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Mr. Michael W. Rumpf, Director
City of Boynton Beach
Department of Development
Planning & Zoning Division
100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL 33425
RE: Quantum Park DR!
CODE REVIEW - PID - MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT
Dear Mr. Rumpf:
Pursuant to a proposed development order condition for the pending NOPC for the above
referenced project we are requesting a code review, or more precisely a zoning code text
change, to accommodate the intended development. Provided with this request are the
following items.
1. Code Review Application Fee of $250.00, Check No. 1331, made payable to The
City of Boynton Beach.
2. Quantum Park PID Code Review Request Justification Statement and Discussion,
dated January 2005.
Please review the enclosed Justification Statement and schedule this Request for
consideration at the earliest possible date by the Planning and Development Board and
subsequently by the City Commission. Final consideration of this Request by the City
Commission on or before February 15, 2005 will not adversely impact the Project
development schedule.
If you should have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
Eugene A. Gerlica, P.E.
cc: Doug MacDonald
David Norris, Esq. Cohen, Norris, et. a!., (w/encl)
Igor Olenicoff, Olen Development, (w/enc1)
Steve Fike, Olen Development, (w/encl)
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2500 Quantum Lakes Drive. Suite 101
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
(5611740-2447 . Fax: (561)740-2429
e-mail: quantgrp@qgc.cc
QUANTUM PARK PID
CODE REVIEW REQUEST
JUSTFICATION STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
Quantum Park is zoned PID; it is greater than 500 acres in size and contains
a Mixed Use POD consisting of four (4) locations. This Code Review is
requested to propose a zoning text change that will allow building heights in
excess of the current maximum building height of 45 feet within the Mixed
Use POD of Quantum Park PID. This Code Review request is submitted
pursuant to a proposed development order condition of the pending DR! -
NOPC! and Master Site Development Plan amendment currently under
consideration by the City.
JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION
A maximum building height greater than 45 feet will allow Quantum Park to
optimize the stated intent and purpose of the PID district as set forth in the
Code. Please consider the following.
An increased building height will better satisfy current demands for
Mixed Use lands by encouraging development which reflect changes in
land development trends relating to the topographic variety of the
Quantum Park site.
An increased building height will encourage the conservation of natural
amenities by accomplishing the vested development intensities in a
vertical manner in contrast to the land sprawl of lower height
developments.
An increased building height will permit economies in providing public
servIces.
I DR! - Development of Regional Impact, NOPC - Notice of Proposed Change
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An increased building setback is proposed for buildings greater than 45
feet in height. The height setback envelope criteria will eliminate
adverse impacts to existing adjacent single-family zoned lands.
Over the years Quantum Park has evolved into a complex Mixed Use
development. Please consider the following historical perspective. In 1984,
Quantum Park was envisioned to be an emulation of the Silicon Valley type
development in California. Quantum Park with over 4.0 million square feet
of building area proposed for research and development companies would
compliment the newly constructed Motorola Plant and the IBM campus in
Boca Raton. In 2005, the Motorola Plant is gone, IBM is gone and the
development in Quantum Park includes nearly 2.0 Mil square feet of
warehouse/distribution space, a High School, a commuter train station, a
City Park, a private drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, 1,000 residential
units and a proposed police and fire station.
Quantum Park and the City of Boynton Beach have evolved to include these
desirable Mixed Use pockets of development complete with high-density
residential and commercial space in close proximity. The high density and
close proximity are key to promote the pedestrian use of connectivity
facilities. Other examples of the mixed-use developments are the marina
project, the CRA and the Rennisance project. These mixed-use projects
include building heights in excess of 45 feet, some as great as 75 feet.
Quantum Park may well be the most unique site topographically in Palm
Beach County. The water management tracts are some of the lowest in the
County at elevation 8.00, while the natural grades are some of the highest at
elevations in excess of 40.00. The constructed finish floor elevations vary
from elevation 14.50 to in excess of elevation 35.00. An increased maximum
building height, particularly at the lower elevations, is not only appropriate,
but also desirable.
The proposed text amendment regarding the increased maximum building
height will provide the Code criteria that will allow taller multifamily
residential buildings. The individual homes may be a single floor product in
contrast to the multistory residential units now existing in Quantum Park.
An additional housing product of this nature can be offered consuming less
land area provided the maximum building height is increased.
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CODE SECTION REFERENCE
Chapter Two of the Code of Ordinances is the Boynton Beach Zoning Code.
Section Seven (7) is the Planned Industrial Development District Code.
Text amendments to the following subsections of this Section are proposed
to address the maximum building height request.
Section 7 .H.14 - Maximum Building Height
Section 7.P.1.b - Definitions
Section 7.P.l.e - Maximum Structure Height
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PROPOSED ZONING TEXT CHANGES
Revise Section 7 .H.14 - Maximum Building Height, as follows:
Section 7.H.14 -Maximum Building Height. No building or
appurtenances thereofwithin the PID zoning district shall exceed
forty-five (45) feet in height, with the exception of buildings in a
Mixed Use POD pursuant to Section 7.P.i.e.1).
Renumber and revise Section 7.P .1.e - Maximum Structure Height, as
follows:
Section 7.P.i.e.1) Maximum Building Height. The maximum
building height within a Mixed Use Pod shall not be greater than
five (5) stories and shall be below the Florida Building Code
thresholds for a high-rise classification.
Two (2) new subsections are proposed, as follows:
Section7.P.i.e.2). Building Height Measurement. Building height
shall be measured from the lowest finish floor slab elevation of the
proposed building to the peak of the structure, including any
architectural details, stairwells, elevator shafts etc.
Section7.P.i.e.3). Height Setback Envelop. Minimum building
setbacks shall be based on building heights for buildings greater
than 45 feet in height. The height setback envelope is applicable
where the Mixed Use development is adjacent to an existing
developed single-family residential zoning district outside the PID.
This minimum setback shall be three (3) times the building height
for any multifamily or nonresidential structure. The set back shall
be measured from the common boundary of the PID and the
existing single-family residential zoning district or the midpoint of
any intervening right-of-way.
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