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. . . Legal: A PARCEL OF LAND IN GOVERNMENT LOT 5 IN FRACTIONAL SECTION I I, TOWNSHIP 52 SOUTH, RANGE 42 EAST, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT "A" OF R.K, COMMERCIAL CENTER SOUTH, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 148 AT PAGE 72 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES BEING ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD A-I-A PER STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF- WAY MAP SECTION 87170-2517; (I) THENCE SOUTH 01032' 56" WEST FOR 295.96 FEET; (2) THENCE SOUTH 020 51' 03" WEST FOR 5.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND, THE PREVIOUS TWO COURSES BEING ALONG THE EASTERLY EXTERIOR BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACT "A"; (3) THENCE DEPARTING SAID EASTERLY EXTERIOR BOUNDARY LINE CONTINUE SOUTH 020 51' 03" WEST FOR 15!.II FEET; (4) THENCE SOUTH 85054' 46" WEST FOR 2.76 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID EASTERLY EXTERIOR BOUNDARY LINE OF TRACT "A", THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES BEING ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTERIOR BOUNDARY LINE OF TRACT "A"; (I) THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 85054'46" WEST FOR 148.34 FEET; (2) THENCE NORTH 02051'03" EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD A-I-A FOR 15!.1 I FEET; (3) THENCE NORTH 85054'46" EAST FOR 15I.I I FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. VIII. Variances: N/A IX. Staff Analysis The Town Center designation is a planned development district that encompasses both underlying commercial and residential land use categories, The Town Center primary objective is to foster a regionally competitive business and activity center for cultural activities, visitor's services financial services, and professional office, The Applicant is proposing to construct a one story building that will replace the present structure, The proposed building will have a smaller footprint than the approved application, The proposed development as designed is consistent with and furthers the intent of the Town Center District designation of the City's Comprehensive Plan, The proposed use is compatible with the existing surrounding land uses. The Applicant's proposed building does not provide any traffic problems that require mitigation. In fact the location currently hosts an existing building with the same configuration. The proposed site provides all the necessary parking and the parking area is located in the rear and North side of the property, which eliminates any view of the parking lot from Collins Avenue, The addition of landscape elements in the front and side of the building and the proposed 10' -0" easement, is in accordance with the future plans of the City to create an open pedestrian friendly area in the front of all properties adjacent to Collins A venue. There are no additional curb cuts requested along Collins A venue and the flow of traffic from Collins A venue onto the parcel provides sufficient space for cars entering on the Northeast corner of the property and for cars exiting in the Southeast corner of the property onto Collins A venue, The front access to the building has not been changed from the original existing building, no variances are being requested by the Applicant, and the front facade provides a professional office look to the building facing Collins A venue, The proposed drive-thru area is located in the rear of the property and provides no traffic conflicts on the site. The low rise nature of the building will provide visibility from Collins A venue of the other retail stores in the rear of the property. 16830 COLLINS AVENUE Z2009-0 1 (Rev. 1 01-14-09) RCS 3 7