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WHEREAS, the City seeks to overcome the existing condition of the area along Sunny Isles Boulevard, to create and enhance property and community values and community image; WHEREAS, the City's implementation plans and programs will require six (6) months to complete; WHEREAS, new development in the area along Sunny Isles Boulevard that is not compatible with the redevelopment objectives of the City's Comprehensive Plan, as may be amended from time to time, and Streetscape Master Plan will frustrate and prevent the City from protecting and enhancing the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; WHEREAS, Florida law permits the City to adopt a moratorium on all development for a period of six (6) months while it prepares plans and programs to address concerns affecting the public health, safety and welfare; WHEREAS, the City wishes to be cooperative with landowners and developers of Sunny Isles Boulevard and has chosen an interim regulatory approach which is less restrictive than an outright moratorium on development during the preparation of the City's implementation plans and programs; WHEREAS, until these new plans and programs are complete and adopted, the City wants to allow appropriate development to proceed, provided that such new development is compatible with the City's redevelopment objectives and will not frustrate or prevent the City from enhancing the character of the area along Sunny Isles Boulevard; WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is necessary and appropriate to adopt additional Land Development Regulations in order to ensure that development which is proposed in advance of the preparation of the City's implementation plans and programs is compatible with the City's redevelopment objectives and will not frustrate or prevent the City from enhancing the character of the area along Sunny Isles Boulevard and notwithstanding the fact that Miami-Dade County's zoning regulations as adopted by Section 8.3 of the Charter may be in conflict with the vision of the Comprehensive Plan, as may be amended from time to time, and accordingly must be amended; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings and Purpose. (a) The preamble and recitals to this Ordinance are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference as if same were fully set forth herein. (b) The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote the orderly development and redevelopment of the area along Sunny Isles Boulevard within the City of Sunny Isles Beach in accordance with the area plan and land use regulations required by the City of Sunny Isles Beach Comprehensive Plan, as may be amended from time to time, Future Land Use Element, Objectives 11 and 12. Sunny Isles Blvd. Redevelopment Ord. (Final) LMD:ch 5/15/01 - 4:04 PM 2