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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 5E_3/14/1991 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA r-qp BUILDING DEPARTMENT ���. � y Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive 4.40S—p.C;: Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6220 Jazz ,,r,. FAX: (407) 575-6203 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 27 ,. 1991 I. The Tequesta Village Council held a Village Council Workshop meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Wednesday, February 27, 1991. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by Mayor Joseph N. Capretta. A roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary, Fran Bitters. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta Vice Mayor Ron T. Mackail, and Edward Howell. Councilmember William Burckart was absent due to a death in the family and Councilmember Earl Collings was out of town. Village Officials present were: Village Manager, Thomas G. Bradford; Wendy Harrison, Assistant to Village Manager, and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. Building Official Scott Ladd, Village Planning Consultant, Jack Horniman and George Gentile were also in attendance. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Howell moved that the Agenda be approved as submitted. Vice Mayor Mackail seconded the motion. The vote was: Ron T. Mackail - for Edward Howell - for Mayor Capretta - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as submitted. J Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes February 27, 1991 Page 2 III. OVERVIEW ON STATUS OF TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN BY PLANNING CONSULTANT AND STAFF. Mayor Capretta explained for the public's benefit the infrastructure for the Master Plan area to be set up by Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District (NPBCWCD) . Mr. Bradford elaborated that since the new Master Plan is primarily residential, and that area is presently zoned as C- 2, it would be necessary to reduce the amount of permitted uses in C-2 which are in conflict with the Master Plan. George Gentile explained that instructions were given to modify the Master Plan to accommodate two major uses: 1) the proposed St. Jude's Church expansion and the utilization of that property; and 2) the proposed Library site as indicated adjacent to the Post Office, and to look at alternatives to road modifications. Alternative 1: The project plan, basically showing St.Jude's Church, the new Library site, but nothing else has been changed - no displacement of proposed uses that will be eliminated from the church site or from the Ilibrary configuration. This alternative re-aligns some of the east- west roads off Old Dixie, ,but does not displace retail, except in a few areas. Alternative 2: The proposed St. Jude Church expansion, located on the U.S. One half, with the existing Parish Hall remaining. There will be some proposed offices. There is an access which ties the facility into the Master Plan. Slome of the residential/commercial mixed units of the Master Plan had to be displaced to accommodate this alternative. The Post Office area shows a proposed Library site in the presently directed location south of the Library. A road is shown between the Post Office and Library sites in order to flow traffic into the downtown area in order to provide access to both of those facilities. The Park Plaza area and the Art School remain as originally planned. It was possible, with this plan, to incorporate with the Master Plan, portions of St. Jude property which will be dedicated to the Village of Tequesta. Part of proposed Main Street, which goes by the eco-site tying into Village Boulevard will also take a corner of St. Jude's property. Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes February 27, 1991 Page 3 There is no east-west connection all the way to U.S. One, since St. Jude's Site Plan does not accommodate an east-west connection. The northern east-west connection has been totally removed. Tying into U.S. One with an east-west connection would be a difficult intersection to accommodate since there would not be median cuts nor traffic lights. Median cuts and traffic lights would actually be located at St. Jude's front entrance which, on their Site Plan, has been re-aligned to match with the Publix Shopping Center across the street. The southern east-west road has become an internal road to a parking area, or the Fashion Mall parking, riith a commercial/residential street situation which utilizes both the existing buildings and the proposed new buildings. This plan shows an increase of the mixed use commercial/residential use on the old K-Mart property to gain value in that property so that the present high debt service on that property can be accommodated in the development. Restructured in the smaller portions of that site are the Civic Center and Auditorium, which also makes for better circulation, drop-off and access for those public uses. Accommodating the church this way would also restructure the K-Mart Plaza, which would be economically sound. Mayor Capretta liked the idea of a road between the Library and the Post Office and therefore felt Alternative 2 was the best option. Council concurred. Alternative 3: This plan shows the Library and Post Office side by side, with no east-west road going into the center. The only access to those areas would be off Old Dixie, the east-west road at the north end, or around the plaza area on Main Street. Shown is the proposed on-street parallel parking. Tom Bradford stated that the Village may have to live with something very similar to this plan, or the east-west road would have to go just south of the proposed Library. Mr. Van Brock's offer of land is only about 8/10 acre, which is immediately adjacent to and south of the Post Office property. If a road goes in there, it will be tight. But, it may well be that it cannot be done. The beauty of a road going past- west between Post Office and Library, aside from egress and ingress, to the center part of that section is that as one makes an eastward right-hand turn (heading north on Old Dixie) , one would be able to see on the horizon the church and its steeple, which would be somewhat attractive. However, if there is not enough land, it cannot be done. Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes February 27, 1991 Page 4 The same thing could be accomplished, it would appear, if the east-west road is south of the Library.Mr. Gentile felt Alternative 2 was the best choice, with modifications to the C-2 zoning retained as the underlying zoning for the area, using mixed-used regulations as an overlay to C-2 as special exceptions. Mr. Bradford stated staff would recommend, in conjunction with the overlay, the Council also modify the underlying zoning, thereby making two ordinances. IV. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES BY COUNCIL, PLANNING CONSULTANT, VILLAGE ATTORNEY AND STAFF. Jack Horniman explained that if C-2 zoning is retained, some proposed changes to that zoning district re: uses have been prepared for Council 's consideration. Scott Ladd explained it was fairly cumbersome to have to work with one ordinance that would either create a mixed use district or an overlay district, and at the same time make major changes to the existing underlying C-2 district. Therefore, they were handled by two separate ordinances! The ordinance which modifies C-2 would allow small scale permitted use in the district, and large scale by special exception, which would give Council the opportunity to review before authorization. The Mixed-Use ordinance matches the mixed uses on the Master Plan. Councilmember Howell left the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Capretta stated that on the Overlay Ordinance, page 5, item 8, he would like to see all nine items listed prohiliited. Attorney Randolph stated it was necessary to receive from Council as to whether they agree with a concept, then that concept needs to be refined in the ordinances. He explained what this concept would do, and what its advantages and disadvantages are. He felt Council would be confused if the whole C-2 area was approached right now; what's of concern is what is going to happen in the Master Plan area. Staff's suggestion is to have an overlay area (the Master Plan 'area) to provide uses that are allowed there. If everything that is allowed in the C-2 district would also be allowed in the special district, there would be a danger of someone owning a 50 x 50 foot parcel doing whatever he would like with it. Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes . February 27, 1991 Page 5 The idea is to make the Master Plan area more restrictive by not allowing all C-2 uses in the special district. If Council wants to attempt to assure that what they want to happen in the Master Plan area will happen, a different approach than the present ordinances must be taken. Mr. Randolph suggested creating a district in itself, (calling it a Downtown Center Master Plan District) or provide that everything will be a PUD (everything will be a negotiated- type of item) . PUD has flexibility through negotiation. Overlay gives flexibility in terms that existing zoning permitted uses can be used, and incentives are given for desired direction. The inflexibility to a PUD would be that there is a minimum-sized parcel that can be used. V. VILLAGE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN. Vice Mayor Mackail stated he felt Council should choose the Special District, with everything PUD, and suggested that staff, at the next workshop, inform Council as to exactly what exists today, what is being taken out -- a matrix. Mayor Capretta concurred. VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, V LF ,et (O Fran Bitters Recording Secretary ATTEST: Bill C. Kascavelis Finance Director/Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: