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[1. Call to Order]
IT IS NOW 9:20 AND WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER.CAN WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE ROLL CALL.
[4. Minutes ]
NOW GO TO THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENT CHANGES OR COMMENTS TO THE MINUTES? CAN WE ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6TH, 2023, PASSED 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES, ARE THERE ANY DISCLOSURES FROM BOARD? OKAY. SEEING NONE.
NOW GO OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
[6. City Attorney Statement & Swearing In]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.OKAY, ALL THE ITEMS, ITEM NUMBER NINE A AND NUMBER NINE B ARE BOTH QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE.
AND THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WILL GUIDE THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD.
ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING THE BOARD BEFORE THE BOARD WILL BE SWORN IN.
HOWEVER, IN MATERIAL OR UNDULY REPETITIOUS, EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
STATEMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS ARGUMENT AND NOT CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.
ATTORNEYS FOR PARTIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CROSS EXAMINATION.
THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT OR REPETITIVE.
THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT FIRST.
WILL THEN GIVE A PRESENTATION IF REQUESTED BY THE BOARD.
AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR STATEMENTS.
THE PARTIES WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GIVE CLOSING STATEMENTS.
THE BOARD WILL THEN DELIBERATE ON THE PETITION.
THE BOARD SHALL DISCLOSE THE EVIDENCE.
I'M SORRY. THE BOARD SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE, WRITTEN OR TESTIMONIAL THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING, AND AFTER TAKING A MOTION, THE BOARD SHOULD VOTE ON THE APPLICATION EITHER FOR OR AGAINST, WITH ANY CONDITIONS IT MAY WISH TO IMPOSE.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE THE SWEARING IN OF THE PARTIES.
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SO IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.GREAT. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? IF SO, PLEASE SAY YES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
THE WITNESS OF THE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
WE WILL NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
SEEING NONE. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED.
[Items 9A & 9B]
ATTORNEY AM I ALLOWED TO READ NINE A AND NINE B TOGETHER, OR WILL WE BE DOING A SEPARATE.I THINK WE ARE GOING TO DELIBERATE ON THEM SEPARATELY.
OKAY. EVEN THOUGH DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION TOGETHER OR A SEPARATE PRESENTATION? IT'S REALLY UP TO STAFF.
MADAM CHAIR, ROB JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER.
YES. IF YOU COULD PLEASE INTRODUCE BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER.
OKAY. AND I'LL BE GIVING PRESENTATION.
OR IF REQUESTED, WE'LL GIVE PRESENTATIONS ON BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER IN ONE PRESENTATION.
HOWEVER, THE BOARD WILL NEED TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON BOTH ITEMS. GOT YOU. THANK YOU.
FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE-THRU USE IN AN MUG.
MIXED USE GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE TABLE OF ALLOWED USES.
SECTION 10-3.2 CODE OF ORDINANCES LOCATED IN THE NOUVEAU QUARTER.
REDEVELOPMENT AREA ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AT 5600 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, RAISING CANE'S. 9B TR14064.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, GRANTED SITE PLAN APPROVAL MAJOR WITH CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ONE STORY, 4545 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BANK BUILDING AND REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY FOR THE 42978 SQUARE FOOT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT BUILDING WITH 540 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR COVERED PATIO WITH TWO LANE DRIVE THRU AND 25 VACANT POSITIONS.
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5600 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, TAMARAC, FLORIDA.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
CAN WE NOW HAVE THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION? GOOD MORNING.
FOR THE RECORD, CRISTINA BELENKY OF [INAUDIBLE] HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT IN RAISING CANE'S.
SO I DO HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOCUSING ON BOTH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND THE SITE PLAN.
FIRST TO I GUESS, GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
IT IS ABOUT 1.21 ACRES IN SIZE, SO IT'S NOT, OVERLY LARGE PROPERTY.
IT DOES HAVE THE MIXED USE GENERAL ZONING DESIGNATION, AND IT'S CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A BANK.
THE BANK IS ABOUT 4500FT² IN SIZE, AND IT HAD DUAL LANE DRIVE-THROUGH.
SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO DEMOLISH THAT FORMER BANK USE AND REDEVELOP IT WITH A RESTAURANT.
SO AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT.
THESE ARE SOME IMAGES OF THE EXISTING BANK THAT'S ON THE SITE, GIVEN THAT IT'S ON A PRETTY PROMINENT CORNER IN THE CITY, YOU ARE PROBABLY FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH IT.
AND SO THAT IS WHAT NECESSITATES THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
AND SO YOU SEE THE SITE PLAN KIND OF ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN UM JUST KIND OF GOING BACK BETWEEN THE TWO, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THIS THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S AN EXISTING ACCESS POINT ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD WHERE VEHICLES CAN COME INTO THE SITE BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE INTERSECTION AND GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW, WE'RE REMOVING THAT INTERSECTION OR SORRY, THAT POINT OF ACCESS.
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INSTEAD, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ALTERNATE ACCESS, BUT JUST TO HELP FACILITATE TRAFFIC FLOW A LITTLE BIT.HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
SO AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD THERE'S NO ACCESS THERE ANYMORE.
