REVIEW COMMENTS
Q: What do the regs. say about how high the
ceiling (of the gym) should be?
A: NCAA and NF (U.S. High School) suggest 25
feet or higher if possible. But as you imply, it is a
regulation, not a rule in those books. In FIBA, the
minimum height is 7 m (approx. 23 feet).
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Bressner, Kurt
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 3:38 PM
Rumpf, Michael; Greene, Quintus
Agenda Item 01 - 8t. Gregory
Commissioner Ensler will be asking staff to comment on the staff findings that a basketball court has a recommended
height of 25 ft or higher and a minimum of 23 feet. How does this square with the initial staff finding of a 30 foot building in
the residential zoning. Can the current 3D' high building be reduced any?
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Jahnke,Jo
Thursday, October 07,2004 1 :18 PM
Johnson, Eric
RE: St Gregory's Armenian Church
Eric:
Utilities does not issue permits. I do review the Florida Dept.of Environmental Protection (FDEP), applications
for water and wastewater and the Utilities plans.
Peter V. Mazzella, Deputy Director of Utilities, approved the underground Utilities piping plan for
Saint Gregory Armenian Church on June 3, 2004. The approved package contents were as follows:
2 pages
Deputy Utilities Director's approval letter
2 sets
Two sets each, Water and Wastewater DEPs (FDEP)
Approved plan.
4 sets
The Building Dept. issues permits for the City.
If I can assist you further, please, let me know.
Jo
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Eric
Sent: Thursday, October 07,200412:39 PM
To: Jahnke,Jo
Subject: St Gregory's Armenian Church
Jo,
When the Commission approves a site plan, the site plans are valid for one (1) year.
A year ago, the St. Gregory Armenian Church site plan was approved and now they are requesting a one (1) year site
plan time extension. The vacant site is located at South side of Boynton Beach Boulevard, approximately 300
feet west of Northwest 8th Street. Their peN's are 08-43-45-29-00-000-1050 and 08-43-45-29-00-000-
1030
I need to find out from you whether or not they submitted any plans for a Utility permit. Laurdina Logan says they did.
What type of permit did they apply for and what type of permit was issued to them? They may have requested the
permits under the name St. John Armenian Apostolic Church. Thanks,
Eric Johnson
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DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 04.245
TO:
FROM:
ehairman and Members
Planning & Develo~~en; Board
Michael RumPf'l'\~V
Director of Planning and Zonin~ ~,
Eric Lee Johnson, AIep W ~
Planner
THRU:
DATE:
October 11, 2004
PROJECT:
St. Gregory's Armenian ehurch / SPTE 04-011
REQUEST:
Site Plan lime Extension
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Property Owner:
The Armenian eultural Association of America
Applicant! Agent:
Mr. Dale Meaux / API Group, Incorporated
Location:
South side of Boynton Beach Boulevard, approximately 300 feet west of
Northwest 8th Street (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map)
Existing Land Use / Zoning: Moderate Density Residential (MDR) / Single-family Residential (R-1-AA)
Proposed Land Use/Zoning: No change proposed
Proposed Use:
23,475 square foot church (162 seats)
Acreage:
108,900 square feet (2.5 acres)
Adjacent Uses:
North:
Right-of-way for Boynton Beach Boulevard, farther north is an apartment
complex with a High Density Residential (HDR) land use designation, zoned
Multi-family Residential (R-3);
South:
eity owned vacant property with a Moderate Density Residential (MoDR) land
use designation, zoned Single-family Residential (R-1-AA);
East:
Dual-zoning districts: Developed commercial with a Local Retail eommercial
(LRC) land use designation, zoned Neighborhood eommercial (e-2); Low
Density Residential (LDR) land use designation, zoned Single-family
Residential (R-1-A); and
West:
Developed single-family residential homes (Palm Beach Leisureville) with a
Moderate Density Residential (MoDR) land use designation, zoned Single-
family Residential (R-l-AA).
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BACKGROUND
The subject parcel is comprised of two (2) rectangular-shaped lots located on the south side of Boynton
Beach Boulevard. According to public records, the Armenian eultural Association of America has owned
the property since July of 1997. On September 2, 2003, the site plan was approved for the construction of
a one-story church with 162 seats to be completed within three (3) phases. The first and second phases
included the initial construction and expansion of the church while the third phase included the indoor
recreation courts. At the time of approval, the applicant informed staff that the timing of construction of
the third phase would be a factor of church membership. The floor plan showed that the Phase I portion
of the building footprint was 6,164 square feet and the Phase II portion was 8,159 square feet for a total
of 14,323 square feet. Also, it should be noted that the project included a height exception (HTEX 03-005)
request to allow the church steeple to exceed the maximum height allowed by the zoning district.
