AGENDA DOCUMENTS
<..fTY OF BOYNTON BEACl...
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
AGENDA
March 3, 1998
I. OPENINGS:
7:00 P.M.
A. Call to Order - Mayor Jerry Taylor
B. Invocation offered by Rabbi Max Roth - Boynton Beach Temple Beth Kodesh
C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Mayor Jerry Taylor
D. Agenda Apprql/al:
1. Additions, Deletions, Corrections
2. Adoption
II. ADMINISTRATIVE:
A. Appointments to be made:
Appointment
To Be Made
Board
11 Bradley
111 Jaskiewicz
Mayor Taylor
I Titcomb
III Jaskiewicz
II Bradley.
111 Jaskiewicz
IV Tillman
Mayor Taylor
I Titcomb
Mayor Taylor
IV Tillman
IV Tillman
Code Compliance Board
Code Compliance Board
Community Relations Board
Community Relations Board
S.H.I.P. Affordable Housing
SHI.P. Affordable Housing
Adv. Bd Children & Youth
Adv. Bd. Children & Youth
Planning & Development Bd
Bldg Bd. Of Adj. & Appeals
Nuisance Abatement Board
S~njor Advisory Board
Recreation & Parks Board
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS & PRESENTATIONS:
A. Announcements:
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E~pi@tion Date
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1 yr term to 4/98
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2 yr term to 4/00
1 yr term to 4/98
3 yr term to 4/99
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1. Special City Commission Meeting to accept the election returns and for
newly elected officials to assume office - Thursday, March 12, 1998 at
6:00 p m. in Commission Chambers
R~ula' City (Ammlss:on Mee~jng
AQenda - March 3. 1998
2. Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Workshop Meetings with
.J::lmp's Ollnr,;:jn & Associates. visions 2u/20 Consultants to De heid in tne
Library Program Room at 6'30 p.m. on:
Thursday, March 12, 1998
Thursday, April 9, 1998
Thursday, May 14, 1998
3. Community Caring Center Choir Festival- March 8, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. at
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
4. Issues for Breakfast Roundtable - March 5th @ 7:30 a.m. in the Librarj
Program Room - Speakers Dr. Stanford M. Lyman, Professor of
Sociology and Robert J. Morrow, Eminent Scholar at FAU
Topic: Affirmative Action
B. Presentations:
1. Proclamations:
a. Community Caring Center Week - March 8-14,1998
b. Boynton's Great American Love Affair - March 20-22, 1998
2. Presentation of Certificates to Golf Course Staff for CPR Lifesaving
Efforts
IV. CONSENT AGENDA:
Matters in this section of the Agenda are proposed and recommended by the City Manager for
"Consent Agenda" approval of the action indicated in each item, with all of the accompanying
material to become a part of the Public Record and subject to staff comments.
A. Minutes:
1. Joint City Commission/Chamber of Commerce Meeting of Februarj 2,
1998
2. Special City Commissi"ln Meeting of February 12, 1998
3. Workshop City Commission Meeting of February 17, 1998
B. Bids - Recommend Approval - All expenditures are approved in the 1997-98
Adopted Budget
1. Approve one-year extension of "CO-OP LIQUID CHLORINE, CALCIUM &
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE" - BID #045-134-98/SP to various vendors
with an estimated annuai expenditure of $100,490 (Renewal period
4/1/98 to 3/31/99)
2. Approving Roads & Street's request for street resurfacing, piggybacking a
Palm Beach County Contract. Bid #98051 ANNUAL ASPHALT MiLLING
R~ular City Comm,s.s.of1 M€€ting
AQenda - March J, 1998
AND RF~I JRFACING C()NTRACT. to R;mger ConstnJction IndlJstriRS
!r:c., '.^.'c~t P3!r.; Beach, F!orida, in the errolJl'")t of $211 ,~6n
3. Approve award of "TVVO YEAR BID FOR HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND
VALVES PARTS AND REPAIRS" - BID #035-501-98/SP to Construction
Hydraulics, Inc, of Lake Worth, Florida, at the shop hourly rate of $35.00
per hour for an estimated annual expenditure of $12,000
C. Resolutions:
1. Proposed Resolution No. R98- Re: Authorizing Addendum No 1
to the lease agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and J.C.'s
Food Service Concession
2.
