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CORRESPONDENCE STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA, INC. Tel. 407/842-7444. Fax: 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED 2000 Lombard Street. West Palm Beach FL 33407 September 20, 1990 Mr Jim Golden, City Planner Boynton Beach Planning Department 100 Eas~ Boyn~on Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Re QUANTUM SUBSTATION QUANTUM PARK PID LOT 51-B STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO 10334 Dear Jim This letter will confirm our conversation yesterday that the Quantum Substa~ion's buffer requirements along the south property line will need to be resolved at a joint meeting between the City Manager's office, Quantum Park and Florida Power Light At the City Commission public hearing on September 18, 1990 the substation was approved with the provision that the southern buffer requirements would be determined at an administrative level and as such ins~alled simultaneously with the substation's construc~ion The purpose of this meeting will be to determine what additional landscaping will be required wi~hin Quantum Park's adjacent Tract 51-C in order to comply with the Planned Industrial Park's twenty- five (25) foot perimeter greenbelt requirement Please give me a call once a meeting time is determined so we can arrange our schedules accordingly On a related matter, Mike Haag with the Building Department informed me at the Communi~y Appearance Board meeting on September 17, 1990 that the substation's proposed five (5) on center perimeter hedge would require a formal variance request and approval Please be advised we will not be requesting this variance and have revised our landscape plan per ~he Boynton Beach Section 7 5-35c(3) landscape code requirements for perimeter hedge material Sincere1U David Flinchum, ASLA Director of Planning DF/mjb cc J Scott Miller - Boynton Beach City Manager Mike Haag - Boyn~on Beach Building Department Jack McNeal, FPL Juno Don Gore - FPL Juno Jim Weeks - FPL Congress LET9-20A DF MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP . INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTURE. PLANNING. AND MANAGEMENT M!HORUDUX TO FROM: J, scott Miller, City Manager James A Cherof, city Attorney DATE: proposed FP&L Quantu~ Sub-station Stanley Consultations Project Nc. 10334 Auqust 20, 1990 SUBJECT I have reviewed the August 14, 1990, letter trom David Flinchum to vince Fin1z1o regarding the application or the par>Clng Code requirements to the above project Based upon the representation that the sub-station is an unmannea rac11ity, I would concur that the Section 5-139(c) exemption app11es Vince Finizio has indicated some concern with respect to the outside lighting of the structure (which "",ould ordinarily be addressed by application of the Parking Code (Section S-142(a)) I have discussed that matter with Mr Flinchum and he has advised that the facility does have some exterior lighting, but it has been FP&L experience that exterior lighting of unmanned sub- stations can attract vandalism rather than minimize it. I think we should defer to their experience in this regard LIB KILLER cc Vince Finizio ~ ~i STANLEY CC . - j OF FLORIDA, INC. -- ~ULTANTS 2000 Lombard Street West Palm Beach FL 33407 Tel 407/842-7444 Fax 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED CITY HALL BOYNTON BEACH - AUGUST 14, 1990 AuguRt" 14, 1 qqo Mr Vinre Finizio Administ"rat"nr nf Enginpering Cit"y nf Boynton Beach - Engineering Depart"ment 100 E Bnynt"nn Bpach Blvd Boynt"on Beach, FL 3~435-0,10 Re PROPOSED FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO 10334 Dpar Vinre At t"he August" 6, 1990 Technical Review Board meet" ing, several rnmment"s were rai RPd rpgarding the prnpnRPd subst"at" inn I S paved access drive and turnaround area As was stated at the meet"ing, t"his is an unmanned farilit"y with only nne t"n t"wn weekly visit"s by FPL personnel for scheduled maintenance service and t"n moni tor pquipment" readings The paved arpa is in nn way int"endpd t"n bp a public parking lot and the facilit"y will be rlearly labeled for FPL personnel nnl y TTpnn reviewing the Bnynt"on Beach Zoning and Parking Ordinanre, I wnuld appreciat"e if you wnuld fnrward our request" t"n C"onsider t"his subst"ation under t"he exemptinn clauRP rhapt"er 5, Article X, ~ection 5-1'9(c), page 448, such that due tn t"he unique nat"ure nf t"his part"irular land use, many nf t"he st"andard parking Int regulat"ions are not applicable AR st"at"ed, t"his facilit"y is fnr nse by FPL wnrk vehirles and trained personnel only Art"icle XI sect"ion S-l,q(c) st"ates that" "TheRe regulat"ions shall nnr be applir.able under t"hp fnllowing rondi t" ions (c) when the parking of equipment" or work vehicles nr st"orage of mat"erials is propnspd" While the substat" i on wi 11 be construct"ed in accordanre wi t"h the city 1 s landsr.aping and drainage requirement"s, please consider t"his request" t"o exempt" t"he subst"at"ion's paved access drive and t"urnaround area frnm the fnllowing sert"ions Art"icle X Section S-140(e) Parking lot accessibilit"y and designat" ion for physically handir.apped (Subst"at" ions are already recognized as exempt per Stat"e Division of Housing << Communit"y Dpvelopment"I Codes << St"andards Sect"ion, Chapt"er 