THERE IS ACCESS OFF UNIVERSITY DRIVE THAT'S KIND OF CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING ACCESS POINT THERE.
AND THEN I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THERE'S, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SITE NEXT TO US, THERE'S KIND OF AN ACCESS POINT FROM NORTHWEST 57TH STREET AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY, WE'RE PROPOSING TO USE THAT SHARED ACCESS POINT THAT'S ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THAT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER TO FINALIZE A CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH THAT ACCESS POINT EXISTS TODAY, AND THERE IS THAT SHARED ACCESS POINT, I GUESS, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED, THAT AGREEMENT WAS NEVER FORMALIZED.
SO WE ARE WORKING TO FORMALIZE THAT AGREEMENT AND GET THAT RECORDED NOW.
SO THE CIRCULATION IS FROM EITHER, 57TH OR UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND YOU KIND OF COME SOUTH THROUGH THE SITE AND PROGRESS TO THE EAST SIDE AND THEN GO NORTH THROUGH THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
SO AS PART OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND IN YOUR BACKUP, THERE'S A TRAFFIC STUDY AND A QUEUING ANALYSIS AS WELL AND SO THERE ARE THREE EXISTING RAISING CANE'S LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARKET THAT ARE OPEN AND OPERATING, AND THEY WERE STUDIED AS PART OF THIS ANALYSIS AS WELL, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE RAISING CANE'S AT PEAK TIMES WOULD EXPERIENCE 20 CARS WITHIN THE QUEUING AREA. THIS PROVIDES VEHICLE QUEUING FOR 25 VEHICLES.
AND THEN AS PART OF THE PLAN AND WORKING WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL, WE HAVE AN EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IS IN PLACE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR STACKING OF UP TO 100 VEHICLES.
AND THAT'S REALLY CONTEMPLATING, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE SITE FIRST OPENS AND YOU DO HAVE THAT INITIAL DEMAND, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO SEE RAISING CANE'S COME TO THE SITE. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE EXTRA VEHICLES, KIND OF IN THAT INITIAL PHASE AND ANY OTHER PEAK DEMAND HOURS AS WELL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY, SO FROM THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS SUBMITTED, THERE IS A CONCLUSION IN THERE THAT BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT DOES RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN THE AM PEAK HOUR TRIPS.
SO IN THE MORNING PEAK HOURS, BUT IT ACTUALLY RESULTS IN A DECREASE TO THE PM PEAK HOUR TRIPS COMPARED TO THE EXISTING BANK USE THAT'S ON THE SITE. THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RESULT IN A CHANGE TO THE BACKGROUND LEVELS OF SERVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMMERCIAL AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND AGAIN, THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS IN YOUR BACKUP TO SUPPORT THAT.
AND OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS HERE, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT AS WELL.
ONE THING THAT I THINK IS, UH, REALLY UNIQUE WITH THIS SITE, UM, BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THERE'S ACTUALLY A 40 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, EASEMENT THAT'S REQUIRED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH FDOT, AND THAT KIND OF PROLONGED US IN GETTING BEFORE THIS BOARD AND SORTING OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT AREA WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SO THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S IN GREEN, ON THE SITE PLAN.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT IN THE EVENT AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, 20, 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, MAYBE MORE, MAYBE LESS.
IF FDOT DECIDES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY TO DO THAT, AND THEY WOULD NEED TO SECURE THAT RIGHT OF WAY FROM, YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IF AND WHEN CONTEMPLATED.
SO THAT AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN.
AGAIN, WE ARE PROPOSING TO LANDSCAPE IT.
WE'RE REMOVING THE DIRECT ACCESS FROM COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
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WE DO HAVE IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS FROM THE ADJACENT STREETS.SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE, SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS FROM COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO KIND OF THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND THE ENTRANCE TO RAISING CANE'S.
WE ALSO HAVE A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION TO THE SIDEWALK ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT CROSS ACCESS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO FINALIZE WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AND AN EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE FOR OVERFLOW EVENTS.
SO THESE ARE A COUPLE SITE RENDERINGS.
THIS REALLY SHOWS THE OVERALL LAYOUT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT LARGE, EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE AREA ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
WE HAVE A NICE SCREENING ALONG BOTH INTERSECT OR BOTH MAIN THOROUGHFARES, WITH SHRUBS WITH LARGE TREES, SHADE TREES, ACCENT PLANTS AS WELL.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT ROUGHLY 500 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR SEATING AREA IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. HERE IS OUR LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE VARIOUS TREES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
WE HAVE SABAL PALMS, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SHADE TREES.
AGAIN, CRAPE MYRTLE, SIMPSON STOPPERS, LIVE OAKS.
THESE ARE OUR PROJECT ELEVATIONS.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE RAISING CANE'S KIND OF PROTOTYPE FOR THEIR ELEVATIONS.
IT'S A NICE, CLEAN, MODERN LOOK AND APPEARANCE.
HERE WE HAVE THE REAR AND THE SIDE ELEVATIONS AS WELL.
AND THEN HERE, THESE ELEVATIONS OR THESE RENDERINGS ARE FOCUSED MORE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH AREA SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT DRIVE THROUGH IN THE REAR, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE.
