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Building Description and Architectural Significance 334 Atlantic Avenue is a Mediterranean Revival style structure. The house consists of two rectangular wings, symmetrically placed around a central courtyard and connected by a two-story breezeway. It is a two-story masonry structure. Character -defining features include barrel -tile roofs, a two-story gallery with arches, arched window groupings, courtyard, breezeways, balconies, wooden brackets and pendants, decorative wrought iron balconette, small coats of arms flanking windows, and iron lanterns. Water is within view on three sides of the structure, and the placement of the property in context to the environment was noted in the original 1984 County designation. The property has a large front lawn with palms. The pergola, which was on a separate, adjacent parcel to the residential structure, suffered damage after Hurricane Wilma. The pergola was deemed structurally unsafe, and demolished via a Certificate of Appropriateness approved by the City's Historic Preservation Board in 2007. Request The owners' request a Special Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for demolition of the structure (see Appendix A). The request is based on changing circumstances regarding flooding, sea level rise, and climate change and the associated hardships related to maintaining the property. The owners have submitted information from a professional structural engineer as part of their request. The basis for request is the issue of climate change, sea level rise and flooding, which is not contemplated in the City's COA review criteria. It is accurate that the risk of flooding and sea level rise is of legitimate concern to many historic resources in Miami -Dade County. See attached Appendix E for additional information. The applicant has indicated they do not want to demolish the structure now. They want to obtain full use and enjoyment of the property for residential uses with a structurally sound residential structure. Review Criteria The following review criteria apply to the request for the Special COA for demolition: City of Sunny Isles Beach Code Decisions on certificates of appropriateness §171-10. The Board's decision on an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall be based upon an evaluation of the compatibility of the physical alteration or improvement with surrounding properties and, where applicable, compliance with the following: A. The Secretary of the Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, as revised from time to time; and Page 7 of 98 18