55,-5, Appendix M, Paragraph 2 ) Spct"inn S-142 (a <<b) Par~ing lot" and arcess drive per the city's public parking lot" illuminat"ion st"andards Sert"inn S-142(c) Dirert"ional arrnws for circulat"ion and parking Int" st"riping on pavement for access drive and t"urnarnund area MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, AND MANAGEMENT ~" --. ' - - --' w' . . , . T ~~ - . ~ - . '," .. I'~. -" ""... ",,' .: ~.l- ': . ~ Mr Vince Finizio Prnpnsed FPL Quan~um Subs~a~inn August 14, 1990 - 2 Section S-142(e) Rai~pd rurbing along curvilinear pnr~ion~ of driveway (rnrrpr~ive whpel ~~nps will bp provided alongside ~urnaround arpa) Wi~h ~hp rapidly approaching Augus~ 23rd filing dpadline, plpase contact our nffice as soon as you have received the riry's legal rnnsul~an~ls npinion ~~ David Flinrhum, A~LA Direcror of Planning DF/mjb rc Jack McNeal - FPL Juno Dnn r,nre - FPL Junn Tambri Heyden - Bnyn~on Beach Planning LETR-14A DF STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA, INC. 2000 Lombard Street. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Tel 407/842-7444 · Fax: 407/842-0674 July 23, 1990 Mr Jim Golden, City Planner Boynton Beach Planning Department 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33435-0310 Re PROPOSED FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK PID SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 45, RANGE 43 PLAT BOOK 57, PAGE 188 STANLEY CONSULTANTS PROJECT NO 10334 Dear Jim Enclosed please find the site plan application for Quantum Substation, a proposed electrical distribution substation ~o be located on a 2 2 acre parcel wi thin the Quantum Park Planned Industrial Development We are reques~ing ~his use approval on behalf of Florida Power Light as part of their continuing program to cons~ruct and supply eler~rical service in response ~o local area development Thank you for your assistance in preparing this submittal and as always, please feel free to contact me a~ this office during ~he review and governmental processing portion of this substation David Flinchum, ASLA Director of Planning DF/mjb Enclosure cc Jack McNeal, FPL Juno Don Gore, FPL Juno LET7-23A DF MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP . INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTURE. PLANNING. AND MANAGEMENT I , ;' STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA, INC. 2000 Lombard Street. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Tel 407/842-7444 . Fax: 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED September 17, 1990 Mr Jim Golden, City Planner Boynton Beach Planning Department 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33435-0310 Re: RESPONSE TO STAFF COMMENTS FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK PID STANLEY CONSULTANTS PROJECT NO 10334 Dear Jim: As a follow up to the Planning & Zoning Public Hearing on September 11, 1990, please be advised there are a number of staff comments that still are being listed in our site plan review report even though many of these items were incorporated with our resubmittal on August 23, 1990 I was surprised when some of these were brought up again at the August 31, 1990 Technical Review Board as I was under the impression revised staff reports would be forwarded as part of the ongoing governmental review process This project is currently scheduled before the September 18, 1990 City Commission Meeting and as of the September ll, 1990 Planning & Zoning meeting, there still are some original staff comments To possibly help in our coordination efforts, I would appreciate if you could review the attached listing of staff comments and advise me if there are any remaining issues I need to address prior to the City Commission public hearing BUILDING DEPARTMENT - Revised September 4, 1990 1 The use of nut producing vegetation is avoided to reduce the hazard of squirrels around the substation sites We have used Laurel Oak successfully in several substations and it is the preferred choice due to its moderate growth rate, dense foliage and low water demands The average life span for Laurel Oaks is about 60-70 years and is therefore not considered a short lived species 2 Elevations for both south and east property lines have been provided for staff review Please advise if additional copies are required 3 Two (2) feet on center spacing for hedge material is usually required if eighteen (18) inch high minimum landscape code material is to be installed We are proposing five (5) foot tall wax myrtles planted in both staggered and linear MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP . INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTURE. PLANNING. AND MANAGEMENT spacings The five (5) foot on center spacing is required for this oversized material to reduce the likelihood of stress at time of planting and promote an effective spread and growth rate during the following months after installation. 