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MEMORANDUM To: City Commission Front Jorge L. Vera Zoning and Code Administrator Date: September 17, 1998 Subject: FIVE SEAS INVESTORS, INC. ( Z98-12) RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval with conditions of the applicants request for a special exception for site plan approval for a condominium hotel. REASONS The proposed project is located between Collins Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean, north of Sunny Isles Blvd. and consists of 5.3 acres. The property is zoned BU2 and is currently being used as a hotel site. The 2005- 2015 Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) designates the property as Business and Office use. The Land Use Element of the CDMP permits,residential uses and the mixing of residential use with commercial, office and hotel uses within the Business/Office land use designation. The property has a history consisting of several public hearings. The property owner requested variances from the zoning code as well as modification of plans, when it was under the jurisdiction of Miami Dade County. After a review of previous resolutions and plan approval that the county had on record, staff concluded that the County never approved a plan which showed the entire subject property with all its amenities. Although there is a legal argument from the property owner that the proposed tower can be built as of right, it is staff's opinion that the applicant has to come before the City for site plan review and approval for the proposed building. The applicant is requesting a special exception for site plan approval to permit a 40 story condominium hotel. The proposed new structure is to be located along the southern portion of the property abutting the existing 11 story hotel. The parcel to the south of the subject property has 3 existing towers of 29 stories each. The parcel to the north has a 24 story tower. While the applicant is proposing a building which is 11 stories higher than the structures in the adjoining property, staff acknowledges the fact that the proposed and existing buildings on the site do not require any variances from the code. The proposed tower is providing a greater setback, less mass and area than the buildings on the properties to the north and south. Staff recommends approval with conditions of the applicants request. The proposed building does not create an unfavorable effect to the economy of City of Sunny Isles Beach while meeting the levels of service required by the County. The proposed and existing buildings on the site are compatible with other buildings along the Collins Avenue corridor. Staff's review of the site plan will ensure the City that the proposed and existing structures on site are under full compliance of the code, thereby eliminating any previous discrepancies that had occur under previous resolutions.