Planning and Engineering Report

CITYOFGREENACRES
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
2014.12EB3.02
TO:
Wadie Atallah, P.E., City Manager
FROM:
Thomas J. Lanahan, Assistant City Manager/Planning and Engineering Director
SUBJECT:
Planning and Engineering Department Report
DATE:
December 29, 2014
Listed below are the items currently under review by the Planning and Engineering
Department for the reporting period December 9, 2014 through December 29, 2014.
NEW CASES
River Bridge Center
A request by the owner for a Class I site plan amendment (SP-85-12HH) to
change the previously approved color scheme. The site is located at the
southwest corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and Jog Road.
CURRENT PLANNING CASES
NW Corner of Chickasaw & Jog Road
A request by the owner for a voluntary annexation (ANX-13-03) of 2 parcels of
land totaling approximately 0.47 acres, along with a change in the future land use
designation (CPA-13-04) from Palm Beach County Low Residential 3 (LR 3) to
City Mixed Use (MU) and a zoning designation change (ZC-13-04) from PBC
Agricultural Residential (AR) to City Mixed Use Development-Office (MXD-O).
The site is located on the northwest corner of Chickasaw Road and South Jog
Road. (Staff review)
ANX-08-01
Annexation into the City of various road rights-of-way per Interlocal Annexation
Agreement (ANX-07-05). (Staff review)
CIE Update (CPA-14-02)
A request by the Planning & Engineering Department to amend the text within
the Capital Improvement Element to update the Element based on the City’s FY
2015 Capital Improvement Program, the Palm Beach County 5 Year Road Plan,
the PBCWUD Water Supply Work Plan, and the School District’s Capital
Improvement Program. (Scheduled for the Planning Commission meeting on
January 21, 2015 and first reading by the City Council on February 2, 2015)
Kid's College Greenacres Campus
A request by the owner for site and development plan (SP-13-03) approval to
construct a 6,369 sq. ft. childcare center/preschool facility building on a 1 acre
site . The site is located at the southwest corner of Jog Road and Dillman Road.
(Scheduled for the City Council meeting on February 2, 2015)
Planning & Engineering Department Report
December 9, 2014 through December 29, 2014
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KFC Modernization
A request by the owner for a variance (BA-14-03) to reduce the number of
required onsite parking spaces and to reduce the east side setback, along with a
special exception amendment (SE-76-01A) to increase the size and number of
seats of a drive-in/fast food restaurant and a Class III site plan amendment to
modify an existing drive-in/fast food restaurant. The site is located at 6507 Lake
Worth Road. (Awaiting receipt of response to LDS comments of November 21,
2014)
Recreation & Open Space Element (CPA-12-03)
An update to the Recreation and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive
Plan to reflect current population counts and estimated growth and to include
recently completed park enlargements and amenity changes. (Scheduled for the
Planning Commission meeting on January 21, 2015 and first reading by the City
Council on February 2, 2015)
SITE PLAN AMENDMENTS
Harvest Pines
A request by the owner for a Class I site plan amendment (SP-13-05A) to add
house models The site is located on the south side of Melaleuca Lane
approximately 1,350' east of Sherwood Forest Boulevard. (Awaiting receipt of
response to LDS comments of July 15, 2014)
Target
A request by the owner for a Class I site plan amendment (SP-96-01B) for
reconfiguration of the proposed outparcels and parking spaces; a variance (BA13-04) to reduce parking for Target so as to increase the size of the outparcels
and a replat to reconfigure the two outparcels. The site is located at 5900 Lake
Worth Road. (Awaiting receipt of response to LDS comments of February 24,
2014)
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
None.
Residential
Pine Grove Farm
Underground infrastructure is 100% completed, the second lift of asphalt is in
place and approximately 80% of the units have been completed. A replat was
approved to plat the balance of the authorized lots at the March 18, 2013 City
Council meeting. Two of these lots are still vacant.
Verona Estates
Site development is complete pending second lift of asphalt when house
construction is complete. All offsite work (Nash Trail) is complete. The sales
model is complete, 8 Certificates of Occupancy have been issued, and a number
of units are under construction.
Planning & Engineering Department Report
December 9, 2014 through December 29, 2014
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Commercial
Braman Honda
Revised replat under review. Vehicle storage lot construction is complete.
Commons at Swain
Building, parking and landscaping complete except for north buffer fence which
was the subject of a variance request.
Regions Bank
The engineering drawings have been approved. We are waiting for approval
from PBCWUD and a building permit application in order to process the permit.
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
Building, engineering, and County road permits issued. Installation of utilities
and drainage is underway as well as the building walls. Site buffer wall is
complete.
