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ORDINANCE NO. g'i-t/ff
~~ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, Mfl.ENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 79-24 OF SAID CITY, BY
AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY BY ~lliNDING
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PARCELS
OF LAND ~VHICH ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
HEREIN; SAID LAND USE DESIGNATION IS BEING
CHANGED FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
INDUSTRIAL; AMENDING ANY HAPS ADOPTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND USE ELE~lliNT OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PL&~ ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING
A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A~D
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, has adopted a Comprehensive Land Use Plan and as part of
said Plan, a Land Use Element by Ordinance No 79-24, in
accordance with the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act;
and
WHEREAS, the procedure for amendment of a Land Gse
Element of a Comprehensive Plan as set forth in Section 163.3184,
Florida Statutes, has been followed; and
WHEREAS, after public hearing and study, the City Council
deems it in the best interests of the inhabitants of said City
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to amend the aforesaid Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan
as adopted by the City herein
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Section 1
That Ordinance No 79-24 of the City is
hereby amended to reflect that the Land Use of the following
described land is hereby changed from Low Density Residential to
Industrial
Said parcel of land is more particularly described
as follovlS
See attached Exhibit "A"
Section 2: That any maps adopted in accordance with the
Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan shall be amended
accordingly
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4
Should any section or provision of this
Ordinance or any portion thereof be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance
Section 5
This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage
FIRST READING this ~ day of
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SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE this
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A Tract of land lying partially in Section 17, Township 45 South. ~ange 43 [2st~
Palm Beach County, flori'da, said Tract being more partlcular1y described as follows:
COii1o'Tlencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 17; 'thence North r' 441 3.91' East
~long the West line of Section 17. ~ distance of J318.10 feet to a point in the
lntersection with the centerline Df 1L"L 22nd Avenue, as recorded in {).R. Book J738,
Page 1685 of the Public Records Df Palm Beach, County, Florida; thence with a bearin9
of North 890 041 32" fest, G10ng the centerline ()f ~.\;'. 22nd Avenue, is distance of
778.37 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence fiorth 10 44. 39" East, a distance of
1247.00 feet to the South right of way 1 ine of l.lLD.D. lateral 21; thence North 890
08' ~9" [ast, along the South right of way 1 ine of L. \-:. D.D. later,1 21, as recorcled
i~ O.R. Book 1732, Page 612, ()f the Public Records of Palw Beach County, Florida, a
dlstance of 635.93 feet on the centerline of the l.~.D.D. Equalizing Canal r-~, as
recorded in O.R. Book 1732, Page 612 of the Public Records of Palm Beach Countys
Florida; thence South 350 36' 23" rast~ for 136.38 feet; "thence fast for 933.51
~eet to a point on a curve concave to the Northeast, said point bearing ~orth B30
111 02" West from the radius point of said curve, thence Southeasterly along the
C!rc of said curve, havinf) a radius of 600.00 feet, ~nd ~ central angle of 360 37'
39" for 383.56 feet to a point ()f tanfjency; thence South 290 48' lfO" fast for
621.95 feet to a point on the centerline Df N.~. 22nd Avenue as recorded in D.R_
Book 1738, Page 1686 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, florida, said
point lyi ng on a curve concave to "the Northwest and bearing South 2.90 481 40" Iast.
-(rom t.he radius point of said curve; 1:hence alonf) said centerline Df lL\o1. '22nd
Avenue for 'the fo11 mdng 1:wo {2} courSES; (J) thence Southwesterly elong t.he arc
of said curve, havinf) a rildius f)f 1626.44 'feet and a central angle (If 2Bo 53' 12"
for 820.00 feet to a point of tanf)ency; (2) "thence South B90 04' 3211 !'!est for a
distance of 1288.BO feet more Dr less to "the Point of Beginninf). Said 1ract con-
tains 48.627 acres more or less and is subject to easements and rights of way of
record.
PARCEL :@2 (TRACT .. En)
A Tract of 1 and lyin,g in the fast 1/2 of Section 17 ~ lownship .q5 South, Range
43 fast, Palm Beach County, FloriDa, more particularly described as follows:
Begin ilt the Southeast co~r Df"said Section 17; thenc€ S 890 DO' 19" 1-1 along
the South 1 i ne of said Section 17 for 462.73 'feet to il point Dn a curve th2t
is concaVE 1.0 the J~orthwest, sa; d point bearin,g S 690 17' 2511 l{ from the radi us
point of sa; d curve; thence J~ortheasterlj ~10n9 "the i!rc of said curve, having
c rddiU5 of 550.00 feet ano c central angle of 210 20' 3~" for 204.85 feet to a
point of t.angency; 'thence Ii 00 38'DD" 1-: along a line that is 425.03 feet l1e..st and
parcl1el to thE Ees: line of said Section 17~ for 74~.91 feet to a point of
cun'ature 'to C: CUr-\E "tho! is concaVE 'to 'the Southwest; "thence clong 1.he ilrc of
521 d CUi\. E~ hen no [; radius ~f-E5D~D=ieEtond c J:€ntra1 angl e of 320 411 57" "for
37 o. 95 feet t.o e pGl nt of tangencj'; 'thence l~ 330 191 57" }.1 for 5li7 _54 feet;
'thence r: 130 531 12" E for 916.91 feet to c 'Point on 'the centerline .vf r~.\.:. 22
In enUE 2S recorded in Off"lcial Records BODY 1738 at Page 1685 of 1.he Public Rec.ords
of Palm bEech, Count,) ~ riorida, SolO pOlnt being on il curve 'that is concave 1..0 t.he
SouthEcst 2nd bearing N 80 32' 53" t: from the radius point of silid curve; 'thence
f\ortheasterly along the arc of said curve, having a radius of lfi37.02 feet and_
a central cngle of lOD 19' 21'1 for 29~.93 feet to a point of "tangency; 'thence
.s BED 13 t 32" [ alone sai d center1 ine for 300.00 feet to a pDint; -thence S 00
381 00" E along "the East line of said Section 17 for 22.69 feet -to the 'East 1/4
corner of said Section 17; thence continue S 00 381 00 E along said East line
of Section 17 for 2620.55 feet to the PDint of BEginning. Said Tract of land
COr.t;;;nc:: ~ll ~p. nrrpc mnrp or lpss_
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A Tract of land lying in the NE 1/4 of Section 20, Township 45 South. :Range
~3' East, Palm Beach Countys florida, more particularly described as -follows:
Begin at the f~ortheast corner of said Section 20; thence S 0'0 49' 2r'I along
the [ast line of said Section 20 for 1454.85 feet; t.hence tl 880 50't)l;" lJ for
395.24 feet; t.hence N 00 49' 21" \01 ~long a 1 ine that is 395.00 feet .\lest ~nd .
parallel to the said East line of Section 20 for 959.52 feet; thence N fiO 24
39" W for .294.91 feet; thence N 290 35' 2111 I for 294.97 feet to a point Df
curvature to a curve that is concave to the '.Northwest; thence along the arc
of said curve~ having a radius of 550.00 feet and a central angle ()f 1Jo 521 47"
for B5.24 feet to il point on said curve; thence N.89o DO' 1~'1 ~ alony !--he f:orth
line of said Section 20 for 462.73 feet to the POlnt of BeQlnmng. Sald'Tract
of land conta ins 14.76 Acres JTlQre or 1 esse
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.. tract Df land lying partially in both Sections 17 and 20~ 10wnship .lJ5 South.
lange ~3 [cst, Palm BEach County, norida, more particularly described ~s 'fol-
lows: Corrrnence at t.he center of said Section 17; t.hence f~orth E90 DB' ~9"
=ast. ~long the l.orth llne Df the South 112 Df-said Section 17 "for 1187_01 "feet
to 1-he Point of Beginning of saie tract ()f land; t.hence South 330 19' 57" [ast
for 2li9..89 feet to a point Dn 'the centerline of fL~. 22nd Avenue as recorded in
)fficial Records Book 1738 ilt Page 16B6 of "the Public Records of PelJi1 Beach
Count)', Florida, said point being on i:l curve concave 1.0 t.he Southeast, and bear-
ing l-lorth 320 52' O~'I ~est from the radius point of said curve; thence along the
said centerline of JL\..~. 22m3 Avenue for 1011m.,.]n9 two (2) courses; (1) t.hence
Southwesterl.y clong the ere of said curve, hGving il radius of 1637.02 feet end,
cent.rill an,gle of 100 21' 28" for 295.9~ feEt 1.0 e point Df 7.anE)enc:y; (2) "thence
Sout.h li6C> ~6' 2811 \.!est for 573.20 feEt; thence South ~30 ]3' 32" fast for 'JD5.21
feet. t.o i; point on il curve that is concave "to the Southwest and hearin,g tior1:h 30
~6' 22'1 rast from ~he r~olus point of said curve; 'thence SouthEaster)y along the
arc of 5aid c_ur~e, ha\')nE) C3 radlus-nf 180.00 feet and c central angle Df 210 54-
21; " for 68.E2 'feef--to c pOlnt Df reverse curvature 1.0 e curve .:that is concave 1:0
the J~orthe2s1; 1:.nencE cJciml-the arc of said curve, having c_ radius of 150.00 'fee't
and c central anEll e of ~8~ J2' 22" 'for J26.20 feet to c point of compound cunto-
'turf' 1.0 c curve t.hat is concaVE "to the Northwest; l.hence ~long "the ere of said
curve, having c rachus of 250.DO feet i3nd c central imE)le of 70D 231 35" "for
3.Q7-::::J~~.e.et-.:to:c.~Dint--=ci-=r-ft'~~~-:urr\.Eture 1:.0 i: cur.ve :that is concave 1:0 "the
-SDottr~~-;-1.henC'e clong-t.ilE'~1"C---of- said curve, hav-i:ng ~ radius of 2BO.00 feEt.
