PORTE COCHERE BROCHURE

Project Scope

This brochure describes the plan for reconfiguring/upgrading the circular drive and ex- panding the covered entry to the Clubhouse to accomplish the following:

 Create a redesigned “front door” that more appropriately reflects the elegance of our facilities to our guests and prospective new members.

 Enhance the appearance of the Clubhouse with an updated architectural and landscape design proportional to the current size of the building.

 Accommodate a wider valet controlled automobile and golf cart arrival and departure area;

 Create a specific area for golf cart valet parking service;

 Remediate, once and for all, the continuing water damage problem affecting the Club- house walls and offices on the north side (resulting from elimination of glimmer pools in 2000;

 Create a wider, climate controlled waiting/entry area, and

 Address concerns expressed by the Fire Marshal regarding congestion/space for emer- gency vehicle access;

Background & Discussion

The Porte Cochere of our Clubhouse is the first structure Members and guests encoun- ter upon arrival at the Club. As such, it must be both functional and project the impression of casual elegance that is synonymous with the ambiance at Frenchman’s Creek. Our current Porte Cochere and circular drive have remained essentially unchanged since the Clubhouse was built around 1986, despite expansion and remodeling of the building in 2001. As a result, our entry is disproportionately small compared with our current Clubhouse. As the usage of the Clubhouse has increased over the last 15 years, traffic congestion caused by automobiles and golf carts has made entry and exiting operations problematic and, at times, dangerous. In addition, concerns regarding access to the front of the building (golf cart parking congestion) by fire safety and emergency vehicles are being raised with increas- ing frequency by the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Marshal. The City of Palm Beach Gardens is also encouraging us to go ahead with this plan for fire safety reasons. The proposed plan to expand the Porte Cochere section of the traffic circle to accom- modate up to three lanes will allow faster passenger movement into and out of vehicles and will alleviate congestion caused by Members who require more time to enter and exit their cars or carts. Equally important, emergency vehicles will have the wider approach to access the building.

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