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Infrastructure Availability ~ The City's current infrastructure combined with service agreements with other jurisdictions and private vendors provides local residents and businesses with good levels of service. It is further anticipated that the available facilities and services will be adequate to meet future demand and needs based on growth. - - .. .. The future need and demand should comfortably fall within the City's capacity. Redevelopment activity occurring and anticipated along the Collins Avenue business area will increase intensity and possible use of services in a reasonable and manageable way. Reuse opportunities of other developed land will in many cases trade existing units for new units. .. .. .. It is also noted that most of the electrical power furnished to the City of Sunny Isles Beach is transferred through overhead power lines. These lines are considered problematic from an aesthetic perspective as well as during storm conditions. till till .. Analysis of Vacant, Underdeveloped, and Undeveloped Land !IIIII The previously conducted "Beachfront Redevelopment Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Study," which related to the east side of Collins Avenue, confirmed the need for the City to revise regulations governing density and size of new projects within the City. ilt .. .. The focus of the FAR study was on the east side of Collins because that area contains some of the .. most attractive and expensive land in the City. It is also home to a mixture of residential and hotel .. structures, some of which have shown signs of physical decline as well as a decline in market position. Given the condition of existing structures, coupled with prime waterfront location and _ scarcity of land; this area of the City is well positioned for redevelopment activity. An objective of .. the FAR study was to analyze the redevelopment potential in terms of location, intensity and impact. - ... The study process identified possible redevelopment sites through current use and ownership. At the time of the study, condominiwn properties owned by multiple owners were deemed less likely to be redeveloped and were therefore excluded from the analysis. The analysis considered a variety of alternatives for redevelopment at Floor Area Ratio intensities of 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the ratio of gross floor area (excluding covered parking) to land area. - - .. .. The possible impacts of possible redevelopment scenarios were analyzed based upon asswnptions related to property values, the number of persons per unit, traffic generation rates, and water and sewage generation levels. Building mass studies for a typical redevelopment site at FAR's of2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 and at building heights of 150 feet, 300 feet, and 400 feet, were performed. The study employed assumptions regarding property value, size and dimensions, household size and occupancy, unit size, floor area, density, water and sewer impacts and new traffic. .. .. .. .. - .. .. The study determined that the likely redevelopment at a Floor Area Ratio of 2.0 combined with not yet completed projects would add a total of 2,810 new residential units. The average unit would Sunny Isles ComprehensIve Plan - Existing Condi1ions / Background Documents 3 .. .. ..