and a ceritrel ilngle o7-=-7r'~fiJ'--for 378.55 feet "tOe :point on said curve; _
l.hence South 33D 19' 57" [cst "for 626.{)4 "feet 1:.0 i:l point of curvature "to c cun:e
t.hat is concave 1.0 the Southwest; t.hence along the arc Df said curve, having .G
radius of 650.00 feet cnd il centrel angle "Df 320 .till 57" "for 370.95 teet '10 a
point nf tangenc'y; i-hen"ce SoutYf DC 38' DO" r2st i:lon.fl c Jine 'that is '(25.DD feet
West and parallel 1._0_ t.he East line Df said Section 17 for--74Li_91 '"feet --to c point
of curvature :to=B=1::1tfff' that :js cnn-cilve to t.he fJorthwest; "thence '"ill one "the 'Gr.c of
52 i d t:urvej' havjnQ-c=:radius.-of 550. DO feet ilnd G centrel angl e Df 21 c- 20~ 3~'1 tor
204. E5 feet 'to a-=point on silO cur\'e; thencE' South B9~ 0-0-' 19" Uest. for 197_75
feet, t.hence South Ue 51' 05" [c.st for }L;29.97 feet, thenc€' North BEo 50' O~..
, I ... i 20 r ~ 10 - .. ... l- f ,l:.h T r 18' 1'" " .. ~ ] I:. -. 'J -00/ r ... t ~
rtes L or _'::J/ _ .1:€€...., l.1lence lor~ ~ _., r e5 . Dr- oJ,). _ 'TeeL. 0 c pOln...
of:cuncture to ~--cu~e that~~.5=.I-tlm;;cVE io thE .5,:'.J:r=:cst, thence i:1on:, ihe .cen~~r-
TinE of the Late l.j[n"~ Dn~lnaQe~l5trjct=Iou21i:2in~ [er,el [-~, 25 reCOll3EG in ,-
0-[-;IC121 F:Ecor~s EOD}' 1732 at--Pdoe f)J2 of the FL~j lC hfcords of Pelw.bEeCh Count\'
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fl or; Ge lo-1.he --,-0] 1 brn ng four -{47-coui.ses; (1) thence r~Drtherl"y 210ng t.he lest
descri bed curVE ~ having c ra01l15 Df 450 00 feet end c. central en!;l e of 150 35 ~ ~ n
for 122.62 feet to c point of tangenc} ~ (2) thenCE North 100 18' 30" [2st for
988.60 feet to ~ pOlnt of cur~~ture to ~ curve that is concave to-the ~est; (3)
t.hence ~lonQ the arc-of saio-rurve.L-},cving a radius of ~~O.OO feet and Go centrel
_~_TlJ1'l!?.Df 180_20' -De'~-=f or-H3~99~feet ..to il point of "t-angenc,y;-{ ~) t.hencE Jiorth 8D
01' 3D'" ih~st -for-f25';-.rJ;4eet;---::tn~nCE010nE--1:.he centerline of saicLfL1L 22nd..Avenue -
f or the foll owhig l::WO (2) courses; (j.) thence North E9~ n~' 3211 rcst for 470. gS
feet to i3. point of a cur\'ature to c curve -that is conC2ve to the Northwest; thence
illong the arc of sa in curve tw\'in9 a radius of 1626.4~ feet and 2 central ong1 e (If
280 53' 12" for 820 00 feet; thence l~orth 29D 1;8' 40" l-:est for 621.95 feet to Co
point of curvature to a curve that ;s concave to the Northeast; thence along the
arc of said curve having a Tooius ()f 600 00 feet and a central angle of 350 37'
39.' for 383.56 fE'~t; thenCE \.lest for 933.51 feet to e point on the [cst Rlght of
~av 11ne of the said lake ~orth Drcinage District Equalizing Canal [-4; thence
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North 350 311 23" \.Jest for 136.38 feet to a point on t.he center1 ine of said
canal [-~~ said point being on c curve concave to the Southeast ~nd bearing
North Ble 291 17" t.:est frDm the T~dius point of said curve; thence along said
centerline of canal E-.t; for the following four (4) courses; (1) thence1~Drth-
eas terl.y along the arc of the last described c;urve, having a radi us Df 15D.{)0
feet and G central anole of ~c O~' 17" for 53.29 feet to a point of tan..gency.
(2) thence J~orth 120 35' DO" East for 320.69 feet to a point Df curvature t.o'
a curve that is concave to the r~orthwest; {3} thence along the arc uf .saie curve.
having a radlus of 650D.00 feet and a central angle ()f 30 2B' 30" for 39L23 'feet
to a point of tangency; (4) t.hence North 90 06' 3D" East for 644.50 feet; -thenc~
North 890 12147" [2~t i11ono the fiorthline of the S 1/2 of 'the r~orth 112<Jf said
Sectlon 17 for 2176.67 feet; t.hence--South 00 02 ""1'.i i:2~~ a.uilg'-;':..c -rust ~~;12 :;f
t.he \.Jest 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 17 for 1312.59 feet; "tlIence
South 890 081 49" \.:est along the said l~orth 1 ine of the South 1/2 of Section 17
for 94.B3 feet t.o the PDint of Beginning. Said Tract contains 291.61 J;.cres
more or less.
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A Iract of land lyin~ in 'the J{ 1/2 of 'the II 1/2 of Section 17, 1m-mship liS
South~ Range ~3 [cst~ Palm Beach Count}', Florida, more particularly described
as follows: Begin 2t the l\.\L corner of the t~.E. 1/4 of 5aid Section 17;
thence N 890 161 3911 L clong the Jiorth 1 ine {If said Section 17 for 1254A9
feet; thence S 00 02' .11" [ ~tong the East line of tHe \olest 1/2 .of the fLE.
1/1., of said Sect10n 17 for 1312.59 feet; thence S B9 12' 42" 11 ~long the
J~orth 1 ine of S 1/2 of the }I 1/2 of said Section 17 for -Z176.67 feet; 'thence
N 90 06' 3D" E c.lone thE centerline of t.he L2}elJor..th-Dr.c31naoe-Djstrict Canal
[_~ c.S recoroed ; n- Off1 ci 01 Records Bool.. 1732 2t PagE 512 of the Public
FE-cords of rcl~ EEed [o.Jnt}~ Floridc~ for 123~.60 feet; thence r~ 89016' 39"
E c.-IO:lf ~..!~ SclC J,:,.....t, 11nE of Section 17 for 710.02 feet 'to "the P01nt of
Be;:in:lln;: SclO lrcc't. contcins 62.41, Acres r:JrE Dr 1-eSS.
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1-. lrcct of lend l} j n;' in the fiE 1/4 of Section 2o~ 1ownshi-p_ 1;5 South, hcn.ge
~s [cst, PelIT; oecch .tount.y~ .florirlG~ mare particulilrJ..Y rlescribed eS foliows:
CC--:lence o~ the lbrthtcst corner of said Sect~on 20, t.hence 5 E90 DO' 19" 1-.'
c.1one thE l~orth 11 nE .of S2; d Secti on 20 for 462.73 i"eet-to G poi nt on ~ CUrl:e
t.hct~lS concave t.o t.ht: l~orthwest~ said point bearjng S €9D 171 26" nrbm-tne-
rcdius pOlnt of s~ici curve~ t.hence Southwesterly c.1onB the Erc of said curve,
_ -J1c~.rjDQ-iLT~di us of 550.0D fEEt Gnd c ~entra1 ilnol e of BO 521 1;]11 for 85.21.
i'eet-tn~t:lOlnt of tcngenc,y.; thence .s 290 35' 21" }.~ "for 29~..97 feet; "thence
S 60-0 21;1-3911 T Jor 29~.91 feet~-1::hencr= S {Jo 491 2111 .E ~or 959.52 feet;
thence N 8So 50' O~t1 \{ lor 264.91 -reet; thenCE J\ 00 51' 05" 1: for 1~29.97 feet;
thence ti 890 DO' 19" I for 197.75 feet to the Point of Beginning. Scio Tract
<ontcins 7.10 Acres more or less.
