REVIEW COMMENTS
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 04-234
FROM:
Chair and Members
Community Redevelopment Agency
Michael Rump~lJ.-
Director of Planning and Zoning
Ed Breese ~
Principal Planner
TO:
THRU:
DATE:
September 24, 2004
PROJECT:
Sunbelt Hydraulics / SPTE 04-008
REQUEST:
Site Plan Time Extension
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Property Owner:
C & C Realty Investments
Applicant/Agent:
Mr. Joseph F. Houston with Kerns Construction, Inc.
Location:
Lot 9 of Boynton Beach Industrial Park North (see Exhibit "A" - Location
Map)
Existing Land Use / Zoning: Industrial (I) / Industrial (M-1)
Proposed Land Use/Zoning: No change proposed
Proposed Use:
A one (l)-story, 12,480 square foot industrial building with related parking
for a business that services truck bodies
Acreage:
1.44 acres (62,730 square feet)
Adjacent Uses:
North:
Developed industrial property (Dock & Deck Lumber Company) with an
Industrial (I) land use designation, zoned Industrial (M-1);
South:
Developed industrial property (Vermeer Southeast Sales) with an Industrial
(I) land use designation, zoned Industrial (M-1)
East:
Right-of-way for C.S.X. Railroad, then farther east is right-of-way for
Interstate 95; and
West:
Right-of-way for West Industrial Avenue, then farther west are single-family
homes with a Low Density Residential (LDR) land use designation, zoned
Single-family Residential (R-1-A).
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BACKGROUND
Mr. Joseph Houston of Kerns Construction, agent for Sunbelt Hydraulics and C & C Realty Investments is
requesting a second, one (l)-year time extension on the new site plan approval (NWSP 02-008) originally
granted on August 6, 2002. A previous one (l)-year site plan time extension was granted on October 21,
2003.
According to the original site plan staff report (Memorandum PZ 02-128), the subject site was pre-cleared
and predominately vegetated with a variety of overgrown grasses. There is no other vegetation of any
significance on-site. The subject property is surrounded by other industrial uses, and zoned M-l. The
north property line is partially screened by a chain link and wooden fence. The project was approved for a
12,480 square foot building. The proposed business, Sunbelt Hydraulics, would be engaged in the
installation and maintenance of (garbage) truck bodies and the repair of their seals, hoses, and hydraulic
systems. The required parking was based on the ratio of one (1) space per 500 square feet of gross floor
area. The site plan was approved for one (1) point of ingress / egress off of West Industrial Avenue. This
driveway was to be located at the southwest corner of the site. The intent was for Sunbelt Hydraulics to
share this driveway with the property to the south. The property to the south, Vermeer Southeast Sales
(NWSP 02-013), was approved on lots 6, 7, and 8 of Boynton Beach Industrial Park North for the
construction of a 14,222 square foot building. Vermeer Southeast Sales is a business that services and
sells construction machinery. Both Sunbelt Hydraulics and Vermeer Southeast Sales would share the
driveway that is proposed on West Industrial Avenue. If this second request for site plan extension for
Sunbelt Hydraulics were approved, the expiration date of Sunbelt Hydraulics' site plan would be extended
to August 6, 2005.
ANALYSIS
On August 6, 2002, the City Commission granted site plan approval for the above referenced project. At
that time, Palm Beach County Traffic Division's Traffic Performance Standards Review was approved with
a build-out year of 2002. In conjunction with the review of the first site plan time extension (SPTE 03-
003), Palm Beach County Traffic Division extended the build-out date to 2004. The applicant would be
required to submit a revised traffic impact statement as a condition of this request for site plan time
extension, since the build-out date of 2004 would expire prior to project completion. Additionally, the 24
conditions of approval for the original project would still apply with this request for site plan time
extension.
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 this site plan time extension on
July 12, 2004, prior to the expiration date.
On February 20, 2003, the applicant submitted drawings (Permit #03-0553) for the building and irrigation
well (Permit #03-1452). Building Division staff reviewed the permit application and prepared comments
to the applicant. A request for a time extension for the building permit application was submitted on
August 6, 2003 and was set to expire on November 4, 2003, unless the site plan time extension was
approved (which it was on October 21, 2003).
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In the initial site plan time extension request, the applicant stated in their site plan extension application
that, "the budget for the project was reviewed and adjusted to reflect changes incorporated during the
approval process and necessitated by existing site conditions. As a result of some of these changes, the
adjustments to the budget impacted the project to the extent that the financial viability of the project
became questionable. As a result, the owner found it necessary to suspend the project until he was able
to work out the necessary financing".
The request for a second site plan time extension was initiated due to the fact that a major customer of
Sunbelt Hydraulics opted to re-bid their service contract. Without this client, the project became
economically unfeasible. According to the applicant, once this issue was resolved, construction costs
associated with the metal building had significantly increased. As a result, the building was re-engineered
and was submitted into the permit review process on June 30th of this year. A permit was not issued by
their deadline, thus necessitating the site plan time extension request and approval. The review did
however indicate that a minor site plan modification would be required should the time extension be
granted.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of this request for a one (1)-year time extension of the site plan approval
(NWSP 04-008). This recommendation is based on the "good faith" effort shown to build the project
(while in the permitting process), subject to the submission of an updated traffic impact statement
approved by Palm Beach County and all previous conditions of approval. Furthermore, no changes have
been made to the Land Development Regulations that would impact this project since it was approved in
2002. Approval of this request for site plan extension would extend the project's expiration date to
August 6, 2005.
As previously noted, all conditions of approval included in the initial development order must still be
satisfactorily addressed during the building permit process. Any new conditions of approval
recommended by the Board or required by the City Commission will be placed in Exhibit "C" - Conditions
of Approval. Staff would not support any further requests for site plan time extension, if so requested,
due to the upcoming rewrite of the Land Development Regulations. The site plan would be required to
meet all new regulations at that time.
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City of Boynton Beach
Office of Planning and Zoning
Attn: Ed Breese
100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33425
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Re: Sunbelt Hydraulics
Th'e site plan approval for the above referenced project is scheduled to expire on
Atigli'Sf6;,r2004. The plans for this project are currently being reviewed for
issOancerof a builCling permit.
The project was delayed because a major customer of our client opted to re-bid
contracts with all his suppliers and the loss of this customer would have made it
impossible to go forward with the project. When this uncertainty was resolved
an.d the decision was made to go forward, metal building costs had undergone
the staggering increases imposed at the beginning of the year. Because of this,
it was opted to re-engineer the building for construction using tilt-up techniques,
Because of designer backlogs, plans were not finalized until mid-June and were
then submitted for review. The review process had been put on an overtime
basis.
Should the permit not issue before the August 6 expiration date, a one-year
extension of the site plan approval is requested.
Enclosed, please find a check in the amount of $400.00 to cover the applicable
fee.
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very truly yours,
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As Agent for Sunbelt Hydraulics (C&C Realty Investments)
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2720 WINDSOR AVENUE · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33407
561-835-0963 · FAX 561 -835-9485
EXHIBIT "e"
Conditions of Approval
Project name:
File number:
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Sunbelt Hydraulics
SPTE 04-008
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DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
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
I Conunents: None PARKS AND RECREATION I I I
X
FORESTER/ENVIRONMENTALIST
Comments: None X
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments: X
1. Provide an approval letter from Palm Beach County Traffic Division for traffic
concurrency, which extends the build-out date beyond 2004.
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Comments:
2. To be determined.
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS
Comments:
3. To be determined.
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