agreement, this item was put on the agenda with a note that the developer be allowed to resubmit for a further TRB review before t~is meeting. That occurred on September 10, 1990. At that t~me, it was determined there were still a number of things the developer needs to comply with. Subsequent to that meeting, the City Engineer, City Manager, and Mr. Golden furthe~ discussed this item. The City Attorney had recommended that the Board proceed with this item on the basis of the stipulated Settlement kgreement. City Attorney Cherof thought elements in the Settlement Stipulation and the Court Orders that ratified those, as well as provisions in the Code itself, warranted this item coming before the Board for consideration. That was not to be interpreted as suggesting ther~ were not open questions the Board should address tonight. City Attorney Cherof referred ~to the discussions of this item concerning provisions of the Code. He preferred that the Members think of the requ~rements of a preliminary plat as a process by which the issues between the developer and what t~he developer wants t~o do are in the best interests of the citizens of the City. 'He explained. Unlike many other preliminary ~plats that come before the Board, City Attorney Chero~ st~ated elements of this are the Stipulation, Settlement Agreement, and Final Order. Discussion ensued between Ms. Greenhouse and City Attorney Cherof about the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement and the preliminary plat. Ms. Greenhouse understood the TRB determined the plan and plat documents did not meet the pro- visions of the Ordinance. Mr. Golden confirmed the TRB's - 4 - MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 recommendation on September i0, 1990 was that they were still incomplete. Ms. Greenhouse and City Attorney Cherof gave their opinions on the way they interpreted the City Code. F. Martin Perry, Attorney for the Petitioner, 1665 Palm 8each Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, called attention to the row of Engineers, Surveyors, and Planners in the audience and said they were p~pared to respond to each one of the TRB comments, by going through them item by item. He admi%ted there were differences of opinion. Attorney Perry stated t~ere had been some controversy about the TRB proceeding. There Were five TRB meetings, and tempers have been ~laring. After elaborating and referring to the last TRB meeting, Attorney Perry recommended that the Board take action tonight with a clear understanding from him that his client comes back to the P&Z Board again before going to the City Commission. In the interim, Attorney Perry requested a meeting with all of the required City Staff, the City Manager, City Attorney Cherof, Attorney Perry's Consultants, (Engineers, Planners, and Landscape Architects), and him for whatever time it takes for thsm to review the list of com- ments and the applicant's resp~ns.es to the comments. The list will be ironed out to a concrete list, if any open items remain, and Attorney Perry said they will come back to the P&Z Board with a reduced list of items on which they will have an objective difference of opinion. The P&Z Board can then make an informed ~ecision without a lot of debate. It will sa~e everyone a lot of unnecessary time and aggravation. Attorney Perry wanted to convene the conference before the end of this week. The City Commission has a regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 1990. There was a time factor from the applicant's perspective, and Attorney Perry asked the Board to consider a Special Meeting of the ?&Z Boar~ for Monday., September 17, 1990. If it could not be wrapped up next week, Attorney Perry requested that it be no later than the following week. City Manager Miller suggested that the Special meeting of P&Z Board be held Monday, September 17, 1990. After dis- cussion, Mr. Howard questioned whether the Board would be setting a precedent. Chairman Rosenstock referred him to the Court Order and said he would not want to violate the the MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYI~TON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 agreement. September agenda. It was noted the CAB would be meeting on 17, 1990 at 7:00 P. M., but they will have a short Mr. Ag uila moved to postpone this request and that the P&Z Board have a Special Meeting on Monday, September 17, 1990 at 8:00 P. M. in Commission Chambers to discuss the remain- ing issues, if any. Mr. Richter seconded the motion, and the motion carried 7-0. B. SITE