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PARCEL ~7 (TRACT "H") 1
A 7rcct of land l,}'lng in the fast l/2 of Section 17, 1minship ~5 South, Range
~3 East, Pclrn BEach (aunt,}', Florida, nare particularl.y described 2S fol,ows:
Corrrnence at the ILE. corner of the S.E. lfl; of said Section 17; 'thence 1. O'J 38'
00" clong t.he East line of said Section 17 for 22.69 feet; 'thence along 'the
centerline of ILl>.'. 22 Avenue cs recorded in Official Hecords Book 1738 at Poae
1686 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, FJorida, for 'the follDwing (2)
Courses (l) t.hence f,' B80 131 32" 1-1 for 300.00 feet 1.0 il point of curvature to a
Curve that is concave to the Southeast; (2) t.hence 210ng t.he ore of said curve,
having a radius of 1637.02 feet and a central Engle of lOt) 191 211' for 294.93
feet t.o 'the Poi nt of Begi nning of said Tract of 1 end, thence S 130 531 12" l} for
916.91 feet; thence N 330 191 5711 1-J for 79.10 feet 1:0 a point on c Curve "that is
concave t.o the Southeast 2nd hearing J~ ) SO 27' 26" l~ from thE Tach us point of
Sind curve; thence i310ng 'thE iJre of sald curVElI hcv1ng G Tachus of 280.0D feet
gnd a centrel ang1 e of 770 27' 46"1 for 378.55 feet to 2 point of rever.se curva-
ture to a curve ~hat is concaVE to the Northwest; thence ~long th~ arc of said
---.- curve, havi ng a radi us of 250.00 feet ..Bnd a centre 1 2n.91 e of 700 231 35" for
307.15 feet to ~ point of compound curvature to a curve that is LonCcve to the
Northeast; thence clong thE arc of said curve, hcving c radius of 150.00 feet
and a central ans' E of ~80 121 2211 for 126.20 "feet to c poi nt of Tn er.sE CUr\'a-
ture to il curve that is concave to the Southwest; thence 210ng 'thE' arc of 52; d
curves havino c Tachus of 180.00 feet and 2 centre1 cnole of 210 5~' 24" "for
68. 82 feet; thence I; ~30 131/3211 \o.t for 705.21 feet; thence along 'the centerl i ne
of sa; cl fL \L 22 AvenUE for tht 1011 oHi nq two (2) cour.ses; (1) thenc€ fl 1;6D 46'
2BIJ E for 571.20 feet t.o 2 pOlnt of cur~fture to 2 curve ~h2t 1S conC2VE to the
SouthEast; (2) t.nence a'1ong1:he ere vf Sc1d curVE, hG\'ing 2 radius of 1637.02
feet and c: centrel cnole nf 100 21' 28" for 295. 9~ feet; 'thence 1; 3:?u 191 57" I,'
fur 2~9.E~ fEEt; thenCE ~lon.s thE r~o:-tr, -hne c~ if::- $21C S 1/2 of Sf:tic- 17 ~c-
~6~.75 feEt to C: pGili: on t.he north ns..: c-; i =_ ~ Jr.e of .sclc r,\:. Z: l-\eTiL.1e"
t.hEncE S 190 271 3~E for 5D.DG :fe.et tc c. p:'~jj~ C-. the centEi11Tie c-; SCIC j,_i'.
Z2 AVEnUE:, sc.1d-p~jTit being on c cune thc::! -l~' COi:c\E "to "the So_'tr::cs: ene'
bEaring h 19D 27' 31" 11 frDill thE rcc:hl'~ pD1Tii (if scic cun'e; trenCE Ilortn=2ster-')
~lono thE ~rc of s2ic' curve,,~avinG ~ radIUS of 1E=7.02 feet En~ ~ centril 2noll
of 100 5~' 38' for 311.73 feEt to -the POint of beS1Dn1ng. SE:.lC t:-2ct con.t'c.lns
21.78 acres more or less.
PARCEL #8 (TRACT "J")
That parcel of land being the South one-half (S~) of Government Lot 1, of
Section 17, Township 45 South, Range 43 East, Palm Beach County, Florida,
as indicated in the Plat of the General Land Office Survey in 1845 and
1872 Said Parcel contains 14 787 acres, more or less
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Mayor Zimmerman called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and stated II
the ipublic Hearing is being held tonight to consider the Boynton Beach 11
Par~ of Commerce Regional Impact Comprehensive Development Plan and 1'1,
alsQ to consider the rezoning and land use amendments on this par-
ticujlar area. He asked for remarks from the City Planner, II
Mr. ~armen Annunziato. 1\
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A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 8, 1984
7:30 P.M
PRESENT
Carl Zimmerman, Mayor
Robert Ferrell, Vice Mayor
Nick Cassandra, Councilman
Peter Cheney, City Manager
Betty Baroni, City Clerk
James Vance, City Attorney
ABS:&NT
James R. Warnke, Councilman
Samuel L. Wright, Councilman
Mr. ~nnunziato addressed the Mayor and Council, stating that as a
matt~r of introduction to the items on their agenda for this meeting,
there are three kinds of items. One is the required Public Hearing
for the development of regional impact of the Boynton Beach Park of
co~rce--in this instance, the comprehensive development of regipnal
impa~t, the word comprehensive connoting that more than one statutory
threshold has been exceeded in terms of numbers of parking spaces or
numb~rs of square feet as the case may be. Secondly, he said the
counpil will be asked to address the issue of the land use element
amenpment and rezoning. Great portions of the subject area are
curr~ntly zoned for single family or other purposes. The applicant is
requrstinq that the land use element of the comprehensive plan show
the area as industrial and the property be rezoned to a Planned
InduFtrial Development. The third kind of request is a straight
rezoping, that is, the property to the east of High Ridge Road west of
1-95: is currently shown as industrial in the land use element of the
comp~ehensive plan and currently zoned MI. The applicant is
requ~sting that that also be rezoned from MI to PID. In total, this
is a request for a 540 acre project to be known as the Boynton Beach
parklof Commerce. Generally, it lies to the east of Congress Avenue,
west: of 1-95, north of the Boynton Canal and south of Miner Road when
it will be built. The property is currently being used for the
grazing of cattle, and there are land elevations which range from 40
feet, to as low as 9 feet within the regions close to the E-4 Canal on
the ~est.
The surrounding properties are the Boynton Lakes PUD, which is under
construction, to the northwestJ to the north, the Council recently
rezo~ed a tract of land to Rl-AA to provide for the construction of
single-family homes in connection with the High Ridge Country Club
prop$rtiesJ to the northeast it is currently zoned MIJ to the east
there is a horse farm and the High Ridge Commerce park, which is a
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~ID, and the Boynton Beach Distribution Center, which is currently
zoned MI. To the east there is vacant, undeveloped land which is
zoned RS in palm Beach County and vacant, undeveloped land zoned
Rl-AAA in Boynton Beach, F.O.P.A. site, Gould Plastics, Curt Joa and
1-95. To the southeast is Boynton Beach Industrial Park which is
zoned Ml, to the south is Laurel Hills and Skylake, single-family
areas developing in the Rl-AA zone classification. To the southwest
is vacant, undeveloped Rl-AA land. To the west is the Motorola PID,
vacant undeveloped commercial property and the Dos Lagos PUD.
