REVIEW COMMENTS
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SAUSALITO GROVES
(MPMD 07-003)
MASTER PLAN MODIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 07-021
STAFF REPORT
TO:
FROM:
Chair and Members
Planning and Development Board and City Commission
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Michael W. Rumpf .
Director of Planning and Zoning
Ed Breese ~
Principal Planner
THRU:
DATE:
March 2, 2007
PROJECT NAME/NO:
Sausalito Groves MPMD 07-003
REQUEST:
Master Plan Modification of the Sausalito Groves P.U.D. to reduce the rear
yard setback for Lake lots from fifteen (15) feet to ten (10) feet and to
reduce the rear yard setback for Right-of-Way lots from twenty five (25)
feet to fifteen (15) feet.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Property Owners: Sausalito Place Homeowners' Association, Inc.
Location: North side of Gateway Boulevard, just west of Lawrence Road (see
Exhibit "A" - Location Map)
Existing Land Use/Zoning: Moderate Density Residential (MoDR)/ Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Proposed Land Use/Zoning: No changes proposed
Proposed Use: Rear Setback Amendment for building additions and hard roof screen
enclosures
Acreage: 31. 5 Acres
Adjacent Uses:
North:
Right-of-way of the LWDD L-21 Canal, then farther north single-family residential in
the Nautica P.U.D.;
South:
Right-of-way of Gateway Boulevard, then farther south single-family residential
(Royal Manor Mobile Home Estates) classified Low Density Residential (LDR) and
zoned Single-Family Residential (R-1);
East:
Right-of-way of Lawrence Road, then to the northeast a couple of developed
single-family residential parcels and Lawrence Lake Estates P.U.D. and to the
Staff Report
Memorandum No PZ-07-021
Page 2
southeast an 11 lot subdivision on Floral Drive and a multi-family complex
(Gateway Club Apartments), both in unicorporated Palm Beach County; and
West: Single-family residential (Royal Manor Mobile Home Estates) classified Low Density
Residential (LDR) and zoned Single-Family Residential (R-1).
BACKGROUND
The Sausalito Place Homeowners Association is requesting that the Master Plan for the Sausalito Groves
P.U.D. be modified to reduce the minimum rear yard setbacks for building additions and hard roof screen
enclosures, as described within the attached letter of request. More specifically, the request is to reduce
the rear yard setback of Lake lots from fifteen (15) feet to ten (10) feet and to reduce the rear yard
setback for Right-of-Way lots from twenty five (25) feet to fifteen (15) feet (see Exhibit "C").
The subject P.U.D. is a development comprised of 164 residential lots arranged in a duplex configuration
with varying rear yard setbacks based upon the type of lot; "Perimeter", "Lake", "Right-of-Way", or "Back-
to-Back" lots. Typical lots range between 110 and 120 feet in depth, with cul-de-sac lots and those located
on the curvilinear portion of the internal street network having greater depth.
The HOA has indicated that they have received numerous requests from residents to construct minor
additions to the rear of their homes, but in many cases have been unable to do so due to the lot
regulations contained within the Master Plan. The HOA's own Architectural Review Committee would
review individual requests for home additions to ensure the construction is in keeping with the design and
quality of the neighborhood, prior to submittal of any individual building permit applications to the City.
Chapter 2.5, Planned Unit Development, of the City Land Development Regulations states that changes
in planned unit developments shall be processed through the Planning and Development Board and the
City Commission.
ANALYSIS
The purpose and intent of setbacks is to create separation between units, principally for safety and
maintenance purposes. This is accomplished by allowing buildings and ancillary structures to be setback
a certain distance from the property lines. Also, the impression or feeling of density and openess are
affected by setbacks. In some cases, residents are willing to forego a sense of openess in order to
accommodate a building addition for the changing needs of the family, versus the need to relocate from a
neighborhood with which they are comfortable, to gain the additional living area needed.
The rear yards of the Lake lots abut the 3. 17-acre water body, which has a width varying between 80 feet
and 170 feet. Adding to the separation between dwelling units is a 20 foot Lake Maintenance easement
completely surrounding the water body, providing an additional 40 foot of separation between units. With
this exceptional distance between dwellings, staff supports the HOA request to reduce the rear yard
setbacks for Lake lots from fifteen (15) feet to ten (10) feet.