PLANS NEW SITE PLANS Project Name: Agent: Owner: Location: Legal Description: Description: FPL Substation at Quantum Park Stanley Consultants of Florida, Inc. Florida Power & Liqht Company (FPL) High Ridge Road at the Boynton (C-16) Canal, northwest corner A parcel of land lying in Sec. 20, Twp. 45 S., Rge. 43 E., County of Palm Beach, State of Florida Request for use and site plan approval to construct an electric power distri- bution station on Lot 51-B at the Quantum Park of Commerce Planned Industrial Development Mr. Golden made the presentation. The applicant distributed a handout to the Board Members concerning some issues and a conceptual site plan. A copy of the handout is attached to these minutes as Addendum D. The TRB recommended approval of the request, subject to staff comments attached to the original copy of these minutes in the Office of the City Clerk as Addenda A through C inclusive and to the following comments: Utilities Department ~'1. Sewer cleanouts are required at a maximum spacing of 75' on private sanitary sewer services. 2. Recommend minimum slope of sanitary sewer to be 1/8"/Ft. 3. Show containment details on plan." "Ail other comments on Memo Utility ~90-478, dated August 6, 1990, have been fulfilled.'~ MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BO~NTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Police Department "1. Stop sign at end of driveway. (City Ord. 5-142C) 2. Comply with construction security Ord. (City Ord. David Flinchum, ASLA, Director of Planning, Stanley 5-8G )." Consultants of Florida, Inc., 2000 Lombard Street, West Palm Beach, FL, said FPL is proposing a distribution substation at the Quantum Park Planned Industrial District (PID). He showed on a rendering that the site is surrounded by industrially zoned property. At the TRB meeting on August 6th, Mr. Flinchum said several staff comments were raised. The applicant had requested clarification from the Acting City Attorney that if the sub- station was subjected to the public parking lot requirements such as are found in the Zoning Code, that they be granted an exemption from the parking requirements that relate to lighting, striping, the number of parking spaces, and the handicap accessibility requirement. Mr. Flinchum stated this is an unmanned facility, visited by FPL personnel only maybe once or twice a week to check the equipment, or if there 'is a situation such as a power outage. There is no need for the public to ever be on the premises. Chairman Rosenstock asked what kind of fence would be around the property. Mr. Flinchum replied there will be a seven foot high chain link fence with a foot of barbwire on top of it. Chairman Rosenstock inquired about the landscaping. Discussion ensued about the trees, irrigation System, and the type of grass that will be used. Mr. Flinchum gave the Members renderings to show that they are addressing the issues, and they are trying to address the aesthetic con- cerns. The same drawings will be handed out to the CAB next week. Ms. Greenhouse asked Mr. Flinchum if he was saying he was not willing to comply with the staff comments of the Engineering Department regarding the exterior lighting. Mr. Flinchum answered the lighting comment requested that they install pole lighting to maintain a one foot candle power around the paved area. As a rule, they do not light the substations, as it encourages vandalism. It is better to blend them into the communities. In the substations Mr. Flinchum has been involved with, it is better to keep them in the dark. FPL does not want to draw attention to the substations at night. MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 There was discussion about the opinion of City Attorney Cherof, attached to these minutes as Addendum E. A question arose concerning Attorney Cherof's sentence, "I think we should defer to their experience in this regard." Mr. Richter thought Attorney Cherof meant the Board should refer to FPL's experience. Mrs. Greenhouse thought he meant some- body else's experience. Vincent Finizio, Administrative Coordinator of Engineering, agreed with Attorney Cherof's interpretation that the project would be exempt from lighting. The problem the City is having is that Police patrols go by to check for yandalism. Some form of lighting should be provided~to illuminate the site in order to protect the Police Officers. With regard to the last sencence in Addendum E, City Attorney Cherof clarified he did not know if the City had data available to make a determination as to whether there is more vandalism with or without the lights. 