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The Town Center should contain businesses, employment, civic, public and private education facilities and/or high or moderate density residential uses with a variety of housing types and within walking distance of the Town Center core. A balanced mix of primary uses including retail, office and residential should be provided within developments greater than 3 acres in size by committing not more than 70% of a project gross floor area ratio (FAR) to any one of the three uses. Both large and small businesses are encouraged in these centers, but primarily moderate sized businesses which serve, and draw from, the nearby community and the visitor population along the beaches. Transit and pedestrian mobility will be increased and area-wide traffic will be reduced in several ways: proximity of housing and retail uses will allow residents to walk or bike for some daily trips; provision of both jobs, personal services and retailing within walking distance of transit will encourage transit use for commuting; and conveniently located retail facilities will accommodate necessary shopping during the daily commuting periods or the lunch hour. The Town Center is divided into two overlay development districts, the Town Center North and Town Center South Overlays, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map. In the Town Center South Overlay, a base density of 75 dwelling units per acre and a base Floor Area Ratio (FAR) intensity of 3.5 shall be allowed. Additional density and FAR intensity may be permitted in the Town Center South Overlay for developments that comply with the Transfer of Development Rights according to Policy 14 C of this element. Additional FAR intensity may be permitted in the Town Center South Overlay for developments that comply with the bonus programs and requirements according to the City's Land Development Regulations. In no event shall the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) intensity in the Town Center South Overlay exceed 5.20. Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. Section 4. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same, are hereby repealed. Section 5. Transmittal. The City Manager or designee is hereby directed to transmit the City of Sunny Isles Beach Adopted Text-Based Amendments to the State Department of Economic Opportunity, pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance including the comprehensive plan amendment shall become effective ten (10) days after adoption on second reading. shall become effective, if the amendment is not timely challenged, thirty-one (31) days after the state land planning agency notifies the local government that the plan amendment package is complete. If the amendment is timely challenged, this amendment shall become effective on the date the state land planning agency or the Administration Commission enters a final order determining this adopted amendment to be in compliance. Underline denotes revisions during first reading—Bold Underline denotes revisions during second reading. 3