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AGENDA DOCUMENTS ( , 'gc,,-r '.':_ 0,;,>. \... "'",- '.., :' / \ I I ' Ill!' )X .0,\ /(J", J-' /,,'" ' ,^,~- ~, '~:,~O N ~ // CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM Requested City Commission Date Final Form Must be Turned Requested City Commission Date Final Form Must be Turned Meeting Dates in to City Clerk's Office Meeting Dates in to City Clerk's Office 0 April I, 2003 March 17,2003 (Noon.) 0 June 3, 2003 May 19, 2003 (Noon) 0 April 15, 2003 March 31, 2003 (Noon) 0 June 17, 2003 June 2, -2003 (Noon) 0 May 6, 2003 April 14, 2003 (Noon) 0 July 1, 2003 June 16,2003 (Noon) 0 May 20, 2003 May 5, 2003 (Noon) [gl July 15,2003 June 30, 2003 (Noon) 0 AdministratIve 0 Legal NATURE OF 0 Announcement 0 New Business AGENDA ITEM 0 CIty Manager's Report 0 Presentation [gl Consent Agenda 0 Public Hearing 0 Code Compliance/Legal Settlements 0 UnfImshed Business RECOMMENDATION: Please place this request on the July 15, 2003 City Commission Agenda under Consent Agenda. The Planning and Development Board with a unanimous vote, recommended that the subject request be approved. For further details pertaining to the request, see attached Department of Development Memorandum No. PZ 03-145. EXPLANATION: PROJECT. AGENT. OWNER: LOCATION. DESCRIPTION. Seacrest Medical Tower (HTEX 03-004) Francisco A. Solis Francisco A. Solis NE comer of SE 23rd Avenue and Seacrest Boulevard Request for a height exception of 8 inches pursuant to the City's Land Development Regulations, Ch~ter 2, Zoning, Section 4.F.2, to allow the top of the decorative roof for the elevators to be 35'-8" m height, a distance of 8 inches above the 35-foot maximum height allowed for a building with under building parking in the C-I zoning district. 'PROGRAM IMPACT: N/A FISCAL IMPACT: N/A ALTERNATIVE~S: , N/A ;' W Dev~ment D partment Director ... City Manager's SIgnature '~(J ~~ Planning and Zo . g irector City Attorney / Finance / Human Resources S:\PlanningISHARED\WP\PROJECTSlSeacrest Medical Tower\HTEX\Agenda Item Request Seacrest Med Tower HTEX 03-004 7-I5-03,dot S'\BULLETIN\FORMS\AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM,DOC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 03-145 TO: Chairman and Members Planning & Development Board THRU: Michael Rumpf Director of Planning and Zoning FROM: Eric Lee Johnson, AICP Planner DATE: June 13, 2003 PROJECT: Sea crest Medical Tower / HTEX 03-004 REQUEST: Height Exception PROJECT DESCRIPTION Property Owner: Francisco A. Solis Applicant: Francisco A. Solis Agent: Lawrence Kramer with South East Services, Inc. Location: Northeast corner of Seacrest Boulevard and Southeast 23rd Avenue; Lot 67, Crest View Subdivision (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map) Existing Land Use / Zoning: Office Commercial (Oe) / Office Professional (C-1) Proposed Land Use/Zoning: No change proposed Proposed Use: Medical office building Acreage: 26,076 square feet (0.60-acre) Adjacent Uses: North: Developed commercial (medical offices), zoned Office Professional (C-1); South: Right-of-way for Southeast 23rd Avenue, then farther south is developed commercial (Seacrest Open MRI), zoned Office Professional (C-1); East: Developed commercial property, zoned Office Professional (C-1); and West: Right-of-way for Sea crest Boulevard, then farther west is developed commercial (The Outpatient Center of Boynton Beach), zoned Office Professional (C-1). Page 2 Memorandum No PZ 03-145 BACKGROUND The applicant submitted a request for conditional use / site plan (COUS 03-006) approval for the construction of a 9,746 square foot medical office building. This application for a height exception accompanies the request for conditional use / site plan approval. The subject lot is located at the northeast corner of Seacrest Boulevard and Southeast 23rd Avenue. The maximum building height in the C- 1 zoning district is 30 feet and the building cannot exceed two (2) stories. However, according to Chapter 2, Section 6.A.3, conditional use approval would be required when projects are designed with under building parking areas. If designed with under building parking areas, the maximum building height could be 35 feet. The elevation (see Exhibit "B") shows that the building will be three (3) stories tall. The first "floor" would primarily consist of the parking lot under the building, storage area, and elevator shaft. The traditional office space would only occur on the second and third stories. ANAL YSIS Land Development Regulations, Chapter 2, Zoning, Section 4.F.3, Height Limitations and Exceptions, states that in considering an application for an exception to the district height regulation, the City Commission shall make findings indicating the proposed exception has been studied and considered in relation to minimum standards, where applicable. Except for within the Central Business District (CBD), Mixed-Use Low (MU-L){ and Mixed-Use High (MU-H) zoning districts{ the standard citywide maximum building height is 45 feet. However, the maximum building height in the C-1 zoning district is 30 feet. In the C-1 zoning district{ when proposed structures are to be built above subterraneous or ground level parking lots, projects are considered not as permitted uses but rather as conditional uses. Subterraneous