Proposed Resolution No. R98-
of the final plat for ~Grove Plazaft
Re: Authorizing the acceptance
3.
Proposed Resolution No. R98-
of the final plat for Via Lugano
Re: Authorizing the acceptance
4.
Proposed Resolution No. R98-
Bill HB 3427 & SB 882
Re: Supporting a Beach Funding
5. Proposed Resolution No. R98- Re: Approving the reallocation
and distribution of $165,194 of State fiscal year 1996 federally funded
Drug Control & System Improvement Formula Grant Program funds for
the projects within Palm Beach County
6. Proposed Resolution No. R98- Re: Authorizing and directing
staff to apply for the 1998/99 Children's Services Council Grant in the
amount of $43,672 for the Boynton Beach Latchkey Afterschool Program
D. Ratification of Planning & Development Board Action:
v 1.
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First United Methodist Church - 101 North Seacrest Boulevard- Request
for variance from the City's LDRs to allow a 24.2 foot reduction of the
required 40 foot front setback (a 15.8 foot setback)
Boynton Beach Mall - 301 North Congress Avenue - Request for zoning
code variance to reduce the number of parking spaces from 6,195 to
5,553 (a ratio of one space per 200 square feet of gross leasable floor
space to one space per 222 225 square feet of gross leasable floor space
in connection with construction of 122,733 square feet gross leaseabie
area for a department store "F" (proposed Dillard's) and 53.000 square
feet (gross leaseable area) for a future third floor at Macy's department
store
3.
Grand Park ALF of Boynton Beach - Southwest corner of SW 13th Stree:
and Golf Road - Request for site plan approval to construct a 105 bed
assisted living facility on a 4.69 acre parcel of land
Regula' City CommlS$.cf' Meetng
Agenda - March 3. 1998
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Approve Facilities Management's request for "supply and install" replacement air
condition ductwork from Smyth Air Conditioning, lnc, Lake Worth, Florida, in the
amount of $17,744
A.
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Loca tion:
Description:
F.
Approve the Utilities Department request to piggyback the Palm Beach County
contract for reconstruction of approximately 2,400 feet of sanitary sewer lines in
the easement areas of North Sea crest Blvd. Between the C-16 Canal and
Hypoluxo Road, and award this bid to lnsituform Technologies, Inc. in the
amount of $118,622
G.
H.
Approve Change Order #2 to Purchase Order #15943 for D&J Industries, Inc. in
the amount of $33,262 45, bringing the total to $260,267.41 for the Pistol Range
Abatement Project
V. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:
VI. PUBLIC AUDIENCE:
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS
VII. PUBLIC HEARING: 7:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE AGENDA
PERMITS
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B.
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
Description:
Project:
Agent:
Owner:
Location:
First United Methodist Church
Robert Hall
David Lynch (Trustee)
101 North Seacrest Boulevard
Request to abandon a portion of a certain 20.8 foot wide alley
lying in Block 8 of the Plat of Boynton Heights Addition to the
Town of Boynton, Florida, as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 64
Grand Park ALF of Boynton Beach
Gregory Miklos of Miklos and Associates
Norman J. Michael, Milnor Corporation
Southwest corner of S W. 13th Street and Golf Road
Request for abandonment of a utility easement 10.0 feet in width
lying in Tract 4 of the plat of Golfview Harbour 3rd Section as
recorded in Plat Book 30, Pages 119 and 120 of the public
records of Palm Beach County.
Palm Walk ACLF
Ehasz Giacalone Architects
Palm Walk Associates
S.W. 19r~ Avenue
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Regular City Commiss.Q() Meeting
Agenda - March 3. 1998
Description: Request for conditional use aoprovaf to construct a 48-bed
AL1:h~ir II~I "dl e ii\/Ii1g idcdity
VIII. BIOS:
None
IX. DEVELOPMENT PLANS:
None
X. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Set public hearing date in mid-April to elicit public comments regarding removal
of nonconforming signs by December 31, 1999 and implementation of a Code to
require upgrading of landscaping
B. Consider request for funds from Atlantic High School for Project Graduation
C. City Manager's Evaluation
XI. LEGAL:
A. Ordinances - 2nd Reading - PUBLIC HEARING
1. Proposed Ordinance No. 098-09 Re: Deleting Article VI. Newsrack
Regulations, in its entirety, resen;ing Sections 15-80 through 15-83,
creating a new Article VI. Newsrack Regulations (TABLED FROM
2/17/98 CITY COMMISSION MEETING)
2. Proposed Ordinance No 098-10 Re: Authorizing certain actions as
incentives to economic development and the creation of jobs within the
City
3. Proposed Ordinance No 098-11 Re: Amending Chapter 1, Articie
" of the LDRs to add dennitions for terms pertaining to floating homes and
moorage, amending Chapter 20 of the LDRs and creating Article X.