The uses proposed within the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce are com-
merqial, office, light industrial, lakes and wetlands and roads. The
aCJ;ejage devoted to each are: commercial, 27.6 acreS1 offices, 128.9
acr~s1 light industrial, 254.7 acreS1 lakes and wetlands, 82.2 acres
and ,roads, 46.5 acres. There are Planned Industrial Developments, an
it~ specifically talked about within the confin~s of the comprehen-
sive plan, which says, "Future designation of planned industrial
dis~ricts in the areas indicated for residential or other uses on the
land use plan shall be conside.r;ed to conform with the land use plan if ,
all :PID locations and design criteria are satisfied and upon approval '1,,"1'
by the Planning and zoning Board and the City Council." There are two
kinds of standards listed, referring back to the zoning code. The
fi~slt set concern~ the relationship of the building to a specific "
~itej--not the subject of this discussion, as that refers to individual r
sirt;.~ design criteria. The second concerns the relationship of the P1D
to: ~he sur~ounding city intra-structure systems. The first of these
is, t!he locational criteria--the relationship of the proposed project
to, ,1~ajor transportation facilities. As proposed, the Boynton Beach
pa~~ of Commerce ~s served directly bV N.W. 22nd Avenue and
per~P.erally bY. Congress Avenue, Hypo;tuxo Road to th~ north, B~ynton
Be~9~: Boulevard and Old Boynton Road to the south, M1ner Road 1S pro- II
pO~ejd!, High Ridge Road is existing, and proposed within the applica- I
tiQ~ for developm~nt approval is an ihterchange at 1-95 and N.W. 22nd 1,1:
AV~~U~. All of these thoroughfares a~pear in the Palm Beach County
Tho~ofare Plan. i
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~he second issue concerning location is the relationship of the pro-
posed developmen~to municipal utilities. The site is served with
ma~ter-sized water and sewer mains on the north, on the west and on
th~ south. The applicant is proposing to construct sewer, water and
dr~inage facilities on site, consistipg of four lift stations, gravity
sew~r system, looped master-sized water mains and a full provision of
stpr;ed water retention systems as required by the South Florida Water
Manasement District.
Concerning the physical character of the site, there are no physical
i~pe~iments to the development of the site. There are some minor
podk~ts of muck, ranging to two feet in depth, which will have to be
mitii9'ated as a part of the land development process. Beyond that,
t~er~ should be nothing in terms of soils which would impede the deve-
lop~nt of this site as a PID.
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yEnvironmentally, there are several landscape and animal regimes on
site, ranging from the pine flat scrublands to wetlands, this was the
subject of some discussion with the Regional Planning Council. The
applicant is proposing to set aside 40 acres of scrub habitat and to
rejuvenate that scrub habitat, there are 11 or 12 acres of wetland
habitat which will be rejuvenated or remain on the site.
The :recommendation which comes from the Planning Department, the
Technical Review Board and the Planning and Zoning Board appears as
Exhibit D attached to this meeting's agenda. Also cited is a list of
recqnunendations from the Regional Planning Council to their comments.
Additionally, the Planning and Zoning Board points out for the
Council1s edification that the City Council has to, in its con-
sideration of this comprehensive development of regional impact, con-
sider the following:
1. ,Doe,s the development unreasonably interfere with the achievement
of the objectives of the adopted state land development plan for
the area?
2. Is the development consistent with the local land development
regulations?
3. Is the development consistent with the report and recommendations
:of the Regional Planning Council?
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Mr. Annunziato concluded by saying that was a brief introduction tol
the ,project, and the applicant will provide for the Council a rather '1.\
lengthy explanation by presentations of various consultants. He added ':
tha~ he would be available for questions and comments afterward. I
Mayor Zimmerman asked if any of the Council Members had questions atl
this time, and Councilman Cassandra said he had a question which he [I
hop~d would be answered during the presentations. He referred to Item I,
No 5 on page 1 of the Planner's presentation which says, "This item is II
rec~ende~ to,th7 city Council for approval and concept and,that the ,
app11cant 1S w1ll1ng to comply, however, the formula upon wh1ch the II
dedilcation is based is suggested to be a matter of further study. n ':
Mr. ,Cassandra's question is what will happen if there is a f[
dis~greement between the City and the applicant--what kind of commit- I
men~ do we have from Riteco Development Corporation that they will I!
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Mr. ~nnunziato said this question involves Item 5 on Exhibit D, and he
bel~eves the basis for the question is the concept the Council agreed
to ~t the time of the Melear PUD annexation--that there is a need for
some civic dedication. We have prepared a draft ordinance, with which
the applicant has some concern. We have explored that concern with
th~, and they think they will be able to answer in part the way they
feel they need to address it. Following their comments, though, we
would like to offer our consideration for the Council.
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introduce their presentations. Ii
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Mr. [Barden said his firm was retained by Ri teco almost two years ago Ii
to ~egin analyzing their property and to recommend a new approach for '
its use, based on ,good land use and zoning practices and a market that II
has ,been changing since 1975. They began to analyze the more recent !'
charlges taken by the City and the advice of the Planning staff to ;'1'
est~blish the Motorola high-technology plant and the Mall, as well as I
other planned industrial development districts to the north of the I'
Rit~co property aI)d the existing industrial area that borders I-95 to !
the isouth. As a result of their analysis, he said they recommended ,
strqngly to Riteco that they change the land use from residential and II
a mfxture Of. various districts, which have been described, to a ',"\
planned industrial district and that they develop it as a high-
tec~nology park--n.,ot as an industrial park with warehousing, but as a Ii
mix~ure of a nearly self-sustained group of uses. As the Traffic I
Eng~neer will poir~t out later, by mixing some of the uses that are I'
gen~rating traffic off-site, we overcome some of the negative impact ,\
by J<eepinq employees and visitors on the site. II
Mr. !Barden said that by looking at the City and the public facilities I'
that are needed tq serV7 the project and whi~h the project often ,ser- I':
ves,[ such as the ~conoml.c base of the communl. ty, they found that !
gen~rally the are~s of major impact were those of transportation and II
env~ronment, areaq upon which they concentrated heavily for almost two I,
years. They feel 'the project is well served by public facilities; 'I
theYj foresee easy mitigation of the one or two areas upon which they I
have impact. The existing zoning in the area came about through the .1
pla~ned unit type of dev~lopment created for Sandhill. The existing
are~ to the north and south of N.W. 22nd Avenue is zoned single'
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Mr. Bud Post, Project Director, said Riteco has owned the property in
question for many years. About five years ago they presented a plan
for a residential project, but for a number of reasons elected not to
go ~orward with that at the time. He said they think now that this
Park of Commerce is a better, wiser and more appropriate use of this
lanq, and they think it will be a very successful project for the
City, as it is a good, sound development project. He said they have
hir~d the best consultants they could find--the economic studies have
been done by Goodkin Corporation, the engineering was done by Ric
Rossi, the traffic studies were done by Kimley-Horn and Associates,
the land planning by ROY Barden Planning Group and the attorneys for
the project are Moyle, Jones and Flanigan, who are represented here
tonight by Mr. David presley. The environmental concerns have been
dealt with by Dr. Manley Boss and his team of environmental con-
s~ltants. Mr. Post said they would propose that the consultant for
ea911 of these five major areas of the project make a brief presen-
tation to the Council, and at the conclusion of these presentations,
they will respond to questions. He introduced Mr. Roy Barden, the
Planner, to give an overview of the entire project.
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~amily. On the west side of the canal and immediately adjacent are i
two apartment districts, and another apartment district was set up i
along High Ridge Road to buffer existing Ml from single family at that \.
point. II,
The existing district zoned Ml is north of N.W. 22nd Avenue at 1-95
and south of N.W. 22nd Avenue to the Boynton Beach Canal. Mr. Barden
wen~ on to say their application suggests the land use plan be left II
the "dsamet' folr thti~ are~ bUltd~hangthe the zonix;g frlom Mlt' to PtIDh. For thet I
reslj en l.a por l.Qn, l.nc u l.ng e recreat10na por 10n, ey reques i
tha~ we change the land use plan from residential to industrial and !
cha~ge the zoning from a mixture of single family and R3 to all PID, I:, I!,
whi9h will allow them to develop a planned office, industrial and
mixed retail rese~rch park--on a very comprehensive basis, as is
reqqired by our PID ordinance, which he uses as a land planning guide
and conform with almost precisely except for the commercial, which is
slightly under the 10 percent allowed. He said they tried to do a
goo~ job of land use planning within the parameter of our PID ordi-
nance by protecting the boundaries that have ~esidential uses adjacent
to ~h~ and then qy protecting the main entrance corridor and trying
to ~ombine the kind of uses we and our planning staff would find com- ,
patl.!ble.
Northwest 22nd Avenue will become Commerce Park's gateway from both
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the proposed 1-95 l.nterchange (and Congress Avenue). Along N.W. 22nd
Avenue they propose office uses~ in the central portion they propose a
park! of commerce center around one of the large lakes~ this would be
referred to as the Lakeside Center, which would have at least two
hote!ls, unless the hotels are built adjacent to the interchange, along
withl restaurants, retail uses that support the offices and high tech-
nOlo.~y of light industrial usage. Bordering and wrapping around the
lighf industrial center would be light industrial usage.
A la~ge lake, both for drainage and buffering the residential area from
the office sites, has been proposed with 50 or 60 acres of wetland I
pres~rvation. Mr. Barden said they think the land plan not only fits i,
the ~ntent of the PID, but takes it a step further and commits by Ii
master plan, as required, a concept of uses which is the guide for I
future reviews by our staff. Some of the roads shown by dotted line ,
on t~e drawings may not be built unless the area around them becomes !I
fully developed and there is a need for them. The arterial network
has peen developed in conjunction with the Traffic Engineer.
