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APPLICATION "~~if.:~;.;" " , " , ..'",<q- :(.:, '. , ..~~ "'" '\ t.\ "~".' .~. ~-f.-'\ ~^..~,.i(.."J., _-~l!WI. LAMD VS.. ~. AltD/OR, UlOIIllIO .c.... cl ty of Boynton "a~b, rlorlda .' \";'1 '\._if, . ..-A' ". Plannln9 and Zonln9 Board This applicfttlon must be tilled out completely an4 accurately and submitted, t0gether with the materials li.ted 1n Section 11 below, in two (2) copies to the Plannin9 Department. Incomplete application. will not be proce..ed. Plea.e Print Le9ibly or Type all Information. ,. 1. Project Name: I. GENERAL INFORMAoTION A.PPT.TCATTON NnMR~R 1 t; 'PlAnning A.'-FlA 7.d) 2. Type of Application (check one) x a. Rezoning only b. Land Use Amendment only c. Land Use Amendment and Rezoning 3. Date this Application is Accepted (to be filled out by Planning Department): 4. Applicant's Name (person or business entity in whose name this application is made): City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Address: Telephone Number: Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310 (407) 738-7490 s. Agent's Name (person, if any, representing applicant): Address: Telephone Number: rh~j~top~~r r".rq. PlAnning ni'-Fl~~O'- 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310 (407) 738-7490 6. Property OWner's (or Trustee's) Name: Address Telephone Number: ~~~ ATTACHMENT "AM -:- Planning Department S-90 Page 1 " I / 7. :.~.~\li:~~~~~~'..,,~.~...::.. '4-;""'. -r<-. )'>'. corrospondence~e~. ,if d1U.rent tban .I.loant or .;~th. . .<;..~~. ", '::,;~~:(~ . I I,' ~ This 1s the address to which all agendas, letter., and othor matorials will be mailed. 8. What is the applicant's intereat in the subject parcel? (owner, Buyer, Lessee, Builder, Developer, Con~r.ct purch..er, etc.) .. . City initiated rezoninq to implement the 1989 Compo 1'~an 9. street Address or Location of Subject Parcel: Outparcel on the northwest corner of the Boynton Beach Mall 10. Legal Description of Subject Parcel: SEE ATTACHMENT "B" 11_ Area of SUbject Parcel (to the nearest buDclredth (1/100) o~ &II .:re): CG-Palm Beach County ." J' / 6.92 12. l). 14. Current Zoning District: Proposed Zoning D~strict: Current Land Use Category: REC-City of Boynton Beach Recreational 15. Proposed Land Use Category: Recreational 16. Intended Use of Subject .Parcel: N/A 17. Developer or Builder: N/A . 18. Architect: N/A 19. Landscape Architect: N/A 20. Site Planner: N/A 2l. Civil Engineerr N/A 22. Traffic Engineer: N/A 23. Surveyor: N/A Planning Department 5-90 Page 2 ...\~~,,;:,,,"'\-"... ",,,,,v~,J..~"",,, <-"~~'" -i.:or..'....4'.~~lm r.~'.;. .:.~.." .':""'':'<'"'' ~-'),~..';:~,..J-:.{...li'.,.,,".'t< .. ~ .~'~:. ..~.. '~\4"~ i ....... '-, \.' "",l'l"', ~, ,~-". ~'i fi"4 ~.{t;-; ,,' "'" .~ .:"'L . ~~ fy~:..~::, ~.:,~?t~~ ;~.:"<', ~;;:.'~:; '~~ ,~:..':~' '., "~:::'~'~: :",1 , . \.~...y.~..:'~~':' .' :' AftAalMlH'l' -.- : LIGAL DESCRIPTION or APPLICATION 110. 15 C Plannln9 Ar.. 7 .d) , THAT PART or S.W. 1/4 OF N.I. 1/4 tYG. W OF RELOCATED L-23 CANAL AS IN OR 3652 P 1119 IN SECTION 19, RANGE 43 EAST, TOWN:HIP 45 SOUTH, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. CONTAINING 6.92 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND SUBJECT TO EASEMtNTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY OF RECORD. - -:- . ': . , ,(':" '~~:.~~ e ., PETITIONER: PROJECT NAME: LOCATION: NUMBER 15 City of Boynton Beach Planninq Area 7.d (Land Use Problems and opportunities ) Parcel on the northwest corner of Boynton Beach Hall. Complete leqal description on file in the Planninq Department, 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, Florida Recreational ~ZONE: From: CG (Palm Beach County, General Com..~ To: REC (Recreation) NOT I C I 0 F Z 0 N I N G C H A N G B C I T Y 0 F 8 0 Y N TON 8 I A C H PUB L I CHI A R I N G S The City of Boynton Beach propos.. to rezone the foll.~win(9 properties for the purpo.e of 1aplementinq the recommendations contained in the 1989 Comprehensive Plan. The 1989 Comprehensive Plan was adopted by Ord1nanc. Number 89-38 on November 7, 1989. Public hearinqs on the.. proposals will be held before the Plannin9 and Zonin9 Board on May 14th, 1991 at 7:00 P.M., and before the City Commlsslon on June 4, 1991 at 6:00 P.M. These publiC hearinqs will be h.ld 1n the Clty Commission Chambers in Boynton Beach City Hall at 100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida. ~ ~~/uui~...u ........ r _:._.~~~ ;.uc-~.~ . r ~1- !i_, ~-.--;...,.t -:.; SITE I / ~ - ~z:::r -;:r '-- ..: ~ :::.;:- . " . ,.....-..-=,....-........ : ; - ~ff~~ __-I - ::;.:: , . ~ .- .rf\ ~- ..~i-~-_. . - _...: .....-=-:1 - -L. I A . . .. . ------1 _~-...--. .'- Q- .-' .~ '.-., ~~..... ..1,__" i O. ~~_..... " 1 I ______ " ...., , LEGAL: LAND USE: REQUEST: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOTIFIED TO APPEAR AT SAID HEARINGS IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY AND BE HEARD. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OR CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THESE MEETINGS WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS HADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. PLEASE CALL (407) 738-7490 FOR ANY QUESTIONS RtGARDING THE ABOVE MATTERS. "'.- .....'; \wi A'1"1'ACHMIH'r -8- LIGAL DISCRIPTION 01' APPLICA'l'ION NO. 15 (Plannlnq Are. 7.4) A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 19, 'l'OWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 43 EAST, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 19; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 511 51" WEST, ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH 1/4 SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 'EGREES 581 21" EAST, A DISTANCE or 40.~ FEET TO THE PRINCIPAL POINT AND PLACE or BEGINNING or THE F LOWING DESCRIPTION: ~f1 I f-.r~ ' THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 51' 51" WEST A CISTA~C F 1191.23 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH as DEGREES OS' 26" S A DISTANCE or 331.73 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGRE OS' 26" WEST A DISTANCE or 141.