"Floating Homes" and Article XI "Mooring Structures"
B. Ordinances - 15t Reading
None
C. Resolutions:
None
D. Other
XII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
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Regular City CAmrntssion Meeting
Agenda - March J. 1998
A. Update on Community Uevelopment Corpora(ion (COC) Office requested by
Mayor Jerry Taylor (TABLED AT 2/17/98 CITY COMMISSION MEETING)
XIII. OTHER:
XIV. ADJOURNMENT:
NOTICE
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MAnER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, HE/SHE Will NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE, HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE
APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. (F.s.286.0105)
THE CITY SHALL FURNISH APPROPRIATE AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES WHERE NECESSARY TO
AFFORD AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ENJOY
THE BENEFITS OF A SERVICE, PROGRAM, OR ACTIVITY CONDUCTED BY THE CITY. PLEASE CONTACT
JOYCE COSTEllO, (561) 375-6013 AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM OR
ACTIVITY IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO REASONABl Y ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST.
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AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM
Requested City Commission Date Final Fonn Must be Turned Requested City Commission Date Final Fonn Must be Turned
Meetinll: Dates in to City Man~er's Office Meetinll: Dates in to City Man~er's Office
0 December 16, 1997 December 5, 1997 (noon) 0 February 17,1998 February 6, 1998 (noon)
0 January 6, 1998 December 19, 1997 (noon) [8J March 3, 1998 February 20, 1998 (noon)
0 January 20, 1998 January 9, 1998 (noon) 0 March 17, 1998 March 6, 1998 (noon)
0 February 3, 1998 January 23, 1998 (noon) 0 April 7, 1998 March 20, 1998 (noon)
RECOMMENDATION: Please place the request below on the March 3,1998 City Commission meeting agenda under
Consent - Ratification of Planning and Development Board Actions. The Planning and Development Board with a 7-0 vote,
recommended approval. For further details pertaining to this request, see attached Planning and Zoning Memorandum No.
98-041, which recommends approval of this variance as submitted.
EXPLANATION:
PROJECT: Boynton Beach Mall
AGENT: Thomas E. Sliney, Esquire
OWNER: Boynton JCP Associates, Ltd.
LOCATION: 301 N. Congress Avenue
DESCRIPTION: Request for a zoning code variance to reduce the number of parking spaces from 6,195 to 5,553 (a ratio of
one (1) space per 200 square feet of gross leasable floor space to one (1) space per 222.225 square feet of
gross leasable floor space in connection with construction of 122,733 square feet (gross leasable area) for a
department store "F" (proposed Dillard's) and 53,000 square feet (gross leasable area) for a future third
floor at Macy's department store.
PROGRAMIMWACT: N/A
FISCALIMWACT: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
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City Manager's Signature
Development
Department Name
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ZONING CODE VARIANCE
Meeting
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Petition:
File No:
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Zoning:
Project
Name:
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 98-041
STAFF REPORT
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND CITY COMMISSION
INTRODUCTION
February 10,1998
Case No. 249
ZNCV 98-002
801 North Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach Mall (see Exhibit "A"-location map)
Owner: Boynton-JCP Associates, Ltd.
801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 295
Boynton Beach, Florida 33426
Applicant: Thomas E. Sliney
Hodgon, Russ, Andrews Wood & Goodyear
2000 Glades Roads, Suite 400
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
C-3 (Community Commercial)
Boynton Beach Mall
Adjacent zoning districts and land uses:
North -
C-16 canal and farther north is commercial uses fronting
Congress Avenue, zoned C-3 and apartments
(Congress Lakes) and a mobile home park located in
Palm Beach County.
South -
Old Boynton Road and further south is the Boynton
Commons shopping center, zoned PCD.
East -
Congress Avenue and farther east is vacant property
zoned R 1 AA.