5ir. Finizio referred to Chapter 19, and said safety was a number 1 priority. It was felt the project would be unsafe for the City Police Officers. Chairman~ Rosen~tock thought Mr. Finizio made a good point. At the last TRB meeting on August 31st, Mr. Flinchum recalled there were two representatives from the Police Department. Both representatives had no objection to FPL not having illumination. Mr. Finizio spoke about this to Lt. Dale Hammack, the Police Department's representative on the TRB. Although the Police Department did not make comments, Mr. Finizio said he was compelled to make comments because of the public's safety, and he elaborated. Mr. Flinchum repeated prior statements and expressed surprise that this project had become so controversial. Don Gore, retired FPL employee, presently working as a Contractor at FPL, showed the location of a street light at the cul-de-sac. Mr. Finizio advised the street light referred to would not provide proper lighting. Jack McNeal, Project General Manager, FPL, stated they have about 100 substations in Florida, and this issue has never come up. He was surprised to learn about the concern expressed about Police Officers, which was made by the Engineering Department and not by the Police Department. Mr. McNeal understood Police Officers had spotlights on their cars, so he was confused about what the Board was trying to do. - 8 - MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Mr. Aguila thought the Board should make a motion and move on. He did not think vandalism was a problem. Mr. Richter asked whether Mr. Flinchum was in agreement with most of the staff comments. Mr. Flinchum replied that a lot of the comments were resolved. He thought there would be a second submittal with all of the notations. He was surprised the comments still remained in the staff's report. Mr. Richter informed him the Board never finds out whether the comments are resolved or not. That is why they ask questions. The only staff comment Mr. Flinchum thought was outstanding was possibly some landscaping on the south. Motion Mr. Collins moved to approve the request, subject to staff comments. Mr. Howard seconded the motion. Mr. Aguila questioned whether the motion meant the lighting issue was resolved. Amended Motion Mr. Collins amended his motion to approve the request, sub- ject to staff comments, with the exception of the lighting comment. Mr. Howard seconded the amended motion. Motion carried 6-1. Mrs. Greenhouse voted against the motion because of the lighting issue. OTHER A. Review of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances Mr. Golden informed Mrs. Greenhouse the Board could make recommendations to Chapter 19, or they could come back. Page 5, Sec. 19-17 Site plan submission requirements Mr. Aguila questioned whether the Board should receive full size drawings with the applications. Mr. Golden thought that would be an administrative matter. Presently, six copies are required. He did not think the number of copies needed to appear in Ordinance form. Mr. Aguila asked how that could be mandated. Mr. Golden answered that the Board could recommend to the City Commission that the applications be amended to require "X" number of copies. - 9 - MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Page 7, Sec. 19-17.1 Conceptual plan review option Mr. Aguila did not think that should be a requirement. Under a conceptual site plan, an applicant may want to give his concept of what he would like to use the site for. Getting as far as an elevation may be inappropriate at that time. If the applicant submits a site plan that falls under the Community Design Plan in an area where there is a specific scheme, Mr. Golden said there could be some problems if they get conceptual approval, as opposed to when they come back. Mr. Aguila stated they could get conceptual approval with the condition that they mest the Community Design Plan. By getting conceptual approval, it would not exclude him from having to do the site plan in the proper design. Mr. Aguila explained why he could not tell what a project will look like at concept. Ms. Greenhouse asked who worked on this. Mr. Golden replied it Was pr.spared after a joint meeting with the City Manager and the Administrator of Engineering. Mr. Finizio agreed with Mr. Aguila's comments. Consensus It was agreed by the Board to delete this Section. Page 10, Sec. 19-23 Review and approval of changes to projects previously approved by the City Commission Minor Change It was