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The lroject consists of t~o basic phases, based on the Market
Anal' st's findings relative to the rate at which buildings can be
cons ructed. They want to begin construction near Motorola and across
the ~treet from it and work their way along 22nd Avenue, then turning
sout~ (east of Motorola) and develop that area of the project first.
In the land use arrangement they will consider the requirements of the
City! code and the design objectives of the owners, who will establish
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The jbuildings will be arranged in such a way that these areas are left 1,1',
inta;ct. Mr. Barden concluded by saying they believe their approach to
the 'land planning is not only in conformance to the city's goals of II
the land use plan but also in conformance with the broad economic I
obj~ctives of Boynton Beach. He introduced Mr. Maurice Drooper of I
Goodkin Research Corporation to review the economic planning, timing, II
mix :of land uses, etc., that they have proposed. ;
Mr. :Drooper said his firm was involved in the market feasibility study II
and economic an~l~s~s aspe~ts of the,report and did a compre~ensive II
sur~ey of 19 maJor 1ndustr1al parks 1n Palm Beach County, wh1ch
occ~pied over 3,000 acres. They surveyed over 4.9 million square feet II
of office space and did an in-depth economic analysis of population il
developments in the County and the Boynton B'each area, as well as I
e~pLoyment trends. They evaluated the site and feel very comfortable i
with a mixture of ,high-quality office, resea'rch and high-tech develop- "
mente There are dertain external success ingredients that are well Ii
serv:ed here; the site enjoys a comprehensive transportation system--a j
critical external success ingredient; it is close to a high population II
gro~th area, which provides an important labor source and local '
mar~et; there is a good availability of both, executive and moderately !
prided housing. The site eQjoys good visibility; it has rail service.
The ~nvironment in the immediate neighborhood is of high quality, with
Motqrola and the Boynton Beach Mall and all of the important spill- 'I
over effects this will establish. Our anticipated absorption rates in I
terms of occupied acreage--~ot land sales, but buildings that occupy I'
lan~~-is 12 to 16 acres per year, which is comparable with the suc- I
cess1ful industriaJ; parks operating in South Florida and other regions II
of ~e state. Therefore, we are looking at about a 30 year absorption
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The Park is well positioned for catering to the high-tech warehouse
market. They can offer moderately priced office space; there is a
surplus of luxury space in the County. There is a need for a hotel in ,I
the area, catering to the local business market.
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an architectural review committee to review the projects and control
the design to insure a park-like setting rather than a warehouse-type
setting. Those will be applied to the master plan, as well as pro-
viding for the protection of wildlife and the sand pine and wetland
areas, considering the undergrowth and existing animal life.
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The project will create approximately 13,000 jobs, $150,000,000 worth
of construction, a payroll of approximately $200,000,000, and based on
currant millage rates, property taxes of approximately $8.7 million.
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Next Mr. Post introduced Dr. Manley Boss to explain the environmental
concerns that have been raised and what they propose to do about them.
Dr. Boss said there are basically three regions on the property ecolo-
gically, all of which are based on the availability of water to the
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-organisms that live there. Along High Ridge Road is a stabilized sand
dune, reaching a height of up to 40 feet. In the northern section of
the property is another high ridge. These three high ridges are com-
posed of pure white sand that is extremely dry; therefore, any orga-
nisms living there have to live in a very dry situation. These three
regions h~ve scrub vegetation--basica1Iy pine trees and dwarf oaks.
The gopher tortoise lives in the area, and the gopher frog lives in
the hole of the gopher tortoise. In addition to the dry area, there
is a great prairie that covers the rest of the prpperty, which is
neitper too wet or too dry; that has oak trees and bushes that grow
not ~n wetlands or very dry areas.
Intersperced in this prairie are some very wet areas and swamps. This
area prior to 10,000 years ago was covered with ocean, and the ridges
were the east coast of Florida. After the oceans receded, there were
pockets of fresh water because of the rain. probably 30, 40 or 50
years ago before this area was drained, there was at times enough
water on the prope:rty west of the ridges to connect Lake Osborne and
Lake! Ida. The environmental staff of the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council and other state agencies are interested in preserving
some of the vegetation and wildlife of the ridge, as well as the wet
pock~ts, which is what the developer has committed to do with at least
one ~ourth, or 40 acres, of the 160 acres of scrub vegetation. The 25
percent preserved will be dependent on the state of the vegetation
ther~ now, the fea:sibili ty of saving it and the feasibility of
locating the animals into it. At least 11 acres of wetland vegetation Ii
will be preserved around the lakes. Wetland vegetation will be
planted along the edges of the lakes. Practically all of the lake
peri~eters will be preserved areas. The 3 8 acres of wetland in the
north area will be preserved
Mr. ~ost introducep Mr. Jim Zook of Kimley-Horn and Associates to
discpss the traffiic impact and their proposals for responding to that
situation.
Mr. Zook said every development of regional impact requires a compre-
hens live transportation study, and this one was started long before
there was a decision to make a DRI application. Not only the present
situ~tion was considered, but what would exist during the 30 years
while the project is being completed.
Northwest 22nd Avenue from Congress Avenue to Seacrest Boulevard will
be wtdened to four lanes This includes widening the bridge over the
cana~, improving a~l of the intersections and creating left and right
turn! lanes through the project, but it does not include widening the
brid~e over 1-95, which should be discussed regarding the interchange.
This is over a million dollar roadway improvement project.
Fortpnate1y, the capacity exists on Congress Avenue for the first
phase of the project, because it has already been widened; however,
at Congress Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard there will be a
major inte,rsection, for which right-of-way maps, design plans and
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-money will be provided to the County for improvement. The improvement II
of N.W. 22nd Avenue proceeding west of Congress Avenue will be II
completed within five years after approval, which is five years ahead '1.1
of completion of the first phase and the need for it to be there ,
Regarding the interchange proposed for 1-95 at N.W. 22nd Avenue, there II
are .P1ans for initiation of the major studies that will be required. I'.
Interchanges on interstate systems do not just happen even when a I
developer .is wi1iing to contribute a couple of million dollars toward 1'[
that interchange; they require coordination of the State and Federal !
Departments of TrC).nsportation in terms of showing justification, II
feasibility, etc. Based on the transportation study done for the DRI, I
there is little doubt that it will be justified and is feasible, but '
certain studies meeting the criteria of the State and Federal govern- ,I
ments must be done on the interchange. That would be done during the II
first phase or 10 years of the project. I
Traffic ,counts will be,made, monito:in~ the traffic bei~g gen~rated by ,I
the ,proJect, to determ1ne the traff1c 1mpact, and when 1t beg1ns to .
gen~rate 15,000 e~terna1 trips, another major roadway improvement will
be required. Depending on developments and studies made by that time
and if the interchange has been justified, $900,000 would be provided
tow~rd the implementation, development and construction of the
int~rchange. As ~n alternative to this, if the 15,000 trips have been
reached and Congress Avenue has not yet been widened to six lanes,
although the County has indicated that it would be six lanes by that
tim~, the $900,00Q would be spent to widen Congress Avenue to six
1ane.s. Beyond that, after Congress is widened, another $900,000 would
go ~o the interch~nge. In the event the interchange is not approved,
the 1900,OOO, instead of being spent on the interstate, will have to
be spent o,n major intersection improvements to handle the traffic
im~ct that will Qe on other streets instead of using 1-95, basically
on ~ongress and Bqynton Beach Boulevard to get to the interchanges
that do exist with 1-95.
In addition, there are signalization requirements and other intersec-
tion: requirements adjacent to and wi thin the facility, but these are
the ~ajor improvements it will take to handle the impact over a 30
year' bui1dout period.
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Mr. .i.' ost said some,one is certain to ask the question of what happens
to t e $900,000 over a 10-year period if it takes this long. He
want d to answer it by saying the $900,000 increments get improved in
keep~ng with some construction cost index to be selected. He then
intrpduced Mr. Ric Rossi to speak about the civil engineering aspects
of tpe project.
Mr. ~ossi said he will touch on water, sewer, drainage and irrigation. I
He said this 540 acre project is fortunate enough to have been located II
in ap area which is bounded by master-sized lines put in by the City :
somel time ago. The amount of water needed for 13,000 employees, plus I
the ~ndustria1 use, which will amount to about one-half million
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-gallons a day, is all provided for with the existing system that now ;1
bounds the property. There is a 16 inch water main along Congress
Avenue and along Miner Road, ultimately connecting with a 20 inch on I
Seacrest Boulevard. So there is an ample supply of water to handle
this project. For the first phase, which is anticipated to take place II 'I!,
immediately west of the E-4 Canal, a connection to a la-inch across ,
the Boynton Canal is planned, which would be a loop to the system,
moving back to the l6-inch on Congress Avenue. At final buildout i
the~e will be minQr and major loops within the system carrying la-inch II
and 8-inch lines. II
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The sewer system bas a master main located along the Boynton Canal,
consisting of three lift stations, where all sewage emanating from
this project will be introduced into the system.