4 Relay vault location dimensioned from both eastern and southern property lines to an offset reference located at the proposed centerline of the substation's equipment aisle ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - Revised September 4, 1990 1 Exemption granted August 20, 1990 from standard parking lot requirements per Jim Cherof, City Attorney. I have also attached a copy of my August 14, 1990 request Many of the following comments from the Engineering Department should have been deleted as part of the updated staff report 2 Exemption granted August 20, 1990 but still was brought up at Planning & zoning meeting by Engineering staff I trust this matter is now accepted by staff 3 4 Paved areas noted on plans Submitted August 23, 1990 Submitted August 23, 1990 Submitted August 31, 1990 with CAB package Stop sign will be added to plans Submitted August 23, 1990 Submitted August 23, 1990 5 6 7 8 9 10. Exemption granted August 20, 1990 11 Submitted August 23, 1990 12 Exemption granted August 20, 1990 13 Formal Environmental Review waived at August 31, 1990 Environmental Review meeting 14 Plan notations and details submitted August 23, 1990 UTILITIES DEPARTMENT - August 31, 1990 1 Cleanouts will be added to plans 2. Deign slopes will be revised 3 Submitted August 23, 1990 POLICE DEPARTMENT - September 4, 1990 1 Stop sign will be added to plans 2 Copy forwarded to FPL Architect for revisions to plans if required PLANNING DEPARTMENT - August 31, 1990 1. Not applicable - project summary 2. Submitted August 23, 1990 SFWMD issues permits for encroachments and does not grant easements within designated canal corridors. 3 Lot 51-B is not a perimeter lot Lot 51-C was offered by Quantum Park but not purchased by FPL for substation. Please contact me if you can be of any assistance Sincer~~ David Flinchum, ASLA Director of Planning DF/mjb cc: Jack McNeal - FPL Juno Don Gore - FPL Juno Enclosure:BUILDING ENGINEERING UTILITIES POLICE PLANNING LET9-14A DF M!KORUDUK FROM: SUBJECT J, scott Miller, City Manager James A Cherot, city Attorney TO DATE: proposed FP&L Quantun SUb-station Stanley Consultations Project Ne. 10334 Auqust 20, 1990 I have reviewed the August 14, 1990, letter trom Davl0 Flinchum to vince F'inizio regarding the application ot the parKing Code requirements to the above project Based upon the representation that the sUb-station is an unmannea facility, I would concur that the Section 5-139(c) exemption applies Vince Finizio has indicated some concern with respect to the outside lighting of the structure (which would ordinarily be addressed by application of the Parking Code (Section 5-142(a)) I have discussed that matter with Mr Flinchum and he has advised that the facility does have some exterior lighting, but it has been FP&L experience that exterior lighting of unmanned sub- stations can attract vandalism rather than minimize it. I think we should defer to their experience in this regard LIB MILLER cc Vince Finizio ~j STANLE y C{ OF FLORIDA, INC. SULTANTS --'" .,/ t '; ~ .... 2000 Lombard Street West Palm Beach. FL 33407 Tel 407/8427444 Fax 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED CITY HALL BOYNTON BEACH - AUGUST 14, 1990 August" 14, 1'lClO Mr Vinre Finizio Administ"rat"nr nf Enginpering Cit"y nf Boynton Bpach - Engineering Department 100 E Boynt"nn Bpach Blvd Boynt"on Beach, FL 33435-0310 Re PROPOSED FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK ~TANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO 10334 Dpar Vinre At The August" 6, 19C1O Technical Review Board meet"ing, several rnmmenTS were rai~pd regarding the prnpn~pd subst"at"inn I s paved access drive and turnaround area As was stated at the meeTing, t"his is an unmanned farilit"y wit"h only nne t"n t"wo weekly visit"s by FPL personnel for scheduled mainTenance service and t"n moni tor equipment" readings The paved area is in no way int"endpd t"n be a public parking lot and the facilit"y will be rlearly labeled for FPL personnel nnl y Upnn reviewing t"he BnynTnn Beach Zoning and Parking Ordinance, I wnuld appreciat"e if you wnuld fnrward nur request" t"o ronsider This subst"at ion under t"he exempt" i nn c lau~p rhapt"er 5, Article X, Section 5-139(r), page 448, such that due to t"he unique nat"ure nf t"his parTirular land use, many nf t"he st"andard parking Int regulat"inns are not applicable As sTat"ed, This farili TY i~ for use by FPL work vehirles and Trained personnel only ArTicle X, SecTinn ~-1~Cl(c) STat"es that" "The~e regulat"ions shall nnt" be applirable under t"he fnllowing ronditions (c) when thp parking of equipment" or wnrk vehicles nr STorage of maTerials is proposed II While t"he substaTion will be cnnstrurt"ed in accordance wiTh The ciTY.s landsr.aping and drainage rpquirement"~, plpase consider t"his request" TO exempT The subst"aTion1s paved access drive and Turnaround area from The fnllowing sect"ions ArTicle X Section S-140(e) Parking lot" accessibility and designat"ion for physically handicapped (Subst-at-ions are already recognized as exempt per StaTe Division of Housing & Communit"y Develnpment", Codes & ~Tandards SecTion, ChapTer 55~-5, Appendix M, Paragraph 2 ) ~ect"ion 5-142 (a & b) Parking lot" and arcess drive per the ciTY.s public parking lot" illumination st-andards Sertinn ~-142(r) Direct"ional arrows for circulaTion and parking lot" striping on pavement for acress drive and Turnaround area MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING. AND MANAGEMENT Mr Vince Finizio Prnpnspd FPL Quant"um ~ubst"at"inn August 14, 1990 - 2 ~ection ~-142(e) Raised curbing along curvilinear pnrt"inns of drivpway (rnrrprt"ive whppl ~t"ops will be prnvided alongside Turnaround arpa) Wit"h t"he rapidly apprnaching August" 23rd filing deadline, plpasp contact our nffice as soon as you have received the riTY.S legal rnnsult"ant"'s opinion .!l" -. '. ..