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<br />265-37.6 Site Development Standards <br /> <br />(a) Floor Area Ratio <br /> <br />a) 1) Base Floor Area Ratio: The base floor area ratio <br />(F.A.R.) for all uses shall be 2.50 for all property within the <br />boundaries of Town Center. Properties along the Sunny <br />Isles Beach Boulevard South Edges shall have a base floor <br />area ratio as provided for in Summary Chart E. At least <br />seventy (70) percent of ground floor uses for multi-family <br />structures shall be restricted to commercial services and <br />retail goods including spas and health clubs, beauty salons, <br />clothing, florists, gift shops, banking services, pharmacies, <br />news stands, and restaurants. Such ground floor retail uses <br />shall not be counted towards the base floor area ratio.The <br />floor area ratio shall be increased by fifty hundredths (0.50) <br />for developments that provide 100% of the required on-site <br />parking in enclosed structures that fully screen vehicles <br />from exterior views in an approved architecturally design <br />which incorporates the garage into the fayade of the <br />principal use. <br /> <br />b) Public Plaza Bonus: The floor area ratio shall be increased <br />for developments that provide additional public plaza and <br />courtyard space in excess of the minimum Landscape Open <br />Space required by these Land Development Regulations. <br />The minimum size for a public plaza shall be 2500 square <br />feet. For each one (1) square foot of additional Public <br />Plaza space provided in conformance with this Section, the <br />Floor Area may be increased by an additional two (2) <br />square feet up to a maximum additional twenty five <br />hundredths (0.25) F.A.R. bonus. <br /> <br />1. To qualify for a Public Plaza Floor Area Bonus <br />Density, the following criteria must be met: <br /> <br />(1) All public plazas shall be accessible directly from <br />an adjoining public sidewalk or Public Baywalk along <br />at least 50% of the total frontage. Driveways or <br />vehicular accessways may not be counted as providing <br />access. <br /> <br />(2) All public plazas shall be accessible to the public at <br />all times. <br /> <br />(3) All public plazas shall provide a minimum of one <br />linear foot of seating for each 30 square feet of public <br /> <br />P:\Projects\2002\024013 Sunny Isles Beach Town Center Zoning\PIanning\Town Center FINAL.doc <br /> <br />4 <br />