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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting November 20.2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach.Florida <br /> Requests: <br /> 1. Pursuant to Section 265-18 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, <br /> the Applicant is requesting approval of a site plan application for a 26-story tower with a <br /> condominium use with 122 residential units and a hotel use with 150 units which contains a <br /> total of 335,000 square feet of FAR. <br /> 2. Pursuant to Section 265-23 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, <br /> the Applicant is requesting the utilization of public TDRs in the amount of 77,307 square feet <br /> of floor area and 28 dwelling units. An adjustment to be made for a decrease 77,307 square <br /> feet of floor area and 37 dwelling units in the City's TDR Bank. <br /> 3. Pursuant to Section 265-15 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, <br /> the Applicant is requesting a height variance to permit a tower height of 289 feet and 2 inches <br /> and 26 stories where 170 feet and 15 stories are allowed pursuant to Section 265- <br /> 37(F)(9)(a)[2] of the Land Development Regulations. <br /> 4. Pursuant to Section 265-15 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations. <br /> the Applicant is requesting a height variance to permit a pedestal height of 54 feet where 50 <br /> feet is allowed pursuant to Section 265-37(F)(9)(a)[2] of the Land Development Regulations. <br /> (Hear in Conjunction with Item 10K) <br /> Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex Parte 6 <br /> Action: Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks on zoning procedures/decorum. City Clerk <br /> Hines read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing, and administered the oath to witnesses. <br /> Mayor Edelcup asked if there were any Ex Pane declarations, and Commissioner Levin, <br /> Commissioner Scholl, Mayor Edelcup, Vice Mayor Aelion. and Commissioner Gatto said <br /> they individually met with Dr. Comfeld to discuss the Application. <br /> City Planner Claudia Hasbun reported the Applicant is applying for site plan approval for a <br /> 26-stop' tower including a condominium use with 122 residential units and a hotel <br /> component use with 150 units with a combined total of 335,000 square feet of Floor Area <br /> Ratio("FAR"). The Applicant is also requesting approval of a height variance of 289 feet and <br /> 2 inches and 26 stories where 170 feet and 15 stories are allowed. Also the Applicant is <br /> requesting a pedestal height variance of 54 feet where 50 feet is allowed. This Applicant <br /> received a site plan approval pursuant to Resolution No. 98-Z-10 adopted on May 28, 1998, <br /> for a parking garage with recreational amenities for the Newport Hotel. Since then, multiple <br /> Resolutions have tied the parcel to the Newport Hotel. Currently the parcel is serving as an <br /> off-site parking lot for the Newport Hotel. Therefore a minimum of 98 parking spaces shall <br /> be required to fulfill the Newport Hotel parking needs. The Applicant is also requesting <br /> approval for an increase in floor area ratio of 1.25 for a total floor area ratio of 3.75. There is <br /> no monetary contribution from the bonuses program. <br /> City Planner Hasbun said additionally the Applicant is requesting approval for an increase of <br /> floor area ratio from TDRs of 1.125 for a total floor area ratio of 4.875. The new utilization <br /> of City's TDRs is in the amount of 77,307 square feet of floor area ratio and 28 dwelling <br /> units. However, the reduction from the City's TDRs Bank will reflect a total of 77,307 <br /> square feet of floor rea and 37 dwelling units. The effect of the TDRs purchase and approval <br /> 14 <br />