2000-1115 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes Regular City Commission Meeting November 15,2000 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 6. ZONING [ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS! 6A. Request of Blue Seas Associates, Owner of the Property Located at 17315 Collins Avenue for the Following: (Hearing#Z99-12) 1. Non Use Variance of Lot Coverage requirements to permit proposed development with a lot coverage of 65% (40%permitted). 2. Use Variance to permit the proposed apartment hotel development with a density of 162 units per acre (153 units per acre permitted including density bonuses). 3. Non Use Variance of Floor Area Ratio(F.A.R.)to permit a proposed development with a total F.A.R and bonuses of 3.91 (maximum 2.5 F.A.R. and a possible F.A.R bonuses for a total F.A.R. of 3.05 permitted)(30% amenities bonus pursuant to Section 33-222(4)(b)(i) is calculated in the total bonus and floor area ratio). '4. Non Use Variance of Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.)requiring single floors above 20 MSL not to exceed 0.20 F.A.R. to waive same; to permit single floors with a 0.23 floor area ratio. 5. Non Use Variance of Setback requirements to permit the proposed tower building to setback 15 ft (28 ft required) from the interior side (north) property line and to permit a proposed decorative waterfall to setback 28.75 ft (50 ft required) front (west) property line. 6. Non Use Variance of Setback requirements to permit the proposed roof deck of parking garage to setback 7 ft(20 ft.required) from the interior side(north)property line and setback 3.8 ft (20 ft. required) from the interior side (south) property line. 7. Non Use Variance of Zoning Regulations as it applied to view corridor to permit a view corridor width of 4.16 ft (25 ft required). 8. Non Use Variance of Zoning Regulations as it applies to maximum building obstruction to permit proposed development to obstruct 89% (89 ft) of the width of the site above 20 ft MSL(50%-50 ft obstruction permitted). 9. Non Use Variance of Parking Regulations to permit 137 parking spaces(188 required). 10. Non Use Variance of Landscaping Regulations requiring 75% (13,062 sq ft) of the required open space to be landscaped;to waive same, to permit 58%(10,241 sq ft)landscape area. Protests 2 Waivers 0 Ex-Parte 0 Action: (Continued from 10/19/00) [Clerk's Note: Distributed protest letters from Alejandro Arce and Julia Sotolongo] Mayor Samson read a statement regarding procedure and decorum. City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the applicant's name, hearing number, location and then administered the oath to the witnesses for the Zoning hearings.City Attorney Dannheisser read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearings. City Clerk Brown-Morilla asked if there were any ex-parte disclosures. Public Speakers: Jeffrey Bercow, Esq. Jeffrey Bercow,asked for a deferral and indicated that the applicant would pay the cost of re- advertising the hearing. Vice Mayor Morrow moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to defer the 2 of 10