REVIEW COMMENTS
7.A.1
BERRY VEAL (SPTE 04-009)
SITE PLAN TIME EXTENSION
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 04-244
FROM:
Chair and Members
Planning & Development Board
Michael Rumpf'\ ~
Director of Planning and Zoning
Ed Breese ~
Principal Planner
TO:
THRU:
DATE:
October 12, 2004
PROJECT:
Berry Veal / SPTE 04-009
REQUEST:
Site Plan/Conditional Use Time Extension
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Property Owner: R.A. Realty / Alan Gioia
Applicant: Berry Veal Corporation
Agent: Alan Gioia, Berry Veal Corporation
Location: 1421 Neptune Drive (see attached map)
Existing Land Use/Zoning: Industrial (1) / Industrial (M-1)
Proposed Land Use/Zoning: No change proposed
Proposed Use:
Expansion of existing Meat Processing Plant
Acreage:
1.338 acres
Adjacent Uses:
North: L-29 Canal right-of-way, farther north Carriage Pointe Townhomes (fka Arbolata
Townhomes), currently under construction, zoned PUD;
South: Neptune Drive right-of-way, farther south Oceanview Limousine and Shutter
Products International, zoned M-1;
East: Sir Electric, Inc., zoned M-1; and
West: Dixie Metal Products, Inc., zoned M-l.
BACKGROUND
The subject lot is located in an industrial park on the east side of South Congress, a few blocks north of the
city's southern limits. Berry Veal has operated from this site since 1985. The company, in 1999,
considered expansion plans. At that time, the applicant, based on a recommendation from staff, requested
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a code amendment to better define their operational characteristics. The City Commission authorized the
code amendment in the M-1 zoning district regulations under conditional use (Chapter 2, Section 8, AA.e.),
which reads, "Cutting of sub-primal portions of meat and pre-cut poultry into serving portions including
packaging and shipping". Staff has previously toured the facilities and witnessed the process and the
cleanliness of the operation. Berry Veal has a resident USDA inspector to monitor the daily operations.
ANALYSIS
The Applicant applied for Conditional Use approval (CGUS 03-005) to expand their operations and on
August 5, 2003 received approval from the City Commission, subject to 23 conditions. All project
conditions of approval pertaining to the conditional use would still apply. The proposed expansion would
enlarge the "deep freezer holding area", the "holding area" and the "storage area", as well as the
creation of a "storage mezzanine". The parking lot would be re-striped, including the designation of a fire
lane and ADA accessible route. A new dumpster enclosure would be created with the associated
landscaping. All newly constructed portions of the building are designed to be compatible with the
existing structure. The new construction is proposed at the rear of the building, not visible from the
public street.
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
July 20, 2004, prior to the expiration date.
After Commission approval, the original architect, Mr. Jaime Plana, withdrew from the project for personal
reasons, and the applicant has had a difficult time retrieving pertinent plans and information to submit for
building permit purposes. As such, the applicant has hired a new architect to complete the process of
obtaining the necessary permits.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of this request for a one (l)-year time extension of the site plan and
conditional use approval (CGUS 03-005). This recommendation is based on the fact that no changes have
been made to the Land Development Regulations that would impact this project since it was approved in
2003. However, since the build-out date in the County's Traffic Performance sign-off is 2004, the
applicant will be required to provide the City with an updated concurrency letter of approval from Palm
Beach County Traffic Engineering, prior to issuance of any permits. Approval of this request for site plan
and conditional use time extension would extend the project's expiration date to August 5, 2005.
All conditions of approval included in the initial development order must still be satisfactorily addressed
during the building permit process, along with the addition of the updated traffic concurrency approval
mentioned above. Any conditions of approval recommended by the Board or required by the City
Commission will be placed in Exhibit "C" - Conditions of Approval.
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EXHIBIT "B"
Conditions of Approval
Project name: Berry Veal
File number: SPTE 04-009
Reference:
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PUBLIC WORKS- General
Comments: None X
PUBLIC WORKS- Traffic
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/ENVIRONMENTALIST
Comments: None X
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments:
1. All previous conditions of auuroval must still be complied with. X
Conditions of Approval
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2. The applicant must submit an updated traffic concurrency approval letter X
from Palm Beach County Traffic Engineering, which extends the build-out
date, prior to issuance of any permits.
ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined.
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