1998-0423 Regular City Commission Meeting

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B. REQUEST OF D.P. COLONIAL LLC, PROPERTY OWNER OF 18101-18145 COLLINS AVENUE (5.307 ACRES) FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. Special Exception for site plan approval to permit a proposed development consisting of a condominium building and an apartment hotel. 2. Use variance to permit the apartment/hotel and condominium with a density of 66.12 units per acre (50 units permitted). 3. Use variance to permit a temporary sales center and model center . 4. Non-use variance of lot coverage requirements to permit proposed development with a lot coverage of 49.8% (40% permitted). 5. Non-use variance of setback requirements to permit proposed parking garage structure setback 55' (25' required) from the rear east property line. 6. Non-use variance of setback requirements to permit proposed condominium building to setback 94.33' (192.73' required) from the rear east property line. 7. Non-use variance of setback requirements to permit proposed apartment/hotel to setback 25' (206.8' required) from the south property line and to permit condominium building to setback 65.51 (231.32' required). 8. Non-use variance of Zoning Regulations as applied to building height to permit proposed apartment/hotel with a height of 406 feet (217' building height permitted) and to permit proposed condominium building with a height of 454 ft (56.93' building height permitted). 9. Non-use variance of floor area ratio (F.A.R.) to permit proposed building with a F.A.R. of 2.99 (2.0 permitted). Protests 1 Waivers 0 [Clerk's Note: The following item was submitted at the meeting and filed with the records: 4/6/98 letter from William G. Aleurn] ACTION: City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the applicant's name, hearing number, location and request, and the court reporter administered the oath to the witnesses for the Zoning hearing. Mayor Samson read a disclaimer in accordance with Ordinance No. 97-4. City Attorney Dannheisser read a disclaimer for the record. Public Speakers: Cliff Schulman, Esq.; Rebecca Henderson, Esq. Ms. Henderson, representing Robert Lucas of the Suez Oceanfront Resort, asserted objections to the adequacy of the mailed and published notice (items 2 and 7). She requested that new mail notice and published notice be provided prior to a hearing on the requests. Mr. Schulman said he believed the mailed, courtesy notice was proper as to item 2. Regarding Ms. Henderson's objection to the adequacy of item 7 in the published notice, he agreed that the hearing should be a re-noticed to clarify that the requested setback is from the "north" property line. Mayor Samson clarified that the applicant would pay for the cost of re-noticing. Commissioner Morrow moved, and Commissioner Kauffman seconded a motion to defer the item to May 14, 1998. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. [City Clerk's note: later in the meeting the City Commission voted to cancel the May 14th Commission meeting and rescheduled a meeting forMay28, 1998; see agenda item 9-E.] Vote: Commissioner Iglesias yes Commissioner Kauffman yes Commissioner Morrow yes Page 3 of 10 - Summary Minutes of the April 23, 1998, City Commission Meeting