A rather elaborat~ study was made of the drainage system, dividing it
into basins and s1l1b-basins to determine the amount of runoff, keeping
in ~ind the requitements of retention of water as well as getting I
water off the dev,loped areas into the ponds. Basically, there will i'
be an 80 acre lak$ system scattered throughout the project, and there !
are 'four basins 0* the project. Water will be collected from the !;
development to th~ retention ponds and int.rodu.ced to the Boynton Canal 11:\
and the E-4 Canal. In devising these drainage basins, consideration
was given to the ridge lines and the natural flow of the drainage .:
wat~rs. The system of drainage provides for the first hour of a I'
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three-year frequency storm.
Sou~h Florida Wat~r Management District is placing another condition
on ~ll industrial sites as part of the requirements of the Treasure
Coa~t Planning Council: that is, that all industrial sites will be
pro~ided with an impervious retention area in addition to the secon-
darY: retention area. This primary, impervious, lined retention area
wil~ require a lesser amount of retention, but the notion is that any
waters coming from industrial sites will ultimately get to that reten- I
tion site on that particular tract of land, which will be deed
res~ricted for thgt land. It will have to enter that particular small i;
ret~ntion area before it builds up and is introduced to the major lift!
are~s. This type of retention is rather new in the piping system: the I
OQj~ct is that, in case there should be spills or oils on loading
pla~forms or on parking areas, the first place to receive those con-
cen~rations are in these impervious lined ponds. The.lakes, besides I
ser ing as a func~ion for retention, also will serve as an area for a :
sou ce of material to fill in lower areas. A 9.5 contour is required, 1'1
whi h is at the g~ound water level. There will not be a need for
cut~ing down higher ground to make a balanced dirt situation on this i\
projiect.
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concerning the geology of this project, the borings indicate highly
perJious soils with good drainability with the exception of a few low
are~s which have a couple of feet of muck, which will have to. be
remo~ed but is of no great consequence.
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Mr. Post said Mr. Rossi was their last speaker. He then referred to
material reflecting the 28 conditions that were imposed on the project
by the Regional Planning Council when they gave their approval, plus
16 additional conditions recommended by the City staff. All of these
conditions, to which the developer has agreed, are contained in the
proposed development order, which he said the Council members should
have before them. Be then invited questions fr.om the Council.
Councilman Cassandra asked if the PID is approved, will the city codes
of toqay hold 30 years from now when the project is expected to be
completed, or will our code change as well as our PIn definition. If
the code changes, will the developer be required to honor the new
r~' code? Mr. James Vance, City Attorney, said essentially a DRI is an
expen~ive undertakingi a fair amount of money has been invested by the i
devetpper to this point. The state DRI plan envisages that, if ij
someone goes to all of this trouble, when they receive approval, they
receive spmething that gives them a vested right--samething they can I
count oni however, with respect to a building code, they would have to
comply with the code as it exists at the time they apply for a permit. I
If they receive DRI approval, they get a development order, which will Ii
be ~~proved by the City Council as it sees fit, which will give them i
cert.~n vested rights, basically this project for its eventual deve-
lopment and buildout.
Mr. Cassandra asked if this means that, if he is unhappy with some of
the ~Qssible high-tech industry that may come in, he must put in that
stip~lation before he approves this. Mr. Vance responded that the DRI
~pprbach does not really relate to any particular given use. In
1;eSp~>DSe to Mr. Cassandra I s comment that he is concerned about a spe-
qifi€ given use, Mr. Vance answered that he thinks he has a problem
with!DRI'S. Mr. Cassandra expressed his concern for the citizens of
Boynton Beach as they--not DRI--live here.
Anot~er question was asked by Mr. Cassandra regarding the small pocket
~oned Rl-AAA, and Mr. Annunziato explained there are two parcels of
landlwhich remain part in and part out of the City. The County pocket
is z~ned RS, a County single-family zoning classification, and the
City I parcel of land is zoned Rl-AAi there is one owner for both. If
the land is zoned PID, it would not be conducive to single-family
devetopment and would probably be addressed either by the applicant or
by t~e City. All of this land is vacant and undeveloped.
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the eview of the report by the Treasure Coast and South Florida Water
Mana ement District and some of the comments by our own staff, and
that is toxic hazardous contamination. He said he is not a believer
in building containers for the hazard or the contamination--he would
rather not have anything hazardous there. He said statements from the
Trea~ure Coast and South Florida Water Management District reports
indi~ate they do not believe our code does not address hazardous
conditions or hazardous waste, and he believes the City must somehow
contiol what goes in the development as far as contamination is con-
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cerned. He then asked Mr. Post if there are any companies going there II
which would produce toxic or hazardous waste in any form. Mr. Post il
said there will probably be companies that will produce substances I
tha~ are classified as toxic waste~ however, toxic waste is being pro- II
duced every day in the city now. He said the answer is adequate 1\
controls and means of disposing of toxic waste, which can be done and 1:1
is being done daily everywhere. He said the Treasure Coast made the
point, correctly, that now in South Florida and he thinks in Florida !I
in general the laws relating to toxic waste are in a state of con- ::
fusion, and this is true nationally. He said we cannot outlaw toxic 'I
waste--it will happen--but we must develop regulations, ordinances and I
stat:utes to deal with this at all levels of government, which is being
done now.
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Mr. Post said the City of Boynton Beach has demonstrated that they
have an alert, wide awake city staff who does a good job. For
ex~ple, the city has in the ground now the water and sewer capacity
to qandle a development of this kind because of planning and
for~thought over a period of years, and the same thing can be done
wit~ handling toxic waste. He went on to say there is nothing
mysterious about toxic waste--it is chemicals that can be handled in
due 'course of events, and he believes the City will develop the ordi-
nances and the ways and means to handle them. He pointed out that 1
hosplitals produce toxic waste, but no one wants to eliminate hospi- ,:
talsj, and he cannot say there will not be businesses here who will not 1\
produce substances that would technically be classified as toxic 'II
waste, but it can and will be disposed of. One of the most important I
cdnc,erns should b~ what it does to our ground water drinking supplies. II
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there will be a plant that manufactures a certain product~ however, in
relation to toxic waste the situation is the same as for building II
cOdes--anything bu;ilt in the Park would be subject to any ordinance '1',.,\,
amendments or modifications relating to how toxic waste is handled.
If w~ amend our ordinance two years hence regarding disposal, reten- II
tion or non-use of! some types of facilities, that would apply, and
also the Health Department regulations and the state regulations II
relating to toxic w,. astes as they are modified over the years, for this I
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the ?uilding code,l the sanitary code, etc. He said he is of the .
understanding theylwill have certain vested rights the city will grant!
now that they cannpt tamper with lightly. For example, if $1,000,000 '1'\'
is spent improving' the roads in the area, he does not think this or
futu~e City Councils can say they have decided to zone the land R-l, '\ I!
for the money has been spent in development and providing traffic
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environmental issue--toxic waste contamination. He does not agree
with the contention that it is going to be here, so live with it. He
said he has seen these problems in other communities which were not
controlled. Before we give approval, he would like to have a report
fron,l the applicant stating what toxic waste or toxic material he will
be ~nvolved with; then the City could decide if they want it here.
Mr. :Post answered that under the state law now, anyone producing toxic
waste is required to make reports to the Department of Environmental
Regulation, so the city would know all about it. He said identifying
potential toxic waste could be part of the building permit process.
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The 'question of i~provement to Seacrest Boulevard was raised by Mr.
qaSdandra, who mentioned that other major roads in the area have been
ad.d5essed, but not, Seacrest, which will have the fallout of traffic
tha'1 will come due to the project. Mr. Zook answered that N.W. 22nd
Ave,ue would be w~dened all the way to Seacrest, and Seacrest is to be
wid ned north and!south of N.W. 22nd Avenue as part of the proje~t,
and that intersec~ion is to be expanded. He said the 1-95 interchange
impr~vement will widen the bridge, which might otherwise be a bottle-
neck; situation.
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Mayo~ Zimmerman r~ferred to the potable water situation in the area,
stat~ng there are \no city wells in that location, and the proposal is
for a double retedtion system of runoff--the primary system and the
lake system--before it runs into the canal. He said the City is con-
sideting taking water out of the Boynton Beach Canal for use, which
woul~ be receivin~ runoff from this area, and he wondered what the
effept would be.
