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TOWN OF JUPITER DATE: May 14, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council THRU: Matt Benoit, Town Manager MB FROM: John Sickler, Director of Planning and Zoning SUBJECT: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Improvements – A site plan amendment to construct a 9,360 square foot batting tunnel building in the practice field area, on a 90± acre property, located at 4355 Stadium Drive. HEARING DATES: PZ 04/09/19 PZ # 19-3695 TC 05/21/19 (quasi-judicial) Res. # 45-19 GW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Consideration of a site plan amendment to construct a 9,360 square foot batting tunnel building in the practice field area. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium was constructed in 1997 with a stadium, several practice fields, and associated facilities for the purpose of supporting spring training. The proposed project is a modification to the existing uncovered batting cage area to enclose the batting tunnels for protection from inclement weather. Staff has recommended conditions of approval to ensure that the landscaping and signage associated with the proposed building are in compliance with the Town code. As part of the Town’s continued vigilance on the Strategic Initiative for Abacoa Town Center and the Stadium parking issues, staff has included parking information in the staff report. Palm Beach County has requested that a discussion related to parking be differed until the stadium plans a large scale renovation at a later date, since the proposal does not impact parking requirements. As a result, staff has not included any conditions of approval related to parking on this application. The applicant has no issues with the conditions of approval in Resolution #45-19. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: At their April 9, 2019 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (by a 7 to 0 vote) to approve the above mentioned project with no modifications to staff’s recommendation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending approval of Resolution #45-19. Strategic Result: Strong Local Economy Attachments: Staff report Resolution #45-19 V:\PlanningZoning\Staff\WP51\PROJECTS\ABACOA\STADIUM\PZ 19-3695 - Covered batting tunnels\TC Meeting\Executive Summary.docx TOWN OF JUPITER TOWN MANAGER’S OFFICE DATE: May 14, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council THRU: Matt Benoit, Town Manager FROM: John Sickler, Director of Planning and Zoning SUBJECT: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Improvements – A site plan amendment to construct a 9,360 square foot batting tunnel building in the practice field area, on a 90± acre property, located at 4355 Stadium Drive. Resolution # 45-19 Meeting dates: PZ 04/09/19 PZ 19-3695 TC 05/21/19 (quasi-judicial) GW Project name: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Improvements Owner/Applicant: Palm Beach County Location: 4355 Stadium Drive (Attachment A – Location Map) Acreage: 90 +/- acres Square footage: 9,360 square feet (sf) Present land use designation: Mixed Use Present zoning: Recreation subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning District Request: A site plan amendment for an enclosed building to cover the existing pitching mounds for protection from inclement weather (see Attachment B – Statement of Use) Applicant Issues. The applicant has no issues with the conditions of approval contained within Resolution 45-19. Planning and Zoning Commission At their April 9, 2019 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (by a 7 to 0 vote) to approve the above mention project with no modifications to staff’s recommendation. Staff Recommendation. The Department of Planning and Zoning recommends approval of the owner’s request for a site plan amendment, subject to the conditions of approval listed in Resolution 45-19. Roger Dean Stadium - Site Plan for Covered Batting Tunnels Staff Report (PZ 19-3695) Page 2 Project data. Please find listed below pertinent site plan data and information in reference to the application. The information is as follows: Location Existing land use Future land use/zoning designations North Residential (Mallory Mixed Use / Neighborhood Subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning Creek) and Conservation District (NB) and Edge Area subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning District (EA) South Commercial and Mixed Use / Town Center Subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning Residential (Abacoa Town District (TC) Center) East Residential (Sophia) and Mixed Use / Residential Urban Subdistrict of the Mixed Use Conservation Zoning District (RU) and Edge Area subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning District (EA) West Residential (Allure and Mixed Use / Town Center Subdistrict of the Mixed Use Zoning Antigua) District (TC) Site plan information. Recreation subdistrict of the Owner’s proposal Mixed Use Zoning District Square footage of proposed structure n/a 9,360 sf Minimum lot width 100 feet 1,930 feet Minimum lot depth 150 feet 1,831 feet Minimum lot area 30,000 sf 3,920,400 sf Maximum lot coverage 50 % 5 % Maximum height 50 feet 23.3 feet Setbacks Proposed