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 225.15 FEET ALONG AN ARC TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 324.80 FEET AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 40 DEGREES 00' 00"; THENCB 300.36 FEET ALONG AN ARC TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS or 420.20 FEET AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 40 DEGREES 51' 17"; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 51" EAST A DISTANCE OF 249.60 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 00' 00" WEST A DISTANCE or 208.61 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 51" EAST A DISTANCE or 143.23 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 581 21" WEST A DISTANCE or 46.00 rEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 5.16 ACRES or LAND MORE OR LESS. ,-.' .- ' -,i,' 4ci ~;# :'" ~C~,-.z;-tZ4~ --;:e/~ ,-~o/ - 0" "JP-e;~d~ . "l TIC E 0 F Z 0 N I ~ G C~. ~ I T Y 0 F BOY N TON ~ PUB L I CHI A R I N G S ~G E tr C ~" ',- " The City of Boynton Beach propo... to rezone thr following properties for the purpose of implementing the reco~mendations contained in the 1989 Comprehensive Plan. The 1989 Compre~ens1v. Plan was adopted by Ordinance Number 89-38 on November 7, 1969. Public hearing. on the.e proposals will be held befole the planning and zoning Board on July 9th, 1991 at 7:0~ P.M., and before the City Commission on August 6th, 1991 at 7:00 P.M. These public hearings will be held in the City Commission Chambers in Boynton Beach City Hall at 100 East Boynton Reach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida. cJ.LJ-H~~II" ILIUJ _1; u~ - ", -:0 lUC:Jl ==-[~,;L." L)I~!- --:!~JJT L~~ . C A .v,A. L, . ~. IfJI. .' .-..- ~ ~. "', . --..~ .. I, ',~.___ . I. I. _J..-' ! ''f' . f"11.. :- ~,. ,. I "Er:'!"~ ~ ,I ...:..--.: -~ ~ ---, ...... 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Complete legal description on file in the Planning Department, 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, Florida Recreation REZONE: From: CG To: REC LOCATION: LEGAL :, , LAND lTSE: REQUEST: _ (palm Beach County, Generaf Comm.) (Recreation) ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOTIFIED TO APPEAR AT SAID HEARINGS IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY AND BE HEARD., ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OR CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY HATTER CONSIDERED AT THESE MEETINGS WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. PLEASE CAT,L (407) 738-7490 FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE HATTERS. -- -, ,... IN THE FLORIDA LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION IN RE: THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL, a Development of Regional Impact in Boynton Beach, Florida NOTICE OF APPEAL OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council by and through its undersigned Attorney hereby gives notice of and enters its appeal to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission ("Commission") pursuant Section 380.07, Florida Statutes (1989) and other provisions of law, of Resolution No. 89-U.U.U. of the City of Boynton Beach, FL (a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof) constituting a development order pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 380 of the Florida Statutes. The issues which constitute the grounds for this appeal are specifically set forth in the Petition of Appeal which is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference and has been filed simultaneously with this Notice of Appeal pursuant to Rule 42-2.002, Florida Administrative Code. This appeal involves issues within the scope of a permitting program authorized by Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes, and for which a permit or conceptual review approval was obtained prior to the issuance of the development order as follows: Certain aspects of the issues related to the drainage system for the project and water quality, as set forth in paragraph 14 of the Petition of Appeal of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. I HEREBY CERTIFY that an original and one copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal has been sent by Federal Express mail to the Office of Planning and Budget this 14th day of February, 1990 and by first class mail to the addressees listed on the attached Exhibit A. LAW OFFICES OF ROGER G. SABERSON, P.A. Attorney for Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council 110 East Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, Florida 33444 ::05)1;;_ t;J~~. Roger G. Saberson, Esq. RECEIVED FEB 15 1990 CITY MANAGER'S O;-r=iCE '.. Honorable Robert Martinez Governor State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Robert Butterworth Attorney General The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Doyle Conner Commissioner of Agriculture The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Betty Castor Commissioner of Education The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Gerald Lewis Comptroller The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Patricia Woodworth Director of the Office of Planning and Budgeting Executive Office of Governor Room 415, Carlton Building 501 South Gadsden Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 Mr. Dick A. Greco, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 100 S. Ashley Dr. Suite 1255 Tampa, Florida 33602 EXHIBIT A 1 Mr. Cormac Conahan Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods, and Goodyear 2000 Glades Road Suite 400 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 J. Scott Miller, City Manager City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Honorable Jim Smith Secretary of State The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Tom Gallagher Insurance Commissioner The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 G. Steven Pfeiffer, Esq. General Counsel Bureau of Land and Water Management 2740 Centerview Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Mr. Daniel Cary, Executive Director Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council 3228 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd. Suite 205 Palm City, Florida 33490 Mr. David Curl, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 7620 Market Street Youngstown, Ohio 44512 . ~. , IN THE FLORIDA LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION IN RE: BOYNTON BEACH MALL, a Development of Regional Impact in Palm Beach County, Florida. PETITION OF APPEAL OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council ("Council"), by and through its undersigned attorney, files this Petition pursuant to Section 380.07, Florida Statutes (1989), Section 120.57(1), Florida statutes (1989), and Rule 42-2.002, Florida Administrative Code (" F . A. C. "), ini tiating an appeal to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission ("Commission") with respect to Resolution No. 89-U U U ("Amended Development Order" ) of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida ("City") constituting a development order pursuant to Section 380.06, Florida statutes (1989), for the Boynton Beach Mall, a Development of Regional Impact ("DRI"). As grounds for its appeal, the Council states: 1. The council, 3228 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd., suite 205, Post Office Box 1529, Palm City, Florida 33490, is the regional planning agency with the responsibility under section 380.06 (12), Florida statutes (1989) to review, and to issue a report and recommendations on, any DRI or amendment thereto, proposed to be located within the City. The Council is further authorized 1 .. ' ... by section 380.07 (2), Florida Statutes (1989), to appeal to the Commission any DRI development order which does not comply with the standards and requirements of Chapter 380, Florida Statutes (1989) . 2. As required by section 186.508 (1), Florida Statutes (1989), the Council has adopted by rule a Regional Comprehensive Policy Plan ("Regional Plan"). See Rule 29K-5.001, F.A.C.. Pursuant to 186.507 (8), Florida Statutes (1989) the Regional Plan serves, "in addition to other criteria established by law, [as] the basis for regional review of developments of regional impact....." proposed to be located within the Council's jurisdiction. 3. The Boynton Beach Mall Project is a Development of Regional Impact pursuant the provisions of Subsection 380.06 of the Florida Statutes. 4. The Boynton Beach Mall is a regional shopping center, which was approved as a DRI by Palm Beach County, Fl., by issuance of a Development Order May 7th 1974 (Resolution No. R-74-343). The Development Order required, along with other matters, that the pine area located in the northwest area of the site be preserved. 5. On May 6, 1975 Palm Beach County adopted Resolution No. R- 75-297 rezoning the subject parcel from agriculture to general commercial and approving a further special exception to allow the expansion of the "Regional Shopping Center known as the Boynton Beach Mall". 6. On September 12, 1978 Palm Beach County adopted Resolution No. R-78-1132 allowing an additional special exception on the Boynton Beach Mall property to permit an automotive service 2 ~ center. 7. On December 22, 1981 Palm Beach County approved Resolution No. R-81-1652 which authorized the County to enter into an "Agreement for Roadway Improvements" with the Developer in anticipation of the Mall and certain out parcels being annexed into the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 8. On November 16, 1982 the City of Boynton Beach adopted Ordinance 82-38 annexing the Mall property except for the preserve area located in the northwest portion of the site. 9. On April 5, 1988 the City of Ordinance 88-11 annexing the preserve northwest portion of the site. Boynton Beach area located adopted in the 10. On August 18, 1988, the Developer of the Mall submitted to the City and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council its "Amended Development of Regional Impact Application for Development Approval for Changes to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" (hereinafter the "Amended Application"). The Amended Application proposed changes which included but are not limited to the following: (i) the addition of 136,449 square feet of gross leasable area of commercial retail space, (ii) an increase in the parking and impervious surface area to accomodate the increase in commercial square footage, (iii) a reduction in size of the preserve area which was identified in the original development order to be preserved, and (iv) modifications to the drainage system. 11. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council reviewed the Amended Application as required by Section 380.06 of the Florida statutes (1989) and issued its report and recommendations to the City of Boynton Beach, FL on April 21, 1989 (an excerpt from the report and recommendations containing the recommended 3 conditions and analysis is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and is hereinafter referred to as "Assessment Report"). The report and recommendations recommended that if the city approved the Amended Application such approval should be conditioned upon the elim~nation and resolution of certain adverse impacts of the development proposal and to mitigate the adverse impacts Treasure Coast recommended that the approval be subject to 16 conditions. 12. On December 19, 1989 the City issued its Amended Development Order approving the Amended Application. The Amended Development Order is attached to the Notice of Appeal filed simultaneously herewith and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended Development Order did not resolve or eliminate certain substantial adverse impacts of this development. Therefore, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council at a regularly scheduled meeting held January 19, 1990, voted to appeal this development order to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory commission as permitted under section 380.07, Florida statutes (1989). 13. The Amended Development Order of the City does not comply wi th the standards and requirements of Chapter 380, Florida statutes (1989), in that the city failed properly to consider whether, and the extent to which, the proj ect, ( i) would unreasonably interfere with the achievement of the objectives of an adopted state land development plan applicable to the area, (ii) would be consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and local land development regulations, (iii) would be consistent with the report and recommendations of the council, and (iv) would be consistent wi th the State Comprehensive Plan. The Amended Development Order includes conditions that are significantly inconsistent with the above and significantly inconsistent with the Regional Plan. These deviations from the Council's recommendations are so substantial and significant 4 that the Amended Development Order fails properly to balance the favorable and adverse impacts of the Boynton Mall DRI, as required by Chapter 380, Florida statutes (1989). 