2006 1116 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 16,2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 7H. Public Hearing An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 265-37 of the Land Development Regulations Relating to "Town Center Zoning District"; Establishing Building Separation Requirements for Property Abutting Collins A venue; Providing for Purpose and Intent; Providing for Landscape and Utility Easement; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and Assistant City Manager Jorge Vera reported noting that this is for the Town Center. He said that we have the vertical buildings setbacks here, what we are going to try to do is provide the 1 O-foot easement along the front and also have a little more separation between buildings especially the towers as that whole area there gets developed. He said we don't want to overcrowd one building on top of each other which we saw could very easily happen. Public Speakers: Henry Kay Commissioner Thaler moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance 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, December 14,2006, at 7:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Iglesias m Commissioner Thaler m Vice Mayor Brezin m Mayor Edelcup m 71. Add-On: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Creating a New Chapter Entitled "Fire Prevention and Protection Regulations"; Providing for Purpose and Intent; Providing for Definitions; Providing for Applicability; Adopting Local Amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the South Florida Fire Prevention Code; Providing for Penalties; Providing for Appeal; Directing Transmittal to the Florida Building Commission, State Fire Marshal, and Miami-Dade County Fire Marshal; Providing for Severability; Providing for a Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: See 4A action adding this item to the agenda.] City Clerk Hines read the title and Assistant City Manager Vera reported. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup said this ordinance will give us the ability wherever there is a property abutting a major roadway that doesn't have at least two different accesses or egresses, we can open that roadway or require that for safety/fire protection reasons that that be a requirement to ensure that we have the adequate protection for our people here in the City. Commissioner Goodman asked about the existing Code for the buildings that we have now, and Mayor Edelcup said it does affect any currently existing building that doesn't have access. 11