West -
Developed single-family property located in Palm Beach
County.
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Boynton Beach Mall
Case No. 249 -staff report
Variance
Request:
Request for a variance from the City of Boynton Beach Land Development
Regulations, Chapter 2 - Section 11.H.d(2) - Provision of Off-Street Parking
Spaces, to reduce the parking space ratio from one (I) space per 200 feet of
gross leasable floor space to (1) one space per 222.225 square feet of gross
leasable floor space (4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet).
BACKGROUND
On June 11,1996, the City Commission approved a site plan for construction of the
remaining department store at the Boynton Beach Mall. This approval included a parking
garage. Since then, the prospective tenant, Dillard's, has submitted a building permit for a
store reduced in size and without a parking garage as a minor site plan modification (see
Exhibit "B" - Site Plan). In conjunction with this permit the applicant is requesting the
subject variance to further reduce the parking spaces required to negate the need for the
parking garage.
ANALYSIS
The City of Boynton Beach Land Development Regulations, Chapter 2 - Section
11.H.d.(2) states as follows:
"Shopping Centers: One parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of
leasable floor area."
As per the above requirement, the expansion of the Boynton Beach Mall to include the
proposed 122,733 square footage (gross leasable area) requires an additional 617 parking
spaces to be built. Also the mall is vested under their DRI (Development of Regional Impact)
approval for a third floor (for Macy's Department Store), requiring at most, another 265
spaces.
There are currently 5,540 spaces as per the survey submitted with this application. The
applicant is proposing to construct a total of 5.553 spaces. Based on the proposed Dillard's
square footage and buildout of Macy's (which may never be requested), a grand total of 6,195
spaces (a difference of 642 spaces) is required. If 5,553 spaces is the maximum that can be
built on the mall property and 1,239,113 square feet (gross leasable area) is desired, this is
a provided parking ratio of one space per 223.143 square feet. The applicant is requesting
a variance for a ratio of one space per 222.225 square feet (4.5 spaces per 1,000 square
feet). Although the requested ratio is not quite enough to accommodate all the vested square
footage (23 spaces short) which would need to be added or square footage reduced, the
requested ratio is consistent with the ratios of many other cities required for large shopping
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Boynton Beach Mall
Case No. 249 -staff report
centers. The applicant has provided this comparison data in Exhibit "C" - Justification
Documents.
The code states that zoning code variances cannot be approved unless the board finds the
following:
a. That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land,
structure, or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures
or buildings in the same zoning district.
b. That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the
applicant.
c. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special
privilege that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, buildings, or structures in the
same zoning district.
d. That literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the applicant
of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district under the
terms of the ordinance and would work unnecessary and undue hardship on the
applicant.
e. That the variance granted is the minimum variance that will be make possible the
reasonable use of the land, building, or structure.
f. That granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose
of this chapter (ordinance) and that such variance will not be injurious to the area
involved or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.
With respect to the above variance criteria, the Boynton Beach Mall is unique in the it is the
only shopping center in the city that is over 1,200,000 square feet; the size the Urban Land
Institute (ULI) recognizes as the threshold where it is appropriate to reduce parking ratios
below that currently adopted by the city for all sizes of shopping centers. In addition, the cities
that staff contacted have a lesser parking requirement for department stores than the city's
and recognize a different ratio applicable to large shopping centers.
Lastly, granting of the variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the city's
parking requirements and would be beneficial to the public in that deleting the parking garage
will reduce impervious areas and address the concerns of neighboring property owners to the
west.
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STATEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS
5.A. The Boynton Beach Mall site parking requirement is in
excess of 5,000 spaces. Because of the scale of the Boynton Beach
Mall, the City's Code requirement of one space per 200 square feet
of gross leasable area results in excess parking spaces.
5.B. The special conditions do not result from the actions of
the applicant. The nature of large centers requires a reduced
parking ratio for excess of one million square feet of gross
leasable area.
s.C. No special privilege is conferred on the applicant in
that any large shopping center user would be confronted with the
same excess parking for over one million square feet of gross
leasable area.
S.D. The literal interpretation of the parking ratio
provisions would deprive the applicant of use of the property
because excess parking spaces are required by the Code.
5 . E. The variance is the minimum required to avoid excess
parking spaces for properly planned shopping centers of this size.