WE HAVE A NICE CANOPY COVERING AND ACCENT PLANTS AS WELL.
AND THAT REALLY CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS QUESTION IS MORE FOR THE CITY DIRECTOR HERE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESSES VETTING FOR THIS LOCATION CURRENTLY? ROB JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER.
OKAY. MY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DEVELOPER AGAIN? SO THE RESTAURANT IS RAISING CANE'S, AND I GUESS TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO COME INTO THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARKET.
I THINK THEY STARTED IN NEW ORLEANS AREA, AND THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY A CHICKEN RESTAURANT.
A LOT OF THEIR COMPETITION IS CHICK FIL A.
THEY'RE GOING IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
AND THE DIFFERENCE WITH RAISING CANE'S IS THEIR MENU IS VERY LIMITED.
SO YOUR OPTIONS ARE THREE, 6 OR 9 IN TERMS OF CHICKEN NUGGETS.
SO THEY'RE CONSTANTLY FIRING CHICKEN TENDERS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE ORDERS OUT THE DOOR.
SO UNLIKE A CHICK FIL A WHERE YOU HAVE OPTIONS WITH SANDWICHES OR NUGGETS OR DIFFERENT MEALS, IT'S REALLY WOULD YOU LIKE THREE CHICKEN TENDERS? 6 OR 9, AND THEN WHAT DRINK YOU'D LIKE.
AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE OPENED IN THE AREA ALREADY.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THE NAME OF THE DEVELOPER.
SO THE RESTAURANT IS RAISING CANE'S THE DEVELOPER.
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I MEAN, THEY WILL BE CONSTRUCTING, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE DEVELOPER OF THE CONTRACTOR? YES. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY'VE SELECTED A CONTRACTOR YET.THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
IN YOUR PRESENTATION, I DON'T SEE YOU MENTIONED ANY DINING IN.
IS THAT GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS PROJECT? YES. THEY DO HAVE INDOOR SEATING AS WELL AS OUTDOOR SEATING.
OKAY. AND I DON'T SEE A PARKING ANALYSIS.
OR WILL THE CITY COVER THAT PORTION? THE PARKING IS NOTED IN THE BACKUP.
WE DO HAVE ENOUGH PARKING TO MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO THAT PORTION.
[INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO BRING OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER UP HERE TO HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE GUERRA.
I'M A TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER WITH KIMLEY-HORN.
AND THAT DID SUPPORT, THE WE, I BELIEVE, HAD A 10% AND A 15% REDUCTION ALLOWED BY CITY CODE, WHICH BRINGS THE PROPOSED PARKING SUPPLY TO 26 SPACES, AND THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE PARKING DATA AT OTHER RAISING CANE'S LOCATIONS.
OKAY. AND HOW MANY SEATS YOU HAVE INSIDE FOR DINING IN? I'M SORRY. I'M CALLING EVERYONE.
NO, THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. WE'RE HAPPY TO GET YOU THE ANSWERS.
GOOD MORNING CHRISTINA BOUT WITH KIMLEY-HORN, THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE SITE.
BUT I CAN GET THAT EXACT NUMBER FOR YOU.
OKAY, I'M JUST CURIOUS WITH THE CALCULATION.
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE MOT.
YOU CONDUCTED THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
YES. SO I SEE IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT YOU HAVE AN X ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD.
WAS THERE NO STUDY DONE ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD? OR ARE YOU SAYING NO ONE EXITED ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD? I'M LOOKING AT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD THE SAME THING, BUT IT'S PAGE 50.
OH, YES. SO THAT'S THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN.
THE X ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD INDICATES THAT UNDER SPECIAL EVENTS AND FOR THOSE KIND OF OPENING WEEKEND, EXTREMELY BUSY TIMES THAT EXIT WOULD BE BLOCKED OFF IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE QUEUING WITHIN THE SITE.
SO THAT WOULD ALLOW PATRONS TO ENTER VIA THE EAST SIDE OF THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS SITE, AND IT ALLOWS FOR QUEUING OF UP TO 100 VEHICLES.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE PLANNED FOR THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
BUT KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE IN DEMAND, ESPECIALLY DURING THAT KIND OF FIRST WEEK OF OPENING, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO MAKE SURE THAT QUEUING IS HOUSED ON SITE WITHOUT IMPACTING THE SURROUNDING ROADWAY NETWORK.
OKAY. AND FINAL QUESTION, JUST TO CLARIFY THE ENTRANCE ON UNIVERSITY, YOU'RE PROPOSING IT'S THE SAME LOCATION AS WHAT'S EXISTING RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FEET IT IS FROM THE CENTER LINE OF COMMERCIAL? I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK AND CONFIRM THAT ONE.
BUT I KNOW FOR A RESTAURANT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYBE THE CITY CAN, IN THEIR PRESENTATION, EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. GO AHEAD, MR. JOHNSON, CAN YOU ALSO CLARIFY WHAT'S THE CURRENT, EXISTING LOT THAT'S THERE? WAS IT THE OLD DENNY'S AND THE BANK? IS IT JUST THE BANK? ROB JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER.
