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O86-11ORDINANCE NO. 86- // ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, DETERMINING THAT CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT APPROVED IN ORDINANCE NO. 84-51 DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATION UNDER CHAPTER 380, FLORIDA STATUTES, 1985, DETERMINING THAT NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT REVIEW IS NECESSARY REGARDING SUCH CHANGES, APPROVING SUCH CHANGES, AND AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER (ORDINANCE NO. 84-51) FOR PURPOSES OF INCORPORATING THE APPROVED CHANGES WHEREAS, Riteco Development Corporation, a Florida corporation ("Riteco") filed with the City of Boynton Beach (the "City") an Application for Development Approval of Comprehensive Development of Regional Impact (the "ADA") on May 21, 1984, regarding that certain property (the "Property") described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, the ADA was approved and the Development Order for the Property was granted December 18, 1984 pumsuant to Ordinance No. 84-51 (the "Development Order")~ and WHEREAS, Riteco subsequently conveyed its right, title and interest in and to the Property to Boynton Park of Commerce, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Boynton Park"), and, Boynton Park, in turn, subsequently conveyed its. rightf title, and interest in and to the Property to Quantum Associates, a Florida general partnership (the "Developer"), the current record fee simple owner of the Property; and WHEREAS, Developer has filed with the City an application to amend the Development Order; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Boynton Beach, as the governing body having jurisdiction, is authorized and empowered to consider applications for amendmen'ts to development orders approving developments of regional impact pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes (1985); and WHEREAS, upon publication and furnishing of due notice, public hearings on these proceedings were held April 8, 1986, before the Planning and Zoning Board, and April 22, 1986, before the City Council of Boynton Beach; and WHEREAS, the said City Council has considered the testimony,' reports and other documentary evidence submitted at said public hearings by Developer, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, the Boynton Beach staff, the Boynton Beach Planning and Zoning Board, and the public; and WHEREAS, said City Council has considered all of the foregoing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Boynton Beach, that said City Council makes the following findings of fact: Section 1. A notice of public hearing in the proceedings was duly published on April 6 , 1986, in THE POST , a newspaper of general circulation in Boynton Beach, Florida, pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, and proof of said publication has been duly filed in these proceedings. Section 2. Developer has requested that the Development Order be amended as follows: A. That the Amended Master Site Development Plan ("Amended Master Site Development Plan"), attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof, submitted by Applicant in its application for Amendment to the Development Order replace and supercede the Master Site Development Plan originally approved in the Development Order. B. That Section 4(1) be amended by adding the following subparagraph (c): (c) Boynton Beach Park of Commerce ADA, Amended Master Site Development Plan submitted January 21, 1986. C. That references throughout the Development Order be revised to conform to the Amended Master Site Development Plan. D. That references throughout the Development Order be revised, where applicable, to conform to the representations set forth in that certain letter (the "Letter") from George W. Zimmerman to Carmen Annunziato under date of February 28, 1986, attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and made a part hereof. 0151D -2- Section 3. Upon consideration of all matters described in Section 380, Florida Statutes (1985), it is hereby determined that: A. The amendments proposed by Developer do not unreasonably interfere with the achievement of the objectives of an adopted state land development plan applicable to the area. B. The amendments proposed by Developer are consistent with the local comprehensive plan and local land development regulations. C. The amendments proposed by Developer are consistent with the recommendations of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council on file in these proceedings. D. The amendments proposed by Developer do not constitute a substantial deviation under Chapter 380, Florida Statutes (1985). E. The amendments proposed by Developer do not require further development of regional impact review. Section 4. The City Council has concluded as a matter of law that these proceedings have been duly conducted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 380~ Florida Statutes (1985), that Developer is entitled to the relief prayed and applied for, and the Development Order is hereby amended incorporating the amendments proposed by Developer as set forth in Section 2 above, subject to the following special conditions with which Applicant accepts and agrees to comply: (1) Those conditions set forth in the Development Order. (2) That an addendum be added to the Management Plan for the Sand Pine Scrub Preserve, containing the following information: (a) Conceptual plans depicting the extent and location of any boardwalk(s) proposed in the Sand Pine Scrub Preserve area, including a description of how the boardwalk(s) would be managed for educational purposes and maintained. (b) A specific statement as to who would be responsible for the management of the Sand Pine Scrub Preserve, and for the costs of such management. (c) Identify where the required forty (40) acres of sand ~pine scrub canopy, under story --a~Td~ groundcover vegetation (as set 0151D -3- forth in Condition No. 6 of the Development Order) will occur, as well as a statement as to how these acres will be maintained based upon the location and distribution thereof. (3) That the Developer comply with the representations set forth in the Letter (described in Section 2 D. above). Section 5. Except as otherwise amended herein, the Development Order shall remain in full force and effect. Section 6. A copy of this Ordinance shall be transmitted by first class U.S. Mail, certified return receipt requested, to the Bureau of Land and Water Management, the Department of Community Affairs, Quantum Associates (the owner/developer ), and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.- Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. FIRST READING this z~~ day of May, 1986. SECOND READING and FINAL PASSAGE this 3rd day of .. JDne,J 19~86. ATT ST: ~ C I TY~L'~ RK CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA COUNCIL MEMBER f COUNCIL ME~R EXHIBITS: "A" - Legal Description "B" - Amended Master Site Development Plan "C" - Letter 0151D -4- -. EXHIBIT "A" OVERALL BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION A TraCt of land lying partially in Sections 16, 17, 20 and 21, Township 45 South, Range 43' East, Palm Beach County, Florida, said'Tr'act--being more particul~ly described as follows:' Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Secti-o~ 17; thence North 1°14-'39" East, along~'the West line of Section 17, a distance of 1318.10 feet to a point in the intersection with the centerline of N.W. 22nd Avenue, as recorded in O.R. Book 1738, Page11686, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, · Florida; thence with a bearing of North 89°0~'32" East, along_.the centerline_ of N.W. 22ndi~Avenue, a distance of 778.37 feet. to the Point of Beginning; thence North 1°44'39'' East, a distance of 1247.06 feet to the .South riqht .of way'line of L.W.D.D. Lateral 21; thence North 89°08'49'' East~ along i~he South right of way line of L.W.D.D. Lateral 21, as recorded ~ in O'.R. Book 1732, Page 612, of the Public Records of Palm-Beack'COunty, Florida, a distance of 635.93 feet to the centertine o~the L,W.D;D. Equalizing Canal E-4 Canal, as recorded in -O.R. Book 1732~ [Page-612 of Public Records of Palm Beach County, thence -alongj' the centerline of the above described E-4 Canal a curve to-~he right having a chord bearing of North' 10032'52" · ; a radi~s of 750.~O feet, a central angl~' of 4°04'17" and an arc of 53J29 feet; thence continue along the centerline of-the E-4 '.~-' al, with a~bearing of' North-12'35'00" East, a distance of 320169 feet -[°:[~%to a point of ~e; thence with a curve, to the left having a radius of :?.i~'6 .00, a central angle of 3'28'30", and an arc length of 394.23 feet; e North 9~[.06'30"'East, a distance of 1979.16 feet to aopoint on the ..:..-.'.-, rth Line of ~ection ~7;.-thence with a bearing of North 89 16'39" East, ...~.f[.{:~ng the North-line of Section 17, a distance of 1964.50 feet; thence :h 0002'1~" East, a distance of'2625.18 feet; 'thence North 89°08'49'' --Ea , a distance~ of 368.96 feet to a point on the North right of way ot-~N.W. ........... 2~d-~venue~as recorded in O.R. Book 1738, Page 1686 of the PUblic Records~of Palm Beach County, Florida; thence South 1~9°27'31" E~st, a distanc~ of 50.00 feet to the centerline of N.W. 22nd Avenue; -~ thence with a curve to the right having a chord bearin~f North 75029'49'' East~ a radius o.f 1637 02 feet, a central angle of 9°53'58", ~ an arc !eng~'of 282.85 feet to a point- thence North 12°02'41" a distance_ of 915,72 feet; thence North 0 3~'11" East, a distance. ~'.6f! R~7.0 feet;~hence North 89°12'37" East, a distance of 413.21 feet; :~-thence South ~8722~56" East, a distance of 1349.70 feet to a point on right of/~ay line of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad; thence -~.:.:.%~:~e 0°28'21" ~E~st, along the West right of way line of the Railroad, a' distance of ~30~.09 feet'to a point on the centerline of N.W. 22nd ~Avenue; thence North 88°27'31'' ~West, along the cente'rline of N.W. 22nd Avenue a distance of 672~97 feet; thence South 0°33'53'' East, a distance of 1306.69 feet; thence South 88°45'3~'' East, a distance of 333.51 feet on the West right of way of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad; a bearing of'~SoUth 14°~8'23'' West, along the West right of way of the railroad, a distance of ~3~2.49 feet; thence South 0°33'53'' a distance of 26.69' feet; thence South 13°15'22'' West, a distance 0.57 feet_; thence North 88°50'04" West, a distance of 187.60 feet; ~ence with a bearing or. North 0°49'2~" West, a distance of 200 00 feet; thence North 88°50'04" West, a distance of 2t8.00 feet; thence South 0°49'21" East~ a distance of 200.00 feet; thence North 88°50'04'' West, a distance of 4~.~ feet; thence South 0°49'2~'' East, a distance of 556.84 ~eet; thence N~rth 88°50".04'' West, a distance of 36~7.26 feet to a point on th~ center!ine of the above described centerline of the E-4 Canal; thence with a bearing o[~North 5°~8']4'' West, a distance of 153.~I3 feet, thence with a cur~eotO the right having a radius of 450.00 feet, a centrsl angle of 15 36'44", and an arc length of 122.62 feet; thence North 10°18'30'' East, a distance of 988.60 feet to a point of curve; thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 45'0.00 feet, a central angle o~ 18°20'00'', and an arc length of 143.99 feet; thence w~th a bearing of North.~8 01 30 West, a d~stance of 1255.14 feet to a point on the centerl~ne of N W. 22nd Avenue; thence with a bearin South 89 04'32" West, along the centerl~ne of N.W. 22nd Avenue a · distaflce .of 817.85 feet more or less to the P°int. of Be~in~n~~ "~ ~- ~ -·~'~' ' ':';:~-~-~v.Y Co~tai~.~ 59-~~55 acres more or less and subject to easements and EXHIBIT "C" DEUTSCH i IRELAND PROPERTIES February 28, 1986 Hr. Carmen Annunziato, Planning Director City of Boynton B~ach 120 N.E. 2nd Avenue P. O. Box 310 8oynton Beach, Florida 33435 RE: Response to questions of the TRB reviewed in our meeting on February 18, 1986. Dear Carmen: In response to the questions raised in the attached memoranda, I am providing you herewith our responses for the record. Memorandum #1 dated February 12, 1986, From Carmen Annunziato, Planning Director. ITEM 1: The Proponent still wishes to proceed with consideration of the commercial sites as shown on their submitted Master Development Plan. Although we recognize your concern, we maintain a great deal of concern ourselves that the parcels be able to support the highest caliber of commercial uses. ITEM 2: The question, with respect to a central loading and unloading facility For rail service, the Proponent has reviewed such a proposal with a number of rail users and have Found it to be inappropriate. All potential users require direct siding access to their facility. ITEM 3: The Master Development Plan is presented in full accordance with the PID Zoning Ordinance. We intend to provide all of the required greenbelt buffers adjacent to properties having a different zoning classification, in complete compliance with the Code. ITEM 4: The rights-of-way For all interior roadways will be lO0 feet wide. Since we will be proposing some variations on the basic sidewalk/bike path scheme, we will provide complete detail for review during the platting process. Again, we expect to provide the City with pavement sections, landscaping and pedestrian amenities in excess of Code requirements. The typical roadway section will have two twenty-four Foot wide roadways with a sixteen foot wide landscaped median. SUITE 1106--~TERNATIONAL BUILDING--2455 E. SUNRISE