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but ~f we go to it as a source of water, it will become something else. '
Mr. ~ossi answered,that he understands from discussions with the staff I
of t~e South Florida Water Management District that the canal drains 1
farmland, which could contain herbicides and insecticides, as well as I
deve\oped land. He thinks this project has, through the double reten- I
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the city of the po~sibility of having reverse osmosis with micro-
filtration and dra~ing water out of the Boynton Canal at some point.
He said he discussed this with the South Florida Water Management
Disttict, and thei~ response was that the Boynton Canal is a drainage
canai--not a wateri source. Not only does this project have impact on
it, ~ut every othe~ project that dumps drainage water and not
pretteated water ipto it. They said they would have to deal with the
applfcation as it parnes along, because there are other factors
affe~ting the qual~ty of that water besides this particular project.
But ~e said there ~as been interplay between this project and the
Sout~ Florida Water Management District and are taking it into con-
sideration.
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-possible internally before it gets to the canal, and he thinks the II
South Florida Water Management District in reviewing this process il
feels they have met those requirements. Mayor zimmerman asked Mr. '
Rossi if h7 th~ught then that t~is project would not add materially to I!
the contam1nat1on of the water 1n the canal as best he could see, and 'II
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Dis~rict reviewed Riteco's application, the report said their staff II
and .the staff O.f the Lake Worth Drainage District determined there was 'I'
not renough runoff, and the design would have to be changed; he asked I
if ~his had been done. Mr. Rossi replied that in June of this year I'
the!Lake Worth Drainage District in the C-16 basin decided to cut the!
allqwable runoff in half. The original report came out before that II
June date; subsequently, they have been furnished with the restricted
flows, and they have accepted this latest report. Ii
Mr. Cassandra asked within what percentage of tolerance we would be of I
the 'allowable percolation formula for this size of area, considering i\"\'
that a portion of the 540 acres would be covered with concrete and
would be lost. Mr. Rossi answered that the 80 acres of lake is more II
tha~ would normally be needed to handle the retention, and this com- ,
bin~d with the ability of the soil to retain water and the high I
dra1nability of this soil should be adequate. I
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han~ling of hazardous material and stated perhaps the City should make
som~ laws to deal with this. Mr. Vance said that is a complicated and
tec~nical area, and usually an entity with much more money than the
City! initiates that, such as the state, who has basically taken charge
of cpntrolling the disposal of hazardous waste. He said he is not
aware of the present level of state effort and what studies they have
ma~el or,ar7 making. A~ this is an,ex~e~sive u~dertaking, he said he
th1nKs 1t 1S not pract1cal for an 1nd1v1dual C1ty to do
Mr. Cheney, City Manager, said there has been a tremendous increase in
the State's interest and involvement, and one of the things the state
is npw doing is taking an inventory of what hazardous waste exists
now ~' ithin the State. In Palm Beach County that has been delegated by I
the tate and County Commission. The inventory will determine what
ther is; then the ways of handling it can be addressed. Mr. Cheney I
saidi he suspects that, with all of the concern about the quality of I:
lifel in South Florida, we will see some additional things take place. 1\
When' it has been determined what exists, ways to handle it will be 1"\:.
deve~oped, perhaps dumps or treatment centers. He said as we find
companies coming into this project that either use toxic material or
prod~ce toxic waste, that will have to be addressed at the time and '
see that controls there are. He anticipates a lot of State effort in II
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citi~en, and they will comply wholeheartedly with whatever regulations !I
are developed by the City and/or the State for toxic waste. 'I
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Mr. Cassandra said the City of Boynton Beach requires a minimum road
elevation set at or above a 100 year flood stage, which the Federal
Emergency Management Agency map indicates is 11 feet. Mr. Post
answered that the drainage design calls for minimum floor elevations
of 14 feet and minimum road elevations of 12 feet.
Mr. Vance said Mr. Post had referred to the draft DRI statement and
indicated the Council had it in front of them; he said they do not
have the Development Order.
Mr. Annunziato said perhaps this is the proper time to discuss for the
Council's edification some of the conditions that have been outlined.
Ther~ were two sets of conditions; one was a set of staff comments
recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board as modified
by the Board and a set of requirements imposed on the development by
the Regional Planning Council, both of which are included in the
Planning and Zoning Board's recommendation to the city Council. The
appl~cant has agreed to comply to all of these requirements, to some
more graciously than others, except Item 5. .
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relating to civic impact was prepared and furnished to the applicant.
A development of this size has an impact on civic facilities, in this II
inst~nce a rather substantial one in all probability. The applicant :'
appatently has some problem with the formula, which was developed with II
the ~ity' s in-house study, and the amount of dedication and/or money 1.1.
or a combination. In an effort to be fair, Mr. Vance said, they
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whatithey have is based on concern and dedicated in-house research and I,
effo+t and represents at this point a fair impact with reference to
this'area. However, wanting to be eminently fair to the applicant,
we h~ve suggested there is an alternative approach if the applicant 'Ii II
has a serious problem with the numbers which were arrived at based
upon, Condition No.5. The alternative is that we retain the expert, II'
who happens to be a Ph.D. who works for Florida Atlantic University,
that! the applicant pay for the cost of the study, estimated to be 1','1.
$15,600 to $20,000, and that the applicant agree to accept the numbers
deveioped in this study. This gives the applicant a choice, and Mr. 'I',
Vance asked for the applicant's comments in reference to this matter.
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Mr. :fost said the applicant's position has been accurately stated; 1,'1
theyibave reservations about the legality of the ordinance the City
has ~roposed. He said Riteco has always taken the position that they I
reco9ni~e that developments o~ any size--and thi~ i~ a large one--c:o ,II'
create ~mpact upon the commun~ty, and they are w~ll~ng to pay for ~ts
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avoid it, but he would think it would be difficult to achieve a result II
in two months. Be said they have no reservation about exploring and 1"1
helping to develop a legal ordinance and one they could accept, but he
asked if the city would want them to be paying the party who writes II
the brdinance. He said he thought the city would want them to par- :
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theirpoints of view, but he thinks the City would be in an indefen-
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-impact. The question is whether or not this ordinance properly
addresses the impact and whether some of the things designated as
impact are impacts from this project. They will abide by whatever
ordinance the City adopts with respect to impact, and they assume it
will be a legal ordinance. If it is legal, it can and will be
enforced, and they can and will obey it. He went on to say that they
could hardly agree to abide by the numbers of an ordinance that has
not yet been written, and did not think the City would want to be in
that' position either, for the study might produce numbers the City
woul4 be pleased with. Mr. Vance answered that we could all agree to
go on hold for the couple of months it would take to get the results
of the study in relation to the impact of this area and determine if
the figures were agreeable to both sides.
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that 'developer at the time of annexation agreed to give some land, not II
raising the question of whether it was legal or illegal. At that time
we c6mmi tted to treat all developers in the City the same way, 11\,
according to what he voluntarily agreed to when he annexed, and we
have that obligation. He said Riteco can agree, whether it is legal 'II
or not, to follow the formula they put forth, and if they volunteer to
do tqat, it does n9t matter if it is legal. If they think those \','\
figuies are high o~ wrong, then it is suggested we hire someone to do
that Istudy. The c~ty does not need that study at this time, so we \
suggest the developer pay for it. The money can be given to the City, 'I
and ~he study will be done by a highly eminent and respectable source
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Mr. cheney said he did not think that is a problemi if the developer
would agree to pay for that study, we would recommend to the Council
that'we will take that risk. We are talking about a gentleman who
works for the public sector, so he has a continuing reputation to
maintain, so we do not have to worry about that. He said they have
indicated both at this meeting and a previous one that Riteco is
anxi9us to pay their share.
Mr. V,ance said if the study is to be done, we can stop talking about
an ordinance; we will talk about a development order. Be said if they
agree with our opinion of what the impact will be, they will then
agree to donate a certain amount of land and/or money or a combination
in connection with the approval of their development order, and an
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fair as possible J that is why this individual, whom the developer "
knows to have done a lot of work in this area, was contacted regarding 1.1
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Mr. Cheney said we could have proceeded with a development order on
this project and never raised the issue of civic dedication now, and
whatever ordinance we passed in the future, assuming it is legal,
would apply to this project without any pre-notice. In order to
assuJ::'e that everything we are doing is up front, we addressed this
iSsu, in the staff reports so the developer would know that we are
work1ng on a civic dedication ordinance that will pass and would be
applicable here--there would be no surprises. We are trying now to
work out something that will make sense to everyone, and he believes
the ~tudy will make sense. We will have in some way a civic dedica-
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the yity and a reasonable determination of the impact in this area as ,I
it applies to the City. Whether or not the developer agrees with that \,1
he thinks would have some effect on the City's attitude toward
approving the project.