- - - " . T . ~ '"' . '.. . .. <'-...~ ~::[......("f.;", .., :'~.J.": ,,~ Mr Vince Finizio Prnpnspd FPL Quanrum ~ubsrarinn August 14, 1990 - 2 Secrion ~-142(e} Raised curbing along curvilinear pnrrinns nf driveway (rnrrprrive whpel !'::rnps will be prnvided alongside rurnaround arpa) Wirh rhe rapidly apprnarhing Augusr 23rd filing dpadline, plpasp contact our nffice as soon as you have received the riry's legal rnnsulranr's npinion SiM David Flinrhum, ASLA Direcror of Planning DF/mjb rc Jack McNeal - FPL Juno Don Gnre - FPL runn Tambri Heyden - Bnynron Beach Planning LETR-14A DF STAFF COMMENTS FPL SUBSTATION AT QUANTUM PARK NEW SITE PLAN BUILDING DEPARTMENT See attached memorandum ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT See attached memorandum UTILITIES DEPARTMENT See attached memorand~ POLICE DEPA-~TMENT See attached memorandum PLANNING DEPARTMENT See attached memorandum BUILDING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO 90-351 Revised SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 THRU Don Jaeger, Interim planning Director Building & zoning Director i1~ Haag, Zoning & site DevelopmeKt Administrator TO Jim Golden, FROM Michael E RE TRB Comments August 31, 1990 Meeting SITE PLAN - FPL SUBSTATION AT QUANTUM PARK Upon review of the above mentioned project, the following list of comments must be addressed in order to conform with Boynton Beach city Codes 1 Recommend use of Live Oak instead of Laurel Oak which is a short lived oak tree with low salt tolerance 2 Provide an elevation drawing of the proposed construction as viewed from the south and east property lines specify the height and color of all structural elements 3 Show on the plans two (2) feet on center spacing for all landscape material used to create the required vehicle use area continuous visual barrier 4 Specify on the plans the location of the building by providing setback dimensions from two (2) adjacent property lines to the structure V..a?~~ ~el E Haag -- aId FPLSUBST SDD ENGINEElUNG DEPAltTKEHT KEKORANDUK NO. 90-215 August 7. 1990 Revised Septeaber 4, 1990 TO J Scott Hiller City Manager FROM Vincent A Finizio Administrative Coordinator of Engineering RE: T.R.B. COHKENTS F.P.L. Quantum Substation In accordance with City of BoyntDn Beach Code of Ordinances. Chapter 19-17. Site Plan Review Process and Chapter 5. Section 5-142 "Required Parking Lot Improvements", the applicant for theabove referenced project shall submit the following information. technical data and plan revlsiDns oft Complied 1 Provide a parking lot striping plan for a minimum of four (4) standard and handicap stalls oft Co.plied 2 Provide a parking lot lighting plan 3 Roadway and parking area shall be fully paved 4 Parking area cross-section of construction materials 5 Stormwater drainage plan along with associated drainage calculations 6 Provide dimensions and elevations 7 PrDvide t~ffic cDntrDl devices .. 8. Provide a swale detail for High Ridge Road rights-ai-way 9 Provide South Florida Water Management District permits and provide detail for S.F W.M D. Maintenance Easement as required by S F W M D IO PrDvide raised continuous concrete curbing at parking stalls and curvilinear rDadway sectiDn 11 Landscaping plan which includes public right-of-way 12. Provide four (4) parking stalls .t 13. Applicant to enter intD EnvirDnmental Review Process with formal application 14. Containment provision "" ~,;-~~~~ Vincent A Finizio VAF/ck cc -.Jim Golden .~~nteria .City ~lanne:,,--. * Exemption Per City Attorney's Legal Opinion .f . "EMORAKt)(.M Utilities -90-522 TO Jim Golden Interim Planning FROM John A Guidry Director of Utilit1es DATE. Auqust 31, 1990 SUBJECT: TRB Rev1ew-FPL Substation 8 Ouantu~ Park (ResUbmittal) We c~n approve this project, subject to the following conditions 1 Sewer cleanouts are required at a maximum spac1nq of 75 on private sanitary sewer services 2 Recommend mInImua slope of sanItary sewer to be 1/8"/Ft 3 Show contaInment details on plan All other comments on Memo Utility '90-478, dated August 6, 1990 have been fulfilled cw be' Michael Kazunas, Asst Utility Engineer Files MEMORANDUM POLICE i 90-110 TO: Mr. Jim Golden FROM: Lt. Dale Hammack RE: F.P & L. Quantum Substation DATE September 4, 1990 As per our discussion at the Technical Review Board Meeting of 31 August 1990, I am recommending the following 1. Stop sign at end of driveway (City Ord. 5-142C) 2 Comply with construction security Ord (City Ord 5-8G) # [)cJ/ L Lt Dale Hammack DH/dh RECEIVED SEP 4 liB) PLANNING DEPT. PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO 90-290 FROM Chairman and Members Planning and Zoning Board James J Golden ~ Interim Planning Directoor Tambri J Heyden Assistant City Planner TO THRU DATE August 31, 1990 SUBJECT FPL Substation at Quantum Park (lot 51 B) Site Plan and Use Approval - File No 526 Please be advised of the following Planning Department comments with respect to the above-referenced request for site plan and use approval 1 The applicant is seeking to amend the list of permitted uses at the Quantum Park of Commerce P I D , as referenced in their letter of request, to allow a utility facility on lot 51 B, designated for "Industrial" use