LEGAL APPROVAL
MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION MEETING
BOYNTON BEACH. FLORIDA
APRIL 4. 1995
C. Other
1. Administrative Appeal for Circuit City at Boynton Festive Center
reference elevation
Tambri Heyden, the Planning and Zoning Director, stated that the property owner
of the Boynton Festive Center is appealing an administrative detenmination
regarding the building material and design changes because of a change in
tenants. The Sports Authority will now be a Circuit City.
The Boynton Festive Center is currently under construction at the corner of
Congress Avenue and Old Boynton Road. The site plan was approved in 1994. It
included two tenants in the main building and two outbuildings which were
restaurants. One of them is going to be Longhorn Steaks, which is presently
under construction. It is uncertain at this time what restaurant will be in the
other outbuilding. Ms. Heyden displayed the elevations that were approved in
1994 and the elevations presently requested.
The dominant colors of the main building are coconut cream and dusty rose. The
exterior wall material is a combination of stucco and split face block. The
exterior of the Sports Authority tenant space consists of split face block at
the lower eight feet of the front wall. The remainder of the walls have a
stucco finish with vertical grooves spaced around the building. A color band is
used as an accent feature.
All of the walls for the Best Buy tenant space were to be split face block with
a black accent metal coping around the top of the walls. A blue sand-blasted
textured stucco finish was specified for the front entry feature.
Ms. Heyden stated that the owner indicated that the Sports Authority facade
would remain as previously approved. Today, Ms. Heyden received the elevations
for the appeal that is being presented this evening. She said they need to be
compared to the Circuit City request. The changes for Circuit City are as
follows:
1. Omit the split face block from the upper portion of the front of the
building.
2. Omit the black metal coping around the top of the walls and replace with
brushed metal finish.
3. Omit the blue entry feature and replace with a maroon colored metal entry,
having a cylindrical shape that extends five to ten feet above the building
height and out from the front of the building.
The components of this request that are at issue are the unarticulated cylin-
drical metal feature, the combination of maroon and red colors (maroon is a
new color being introduced into the shopping center), and the elimination of the
split face block.
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As submitted, staff had recommended denial of this request. However, staff met
with the owner this morning and discussed comments 1 through 5 contained in
Planning and Zoning Department Memorandum No. 95-151.
With regard to comment number 1 (omitting the metal coping trim to match the
white and dusty rose trim on the Sports Authority space), staff has agreed to
allow the metal coping trim on the entire building rather than dusty rose and
white. This helps unify the two tenant spaces within the main building.
The owner has agreed to comply with comment number 2.
Regarding comment number 3 (omitting the maroon colored metal entry feature),
staff has agreed to allow tile rather than metal. However, an agreement has not
been reached regarding the cylindrical shape.
Regarding comment number 4, staff allowed dusty rose for the doors and stainless
steel for the bollards.
With regard to comment number 5, staff agreed to a satin aluminum finish for the
storefront, rather than white, to substitute for the original red.
In response to Vice Mayor Bradley, Ms. Heyden explained that the problem with
the cylindrical shape is that it is ultra modern, a feature which is not used
anywhere else in the shopping center. Staff is concerned about how it will
look with the rest of the tenants.
Commissioner Jaskiewicz stated that she has seen the Circuit City in Delray
Beach and it is quite pleasing in appearance.
Jill Jarkesy said she and Ms. Heyden met this morning and compromised on a
number of items. She felt Circuit City has compromised in good faith.
The remaining issue is the entry feature. Nonmally, what Circuit City uses
around the country is a man-made metal type material, placed on the entry
feature in two foot panels. As a compromise, to make this a little more tradi-
tional, Circuit City has agreed to use small tiles. She circulated photographs
of the Delray Beach entry feature which utilizes these tiles. She stated that
Ms. Heyden and the Planning Department requested that the entry feature be at
right angles. It is being proposed that the entry feature be rounded off as
shown in the photographs she circulated. She advised that Circuit City has
undergone a multimillion dollar media campaign. They have a plug going into the
tower, which is their trademark entry feature. A plug usually has rounded cor-
ne rs.
Vice Mayor Bradley inquired about the plans for landscaping the front.
Ms. Jarkesy advised that the landscaping has been approved. New landscape
islands have been added in front of the store. There is in excess of 500 trees
on the site. The landscaping exceeds the code requirement. Ms. Jarkesy stated
that there are significant landscape medians directly in front of the Circuit
City store.
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In response to Vice Mayor Bradley, Ms. Heyden stated that there is a good chance
that the Sports Authority will not be located in this shopping center. If there
was something else in the shopping center that contained the rounded feature,
she would not have a problem with it. She suggested conditioning the approval
on the other building having a rounded storefront.
Ms. Jarkesy stated that she will have to come back before the City Commission to
get the new elevation approved for the new tenant in that location. At that
time, the City Commission would have the opportunity to make sure it is com-
patible.
Motion
Vice Mayor Bradley moved to approve the administrative appeal for Circuit City,
including the rounded tower entranceway. Commissioner Rosen seconded the
motion, which carried 4-0.
VII. PUBLIC AUDIENCE
Eddie Mitchell, President of the Advisory Council on African-American Affairs --
of the Greater Boynton Beach area, congratulated Mayor Taylor and Commissioners
Jaskiewicz and Rosen for being successful in the last election. He welcomed
them and hoped they will do a great job for the City. He stated that the citi-
zens hope they bring great leadership, dignity, pride and professionalism to our
government. He congratulated them again and looked forward to working with them
for the next two years.
No one else wishing to speaK, Mayor Taylor declared the Public Audience closed.
IX. NEW BUSINESS
A. Items for discussion requested by Commissioner Jaskiewicz
1. Landscape improvements for existing properties in the Central
Business District (Generally delineated by the FEC Railway on the
west; S. E. 2nd Avenue on the south; Intracoastal Waterway on the
east; Harbour Hall Inlet Club on the north)
Commissioner Jaskiewicz expressed concern about the landscaping of some of the
existing business properties. She pointed out that Boynton Beach Boulevard is
the gateway to our city and there are businesses and apartment complexes along
there that are that are in need of repair. Some of them abut the sidewalk with
no landscaping whatsoever. She suggested assisting these people to meet the
current code as much as possible. She stated that if we are going to improve
the downtown area, we have to also improve the entrances to it. She advised
that the apartment complex across from the fish market abuts the sidewalk and
has a huge parking area in front of it filled with deteriorating cars and a
deteriorating building. She would like Code Enforcement to look into this
matter.
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