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TOWN OF PALM BEACH
Town Council Meeting Development Review on: AprilĀ 10, 2019

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Development Review - New Business

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Z-19-00184 SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCE(S)  Zoning District:  CT-S  Commercial Town Serving  The application of NED 223 SUNSET OWNER LLC, relative to property located at 223 SUNSET AVE SUITE: SITE, legal description on file, is described below.  The applicant is proposing interior and exterior renovations to the existing office building, to upgrade and expand the office portions of the building, and to convert a portion of the existing first-floor office space to restaurant use in order to accommodate the relocation of Trevini Ristorante to this location. The leasable area of office will be expanded from 13,699 SF to 15,602 SF by eliminating a portion of the parking garage. The proposed restaurant will occupy 2,856 SF of interior space with 106 total seats, 30 of which will be located in an outdoor covered seating area of 840 SF. The requested hours of operation for the restaurant are: Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm seven days a week, the following approvals are requested: Site Plan Review approval is being requested for the exterior changes to the site. Special exceptions are being requested for on-site shared parking in the C-TS district and outdoor seating to allow 30 seats on the new covered patio for Trevini Ristorante. A variance to allow 7,207 SF of office space on the first floor in lieu of the second floor and a parking variance reflecting the difference between parking demand utilizing shared parking (52 spaces) as calculated by Kimley-Horn and Associates in its February 20, 2019 Parking Study and the 47 existing spaces, a variance of 5 off-street parking spaces.  [Applicant's Representative: James M. Crowley Esq] [Architectural Review Commission Recommendation:  Implementation of the proposed special exception, site plan review and variances will not cause negative architectural impact to the subject property.  Carried 7-0.  The Architectural Review Commission approved the project with conditions relating to the architecture, with the exception of the design of the tower element, which will return to the Commission's April 24, 2019 meeting.  Carried 7-0.]



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ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Memorandum Dated March 28, 2019 from Josh Martin, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building
Comments from the Development Review Committee