A site plan is valid for only one (1) year after a development order has been issued. The developer is
required to secure a building permit within that year. Mr. Dale Meaux of API Group, Incorporated, agent
for the church, is now requesting a one (l)-year time extension, for the site plan (NWSP 03-013), which
was approved on September 2, 2003. If this time extension request is approved, the expiration date of the
site plan, including concurrency certification, would be extended to September 2, 2005. The site plan
would still be subject to the original 22 conditions of approval.
ANALYSIS
According to ehapter 4, Section 5 of the Land Development Regulations, "the applicant shall have one (1)
year to secure a building permit from the Development Department". Examples of building permits
include but are not limited to the following: Plumbing, electrical, mechanical, foundation, and structural.
The Regulations authorize the eity eommission to approve one (1) year time extensions, provided that
the applicant files the request prior to the expiration date of the development order. In this case, the
applicant has met that requirement. The Planning & Zoning Division received the application for time
extension on July 23, 2004. The payment for the time extension was received on August 4, 2004. Both
were received prior to the expiration date of the site plan.
According to the time extension application, Mr. Meaux states "we have been diligent in our development
efforts and have submitted the work plans for permit with the eity for approval. The Engineering
Department has approved plans and has forwarded them to the Health Department (Palm Beach eounty)
for their review and approval. Presently, we are responding to their initial comments. We expect to
obtain a building permit for site work which involves site clearing, site grading and drainage and
retention, site sewage (which included site sanitary lines, a lift station and a 200-foot sanitary line to eity
connection), water, fire protection, drives, parking, a site perimeter wall and perimeter landscaping. This
Permit Application represents significant expenditure toward the development of the project.
Additionally, we have prepared permit drawings for the first phase of construction per our site plan
approval. These drawings were not submitted for permit because of an Owner decision to build not only
the first phase but also the church. Presently, we are in the final stages of new permit documents for the
construction of the project with the church included. We are scheduling to submit permit drawings for
this construction within a few months. eonsidering two months permitting project, we project to have a
building permit by January 2005".
One informal criterion that staff methodically utilizes in the evaluation of a request for time extensions is
the applicants' demonstration or willingness to complete the project in "good faith". The applicant can
submit detailed plans to the Building Division in anticipation of eventually securing a building permit.
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Memorandum No. PZ 04-245
Submitting building permit plans demonstrates "good faith" to the eity that the developer is attempting to
complete the project. As of today, the applicant has not submitted any plans for any type of building
perm it.
A more formal criterion for evaluating requests for time extensions is a project's compliance with (traffic)
concurrency requirements. On July 16, 2003, the Palm Beach eounty Traffic Division approved the traffic
study for a 14,405 square foot church with a build-out year of 2004. As of this date, the project currently
has traffic concurrency which would expire prior to the anticipated build-out date. Therefore, the
applicant would be required to submit a revised traffic impact statement with a build-out date of 2005 or
2006 (see Exhibit "e" - eonditions of Approval). It should be noted however, that on February 16, 2004,
the applicant paid for the water reservation fee. Mr. Peter V. Mazzella, Deputy Director of Utilities,
approved the underground Utilities piping plan for the church on June 3, 2004.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of this request for site plan time extension (NWSP 03-013) and its
accompanying request for height exception (HTEX 03-005). However, staff recommends that the site
plan expiration be extended for a period of nine (9) months rather than by one (1) year. This is based, in
part, on the fact that the applicant has not submitted any plans to the Building Division for permit review.
If this request were approved (as recommended by staff), the expiration of the site plan would occur on
June 2, 2005 rather than in September of 2005. Also, all conditions of approval from the original project
must still be satisfactorily addressed during the building permit process. However, one new condition of
approval (regarding traffic concurrency) is recommended in conjunction with this request for site plan
extension. Any additional conditions of approval recommended by the Board or eity eommission would be
placed in Exhibit "e" - eonditions of Approval.
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Conditions of Approval
Project name: St. Gregory's Armenian Church
File number: SPTE 04-013
Reference:
I DEPARTMENTS I INCLUDE I REJECT I
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:
1. Staff recommends that the site plan approval be extended for a period of nine
(9) months rather than one (1) year, as requested by the applicant. Under this
Conditions of Approval
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I DEPARTMENTS I INCLUDE I REJECT I
scenario, the new expiration date would be June 2, 2005,
2, The applicant must submit an updated traffic concurrency approval letter
from Palm Beach County Traffic Engineering that extends the build-out date,
prior to issuance of any permits,
3, All previous conditions of approval must still be complied with,
ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined.
