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I' ,:~f:, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Historically Significant Properties The State Division of Historical Resources has identified only one house on Atlantic Island. The house is representative of the 1920's Mediterranean Revival Architecture. No other governmental entity has identified any other structures. Shoreline Land Use Conflicts Residential properties, particularly multifamily dwellings, represent the most common category of shoreline land use. This fact combined with a limited supply of vacant land adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway has an adverse impact upon the opportunities to expand water dependent and rdated uses. While an increase in activities such as marinas, boat storage, and recreational uses may be desirable, any new such devdopments have the potential to create conflict with existing residential uses. New water dependent or rdated uses could be located on the vacant property on the south side of Sunny Isles Boulevard. Such activity may intertwine with proposed concepts for reuse of that area for new restaurant and entertainment uses in proximity to the proposed new City Hall. Soil Conditions The majority of the City, most of the developed area, is comprised of filled, man-made, and altered urban land. Since a majority of the City is served by sanitary sewer systems and all new development will be served by said systems, an analysis of soils for future septic suitability is unnecessary . Natural Resources As a result of devdopment practices prior to incorporation of the city, most of the island's existing coastal vegetation and wildlife are located on small and isolated sites within the City. Wetlands contain marine and estuarine species while upland areas contain beach and dune features. The City's 736 acres of water consists of the Intracoastal Waterway and Dumfounding Bay. The estuary is a part of a larger tidal lagoon that receives flushing into the Atlantic Ocean through the Bakers Haulover inlet to the south. The estuary varies in width from 400 feet, 200 of which is in Sunny Isles Beach, at the northern end of the City to approximatdy 2,100 feet in Dumfounding Bay. The tides at Bakers Haulover inlet to the south are semidiurnal, with a range of 2.6 feet and a maximwn vdocity in the estuary of 1 feet per second. The Oleta River and Snake Creek along with storm water outfalls and groundwater seepage provide freshwater inflows to the estuary. The shordine is almost completdy bulkheaded with the only remaining parcels of natural seascapes, associated with the aforementioned mangroves, located in the vicinity of Sunny Isles Boulevard. Sunny Isles Comprehensive Plan - Existing Condinons / Background Documents 15