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2030 `D. Future Land Use Element The policies in the Future Land Use Element describe where, how and under what circumstances growth should occur within the 15 year timeframe of this Comprehensive Plan. The Future Land Use Plan for Sunny Isles Beach is not a zoning map. The Future Land Use Plan is conceptual and is created to serve as a guide for future detailed land use decisions made in the context of implementing various components of the plan. Future Land Uses are based on the Goals, Objectives and Policies adopted by the City Commission through this Plan. Definitions Ancillary — Providing related and, or necessary support to the principal use. Subordinate in terms of intensity and gross floor area as compared to the principal use. Cooking facilities — Includes an installed stove or stovetop oven. Communication Tower — A monopole, self-supporting/lattice tower or guyed tower, constructed as a freestanding structure, containing one or more antennas intended for transmitting or receiving television, AM/FM radio, digital, microwave, cellular, telephone, or similar forms of electronic communication, excluding radar towers, amateur radio support structures, and satellite earth stations. Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) - The number calculated by dividing the gross floor area of the building (or buildings) on a lot by the gross lot area. Gross Acre or Gross Lot Area — The total area of a parcel within a lot, including submerged lands when said lands are included in the plat. Gross Floor Area (GFA) — The floor area measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, the centerline of any party wall separating two buildings, or as measured from the exterior face of a projection, the area of which is included in this definition; including, janitor closets, common corridors, trash rooms common lobbies and common restrooms. This definition does not include elevators stairwells, meter rooms, interior storage areas, vehicular use areas within parking structures, balconies, and ancillary power equipment rooms. The land development regulations may provide for a more restrictive definition of Gross Floor Area, which may include certain excluded areas identified herein. Density — The number of residential dwelling units or rooms allocated to the project divided by the gross lot area. Apartment Hotel — A building containing apartments which may have one or more bedrooms ("lockout rooms") that may be accessed and occupied independent (separate keyed entry) of the primary apartment_ space and each apartment including any lockout rooms and all facilities and outdoor areas used in common by all tenants are owned, administered and maintained by a corporation created pursuant to Florida Statutes. No more than 5% of the apartment units may be occupied for more than six months by the same owner, lessee or sublessee. The owner, lessee or sublessee may occupy the remaining FUTURE LAND USE Page 18 424