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Successes and Shortcomings of Each Element of the Plan The City is required to assess the successes and shortcomings of each element as they pertain to the local issues identified. Refer to the Major Issue Objective Assessment table on page 17 for information on how specific objectives (related to the issues) within each plan element have been met since the adoption of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan. Land Use Element The Land Use policies are intended to guide land use and zoning decisions to meet the City's needs for growth and future development. The Land Use Element is the primary element of the Comprehensive Plan, as its policies significantly influence all other aspects of planning for the City, Conversely, other elements affecting land use may necessitate adjustments to the Land Use plan. The Land Use Element sets forth policies for the location and development of land uses while providing a framework for capital improvement programs to meet infrastructure needs. Major emphases of the current Land Use Element include but are not limited to: · Identifying the location of urban growth through 2015 and emphasizing the protection of the environment and existing residential areas, while encouraging the redevelopment of obsolete commercial and beachfront development. · Periodically maintain the Future Land Use Map, the development procedures and the Land Development Regulations to ensure consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the Plan. · Encouraging urban design programs which promote quality redevelopment and the development of pedestrian-oriented commercial areas. The City of Sunny Isles Beach has made progress in addressing the above features of the Land Use Element, which have had positive social and economic impacts on the City, such as encouraging redevelopment in the areas specifically described within this element. The City has also incorporated tools in which to further generate redevelopment, such as Transfer of Development Rights (TORs) and a Town Center Overlay District. The TORs are designed to promote revitalization and increase the economic base of the City by shifting the rights from lands acquired by the City for a variety of uses. Also, the overlay district is intended to encourage redevelopment efforts in the Town Center of Sunny Isles Beach, Much remains to be done, however, to make effective use of limited land, particularly as population numbers grow as predicted. A challenge for the City will be to provide adequate level of services required, based on the amount of population growth the municipality will encounter, Funding for level of service standards may be reached through public/private coordination with developer incentives, The Mixed-Use category within the identified redevelopment area has been and will be an important tool furthering the potential of the area to attract development. Categories such as this will help reduce traffic congestion by offering a variety of uses in one location with a pedestrian-oriented theme and foster economic development with the promotion of higher density mixed-use development. City of Sunny Isles Beach - 2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report Rev. 9/15/2005 Page 56