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B. Other guidelines/policies/plans adopted or approved by resolution or ordinance by the City Commission. The City of Sunny Isles Beach has not adopted any guidelines, policies, or plans pursuant to §171-10(B). The City does not have any criteria in the Code specific to demolition requests. Analysis The request for demolition is analyzed based on the criteria for COA review as outlined in the City of Sunny Isles Beach code. Code Section §171-10 includes the following criteria for review: 1) an evaluation of the compatibility of the physical alteration or improvement with surrounding properties and 2) compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and other guidelines/policies/plans adopted by the City Commission. As to an evaluation of the compatibility of the physical alteration (in this case, demolition) with surrounding properties, demolition leaving a vacant lot would not be compatible with the residential nature of the area. New construction built to current codes could potentially be non -compatible with surrounding properties. Properties immediately adjacent to the structure are built at -grade, similar to the current structure at 334 Atlantic Avenue. Properties in the immediate vicinity built in 1951, 1957, and 1972 arguably also do not meet current building codes. New construction that is elevated or substantially different may not be compatible with surrounding properties; however, this is speculative given that no new construction plans were submitted with the demolition request. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (SOIS) are utilized here as the primary review criteria given that no additional guidelines, policies or plans have been adopted by the City. The Applicant states that a new structure would be more compatible and that structural deficiencies prevent rehabilitation and alteration (see Letter of Intent, page 3) and therefore, the SOIS are not applicable. However, no specific information has been provided that demonstrates the structural deficiencies identified could not be corrected. In the absence of such information, rehabilitation is presumably feasible to address issues such as roof connections and masonry reinforcement. The following analysis evaluates compliance with the SOIS based on the information provided with the application. In reviewing the applicable Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10), the request for demolition is not compliant. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Analysis Rehabilitation 1. A property shall be used for its historic Not Compliant purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining The proposed demolition is not a minimal change to the defining characteristics of the Page 8 of 98 19