Other similarly situated jurisdictions (City of West Palm Beach,
Hillsborough County and Dade County, for example) require only the
ratio requested. There are no other properties of this magnitude
located in Boynton Beach.
5. F. The granting of the variance is in harmony with the
general intent and purpose of the chapter and would be beneficial
to the area involved and would be beneficial to the public in that
deleting the parking deck will reduce impervious areas and address
the concerns of neighboring property owners.
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URSGreiner
",flS Greiner, Inc.
P.O. 80x 31646133631-3416)
7660 W. Courtney Campbell COlusaway
Tampa. Florida 33607-1462
Te!ephone: (813) 286.1711
Facsimile: (S13) 287-$591
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Ms. Tambri J. Heyden
Director
Plarming and Zoning Department
City of Boynton Beach
100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard
Boynton Beach, Florida 33425
Re: Boynton Beach 'Mall- Parking Information
Dear Ms. Heyden:
Enclosed herewith is a Technical Memorandum which we have prepared in support of the Simon
DeBartoLo Group's request for a variance or modification of the parking requirements for Boynton
Beach Mall.
I will be attending the February 10, 1998 hearing on this matter, but if you have any questions regarding
any of the infonnation included, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
URS Greiner, Int.
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Vice President
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Enclosure
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Torn Sliney, Esq.
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TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM
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BOYNTON BEACH MALL OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
February 5, 1998
niis memorandum has been prepared in support of the request by Simon DeBartolo Group, Inc. to modify
the parking ratio ror Boynton Beach Mall from 5.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area (OLA)
to 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet GLA.
The applicant's intent in requesting this change is to limit additional facilities needed to accommodate the
development's future parkin& requirements. It is our belief that the proposed change will accomplish this
goal while continuil'\& to pt'ovide an adequate amount of parking to maintain a slIccessful project and
adequately provide for its future needs.
In the attached Table I shopping center parking requirements for a number of Central and South Florida
communities are provided for comparison purposes. As this table indicates many of these communities
lltilize comparable or less restrictive standards than those requested for Beymon Beach Mall. This follows
a trend which has been ongoing for a number of years as zoning codes have been updated to reflect standards
based on operationill eKperience and mOre detailed studies by groups such as the Urban Land Institute(ULI)
and the Institute for Transportation Engineers (!TE).
The available ULI studies, often referred to in other publications, suggest that a ratio of 5.0 spaces per 1,000
square feet OLA is appropriate for centers over 600,000 square feet. but acknowledge that the ratio should
decline for centers over 1,200,000 square feet. This would apply to Boynton Beach Mall which will provide
1,186,000 square feet GLA of commerci~1 space in the mall and approxirrately l ,600,000 square feet in the
total development. including the adjacent peripheral development which shares access with the mall. A copy
of the relevant ULI recommendations from their publication Parking ReQ~.1irements for Shopping Centers,
198I,is attached hereto as E1iliibit 1.
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Another factor that should be considered is that shopping center parking has typically been designed to
accommodate peak season demand as is the case with tlIe current ULI recommendations which are designed
to accommodate the 20th highest or all b\lt 19 hours during the year. While this standard has been accepted
and in many cases required by the retail store owners and operators it does result in a large amount of
parking remaining vacant most of the time. Major retailers and department store owners have recognized
this fact and are now agreeable to the 4.5 space/I,OOO square foot ratio in some new projects and for
expansions such as Boynton Beach Mall. Other existing Simon DeBartolo regional malls utilizing this
"4.5/1,000" parking ratio include Dadeland in Dade. County, Florida Mall in Orange County and Palm Beach
Mall in West Palm Beach.
Studies eonducted by ITE, as presented in their publication, Pl!rking Generation) 2nd Edition, 1987, provide
data for average weekdays and Saturdays which show that the peak number of spaces occupied in a typical
1,000,000 square foot shopping center would represent ratios of 3.52 spaces per 1,000 square feet for a
weekday and 4.21 spaces per 1,000 square feet for a Saturday, the peak shopping day for most of the year.
A copy of the referenced ITE data is attached as Exhibit 2.
Finally~ the attached park.ing study, Exhibit 3. prepared fOf the DeBartolo Corporation by Environmental
Consulting al'1d Technology. Inc. tracks peak parking demand at a regional mall development in Jacksonville,
Florida over a five year period from 1991 to 1995. The results of this study dernonstrate that a parking ratio
of 4.5 spaces per 1.000 square feet OLA is sufficient to "accommodate 362 of the J 63 shopping days and
warrants consideration as a new industry standard".