YEAH, IT'S JUST THE BANK ON THE PROPERTY THAT HAS THE ONE, ENTRANCE ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ACCESS WOULD BE NORTHWEST 57TH STREET.
AND THAT'S THE EXISTING ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
CAN WE NOW HAVE THE CITY PRESENTATION, PLEASE?
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OKAY. GOOD MORNING.CHRISTINA BELT, DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER.
MIA REALTY, LLC IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU USE AND AN MUG MIXED USE GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE TABLE OF ALLOWED USES IN SECTION TEN DASH 3.2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, I'LL BE GIVING BOTH PRESENTATIONS TO 9A AND 9B IN THE ONE PRESENTATION THAT I'M MAKING TODAY.
AND SO THEN ADDITIONALLY, CHRISTINA BELT IS AN AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER, MIA REALTY LLC, IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN APPROVAL MAJOR APPLICATION TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH THE DRIVE-THRU.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE NOUVEAU QUARTER REDEVELOPMENT AREA ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AT 5600 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
SPECIFICALLY, MUG ZONING DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND SERVICE FACILITIES NEEDED TO SUPPORT SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1977 AS THE BANK ATLANTIC.
THE EXISTING DRIVE-THROUGH TELLER AND LANES WERE ADDED IN 1989.
BANKATLANTIC WAS ACQUIRED BY BB&T CORPORATION IN 2012, AND THEN TRUIST BANK HELD A OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE ON THE PROPERTY FROM 2012 TO 2021.
AND THEN IT'S THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2022.
SO TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE LOCATION TO THE NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DENNY'S WITHIN THE SHOPPES OF UNIVERSITY SHOPPING CENTER ACROSS NORTHWEST 57TH STREET ZONE MUC MIXED USE COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A CHECKERS, FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, WITHIN THE BURLINGTON SHOPPING CENTER ACROSS WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. THAT'S IN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL.
IT'S ZONED CG, WHICH IS THEIR COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT.
TO THE EAST IS THE ADVANCED AUTO PARTS PROPERTY ZONED MUG.
SO IN RELATION TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WE HAVE TWO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, ONE LOCATED TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND THEN ALSO A RESTAURANT TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY. SO WE HAVE THREE RESTAURANTS, NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH, WITH A TWO BEING FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WITH A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT BEING REQUESTED AT THE CORNER. RAISING CANE'S IS AN AMERICAN FAST FOOD CHAIN SPECIALIZING IN CHICKEN FINGERS.
RAISING CANE'S MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD, AS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE DEFINES A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD AS ESTABLISHMENT THAT DISPENSES FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF PREMISES, AND THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS.
IT HAS A LIMITED MENU, ITEMS PREPARED IN ADVANCE OR PREPARED OR HEATED QUICKLY, AND NO TABLE ORDERS AND FOOD SERVED IN DISPOSABLE WRAPPINGS OR CONTAINERS. THE TABLE ALLOWED USES IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ALLOWS A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD WITH OR WITHOUT DRIVETHRU, AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN THE MUG ZONING DISTRICT, AND THE USE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED REVIEW OF CERTAIN USES THAT, DUE TO THEIR NATURE, RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OR POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS OF SURROUNDING AREAS, REQUIRE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF THEIR LOCATION, DESIGN AND METHODS OF OPERATION, AS WELL AS THE IMPOSITION OF CONDITIONS TO MITIGATE CONCERNS BEFORE THEY CAN BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN A ZONING DISTRICT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
THEIR RESPONSES TO EACH OF THESE GENERAL REVIEW STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING SITE PLAN APPROVAL MAJOR TO ALLOW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BANK BUILDING AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE PROPOSED 2978 SQUARE FOOT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT BUILDING WITH A 540 SQUARE FOOT COVERED PATIO WITH AND TWO DRIVE THRU
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LANES WITH 25 VEHICLE QUEUING POSITIONS.26 ANGLED PARKING SPACES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, CONSISTING OF TWO ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES, ONE EV CHARGING SPACE AND THREE MOBILE ORDER PICKUP SPACES, AND THEN ALSO EIGHT BICYCLE SPACES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON THE SITE.
A 15% PARKING SPACE REDUCTION PURSUANT TO THE REDUCED PARKING DEMAND STRATEGIES FOR OFF STREET PARKING ALTERNATIVES IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS REQUESTED DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF A BUS STOP WITHIN 1000FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 10% PARKING SPACE REDUCTION WAS ALSO REQUESTED PURSUANT TO THE OTHER ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVES WITHIN THE OFF STREET PARKING ALTERNATIVES REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING CHAPTER OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL PARKING STRATEGIES DEMONSTRATED WITHIN A PROVIDED PARKING STUDY, A PARKING STUDY PREPARED BY KIMLEY-HORN WAS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT TO JUSTIFY THE PARKING REDUCTIONS REQUESTED.
AN INVENTORY OF THE PARKING, OCCUPANCY AND SUPPLY WAS COLLECTED BETWEEN 10 A.M.
AND MIDNIGHT ON A THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY.
