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REVIEW COMMENTS 7 .F .2 CALVARY CHAPEL OF BOYNTON BEACH (SPTE 03-007) SITE PLAN TIME EXTENSION DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO PZ 04-006 TO FROM Chairman and Members Planning & Development Board ~ Michael RumPf\"\ Director of Planning and Zoning Ed Breese ~ Principal Planner THRU DATE January 12, 2004 PROJECT Calvary Chapel / SPTE 03-007 REQUEST Site Plan Extension PROJECT DESCRIPTION Property Owner' Calvary Chapel Boynton Beach Applicant/Agent: George Marse, Pastor Calvary Chapel Location 3190 Hypoluxo Road (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map) Existing Land Use / Zoning Moderate Density Residential (MoDR) / Planned Unit Development (PUD) Proposed Land Use/Zoning No change proposed Proposed Use 21,250 square foot Place of Worship Acreage 8.84 acres Adjacent Uses North LWDD L-18 Canal, then farther north Hypoluxo Road right-of-way, and single-family residential property outside the City limits, South Single-family residential development which is part of the Meadows Planned Unit Development (PUD), East: Multi-family residential development (Club Meadows) which is part of the Meadows Planned Unit Development (PUD), and West: Freedom Shores Elementary School BACKGROUND Pastor George Marse of Calvary Chapel is requesting a one (i)-year time extension, for the site plan approval (NWSP 01-011) originally granted on December 4, 2001, and the Site Plan Time Extension (SPTE 02-003) approved by the City Commission on February 4, 2003 The property, zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD), is currently vacant and approved for a 21,250 square foot church This would be the Page 2 Memorandum No. PZ 04-006 first phase of a four (4) phase project that would ultimately include a 30,000 square foot private school, a 9,000 square foot gymnasium, a 48 bed Congregate Living Facility (ClF) and a 250 seat expansion to the church being constructed in phase one. This approval however, is onlv for the construction of the church building in phase one. Phases two (2) through four (4) will require separate site plan approvals, subject to Planning & Development Board and City Commission review If this request for extension were approved, the expiration date of this site plan, including concurrency certification would be extended to December 4, 2004 ANALYSIS On December 4, 2001, the City Commission granted site plan approval for the above-referenced project and an extension was granted on February 4, 2003 The site plan approval and subsequent extension were subject to 21 Conditions of Approval All project conditions of approval pertaining to the site plan would still apply According to Chapter 4, Section 5 of the land Development Regulations, "the applicant shall have one (1) year to secure a building permit from the Development Department" It states further that the City Commission may extend the approval for one (1) year provided that the applicant has filed a request for a time extension prior to the expiration of the original approval In this case, the applicant has met the requirement. The Planning & Zoning Division received the application for a site plan time extension on December 1, 2003, prior to the expiration date. After Commission approval, the finalization of the architectural plans took longer than expected and the Church requested an extension, which was subsequently approved on February 4, 2003 Then, after these plans were completed, the Church attempted to place the project out for bid Several of the contractors contacted for bids indicated that they already had a full workload and could not complete the project within the timeframe established by the Church The Church continued to solicit bids from a number of contractors in hopes of procuring competitive pricing for the work, After some time, the Church received the bids, However, the bids were far beyond the Church's financial capabilities and exceeded the Bank's commitment for the project. As a result, the Church returned to the Architect to value-engineer the project in an effort to reduce the cost, while retaining the building footprint (any deviation from the approved plans will require major or minor site plan review, depending on the extent of the changes) Upon completion of the plans, the Church intends to re-bid the project, Although it would have seemed prudent to design the project in conjunction with a construction estimator to ensure the financial feasibility of the design from the beginning to avoid this situation, the circumstances to date appear to provide justification and a need for the formal request for site plan extension RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of this request for a second one (i)-year time extension of the site plan approval (NWSP 01-011) This recommendation is based on the "good faith" effort shown to build the project (infrastructure plans are undergoing permit review) and that no changes have been made to the land Development Regulations that would impact this project since it was approved in 2001 Approval of this request for site plan extension would extend the project's expiration date to December 4, 2004 All conditions of approval included in the initial development order must still be satisfactorily addressed during the building permit process as well as proof of maintenance of traffic concurrency No new conditions of approval are recommended in conjunction with this site plan extension at this time, however, any conditions of approval recommended by the Board or required by the City Commission will be placed in Exhibit "C" - Conditions of Approval S:IPlanninglSharedlWplProjectslCalvary ChapellSPTE 03-007lSlaff Report.doc EXHIBIT "e" CondItIons of Approval PrOject name' Calvary Chapel File number SPTE 03-007 Reference' SIte Plan Time Extension DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT PUBLIC WORKS- General Comments. None PUBLIC WORKS- Traffic Comments. None UTILITIES Comments. None FIRE Comments. None POLICE Comments. None ENGINEERING DIVISION Comments. None BUILDING DIVISION Comments. None PARKS AND RECREATION Comments. None FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST Comments. None PLANNING AND ZONING Comments. None ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS Conditions of Approval 2 DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT Comments. I None ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS Comments. 1 To be determined. S:\Planning\SHARED\WP\PROJECTS\Calvary Chapel Boynton Beach\SPTE 03-007\COA.doc