Batting Tunnel Zoning district requirements Owner’s proposal Front (South) 20 feet 716.1 feet Rear (North) 30 feet 772.3 feet Side (West) 20 feet 1066.5 feet Side Corner (East) 10 feet 500 feet Landscaping. Minimum requirements Owner’s proposal Foundation planting 1481 sf 1514 sf Percentage of native plant material 50% Unknown* *Staff has included a condition of approval that the applicant calculate the total amount of native material to ensure compliance, or revise the material to ensure compliance with this requirement around the building. Stormwater management. Satisfies Town of Jupiter requirements Yes** **A condition has been added for a signed and sealed estimate of the additional impervious area added to the property. Roger Dean Stadium - Site Plan for Covered Batting Tunnels Staff Report (PZ 19-3695) Page 3 Background/history. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium was constructed in 1997 as part of the first phase of Abacoa. The property was developed with a stadium and several practice fields and associated facilities for the purpose of supporting spring training. The proposed project is a modification to the existing uncovered batting cage area in between the practice fields to enclose the batting tunnels for protection from inclement weather. The enclosed building will allow for the players to practice in foul weather and will also provide an air conditioned area for the coaches and staff to view the players' progress. In addition, the building will provide a water station and restroom facilities for players (see Attachment B). The proposed project is going before the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council because the additional square footage added to the property exceeds the requirements in the code for administrative review. Pursuant to Section 27-259(4)(c)(1), any increases in square footage exceeding 2,000 square feet are not eligible for administrative review. Analysis. This section analyzes the land development regulations and notes the application’s inability or ability to satisfy all applicable development provisions of the Town Code and Comprehensive Plan. The analysis is as follows: Comprehensive Plan consistency. The proposed development is in conformance with the Future Land Use element of the Comprehensive Plan. Site Plan. The proposed site plan is in conformance with Chapter 27 of the Town code. Landscaping. The proposed project is in general conformance with the landscaping requirements of Chapter 23, but the plans have some missing and inaccurate information. Foundation planting – Section 23-70 requires foundation plantings, including trees, shrubs, and groundcovers around the perimeters of principal buildings; however, staff has consistently interpreted this code to apply to all buildings on a subject property. The applicant requested an allowance for the trees required as foundation plantings to be shifted south to line the parking area as to not create a visual obstruction from the observation tower. Staff is generally accepting of the request as the applicant has provided the required amount of planting on site in alternate locations. While the foundation planting as proposed is acceptable, the landscape plan data provided by the applicant is inaccurate in the length of the foundation planting area. Staff has recommended a condition of approval that the applicant revise the landscape plan to reflect the correct length of foundation planting shown on the plans. Native plant count – The applicant did not provide the total native plant count for the property in order for staff to confirm they are meeting the minimum 50 percent native material as required in Section 23-96. The applicant is proposing to add some non- native plants around the proposed project and have noted ‘pitch apple’ incorrectly as native. In order to ensure a minimum of 50 percent native materials remain on site, staff has recommended a condition that the applicant calculate the native plant materials on site and revise the materials around the site to ensure they are a minimum of 50 percent native, if necessary. It should be noted that recently, staff Roger Dean Stadium - Site Plan for Covered Batting Tunnels Staff Report (PZ 19-3695) Page 4 worked with the applicant to replace non-native trees and shrubs on site with native ones. Parking. The proposed project is in conformance with the shared parking agreements approved for the stadium with Abacoa Town Center; however, changes to the stadium site and operations over the years has created parking related challenges when there are sellouts for a few of the most well attended games. In addition, the applicant has expressed concerns related to the terms of the executed parking agreements, including the desire for more off-site parking spaces. Staff has provided analysis related to this issue below. Stadium/Abacoa Town Center parking – In 2015, the Town Council established “Abacoa baseball and parking” as a strategic initiative, which has been a continual priority and is now categorized as a vigilance item on the 2019-2020 strategic plan. On August 9, 2018, staff presented a roundtable to the Town Council discussing the parking for the Stadium (see Attachment D - Stadium/Abacoa Town Center parking issues).