Mr. Post said their concern is insuring the legality of the ordinance
conc4rning this matter. Mr. Cheney asked if he thought the draft of
the ordinance they had put forth was an unreasonable measure for
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~mpaqt, and Mr. Post answered that he d1d and the request does not
bear a proper relationship to the cause. He said they think they are
bein~ asked to pay an impact fee that does not represent a legitimate
~mpaat of their project on the City. He went on to say that differen-
ces qf opinion arise frequently, and that does not bother them. Mr.
Chen~y said the City received no response from the developer on this
issu~, but only received a quickly-drawn opinion from the attorney,
which they have not had a chance to discuss.
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Mr. Gheney again asked Mr. Post if he thinks the demand from the draft
ordiqance is too much, and he replied that he did and they do not want
to g~ve that much for that purpose.
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Mr ~ ~ance s~id thlat iSlc.>nf~ re~sOI~ ~hey have suggested the approhach of :,1,
US1na an em1nent y qua 1 1ed 1nd1v1dual to do a study and see w at the
results are. The study, which will cost $15,000 to $20,000, should li,'[.,
determine whether we are asking for a reasonable amount or too much or
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agreement will be reached in this matter, and he asked for a three-
minutie recess to confer with Mr. Wade Riley regarding Ritecol.s being
will~ng to fund a study of the proposed ordinance. He said he had
misu~derstood an earlier statement, thinking the contention was that
an ondinance could be drafted in a couple of months. He requested
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-that the Council approve the development order with Item 5 subject to
negotiation, and if agreement is not reached, the City could cancel
the development order, and if Riteco does not like it, they could
quit.
Mr. Vance said we might be able to work out some language, but we have
an indication that the study can be done in a six-week to two-month
tim~ period, and he thinks it would be simpler to hold everything in
abeyance while this is done. He added that we intend to do this in
totally good faith and based on the problems the developer has with
the formula we now have.
Mr.J'Cheney said if we proceeded with the drafting of the development
ord r, we could save some time but nQt lose anything for either party.
And he said, even though we agree on just about everything, it may
tak~ the attorneys 30 or 45 days to get the development order drafted
withl that one item left open. Mr. Vance said he was referring to
adop~ion of the development order--not to draftingi the drafting would
proc~ea. Mr. Post said he sees no reason to deviate from the time-
table that has been established while we proceed with the study. Mr. 11,
vanc~ said any funding would go directly to the City rather than the
individual hired for the studYi the City would then make payment to
him.
Mr. ~heney mentioned an item from the City staff's comments concerning
the possibility of researching a land swap. Item 14 on Exhibit D of
the *,emorandum of October 24, 1984, from the City Planner to the city
Manager refers to an attached letter from Mr. Wade Riley dated October
22, :J,.984. He read the letter from Mr. Riley, which is based on
disc~ssions regarding a 12 acre piece of land located at the intersec-
tionlof N.W. 22nd Avenue and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Mr.
Chen~y said we acknowledge that this is a piece of property the City
got from the County at one time and that there is a reverter clause on j,
it. IAfter studying and thinking about this, they think the County
woul~ probably be willing to give up the reverter clause on that piece
of l~nd and substitute it for another piece of land He said he wants
the fecord to show they want to pursue that matter and see if it can
be w rked out, as there is the general feeling that the city and the
deveopment would benefit, and the general public would rest more
easi y knowing the outdoor pistol range was not at that location. So
they 'do accept Mr. Riley's suggestion that it be researched. Mr.
Cheney said that other than this item and Item No.5, all other com-
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Mr. ~ost said their understanding on the potential land swap has been
stated correctly, and they are willing to proceed on that same basis.
Mr. rlavid presley, Attorney representing Riteco, said he wanted to
clar~fy that the expert who is being considered to do the impact study
was dontacted initially by him on behalf of Riteco, and he instructed
him ~o meet with Mr. Annunziato, the City Planner, at their cost, for
he thought it was in the best interest of everybody to have a valid
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.impact ordinance. Mr. Vance confirmed that he was contacted by Mr.
Presley, and they met with him somewhat extensively and checked some
of the other work he had done for Palm Beach County, for example, on
road impact fees, and they thought he was a qualified expert. Mr.
Cheney said it was not appropriate to use his name in a public
meeting, because he does not know we are talking about it.
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woula have a chance to give their opinions in the discussion after the II
short intermission. There was a brief intermission at 9:30 p.m. I
Mayor zimmerman called the meeting back to order and said we have a 'i
repo~t the developer is ready to give their position, and then the II
audience will have an opportunity to speak. 1\
Mr. Post said Ri teco will accept the proposal that was made and will \1
fund: the study, to be done expeditiously, and will abide by the results
of the study, and they assume the City will abide by the results of I.'
the ~tudy, and that the administrative procedures will continue while ,[
the study is being made. Mr. Cheney said in addition to the Riteco II
proj~ct, which possibly could be an agreed-to thing, this will be on ::
the books forever. In the long run, the City wants an ordinance on Ii
the ~ooks which is solid, legal and will stand up, and they are con- I
fident this process is one way of getting such an ordinance. Be said :1
if we want one that will stand up, we Obviously agree to abide by the il
reco~endations of this study. He recommended to the Council that, if I
thislresu1ts in a. DRI approval, the City credit back to the developer 'I'i
theii up-front costs for the study. He said the agreement is that we '
wou1 proceed to draft the development order, and if an extension of '
the 0 day period for adoption is required, he assumes an extension of !I
time Iwould be granted. Mr. Presley said statute states it is at the 1\
requ~st of the developer, so he will request it. .
Mr. ~!,ance said the approximate charge for the study will be $15,000 to 1\
$20, 00, and Mr. Post said they are agreeing to not more than $20,000. "
Mr. 'heney said he is sure they can agree not to exceed $20,000, and ,I
they!would like authorization to proceed with a negotiated contract as 1:,1'.
rapidly as possible and to execute it if it is within the $20,000
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Mayo~ Zimmerman said we would hear the public first, and he asked that I'
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Mr. Donald R. Zyto, who resides at 10790 Green Trail Drive in Boynton
BeacH, a Vice President and Senior Banking Officer of Barnett Bank and
presfdent of the Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce, introduced
himsdlf and said that as President of the Chamber of Commerce he is
here Ithis evening to speak in favor and support of the Boynton Beach
Park of Commerce Development. The primary goal of the Chamber of
Comm~rce is to secure new job opportunities and to expand the tax base
for ~he Greater Boynton Beach area. This is done by helping and
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tion of new business and industry to this area. In many instances II.,
success is dependent upon having a good location for that expanded or
new business. In the past Boynton Beach has not had a good site on Ii
which to locate these projects, but recently the picture has begun to
change and the Ri teco project is a real plus for the Ci tyof Boynton II
Beach. Modern requirements demand locations in well-designed, Iii.'.
pleasing park environment in which needed daily services are present
and parks are closeby. All of this will be offered in the Ri teco pro- II
ject. New job creation in the first years will be at I, 620 and will 1,1.
grow over the years to 13,409 employees. Corresponding annual
payrolls run from 31.4 million to 261.4 million dollars. Ad valorem
taxes at buildout estimated within 30 years to the City of Boynton jl
Beac~ would be $2,830,000 annually. Assessed valuation of the project ·
at t~at point is estimated at 813.7 million dollars. That valuation !\
exceeds the total valuation of all th~ real property in Boynton Beach .\
this 'year. There will be problems, but Riteco, Inc., will be contri-
buting not only new jobs, city taxes, industrial and business sites, I,
taxes to all taxing bodies, but also impact fees for street and road
impr~vements, intersection improvements and land or money for expanded
city.service centers. New businesses produce new jobs, which are I
fillE!!d by new people. New people mean new buyers for new homes, new li\
taxpayers, new customers for existing and new businesses and the basis '
for lhe attraction of additional small businesses. The Chamber of
Co~$rce and representives of the Economi.c Development Committee have
studted the DRI report and sincerely believe the approval of this
application for zoning changes and development are in the best
in~eiests of the people and the City of Boynton Beach; therefore, I
urge this City Council to approve the recommendations of the Planning
and Zoning Board.
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Mayoi Zimmerman asked if anyone else was is in favor or opposition to
this'development, and no one else spoke. He said we would take up the
motion mentioned earlier.
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Counqilman Cassandra said the motion was to proceed with the necessary
admi1istrative procedures and to authorize the refund of the $15,000,
not tio exceed $20,000, if the program is approved and is developed in
the riear future and to authorize the execution of a contract for the
study. Vice Mayor Ferrell seconded the motion.
Mayoi Zimmerman asked if there was further discussion. He said
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withqut repeating the motion they would vote on it, and said, "Allin
favor?" All answered, "Aye." The motion carried 3-0.
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