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APPLICATION ---' - .... ... II' ." l' PROJECT NAME. LOWE'S HOME CENTER LOCATION S.W. CORNER OF 195 AND WOOLBRIGHT COMPUTER ID PERMIT #: I FILE NO.: H1E'I qq...OO( II TYPE OF APPLICATION. I AGENT/CONTACT PERSON OWNER/APPLICANT Robert E. Basehart, Basehart Consulting Woolbright Partners PHONE 833-3114 PHONE FAX. 833-3293 FAX. ADDRESS 333 Southern Blvd., Ste. 200 ADDRESS West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Date of submittallProjected meetine dates. SUBMITTAL / RESUBMITT AL 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS DUE PUBLIC NOTICE TRC MEETING N/A PROJECTED RESUBMITTAL DATE ACTUAL RESUBMITTAL DATE 2ND REVIEW COMMENTS DUE LAND DEVELOPMENT SIGNS POSTED (SITE PLANS) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD 11/23/99 MEETING CITY COMMISSION MEETING 12/7/99 COMMENTS S:\FORMS\PROJECT TRACKING INFO Basehart Consulting, Inc Planners 333 Southern Boulevard, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 Phone: (561) 833-3114 Fax. (561) 833-3293 November 15, 1999 Mr Michael Rumpf, Director Planning & Zoning Department City of Boynton Beach 100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard POBox 310 Boynton Beach, Florida 33425 SUBJECT LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER- ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR APPLICATION FOR BUILDING HEIGHT EXCEPTION. Dear Mr Rumpf: Please accept this letter as a supplement to the justification statement that was submitted with or request for a height exception for the proposed Lowe's Home Improvement center to be located at the southeast comer of Woolbright Road and Corporate Drive. Although I believe that we adequately justified our request in our initial application, we did not specifically reference the 9 criteria in Section 4.F.3(a-I) in the Zoning Code. Therefore, we wish to address these criteria, as follows. a. The proposed height exception will not have a negative impact on the proposed land use for the property, or existing or proposed land use(s) on surrounding properties. The requested exception is only for the entry feature for the proposed building, and only involves 4% of the building length. Except for the entry feature, the building will be 15' below the height limit allowed. Further, the location of the entry feature is approximately in the center of the site, and is a minimum of350' from the nearest property line, and adjacent to a large parking lot. b The requested height exception is necessary to create a desired focal point for the building and to achieve an appropriate balance to the appearance of this very large structure. If the entry feature were any lower, the building would appear squat and not nearly as aesthetically pleasing. It is important to note that the area of additional height is very small due to the fact that the design of this area is pitched. Further, the area involved includes no habitable space. c. The proposed exception will not in any way reduce light and air to adjacent areas. As noted Mr Michael Rumpf Lowe's Height Exception November 15, 1999 Page 2. above, the area of exception is only approximately 20' on a building that has a width of 476' , and is located a minimum of 350' from the nearest property line. Further, the subject site is located adjacent to road right-of-ways on two sides and a vacant property Zoned as a park on another side. The remaining side of the property is adjacent to a vacant industrial property, and the area of exception is about 430" from this site. d. The granting of the requested height exception will not be a deterrent to the development or improvement of adjacent property in accord with existing codes, in any way Land located to the north and west is already fully developed and the buildings located thereon are more than 500' from the proposed area of exception and are located on the opposite side of intervening roadways. The adjacent parcel to the south is vacant and is part of an approved Pill development. The building that will be located on this parcel will be in excess of 500' from the proposed area of exception. Land located to the east of the subject site is vacant, Zoned "Park" and is separated from the proposed area of exception by the proposed Lowe's building and a railroad right-of-way This adjacent site is also in excess of 500' from the area of exception. e. The proposed height exception will not have any impact on property values for surrounding properties. Since the proposed exception will not have a physical impact or a negative visual impact on these properties, there will be no impact on value. However, the introduction of the proposed Lowe's facility to the area will bring business opportunity to the surrounding commercial uses, which