14. The substantial adverse regional development not satisfactorily resolved or development order include the following: impact~ of this eliminated in the A. The adverse impact that would be caused by the substantial reduction in size or elimination or degradation of the area set aside as a preserve ("Limits of pine Area") in the Amended Development Order including but not limited to the adverse impact on native habitat and its functions and values, and the loss of this area to serve as a buffer between this intense commercial development and the residential area adjacent to it. The Amended Development Order contains inadequate safeguards to assure that the preserve area as identified in the Amended Development Order remains intact. It requires only that the developer "shall confirm" prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy that it will not develop in the preserve area. The "shall confirm" requirement does not adequately protect the preserve area. "Shall confirm" is unreasonably vague as to, (i) the level of commitment to preserve the area, (ii) what will be the form of commitment i.e. verbal, letter, binding agreement, deed restrictions etc. and (iii) how long and under what circumstances will this "confirmation" remain in effect? The Council has in its Regional Plan, Goals and Policies related to the preservation of native upland habitat. As an example see Regional Goals 10.1.2 and 10.2.2 and Policy 10.1.2.2. The Amended Development Order is inconsistent with these goals and policies, and inconsistent with Council's Assessment Report. B. Adverse impact on water quality as related to the drainage of and from the project and the drainage system for the 5 project: (i). section 187.201 (8) (a), Florida statutes 1989 (state Comprehensive Plan) provides, "Florida. . . . . . . shall maintain the functions of natural systems and the overall present level of surface and ground water quality. Florida shall improve and restore the quality of waters not presently meeting water quality standards." (ii). In implementation of the above state goal the Council adopted Policy 8.1.1.8 in the Regional Plan providing that stormwater management systems shall be designed so as to not adversely effect the quality of water entering the aquifer recharge areas in the Region. Policy 8.2.1.3 further provides that the negative impacts of existing land use activities on surface and groundwater quality and quantity be minimized by retrofitting to incorporate appropriate water quality management techniques. (iii) . According to the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Office, the surficial aquifer lies approximately six feet below the surface of the ground in the entire eastern portion of Palm Beach County and is considered an aquifer recharge area. The project site is located in this eastern portion of Palm Beach County. (iv). The water quality data collected by the South Florida Water Management District for this project site indicates that the existing drainage system is resulting in off site discharge events in which certain pollutants exceed state water quality requirements and in addition, during rainfall events, pollutants and heavy metals present in the runoff appear in samples of groundwater taken just outside the detention ponds. The addition of 136,449 square feet of commercial retail space and the attendant increase in parking area and automobile 6 use of the site will increase the adverse impact of this project on water quality. (v). The Council in its report and recommendations, recommended various measures which would enhance and.improve the capacity of the drainage system to work so as to not adversely effect the water quality in the aquifer and groundwater. However, the City's Amended Development Order is significantly inconsistent with the Council's recommended conditions in this regard, inconsistent with the Regional Plan, and the state Comprehensive Plan. (vi). The Council respectfully submits that the provisions of Section 380.07 (5) are inapplicable to this appeal because, (i) notwithstanding the fact that a permit or permits have been issued for portions of the drainage system by the South Florida Water Management District ("SFWMDIt) and the Department of Environmental Regulation (ltDERIt) there are still discharge events which are occurring wherein the water quality is not meeting the applicable standards i.e. the drainage system does not function to accomplish one of its primary purposes, that the off site discharge be of a consistently high quality not exceeding state standards for water quality, (ii) notwithstanding the fact that a permit or permits were issued for portions of the drainage system, during rainfall events there are still pollutants and heavy metals present in the groundwater on the site and (iii) the retrofitting of the existing drainage system, as recommended by the council, is not within the scope of a permitting program of either the SFWMD or DER. C. Adverse impact transportation system. of this development on the (i). The Council has several Regional Goals and Policies related to the transportation system within the Region. 