parking areas are preferred over surface parking areas{ however, they are only feasible if the property has adequate ground elevation and soil type for drainage solutions. Also, conditional uses are different from permitted uses in that they must comply with a separate set of developmental/performance standards as well as be the subject of public noticing. Also, in the C-1 zoning district, when a building is proposed above the parking lot (as in this case), the maximum allowable building height can be increased from 30 feet to 35 feet. The building as shown on the South Elevation on sheet A-4 (see Exhibit "8") is proposed at 29 feet - eight (8) inches. Therefore, the proposed building complies with the maximum allowable building height in the C-1 zoning district. The parapet wall (which screens the mechanical rooftop equipment) is proposed to be 33 feet - eight (8) inches in height and would also comply with the maximum building height of the C-1 zoning district. However, the peak of the pitched roof for the decorative cupola above the elevator shaft is proposed at 35 feet - eight (8) inches. The project therefore, would require an eight (8) inch height exception. Pitched roofs of decorative cupolas are architectural elements that are eligible to be considered for height exceptions. Staff determined that the project meets the intent of all criteria itemized in Chapter 2, Section 4.F.3. The decorative cupola (pitched roof) would provide an attractive feature to help beautify what would ordinarily be a plain flat roof of an elevator shaft. The cupola serves no other function aside from aesthetic value and appeal. The cupola will not negatively impact adjacent properties in terms of reducing light or air. Granting of this height exception does not constitute a special privilege to the current property owner. Staff feels that the cupola would enhance the overall project dynamic and its exclusion would be detrimental to the design. It should be noted that the applicant diligently worked with staff to design a building that would be both arChitecturally compatible with this predominately professional/medical office district yet still function as a private autonomous unit. It should also be Page 3 Memorandum No PZ 03-145 noted that the pitch of the roof is designed "low" to minimize the magnitude of the requested height exception. However, any further reduction would reduce its aesthetic benefit. RECOMMENDATION Based on the analysis contained herein, staff recommends that this request for a height exception of eight (8) inches be approved for the decorative cupola subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit "c", Any conditions of approval recommended by the Board or required by the City Commission will be placed in Exhibit "c" accordingly. 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EB , 8383 , 8383 83 83 I '~' f ~ f f , ~~=~ ~~~.INC ~... -- EXHIBIT "B" It EXHIBIT "C" CondItions of Approval PrOject name' File number: Seacrest MedIcal Tower HTEX 03-004 Reference: Elevation drawinlls with a June 6 2003 ate stamo mar mil I DEP ARTMENTS I INCLUDE I REJECT I PUBLIC WORKS Comments: None X UTILITIES Comments None X FIRE Comments. None X POLICE Comments None X ENGINEERING DIVISION Comments' None X BUILDING DIVISION Comments. None X PARKS AND RECREATION Comments: None X FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST Comments: None X PLANNING AND ZONING Comments: 1. The elevatIOn drawmgs should mdicate the height of the peak of the roof over X both the elevator shaft and the stairwell. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS Comments: 2. None X ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS Comments. 3. To be determmed. d k S, IPlanninglShared\ WplProjectslSeacrest Medical T owerlHTEXlCOA. doc CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET AND CHECKLIST This completed cover sheet must accompany all agenda item requests. Please place check marks in the boxes as indicated. Initiating department must prepare Agenda Item Request Form. Submit original agenda request (with back up) and one COpy of aQenda request (with back up) to the City Clerk's office. Items must be submitted by the deadlines indicated below. Incomplete or late items will be returned to originating department. Requested City Commission Meeting Dates DA rill, 2003 DA ril 15 2003 DMa 6 2003 DMa 20 2003 DJune 3, 2003 DJune 17, 2003 DJul 1, 2003 [2JJul 15, 2003 Deadline for Submittal to City P &. D/CRA Requests Deadline Clerk's Office Departments are responsible for securing the following si natures on attached A enda Re uest Form: De artment Head D Wilfred Hawkins for de artments under Administrative Services D Finance De artment for items that involve ex enditure of funds D All back u material is attached [2J All exhibits are attached & marked e. ., Exhibit "A' [2J ~0~ Department Head's initials: Sea crest Medical Tower (HTEX 03-004) Please do not write in the shaded area below. Legal Department signature D City Manager's signature D ITEM RETURNED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON(S): Signature(s) missing D Incomplete submittal D Missed deadline D Other D Reason: Person contacted to pick up rejected request by bg - 7/19/02 S.\Planning\Planning Templates\Agenda Item Cover CHECKUST Apr i-July 15, 2003.doc on (Date)