Fleet Landing Letter 10.05.2006City of Atlantic Beach
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
Telephone (904) 247-5800
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Jim Hanson, City Manager
FROM: Sonya Doerr, AICP
Community Development Director
DATE: October 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Fleet Landing Expansion within COJ (The Palms at Fleet Landing)
Jim, I have again reviewed the Fleet Landing files in entirety, and have located no additional
information on specific development criteria that were included in the original PUD. The
Fleet Landing PUD ordinance, which was adopted on January 11, 1989 had no attachments
or Exhibits related to the detailed plan of development. (This was typical of PUDs adopted
by the COAB in the mid -late 1980s.) It is clear from the related documents, that the PUD
was intended to approve the development plan as contained within the Comprehensive Plan
amendment, which was adopted simultaneously with the PUD. No specific site development
criteria, other than as included within the Comp Plan amendment were specifically adopted.
The adopted Plan amendment and the rezoning materials included a number of drawings and
renderings that included a mix of two, three and four-story buildings. Construction Plans
later approved by the COAB contain notation referencing a 55 -foot height limit, but other
than the drawings and Exhibits to the adopted PUD and Comprehensive Plan amendment, I
cannot find any other reference to maximum height in the Fleet Landing files.
While the Fleet Landing expansion is within the City of Jacksonville, the intent of the
Interlocal Agreement, which was executed between the COJ and COAB, was to assign
permitting, zoning and building code review to the COAB, with the objective of ensuring that
the project continued to develop as a unified project in accordance with the original PUD and
Comprehensive Plan amendment. This process continues to work efficiently. With respect
to the specific question of height, it appears that 55 -feet was the maximum height provided
for in the PUD. The existing "O" Club contains features that exceed 35 -feet. Like the
original portion of the PUD, the new residential estate and two -unit "villa homes" homes will
be below 35 -feet. These are now in review and permitting and are all single -story buildings.
The apartments only will be constructed to a maximum of 55 -feet to accommodate parking
on the lower level. As proposed the Fleet Landing expansion is consistent with the approved
PUD and Comprehensive Plan amendment with no height that will exceed 55 -feet and with
that height being utilized only within the apartments.
cc: Alan Jensen, City Attorney