BOULEVARD--FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304 · (305) 564-5114 THE BUILDING · 1125 NORTHEAST 125 STREET, NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA 33161 * (305) 891-6806 AFFILIATES: BROLEN REALTY & MANAGEMENT CORP., MITA CONSTRUCTION CORP. ITEM 5: The schedule for the Environmental Impact Analysis phase of the Interchange construction has been presented at the meeting, and a copy is attached hereto for your further review. We expect to execute the contract withKimley-Horn, our consultant, on or about March 4. Memorandum #2 dated February 12, 1986, from Perry A. Cessna, Director of Utilities. ITEM A is comentary on water distribution. ITEM 1: We hereby agree to loop the water mains as requested at the cul-de- sacs. ITEM 2: The relocation of the water main routing to the High Ridge Road right-of-way and the additional routing along the north side of the canal is agreed to. Final plans will be prepared in accordance therewith. ITEM 3: At this initial phase, we will agree to a 1,000 foot maximum distance between line valves; however, we expect to review this plan in more detail with the City during the platting phases.'~- When l,O00 foot spacing will provide for fewer than four utility connections, we feel it is appropriate that the spacing be increased. ITEM 4: We hereby agree to add an additional ten inch gate valve where requested. ITEM 5: With respect to easements required for water and sewer, we hereby r~quest that ten foot wide easements be approved where installation occurs oqtside of dedicated right-of-way. In these instances, we will provide for a t~n foot building setback from an easement, thereby providing for a thirty foot clear path at utility lines. We also ask that the limitation on landscaping be imposed only within the ten foot wide easement area. With respect to landscaping at the right-of-way and adjacent to such easement areas, we will endeavor to utilize the plant materials as recommended by the City Forester, Kevin d. Hallahan, in his memorandum dated February 20, 1986. ITEM 6: With respect to fire flow, the Proponent hereby agrees that no building w~ll be certified for occupancy without proper fire flow. Since fire flow~ is a question of use, the Proponent agrees to work out an appropriate formula with the building department to establish required fire flow needs for projects at the time of permitting. Since to the extent feasible, all public i~provements will be ~e at the same time, it is felt that the water loops will be connected prior to occupancy for the vast majority of situations. ITEM B: Sewage collection and transmission ITEM l: Again, this item refers to easements being provided and the prloponent agrees to provide such easements at a width of ten feet with a building setback requirement of an additional ten feet. ITEM 2: Parcels W2-O through W5-O will be served by a sewer along the north side of Northwest 22nd Avenue. Parcels W19-0 and W20-O respectively will be served by an extension of the two sewers shown to the north. ITEM C: Proponent will work with the City as required to insure that inspection of utility installation can be accomplished in a timely manner. ]]ae funds necessary to accomplish this task will be examined and determined at a later date. Memorandum #3 from Charles C. Frederick, Director of Recreation and Park Oepartment also dated February 12, 1986. ITEM 1: Land exchange:proposal: The Proponent wishes to keep this matter separate from discussions concerning the Master Plan layout. The negotiations are continuing between Mr, Peter Cheney, the City Manager and the Proponent to work out the details of such a land exchange. ITEM 2: Median and right-of-way maintenance: The Proponent has determined at this time that the rights-of-way, other than Northwest 22nd Avenue and High Ridge Road, will be privately held. Since dedication is not contemplated, maintenance of those areas will be taken care of by the Developer and the succeeding Property Owner's Association. Maintenance of Northwest 22nd Avenue and High Ridge Road rights-of-way is also of concern to the Proponent, and the Proponent is eager to establish a means whereby they can assume control and responsibility for such maintenance. Memorandum From John Wildner, Park Superintendent dated February 12, 1986. his memorandum provides the backup for cost estimates concerning right-of-way maintenance. I believe all of the questions raised therein have been addressed in the previous comentary. The next memorandum is from Lieutenant McGarry of the Police Department dated February Il, 1986. In order to provide further information to the Police Department in response to Lieutenant McGarry's questions, a meeting was held with Lieutenant Hammock, Chief Hillary and other members of the Boynton Beach Police Department and dim Zook of Kimley-Horn and I. In that meeting, details of the proposed High Ridge Road relocation were discussed. Peak hour traffic movements were identified at 1,300 cars per hour. The interchange spacing between the propased 1-95 Interchange and High Ridge Road would be in excess of 800 feet, center to center. This distance more than adequately meets the DOT 660 foot separation criteria. The Police Department felt adequately assured that an acceptable roadway and interchange design could be developed within these distance perimeters. Final design and pavement layout will be accomplished during the platting and roadway engineering Phases scheduled to follow immediately. With respect to the ability to obtain vacation of the DOT right-of-way for High R!dge Road, Jim Zook of Kimley-Horn met with Frank Gordon, Design Engineer of the Florida Department of Transportation on Thursday afternoon, FebruQry 2?. During that meeting, Mr, Gordon indicated that DOT would approach the vacation of High Ridge Road in accordance with their typical vacation procedure. He indicated that it did not appear as ifthat pOrtion of High RidgeRoad was a part of the DOT network, and as such, there should not ~ be anymjor difficulty in obtaining vacation. He did, however, reserve final judgement on the roadway operations and easement vacation until such timeas the roadway design was complete. I believe this responds to all areas of concern. questions, please contact me. ~:ak CC: Mr. Thomas K. Ireland Mr. Edward B. Deutsch Mr. Thomas P. Misuraca Mr. Rick Rossi Mr. dames Zook Ms. Mimi Howard David Pressly, Esquire Mr. Richard Kerber If you have any further rs, ~ ~ ~EgRGE W~''''''~ L-D-I1RE CTOR~LANN I ~ Attachments EXHIBIT "B" AMENDED MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE JANUARY 21, 1986 Prepared by DEUTSCH/IRELAND PROPERTIES In Consultation with: RICHARD L. BOWEN & ASSOCIATES, Planners and Engineers THE ROY BARDEN PLANNING GROUP, Landscape Architect ROSSI & MALAYASI ENGINEERS, INC., Civil Group KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC., Traffic Engineers GOODKIN RESEARCH CORPORATION, Economic & Marketing Analysis COGNETICS, INC., Marketing DEUTSCH IRELAND PROPERTI $ REPLY TO FORT LAUDERDALE OFFICE January 21, 1986 Mr. Carmen Annunziato, City Planner City of Boynton Beach 120 N.E. Second Avenue P.O. Box 310 Boynton Beach, Florida 33435 RE- Amended Master Site Development Plan Submission Boynton Beach Park of Commerce Dear Carmen: In accordance with our meeting last week, I am transmitting to you herewith, thirty copies of our Amended Master Site Development Plan. Each of the copies is a package containing the report document, six large drawings as listed in the report document, and a letter indicating the required revision we are requesting to the Development Order. We are also submitting, before the end of the week, eighteen additional cop~es to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and six additional copies to Luann Rains at the State Depart- ment of Community Affairs. It is our understanding that this submission fully meets the requirements identified under the State Legislation and City Code. If you have any question or there are further submittals required, pleaSe let us know as soon as possible. Thank you. GZ:ak Enclosures our s, SUITE 1106--INTERNATIONAL BUILDING--2455 E. SUNRISE BOULEVARD--FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33304 · (305) 564-5114 THE BUILDING ,,, 1125 NORTHEAST 125 STREET, NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA 33161 ,', (305) 891-6806 AFFILIATES: BROLEN REALTY & MANAGEMENT CORP., MITA CONSTRUCTION CORP. AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE Deutsch/Ireland Properties is pleased to submit herewith, this amendment to the Master Site Development Plan for the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce. The amendment documents include this booklet of material which provides an explanation of the refinements made to the Master Site Development Plan, as well as backup analysis providing the justification for such refinements and six drawings as follow: site plan, grading plan, drainage plan, mitigation plan, water plan and sewer plan, and the attached request for a proposed revision to the Development Order. This request is being made in order to formalize a final Master Site Development Plan to be used as the basis for subdivision and public improvements engineering. We see the development of this Master Plan as a refinement, rather than a change, to what has been previously submitted to the State Department of Community Affairs, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and the City of Boynton Beach. This plan reflects a reduction in net development acreage from 411.2 acres to 361.1 acres, over what was approved in the ADA/DRI. OUr primary effort in arriving at this amendment was to finalize a plan that was illustrative of the original concept and which met the following goals: To refine the master plan; to incorporate requirements of the Development Order, specifically the set-aside of a 40- acre sand pine preserve and the incorporation of the City Park through a land exchange. To refine the master plan; to incorporate the requirements of a single phased construction plan consistent with our marketing plan. m To refine the master plan; to reflect the outcome of our marketing research which has affected parcel sizes and orientations. 4.' To refine the master plan; to reflect changes in traffic due to a loss of 50.1 acres of developed land. Se To refine the master plan; to incorporate drainage Changes consistent with the new South Florida Water Management District's regulations now in effect, plus the reduction of developed acreage and the increase of open space. e To refine the master plan; to eliminate the rail-loading area and incorporate the potential for individual rail spurs at development sites. THE MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN The colored plan on the following page illustrates the Master Site Development Plan in its amended form. Following it is a copy of map H-1 illustrating the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce as originally submitted in the DRI document. In reviewing tke documents for consistency, there are-four areas of refine- ment that are discussed hereafter in detail. Land uses - Land uses have been adjusted to incorporate both the sand pine preserve and the City Park in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Development Order. Road alignments - The road alignments have been refined to serve the reduced developed acreage, as well as the revised parcel sizes. Phasing - The revision of project phaSing to accommodate a single, public-improvement construction phase, as well as single marketing phase. Parcel sizes - A refinement of parcel sizes and orientation to conform with the marketing research and proposed sales plan. AMENDED LAND USE The Amended Master Site Development Plan is essentially unchanged from the ADA/DRI plan. It is still proposed to be developed as a nearly self-contained, planned comprehensive industrial/office park. The mix of uses in the amended plan still con~tains those types of light industrial, office, hotel, retail and commercial trade activities as permitted by Section 7, Planned Industrial Development (PID), District of the Boynton Beach Zoning Code, as adopted June 3, 1975. A comparison of land use in the approved ADA/DRI and Amended Master Site- Development Plan is shown in Table 1. The Amended Plan contains 30.4 acres of commercial use, of which 3.4 acres are recreational; 133.1 acres of office use; 197.6 acres of light industrial use, of which 53.3 acres are to be used for research, and development industrial activity; 144.9 acres of open space, of which 50.3 acres are lakes, 6 acres are wetland preserve, 40 acres are sand pine preserve (in one parcel as agreed to by staff of the City of Boynton Beach and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council in 1985); and 33.9 acres of additional internal arterial roadways. Arrangement of these proposed land uses within the Amended Master Development Plan are primarily the same as proposed in the approved ADA/DRI Plan. Office uses are proposed along NW 22nd Avenue, around the proposed interchange at Interstate 95, and across from Motorola near Congress Avenue. Commercial uses, including the club recrea- tional facility are also proposed to be located on NW 22nd Avenue and along one of the arterials south of 22nd. i 0 ~ MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN Sand Pine preo~rv~ 40.0 ac: Roads 33.9 ac. TOTAL ~,39.9 ac N PROilOBllO LANr~ L{BI The High Ridge CommarGa IXIJBTINrd I/W The Motorola Plant -13'ire / a ...... IOU#DA#Y BOYNTO. N BEACH ~ PARK 0F~ COMIVIERcE.~ Ely Fliteoo DeveloPment Corp. MAll H;q' I I I -H I I I I I I LO L.