on the Qauntum Park master plan Utility facilities, such as electrical distribution substations, would be able to locate elsewhere in the City in the M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district under Appendix A - Zoning, Section 8 A 1 d (1), without requiring environmental review In addition, comprehensive Plan Policy 1 14 6 states that sites for electric substations and switching stations should be allowed in all land use categories and zoning districts, subject to site plan review and screening Therefore, it is the Planning Department's recommendation that it would be appropriate to permit this use on those parcels designated "Industrial" on the master plan for Quantum Park Appendix A - Zoning, Section 7 E 2 Provide verification that the agreement made between FPL and the S F W M D , authorizing ~L'S use of the C-16 canal easement, was recorded 3 Consistent with the greenbelt treatment that was required for safety Kleen, it is recommended that the applicant provide 12 1/2 feet of the required 25 foot greenbelt on lot 51 B, to include only landscaping and that the remaining 12 1/2 feet be provided on lot 51 C to consist of sod The greenbelt design and the owner or developer agreement to carry out and pr'ovide maintenance for the greenbelt, is subject to planning and zoning Boar~ and Community Appearance Board approval This recommendation and interpretation of lot 51 B as a perimeter lot, is based on the Quantum Park plat document which states that the drainage easement canal (lot 51 C) is an integral part of the corresponding lot lying north of and immediately adjacent to said drainage easement canal and that said integral part was therefore designated with the corresponding lot number and letter identification This recommendation is also based on Comprehensive Plan Policy 1 14 6 which would require screening of utility facilities, the landscaping proposed would not adequately screen the substation With respect to installation of the greenbelt, it is recommended that the greenbelt be installed when the visual impacts of the use occur, namely prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy AppendiX A - Zoning, Section 7 H 17 J~~, i~~ Tambri J H den tjh A FPLSP LOMBARD CENTER 2000 LOMBARD STREET WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33407 (407) B42-7444 It?" /4- //5'&- ICJtJ Iktcf /?d~d e -23--rO u~ /kll )'elorie( 1ICJlJ~ LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -== ST ANLEY CONSUL T ANTS -== OF FLORIDA, INC. TO ";01 /;1'1 lIe/deA- ~r~tt 8eQCA. fl!Qt14J/1J ~t PROJ NO It) '3 34- WE ARE SENDING YOU THE FOLLOWING: o Attached 0 Under Separate Cover o Prints 0 Shop Drawings o Copy of letter 0 Change Order o Plans o Applications o Check o Specifications o Samples o '- THESE ARE TRANSMITTED as checked below' VIA. o For Approval 0 Sign and Return 0 Hand Delivered o For Your Use 0 Infor.ation 0 Pick Up o As Requested 0 Returned for Corrections 0 Federal Express o For Review and COlllHnt 0 Bidding 0 FAX o For Your Recorda 0 o Commercial Courier o Mail o UPS o REMARKS COPY TO fh1 Yt:7te-- TPZ- jJMo beqCkIGNED B~~ ~ DATfil/;).3/'70 NAME If encloaurea ere not aa noted. kindly notify ua .t onc. ~0-d 1-t'r1cd~/n RECEIVED DATE LOMBARD CENTER 2000 LOMBARD STREET WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33407 (407) 842-7444 Ie 3 34- - I I ~ {} - I ~ 0 /k1d Pe~vered 8~-Z1-rO u ~ f/q!/ ,'eCLr/lcl Hozv LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -== ST ANLEY CONSUL T ANTS -== OF FLORIDA. INC TO -;a/J1 /;,/ /le7 de/! /hJfi/wz. .8e<ld ?iU7'7'fiJ Pf(>1 PROJ NO /tJ 33 WE ARE SENDING YOU THE FOLLOWING: o Attllched 0 Under Separate Cover o Prints 0 Shop Drawings o Copy of Letter 0 Change Order o Plans o Applications o Check o Specifications o Samples o .tJ ~ iI 1 *" I'Ieez5 e ~WC( 't?e /fem,5 THESE ARE TRANSMITTED as checked below. VIA fp !hl"!-e' t:('?J.. Vr'4Ce 1>"/1 z-' o For Approval 0 Sign and Return 0 ~and Delivered I 0 comml(.ci~l crourier I 10 o For Your Use 0 InforllaUon 0 Pick Up 0 Mail o As Requested 0 Returned for Corrections 0 Federal Express 0 UPS o For Review and COlllllent 0 Bidding 0 FAX 0 o For Your Records 0 REMARKS COPY TO ~ 6t1J/e - 7fi' 4/10 &bC~IGNED -:l ,I It' BJti-lYu.;.u~ATE1~:!1D NAME If enclo.ure. .re not .. noted, kindly notify u. et once !kO)/ #/1C/~CfA7 RECEIVED DATE STANLEY COr4SULTANTS OF FLORIDA, INC. 2000 Lombard Street. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Tel 407/842-7444 . Fax: 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED August 23, 1990 August 2'3, 1990 Ms Tambri Heyden, City Planner Boynton Beach Planning Division 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 334'35 Re QUANTUM SUBSTATION QUANTUM PARK PID LOT 51-B STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO 10334 Dear Tambri Enclosed for your consideration are the Site Plan submittal revisions and the Environmen~al Review application for the proposed Quantum Substation The si te plan was ini tially reviewed by Departmen~al staff a~ the Augus~ 6, 1990 Technical Review Board meeting with many of the staff comments being incorporated into this second submi~~al Also, ~o provide more detailed information, we will be filing a simultaneous Community Appearance Board application wi th the Building Depar~men~ so tha~ ~hose staff members will have suppor~ive