7 As an example and not by way of limitation, council policies 19.2.1.3 and 19.2.1.5 in the Regional Plan require that the regional roadway network shall be maintained at Level of Service ("LOS") C. or better during average annual 24 hour conditions (LOS D during peak hour on links and at intersections) and at LOS D or better during peak season (peak hour and 24 hour conditions), through the project buildout. (ii). The Amended Application uses an invalid assumption that the proposed addition to the Mall will be completed in 1989. Even if the addition had been completed within 1989 certain road links and intersections would not be operating at the above Level of Service, these are the following: a. Congress Avenue between N. W. 22nd Avenue and New Boynton Beach Blvd. is projected to operate at LOS D during AADT conditions and at LOS F during peak season, peak hour conditions. b. Old Boynton West Road between Military Trail and Lawrence Road is projected to operate at LOS E during AADT conditions and at LOS F during peak season, peak hour conditions. c. The intersection of Congress Avenue and Hypoluxo is proj ected to be operating at LOS E at proj ect buildout. d. The intersection of Congress Avenue and Old Boynton West Road will require additional through and left turn lanes in order to achieve .the above Level of Service standard even after the six laning of Congress Ave. e. The intersection of New Boynton Beach Blvd. 8 and Congress Avenue is projected to operate at LOS E at project buildout. f. The intersection of Boynton Beach Blvd. and the interchange with I-95 is projected to operate at LOS E at project buildout. (iii). The Council in its Assessment Report indicated that the project traffic impacts could be mitigated by attaching certain conditions to the development approval which included but are not limited to; a. That prior to building permits being issued that contracts be let for certain specified roadway and intersection improvements that would be required to permit the roadway network to operate at the above Level of Service. Also, that prior to certificates of occupancy being issued that the roadway and intersection improvements were to be completed. b. Alternatively, in lieu of some or all of the specified construction of roadway and intersection improvements the Council's Assessment report indicated that the City could substitute an approved mass transit plan meeting certain criteria which would in effect accomplish the same purpose as the construction of the specified improvements. c. The city did not include in the Amended Development Order either; (i) the conditions relating to the construction of the specified roadway and intersection improvements, or (ii) an acceptable mass transit plan. Nor did the City address at all when entering its Amended Development Order on December 19, 1989 the fact that the applicant in projecting traffic conditions utilized what was at that point a totally invalid assumption i.e. that the addition to the Mall would be completed in 1989. 9 15. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council pursuant to the provisions of Subsection 380.07 of the Florida Statutes does hereby request a de novo hearing in regard to this appeal. WHEREFORE, the Council respectfully requests that the Commission accept jurisdiction over this appeal and: A. That the Commission refer this cause to the Division of Administrative Hearings for a de novo hearing under section 120.57 (1), Florida Statutes (1989); and B. That the Commission deny and reverse the issuance of the Amended Development Order for the Boynton Beach Mall DRI in compliance with the requirements and standards of Chapter 380, Florida Statutes (1989) and other provisions of law; or C. In the alternative, that the Commission approve a amended development order for the Boynton Beach Mall DRI incorporating the Council's recommended conditions consistent wi th its Regional Plan or other conditions which effectively accomplish the same purposes as the Council's conditions, and D. That the Commission grant such other relief as it deems just and appropriate. Respectfully submitted, this 14th day of February, 1990. I HEREBY CERTIFY that an original and one copy of the foregoing Petition of Appeal of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has been sent by Federal Express mail to the Office of Planning and Budget this 14th day of February 1990 and 10 by first class mail to the addresses listed on the attached Exhibit A. LAW OFFICES OF ROGER G. SABERS ON , P.A. Attorney for Treasure Coast Regional Planning council 110 East Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, Florida 33444 (407) 27-2-8616 :' / -, By: {' , .'l:).J\ 11~ /.,-1 r'~ _ Roger G. Saberson, Esq. 11 (',1...-....-.. TN THE FLORIDA LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION IN RE: BOYNTON BEACH MALL, a Development of Regional Impact in Palm Beach County, Florida. ADDENDUM TO NOTICE OF APPEAL AND THE PETITION OF APPEAL OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council ("Council"), by and through its undersigned attorney, files this Addendum to its Notice of Appeal and the Petition of Appeal in this matter. 1. A de novo hearing is requested in the Petition and Notice of Appeal in this matter, since the records created during the proceedings below, including the public hearings conducted by the City of Boynton Beach were not full and complete regarding the issues presented by the Petition and Notice of Appeal of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council within the meaning of section 380.07, Florida statutes (1989) and section 120.57, Florida Statutes (1989) Respectfully submitted, this 15th day of February, 1990. I HEREBY CERTIFY that an original and one copy of the foregoing Addendum to the Notice of Appeal and Petition of Appeal of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has been sent by Federal Express m;~; 1 t.O t.he Office of Planning and Budget this 15th day of Febr\1ary 1990 and by first class mail to the addresses listed on the attached Exhibit A. LAW OFFICES OF ROGER G. SABERSON, P.A. Attorney for Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council 110 East Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, Florida 33444 (407) 272-8616 (;;6'JItA.1J~~~ - By: Roger G. Saberson, Esq. 1 "f{':~ ~.-1 ' .'f'~:"i..l .'~" ~.._._.~ . ""'-D' \!.. .;j a ~ ~o 1990 ~I~ :~I{~NAGE.H'S OfFIC VlI"!'t "-vi. _'A".'