Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve a Minor Site Plan for Heart in the Park Parcel in Southern Grove
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Senior Planner
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal to enjoy culture, nature and fun activities.
Executive Summary (General Business): Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, owner, has submitted an application for site plan approval for an approved public art project known as Heart in the Park. The Heart in the Park public art proposal was approved by the City Council on June 13, 2022 (Res. 22-R69). Heart in the Park was approved under Section 162.08 (d) of the Art in Public Places Ordinance. Per Section 162.08 (d), an applicant can apply for approval of an alternative equivalent proposal and seek to combine the public art assessment associated with multiple projects into one larger work of art in lieu of several small works of art.
The Heart in the Park project includes an interactive heart-shaped mirrored stainless steel sculpture by the artist Jefre, a visitor’s center and a raised public plaza. The site plan provides for handicapped access, raised landscaped planters designed with seating walls, and a public plaza that connects to the adjacent proposed Shoppes at the Heart commercial center (P21-239). Parking and vehicular access will be provided at the adjacent shopping center. The site will be served by TIM autonomous vehicular service and provide bicycle and golf cart parking.
The Heart in the Park public art project was approved through Resolution 22-R69. The resolution included a requirement for a shared parking and access agreement, a requirement for a detailed cost estimate for the project and a requirement for a surety acceptable to the City in the amount of the Estimated Value to ensure that the City has a remedy in the event that: (i) the “HEART to HEART” Sculpture is not fabricated and installed, or (ii) the Actual Value of the “HEART to HEART” Sculpture is less than the Public Art Requirements associated with the Identified Projects, and there is a funding deficit. A draft shared parking and access agreement is included in the submittal packet. It is the Planning and Zoning Department’s recommendation that the detailed cost estimate and surety for the Heart in the Park sculpture be provided within 45 days of approval of the site plan.
Presentation Information: Staff may provide a short presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the site plan as recommended by the Site Plan Review Committee and with the following conditions:
1. The proposed shared parking and access agreement between the owner of the Shoppes at the Heart Parcel and the owner of the Heart in the Park Parcel be updated to include the two handicapped parking spaces circled in red on the Shoppes at the Heart site plan in the parking spaces designated for use by visitors to the Heart in the Park site in the proposed agreement.
2. The proposed shared parking agreement between the owner of the Shoppes at the Heart Parcel and the owner of the Heart in the Park Parcel be finalized (including all exhibits), approved by the City, and recorded prior to the issuance of the first building permit.
3. The detailed cost estimate and surety required by Condition 5 of Resolution 22 R-36 approving the Art in the Park Alternative Equivalent Proposal be provided to the City within 45 days of approval of the site plan or prior to the issuance of the first building permit, whichever comes first.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the site plan with the conditions noted above.
2. Move that the Council not approve the site plan and provide staff direction.
Background: The Site Plan Review Committee recommended approval of the proposed site plan at the April 13, 2022 Site Plan Review Committee meeting.
Issues/Analysis: The draft shared parking and access agreement is between the proposed owner of the Shoppes at the Heart parcel (JDR Development, LLC), and the owner of the Heart in the Park Parcel (Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC). The shared parking and access agreement designates ten parking spaces for the Heart in the Park site plan. In addition, the Shoppes at the Heart site plan depicts (in red) the two handicapped parking spaces that are designated for use by visitors to the Heart in the Park site. JDR Development, LLC, is the entity developing the Shoppes at the Heart project.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The property is located on the south side of SW Discovery Way between SW Community Boulevard and SW Village Parkway.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Site Plan
3. Preliminary Landscape Plan
4. Elevation Drawings
5. Application
6. Warranty Deed
7. Public Works Traffic Memo
8. Draft Shared Parking Agreement
9. Staff Presentation
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 8073
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Frank Moehrle, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.