2014-0731 Special City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Special City Commission Meeting July 31,2014 Sunny Isles Beach,Florida condominium with 154 dwelling units and with a total Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 597,278 square feet. 2. Pursuant to Section 265-23 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations,the Applicant is requesting the utilization of public TDRs in the amount of 137,833 square feet of floor area and zero dwelling units. An adjustment to be made for a decrease of 137,833 square feet of floor area and 55 dwelling units in the City's TDR Bank. 3. Pursuant to Section 265-63.3 (G)of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting the use of graphics and murals on a temporary construction fence. Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex Parte 5 Action: Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks on zoning procedures/decorum. Deputy City Clerk Betancur read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing, and administered the oath to witnesses. City Attorney Ottinot asked the Commission if there were any Ex Parte communications to disclose,and Commissioner Scholl,Mayor Edelcup,Vice Mayor Aelion, and Commissioner Gatto disclosed that they individually had spoken to Attorney Cliff Schulman and the Architect for the project;and Commissioner Levin disclosed she met with Attorney Cliff Schulman, the gentleman from Turnberry, and the Architect. City Planner Claudia Hasbun reported that the Applicant,Beach Club Acquisition,LLC a/k/a Turnberry Associates, is seeking approval of a site plan for a 52-story residential condominium with 154 dwelling units and 597,278 square feet of floor area.The Applicant is requesting approval of the Transfer of Development Rights in the amount of 137,833 square feet of floor area and 55 dwelling units from the City's Transfer of Development Rights Bank ("TDR Bank"). She noted that the City's TDR Bank balance will be adjusted to reflect the sale of TDRs to the Applicant in the amount of 113,199 square feet and 46 dwelling units due to a credit for the donation of land. Additionally,the Applicant is requesting approval of the use of mural and graphics on temporary construction fencing. She noted that the Applicant had previously received approval from the City to build a luxury condo-hotel with a beach club commonly known as the Fairmont-Turnberry project,of which this project development approval had expired. City Planner Hasbun said that the Applicant is now seeking approval of a new condominium project on the same site. The Applicant is requesting an increase of floor area ratio of 2.1 from bonuses and the Applicant shall provide the City with a non-refundable deposit in the amount of 10% of the approved purchase price of $5,935,680.00 for the FAR Bonuses required from the City. She said the total amount of the deposit for the bonus is$582,568.00, noting a typo in the report in the amount of that bonus. The Applicant is also requesting an increase of floor area ratio of 1.38 from the Transfer of Development Rights. The Applicant shall provide the City with a non-refundable deposit in the amount of 10% of the approved purchase price of$14,149,175.00 after the deduction of the credit of the TDRs purchased from the City's Bank. The total amount of the deposit is $1,414,988.00 which has to be paid within three (3) days after this Application is approved by the City Commission. 3