AGENDA DOCUMENTS
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM
Requested City Commission
Meetine Dates
o July 21,1998
o August 4, 1998
o August 18, 1998
o September I, 1998
Date Final Form Must be Turned
in to City Clerk's Office
July 10, 1998 (noon)
July 24,1998 (noon)
Requested City Commission
Meetine: Dates
o September 15, 1998
o October 6, 1998
o October 20, 1998
C8J November4, 1998
Date Final Form Must be Turned
in to City Clerk's Office
September4, 1998 (noon)
September 25, 1998 (noon)
August 7,1998 (noon)
October 9, 1998 (noon)
August 21, 1998 (noon)
October 23,1998 (noon)
NATURE OF
AGENDA ITEM
o Administrative
~ Consent Agenda
o Public Hearing
o Bids
o Announcement
o Development Plans
o New Business
o Legal
o Unfmished Business
o Presentation
RECOMMENDATION: Please place the request below on the November 4, 1998 City Commission meeting agenda under
Consent - Ratification of Planning and Development Board Action, The Planning and Development Board, with a 7-0 vote,
recommended approval (there are no conditions of approval), For further details pertaining to the request, see attached
Development Department Memorandum No, PZ 98-300,
EXPLANATION:
PROJECT: Ridgeway Plumbing
AGENT: Robert Fetrow, P,E,
LOCA nON: 640 East Industrial A venue
DESCRIPTION: Request for appeal from Chapter 7,5, Article II, Landscape Code, Section 5(E) to obtain relief from
requirement to place a perimeter landscape buffer along the east side of the property where the vehicle use
area abuts railroad right-of-way"
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DEPART 3NT OF DEVELOPMENT
MEMORANDUM NO, PZ 98-300
FROM:
Chairman and Members
Planning and Development Board
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Michael W. Rumpf
Acting Manager of Planning & Zoning
TO:
DATE:
October 23, 1998
SUBJECT:
Ridgeway Plumbing, Inc. - LAAP 98-001 (landscape appeal to requirement for placement of landscape buffer
along east property line)
NATURE OF REQUEST
Gator Engineering Services, Inc. agent for Ridgevi"y Plumbing, Inc., is requesting to appeal Chapter 7 .5, Anicle II, Section
5(E). This section of the landscape code penains to the perimeter landscape strip that is required between a vehicle use area and
an abutting property line. The subject site is located at 640 East Industrial Avenue, which is on the east side of the street,
between East Industrial Avenue and the S.A.L. Railroad right-of-way (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map).
BACKGROUND
This request is submined in connection with, and concurrent with, an application for major site plan modification to add 18,971
square feet of warehouse and office space (please see MSPM 98-003 and Department of Development Memorandum No. PZ
298). Exhibit "B" - Site Plan delineates the area of the subject landscape appeal.
ANALYSIS
The following text is an excerpt from Section 5. E. of the landscape regulations:
"E. Perimeter landscaping reilJting to abutting propenies. On the site of a building or structure or open lot use providing an
off street parking area or other vehicular use area, such area shall be provided wilh a landscaped barrier, preferably a hedge
nOlless thim four (4) feet nor greaJer thim six (6) feet in height 10 fonn a contillUQUS screen berween lhe off-street parking area
or other vehicular use area and such abuning property. Such landscape barrier shall be located between the common 10tUne
and the off-street parking area or other vehicular use area in a planling strip of Mlless thim two and one-half (2 lol) feet in
width. "
As indicated in Exhibit "B", the request is to omit approximately 450 lineal feet of hedge to be planted 18 inches tall, spaced
2.0 feet on center and installed in a 2.5 foot wide landscape strip. This area includes 170 feet adjacent to the existing portion of
the business, and 456.64 feet adjacent to the proposed addition.
The intenl of this portion of the code, applied to this site, is to screen view of the parking, circulation, and loading/unloading
areas of Ridgeway Plumbing, Inc. from adjoining properties which consists of the S.A.L. Railroad right-of-way and 1-95. The
required landscaping placed along this property line would not meet the intent of these regulations at this location.
With respect to buffering for the 1-95 right-of-way, this buffering is already accomplished by a significant berm and vegetation
that has grown in excess of 15 feet, located between 1-95 and the railroad right-of-way. This existing vegetation towers above
the property due to the mature state of the vegetation and the elevation difference between it and the subject property. As for
the potential for screening the passing trains from the property, the railroad tracks are also simated well above the elevation of
the subject property (approximalely 5 feet to 7 feet). Given that seats in train passenger cars are another 5 feet to 7 feet above
the rails, not accounting for those cars with multi-level seating, the hedge would have to exceed a minimum of 10 feet, and be
ideally in excess of 14 feet to adequately screen the railroad right-of-way. No other properties have view of the subject use
from an east perspective.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Division recommends that this request, by Gator Engineering Services, Inc., for a landscape appeal to
Section 5. E. of Micle II - Landscape Code, be approved. Should the ultimate approval of this request include conditions, said
conditions shall be placed in Exhibit "C" - Conditions of Approval.
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EXHIBIT "e"
Conditions of Approval
Project name: Ridgeway Plumbing
File number: LAAP 98-001
Reference: Letter of request from Gator Engineering Serviees dated October 14. 1998.
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
PUBLIC WORKS
Comments: None X
UTILITIES
Comments: None X
FIRE
Comments: None X
POLICE
Comments: None X
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Comments: None X
BUILDING DIVISION
Comments: None X
PARKS AND RECREATION
Comments: None
FORESTER/ENVIRONMENTALIST
Comments: None X
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments: None X
ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
l. None. X
ADDIT10NAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
2. To be determined.
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DEVELOPMENT ORDER OF THE CITY COMMISSIO,..N OF THE
CIT . )F BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
PROJECT NAME: Ridgeway Plumbing
APPLICANT'S AGENT: Robert E. Fetrow, P.E., Gator Engineering Services, Inc.
APPLICANT'S ADDRESS: 7289 Garden Road, Suite 104, West Palm Beach, FL33404
DATE OF CITY COMMISSION RATIFICATION: November4,1998
TYPE OF RELIEF SOUGHT: Landscape Appeal
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 640 East Industrial Avenue
DRAWING(S}: SEE EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED HERETO.
X 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
LHAS
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
L 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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