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COMPARISON OF RETAIL PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITIES
Boynton Beach Mall
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Pasco ) Space/300 SF. GF A 3.33
Orlando 3.50
Seminole 4.0
* Hillsborough 4.41
Broward 3.3
Pinellas 1 Space/250 SF, OF A 4.0
Indian River 1 Space/200 SF, GLA 4.252
Brevard 1 Space/300 SF, GF A 3.33
Dade 1 Space/250 SF, GFA 4.0
Martin 1 Space/350 SF, GFA ~? fr;; I' oDe' 2.86
(Shopping Center over 400,000 SF f
1. Assumes 60% of Center is Department Store Use.
2. Assumes GLA for Regional Mall is 85% ofGFA.
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LAND USES: 820-828
SHOPPING CENTER
820-Less Than 50,000 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
821-50,000-99,999 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
822-100,000-199.999 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
823-200,000-299,999 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
824-300,000-399,999 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
825-400,000-499,999 Gross Square Feet L~asable Area
826-500,000-999,999 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
827-1.000,000-1,250,000 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
828-Greater Than 1,250,000 Gross Square Feet Leasable Area
DESCRIPTION
A shopping center is an integrated group at com-
mercial establishments which is planned, devel-
oped. owned, and managed as a unit. It is related to
its marKet area in terms of size. location, and type
of store. Off-site parking facilities are provided.
Nearly all of the facilities surveyed were located in
suburban areas. Many were served by transit. The
shopping centers surveyed range in size from 10.419
to 1.858,000 square feet gross leasable area.
PARKING CHARACTERISTICS AND
DATA LIMITATIONS
Much of the data contained herein is for average
business periods. Shopping center parking is usu-
ally designed to accommodate peak season demand
rather than average demand. Hence, the data con-
tained in th is report should not be used to determine
design day shopping center parking supply.
Peak parking occu rred during the mid-day hours for
shopping centers smaller than SO,OOO square feet,
and during the lunchtime and late afternoon and
early evening hours for shopping centers between
50.000 and 99,999 square feet.
It would be desirable to obtain additional data in
order to better determine the peak rates.
".,king GeneratiQn, August 1987/lnstilute or rran$portalion Engineer5
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SHOPPING CENTER (820-828)
Peak Parking Spaces Occupied vs: 1,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET
LEASABLE AREA
On a: WEEKDAY
PARKING GENERATION RATES
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Standard
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1.20
Number of
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141 ,
Average 1,000
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635
3.23
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R~ = 0.939
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EXHIBIT 3
Five Year Parking Evaluation of
The Avenues, Jacksonville, Florida
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nAY 2 3 1996
BITE PLANNINQ
CIDH~(j)
Environmertra' Consulling &: Techno/OflY. Int.
~y 22. 1996
BCT No. 93093..0100
"'~t~~led Partnership
DeBuroJo Pr~ ~eGleDl~ Inc.
76S5 Market Strcd
y aungstown~ Ohio 44513
a.: Condusioa of S-Year ~ Evaluatiou for The Aveaues, JackloavilIe. FL
Dear Tom:
I enclose the fifth and fiDal mnwd parking inalyail for The AvelNcs. A$ yOU are aware, the
5-year ,pukJ,Qg ey~uation wu bUtiated as a eDfIditicn af site plu appro"u. by the City of
Ja~D"ille (City), 10 proYe that most parking standards are blgher than required to support a
regional mall. The data coUecred for this project do complement similar data presented by
Ri\;bud C. Gena, Shopping Demand GJ the Regio"tzls, ITB Journal, September 1978. I fccl this
lnforma.tion is importa.D1 enouch to warram an overall summary for dissemiD.aIion to the City staff
and council members.
