REVIEW COMMENTS
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SHOPPES OF BOYNTON
PARKING LOT VARIANCE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 91-086
TO: Chairman and Members
planning and Zoning Board
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THRU: Christopher cutro, A.I.C.P.
Planning Director
FROM: Tambri J. Heyden
Senior city Planner
DATE: May 2, 1991
SUBJECT: Shoppes of Boynton - File No, 586
Parking Lot Variance (100 foot throat)
Section 5-145(c)(4) of the Code of Ordinances requires that when
a variance to section 5, Article X, Parking Lots is requested,
the Technical Review Board must forward to the Planning and
Zoning Board a recommendation, and that the recommendation
forwarded is to be made part of the public hearing proceedings.
To that end, this memorandum is forwarded, consistent with
Section 5-142(c)(4).
The VDM Group, Inc., agent for VSB, Ltd., is requesting a
variance to Section 5-142(h)(5) "Driveway", which states that a
minimum distance from the street right-of-way line at any major
ingress or egress driveway to any parking stall or to any
interior access aisle having direct access to such driveway shall
be one hundred (100) feet. The site plan for the Shoppes of
Boynton was designed and constructed to meet this code
requirement at the western-most driveway onto N.W. 22nd Avenue as
shown on attached Exhibit "A'I. Due to the high demand to park in
the small parking area at the southeast corner of the site (in
front of the Ale House), which has limited access and restricted
egress, the agent is requesting a variance to construct an
interior access aisle, 27 feet from the N.W. 22nd Avenue
right-of-way line, to serve the southeast parking area (see
Exhibit "B"). For an explanation of the nature of the variance
requested and the variance justification, please refer to the
attached "Notice of Public Hearing" and application.
On Tuesday, April 30, 1991, the Technical Review Board (TRB) met
to review the plans and documents submitted and to formulate a
recommendation with regard to the variance requested. After
review and discussion, the TRB recommended that the variance be
approved subject to the attached staff comments which includes 1)~
the installation of traffic signs and 2) the city conducting a
peak season evaluation of the operation of the shopping center
driveways onto N.W. 22nd Avenue and the requested access aisle to
determine if additional improvements need to be made to maximize
safety,~ This recommendation is based in part on Police
Department observations of a traffic violation that is occurring
when vehicles enter the subject parking area as illustrated on
Exhibit "A". Eastbound vehicles on N.W. 22nd Avenue have been
observed crossing over into westbound traffic to enter the
subject parking area via the median cut which serves the main
shopping center driveway (the only median cut in the area). It
was realized that allowing construction of the requested access
aisle would eliminate this traffic problem, however concerns were
raised regarding new traffic problems that might arise with
egress from the subject parking area. Solutions such as
designating the access aisle as one-way heading east and erecting
"No u-turn" signs at the end of the median within the 100 foot
"throat" were discussed, but mayor may not be warranted based on
the results of the peak season evaluations mentioned previously.
The Technical Review Board's reommendation is also based on the
fact that parking lot variances to the 100 foot requirement were
requested for the two main shopping center driveways onto Quantum
Boulevard during the original site plan approval process. The
access aisle on the north side of Quantum Boulevard was denied,
PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 91-086
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Chairman and Members, planning and zoning Board
Shoppes of Boynton - Parking Lot variance
May 2, 1991
however the access aisle on the south side of Quantum Boulevard
was approved. The basis for the current recommendation is
similar to the basis for the past approval in that a raised
median exists within both driveways which eliminates left turn
movements for ingress and egress and minimizes vehicle stacking
problems.
It should be noted that when the original site plan was reviewed
by staff, four small tenant spaces were proposed at the southeast
corner of the shopping center building. Based on this floor plan
arrangement, staff did not anticipate a problem with ingress and
egress, since the demand to park in this small parking area would
have been minimal. However, since the Ale House combined all
four tenant spaces, the same situation which was a concern with
the Boynton Lakes Plaza parking lot variance approval for the
access aisle off of the Hypoluxo Road driveway, has occurred at
the Shoppes of Boynton.
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STAFF COMMENTS
SHOPPES OF BOYNTON
PARKING LOT VARIANCE
Building Department:
Fire Department:
Engineering Department:
Utilities Department:
Police Department:
Public Works:
Planning Department
Recreation Department
Forester/Environmentalist
No comments
No comments
See attached memo
No comments
No comments
No comments
See attached memo
No comments
No comments
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 91-o73CC
May 3, 1991
TO: Christopher Cutro
Director of Planning
FROM: Vincent A. Finizio
Administrative Coordinator of Engineering
RE: TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD COMMENTS
SHOPPES OF BOYNTON
VARIANCE REQUEST
In accordance with the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, Code of Ordinances,
specifically Chapter 19, Section 19-17, "Plan Required (Site Plan Review Process)",
including Chapter 5, Article X, "Boynton Beach Parking Lot Regulations" inclusive,
the applicant for the above referenced project shall submit the following informa-
tion, technical data and plan revisions:
1. The Engineering Department, for the City of Boynton Beach, favorably recommends
approval of the above referenced variance conditioned upon the following:
a) Wrong way traffic signs shall be placed along the north rights-of-way of
N.W. 22nd Avenue, facing in a westerly direction. The signs shall be placed
along the north swale line and also in the median traffic separator.
b) Advisory signage and regulatory signage shall be placed at the western
newly proposed ingress/egress to indicate the circulation pattern addressed
during the Technical Review Board meeting with the Police Department, Planning
Department and Engineering Department. The traffic circulation being right in
and right out will be evaluated during the peak season in order to determine
the efficiency of this circulation pattern. Should the Police, Planning and
Engineering Departments feel that this circulation pattern is inefficient,
the traffic pattern will be right in, one way east exiting out onto
N.W. 22nd Avenue at the southeastern most corner of the subject property.
Section 19-21, "Vehicular Safety" and Section 5-142(c) , "Traffic Control".
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Vincent A. Finizio
Administrative Coordinator
Planners, Inc.
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cc: J. Scott Miller, City Manager
RECEIVED
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PLANNING DEPT.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 91-089
THRU:
Chairman and Members
Planning and Zoning Board
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Christopher cutro, A.I.C.P,
Planning Director
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FROM:
Tambri J. Heyden
Senior City Planner
SUBJECT:
Shoppes of Boynton - File No. 586
Parking Lot Variance (100 foot throat)
Please be advised of the following Planning Department comments
with respect to the above-referenced request:
1. An administrative site plan modification will be required to
be submitted to the planning Department prior to permitting
and construction of the proposed access aisle if this
variance is approved.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Sue Kruse, City Clerk
FROM: Tambri J. Heyden, Senior Planner
DATE: April 15, 1991
SUBJECT: Shoppes of Boynton - Parking Lot Variance
File No. 586
Accompanying this memorandum you will find a copy of the
application and related documentation for the above-referenced
request for a variance to Section 5-142(h)(5) of Article
X-Parking Lots. A check in the amount of $400 to cover the
review and processing of this application has been forwarded to
the Finance Department.
A legal advertisement has been prepared and will be forwarded to
your office after review by the City Attorney and the City
Manager's Office.
TAMBRI
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