A CONSERVATIVE PARKING DEMAND FOR THE SITE WAS DETERMINED USING THE HIGHEST PARKING DEMAND RATE OBSERVED IN THE DATA COLLECTION, AND THEN, BASED ON THE OBSERVATIONS AT THE THREE OTHER RAISIN CAIN'S LOCATION, THE ANTICIPATED PARKING DEMAND FOR THE PROPOSED SITE WAS IDENTIFIED AS 24 SPACES.
THE PARKING STUDY WAS REVIEWED BY THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, TRAFFIC TECH.
THE REVIEW BY TRAFFIC TECH CONCURRED WITH THE ANTICIPATED PARKING DEMAND OF 24 PARKING SPACES WITHIN THE PARKING STUDY, AND ADDITIONAL 10% PARKING REDUCTION WAS AUTHORIZED DUE TO THE DEMONSTRATION WITHIN THE WITHIN THE PARKING STUDY THAT PROPOSED THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS, IT WILL MAINTAIN TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS AND PROMOTE QUALITY URBAN DESIGN, AS WITH STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE OFF STREET PARKING STANDARDS.
SO THERE WAS 33 PARKING, UM, PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
THEN WE HAD A 15% REDUCTION, WHICH REDUCED IT BY NINE FIVE SPACES DUE TO THE BUS STOP WITHIN 1000FT, AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER 10% REDUCTION, WHICH WAS ANOTHER THREE SPACES.
SO THE STUDY IDENTIFIED THAT THEY NEED A MAXIMUM OF 24 SPACES AND THEY'RE PROVIDING 26 SPACES.
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS UM, TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PROVIDED BY EXISTING SIDEWALK ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND WEST COMMERCIAL, AND THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTES THROUGH THE PARKING AREA AND DRIVES ARE ALSO PROVIDED FROM THOSE SIDEWALKS.
VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PROVIDED BY THE EXISTING INGRESS EGRESS ACCESS POINT ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND THE EXISTING CROSS ACCESS POINT WITH THE ADJACENT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PROPERTY TO THE EAST THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH AN EXISTING INGRESS EGRESS ACCESS POINT ON NORTHWEST 57TH STREET VIA REQUIRED CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT.
THAT INCLUDES THE WIDENING OF THE ACCESS ON NORTHWEST 57TH STREET TO 24TH FEET, INSTALLATION OF CURBING AND ANY STRIPING NECESSARY, AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROVISION OF AN EXECUTED CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAISING CANE'S AND DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY AT THE APPLICANT'S EXPENSE, IS ADDED AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ANALYSIS WAS TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED USE CONVERSION ON THE SURROUNDING NETWORK ROADWAY, AND DETERMINE IF ADEQUATE CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FUTURE TRAFFIC VOLUMES FOR BUILD OUT IN 2028.
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PM PEAK HOUR DRIVEWAY TRIPS IN COMPARISON TO THE EXISTING BANQUET DRIVE-THRU USE.ALSO, THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RESULT IN A CHANGE IN THE BLACK BACKGROUND LEVEL SERVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE. THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS ALSO PROVIDE A QUEUING ANALYSIS FOR THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
THE 95% TRIAL QUEUE FOR THE SITES THAT WERE OBSERVED WAS 21 VEHICLES.
THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED DRIVE-THROUGH IS ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ON SITE QUEUING.
AND SO THIS DRIVE THROUGH ACCOMMODATES 25 VEHICLES.
THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN PROVIDES STACKING FOR UP TO 100 VEHICLES ONTO THE ADJACENT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PROPERTY TO THE EAST, AND INVOLVES A MIX OF OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS, SIGNAGE AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CREWS TO DIRECT DRIVE-THROUGH LINES, SEPARATE DINE IN AND TAKEOUT PATRONS FROM THE DRIVE-THROUGH PATRONS.
SORT OF LIKE YOU SEE AT A CHICK FIL A.
THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITHIN AND PROVIDED AS ATTACHMENT TO THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED AND EXECUTED BY THE AUTHORIZED SIGNER OF THE OWNER OF THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PROPERTY.
THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.
TRAFFIC. ALL COMMENTS FROM THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXECUTED CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAISING CANES AND DISCOUNTS AUTO PARTS. THAT INCLUDES THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.
TRAFFIC. CARL PETERSON IS HERE, IN ATTENDANCE TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE AN OVERALL LANDSCAPE, PERVIOUS AREA OF 34.4% AND WILL PROVIDE AN INTERIOR LANDSCAPE AREA EQUAL TO 18% OF THE TOTAL VEHICULAR USE AREA WHERE YOU NEED 15%, 30 MATURE TREES AND FIVE, PALM TREES ARE GOING TO BE RETAINED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLANTING AN ADDITIONAL 51 TREES THAT WILL CONSIST OF EIGHT PALM TREES, 21 SHADE TREES AND 22 SMALL TREES.
SHADE TREES ARE GOING TO BE PLANTED ALONG THE EXISTING SIDEWALK ACCESSIBLE ROUTE PROPOSED IN FRONT OF THE PARKING ROW ON NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO PROVIDE THE SIDEWALK SHADING THAT'S REQUIRED.
THE RESTAURANT BUILDINGS PROVIDED A VARIANT ROOF HEIGHTS, WITH A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 22FT TO THE TOP OF A PARAPET, WHERE A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 70FT IS PERMITTED. A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 5-33.