~ I I I CO r-,. ,ri I I I ~U 0 o o o o I The location of commercial parcels~ along NW 22nd Avenue is ~& minor departure from th~ intern~ ~ILakeside Center'' complex originally contemplated that indicated 'only 800 feet of com- mercial frontage on NW 22nd AvenUe. The current plan, exclud- ing the Club, now provides for 2,800 feet of commercial frontage. Based upon marketing requirements and the need to establish strong restaurant and service retail locations within the Park, the land-use has been specified aCcordingly. From a traffic viewpoint, it is justified by the reduction in trip generation for the Park overall, as noted later in this report. Hotel uses have been noted as alternate uses for office use par- cels located on.both the eastern and western terminus of NW 22nd Avenue. Three such parcels have been noted accordingly. This concept is _consistent with the approved ADA/DRI plan. Light industrial uses, including research and development activi- ties, are to be located south of NW 22nd Avenue, along the Boynton Beach Canal (C-16) and along High Ridge Road. Light industrial uses are also proposed to be located south of the Boynton Distri- bution Center on High Ridge Road and south of the 40-acre sand pine preserve area. Open space has increased substantially over the approved ADA/DRI Plan from 82.2 acres to 144.9 acres. Lakes are proposed to be located in the low area of the Park. Unlike the ADA/DRI approved plan, however, these lakes will be arranged as linear open space/ wetland/lake areas. The result i~ to provide greater visual ex- posure to a far larger number of park sites. The reduced acres of lakes (from 76.4 acres to 50.3 acres) is based upon new rules by the South Florida Water Management District adopted in June 1984, and the fact that the plan contemplated 50.1 fewer acres of developed land. These new rules require less large size retention lakes in.each project. On-site ponding will be part of these rules. Wetland preservation remains the same as approved in the ADA/DRI Plan, except for a slight increase in wetland acreage (from 5.8 acres to 6.0 acres). The mitigation plan, submitted herewith, identifies the locations of the lake-edge plantings as consistent with the approved ADA/DR~. In addition, the preservations of upland habitat and native vege- tation is consistent with the apProved ADA/DRI. One large 40-acre parcel of sand pine scrub and existing proposed animal habitat area is proposed in the far northwest portion of the Amended Plan. This location and parcel configuration was decided upon from several alternatives and fOllowing numerous meetings be- tween Riteco, environmental planning consultants, and City/Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council staff, during 1985. Preserved in- tact, the 40~acre site complies with requirements of the TCRPC Board and staff, the City.staff, and'the adopted Development Order. Ample habitat land area exists to allow orderly and safe relocation of existing Gopher Tortoise and Florida Mice. Existing Burrowing Owl sites all fall in northern portions of the preserve. Fully consis- tent with the Development Order, this proposed "Sand Pine Preserve" will be regenerated in accordance with the Sand Pine Preserve, Management Plan. -6- A proposed City Park will be located adjacent to the 40-acre preserve This Park will provide a community level facility and serve the growing residential neighborhoods to the north and west. Access for the Park and preserve area will be pro- vided by a new loop arterial which connects Congress Avenue (north of NW 22nd Avenue) with ~NW 22nd Avenue in the center of the Park. Future construction of Miner Road will provide additional access. ROADWAY ALIGNMENT AND TRIP GENERATION A network of major internal arterials (similar to the ADA/DRI Approved Plan) is proposed to serve the Amended Plan land uses, and avoid negative impact on the public transportation system outside of the Park. Internal vehicular movement will be ac- commodated by arterials, each with divided four-lane landscaped boulevard roadways. Northwest 22nd Avenue and High Ridge Road are similar in construction with a 100 foot right-of-way. Miner Road has a righ%-of-way of 108 feet; and will be constructed by others, as adjacent sections of roadway and the canal crossing become available. An internal system of pedestrian walkways and bikeways will be provided throughout the linear open space system, connected by grade-separated crossings as shown, at the arterial roadways. PROJECT TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS In general, vehicle trip generation for the Amended Master Development Plan is similar to the ADA/DRI Approved Master Development Plan. A comparison of the two is shown in Table Two. The slight 5% reduction in total trip generation (from 44,'321 in the ADA/DRI Plan to 42,957 in the Amended Plan) is the re- sult of an increase in the open space categories'of land use and reduction of net developable land from 411.2 acres in the ADA/DRI to 361.1 acres in the Amended Plan. INTERNAL/EXTERNAL SPLITS There are alSo reductions in external trips. A comparison of internal/external trip generations is shown in Table Three. The 10% reduction in exuernal trip generation is a result of reductions in net developable land acreages. Traffic assignments of external trips to the impact area road- way network remain unchanged from the ADA/DRI Plan. External peak-hour trips generated by. the Park and their directional split are also unchanged from the ADA/DRI Plan. -7- ZZ ~Z ~. O< Z Z o o o.,1 ~ kC) 0 .,-I 0 ~ C',.i 40 o o ~ z z o o o 0 o 0 iROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS Construction of the Amended Master Development Plan will result in a 5% reduction in total trip generation, a.10% reduction of external trip generation, and a reduction of the level of impact on intersections and roadways within the project impact area. However, agreements reached between Riteco Incorporated, the City, the County and TCRPC, as stated in the approved ADA/DRI Development Order, will be honored by Deutsch/Ireland Properties without change. .Therefore, no change in the Development Order is requested. In support of the data presented herein concerning trip generation and splits, there is attached hereto a letter from Jim Zook at Kimley-Horn with his computation of the revised traffic numbers based upon this refined plan. His letter supports the fact that there is no increase in traffic, despite the refinement of land uses illustrated in the Amended Master Site Development Plan. PHASING The approved ADA/DRI speaks to an extended development period of up to thirty years. Development was proposed in two phases. Our proposed plan Ks to proceed with development of the entire project in a single phase. Immediately following below are excerpts from a marketing study