2004 0302 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: City Commission Meeting March 2, 2004 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida prohibited below or specifically permitted above but which can be construed to be allowed under these permitted uses, shall be deemed permitted." Planning and Zoning Administrator Vera explained that there are a lot of uses especially under the commercial services that are not included here and we don't want to say these are the only uses permitted because there could be other uses, and this would cover anything that we left out that could be permitted under the BUl, BUIA, not listed here. Mr. Vera said that it could be made clearer by putting in the uses that are currently under the BU1, BU1A, and Commissioner Brezin requested that he put in a statement clarifying this. Commissioner Thaler noted that Government Uses was added under Permitted Uses, and Mayor Edelcup clarified that Apartment Hotels are Condo Hotels. · Page 4: Ms. Eichner said that the definition of Floor Area Ratio has been stricken through as it is in another section of the Code in the overall general definitions. Item 2) the intent all along was for the word Base Floor Area Ratio not Maximum because we have our base and then we have bonuses. Ms. Eichner noted that the numbers have remained the same. Mayor Edelcup noted that there is a typo there, it should say "...parcel width of 400 feet or greater...". Ms. Eichner said in terms of an FAR bonus of .5 for developments that provide enclosed parking, originally it was 75% or more of the required parking is enclosed, it was changed to 100% and the fagade will be incorporated into the garage so that it looks like the front of a building, and you can't tell that it is a garage. It will all come before the Commission as Site Plan Review. · Page 5: Ms. Eichner noted that on top of page 5, in terms of the public plaza area, the minimum has been increased from 1,500 square feet to 2,500 square feet, in order for people to be eligible. Anything over and above 2,500 square feet, is a calculation to get a bonus. · Page 6: Ms. Eichner said in terms of Site Assembly Bonus, there is a bonus for parcels that are over three acres in area, but this bonus provision excludes Sunny Isles Beach on the South Edge and Center Sub District area. Ms. Eichner noted that there are some other provisions later on whereby they can receive additional bonuses based on their lot size, so it would be kind of double-dipping if we gave them a bonus for three acres or more and larger parcels to begin with. Ms. Eichner said in terms of Public Land Enhancement Bonus, this item was discussed in the past and is new in this draft from the December draft, the whole concept and some additional language has been added in that will clarify it and tie it to the TDR Ordinance (Ord. No. 2004-193 adopted on February 19,2004), so that there is no confusion as to the public land enhancement bonus that would be available for those who choose to use it to dedicate land to the City and upon acceptance by the City Commission, with improvements or money to make those 3 of 8