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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Local Planning Agency_Tab 01_07/21/2016 .. , Pianning & Zoning Board Sitting as the Local Planning Agency MEETING MINUTES April 21, 2016 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning & Zoning Board Sitting as the Local Planning Agency held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The meeting was called to order at 5:46 p.m. A roll call was taken by Anna Johnson, Community Development Planner, who noted the following were present: Chair Janet Strand, Board Member Elizabeth Schauer, Board Member Steven Eagen, and Alternate Board Member Leslee Dasher. Vice Chair Michael Schmidt, Board Member Ashley Warren, and Alternate Board Member Sebastian Loaiza were absent. Also present was Village Attorney Jack Rice and Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias, who joined the meeting telephonically. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTIOfV Board Member Schauer moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Board Member Eagen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. 1. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: May 21, 2015 MOTION Board Member Eagen moved to approve the minutes of the May 21, 2015 meeting as submitted. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. 2. ORDINANCE NO. 7-16: AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 78. ZONING; AT ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS, SECTION 78-705, TO PROVIDE REVISED OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES; AND AT ARTICLE VI. SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS. DIVISION 2. SCHEDULE OF USE REGULATIONS, SECTION 78-174, TO PROVIDE NEW REGULATIONS FOR ADULT CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES IN THE R-2 ZONING DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF "INDEPENDENT LIVING", "ASSISTED CARE" AND "EXTENDED (MEMORY) CARE" COMPONENTS, AND TO CLARIFY DENSITY LIMITS FOR ALL LEVELS OF CARE IN AN ADULT CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Attorney Rice explained that the Board was making a recommendation as the Local Planning Agency to Village Council. He further explained that the code arnendment was initiated by the Planning & Zoning Board Sitting as the Local Planning Agency NiEET'iP�G NiINl1TE� April 21, 2016 Village. He introduced Mr. George Gentile, Gentile Glas Holloway O'Mahoney & Associates, Inc., to further discuss the need for this code amendment. Mr. Gentile explained that his client, Mr. Thomas Faure Romanelli, CEO of Key Estates, owns the vacant property on County Line Road and intends to develop the property into an Assisted Living Facility (ALF). He continued that during the project development phase, they ran into issues that were not address in the Village code and they worked with Village Staff in order address these issues through a code amendment. He asserted that the code changes address parking for ALF's and clarified the R-2 definitions associated with assisted living facilities. Mr. Gentile also explained the subject changes to the R-2 code and reasoning behind these changes. He described influences from other local codes in the area and noted that his team had provided a full report on trends in the ALF industry as well as these particular types of facilities. Mr. Gentile briefly explained the three different types of units associated with the proposed ALF (Independent Living; Assisted Living; Extended/Memory Care) and how each is designed to accommodate various stages of aging. Mr. Gentile then discussed the proposed density for Assisted Living (2.39 occupants/unit), which is the number widely used across the industry as well as in other municipal codes in Palm Beach County. Mr. Gentile clarified that Village Code currently addresses Memory Care, but refers to it as "Extended Care." Board Member Dasher asked for clarification on types of developments permitted in the R-2 zoning district. Mr. Gentile replied that the R-2 district is a transition from single family dwelling district to multiple family dw�!lir�g di�trict. Ne explained that the permitted density is more th�n that allowed in the R-1 districts, but less than that allowed in the R-3 districts. Board Member Eagen asked how nursing would play into the proposed code changes. (Mr. Thomas Faure Romanelli, Mr. Gentile's client and CEO of Key Estates, entered the meeting at 5:56 pm). Mr. Gentile provided further detail about the three different types of assisted living facilities and the health care services provided in each facility. He also elaborated on the relationship between these different type of facilities. Board Member Strand questioned the provisions for guest parking. Mr. Gentile responded that the code accounts for guest parking in the required number of parking spaces. He clarified that the development is a campus setting, which means the parking for each facility is shared. Board Member Schauer asserted that some residents will have more visitors than others. Mr. Gentile compared his client's proposed development to La Posada in Palm Beach Gardens, which he described as an upscale assisted living facility. He explained to the Board that he and his client will be coming back before the Planning and Zoning Board as well as Village Council with Special Exception Use and Site Plan Modification applications, where he will go over the specifics of the proposed development. Board Member Schauer asked if other similar facilities in Tequesta are required to have emergency back-up generators, to which Community Development Director, Nilsa Zacarias responded that other similar facilities, such as Futures, do have such generators. Mr. Gentile confirmed that the development will have emergency generators. Planning & Zoning Board Sitting as the Local Planning Agency I�IEE�fINC� 1�91NlDTES April 21, 2016 MOTION Board Member Schauer made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 7-16; seconded by Board Member Dasher. Motion carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. STAFF COMMENT None. PUBLIC COMMENT None. BOARD COMMENT None. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion by Board Member Schauer seconded by Board Member Dasher and carried by unanimous 4-0 vote, the meeting was adjourned at 6:04 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nilsa Zacarias, AlGP Director of Community Development Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of the Village Clerk. All referenced attachments are on file in the Village Clerk's office.