prepared by Goodkin Research concerning the absorption rate for this project and other major projects in the area. Based upon their conclusions and the marketing intents of Deutsch/Ireland Properties, it is believed that this entire develop- ment can be accomplished in an eight to twelve year:_ time frame. On this basis, Deutsch/Ireland Properties has made the financial commitment to move ahead immediately with all roadway and public improvements construction. Platting and subdivision will be sought immediately upon approval of this Amended Master Site Development Plan. ABSORPTION RATE Based on the deveiopment's planned amenity mix and predicated on the hypothesis that our marketing recommendations outlined above wi~ be basically adhered toy tho average annual absorption rate is. expected to vary from approximately 45 to 75 acres per year (see Table 2). Given about 379 net acres o~ land, the expected absorption period-ranges from 5.1 to 8.4 years, with a 6.3 year.probable.time span. These absorption rates are measured in terms of land sales to both users and other developers/builders, and also include acreage occupied by buildings ~onstrueted by the client/developer. ABSORPTION RATE8 Absorption of industrial land can best be measured by the rate at which land is taken off the market through land sales. This rate, however, does not necessarily reflect the rate of building improvements as economic conditions and pui'ehaser goals have signifieant effects. The annual absorption rate of the surveyed parks, as measUred by available land, ranges from less than I here to. 55 acres. The most common average annual absorption rate varies from about 2 to 5 acres in the parks surveyed. The larger and better planned and located parks tend to reflect the faster absorption rate while smaller parks are usually at the lower end of the range. Two other factors greatly affecting the absorption rate are both the price and the immediate availability of fully improved sites. Measured in ~terms of ~the amount of =land put to. industrial u~e. (which ineludes existing buildings and facilities under eOnstruetion)j ArvidaJs Park of Commerce has generated the most impressive absorption rate of approximately 118 acres per year. Goodkin -11- Kimley. Horn andAssociate 5800 Corporate Way, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33407 · (305) 683-5500- Raleigh, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Nashville, Dallas December 9, 1985 4479.06(07)/TO6-22 Mr. George Zimmerman Deutsch-Ireland Properties' Suite 1106, International Building 2455 East Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304 RE: Boynton Beach Park of Commerce Proposed Plan Revision Traffic Impact Dear-George: As. requested, by you, we have completed a comparison of your proposed revised plan for the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce (second revision). As indicated on the attached summary, the traffic impact of this plan is virtually the same as for the approved DRI plan. Differences due to road alignment changes are noted on the summary. Also enclosed is our billing through October, 1985. Billing includes Task I of our proposal and for a portion of work accomplished on Task II. The work on Task II was initiated to .meet your initial "fast track" schedule. ~Vork was halted since we did not receive a signed proposal. Billing for the enclosed summary will be under our current agreement (4479.06) as requested. We have enjoyed working with you on this task. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding the enclosed summary or the billing. Very truly yours, JRZ/nan Attachments K~MLEY-HORN AND ASSO/~,IATES, INC. ~\James R. Zook, ( ~r~nc~pal ~ . ~ cc: -Mimi,Howard -12- BOYNTON BEACH PARK OF COMMERCE UPDATE Preliminary Traffic Impact AsSessment And Site Plan Review Summary TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT Total Trips External Trips proposed Plan 42,226 30,200 (72%) Approved Plan 44,143 31,403 (71%) Total External Peak Hour 5,130 5,331 DIFFERENCES Total Trips External Trips = External Peak ttour Proposed 42,226 Approved 44, 14~ Proposed 30,200 Approved 31,403 Proposed 5,130 Approved 5,3~] 0.96 0.96 0.96 NOTE: If 400 Room HOtel substltued for 1 l~acre Office External Peak ttour= 5,190 Proposed 5,190 ~pproved 5,331 = 0.97 Generally projected 24-hour and peak hour assigned traffic volumes are the same. Traffic volumes increase on Congress Avenue between Miner Road and NW 22nd Avenue due to no connection to Miner Road within tile western half of the project. There Is also some increase in directional splits due to the higher percentage of office trips. 12110/85 4479.06(07)/TO6-22 -13- PARCEL SIZES AND ORIENTATION The Amended Site Development P%an is based upon a green space network containing pedestrian Ways and lakes. This conce~t is a slight refinement from the ADA/DRI approved plan in that the lakes and green space have bec~me the focus for each of the development parcels, rather than using the lakes and green space as buffers between the roadways and development parcels. In rearranging the plan in this ~shion, we have been able to provide this pedestrian amenity to the vast majority of parcels within the development. In the process of reorienting ~he specific parcels, we have moved much further ahead towards t~e~final definition of parcel size. The following paragraph excerpted from the original ADA/DRI documents indicates an intention of developing parcels from a minimum size of one and three quarter~ ~cres to a maximum size of nine acres. The Amended Master Site Development Plan is fully consistent with that intent. A collector street, with a rlght-of-way of 60 feet, may be con- structed between 'the L,~keside Center and adjoining office/industrial, uses, 'if the market need for small sites dic- tates its requirement. As shown on Map H, a typical industrial lot may be 600 feet x 660 feet. These 9 ac~e sites may be typically subdivided into'l.75, 2.25 or 4.5 acre tracts to meet the need for smaller office or light industrial sites near the Lakeside Center, PAGE 12-7 Immediately following are excerpts from reports prepared by our marketing and sales consultants, Goodkin Research Corporation and Cognetics, Inc.. The excerpts identify-our potential market and the sizes of facilities mo~t likely required within our Park. Although this is not the excluslive rationale we have used in -determining~our final, subdivisiion plan, the'results of .this research p~ovide the backbone ~or ~t. INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT- cONCLusioNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Our analysis of the supply and deinand determinants for warehouse and industrial space indicates that these uses constitute attractive real estate investment opportunities for the developer. The demand for warehouse space is strong, and although several new.industrial.parks .are competing in the marketplace, the subject property offers a close-in and'highly visible location. Specific recomlnendations for this portion of the development follow: High Tech R & D Facilities In present day dollars, rental rates for high tech buildings should vary from about $7.00 to $7.50 per square foot, absolute net. Typically, these buildings will contain the following iinprovements: 18-24 foot clear ceiling heights 100 percent air-conditoned and fully sprinklered for fire protection 22,400 ampere, three-phase electrical service - drive-up loading docks and drive-in doors - 35,000 to 80,000 square foot buildings - 2,500 to 5,000 square foot bays, or: multiples thereof - parking ratio of one space per 275 !to 325 square feet Market segments typical of this fast-growing group~ include micro electronic telecommunications equipment; medical electronics (e.g., electronic health monitoring systems); process coatroI te¢t~nology; electronic surveillance systems and other electronic components; computer systems; engineering, research and design; pharmaceutical/medical products and other related high teeh groups. These users require well landscaped sites and attractively designed buildings. 1-18 OF}ICE DEVELOPMENT - RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the above statistics, it is clear tl~at the supply of office space in Palm Beach County exceeds the demand. In the face of this glut, in order to be successful, developers will be compelled to be more cautious, sophisticated and innovative in their planning,~design, marketing and ti[ning of new projects. While there is an imbalance in supply and demand, the Boynton Beach Park of Commerce subject property is nevertheless strategically positioned to enable it to compete in various segments of the office market. However, in order to generate acceptable absorption rates', it is recommended that a differentiated marketing strategy be adopted by offering three basic product lines: o Pure office space o Office/Service o Office/High tech buildings Pure Office Space We feel that the subject property is suitably positioned to enable it to successfully capture a portion of the demand for luxury-type office space originating from such tenants as financial institutions, insurance companies, computer companies, regional headquarters, operations centers, and professionals seeking prestigious locations (e.g., major law firms and accounting firms). In Broward County, the Corporate Park at Cypress Creek has been very successful in attracting these relatively large companies. These firms are already well entrenched in the Boca Eaton market. -16- ' Our analysis of the criteria ,affecting the location decisions of corporate and regional/divisional headquarters shows that the availability of highway and air transportation are ranked as the two outstanding features, closely followed by the availability of professional/executive labor. In this respect, the site ranks highly. Pertaining to the luxury office market component of the development, the following recommendations are made: Rental Rates -- In present-day dollars, the recommended base rent is $14 to $16 per square foot, absolute net. Size of Buildings -- In order to be able to capture some of these larger tenants, buildings should be fairly large, varying in size from approximately 65,000 to 110,000 square feet. Building Height w Building heights can vary from about one to six stories, with two to five floors probably being most common. Office/Service Space and Moderately Priced Office Space It .is recommended that the developer adopt a penetration pricing strategy by also offering office/service space and moderately priced pure office space at highly competitive prices to the market segments indicated below. These target groups are searching for excellent "value" at locations which offer good visibility, a convenient road transportation network, and a nearby labor pool and local market. Our overall experience with office/service projects in South Florida clearly demonstrates the popularity of this concept when prices are very co~npetitive. Those projects with relatively high rental rates have experienced difficulties leasing space even when site exposure is excellent. The subject property clearly offers an environment that is conducive to our recommended strategy, especially in light of current market conditions. COMMERCIAL DEVRLOPMENT 1-23 Interviews with representatives and employees of major organizations and various office and industrial parks in Florida, show strong preferences to Work in self- contained developments that offer the necessary supporting commercial/retail and other personal services, including such uses as: - Restaurants - Personal services (e.g. dry cleaner, hairdresser, beauty shop) - Stationery/book store - Gift/cigar shop - Convenience store - Pharmacy - Ful/service print shop - Travel agent - M essenger/coilrier service - Car rental agency - Camera shop/developing Although these uses would cater chiefly to employees of the park and other surrounding commercial developments, some demand would also emanate from surrounding residential communities. It is important that the restaurants and other retail facilities be positioned in the subject park in a manner that maximizes exposure to passing traffic. HOTEL DEVELOPMENT At present, there is only one hotel chain fronting 1-95 in Boynton Beach - an unattractive Holiday Inn at the intersection.of 1-95 and Boynton Beach Road. Given -18- 1-24 the impressive growth of industrial, commercial, retail and residential developments in the surrounding area (especially as exemplified by Motorola and the Boynton Beach Mall), we feel that the property offers a good location for one or two quality hotel franchises that can be phased to support up to 500 rooms. A hotel, would clearly complement.