Mr. Aguila's opinion the Planning Director should be able to determine whether a minor change needs to go through the TRB process. He also wondered how they measure what is minor. Mr. Golden replied it is now up to the majority of the technical committee to decide that matter. He assumed some policies will be set as to what constitutes whether something is minor or significant. There was flexibility to allow that to occur through the City Commission and the City Manager. Vice Mayor Wische asked why a cap could not be put on a minor change. When it is left to the discretion of the TRB, it fluctuates so much, they never know what a minor change is. Mr. Collins recalled when the City Manager discussed with the Board what is considered a minor change. He suggested they ask the City Manager to refresh their memories. Mr. Golden knew City Manager Miller had looked at the Ordinance, but he had not received any comments about it. 10 - MINUTES - PLAi~NING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 It seemed to City Attorney Cherof that the Planning Director could say a change to a project does not warrant the time of the City Staff. Development Agreements An Ordinance was recently passed asking for a development agreement to be required as a procedural process every developer must go ~hr0ugh. Chairman Rosenstock asked if that should be incorporated into Chapter 19. Attorney Cherof did not think it was necessary and was not sure this was the proper place for it. Motion Mr. Richter moved to recommend to the City Commission that they find the proposed amendments to Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances to be consistent and that they proceed to carry them forward. Mrs. Greenhouse seconded the motion, and the motion carried 7-0. Motion Mr. Aguila moved to delete Sec. 19o17.1~ Conceptual plan review option, item "(i) Conceptua~ elevations indicating the basic architectural style and color scheme" from Chapter 19, which was being reviewed by the P&Z Board. Mrs. Greenhouse seconded the motion, and the motion carried 7-0. Page 10, Sec. 19-22 Review and approval of projects of minor significance and changes to pro3ects not previously approved by the City Commission It seemed odd to Mr. Richter that a single family dwelling that could cost $1,000,000 would be up to the discretion of the City Staff. Chairman Rosenstock agreed. Revision of Application Forms After discussion about application forms being revised to request an "X" number of drawings, Mr. Collins said he had a problem with it because he felt it would be an extra cost for the "small guy". There was further discussion about the cost, the number of drawings, and what they should ask for. Mr. Ag uila felt the Board Members should get full size plans for review. - 11 MINUTES - PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BO~-NTON BEAC~I, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Motion Mr. Aguila moved to request the City Commission to instruct the City Staff to revise the application forms so the P&Z Board Members can each receive a copy of the final drawings so they can review them properly. M_rs. Greenhouse seconded the motion. After discussion about the number of copies that would be needed, a vote was taken on the motion. The motion carried 6-1. Mr. Collins voted against the motion. COMMENTS BY MEMBERS Costs of Special Meeting Chairman Rosens%ock informed the Members the Mayor requested that the Assistant City Manager provide him with all of the costs of the Special Meeting called for by Vice Chairman Gary Lehnertz during Chairman Rosenstock's absence. Commis- sioner Weiner informed Chairman Rosenstock the costs came to $115. Chairman Rosenstock wondered how much it cost to research this information. It was the consensus of the Members not to comment and to leave this alone. Parking Issue Mr. Aguila called attention to buildings being close together and the fact that not much land is left. This problem is not unique to Boynton Beach. Mr. Aguila said propery owners should be contacted, and there should be a special meeting to find out what they would like to see done. Ms. Greenhouse interjected chat Craig Livingston, Architect, offered to draft a proposed rendering of the Central Business District (CBD) at no charge. Mr. Agnila and Chairman Rosenstock alluded to schools of Architecture doing this as a project, free of charge. Mr. Richter recalled this was done about eight years ago by students of the University of Miami. CommissIoner Weiner told the Members that Sam Scheiner, Community Redevelopment