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CORRESPONDENCE rn@rnO\Y1m LAND DESIGN. SOUTH '. Land Planning Landscape Architecture Environmental Consultation ill ~, :::~ 561-478-8501. FAX 561-478-5012' Congress BusIness Center' 1280N. Congress Avenue' Sulte August 4, 1997 Ms. Tambri Hayden, Director Planning & Zoning City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310 Re: Boynton Commons peD - Community Design Appeal I Sign Waiver Dear Tambri, Today, our office will be submitting a Community Design Appeal for the purpose of receiving a waiver from the signage requirements in Chapter 9, Section 10, I. Signs, and Chapter 21, Section 2, C, of the Land Development Regulations. This will be a major site plan amendment for the site plan submittal. We are also proposing three freestanding signs, one for each ROW frontage of the project. By copy of this letter, our office giving your department required notice of this submittal. The three proposed project signs along Old Boynton Rd., Congress Ave. and Winchester Blvd., exceed the amount by one, of what the current sign code allows for a project such as this. This additional signage, can however, be requested as part of the flexibility of the Planned Commercial District. All three roadways are major roadways in the City that have existing commercial properties located on them. The addition of one freestanding sign on the third ROW will allow traffic traveling from all directions to identify the tenants within the center. This site is much different from the standard commercial property which may have frontage on one or two roads. Because this site has the visibility, and the frontage from three major roadways, the third sign is warranted. The sign requirements as outlined in Chapter 21, Section 2, C, require that the signage not extend above the parapet of the building. This requirement has been interpreted by the Building Department to be not higher than the roof line of the building, not including the architectural treatments that extend above this. It is our interpretation of the code that the signs will be placed on these architectural elements extending above the roofline, and would no be classified as a roof sign. The proposed signage plans do illustrate signage that extends above the roof line, but this signage is mounted on the architectural elements that extend the wall upward. These items vary from building to building but are intended to create character for the development, and to place the signage lower on the walls, would deter from this effect. LAN D . Land Planning DESIGN Landscape Architecture Environmental Consultation SOU T H 561-478-8501 . FAX 561-476-50 12 . Congress Business Center. 1260 N. Congress Avenue' Suite 215 . West Palm Beach. FIof1da 33409 September 12, 1997 Mr. Jersey Lewicki City of Boynton Beach Planning and Zoning Department 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, Florida 33435 Re: Boynton Commons PCD Sign age Submittal Dear Jersey, This letter is confirmation of our intent to limit the signage lettering style to just one for the local retail users on the Boynton Commons site, as we had indicated at the TRC meeting. As you had stated in the meeting, nationally recognized tenants are not limited to the maximum number of lettering styles as referenced in your current codes. As a result of this, we will be withdrawing that one waiver for the lettering styles only. The waiver for the maximum number of colors will still be necessary as stated at the TRC meeting with yourself and Mike Haag. If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to call. Thank you for your cooperation on this matter. Sincerely, LAND DESIGN SOUTH ~.J{) Vl/J / O:~7:;~ ~~ Joseph D. Lelonek, Director JDL/lb cc: Don Stiller Glen Marks Marc Wiener ill 1'2 (iLl f2 u. \In R "'--i ~ \!!J l'; \J I_~; I r ~ I D [~~~__I.~~~:;'! Ii' , PLl\N,\~; " 7.QHiL~L~",~.,;.., File #247.10a letters\lewicki 912 rn@rnfiwm LAND DESIGN. SOUTH. Land Planning landscape Architecture Environmental Consultation 00 \ ;....'" .., ---,", 561-4711-8501' FAX 561-478-5012. Congress BusIness Center' 1280 N. Congress Avenue' Suite August 4, 1997 Ms. Tambri Hayden, Director Planning & Zoning City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310 Re: Boynton Commons PCD - Community Design Appeal! Sign Waiver Dear Tambri, Today, our office will be submitting a Community Design Appeal for the purpose of receiving a waiver from the signage requirements in Chapter 9, Section 10, I. Signs, and Chapter 21, Section 2, C, of the Land Development Regulations. This will be a major site plan amendment for the site plan submittal. We are also proposing three freestanding signs, one for each ROW frontage of the project. By copy of this letter, our office giving your department required notice of this submittal. The three proposed project signs along Old Boynton Rd., Congress Ave. and Winchester Blvd., exceed the amount by one, of what the current sign code allows for a project such as this. This additional signage, can however, be requested as part of the flexibility of the Planned Commercial District. All three roadways are major roadways in the City that have existing commercial properties located on them. The addition of one freestanding sign on the third ROW will allow traffic traveling from all directions to identify the tenants within the center. This site is much different from the standard commercial property which may have frontage on one or two roads. Because this site has the visibility, and the frontage from three major roadways, the third sign is warranted. The sign requirements as outlined in Chapter 21, Section 2, C, require that the signage not extend above the parapet of the building. This requirement has been interpreted by the Building Department to be not higher than the roof line of the building, not including the architectural treatments that extend above this. It is our interpretation of the code that the signs will be placed on these architectural elements extending above the roofline, and would no be classified as a roof sign. The proposed signage plans do illustrate signage that extends above the roof line, but this signage is mounted on the architectural elements that extend the wall upward. These items vary from building to building but are intended to create character for the development, and to place the signage lower on the walls, would deter from this effect. Ms. Tambri Hayden August 4, 1997 Page Two The last item that is part of this request is that of Chapter 9, Section 10, I. Signs, of the Community Design Plan. As you are aware, this section sets the limitations on the numbers of colors, lettering styles, and sizes that can be presented within this PCD. Boynton Commons is not the ordinary small shopping center that contains one or two anchor tenants and smaller local retail around those uses. Most of the tenants within this center could be considered anchors. Because of this, these tenants have requested that they still maintain their identity through their signage. This fact would require that we receive a waiver from these requirements. The proposed signage plans do maintain controls that will help make the center consistent in sign colors, by requiring that the limited number of colors that are being used to be the same specifications and materials for each tenant(Le. that all the reds will be the same). If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to call our office. I look forward to working with your office in order to bring this project to completion. Sincerely, LAND DESIGN SOUTH ~~..r~~$L.~2t" \ ~ - - -:.;;~ Joseph D. Lelonek - Director JDUds Enclosure cc: Donald Stiller Mike Schroeder Joel Wantman Marc Wiener Tom Handy lIetterslhaydsign.doc me #247.IOA