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined.
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Project name: St. Gregory's Armenian Church
File number: NWSP 03-013
Reference: 3rd review plans identified as a New Site Plan with an August 12,2003 Planning and Zoning
Department date stamp marking.
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
PUBLIC WORKS - General
Comments:
1. A minimum dumpster pad is required measuring 10 feet x 10 feet (inside X
dimension including gates), (Chapter 7.5, Article II, Section 5.J, and Article
III, section 9,A.9,a,),
PUBLIC WORKS - Traffic
Comments: None X
UTILITIES
Comments:
2. Provide a second water main tie-in (loop) to the water main on West Ocean X
Drive.
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Comments:
3. City standards require at least one point of legal, positive outfall to convey all X
stormwater discharge from the development.
4. Full drainage plans, including drainage calculations, in accordance with X
Chapter 6, Article N, Section 5 will be required at the time of permitting,
5. Specify storm sewer diameters, inlets types, etc. on drainage plan, Indicate X
grate, rim and invert elevations for all structures. Indicate grade of storm
sewer segments. Indicate material specifications for storm sewer,
6, Specify FDOT Type "D" curb rather than the modified proposed curb. X
7. In the "Typical Pavement Section" detail, specify the asphalt to be placed in X
two lifts.
8, Northwest 1 st is incorrectly shown as "Street" on the survey, Please correct to X
Northwest 1 st Avenue.
FIRE
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DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
Comments: None X
POLICE
Comments: None X
BUILDING DIVISION
Comments:
9. Buildings, structures and parts thereof shall be designed to withstand the X
minimum wind loads of 140 mph. Wind forces on every building or structure
shall be determined by the provisions of Chapter 6 of ASCE 7, and the
provisions of Section 1606 (Wind Loads) of the 2001 FBC. Calculations that
are signed and sealed by a design professional registered in the state of
Florida shall be submitted for review at the time of permit application,
Include light poles on sheet SP A-2.
10. Every building and structure shall be of sufficient strength to support the X
loads and forces encountered per the 2001 FBC, Section 1601.2.1 and Table
1604,1, Indicate the live load (pst) on the plans for the building design,
11. At time of permit review, provide a completed and executed CBB Unity of X
Title form, The form shall describe all lots, parcels or tracts combined as one
lot. A copy of the recorded deed with legal descriptions, of each property that
is being unified, is required to be submitted to process the form,
12. At time of permit review, submit signed and sealed working drawings of the X
proposed construction.
13. According to the CBBCPP 3C3.4, the City shall continue to encourage the X
use of non-potable water for landscape irrigation. An alternate water source
other than city water shall be utilized for the irrigation system.
14. A water-use permit for the irrigation system is required from the SFWMD. A X
copy of the permit shall be submitted at the time of permit application, F.S.
373,216,
PARKS AND RECREATION
Comments: None X
FORESTER/ENVIRONMENTALIST
Comments: None X
PLANNING AND ZONING
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DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
Comments:
15, Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the project must receive approval X
from the Palm Beach County Traffic Division for the construction of a church
and ancillary facilities for a total of 23,4 7 5 square feet. The above referenced
building area would include the Phase III Indoor Athletic Courts.
16. Approval of the site plan IS contingent upon the approval of the X
accompanying request for a height exception (HTEX 03-005).
17, Prior to the issuance of a building permit, provide elevations of the indoor X
athletic courts. Staff recommends that the exterior finish and building colors
match that of the church building,
ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD COMMENTS:
Comments:
18. The developer shall provide a C.B,S, wall four (4) feet - six (6) inches in X
height along the west property line (abutting Leisureville), This wall shall be
constructed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for Phase I.
19. The developer shall work with staffto relocate the irrigation pump away from X
the southwest comer of the project and adjacent homes in Leisureville,
possibly near the west fayade of the Phase III Indoor Recreation Court
building,
20. Replace condition #2 with the following condition: Provide a second water X
main tie-in (loop) to the water main on West Ocean Drive unless required
otherwise by utility Department staff.
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Comments:
21. The project is required to meet all applicable codes relative to retainage of all X
storm water on-site,
22, Delete comment #18 and replace with comment #22. The developer shall X
provide a C.B.S. wall four (4) feet - six (6) inches in eight along the east
property line and the west property line (abutting Leisureville), This wall
shall be constructed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for
Phase I.
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Diane Reese, Finance Director
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Peter V. Mazzella, Deputy Utilities Director
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this matter to Peter Mazzella of this office.
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