Advisory Board, has been involved in this for a long time. Mr. Scheiner said the City must go to Tallahassee to have special legislation passed to have a parking district. It would not cost money, but Commissioner Weiner emphasized it cannot begin unless the City begins a legislative process. Chairman Rosenstock agreed with Mr. Aguila that they should have the City Commission's support. - 12 - MINUTES _ PLANNING & ZONING BOARD BOYNTON BEAch, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 Chairman ROSens~ock said a new Planning Director Will be coming to the City about October 1, 1990. Ge thought they should get all of the brains they can get, free of charge, and hear from the public. Then they can go to Tallahas with a proposal. It was Commissioner elner s Unders~andi the City Would not need an W ' , See ~d to say was the Cit~ . .Y. plans or renderinas, ng ~lty Attorney Cher~ ~ ~lSnes to.have a Dark~n~ All they districT. There Were furtheru~ ~nought Commlssloner~Wei~e~ was correct. COmments. Vice Mayor Wische Stated he will call tomorrow to have it placed on ths Commission,s agenda. The meeting properly adjourned at 9:55 p. M. ~atricia Ramseyer ~ecording Secretary (Two Tapes) - 13 BUILDING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 90-351 Revised SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 TO: THRU: FROM: RE: Jim Golden, Interim Planning Director Building & Zoning Director~ Don Jaeger, Michael E. Haag, Zoning & site Development A~ministrator TRE Comments August 31, 1990 Meeting SITE PLAN - FPL SUBSTATION AT QUANTUM PARK U~Qn reviewof the above mentioned pro]ect, the following, list of comments must be addressed in order to conform with Boynton Beach City codes: Recommend use of Live Oak instead of Laurel oak which is a short lived oak tree with low salt tolerance. Provide an elevation drawing of the proposed construction as viewed from the south and east property lines. Specify the height and color of all structural elements. show on the plans two (2) feet on center spacing for all landscape material used to create the required vehicle use area continuous visual barrier. 4. Specify on the plans the location providing setback dimensions from property lines to the structure. el--E. H g of the building by two (2) adjacent ald FPLSUBST.SDD ADDENDUM A In accordance vith City of Boynton Beach Code of' Ordinances, Chapter 19-17, Vincent A o Fin . ~ vAF/ck ADDENDUM B : 90 290 pLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. - TO: chairman and Members Planning and Zoning Board THRU: James J. Golden ~ Interim Planning Direct FROM: Tambri J. Heyden AsSistant City Planner DATE: AUgust 31, 1990 SUBJECT: FPL substation at Quan=um Park (lot 51 B) site Pla~ and Use A~prowal - ~ile NO. 526 Please be advised of the following Planning Department comments with respect to the above-referenced request for site plan and use approval. 1. The applicant is seeking to amend the list of permitted uses at the Quantum Park of commerce P,I.D.. as r~ferenced in their letter of request, to allow a utility facility on lot 51 B, designated for -Industrial" use on the Qauntum Park master plan. utility facilities, such as electrical distribution substations, Would be able =o locate elsewhere in the City in the M-1 (Light Industrial] zoning ~lstrict under Appendix A - Zoning, section 8,A.l.d.(1); without requiring environmental revzew. In addition, comprehenslve Plan Policy 1.14.6 states that sites for electric substations and switching stations should be allowed in all land use categories and zoning districts, subject to site plan review and screening. Therefore. it is the Planning Deparrznent's recommendation that it would be appropriate to permit this use on those parcels deeigna=ed -industrial" on the master plan for Quantum Park. Appendix A - Zoning, Section 7.E. 2. Provide verification that the agreement made between FPL and the $.F.W.M.D., authorizing FPL'S use of the C-16 canal easement, was recorded. 