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TOWN OF PALM BEACH
Town Council Meeting Development Review on: February 10, 2021

Section of Agenda
Development Review - Old Business

Agenda Title
Z-20-00289 SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCE(S)  Zoning District: C-B Commercial  The application of LR PALM HOUSE LLC (IAN LIVINGSTON, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN), applicant, relative to property located at 160 ROYAL PALM WAY, legal description on file, is described below.  The Town Council conditionally approved the Special Exceptions, Site Plan Review and Variances at the January 13, 2021 meeting. This application reflects additional variances to approve the remaining proposed elements related to the hotel and water feature, retaining walls to the south and east that will screen the hotel from residential properties, and to screen the staff service bar, pool restroom, and storage pantry. Following is a list of the proposed variance requests: 1) Section 134-1669: A variance for the height of the screening walls located at the southeast corner of the property and along the south property line behind the water feature, restroom building, staff service bar and pantry (and including the gate to service the transformer) to have a height ranging from 12.25 feet to 18.5’ from the lowest grade in lieu of the 7 foot maximum height allowed; 2) Section 134-1308(7): A variance for a rear yard setback for the water feature to be 12.5 feet in lieu of the 15 foot minimum required in the C-B Zoning District; 3) Section 134-1308(7): A variance for a rear yard setback for the new pool restroom building to be 10 feet in lieu of the 15 foot minimum required in the C-B Zoning District.  [Applicant's Representative: Maura Ziska Esq]  [Architectural Review Commission Recommendation:  Implementation of the proposed variances will not cause architectural impact to the subject property.  Carried 7-0.]  [The Architectural Review Commission approved the project, while deferring the vehicular gate.  Carried 7-0.]
 


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ATTACHMENTS:
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Memorandum Dated January 28, 2021 from Wayne Bergman, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building
Comments from the Development Review Committee
Email from Donald Lunny on behalf of Virginia Simmons
Email from John Eubanks, Jr. on behalf of Tim and Gayle DeVries