documents to respond to their comments concerning ~he eleva~ion, color and ma~erials used for ~he substation's relay vault You will recall there were ~wo main issues raised by staff at the initial TRB mee~ing ~he paved areas being subjec~ to s~andard parking lot regulations for lighting and striping requirements together wi ~h the second s~aff concern as ~o Lot 51-B being considered a per imeter lo~ of the Quantum Park PID and thereby subjec~ ~o the twenty-five (25) foot perimeter greenbelt requirement along the Lot 51-B southern property line I~ is my unders~anding that ~he in~erim Ci~y A~torney, Jim ~heroff, has determined the substation's paved areas are to be considered non-public and ~hereby exemp~ed from some of the s~andard parking lot requirements raised at the August 6th TRB meeting In response to Lo~ 51-B being considered the sou~hern perimeter of Quantum Park PID, we have confirmed with the developer tha~ lot 51-C to our south and adjacent to ~he SFWMD C-16 canal was platted as the project's southern perimeter Please no~e we have added the reference for Lot 51-(' on ~he si te plan and also inrluded the statement on our landscape exhibit ~hat the required ~wenty-five (25) foo~ sodded greenbel~ requiremen~ will be provided wi~hin Lo~ 51-C Please review the enclosed Technical Review and Environmental Review submittals as we would like both items to be scheduled for the upcoming August '31, 1990 staff meetings I would appreciate MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP . INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTURE. PLANNING. AND MANAGEMENT Ms Tambri Heyden Quantum Substation August 23, 1990 - 2 your giving me a phone call prior to the meeting to discuss any remaining questions regarding our submittal or if additional information is required for the meeting Slnw~ David Flinchum, ASLA Director of Planning DF/mjb Enclosure cc Jack McNeal - FPL Juno Don Gore - FPL Juno LET8-23A DF -- --- -.... '!." I' I ". .h ' hI, .' , , , , STANLEY Cc.. ..SULTANTS OF FLORIDA, INC. ~~~- r~~- 2000 Lombard Street. West Palm Beach. FL 33407 Tel 407/842-7444 Fax: 407/842-0674 HAND DELIVERED CITY HALL BOYNTON BEACH - AUGUST 14, 1990 August" 14, lQQO Mr Vince Finizio Administrat"or of Engineering Cit"y of Boynton Beach - Engineering Department 100 E Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33435-0310 Re PROPOSED FPL QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK STANLEY CONSULTANTS OF FLORIDA PROJECT NO 10334 Dear Vince At the August" 6, 1990 Technical Review Board meet'ing, several rnmments were raised regarding the proposed subst'at' ion' s paved access drive and turnaround area As was stated at' the meet'ing, t'his is an unmanned farilit'y with only one t'n t'wn wee~ly visit's by FPL personnel for scheduled maintenance service and to monitor equipment' readings The paved area is in no way int"ended t"n be a public parking lot and the facilit'y will be clearly labeled for FPL personnel only TTpnn reviewing t'he Boynt'on Beach Zoning and Parking Ordinanre, I would appreciate if you would forward our request' t'o C"onsider t'his subst'ation under t'he exempt' ion C" lause Chapter 5, Article X, Section 5-139(r), page 448, such that due to the unique nat'ure nf t'his part'icular land use, many of t'he st'andard parking lot regulations are not' applicable As st'at'ed, t'his farili t'y is for use by FPL work vehirles and trained personnel only Artirle X, Sect'ion S-139(c) st'ates t'hat' "These regulat'ions shall nnt' be applicable under t'he following rondit'inns (c) when the parking of equipment' or work vehicles or st'orage of materials is proposed" While the substat'ion wi 11 be const'ructed in accordance with the ci ty' s landsraping and drainage requirements, please consider t'his request' t'o exempt t'he substat'ion's paved access drive and turnaround area frnm t'he fnllowing sert'ions Article X Section S-140(e) Parking lot accessibility and designat'ion for physically handicapped (~ubst'ations are already recognized as exempt per State Division of Housing & Communit'y Development', Codes & ~t'andards Sect'ion, Chapter 553-5, Appendix M, Paragraph 2 ) ~ert'ion S-142 (a & b) Parking lot' and arcess drive per the C"ity's public parking lot illumination standards Sertion ~-142(c) Dirert'ional arrows for C"i~I"~]) parking lot' striping on pavement for access drive and t'urnarnund area AUG 1., ,. MEMBER OF THE STANLEY CONSULTANTS GROUP . INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS IN ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTf~W~AWr"GEMENT " Mr Vince Finizio Proposed FPL Quanrum Rubsrarion August 14, 1990 - 2 Section ~-142(e) Raised curbing along curvilinear porrions of driveway (rorrerrive wheel stops will be provided alongside turnaround area) Wirh the rapidly approaching August 23rd filing deadline, please contact our offire as soon as you have received the rity's legal ronsulranr1s opinion ~ DF/mjb cc Jack McNeal - FPL Juno 90n Gore - FPL Juno JTambri Heyden - Boynron Beach Planning LET8-14A DF CITY of BOYNTON BEACH Q) 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. P o. Box 310 Boynton Beach, Florida 33435.0310 14071 734.8111 August 10, 1990 Mr David Flinchum Stanley Consultants of Florida, Inc 2000 Lombard street West Palm Beach, FL 33407 RE FPL Substation at Quantum Park (Lot 51 