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City Commission _JNNy ts<FCityof SunnyIsles Beach George`Bud"Scholl,Mayor � A. _ ' ` 18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250Jeanette Gatto Vice Mayor r` _ :.-_ "_ „ Isaac Action, Commissioner Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33 160 u _ t- x Dana Goldman,Commissioner t-,� -' ; - Jennifer Levin,Commissioner 3 (305)(305)949947-060631 13 Fax Hall A '9 -'' P P Christopher J.Russo City Manager ye 91* F L°�\� 5`` (305)947-2150 Building Department (305)947-5107 Fax Hans Ottinot,City Attorney c/1-'of suo P''o Jane A.Hines,MMC,City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable City Commission FROM: Hans Ottinot, City AttorneyACCY DATE: September 15, 2016 RE: Amending Chapter 265 of the City Code to Add Section 265-39 Establishing Guidelines for Workforce Housing and Density Bonus and Incentives Programs and Amending Sections 265-34, 265-36, and 265-38 RECOMMENDATION: This Ordinance is recommended for approval. REASONS: At the time of adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 2000, the Commission determined a need for affordable workforce housing by creating zoning incentives for developers to construct workforce housing units. The need for workforce housing is based on the lack of affordable housing units for moderate income groups such as police officers and teachers. Consequently, the City Commission adopted Land Use Regulations to provide developers with the ability to increase density of particular projects located in certain zoning districts along the west side of Collins Avenue provided that developers constructed a certain number of affordable workforce housing units. While the affordable workforce housing zoning incentives program has been in place for a number of years, developers have not sought to increase density bonus under the program in the same manner that they have requested to increase density under the Transfer of Development Rights ("TDRs") program. As such, the proposed Ordinance attached to this memorandum is seeking to provide additional incentives for developers to build workforce housing in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Under the proposed Ordinance, developers will be able to construct eight (8) units per acre instead of five (5) units per acre in the RMF-2 zoning district. Projects located in the B-1 and Business Overlay zoning districts will continue to be provided with the opportunity to build five (5) additional units per acre for affordable workforce housing. It is important to note that these zoning districts are located on the west side of Collins Avenue.