REVIEW COMMENTS
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FIRE STATION #5 (CDPA 07-001)
COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN APPEAL
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 07-001
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND CITY COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
Chair and Members
Planning and Development Board
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Planning and Zoning Director
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January 3, 2007
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SUBJECT:
Fire Station #5 - CDPA 07-001
Appeal of Chapter 9 - Community Design Plan (Overhead Doors)
NATURE OF REQUEST
David Stump, Project manager, representing the City of Boynton Beach Engineering Department, is
requesting approval of a Community Design Plan Appeal to allow overhead bay doors facing High Ridge
Road (see Exhibit "B" - Proposed Elevations). This appeal is being submitted in conjunction with a site plan
application (NWSP 07-002).
BACKGROUND
The City proposes to construct a two-story, 47,739 square-foot fire rescue station/ fire administration office
building, along with the City EOC (Emergency Operations Center), on a 4.47 -acre parcel on the east side of
High Ridge Road, just south of Gateway Boulevard (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map).
According to Chapter 9 - Community Design Plan of the City's Land Development Regulations, High Ridge
Road is listed as a roadway where building elevations shall not display overhead bay doors. Due to their
high degree of visibility, these major roadways within the City are subject to higher standards related to
building appearance.
ANAL YSIS
The restriction of prohibiting the bay doors to face High Ridge Road is predicated on the concept that the
roadway is very visible and overhead bay doors tend to be more unsightly than the typical architectural
features on the front of office/commercial buildings. Secondly, when the bay doors are in an open position,
a clear view into the inner workings of a business is afforded, which in many instances, may not be the
most attractive aspect of the business, particularly where vehicles are serviced or merchandise is stored.
High Ridge Road, as well as the other roadways listed in Chapter9, Section 11.J. of the Land Development
Regulations, are considered entrances into the City and carry a considerable amount of daily traffic,
Buildings located on these roadways should be held to a higher level of architectural standards.
The Design Appeal process is appropriate in this instance given the unique nature of the fire rescue
operation and the rapid response necessity, combined with the typically well-maintained appearance of
such facilities. Since in many instances, every second counts, having immediate access to the main
thoroughfare (High Ridge Road) can substantially improve the response times, as opposed to driving
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through a long parking lot before entering the highway. Accordingly, the architects have proposed an
architecturally interesting building with a great deal of design character (see Sheets A-201 & A-202). The
modern architecture more closely resembles many of the industrial warehouse/office buildings already built
in Quantum Park than a series of apparatus bays of a fire station. They have also proposed painting the
overhead doors one of the matching accent colors of the building, in order that the doors blend with the
building as much as possible, without creating one long wall of a single color. To further that effort, the
building was designed with protruding columns between each of the doors on the apparatus bay to visually
minimize the linear effect of the bay doors. Additionally, standard operating procedure is for the bay doors
to be closed, thus obscuring any storage, daily operations, or the things people generally find objectionable
about open garage bays. Also, the throat of the driveway has been narrowed to provide greater
landscaping opportunities. Lastly, the Architects' design of a lush, colorful landscape theme along the front
of the fire rescue station, in combination with the Quantum Park streetscape on High Ridge Road, should
help soften any impact from the orientation of the bay doors (see Sheet L-1 01).
Previous Community Design Plan Appeals (CDPA) involving overhead garage bay doors have been
approved for projects along High Ridge Road. In November of 2002, the City Commission approved a
CDPA for the Premiere Interstate parcel just south of the CarMax property. The reasoning behind the
approval stems from the fact that the overhead bay doors facing High Ridge Road would be preferable to
orienting them on the back of the buildings facing the Interstate, since the sheer number of vehicles
(volume of traffic) traveling on 1-95 far exceeds that on High Ridge Road. A second approval was granted
on January 21,2003, and involved High Ridge Commerce Center II, a project north of Gateway Boulevard
on the west side of High Ridge Road, immediately north of Canterbury Townhomes. For this project, there
were unique site characteristics and constraints, due to the long and narrow configuration of the parcel,
combined with the fact that 25% of the site was set aside for preservation of the A-rated Scrub habitat on
the western portion of the property. Since the building was designed for smaller tenants requiring overhead
bay doors on two sides of their bays and that the narrowness of the parcel would not allow the buildings to
be oriented in another direction so the doors could face north/south, inevitably the doors had to face High
Ridge Road. Lastly, due to the termination of the road at the High School around the corner, and the types
of businesses south of the subject site, this segment of High Ridge Road has relatively low volumes of
traffic in contrast with the other roadways contemplated under the Community Design Plan regulations for
overhead bay doors.
RECOMMENDATION
Based on the analysis contained herein, staff recommends approval of this request to locate the overhead
bay doors facing High Ridge Road. No conditions of approval are recommended; however, any conditions
of approval recommended by the Board or City Commission will be placed in Exhibit liD" - Conditions of
Approval.
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3001 PGA Boulevard, Suite 300
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
(561) 904-7400 Tel
(561) 904-7401 Fax
December 11, 2006
City of Boynton Beach
Planning and Zoning Department
100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33425
Re: Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Station #5/ EOC
Community Design Plan Appeal (CDP A)
Response to TART Review Comment #98
To Whom It May Concern:
It is necessary to orient the apparatus bay doors as proposed (facing the street) for this
facility due to its use and operations.
The "Fire Rescue Station/EOC" serves as an emergency response/emergency operations
facility and requires direct access to public/private streets in the shortest time period
possible (response time) for its emergency vehicles.
The proposed orientation of the apparatus bay doors provides the most efficient and
effective way for the emergency vehicles to operate during an emergency.
In an effort to mitigate the appearance of the overhead doors from the street, we have added
the following features:
· Protruding columns along the face of the apparatus bays to minimize the linear effects of
the doors and apparatus bay fa<;ade.
· We have several color accents throughout the building fa<;ade that will blend with the
doors which give it a consistent, yet enhanced, look.
· Additional landscaping materials, above and beyond requirements, were added to
either side of the apparatus bay drive to aid in the screening of the bay doors.
· Width of apparatus bay drive reduced at intersection with the street to minimize the
effects of the overall driveway.
Based on all of the above, we are requesting your acceptance of the proposed apparatus bay
doors' orientation.
City of Boynton Beach
Planning and Zoning Department
December 11, 2006
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Please feel free to contact me (561) 904-7503 if you have any questions.
Respectfully yours,
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EXHIBIT "D"
Conditions of Approval
Project name: Fire Station #5
File number: CDPA 07-001
Reference:
I DEPARTMENTS I INCLUDE I REJECT I
PUBLIC WORKS- Solid Waste
Comments: None
PUBLIC WORKS - Forestry & Grounds
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/ENVIRONMENTALIST
Comments: None
Conditions of Approval
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DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments: None
ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
Comments:
1. To be determined.
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
Comments:
1. To be determined.
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