2015-0521 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting May 21,2015 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida Mr. Wasserman said it sounds like traffic is one of the biggest concerns in the impact on the local neighborhood. What we have come in tonight to propose is a 77-unit residential tower, we are a one acre site,we are a pretty large property but the residential use being proposed has to be one of the less intensity use. If we were coming in with an office building with a hotel the impacts would be tremendous. If we were to sell to a hotel developer who wanted to build as-of-right and did not come before you to ask for TDRs the impact would be worse. This has to be, in their opinion and it is something they thought long and hard about, a sense of development for this site in particular. In terms of a traffic impact,this is a good development for this site, it is sensitive and respectful of the neighborhood. We have also heard about density and intensity and the impact it would have. If the concern is density, he thinks his client would agree,we are asking for six units,the intensity is really to allow larger units, it is the same amount of impact, it is the same amount of families. 71 units are allowed as-of-right, they would be willing to go down to 71 units but just to have the larger units,the larger space, and then to his knowledge there would be no impact to the neighborhood. That is what is allowed as-of-right is the 71 units, and so they would be happy to make that concession if that is something that this Commission would agree to. City Attorney Ottinot said he heard from the Commission with respect to concerns about traffic and application, and TDRs, he thinks the best thing to do is to defer this and see if they can address the concerns of the Commission. Mayor Scholl said that is up to the Applicant. He explained that if we turn them down they can't come back for one year, and basically they are hearing the sentiment of the Commission. If they defer they can come back and try to address the concerns that they heard which may be lowering the density and the intensity and then they wouldn't get put out for a year. Mr. Wasserman said they would appreciate the opportunity to come back and re-present it. Commissioner Levin moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to defer this item to July 16, 2015. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. [City Clerk's Note: The Commission heard related Item 10E after Item 6A.] 7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING [City Clerk's Note: Item 7A was heard after Item 10E, and the remainder of the agenda was heard in order.] 7A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, to Amend Section 265-46(17) of the City Code to Clarify the Size Requirement for Mechanical Parking Stalls; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Provisions; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Administrator Claudia Hasbun reported this Ordinance clarifies the size for Mechanical Parking Stalls as nine (9) feet in width and eighteen(18)feet in length which is identical to the regular surface parking size requirement. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Levin moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the 16