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<br />CHAPTER FIVE - CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSED <br />REVISIONS <br /> <br />This chapter presents a summary of general conclusions and identifies needed actions <br />and/or plan amendments to adequately address existing and future conditions as well <br />as the issues as discussed in Chapters 1 through 4 of this EAR report, The proposed <br />revisions and/or amendments below do not include actual new and/or revised language, <br />although the general intent of the revisions is clearly described and tied to the issues <br />affecting the City. <br /> <br />Issue #1 - Land Development <br /> <br />1. The City shall revise the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) with respect to <br />design, architectural elements and overall intent, to provide a clear direction for the <br />review of projects as reflected in the Future Land Use and Community Design <br />Elements. <br /> <br />2. Total vacant land has been reduced from 50 acres in 2000 to less than 3 acres in <br />2004, This change indicates a need to revise the Future Land Use Map to provide <br />an updated image of the land uses in the City. <br /> <br />3, Since much of the City's redevelopment is driven by private investment decisions, <br />land use and zoning must remain flexible to respond to market demands, The City <br />has implemented an incentive system, but if there continues significant market <br />demand, incentives mayor may not be necessary. <br /> <br />4. The demographics in the City have changed so much since the adoption of the 2000 <br />Plan that the population, housing and land use figures need to be revised in the <br />Comprehensive Plan per the Future Land Use Element Objective 5. <br /> <br />5. Major planning documents need to be updated, including the Land Development <br />Regulations (LDRs) and the Future Land Use Map, to reflect new conditions and <br />development trends. <br /> <br />6, The City shall adopt a general concurrency management system that complies with <br />statutory requirements. The concurrency management system should be <br />incorporated into the LDRs to ensure that improvements are constructed concurrent <br />with development (largely due to optimum conformance and enforcement <br />mechanisms). Successful implementation of the program requires continuing <br />monitoring and reporting mechanisms. <br /> <br />7, The City shall add a policy to the Infrastructure Element that requires all <br />development to connect to the sanitary sewer system, <br /> <br />8. Undertake a general assessment of potential areas that are suitable for <br />governmental facilities. In this study, a required task would be to assess the impacts <br />of the proposed areas on the built and natural environments, including public <br />facilities and the conservation area within the City. <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach - <br /> <br />2005 Evaluation and Appraisal Report <br /> <br />Rev. 9/15/2005 <br /> <br />Page 70 <br />