2005 0310 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting March 10,2005 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Public Speakers: none Commissioner Goodman moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the proposal on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Iglesias yes Vice Mayor Thaler yes Mayor Ede1cup yes 7B. An Ordinance ofthe City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 265-35D(9)E of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Sunny Isles Beach Including in the Calculation of the Floor Area of that Portion of Covered or Enclosed Parking Structures Which Exceeds 30 Feet Above Grade and Exceeds the Required Parking Unless the Parking Structure is Contained Within the Primary Use Structure Tower; Providing for Severability; Providing For An Effective Date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Iglesias) Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Attorney Dannheisser reported. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Iglesias reported that this is to accommodate what Commissioner Goodman came up with on parking requirements. He said for example, if you have a 400-ft lot that has parking of 1.25 parking per unit, buy-down of 15% and that would have been 63 spaces, which you need on a 100-ft lot, and that is an extra floor, we are not adding any density and the tower stays the same, setback stays the same on the tower. Commissioner Goodman said that he does not want to go up another 10- feet because for example, La Perla has seven stories of garage underneath the building and when that building is finished it won't look like a garage, it will look like part of the building. H said if we are going up 10- feet, that will make it 30-feet, 75-foot setback on Collins Avenue, if you take away that 10-feet and put it back to 20-feet that is what he would be interested in doing. Commissioner Iglesias said what would we do for parking, it would work on the Pinnacle, but you would still have to put another story, it won't work on a 100- foot or 120- foot lot. Commissioner Goodman suggested putting the garage back further than 75-feet. Commissioner Iglesias said you can't do that on some lots like on 163rd Street. He said that you have to go up to handle the extra parking spaces. Mayor Ede1cup said if a builder needs an extra floor then they have to take it out ofF AR, he said he feels we have a pretty liberal ordinance on our books, he doesn't have a problem ifthe garage gets bigger because we require more parking spaces in it, then it needs to be counted against the FAR. Mayor Ede1cup said his understanding in this is that we would not make any changes in the zoning because it is already covered. Commissioner Iglesias said that they are changing the ballgame because they are requiring to put in more parking, and Mayor Edelcup said right but the ordinance tonight doesn't have to be changed if we are all agreeing that it is going to count as FAR and the ordinance stands as is. 5