Gate Review-1st Submittal
Date: 11/10/15
Permit: 15-CVPR-2411 Applicant: Gate Petroleum
Review: 1st Address: PO Box 23627
Site Address: 535 Atlantic
Boulevard
Phone: (904) 448-3027
Email: bhamilton@gatepetro.com
Correction Comments
1. The submitted plans state this is an “Automotive Service Station with Minor Automotive Service”.
Please provide staff with further information about what is considered minor automotive service.
2. Section 24-111 (a) states, “new development and new uses within these districts should have direct
access to arterial or collector streets, and sites should be designed so that increased traffic through
adjacent residential neighborhoods is avoided.” Please describe how the site has been designed to avoid
increased traffic through adjacent residential neighborhoods. Additionally, please provide the city with
information about how deliveries will be made to the site.
3. Section 3-2 (b) states, “the licensed premises where any alcoholic beverages are kept, except for
restaurants, grocery stores and markets where the primary business is the sale or serving of food, shall
be closed for business between the hours of 2:00 AM and 7:00 AM all days of the week. No person shall
be permitted on the premises of such business during such hours except to clean the premises, to
perform necessary functions for closing the establishment, or to perform necessary maintenance.” Please
provide staff with anticipated hours of operation.
4. Section 24-165 (d) states, “all lights and lighting on a service station shall be designed and arranged so
that no source if light shall be directly visible from any residential zoning district.” Additionally, Section
24-171 (e) states, “direct lighting sources shall be shielded or recessed so that excessive light does not
illuminate adjacent properties or the sky”. The submitted photometric plan shows that minimal lighting
will leave the site. However, please describe or demonstrate how exterior lights will be shielded or
recessed.
5. Section 24-171 (g) (2) requires a six foot wide area between the building and sidewalks. This area is
visible in the plans, but the landscape plan does not show any landscaping. Please revise plans to meet
this provision.
6. Section 24-177 (d) (1) (b), “All vehicle use areas (VUA) that are not entirely screened by an intervening
building from any abutting dedicated public street shall contain the following, a durable opaque
landscape screen along at least 75% of the street frontage, excluding driveways. The submitted
landscape plans do not appear to provide a sufficient landscape screen along the street frontage. Please
revise accordingly.
ZONING REVIEW COMMENTS
City of Atlantic Beach
Building and Zoning Department
800 Seminole Road Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233-5445
Phone: (904) 247-5817 Fax: (904) 247-5845 Email: jhubsch@coab.us
7. Section 24-177 (d) (4) states, “the maximum width of any driveway not containing a landscape island
through the perimeter landscape area shall be 36 feet. The driveway shown on plans exceeds 36 feet.
Please revise plans accordingly.
8. Section 23-33 (f) (1) (a) requires new oaks to have a minimum 4 inch caliper and 12 foot height at the
time of installation. Please revise landscape plans accordingly.
9. Per 24-67 (d), when preliminary site development plans are signed off on by all departments, the
applicant may submit an application for a development permit for vertical construction.
10. Be aware that the city will ensure that construction complies with Section 24-171 (c)(3) which states
“The exterior finish of new buildings shall be of brick, wood, stucco, decorative masonry, exterior
insulation and finish systems (EIFS), architectural or split faced type block or other finish materials with
similar appearance or texture. Metal clad, corrugated metal, plywood, or oriented strand board (OSB),
and exposed plain concrete shall not be permitted as exterior finish materials on the front or any street
side building.”
11. Additionally, Section 24-171 (c) (1) states, “roofs, which give the appearance of a flat roof from any
street side of the building are prohibited. Roofs may be gabled, hipped, mansard, or otherwise designed
so as to avoid the appearance of a flat roof from the adjoining street.”
12. Section 24-161 (h) (15) requires 1 parking space for every 4 seats within a restaurant. Please provide a
seating diagram for the restaurant to verify the 76 seats that are mentioned on the plans.
Jeremy Hubsch
Building and Zoning Director
jhubsch@coab.us
(904) 247-5817