These data '" irnportallt for two reasons. First, the reduced parking ratio lowers the
deveJeprPCnr casta in Iaad ana aDd paved surl.cc Ot stNccurcd parkiQg. When devcllopers C8l\
produce a load proja IDl! save money, this wID evenlually reach the consuDlc:1' in added
savings. Se&:aadly. this reduction wut produce an Cl1vfronmc;nta! slvings to the community. ~
parking meanI 1esa Irnpervtow: SUJfaee with less surface wab!r Nftoff.
oveialJ, it isn"t ofcc:a Ih&t 1 have an opportunity co participate in a project dw produces a win-win
situation for ell CODCenJlld.. 11I.e parldo, wio !gr regional shopping centers should be teduc:ed
to reflect acmal use requirements. A4.SD-parkinl: ratio per 1,000 $q\lare feet of &TO" leasable
area is sufficient to support the operation of a regional shoppin8 Cl:nter. I hape tbe results of this
study will be used to provide similar benefits in other communities.
Sincefely,
EN'VIRONMEN'l'AL CONSULTING&: TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Debra Ousley ~ Bsq.
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PAlUCING ANALYSIS SV'MMARY (1991-1995)
THE A VENlJES, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
OV1BVlEW
In 1990, the Iacbo.nvUle Avenues Limited Par1nership (partnership) requested approval
from the City of Jacksonville (City) to construct The Avenges Man with a redw;ed
parking ratio. Tbe City approved this request subject to anoulll monitoring for as-year
period. The basis of the reduced. parkiDI ratio stc~ from a study by Richarcl C.
Gem, indicatinB a much lower pat'king r&tio for regional shopping facilities w[ exceed
800,000 square feet (ft2) (J'~g Dunand at The ~gion(tlJ, ITE Journal, September
1978, pp. 19..24). The tentative: redlJCCd parking ratio and monitoring methodology was
approved by the City per The Avenues PUD Ord~ No. 89-1083-667.
The existing City parking 'requirements for a commercial rerail land use i5 S. 5 paIking
spaces per 1,000 rr of gross leasable area (GLA). The rcdu~d patld.Dg ratio for Th.e
Avenues is 4.15. The City t'Cculations derIDe GLA as aU leasable floor area inside the
building perimeter waJl (l foot), less storage and corronon areas. 1'he Avenues Mall
presently supports a total gross building a!ea of 1,31O,19~ fr. and a total of 1,081,311
OLA. This fa~ility inducSes five anchor stores, small rewl shops. lIDd a food court in
the mall commoDS.
~THODOLOGY
The study conducted 'by Gem flISt iso1a[ed the pellk season parkinJ requirements for
regional shoppmg centers. TbiJ: o<<urs from the day after lhanksgiviDg through
Christmas. focusmg spccifJailly OD Saturdays. Secondly. Gem collected pukir1g data by
use of vertic:al aerial photography on eacb peak clay at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and
4 p.rn. The methodology adopted by Oem was generally employed for The AveDUe5,
with some modific:ation for this spec:ifIC fa.cUity. The A venues PUD requ.ires moDitotWg
of two Saturclays during the peak shopp1.n& season, weather permitting. Annual data for
each of the two days studied were collected at specific lime periods: 10 a.m.. 12 p.m.,
2 p.rn., and 4 p.m. Both vertical aerial pholograrhy and YIWlUal counts Wl!fl! conducted
to accommodate oueta~ aG<i stnlcturc:d parking.
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SUMMARY
'The results of the data collected for The Avenues from 1991 throulh 1995 axe iD::lud.ecl
in Table 1. The iWDDlary flnding$ indicate that 4.7S parking 'spaces for 1,000 ~ of
GLA is more than adequatJ: to accommodate the highesr peak time' period during the
highe.st peak shopping season which oceun at 2 p.m. on one Saturday per year.
However, considering the overall dati collected, it appears tha14.50 would be a MDre
appropriate ratio. During the 36 dcx:ument.cd time periods, 33 of these events reflected
that less than 4.50 parki.Dg spaces per 1,000 ff GLA were cccupic4 during the entire
peale &bopping season aDalysii period.
The use of a 4. 5O-pa.J:kmg-space ratio (or regional centers is best illustrated by
COmpWoD of community puking requiremen.tS for other seasonal event5 (Le.. golf
tournaments. football games. outdoor concerts). Most communities do not require
parking . lots and road systemS to accommodate: the very biltJest peale use for seasonal
events. 'Ibis would be cost prohibitive and certainly a waste of valullble land area. Like
othe~ seasonal events. regional shopPm& centers also experience a limited peak season.
