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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: MARCH 5, 2024
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INDIGO POMPANO BEACH
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Request: Major Building Design
P&Z# 23-12000039
Owner: Pompano Park JV Land Holding LLC
Project Location: 777 Isle of Capri
Folio Number: 494203410030
Land Use Designation: RAC (Regional Activity Center)
Zoning District: PCD (Planned Commercial/Industrial Development)
Commission District: 5 (Barry Moss)
Agent: Michael Amodio (954-788-3400 / mamodio@keithteam.com)
Project Planner: Max Wemyss (954-786-4671 / max.wemyss@copbfl.com)
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Summary:
The applicant is requesting Building Design approval in order to construct nine (9) Multi-Family Buildings providing 423 residential units varying from studio, 1-bed, 2-bed, and 3-bed unit layouts, totaling 524,979 gross building square feet. Three separate building types of varying building heights between 2-story and 5-story are proposed. The site also features (6) ancillary 1-story garage-bay structures, a centralized clubhouse and amenity areas for passive green space, a recreational court, and pool and an accessory structure that includes a dog wash, trash room, storage. The site area (approximately 13 acres) is part of a 222-acre Planned Development that is partially developed. The total lot coverage of the site is 22.2%. The property has a Regional Activity Center (RAC) land use designation and a Zoning designation of Planned Commercial Development (PCD), which permits the residential uses. The Live! Resorts PCD establishes the district as a mixed-use development. Therefore, this project is permitted to follow the Commercial, Institutional, and Mixed-Use Design Standards of Section 155.5602. The site plan was most recently reviewed by the Development Review Committee on February 21, 2024 and by the Architectural Appearance Committee on February 6, 2024.
While the project proposes multi-family development, that would typically follow the Multi-Family Design Standards of Section 155.5601, the project is required to comply with the Mixed-Use Design Standards of Section 155.5602, pursuant to the PCD. The applicant is requesting approval for Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative for modifications of the following Commercial Design Standards:
§155.5602.C.4.b: sub-section of Base, Middle Top:
“Building tops shall include two or more of the following features:
i. Three-dimensional cornice treatments with integrally-textured materials such as stone or other masonry or differently colored materials;
ii. Sloping roofs with overhangs and brackets;
iii. Stepped parapets; or
iv. Aligned openings and articulations”.
The proposed elevation provides a parapet that maintains a consistent height. The applicant has chosen Option #1 of the Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative Criteria in order to justify this request. Option #1 states: “The proposed feature(s) or element(s)contributes to the overall design and helps the project achieve excellence by creating a project of distinction, and thus exceeds the deviation from the Code requirement in terms of aesthetic quality.”
As stated in the applicant’s design narrative: “The floating frames are THE features that distinguish this project from the rest of the LIVE master plan. These prominent and iconic displays of a modern style create distinct recognizable features within the community. Introducing other design elements such as varying parapet heights, embellished cornices, or sloping roofs would detract from the dynamic and purposely random nature of the floating frame elements incorporated throughout all sides of the facades.
While the buildings propose to maintain a consistent parapet height, the building footprint provides multiple planar breaks that provide the same perceived relief that a stepped parapet would otherwise provide would the buildings be totally flat with no relief. Please refer to the renderings presented in this submittal that substantiates our request.”
At the February 6, 2024 Architectural Appearance Committee Meeting, the Committee requested that the applicant provide additional perspectives to view the facades, demonstrate the functionality of internal connectivity and circulation, reduce the appearance and effect of substantial paved areas, review the ability to increase the presence of the second-floor windows for those buildings facing Powerline Road, generally. The draft minutes are provided for reference. Additionally, the Board provided the following tentative Conditions:
1. Place the native Zamias in smaller groupings among other mixed plant species so that the Zamia that have become unsightly by the Atala/Hairstreak larvae are less conspicuous, and are included in the maintenance program.
2. Provide pavers at all pedestrian crossings within the community and at the north and south entrance driveways from the edge of the street to the back of the planting median.
Pursuant to Section 155.2205, Code of Ordinances, the Architectural Appearance Committee may require such changes in plans and specifications as, in its judgment may be requisite and appropriate to ensure that the exterior appearance of buildings and structures enhances the aesthetic character of the surrounding development by complying with the architectural appearance standards of this Code and approved design guidelines.
Location | Zoning District | Existing Uses
The subject property is located on the southwest corner of the Live! Resorts PCD framed by Powerline Road, and private roadways known as Loop Road, Main Street, and a new private roadway.
Subject property:
Planned Commercial Development (PCD) | Vacant Land / Parking Areas
Surrounding Properties:
North: PCD | Vacant Land / Parking Areas
South: B-2/RM-45 | Community Service Commercial / Cypress Bend Condominiums
East: PCD | Vacant Land / Future Development Site
West: PR/RM-45 | Palm Aire Golf Course / Palm Aire Condominiums
Staff Conditions:
If approved by the Architectural Appearance Committee, staff recommends including the following conditions:
1. The PCD requires a 10’ minimum buffer along Powerline Road and a 50’ Buffer along the Southern Boundary of the PCD. This site plan proposes development within “Development Area A” identified in the PCD. The buffer within Development Area A, where abutting the subject site plan shall be installed prior to issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy or completed by December 31, 2024, whichever comes first.
2. Obtain approval from the Architectural Appearance Committee for Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative for the requested deviation from Section 155.5602.C.4 [Base, Middle, and Top] as detailed within the Staff Report.
3. The private road along the north boundary of the proposed development is a separate scope of work. This road is required for access to the site and must be completed prior to C.O. issuance.
4. Correct the elevations to provide the enhanced architectural treatment to the building entrances on the west façade of buildings 1 and 6.
5. Correct the elevations to provide the enhanced architectural treatment to the building entrances on the south façade of building 5.
6. Provide details and elevations for all perimeter fences or wall and the access gates, consistent with the picket fence provided on the renderings and the CPTED Plans.
7. Pursuant to Section §155.51002 [Sign Structure Design Standards], the proposed development shall obtain approval for the free-standing sign structures from the AAC, prior to approval of a Building Permit or Sign Code Compliance Permit for Signs or Sign Structures.
8. Plans are subject to compliance with all applicable Code requirements, including but not limited to DRC comments issued for this site plan.