Capital Improvements
10th Avenue North MXD-OS Sewer System
This project entails the design and construction of a gravity sewer system to
serve the Mixed Use Development-Original Section corridor located 300’ north
and south of 10th Avenue North between the E-3 Canal and Haverhill Road. The
schematic design has been completed. Palm Beach County Water Utilities
Department (PBCWUD) funded and completed construction of Phase 1A and
Phase 1B. Construction of Phase 2 was completed on December 19, 2012.
Construction of Phase 3 was completed on September 9, 2013. Phase 4 & 5
was advertised for bid on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Award of the contract to Foster
Marine Contractors, Inc. was approved by the City Council on August 4, 2014.
Notice to Proceed was issued on September 15, 2014. Construction began
December 2, 2014. Project is currently on schedule.
301 Swain Remodeling
The building remodeling received a Certificate of Completion on May 22, 2012,
with punch list items completed on October 8, 2012. The site work started on
June 20, 2012 and is completed. The Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners has approved the use of $100,000 from the 2002 Recreation and
Cultural Facilities Bond towards the cost of the parking lot and for exhibits and
displays within the Greenacres Historical Society museum space. The RFP for
museum exhibit design was issued on March 17, 2013, proposals were opened
on April 5, 2013 and ranked by a committee. Authorization to negotiate in ranked
order was given by the City Council on May 6, 2013. The grant agreement
between the City, the County and the Greenacres Historical Society was
approved at the June 3, 2013 City Council meeting and the July 16, 2013 Board of
County Commissioners meeting. The contract between the City and the exhibit
company (DesignShop) was approved on July 15, 2013. The fabrication phase
was completed and museum was turned over to The Greenacres Historical
Society on June 26, 2014. Dedication ceremony was held October 19, 2014.
PBC grant funding closeout documentation is being processed by PBC Parks and
Recreation.
Planning & Engineering Department Report
December 9, 2014 through December 29, 2014
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Communication (Dispatch) Center Replacement
Site visits to 3 jurisdictions in Palm Beach County (large, medium and small) have
been held, initial furniture layouts produced, and measured base drawings of the
current exterior atrium courtyard created.
Community Center Expansion
A contract with consulting architect, Architecture Green, LLC was approved by the
City Council on August 4, 2014. Programming phase began with presentation to
City Council on September 15, 2014 and was completed on October 10, 2014.
Initial schematic design meeting was held on October 10, 2014; site visits to 6
facilities took place during the week of November 3rd. A schematic design was
approved by City Council on November 17, 2014. The Design Development
phase is underway, with presentation to the City Council scheduled for February
2, 2015.
Community Hall
This project entails the renovation of the interior of Community Hall at 501 Martin
Avenue to improve the restrooms, kitchen, administrative offices, and program
spaces to provide a more suitable home for the City’s afterschool programs.
Construction plans have been completed and the project advertised for bid on
December 8, 2013; bids were opened on January 15, 2014 and analyzed.
Contract was awarded on February 3, 2014 to Hartzell Construction, which started
construction on February 24, 2014. Temporary Certificate of Completion was
issued on August 27, 2014. Substantial completion was achieved on September
29, 2014. Punch list items remain to be completed.
Original Section Drainage Improvement
An engineering study of existing conditions and potential improvements was
completed. Construction drawings for the first phase of improvements (First
Street between the E-3 Canal and Swain Boulevard) are underway, including
coordination with FPL for pole relocation and permit applications to the Lake
Worth Drainage District.
Ramblewood Drainage Improvement and Sidewalk Addition
An engineering study of the functioning of the storm water drainage system for
Ramblewood, Harwich Court, Cindi Lane and Sandi Lane was undertaken and
various improvements recommended. To minimize the duplication of work, the
resulting project to increase pipe size, add exfiltration drainage, and increase the
size of the outfall structure was combined with a project to add sidewalk access
to Ramblewood Park. The City Council awarded the bid to Johnson-Davis on
August 18, 2014; a notice to proceed was issued on September 8, 2014.
Substantial completion was achieved on time on November 21, 2014. The
contractor has completed their punch list work pending final acceptance by the
City's consulting engineer.
Planning & Engineering Department Report
December 9, 2014 through December 29, 2014
Page 5
CURRENT
PERIOD
FY 2015
TO DATE
FY 2015
BUDGET
Annexations
0
0
2
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
0
0
3
Zoning Changes
0
0
2
Special Exceptions
1
2
5
Site Plans
1
2
5
Site Plan Amendments
1
2
17
Variances
0
1
3
Zoning Text Amendments
0
0
2
CURRENT
PERIOD
FY 2015
TO DATE
FY 2015
BUDGET
Landscaping and Zoning
12
65
243
Engineering
4
39
85

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