2015-0716 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting July 16,2015 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida Mayor Scholl asked if this is practical as he doesn't want a bunch of variances coming in because we do something that 20% of the people can't apply to. Planning and Zoning Administrator Claudia Hasbun said basically this only applies to offices that are larger than 5.000 square feet. It will not apply to smaller parcels or office spaces. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the proposed Ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by fiat roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Aelion ves Commissioner Goldman ves Commissioner Levin ves Vice Mayor Gatto ves Mayor Scholl ves 7B. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Amending Chapter 265 "Zoning" Section 265-18 of the City Code to Require Submission of a 3-D Model of the Proposed Development Project and Staging Plan for Demolition and Construction of the Development Project as Requirements of 'the Site Plan Application Process; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Provisions; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported that the 3-D Model was requested by Commissioner Levin, and the Staging Plan was requested by Vice Mayor Gatto. He noted that the Publix Zoning Hearing had no 3-D Model available as it was not required. Vice Mayor Gatto said this will require that the Staging Plan is provided up front and not after the fact. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion asked in reference to the 3D Model, does it have Ito be physical or can it be digitized and visualized enough to give comfort for the same purpose? Ms. Hasbun said you receive a mockup to the applications, the 3D Model, the renderings, to the dimensional board, in the past when you have a 3D Model it basically can relate better to the reality of the project. City Attorney Ottinot said it is up to the Commission, we can have both, we can amend it. Mayor Scholl said from his perspective what is important is the massing of the surrounding buildings a lot less than a stand-alone modeljbecause a stand- alone model is like looking at a pretty picture. He feels it is not our job to opine in architecture, our job is to worry about how something effects the surrounding area. And so from his perspective the massing diagrams are the most important. Just like King David, he looked at the site plan relative to how far away it is from King David, and the fact that they pulled it, and they pulled it much further away from the King David when they eliminated that row of apartments. City Attorney Ottinot said what we can do with respect to the 3-D Model is to make the language permissive that the Applicant make that call if the Commission and the stage L would not be a mandatory requirement. Commissioner Levin said she would like to see if they give us a rendering of a building that they make it realistic and show the other buildings around it. Mayor Scholl said he agrees but when we are talking about a 3-0 Model they are 18