~"~"- Honorable Robert Martinez Governor State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Robert Butterworth Attorney General The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Doyle Conner Commissioner of Agriculture The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Betty Castor Commissioner of Education The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Gerald Lewis Comptroller The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Patricia Woodworth Director of the Office of Planning and Budgeting Executive Office of Governor Room 415, Carlton Building 501 South Gadsden Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 Mr. Dick A. Greco, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 100 S. Ashley Dr. Suite 1255 Tampa, Florida 33602 EXHIBIT A 1 Mr. Cormac Conahan Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods, and Goodyear 2000 Glades Road Suite 400 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 J. Scott Miller, City Manager City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Honorable Jim Smith Secretary of State The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Tom Gallagher Insurance Commissioner The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 G. Steven Pfeiffer, Esq. General Counsel Bureau of Land and Water Management 2740 Centerview Dr. Tallaba5ae~, FL 32399-2100 Mr. Daniel Cary, Executive Director Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council 3228 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd. Suite 205 Palm City, Florida 33490 Mr. David Curl, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 7620 Market Street Youngstown, Ohio 44512 .. .., IN THE FLORIDA LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION IN RE: BOYNTON BEACH MALL, a Development of Regional Impact in Palm Beach County, Florida. PETITION OF APPEAL OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council ("Council"), by and through its undersigned attorney, files this Petition pursuant to section 380.07, Florida Statutes (1989), section 120.57(1), Florida statutes (1989), and Rule 42-2.002, Florida Administrative Code ("F.A.C."), initiating an appeal to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission ("Commissionll) with respect to Resolution No. 89-U U U ("Amended Development Orderll) of the City commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida ("City") constituting a development order pursuant to Section 380.06, Florida Statutes (1989), for the Boynton Beach Mall, a Development of Reg:i.onal Impact ("DRI"). As grounds for its appeal, the Council states: 1. The council, 3228 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd., suite 205, Post Office Box 1529, Palm city, Florida 33490, is the regional planning agency with the responsibility under Section 380.06 (12), Florida Statutes (1989) to review, and to issue a report and recommendations on, any DRI or amendment thereto, proposed to be located within the cit:y. The Council is further authorized 1 RECEIVED FEB 1 5 1990 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ". by section 380.07 (2), Florida Statutes (1989), to appeal to the Commission any DRI development order which does not comply with the standards and requirements of Chapter 380, Florida statutes (1989) . 2. As required by Section 186.508 (1), Florida Statutes (1989), the Council has adopted by rule a Regional Comprehensive Policy Plan ("Regional Plan"). See Rule 29K-5.001, F.A.C.. Pursuant to 186.507 (8), Florida statutes (1989) the Regional Plan serves, "in addition to other criteria established by law, [as] the basis for regional review of developments of regional impact....." proposed to be located within the Council's jurisdiction. 3. The Boynton Beach Mall Project is a Development of Regional Impact pursuant the provisions of Subsection 380.06 of the Florida statutes. 4. The Boynton Beach Mall is a regional shopping center, which was approved as a DRI by Palm Beach county, Fl., by issuance of a Development Order May 7th 1974 (Resolution No. R-74-343). The Development Order required, along with other matters, that the pine area located in the northwest area of the site be preserved. 5. On May 6, 1975 Palm Beach County adopted Resolution No. R- 75-297 rezoning the subject parcel from agriculture to general commercial and approving a further special exception to allow the expansion of the "Regional Shopping Center known as the Boynton Beach Mall". 6. On September 12, 1978 Palm Beach County adopted Resolution No. R-78-1132 allowing an additional special exception on the Boynton Beach Mall property to permit an automotive service 2 center. 7. On December 22, 1981 Palm Beach County approved Resolution No. R-81-1652 which authorized the County to enter into an "Agreement for Roadway Improvements" with the Developer in anticipation of the Mall and certain out parcels being annexed into the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 8. On November 16, 1982 the City of Boynton Beach adopted Ordinance 82-38 annexing the Mall property except for the preserve area located in the northwest portion of the site. 9. On April 5, 1988 the City of Ordinance 88-11 annexing the preserve northwest portion of the site. Boynton Beach area located adopted in the 10. On August 18, 1988, the Developer of the Mall submitted to the city and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council its "Amended Development of Regional Impact Application for Development Approval for Changes to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" (hereinafter the "Amended Application"). The Amended Application proposed changes which included but are not limited to the following: (i) the addition of 136,449 square feet of gross leasable area of commercial retail space, (ii) an increase in the parking and impervious surface area to accomodate the increase in commercial square footage, (iii) a reduction in size of the preserve area which was identified in the original development order to be preserved, and (iv) modifications to the drainage system. 11. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council reviewed the Amended Application as required by section 380.06 of the Florida statutes (1989) and issued its report and recommendations to the City of Boynton Beach, FL on April 21, 1989 (an excerpt from the report and recommendations containing the recommended 3 conditions and analysis is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and is hereinafter referred to as "Assessment Report"). The report and recommendations recommended that if the City approved the Amended Application such approval should be conditioned upon the elimination and resolution of certain adverse impacts of the development proposal and to mitigate the adverse impacts Treasure Coast recommended that the approval be subject to 16 conditions. 