A CODE OF ORDINANCES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING TO BE THREE FOOT HIGHER THAN THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING PARAPET WALLS.
AS THE HEIGHT OF THE EXTERIOR BUILDING, WALLS OF THE ARE REQUIRED TO BE HIGHER THAN THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE ROOF, AND YOU SORT OF SEE THAT IN THE CIRCLED AREA, ON YOUR SCREEN WHERE IT'S IDENTIFIED AS 22FT.
BUT YOU COULD YOU CAN SEE THE EQUIPMENT THAT STICKS UP.
SO THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO NEED A VARIANCE FROM THAT REQUIREMENT.
THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING ENTRANCES AND DRIVE THRU WINDOW LOCATIONS WILL BE STUCCO FINISH AND PAINTED SUPER WHITE IN COLOR TO ENHANCE THE POINTS OF CUSTOMER ACCESS, AND THE BUILDING WILL PROVIDE ALUMINUM STOREFRONT GLASS WINDOWS AND DOORS.
ON THREE OF THE FOUR FACADES WITH FRAMES AND MULLIONS THAT ARE CHARCOAL IN COLOR.
AND I SORT OF WANTED TO POINT THIS OUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FRONT FACADE, YOU CAN SEE LIKE A LITTLE NUMBER ONE HIDDEN WITHIN THE FACADE.
AND, THE ORIGINALLY WHEN THE APPLICANT, WHEN THE APPLICANT, PROPOSED THE FACADE, THEY HAD A SIGN.
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I GUESS THAT'S ONE OF THEIR.WHAT RAISING CANE'S USES TO TO PROMOTE THE RESTAURANT IS THE NUMBER ONE AND THEY HAD THAT AS A SIGN IN THE BUILDING AND AND WHAT THEY DID, I THOUGHT WAS REALLY UNIQUE. AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT REAL QUICK IS THEY WERE THEY PUT THE ONE BACK, BUT THEY PUT IT AS AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE ON THE BUILDING.
AND YOU CAN SEE IT TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE, OF THE FRONT DOOR AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN, THAT, THAT TOP ELEVATION, YOU CAN SORT OF SEE THAT NUMBER ONE IN A SQUARE THAT, THAT HAS A DASHED LINE AROUND IT.
AND SO THAT WAS A REALLY UNIQUE THING THAT RAISING CANE'S DID TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
SO THEN HERE ARE THE OTHER ELEVATIONS THAT SHOW YOU THE BACK AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
SO THE, AN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT, CPC ARCHITECTS, IN AN EFFORT TO ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND VISUAL APPEARANCE WITHIN THE CITY. THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT ALL SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ARE SATISFIED, INCLUDING GENERAL BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS THAT FOSTER, HIGH QUALITY, ATTRACTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
THE GENERAL BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS INCLUDE FOUR SIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, SHADED SIDEWALKS, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ARTICULATION, FACADE TRANSPARENCY, PEDESTRIAN DESIGN, BUILDING ENTRANCE AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES.
OUR RESPONSES TO EACH OF THESE SITE PLAN APPROVAL STANDARDS AS THEY APPLIED TO THE SUBJECT PETITION.
GOAL NUMBER THREE, TAMARAC IS ECONOMICALLY RESILIENT.
BY BEING BUSINESS FRIENDLY, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE-THRU USE AT A SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO THE CITY ON A MAJOR URBAN PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL RIGHT OF WAY, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM EXISTING FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IN THE NUEVO QUARTER REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
SO. AS SUCH, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD, FOR A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPOSED SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS JANUARY 10TH, 2024 MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
AND THEN, REGARDING THIS SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL MAJOR SUPPORTS GOAL NUMBER FOUR OF THE CITY'S 2040 STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL MAJOR WILL ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, THEREBY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE THE APPEARANCE, IMAGE AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO. AS SUCH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD, FOR A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPOSED REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS JANUARY 10TH, 2024 MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
NUMBER ONE, THAT SITE PLAN APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL FOR RAISING CANE'S TO ALLOW FOR A RESTAURANT FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE-THRU USE, AND AN MUG ZONING DISTRICT CASE NUMBER 4-Z-23.
SITE PLAN APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON ACCEPTANCE, EXECUTION, AND RECORDATION IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY AT THE APPLICANT'S EXPENSE OF A CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNED BY DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC AT 7500 NORTHWEST 57TH STREET PORTFOLIO NUMBER 494110130040. THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT SHALL GRANT ACCESS BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES AND IDENTIFY AND DETAIL ALL OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR THE CROSS ACCESS.
THAT INCLUDES THE WIDENING OF THE ACCESS ON NORTHWEST 57TH STREET TO 24FT, AND WIDTH INSTALLATION OF CURBING AND ANY STRIPING NECESSARY, AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITHIN AND PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT THAT'S REQUIRED.
SITE PLAN APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION FROM SECTION 5-33A, A CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING TO BE THREE FEET HIGHER THAN THE HEIGHT OF EXTERIOR BUILDING WALLS.
NUMBER FOUR CONSTRUCTION IS TO COMPLETE IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE DEVELOPER TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND THE APPROVED ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS.
