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This section summarizes key points identified in the analysis of public input. Because many of the questions <br />asked of the public included the opportunity for open-ended responses, many ofthese items refer to qualitative <br />data derived from those responses. <br />• Most participants in the public engagement process do not want to see skyscrapers in the TCNQ. It <br />is worth observing that nothing in the current TCNQ, underlying districts or TCZD zoning allows a <br />"skyscraper" in the Town Center North area today. <br />• Most participants would prefer to see the TCNQ maintain a more moderate skyline than the area <br />surrounding it. It is worth observing that the buildings heights in the TCZD, regulated by a complex <br />Street Frontage Plan, do not exceed approximately 24 stories. The tallest building that exists in the <br />district today is 20 stories, not including structured parking. <br />• Most participants condemn the "canyon effect" and the impression of an uninterrupted concrete and <br />glass wall along the east side of Collins Avenue. <br />• The Town Center North is seen as a respite, a "lung" where the shorter buildings and lower concentration <br />of structures allow sunlight to pass through and give a sense of openness. <br />• Participants like the current mix of building heights (no uniformity), and they favor the current <br />districtwide average height of 6 stories. <br />• In a redevelopment situation, participants would favor a gradation of building heights depending on <br />the site's location within the TCNQ: <br />• Taller buildings —no high-rises-- on the bayfront (15-20 stories). <br />• Mid -rise buildings in the core or "midtown" area (5-10 stories). <br />• Low-rise buildings in the commercial area that abuts Collins Avenue. However, no clear concurrence <br />emerges from the responses regarding acceptable maximum height for this area (anywhere from <br />2 to 10 stories). <br />WHAT IS A REASONABLE BUILDING HEIGHT <br />(IN STORIES) FOR THE COMMERCIAL PORTION <br />OF THE TOWN CENTER? <br />■ 2 <br />■ 3 <br />■ 4 <br />■ 5 <br />■ 6 <br />■ 7 <br />■ MORE <br />THAN <br />7 <br />Summary of "Silent Discussion" input on building height for the <br />commercial section of the TCNQ. <br />WHAT IS A REASONABLE BUILDING HEIGHT <br />(IN STORIES) FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION <br />OF THE TOWN CENTER? <br />■ MORE <br />THAN <br />15 <br />Summary of "Silent Discussion" input on building height for the <br />residential section of the TCNC. <br />64 City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />J <br />