12. On December 19, 1989 the City issued its Amended Development Order approving the Amended Application. The Amended Development Order is attached to the Notice of Appeal filed simultaneously herewith and is incorporated herein by reference. The Amended Development Order did not resol ve or eliminate certain substantial adverse impacts of this development. Therefore, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council at a regularly scheduled meeting held January 19, 1990, voted to appeal this development order to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission as permitted under section 380.07, Florida statutes (1989). 13. The Amended Development Order of the City does not comply with the standards and requirements of Chapter 380, Florida statutes (1989), in that the City failed properly to consider whether, and the extent to which, the proj ect, ( i) would unreasonably interfere with the achievement of the objectives of an adopted state land development plan applicable to the area, (ii) would be consistent with the City's comprehensive plan and local land development regulations, (iii) would be consistent with the report and recommendations of the council, and (iv) would be consistent with the State Comprehensive Plan. The Amended Development Order includes conditions that are significantly inconsistent with the above and significantly inconsistent with the Regional Plan. These deviations from the Council's recommendations are so substantial and significant 4 that the Amended Development Order fails properly to balance the favorable and adverse impacts of the Boynton Mall DRI, as required by Chapter 380, Florida statutes (1989). 14. The substantial adverse regional impacts of this development not satisfactorily resolved or eliminated in the development order include the following: A. The adverse impact that would be caused by the substantial reduction in si.ze or elimination or degradation of the area set aside as a preserve ("Limits of pine Area") in the Amended Development Order including but not limited to the adverse impact on native habitat and its functions and values, and the loss of this area to serve as a buffer between this intense commercial development and the residential area adjacent to it. The Amended Development Order contains inadequate safeguards to assure that the preserve area as identified in the Amended Development Order remains intact. It requires only that the developer "shall confirm" prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy that it will not develop in the preserve area. The "shall confirm" requirement does not adequately protect the preserve area. "Shall confirm" is unreasonably vague as to, (i) the level of commi tment to preserve the area, (ii) what will be the form of commitment i.e. verbal, letter, binding agreement, deed restrictions etc. and (iii) how long and under what circumstances will this "confirmation" remain in effect? The Council has in its Regional Plan, Goals and Policies redated to the preservation of native , upland habitat. As an example see Regional Goals 10.1.2 and 10.2.2 and Policy 10.1.2.2. The Amended Development Order is inconsistent with these goals and policies, and inconsistent with Council's Assessment Report. B. Adverse impact on water quality as related to the drainage of and from the project and the drainage system for the 5 project: (i). section 187.201 (8) (a), Florida statutes 1989 (state Comprehensive Plan) provides, "Florida...... . shall maintain the functions of natural systems and the overall present level of surface and ground water quality. Florida shall improve and restore the quality of waters not presently meeting water quality standards." (ii). In implementation of the above state goal the Council adopted Policy 8.1.1.8 in the Regional Plan providing that stormwater management systems shall be designed so as to not adversely effect the quality of water entering the aquifer recharge areas in the Region. Policy 8.2.1.3 further provides that the negative impacts of existing land use activities on surface and groundwater quality and quantity be minimized by retrofitting to incorporate appropriate water quality management techniques. (iii) . According to the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Office, the surficial aquifer lies approximately six feet below the surface of the ground in the entire eastern portion of Palm Beach County and is considered an aquifer recharge area. The project site is located in this eastern portion of Palm Beach County. (iv). The water quality data collected by the South Florida Water Management District for this project site indicates that the existing drainage system is resulting in off site discharge events in which certain pollutants exceed state water quality requirements and in addition, during rainfall events, pollutants and heavy metals present in the runoff appear in samples of groundwater taken just outside the detention ponds. The addition of 136,449 square feet of commercial retail space and the attendant increase in parking area and automobile 6 use of the site will increase the adverse impact of this project on water quality. (v). The Counci.l in its report and recommendations, recommended various measures which would enhance and improve the capacity of the drainage system to work so as to not adversely effect the water quality in the aquifer and groundwater. However, the City's Amended Development Order is significantly inconsistent with the Council's recommended conditions in this regard, inconsistent with the Regional Plan, and the state Comprehensive Plan. (vi). The Council respectfully submits that the provisions of section 380.07 (5) are inapplicable to this appeal because, (i) notwithstanding the fact that a permit or permits have been issued for portions of the drainage system by the South Florida Water Management District ("SFWMD") and the Department of Environmental Regulation ("DER") there are still discharge events which are occurring wherein the water quality is not meeting the applicable standards i.e. the drainage system does not function to accomplish one of its primary purposes, that the off site discharge be of a consistently high quality not exceeding state standards for water quality, (ii) notwithstanding the fact that a permit or permits were issued for portions of the drainage system, during rainfall events there are still pollutants and heavy metals present in the groundwater on the site and (iii) the retrofitting of the existing drainage system, as recommended by the Council, is not within the scope of a permitting program of either the SFWMD or DER. C. Adverse impact of this development on the transportation system. (i). The Council has several Regional Goals and Policies related to the transportation system within the Region. 