B) Site Plan and Use Approval - File No 526 Dear Dave Please be advised that the plans submitted for site plan review of the above-referenced request cannot be processed further due to the lack of required information and insufficient parking (see comment #3 below for details) Six sets of revised plans addressing these comments, as well as the attached comments from other departments, will need to be resubmitted to the planning Department no later than 5 00 P M on any given deadline listed on the project review schedule available in the planning Department 1 Lot 51 C lies immediately south of lot 51 B, the subject parcel, and has a 144+ foot S F W M D , C-16 canal, drainage easement on it According to the plat (Quantum Park at Boynton Beach, P I D Plat No 4), lithe drainage easement canal is an integral part of the corresponding lot lying north of and immediately adjacent to said drainage easement canal 11 Said integral part was therefore, designated with the corresponding lot number and letter identification Add a note to the plans regarding FPL's future intent with lot 51C Clarify whether this lot will be purchased by FPL or owned and maintained by the Quantum Park Property Owners' Association Inc and what improvements will exist on it Also, as a point of information, please provide answers to the following questions a) Has the FPL easement for electric transmission and distribution lines, recorded in 0 R B 672, PG 40, been abandoned? The legal description provided includes it, the survey provided does not and the plat states that it is proposed to be abandoned TO Mr David Flinchum -2- August 101 1990 b) Do the overhead electric transmission lines exist further west than lot 50 A? 2 Based on the findings in item #1 above, a 25 foot peripheral greenbelt is required along the south and east property lines, which shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer to carry out and to provide such maintenance or guarantee of maintenance I subject to planning and zoning board and community appearance board approval Appendix A - Zoning, Section 7 H 17 3 As required by Appendix A - Zoning, Section 11 H 5 and section 7 H 2 I a minimum of 4 parking spaces is required Therefore, as itemized on page 6, item # 26 on the site plan application checklist, provide the location of these spaces, a layout plan, including curbs or wheelstops and stripingl a pavement cross-section, a lighting plan for the parking areal including fixture type, lamp size and type, illumination level and a traffic control plan Relative to our discussions regarding the operation of this facility, it might be wise to contact the Building Official for a determination of the applicability of the above sections and Section 11 H 6 of Appendix A - Zoning and the justification for a parking space variance from the Board of Adjustment, Section 10 of the Zoning code 4 Dimension all structure setbacks and pavement setbacks Appendix A - Zoning, Section 7 H 16 , Section 11 A 2 and 3, and Chapter 7 5, Article II - Landscape Code, section 7 5-35(d) and (e) 5 Provide elevations of all structures including height and materials Site plan application, page 5, #14 and Chapter 19, Article II - Site Plan Review and Approval, Section 10-17(i) 6 Indicate any driveways within lOO feet of the subject parcel Site plan application, page 5, item #4 7 A future site freestanding Appendix A - section 21-9 plan modification will be required for any sign if not shown as part of this review Zoning, section 11 A 10 and Chapter 21, and section 21-14(M) of ~ code of Ordinances ~~~ell<yd,~ / tjh Attachments A FPLSPREJ xc Chronological File ~ r"1:rr\TED r -\!" ,1).... ...._~ AUGUST 6, 1990 '\ \r 10 193() j'\.JV , Ot.?\ p\J\NN\NU ~ BUILDING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO 90-351 TO Jim Golden, Interim Planning Director Building & Zoning Director ;~-" L.... Haag, Zoning & Site Developmen~Administrator THRU Don Jaeger, FROM Michael E RE SITE PLAN - FPL SUBSTATION AT QUANTUM PARK Upon review of the above mentioned project, the following list of comments have been provided as a courtesy with the applicant's full knowledge that there will be a full review made when the project is placed on a future Technical Review Board agenda 1 All drawings and/or documents submitted for public record and prepared by a design professional, shall show original legible raised seal and signature of a Florida registered design professional responsible for the drawings/documents 2 Provide Unity of title for Lot 51-B and Lot 51-C 3 Recommend to use either Live oak or Mahogany instead of Laurel Oak 4 Identify the location of the required twenty five (25) feet wide peripheral greenbelt that runs parallel with the project perimeter 5 Provide an elevation drawing of the proposed construction as viewed from the south and east property lines Specify the height and color of all structural elements 6 Show on the plans two (2) feet on center spacing for all landscape material used to create the required vehicle use area continuous visual barrier 7 I recommend showing on the plans two to four parking spaces to accommodate the vehicles that will inspect and monitor the site Include a typical parking space detail drawing identifying the width and length of each space and specify the location, size, and color, of the required