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ZONING RESOLUTION NO. 21-Z- A *9 ( A ZONING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN MODIFICATION APPLICATION (PZ2021-21) SUBMITTED BY ELIAS SAAL AND DIANA GRIMBERG FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED "ACQUALINA RESORT AND SPA" TO INCREASE THE FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) OF DWELLING UNIT 4806 BY 343 SQUARE FEET OF FAR, THROUGH THE CITY'S TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) PROGRAM, BY ENCLOSING A SECTION OF THE DWELLING UNIT'S SOUTHERN BALCONY, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE APPROVED OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF FAR FOR ACQUALINA RESORT AND SPA PROJECT FROM 806,550 SQUARE FEET OF FAR TO 806,893 SQUARE FEET OF FAR; PROVIDING THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE AUTHORITY TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Elias Saal and Diana Grimberg (the "Applicant") is seeking approval of a Site Plan Modification (PZ2021-21) to modify the approved site plan for the Acqualina Resort and Spa project which was approved by the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") pursuant to Resolution No. 98-Z-17 adopted August 13, 1998, later modified by Resolution No. 00-Z-46 adopted on April 13, 2000, Resolution No. 05-Z-96 adopted on October 11, 2005, and Resolution No. 14-Z-147 adopted on November 20th, 2014; and WHEREAS, the overall Acqualina Resort and Spa project was approved for a condominium -hotel with 806,550 square feet of FAR and with 215 dwelling units, 20 hotel rooms and 14 lockout (transient) units; and WHEREAS, the applicant is seeking to increase the Floor Area Ration ("FAR") of dwelling Unit 4806 by 343 square feet of FAR, through the City's Transfer of Development Rights ("TDR") program, by enclosing a section of the dwelling unit's southern balcony; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the instant site plan modification, the Applicant is seeking to purchase TDR's in the amount of 343 square feet of FAR and zero (0) dwelling units; and WHEREAS, via Resolution 2021- , the City Commission approved the Applicant's purchase of TDRs in the amount of 343 square feet of FAR and 0 dwelling units from the City's public TDR bank, and further approved the assignment of solely the 343 square feet of FAR to the property located at 17875 Collins Avenue Unit 4806 in furtherance of the requested site plan modification; and WHEREAS, the Applicant's site plan modification application requests the following: 1. Pursuant to Sections 265-18 and 265-35 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting a Site Plan Modification to an approved site plan for an increase in Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 806,550 square feet of FAR to 806,893 square feet of FAR. The increase of 343 square feet will only affect dwelling Unit 4806, increasing the overall FAR of the unit from 5,466 square feet to 5,809 square feet of FAR. Zoning Reso Balcony Enclosure Acqualina Residences 4806 Page 1 of 6