7 . , As an example and not by way of limitation, Council policies 19.2.1.3 and 19.2.1.5 in the Regional Plan require that the regional roadway network shall be maintained at Level of Service ("LOS") C or better during average annual 24 hour conditions (LOS D during peak hour on links and at intersections) and at LOS D or better during peak season (peak hour and 24 hour conditions), through the project buildout. (ii). The Amended Application uses an invalid assumption that the proposed addition to the Mall will be completed in 1989. Even if the addition had been completed within 1989 certain road links and intersections would not be operating at the above Level of Service, these are the following: a. Congress Avenue between N.W. 22nd Avenue and New Boynton Beach Blvd. is projected to operate at LOS D during AADT conditions and at LOS F during peak season, peak hour conditions. b. Old Boynton West Road between Military Trail and Lawrence Road is projected to operate at LOS E during AADT conditions and at LOS F' during peak season, peak hour conditions. c. The intersection of Congress Avenue and Hypoluxo is projected to be operating at LOS E at project buildout. d. The intersection of Congress Avenue and Old Boynton West Road will require additional through and left turn lanes in order to achieve the above Level of Service standard even after the six laning of Congress Ave. e. The intersection of New Boynton Beach Blvd. 8 and Congress Avenue is projected to operate at LOS E at project buildout. f. The intersection of Boynton Beach Blvd. and the interchange with 1-95 is projected to operate at LOS E at project buildout. (iii). The Council in its Assessment Report indicated that the project traffic impacts could be mitigated by attaching certain conditions to the development approval which included but are not limited to; a. That prior to building permits being issued that contracts be let for certain specified roadway and intersection improvements t.hat would be required to permit the roadway network to operate at the above Level of Service. Also, that prior to certificates of occupancy being issued that the roadway and intersection improvements were to be completed. b. Alternatively, in lieu of some or all of the specified construction of roadway and intersection improvements the Council's Assessment r~~port indicated that the City could substitute an approved mass transit plan meeting certain criteria which would in effect accomplish the same purpose as the construction of the specified improvements. c. The City did not include in the Amended Development Order either; (i) the conditions relating to the construction of the spE!cified roadway and intersection improvements, or (ii) an ac.:;:eptable mass transit plan. Nor did the City address at all when entering its Amended Development Order on December 19, 1989 the fact that the applicant in projecting traffic conditions utilized what was at that point a totally invalid assumption'i.e. that the addition to the Mall would be completed in 1989. 9 15. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council pursuant to the provisions of Subsection 380.07 of the Florida Statutes does hereby request a de novo hearing in regard to this appeal. WHEREFORE, the Council respectfully requests that the Commission accept jurisdiction over this appeal and: A. That the Commission refer this cause to the Division of Administrative Hearings for a de novo hearing under section 120.57 (1), Florida Statutes (1989); and B. That the Commission deny and reverse the issuance of the Amended Development Order for the Boynton Beach Mall DRI in compliance with the requirements and standards of Chapter 380, Florida Statutes (1989) and other provisions of law; or C. In the alternative, that the Commission approve a amended development order for the Boynton Beach Mall DRI incorporating the Council's recommended conditions consistent with its Regional Plan or other conditions which effectively accomplish the same purposes as the Council's conditions, and D. That the Commission grant such other relief as it deems just and appropriate. Respectfully submitted, this 14th day of February, 1990. I HEREBY CERTIFY that an original and one copy of the foregoing Petition of Appeal of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has been sent by Federal Express mail to the Office of Planning and Budget this 14th day of February 1990 and 10 Honorable Robert Martinez Governor State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Robert Butterworth Attorney General The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Doyle Conner Commissioner of Agriculture The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Betty Castor Commissioner of Education Thp r.npitol Tallahassee. Florida j2j()/~ Honorable Gerald Lewis Comptroller The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Patricia Woodworth Director of the Office of Planning and Budgeting Executive Office of Governor Room 415, Carlton Building 501 South Gadsden Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 Mr. Dick A. Greco, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 100 S. Ashley Dr. Suite 1255 Tampa, Florida 33602 EXHIBIT A 1 Mr. Cormac Conahan Hodgson. Russ, Andrews, Woods, and Goodyear 2000 Glades Road Suite 400 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 J. Scott Miller, City Manager City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Honorable Jim Smith Secretary of State The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Honorable Tom Gallagher Insurance Commissioner 'I'll<' Clip It () 1 T[lll ahElssee, Flori dEl 32304 G. Steven Pfeiffer, Esq. General Counsel Bureau of Land and Water Management 2740 Centerview Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Mr. Daniel Cary, Executive Director Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council 3228 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd. Suite 205 Palm City, Florida 33490 Mr. David Curl, Vice President The Edward DeBartolo Corp. 7620 Market Street Youngstown, Ohio 44512