REVIEW COMMENTS
7.A.5
ZONING CODE VARIANCE
(PARKING LOT)
LOWE'S HOME CENTER
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM NO PZ 99-276
STAFF REPORT FOR
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND CITY COMMISSION
November 18, 1999
Meeting
Date:
November 23, 1999
File No'
PKL V 99-004 (number of driveways)
Location.
Southeast corner of Woolbright Road and Corporate Drive (Southwest corner of 1-95 and
Woolbright Road)
Owner'
Woolbright Partners/Nayrot Realty, Inc
Project:
Lowe's Home Improvement Center
Request:
Request for relief from the City of Boynton Beach Land Development Regulations Chapter
23 Article II H 7 - Number of Driveways, for an additional accessway beyond the two
accessways allowed by code
BACKGROUND
The property which is the subject of this variance request is also the subject of an application for conditional
use approval to allow for the construction of a Lowe's Home Improvement Store at the intersection of
Woolbright Road and Corporate Drive The proposed project is to be constructed on Parcels 1 and 3A of the
Boynton Commerce Center plat. Since Lot 3A is currently part of the Boynton Commerce Center PID a
master plan modification has also been requested to eliminate the northernmost building from the master plan
and show shared access between the industrial park and the planned Lowe's project. If the shared driveway
is included with the proposed project, the proposed plan shows three (3) access driveways to the proposed
facility from Corporate Drive, or one more than allowed by the Land Development Regulations (see Exhibit
A - Location Map, Exhibit "B" - Site Plan) This proposed shared access drive is to be placed in the access
easement established in the PID between the front entrances of buildings "B" and "C" Building "C" is to
be omitted under the current proposed Lowe's project, and two access drives are proposed to link with this
shared driveway The shared access drive was originally intended for the main truck route for Lowe's,
however, this design would be inconsistent with the circulation plan for the Boynton Commerce Center PID,
which separates truck traffic from all other traffic Therefore, staff has placed a condition of approval on the
project that requires project truck traffic to use a truck route similar to that used by the adjacent PID It
should also be noted that the applications described herein do not represent an increase in total driveways
ultimately allowed/planned along Corporate Drive The proposed zoning designation of the subject parcels is
C-3, Community Commercial
The following is a description of the land uses of the properties that surround the subject request.
North - Woolbright Road, and farther north the Shoppes of Woolbright PCD,
South -
Boynton Commerce Center PID,
East
SAL Railroad R.O W , and farther east, 1-95 R.O W , and
West
Corporate Drive, and farther west an office building zoned C-l
ANALYSIS
The City of Boynton Beach Land Development Regulations, Chapter 23 Article II.H 7 - Number of
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Driveways requires that.
No more than twO (2) driveways shall be permitted from any property Where properties abut more
than one (1) public or private right-of-way, additional driveways may be permitted depending upon
traffic volumes but in no instance shall the number of driveways exceed two (2) on each street"
The applicant has justified this application based on total projected traffic volumes lack of direct access from
Woolbright Road, and the fact that one of the driveways is currently approved under the existing, adjacent
PID and therefore does not represent an additional access point onto Corporate Drive The proposed Lowe's
project is projected to have traffic volumes in excess of 6,000 total trips per day If distributed equally, a
total of 2000 trips could traverse each of the three driveways (excluding truck traffic) proposed for the
project, which qualifies each of the driveways to be "major" driveways according to the city's regulations (a
driveway generating more than 1,000 trips per 24 hour period) For comparison, Home Depot also has three
driveways, and one of which is shared with the adjacent EXPO Design Center
The code states that zoning code variances cannot be approved unless the board finds the following
a. That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure, or building
involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings in the same zoning
district,
b That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant.
c That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is
denied by this ordinance to other lands, buildings, or structures in the same zoning district.
d That literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights
commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district under the terms of the ordinance
and would work unnecessary and undue hardship on the applicant.
e That the variance granted is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of the
land, building, or structure
f That the grant of the variance will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose of this chapter
[ordinance] and that such variance will not be injurious to the area involved or otherwise detrimental
to the public welfare
CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff has not reviewed this request against the traditional criteria indicated above, as the application is justified
more by design than hardship Instead, staff has reviewed the characteristics of this project relative to design,
use and site, and concludes that the request is justified by the following facts
1) The proposed commercial use is a major generator of traffic and requires optimal traffic distribution,
2) The third driveway is currently approved as part of the Boynton Commerce Center PID,
3) Insufficient land exists to provide two separate driveways where the two adjacent projects meet, and two
separate driveways would not represent an efficient use of land, and
4) The lack of any access drives directly on Woolbright Road increases the need for more than the typical or
maximum number allowed along Corporate Drive
Therefore, staff recommends that the subject request for a variance to allow an additional driveway along a
single right-of-way be approved, subject to the conditions of approval included in Exhibit "C" - Conditions
of Approval
Attachments
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CondItions
Delivery truck traffic shall be prohibited from usmg the southern driveway, provide note and signage
mdicating same
Provide evidence of shared access that provIdes for both vehicular traffic along the southernmost dnveway
and truck traffic along a route leading through buildings "A" and "B" of the Boynton Commerce Center PID
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EXHIBIT "C"
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Project name Lowe's Home Center
FIle number. PKL V 99-004
Reference ParkIng Lot Vanance File # PKLV 99-004 wIth a October 26.1999 Planmng and ZonIng
Deoartment date stamo markIng.
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
PUBLIC WORKS
Comments None
UTILITIES
Comments. None
FIRE
Comments None
POLICE
Comments. None
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Comments None
BUILDING DIVISION
Comments. None
PARKS AND RECREATION
Comments. None
FORESTERlENVIRONMENTALlST
Comments None
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments
1 DelIvery truck traffic shall be prohibIted from USIng the southern
dnveway; provide note and sIgnage indicating same.
2. PrOVIde evidence of shared access that prOVIdes for both vehicular
traffic along the southernmost dnveway and truck traffic along a route
leadIng between bUildings "A" and "B" of the Boynton Commerce
Center PID
ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
3 To be determIned.
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Ftle No PKL V 99-004
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ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
4 To be determmed.
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