NUMBER FIVE. SITE PLAN APPROVAL SHALL BE VOIDED WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE APPROVAL, UNLESS THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A CONSTRUCTION OF ALL FACILITIES PROVIDED IN THE SITE. PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION IS DILIGENTLY PURSUED.
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MODIFY ANY OF THE ORIGINAL REQUIREMENTS.AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT, THE APPLICANT SHALL RENDER PAYMENT OF ALL APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES TO THE CITY PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF ANY PERMIT FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CITY, FOR THE PROJECT.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
AND SO, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE, THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, TRAP TECH.
CARL PETERSON IS HERE WITH THE CITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS I ALSO HAVE THE CITY ENGINEER, MUSTAFA AL-BASSAM, WHO CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE ACCESS.
WE'LL WE'LL ACCEPT QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. DO WE? LET ME GO FIRST. OKAY.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I ALWAYS LIKE WHEN YOU PRESENT BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE YOU TEND TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING I'M THINKING HOWEVER, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
SURE. ARE THERE ANY PLANNED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS LIKE A TURNING LANE ON COMMERCIAL? NOT COMMERCIAL ON UNIVERSITY? NO. TO FACILITATE THIS.
NO, THERE'S NO ANTICIPATED TURNING LANE IMPROVEMENTS.
HOWEVER, THE THAT 40 FOOT WAS DEDICATED AS IT WILL BE DEDICATED AS AN EASEMENT TO FDOT.
SO FDOT HAS THE RIGHT TO COME IN THERE AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT AREA.
OKAY. SO AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE THE RAISING CANE IS OKAY WITH TRAFFIC GOING FROM COMMERCIAL TO UNIVERSITY AND TURNING ONTO THEIR PROPERTY. I MEAN, THERE WILL BE NO TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTIONS.
OKAY. THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT.
THERE WAS ONE EXISTING WITH THE BANK AND DISCOUNT AUTO.
WELL, WE COULDN'T LOCATE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT, SO WE'RE REQUIRING A NEW ONE, SO WITH THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PROPERTY. SO BECAUSE LET ME GO BACK.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S THE REASON OR.
WELL, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO IMPROVE THAT CROSS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SCREEN THERE, YOU SEE THE 24FT PROPOSED CROSS ACCESS, ALONG WITH THE 24FT PROPOSED CROSS ACCESS, WHICH ENTERS INTO THE PROPERTY.
BUT AN AGREEMENT COULDN'T BE LOCATED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUIRING THE AGREEMENT.
AND THE AGREEMENT WILL BE, REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS STANDARD, ACCESS OPENING AS WELL AS WE'LL INCLUDE THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IN THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT AS WELL, BECAUSE WHAT'S THE PROBABILITY OF THAT GETTING APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED? THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
SO WE HAVE BEEN IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER.
WE'VE PROVIDED THEM DRAFTS OF THE AGREEMENT.
IT'S GONE THROUGH SEVERAL, DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION.
ALL HAVE REVIEWED IT AND GENERALLY AGREED TO IT.
IT'S JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE FINAL STAGES AT THIS POINT.
SO WE FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.
AND IT IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
SO IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR ANY REASON, WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK.
WELL, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE RESTAURANTS IN TAMARAC.
SO THIS IS AN ADDED, A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE CITY AND TO THE CORRIDOR AND THE DESIGN, IT'S DEFINITELY WILL DEFINITELY ENHANCE THE THAT CORNER BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN SITTING VACANT FOR A WHILE.
MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE PATRONS WILL BE DINING VERSUS THE DRIVE-THROUGH? IS THERE A STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED FOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST SEEKING I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE FIRM NUMBERS AS TO WHAT PERCENTAGE IS GOES THROUGH THE DRIVE-THROUGH VERSUS INDOOR SEATING, BUT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IS VERY FOCUSED ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY DO GO THROUGH THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
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AND I DO SEE THAT, AS YOU SAID, YOU ONLY HAVE THREE OPTIONS.SO I KNOW THE TURNAROUND WOULD BE FASTER.
CORRECT. THEY'RE CONSTANTLY JUST FRYING UP CHICKEN FINGERS SO THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, PUT THE NUMBER OF CHICKEN FINGERS ON THE PLATE AND SEND THEM OUT THE DOOR. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. JOHNSON. THAT WAS AN AWESOME PRESENTATION.
WHAT IS THE PROJECTED PROJECT COMPLETION DATE THAT YOU GUYS HAD IN MIND? CONSIDERING THAT YOU GUYS MEET THE CONDITIONS THAT THE CITY OUTLINED, WE ARE ANTICIPATING OPENING TOWARDS THE END OF 2024.
SO DECEMBER 2024, I WOULD SAY FOURTH QUARTER.
YES. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
OKAY. AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.
ACCORDING TO YOUR RESEARCH THAT YOU GUYS, PERFORMED AND YOUR DATA, WHAT SURROUNDING RESTAURANTS DID YOU COMPARE YOUR DATA WITH? I KNOW YOU GUYS MENTIONED YOUR COMPETITORS, CHICK-FIL-A.