pavement markings Construction of parking area shall comply with the requirements of the parking lot ordinance and associated specifications In order to facilitate the permitting process, the following information should be included with your documents submitted to the Building Department for review and permitting Submit required south Florida Water Management permit to use C-16 water for landscape irrigation . Haag mea FPLSUBST SDD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 90-215 August 7, 1990 TO J Scott Miller City Manager FROM Vincent A Finizio Administrative Coordinator of Engineering RE: T.R.B. COMMENTS F.P.L. Quantum Substation In accordance with City of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances, Chapter 19-17, Site Plan Review Process and Chapter 5, Section 5-142 "Required Parking Lot Improvements", the applicant for theabove referenced project shall submit the following information, technical data and plan revisions 1 Provide a parking lot striping plan for a minimum of four (4) standard and handicap stalls 2 Provide a parking lot lighting plan 3 Roadway and parking area shall be fully paved 4 Parking area cross-section of construction materials 5 Stormwater drainage plan along with associated drainage calculations 6 Provide dimensions and elevations 7 Provide traffic control devices ,/ 8 Provide a swale detail for High Ridge Road rights-of-way 9 Provide South Florida Water Management District permits and provide detail for S F W M D Maintenance Easement as required by S F W M D IO Provide raised continuous concrete curbing at parking stalls and curvilinear roadway section II Landscaping plan which includes public right-of-way l2 Provide four (4) parking stalls l3 Applicant to enter into Environmental Review Process with formal application l4 Containment provision 11 ~-~+A-L:~ Vincent A Finizio VAF/ck cc Jim Golden, Interim City Planner MEMORANDUM Utilities #90-478 SUBJECT Jim Golden ~ Interim Planning Director John A Guidry ~\ Director of Utilities ~~ August 6, 1990 TRB Review - FPL-Substation @ Quantum Park Lot 51-B TO: FROM DATE In lieu of approval, we offer the following comments on this project 1 Indicate locations of fire hydrants on site plans 2 Sewer cleanouts are required at a maximum spacing of 75 on private sanitary sewer services 3 Show on the plan the location of existing water and sewer to the south and east of the site Call the utility department, 738-7460 to schedule location 4 Indicate meter size on the plan lit suggested 5 Specify coring, full wall thickness, where sanitary service enter manhole cw bc Michael Ka.zunas xc Peter Mazzella ,i. I MEMORANDUM POLICE # 90-097 TO: Ms Tambri J Heyden FROM Lt. Dale Hammack RE FPL Quantum Substation DATE August 7, 1990 As per the discussion at the Technical Review Board meeting of 6 August 1990, I am recommending the following 1 No traffic control devices at exit; need stop sign and stop bar 2 Need details of exterior lighting fixture 3 Exterior lighting to be photocell activated 4 Comply with Security Construction Ordinance (5-8G) iI- CfJaiU ~ Lt Dale Hammack DH/cm RECREATION & PARK MEMORANDUM #90-414 TO James Golden, Interim Planning Director t/\ 11- J Hallahan, Forester/Horticulturist~ Substation (Quantum Park Lot 51-B) t FROM Kevin SUBJECT F P L DATE August 7, 1990 The existing trees to be preserved must be reviewed under a prepared tree management statement (plan) for activity during construction KJH cm . F=PL POBox 16179. West Palm Beach. FL 33416-6179 July 20, 1990 Jim Golden - City Planner Boynton Beach Planning Department 100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, Florida 33435-03l0 Re QUANTUM SUBSTATION TRACT 51-B QUANTUM PARK P.I.D PLAT BOOK 57, PAGE 188 Dear Mr Golden Stanley Consultants of Florida, Inc is authorized to act as agent on behalf of Florida Power & Light Company in preparing the application and processing zoning related submittals to the City of Boynton Beach for the above referenced substation Sincerely, tj/-$~ Notary Pu l' c, Stat of /z;~/.PA (N0 fARY SEI~-L) h Jl ~.L....;.;...J :"'c. i ~s u;w all FPL Group company FJe Lop, JR E...cut,,,. 0"...10' CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA LOOD IN UHY U'~. TO, 5-C16-4 fO) (g@ rn ~ w rn rrP UlJ flIIJal PIId I tin &l l!J JUN 1 4 1965 June 11, 1965 Iff ROUTE TO 1.'tS Street I BI,ans l8s~~~:~r j le .,;~ He :; --- Stenos Fltes I I i-- Bevilie Eyman l.Jn~ ~acCar1 n r Cogburn CulbcrS:Jn ----\- Jo!1'1~O~ Kee:~1 Metz MO.;le 1 p;--~;--- - \ - Raine I Is, I ~, f ~ - GOVERNING BOARD RILEY S MILES kiSSIMMEE Chairman W R SCOTT STUART R L SEARLE CORAL GABLES T R TOMLINSON MELBOURNE C A THOMAS LAKE HARDOR OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER Florida Power & Light Company POBox 3100 Miami, Florida RE Pe~t No 2760 Gent lemen The enclosed Permit authorizes your use of public right-of-way under the jurisdiction of this District in the manner set fDrth on the face of the Permit and in accordance with the cDnstruction details shown on the sketch attached thereto Will you please fill in the postal card with the requested inform- ation and return it to us By so doing you will enable us to help you by scheduling a prompt inspection of the work you have been pC!T.:itted to do on the right of way Thank you yours, Perml.t Sectl.on Jl"", bhr Er.c: losures ..