2006 1214 Regular City Commission Meeting

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~ " Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 14,2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and you go to another area within the complex, do you have to move your vehicle, and Mr. Yabor said no. Commissioner Goodman asked if they are building on the entire property, and Mr. Yabor said they are building on 77% of the site. Commissioner Goodman asked where the setbacks are, and Mr. Helfman said there is a 25- foot setback in the front, and Mr. Yabor said there is al0-foot setback on 172nd Street, and a 30-foot setback in the back. Commissioner Goodman asked if that is the delivery area in the back as well as garbage pickup, etc., and Mr. Yabor said yes, it is actually access. Commissioner Goodman asked about the two towers on each side of the corner there, what are the two towers, and Mr. Yabor said they are stair towers. Commissioner Iglesias noted that they pretty much meet all the zoning setbacks except for two, the tower from the pedestal, it should be about 105 feet and they have 50-feet, and the penthouse should be 100-feet and they have O-feet. He noted however, in lieu of that, he believes in this particular case the step effect does not look as nice as what they are providing here especially for the water feature. He said he can't make the argument that they are doing it to pick up units because all they have to do is make the other units a little bit smaller, you still have the same amount of units, so even though by doing that they do pick up some larger units, they can change and keep the same requirements by doing the step and making some units smaller so that argument doesn't apply. He said that they are building as a right with the exception of those two things, he thinks the thing that they have to weigh here is the fact that they are providing a very nice artistic water feature to compensate for that 50-foot setback, they are not requesting anything for parking or height, or pedestal setback, they have complied with all the units that are required to be built there. Mayor Ede1cup said it is a beautiful building, a fine addition for the west side of Collins Avenue, and for Town Center, and hopefully this will be an attraction for many people to come into the City and admire and give additional class to Sunny Isles Beach. City Attorney Ottinot asked Mr. Helfman to repeat the additional proffers that he made tonight. Mr. Helfman said we are here for the site plan approval, the TDRs which are incorporated as part of this item, and the variance. He said that they are not asking for any type of variance that would enhance the intensity of this project, no FAR, no height, no units, no lot coverage, it is simply an aesthetic issue in lieu of having a very rigid step in the front of the building He said they feel aesthetically that at least for their project in the community that the slope back is a much better treatment than the step that the Code Book requires, and that is the only reason for the variance, not to accomplish any more development then they otherwise would be entitled to. Mr. Helfman said the conditions are all acceptable to them, and he suggested three more conditions, that are really in the nature of proffers: 1) they have committed to put in enhancements in landscaping along the perimeter streets, both Collins Avenue and 172nd Street and they will do that consistent with the City's plan for that area, they will plant and design this to meet the same standards that the City is going to put on that street; 2) there is a plan for an easement that runs north of their property and they will continue that same design through the frontage of their property, so if the City uses a pavement and planting design, that same concept will be incorporated through their property so there is a continuation of the easement that the City plans to do; 3) an additional proffer, they want to see that street 3