The HOA is also requesting to reduce the rear yard setback for Right-of-Way lots from twenty five (25)
feet to fifteen (15) feet. The rear yards of the vast majority of the Right-of-Way lots abut the six (6) foot
tall perimeter wall of the Sausalito development on either Gateway Boulevard or Lawrence Road. Since the
dwellings do not abut other residential units, but rather abut the perimeter wall, staff recommends they be
treated the same as the Perimeter lots, which have a six (6) to eight (8) foot tall hedge that separates
them from either mobile homes to the west or a canal to the north. The Perimeter lots in the Master Plan
Staff Report
Memorandum No PZ-07-021
Page 3
were developed with the same fifteen (15) foot rear yard setback that the HOA is requesting for the Right-
of-Way lots. Based upon the similiarities between the two, it would seem logical that the impacts are
practically identical and therefore the rear yard setbacks could be treated the same. There are seven (7)
Right-of-Way lots within the Master Plan not located abutting either Lawrence Road or Gateway Boulevard.
These lots are located between two (2) streets internal to the P.U.D.. Again, since the dwellings on these
particular lots do not share a rear yard with any other dwelling, and the rear yard is seperated from the
street by a six (6) to eight (8) foot tall hedge, the request to reduce the rear yard setback from twenty five
(25) feet to fifteen (15) feet appears reasonable and justified.
This request was reviewed for consistency with the P.U.D. development standards in the Land
Development Regulations, Chapter 2.5, Planned Unit Developments. Also, staff reviewed the request by
focusing on the subject P.U.D. and comparing it with other planned residential developments that exist
throughout the city. Staff found the request was not inconsistant with other P.U.D.'s and was in line with
Commission direction to create additional flexibility in home expansions and remodels throughout the City.
In any case, these home additions and improvements would all occur within each individual property
owner's current property/lot lines, with absolutely no construction allowed to encroach into Homeowner
Association property, Lake Maintenance Easements, Perimeter Landscape Buffers or Utility Easements (see
Exhibit "D" - Conditions of Approval).
After reviewing the setback regulations within other P.U.D. developments and recognizing the nature of
the similiarity of the various lot characteristics with differing rear yard setback requirements within the
Sausalito Groves P.U.D., staff believes that the primary objective, safety, is still maintained with this
request. The secondary objectives involving light and air flow, and a feeling of openess may be reduced to
some small degree, but at the choosing of the residents.
RECOMMENDATION
It is staff's opinion that this request would neither be injurious to the area nor detrimental to the public
welfare, and rewards more owners within the P.U.D. with the same flexibility enjoyed by other Sausalito
residents. Therefore, staff recommends approval of this Master Plan amendment, subject to the conditions
listed in Exhibit "D" - Conditions of Approval. Additional comments recommended by the Board or
approved by the Commission would also be included in the Conditions of Approval.
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EXHIBIT "e"
Sausalito Place Homeowners' Association, Inc.
200 Sausalito Circle
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
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18 January 2007
Boynton Beach Zoning Board,
The Board of Directors of Sausalito Place petition the City of
Boynton Beach Zoning Board to amend the set back criteria in the
Sausalito Place community as follows:
Master Plan Modification for lots designated as Right of Way Lots,
reduce the rear set back from twenty five (25) feet to fifteen (15) feet. Lots
designated as Lake Lots, reduce the rear set back from Fifteen (15) feet to
ten (10) feet.
These amended criteria will apply to the construction of house
additions and lor screened enclosures with hard roofs. Further, prior to a
permit being granted by the City of Boynton Beach the Sausalito Place
Architectural Committee must first approve any such modification to any
structure in the community. The decision of the Sausalito Place
Homeowners' Association will be final.
Sj7'e~ely, _ _ J/' -4
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President
Sausalito Place Homeowners' Association, Inc.
EXHIBIT "D"
Conditions of Approval
Project name: Sausalito Groves P.U.D.
File number: MPMD 07-003
Reference:
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
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
PLANNING AND ZONING
Conditions of Approval
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DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
Comments:
1. Any proposed home additions shall occur within each individual property
owner's current property/lot lines, with absolutely no construction allowed to
encroach into Homeowner Association property, Lake Maintenance
Easements, Perimeter Landscape Buffers or Utility Easements.
ADDITIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined.
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
Comments:
To be determined.
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