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Ms.Claudia Hasbun,Zoning Administrator <br /> City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> approximately 5,000 square feet smaller than the Applicant's Property) and increased <br /> the building spacing providing wider views. Note, Florida law is well settled that, <br /> absent an easement, a written agreement, or a statutory basis, a property owner does <br /> not have a legal right to an unobstructed view through an adjoining or neighboring <br /> property. Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Forty-Five Twenty-Five, Inc., 114 So. 2d <br /> 357, 359 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959). King David unit owners facing East bought their <br /> unit(s) subject to the development of the Property as permitted in the City's Code. <br /> • The northwest portion of the pedestal is now one story with a green roof. <br /> • The Applicant replaced the proposed ground floor restaurant with commercial office <br /> space. Note, (i) the Code permits business/commercial use, including restaurant, on <br /> the ground floor (the district is identified as Neighborhood Business (B-1)); and (ii) <br /> the current use established on the Property is a Denny's restaurant. However, in <br /> light of certain concerns over the impact of a new restaurant, the Applicant replaced <br /> the proposed restaurant with commercial office space. <br /> • The Project does not contain any mechanical lifts. The Original Project contained <br /> sixteen (16) mechanical lifts. <br /> • The Project contains sixteen (16) stories at 187'. Mechanical equipment is located <br /> on the roof. <br /> III. Requested Approvals: As provided for under the Code, the Applicant respectfully <br /> requests the following: <br /> 1. Site plan approval adopting the plans entitled 17550 Collins Avenue, as prepared by <br /> the architecture firm of Revuelta Architecture International dated June 29, 2015 (the <br /> "Plans"). <br /> 2. Approval of an increase in Floor Area Ratio ("FAR") in accordance with Sections <br /> 265-36.E.1.a-c of the Code utilizing the following bonuses: <br /> a. 0.4 —Enclosed Parking Bonus; <br /> b. 0.25 — Sunny Isles Beach Public Parking Bonus; <br /> c. 0.3 — Collins Avenue/Sunny Isles Boulevard Public Street Scape <br /> Enhancement Bonus. <br /> 3. Approval for the use of a mural and graphic design on a temporary construction <br /> fence in accordance with Section 265-63.3.G of the Code. <br /> 3 <br /> GREENBERG TRAURIG.P.A. • ATTORNEYS AT LAW • WWW.GTLAW.COM <br />