3. Consistent with the greenbelt treatment that was required for safety Kleen, it is recommended that the applicant provide 12 1/2 feet of the required 25 foot greerubett on lot 51 B, to include onlv landscaping and that the remaining 12 1/2 feet be provided on lot 51 C to consist of sod. The greenbelt design and the owner or developer agreement to carry out and provide maintenance for the greenbelt, is subject to Planning and zoning Board and Community Appearance Board approval. This recommendation and interpretation of lot 51B as a perimeter lot, is based on the Quantum Park plat document which states that the drainage easement canal (lot 51 C) is an integral part of the correspondin9 lot lying north of and immediately adjacent to said drainage easement canal and that said integral part was therefore designated with the corresponding lot number and letter identification. This recommendation is also based on Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.14.6 which would require screeninq of utility facilities; the landscaping proposed would not adequately screem the substation. With respect to installation of the greenbelt, it is recommended that the greenbelt be installed when the visual impacts of the use occur, namely prior ro issuance of s Appendix A.~ Zoning, section 7.H.17. certificate of occupancy. Tambri A:FPLSP ADDENDUM C STANLE ~ CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA. INC. 2000 Lomoard Street · West Palm Beach FL 33407 Augus~ 14, 1990 Tet 407/842-74~ · Fax 407/~2-~7~ HAND DELIVERED CITY HALL BOYNTON BEACH - AUGUST 34, 1990 Mr. Vince Finizio Administrator of Engineering City of Bo?-nTon Beach - Engineering 100 E. Boyn~on Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 35435-0310 Department Re: PROPOSED FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO. 10334 Dear Vincet At the August 6, 1990 Technical Revlew Board meeting, several comments were raised regarding the proposed substation's paved access drive and Turnaround area. As was stated a~ the meeting, this is an unmanned facility with only one ~o Two weekly visits by FPL personnel for scheduled maintenance service and To monitor equipment readings. The paved area is in no way intended To be a public parking lot and the facility will be clearly labeled for FPL personnel only. Upon reviewing the BoynTon Beach Zoning and Parking Ordinance, I would appreciate if you would forward our request to consider this substation under the exemption clause Chapter 5, Article X, Section 5-139[c), page 448, such that due To the unique nature of this particular land use, many of the standard parking lot regulations are not applicable. As stated, this facility is for use by FPL work vehicles and trained personnel only. Article X, Section S-139(c) s~ares that "These regulations shall not be applicable under the following conditions: ..... (c) when the parking of equipment or work vehicles or storage of materials is proposed." While the substation will be constructed in accordance with the city's landscaping and drainage req~tirements, please consider this request To exempt the substation's paved access drive and Turnaround area from the following sections: Article X Section S-140(e) Parking lot accessibildty ~nd designation for physically handicapped. (Substations are already recognized as exempt per State Division of Housing & Community Development, Codes & Standards Section, Chapter 553-5, Appendix M, Paragraph 2.) Section S-142 (a & b) Parkinu lot and access drive per the city's public parking lot illumination standards. Section $-142[c) Directional arrows for circulation and parking lot striping on pavement for access drive and MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS CROUP · INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGIN~SRING. ARCH,TECTCRE. PLANNfNG. ANO ~ Page 1 of ADDENDUM D Mr. Vince FinizJo Proposed FPL Quant_urn SubsTation AugUST 14, 1990 2 Section port~ons provided S-142(e) Raised curbing along curvilinear of driveway (corrective wheel stops will be alongside Turnaround area). With the rapidly approaching conrac~ our office as soon as consultant's opinion. August 23rd filing deadline, please you have received the ciVy's legal David Flinchum, ASLA Director of Planning DF/mjb co: Jack McNeal FPL Juno Don Gore - FPL Juno TambrJ Heyden Boynton Beach Planning LETa-14A,DF Page 2 of ADDENDL~4 D TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: J. Scott Mill.r, City Manager James A. Cherof, City Attorney Proposed FP&L Quantum Sub-station Stanley Consultations ProJ~c% Nc. August 20, 1990 10334 the Section 5-139(c) exemption applles. Vince Finizio has indicated some concern with respect to the outside lighting of the ~tructure (which WOuld ordinarily be addressed by application of the Parking Code ($ect~lon 5 142(a)). I hav~ discu~eed that matter with'Mr, Flinchum and he has advised that the facility does 'have som~ exterior lighting, but it has been FP&L experience that~ exterior lighting of uhmanned sub- stations can attract vandalism rather th~n minimize it. I think we should defer to their experien6e in this regard. L/B MILLER cc: Vince Finizio