But unlike other seasonal events, regional shopping ceDa dcveJopen arc often requi,rcd
to accommodate the very highest time period OD the very highest peak shopping day to
aceommodate puking demand. In this day and age of enviromu.ental sensitivity and
fiscal responsibility, it makes seme to consider this &:baDge in parting requirements lJS
an opportunity for both the community and the consumer.
The minimal exr.I'MIlll~ of 4.75 dwi.ng two time periods lit the 2 p.m. is clue to
employee shift c:hanges. 5hift overlap, aDd. employee l\112Ch hour. All aDChor stores
presently operatinc at 1'hc Avenues reported a larll!: inftux of employees betweenl p.D1.
and 3 p.m. for the holiday shopping season.. 'Ibis c.oorJition can be remedied by
improvirlg scheduling tecbaiques.
CONCLUSION
For 11 months of the year, the majority of paved parkiDg area surrounding the larger
reeional shopping Centers remains unused. During 1 month of the year. specifically fot'
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three Saturdays during each year, this space is occu.pied. but still not to c:apacity if
following the stAndard community parking ratios of 5.00 to 5.50 per 1,000 ft2 GLA. It
appArS that Gem jj com:ct; the parking suIUWds used by tIlost cormnuuities (01;'
.n:gional sbopping cemers is generally' higher than needed to reasonilbly accommodate
parking demands. As indicated by me resulr& of lbe Avenues parkiDc 5tuc1y. the 4.50-
parking-space ratio will ~mmodate 362 of the 363 shopping days and wauanrs
~oDSic1eratioD as a new induscry sranclard.
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Table 1. 1991, 1992. 1993, 1994, aDd 1995 Parking Analyses Summary
Re~il~Iovee Oc:cu.pied. Spaces
Day 10 a.m. 12. p.m. 2. p.m. 4 p.Ul.
Friday. November 29. 1991 2.18 3.77 4.18 3.58
Saturd&y, Dc=nbet 14, 1991 1.1.5 3.02 4.42 3.79
SatUrday, December 12, 1992 1.67 3.50 4.69 4.36
SaOJrda)', December 11. 1993 2.15 3.7S 4.76 4.37
Saturday. Decembel' 18. 1993 2_19 3.70 4.88 4.48
Sat1uday, November 26, 1994- 1.63 2.8S 3.35 3.16
Saturday, December 24, 1994 2.57 ~.23 3.11 2.39
Saturday. December 16. 1995 .1.22 3.89 4.83 4.47
Saturday, Deeember 23, 1~S 2.11 3.S4 4.40 4.13
A"rap Peak Demand 1.99 3.47 4.29 3.86
So~: PBS&J, Ix.. 1992.
ECT. 1993.
Eel". 1994.
ECT, 1995,
BCT, 1996.
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EXHIBIT "0"
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DEVELOPMEN' JRDER OF THE CITY COMMISSll OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROJECT NAME: Boynton Beach Mall
APPLICANT'S AGENT: Thomas E. Sliney, Esq.
APPLICANT'S ADDRESS: 2000 Glades Road, Suite 400, Boca Raton, FL 33431-8599
DATE OF RATIFICATION BY CITY COMMISSION: March 3,1998
TYPE OF RELIEF SOUGHT: Zoning Code Variance - reduction of parking space ratio
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 301 N. Congress Avenue
DRAWING(S): SEE EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED HERETO.
THIS MATTER came before the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
appearing on the Consent Agenda on the date above. The City Commission hereby adopts the
findings and recommendation of the Planning and Development Board, which Board found as follows:
OR
THIS MATTER came on to be heard before the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida on the date of hearing stated above. The City Commission having considered the
relief sought by the applicant and heard testimony from the applicant, members of city administrative
staff and the public finds as follows:
1. Application for the relief sought was made by the Applicant in a manner consistent with
the requirements of the City's Land Development Regulations.
2. The Applicant
HAS
HAS NOT
established by substantial competent evidence a basis for the relief requested.
3. The conditions for development requested by the Applicant, administrative staff, or
suggested by the public and supported by substantial competent evidence are as set
forth on Exhibit "C" with notation "Included".
4. The Applicant's application for relief is hereby
_ GRANTED subject to the conditions referenced in paragraph 3 hereof.
DENIED
5. This Order shall take effect immediately upon issuance by the City Clerk.
6. All further development on the property shall be made in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this order.
7. Other
DATED:
City Clerk
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