should in turn improve property values. f. There are no residential dwelling units in the immediate area of the subject property, so the requested height exception can not have any impact on living conditions in the neighborhood. However, even if adjacent property was developed residentially, there would be no negative impact from the height exception because the area of exception is so minor and located so far from the property lines. g. The approval of the requested height exception will not grant a special privilege to the applicant, as opposed to the public welfare. The sole purpose of the requested exception is to improve the appearance of the building and create a focal point for the customer entrance area. The area of exception is extremely small and contains no habitable floor area. h. We believe that the original justification statement and the justification contained in this letter provides sufficient evidence to support the requested waiver I. We are requesting that the Planning & Development Board review the subject Height Exception request and make a recommendation of approval for same to the City Council. Oct 22 99 11 16a Basehart (561]833-3293 ~J - . ~__-~~~ 1? r>' ,. .~. r;:l 1'2 ~ TI \': ,. I ~ ~ , t'" Ii:'., ,.,. 11"1 . l'l .~., ., - ,~., . t U "'_:;-4~-:;:-"->''- --.",---- \ /' Fa~~mr.n~ TRANSMITIAL t Basehart Consulting, Jne Planners 333 SO'..1l:,...rn Bouleva:-d. 5wte 200 West Palm Beach, FL '33405 Phone' {56 i )833 1 14 Fax: (Sol 8333293 EMail basep!a.!.@:aoI.com ~-:J (I., ~". r-;:1 L;~":'i.'Qtit II 4:\1 p m TIME: 4- \..iO ~/V\ PAGES (INCLUDIXG COVER): 2- FAX*: ( ) 142- <02S~ REFERENCE *: DATE: FROM: REGARDING: LOw"El~ ~~\V\f \l'v\~D'1E~J\.E:Nt Cl3:Nl~-K COMMENTS. M\~E- ~.~~ E.KJQ~.s.~L:> \S C)\jR",W~"fER R~QlJGS.'T ~. ~\U)I~G-- ~8~," ~ wE ~\~l)S~et># -:r Iv.J\LL ~D !>8...\'JE'R,. ~8 ~~\~L. t'O~ORRDW ) ~~~y t..,rr-l-l. <:::lJ'R \r~\~~~E ?~\2::>\~ . ORIGINAL: D WR.l [3) WILl. NOT II MAlLED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS fACSlMlLE IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENT1Al.INFORMATJON INTENDED ONL '{ FOR DiE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE. IF 1HE READER. OF nns MESSAGE IS NOT 1liE INTENDED RECIPIENT YOU ARE HEREBY '10nFlED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPY OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRlCn. Y PROHIBITED IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR. PLEASE IMMEDlATEL Y NOTIFY US BY TELEPHONE. \-\'T E. ~ -C\C\ - 00 \ Basehart ConsultIng, Ine Planners 333 Southern Boulevard, SuIte 200 West Palm Beach, Flonda 33405 Phone. (561) 833-3114 Fax. (561) 833-3293 . 1 1 rnI j._@..j~D" J~_~__. ~, uLI l. ~Mla ~L_ ING AND DEPT. 1 ,~ October 21, 1999 Mr MIchael Rumpf, Duector Plannmg & Zomng Department CIty of Boynton Beach 100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard POBox 310 Boynton Beach, Flonda 33425 __~pBJECT PETITION #99-007, LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER- REQUEST FOR HEIGHT EXCEPTION Dear Mr Rumpf: Please accept tIns letter as our formal request for approval of a "HeIght ExceptIon", consistent With the proVIs10ns of Sec. 4F 1 of Chapter 2 (Zonmg Code) of the City Code, for the proposed Lowe's Home Improvement Center buildmg to be located at the southeast comer ofWoolbnght Road and Corporate Dnve. WIth the exceptIon of the mam entry feature for the buildmg, the height of the structure IS only approXimately 32', which IS well W1thm the maXImum 45' permitted by Code. However, the mam entrance feature of the buildIng peaks at 50' hIgh. Actually, only about 25 hneal feet of the front of the buildmg will exceed the 45' hmltatIon, amountmg to only about 4% (mcludmg the garden center area) of the buildmg's length. We belIeve that the requested waiver IS JustIfied and necessary to conform to the CIty'S objective of encouraging architectural rehefto break up what would otheTWlse be a massIve plane and your objectIve of creatmg a focal pomt for the facihty The addItIOnal height requested IS mlmmal and will have no adverse Impact on surroundmg buildmgs and propertIes. The subject property IS not adjacent to any eXistIng or proposed reSIdentIal development and the proposed entry feature IS over 300' from eIther Woolbnght Road or Corporate Dnve Mr MIchael Rumpf Lowe's Height Exception October 21, 1999 Page 2. We hope that you are 10 agreement and will support thIS waiver request. If you have any questions or desIre any additional mformatIo~ please do not heSItate to contact me. As you are aware, our account for tlus project has a surplus offunds, due to our overpayment offilmg fees. Therefore, we request that you take the filmg fee for thIS applIcatIon from that surplus. Thank you. Very truly yours, ~~~ Robert E. Basehart, AICP President