UM, I'M GOING TO BRING OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER BACK UP HERE.
IN TERMS OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WE STUDIED.
WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA LOCATIONS.
OKAY. CURRENTLY THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS POPEYES, THE CHICK-FIL-A.
THERE'S A NEW CHICKEN RESTAURANT NEXT TO THE LITTLE CHINESE PLACE.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO HUEY MAGOO'S, WHICH THEY ALSO SELL CHICKEN FINGERS AND CHICKEN NUGGETS.
THAT'S IN SUNRISE, THOUGH, RIGHT? IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT'S THE CITY OF SUNRISE.
CORRECT. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL.
RAISING CANE'S IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODEL BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMITED MENU, SO THAT'S WHY WE FOCUSED ON LOOKING AT SPECIFIC RAISING CANE'S LOCATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE ANALYSIS. SO I GUESS YOUR COMPETITOR WILL POSSIBLY.
I'M JUST PROCESSING WOULD BE CHICK-FIL-A AND HUEY MAGOO'S CORRECT.
AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE A CHICK-FIL-A.
AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.
I'VE CERTAINLY SAT IN THAT LONG FOR A LOT LONGER THAN THAT.
BUT WITH RAISING CANE'S, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE OF EVEN SIDES.
YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF DRINKS AND YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF CHICKEN FINGER NUMBERS.
SO REALLY, THEY'RE JUST CONSTANTLY GETTING THOSE ORDERS READY.
SO THEY ARE QUITE A BIT FASTER THAN THEIR COMPETITORS.
THANK YOU. CAN YOU PUT A TIME ON THAT WINDOW WAIT TIME I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
WHERE ARE THE OTHER LOCATIONS OF THE RESTAURANT? THE EXISTING [INAUDIBLE] SO ONE OPENED THIS PAST YEAR IN BOYNTON BEACH, ANOTHER IN POMPANO BEACH, AND I BELIEVE A THIRD IN ROYAL PALM.
THOSE ARE THE SOUTH FLORIDA LOCATIONS THAT HAVE OPENED.
OKAY. ON YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION AT 10 A.M.
UNTIL 2 P.M. OR SORRY, 2 A.M..
NOW THE AUTO PART, BUSINESS THAT'S CLOSE BY.
DO THEY HAVE OBJECTIONS TO YOU COMING THERE OR HAVE ANY PROBLEM? NO. WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM.
WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE CROSS ACCESS THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN.
IT'S WITH THE ADVANCED AUTO PARTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TO FINALIZE THOSE AGREEMENTS.
SO THEY ARE VERY AWARE THAT THIS IS COMING FORWARD.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO ENSURE THERE'S NO IMPACTS.
OKAY. SO YOU BASICALLY YOU COULD SAY IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOU GUYS ARE IN AGREEMENT.
BOTH OF YOU, I BELIEVE WE ARE IN AGREEMENT, AT LEAST UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
AND DON'T EXPECT THAT TO CHANGE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND QUESTIONS.
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AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.YEAH. YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE, UM, TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS.
ONCE ONE ON 9A AND THEN A SEPARATE ONE ON 9B.
THANK YOU. CAN WE ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY 9A TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 83 TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. CAN I ASK? OKAY. I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE B CAN I ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY? [INAUDIBLE] I SECOND.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU GUYS.
MOVING ON TO PLANNING BOARD REPORTS.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
[11. Director's Report]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.JUST A REPORT ON THE ITEMS THAT YOU LAST DELIBERATED ON THAT WENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER TEN THAT THIS BOARD DISCUSSED THAT WAS APPROVED.
THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, ON DECEMBER 13TH.
THE COMMISSION WANTED TO SIT AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT ITEM.
SO THEY MOVED THE ITEM TO THEIR WORKSHOP, WHICH IS MONDAY.
ON THE EIGHTH. SO THAT ITEM WILL BE WORKSHOPPED FIRST AND THEN PLACED ON THE COMMISSION MEETING AFTER THIS BOARD ALSO APPROVED A VARIANCE FOR THE HOSPITAL. THAT ITEM WAS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND WAS APPROVED.
YOU ALSO APPROVED THE NIGHTCLUB ON STATE ROAD SEVEN.
THAT ITEM AS WELL WAS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND APPROVED.
IF YOU RECALL, THIS IS THE PANEL DISCUSSION THAT THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE WILL BE HAVING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, PLANNING BOARD OR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
IT'S A JOINT WORKSHOP, TRYING TO DISCUSS WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS WILL BE MOVING FORWARD IN THE CITY, WHAT PROJECTS MIGHT LOOK LIKE, AND JUST UNDERSTANDING DENSITY SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER DISCUSSION WHEN THESE DEVELOPERS COME BEFORE US.
SO THAT HAS BEEN FINALIZED, ON THE 31ST AT COLONY WEST IN THE AFTERNOON, I THINK, OUR SECRETARY, COLLETTE MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SENT OUT AN INVITE, BUT JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND, MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER CAN ATTEND, HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE. THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, WITHOUT ANYTHING ELSE, I GUESS WE CAN ADJOURN.
MEETING ADJOURNED. 10:19 A.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.