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currently exploring its options on changing out the septic tanks for sewer lines. Some of the methods being researched include creating a taxing improvement district or having the City taking over the task of installing the needed infrastructure for a sanitary sewer system. Community Desi~m Element The City of Sunny Isles Beach has been actively promoting design guidelines through the development review process to ensure quality and attractive development and to provide a community identity. As of February 10, 2005, the City of Sunny Isles Beach enacted an "Art in Public Places" Ordinance, which requires the placement of artwork on private property as a part of the site plan approval process. Standards for the artwork, including the requirement that the art be in a place all the public could enjoy and cost allocations, were enacted to ensure quality intended by the Ordinance was achieved. Sunny Isles Beach has also implemented a Historic Preservation Board made up of citizens, This Board reviews the significance of buildings throughout the City and determines if steps should be taken to preserve the structures, Currently, the City has identified three sites as historically significant, including the Atlantic Isles Entrance Bridge and the Atlantic Isles Lake Bridge, the Water Court Villa and Pergola, and the Sunny Isles Beach Pier. The City is actively researching sites to determine historic significance and notable value to Sunny Isles Beach. A Town Center Zoning District was adopted by the City to further ensure aesthetically pleasing structures and consistency in design. Architectural elements are required such as roof parapets, repetitive columns and entranceway guidelines. These features create a compatible design and help to promote a pedestrian environment. Thorough development review procedures enacted by the City, Sunny Isles Beach is and will continue to draw the attention of developers interested in creating appealing, upscale designs, With the addition of an arts Ordinance, the public benefits from new construction by having access to art throughout the City. With the City's design related Ordinances and commitment to a thorough review of each site plan, it provides adequate design guidelines, ensuring aesthetically pleasing development. Conservation Element The purpose of the Conservation Element is to promote conservation use and protection of natural resources. The City of Sunny Isles Beach has adopted Best Management Practices to address potential sources of water pollution and for the removal of hazardous materials, The goals, objectives and policies in this element provide direction for protecting the natural and built environment. The City's regulations for wetland mitigation, stormwater programs and soil and mineral conservation are all vital in protecting natural resources. City of Sunny Isles Beach - 2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report Rev, 9/15/2005 Page 65