-the overall amenity mix of the development and derive most of its revenue from such patronage sources as business guests, meetings and small seminars, potential residents in the area, and, to a lesser degree, social/tourists requiring a short stop-over in a quality, easily accessible and highly visible location. The strategy of adding hotel establishments during the later phases of major office/business park developments is fairly common, as exemplified by such successful South Florida projects as Arvida Park of Commerce, Corporate Park at Cypress Creek and Hillsboro Executive Center. -19- 1-25 I~OT SIZlgS AND LAND PRICES , According to the preliminary Master Plan of the Boynton Beach Park of COmmerce, the park is divided into large 10+_ acre lots. Our competitive survey shows that with the exception of Arvida Park of Commeree's 5_* acre tracts, most competitors offer.one to two acre tracts, reflecting strong demand by relatively small users. While we feel there is a need for large tracts (and our projected absorption rates assume that the developer will be able to attract several large occupants), it is important that the developer is also able to satisfy the dcm and by potential occupants requiring minimum lot sizes of roughly 1.25 acres. In order to achieve the marketing flexibility required in a project of this size, it is strongly recommended that the land plan be amended to meet the needs of these market segments. It is advisable to plat relatively small and combine lots, as opposed to platting mainly large tracts as this could present more of a problem when trying to split. In this respect, it is also important to realize that, in general, smaller parcels tend to generate higher prices per square foot than larger ones. Depending upon such factors as size of parcel, location within the park, financing, type of buyer/user, the recommended land price in present-day dollars varies from approximately $6.50 to $12.00 per square foot with an average of $8.25 per square foot. These prices are somewhat lower than those currently being quoted at Arvida Park of Commerce, and roughly in line with Hillsboro Executive Center and Corporate Park at Cypress Creek. Given the outstanding amenity mix planned for the development (e.g., golf course, day care center, meeting/conference facilities, health club, restaurants/retail services), we feel that these prices are realistic and offer potential occupants excellent "value-1. 1 If an interchange is built at 1-95 and N.W. 22nd Avenue, land prices at some of the parcels coUld increase by as much as 10 to 20 percent. -20- D-I PROPERTIES Palm Beach Co, SUMMARY OF GROWTH TRENDS The Palm Beach during the 1970;ts during the 1972-82 Palm Beach Co. change experienced Period 1972-76 1976-80 1980-82 1982-85 Co, economy performed better than the a~d early lgBO's. While the US grew perio¢ as a whole, Palm Beach Co. grew tended to tell'act the general pattern nationwide: Compound Annual Growth Rate U.S. Palm Beach Co. Difference 1.8 5,6 3,8 4.5 9.7 5,2 -,4 5,4 5,8 2.5 8,1 U,S. economy by 28 percent 97 percent. of cyclical Palm Beach Co. did better major growth period in 1976-80, and The biggest contributors to the 1972-82 period were: Eating E Drinking Places Health Services Special Trade Contractors Business Services Real Estate Transportation Eqpt. General Contractors Electr,ic,E Electronic Eqpt. Food Stores Misc. Retail Trade than the U.S. as a 'whole again outing the 1980-82 Palm Beach Co, job base 11765 6993 6650 5987 442~ ~250 3722 35.82 34~2 333.1 during the recess ion. 'during the -2I- · . ' Economic Change The least effective contributors I~ave been: Heavy Construction Textile Manufacturing Stone,Clay,Glass Products Combined Investments Oil E Coal Products ~fg. Forestry Tobacco Products Rfg, Pipelines Railroads Coal E Lignite ~tning -553 -150 -43 -34 -34 -25 0 0 0 0 [t is important to know which kinds of companies~ on balance~ are creatinq net new jobs. By "on balance" we mean the' net of new startups and expansions and relocations into Palm Beach Co. over the losses due to closings, layoffs~ and out-moves. 14e determine the net change by examining the behavior of each individual business in the area, netting the gains against the losses as we go. In Palm Beach Co., small companies creators during the period for which the most recent available (1980-84): were the great=est net job micro detai I is Percent Net ~m~l o~_mcQt_~IZ e N~t_ Job~_Cc:a~:~ 0-19 19408 69.8 7. 20-99 6990 23.7 100-499 3280 1.5. q 500+ 9084 24.1 Unknown 1541 120,§ TOTALS 40304 34.5 -22- Economic Change Palm ~each Co. its §~owth: rel les most heavily upon Independent 22970 Subsidiary 13I LOcal Headquarters 10313 Branch {Local HQ) -28gi Branch {Non-local HO) 9790 TOTALS 40313 local independents Percent Net 36.4 % 2.0 66.2 -37.0 40.9 34.5 Among establishments with an identifiable age, young indicated the fastest rate ot job gain: Percent Net ~qe hie t_ Jo bs_C ne ~te~! ~b__ Cb anne 0-4 39630 172.9 % 5-8 -3260 -:7.9 9-11 -1§42 -16.6 12+ -1A14 -4.1 Unknown 6899 21.7 TDTALS 40313 34.5 for compani es -23- · Economic Change The largest source of job .creation (from an activity standpoint) was startups ("births"). On the negative side, closures ("deatl3s") played the most significant economic role. Looking at the net~ we find the greatest level of imbalance between startups and closures, ana therefore the highest rate of employment gain: Percent Net Startup - Closure 19628 48.7 Expand - Contract 15570 38.6 Inmove - Outmove 5115 12.7 TOTALS 60313 100.0 Net job creation figures tell us a great deal about where the economy is healthy, but they do not tell us which individual companies are growing, It could be that there are many healthy firms in an industry that is declining. It thus pays to Iook~ at the nature of growing companies Ee£ se. What do we mean by "growing?" Is it absolute or is it percent growth? Absolute growth favors larger companies; percent growth favors smaller ones. We have avoiOed these biases by choosing a hybrio mixture of the two: absolute employment growth multiplied by the percentage growth it represents (expressed in decimal terms). Thus a company that grew from 500 to 550 employees would have an absolute growth of 50, a percent growth of 50/500 =.1, and an index of 50 X .1 = 5. We have chosen to examine the characteristics of all very rapidly growing establishments -- i.e., all of those with a growth index of over 20 -- keeping track of their characteristics, in the meantime. -24- ECOnomri-C The greatest number ot rapidly No. Rapidly Employment Growing 0-19 202 20-gq 63 IO0-4gg 27 500+ 30 Unknown 5 TDTAL5 327 n g e growing establishments Percent of Rapidly Growing 61.8 % 19.3 8.3 9.2 1.5 100,0 are sinai I-' In terms of ownership status, largest number of high-growers: Independent Firm Subsidiary Headquarters of Firm Branch of Local Firm Branch of Non-local Firm TOTALS local No, Rapidly Growing 222 6O ~8 327 independents represent Percent of Rapidly Growing 67.9 % 2.4 18.3 ;~.8 8,6 XO0.O the -25- Economic Change The largesL proporLion of groping establishments are young No, Rapidly Percent of Gro~inQ Rapidly Gro~ing Aae ~in Ye 0-4 1'24 37,9 Z 5-8 76 23,2 9-11 26 ~ 8,0 12+ 64 19,6 Unknown 37 11,3 TOTALS 327 100,0 in age: -26- CONCLUSION We look forward to the expeditious approval of this Amended Master Site Development Plan. We feel it is the appropriate refinement of the document initially approVed in the ADA/DRI and contemplated by the Development Order. Many of the revisions that have taken place have resulted from the incorp- oration ofre¢~uirements expressed inthe.~Development-Order. We look forward to the opportunity ,to present this project at the City Council Public Hearing and look forward to its successful completion. -27-