APPLICATION
PROJECT NAME: Arches
LOCATION: Federal & Ocean Ave
PCN:
I FILE NO.: SPTE 07-012 II TYPE OF APPLICATION: I
AGENT/CONTACT PERSON: OWNER:
William Bloom ADDRESS:
Holland & Knight FAX:
ADDRESS: 222 Lakeview Avenue PHONE:
Suite 1000 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
FAX: 561-650-8399
PHONE: 561-833-2000
SUBMITT AL / RESUBMITT AL 9/5/07
1 ST REVIEW COMMENTS DUE:
PUBLIC NOTICE/ SIGNS 30 days / 10 days
IPARC:
TART MEETING:
LEGAL AD
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MEETING:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT 11/13/07
AGENCY BOARD
CITY COMMISSION MEETING: 12/5/07
COMMENTS:
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Holland Knight
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Tel 561 8332000
Fax 561 650 8399
Holland & Knight LLP
222 Lakeview Avenue. Suite 1000
West Palm Beach. FL 33401
www.hklaw.com
William R. Bloom
3057897712
william.bloom@hklaw.com
September 5, 2007
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Director of Planning and Zoning
City of Boynton Beach
100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
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Dear ~r. Ftumpf:
The purpose of this letter is to request a one year time extension for the referenced
project. The date of the Development Order approval was September 6, 2005 and subsequently
extended until September 6, 2007. The applicant is requesting the time extension because of
unforeseen delays in the development process, including the relocation of FPL facilities which
was just reasonably resolved with FPL, modification to the Project to accommodate a major
BellSouth duct bank which could not be relocated as originally envisioned, and changes in
market conditions requiring re-design of the Project to provide more work force housing.
The Developer had anticipated that it would take FPL several months to review the
Project and the relocation of its facilities. Instead, 500 Ocean Plaza was caught in a backlog of
projects requiring FPL signoff. Only recently has FPL signed off on the relocation of its
facilities. In addition to the FPL relocation, the Developer had anticipated the relocation of a
major BellSouth fiber optic trunkline serving a substantial portion of the City of Boynton Beach.
The relocation was determined not to be economically feasible and would delay the project an
inordinate amount of time. To avoid this problem the Developer was required to substantially
modify the plans and relocate the elevator banks to accommodate the BellSouth fiber optic
trunkline without relocation. The process of identifying the BellSouth facilities, evaluating the
ability to relocate same and the redesign of the Project to accommodate the BellSouth fiber optic
trunkline has substantially delayed the Project.
The Developer had previously completed a full set of plans and specifications for the
Project which has cost the Developer more than $800,000.00 to prepare and had submitted same
to the City for courtesy review. During the last year the Developer has been revising the plans
and specifications to address comments from the City and to reduce project costs to enable the
Developer to provide more affordable units in light of the changes in market conditions. The
revised plans and specifications are anticipated to be completed within the next few months for
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Mr. Michael Rumpf
September 5, 2007
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submission to the City for review. The Developer has now expended in excess of $2,000,000.00
in connection with the design of the Project.
During the last year the Developer and its engineers has been working closely with City
staff to replat the Property. The proposed replat is now virtually finalized, subject to finalization
of the plans and specifications. In addition, the Developer has removed the FPL utility lines
from the site, installed a 2,000 amp transformer to power the site during construction and planted
approximately 20 palm trees along Federal Highway to beautify the site during construction.
The Developer has paid multiple fees associated with the development of the Project
including: the courtesy review fee; water/sewer capacity fees (approximately $350,000.00);
BellSouth permit fee; fees to demolish existing structure on the site; and the fence permit fee.
As significant as unforeseen difficulties have arisen, including changes in market
conditions, a one year extension of time is reasonable. Should you have any questions or
concerns related to this letter, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely yours,
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
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William R. Bloom
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