2004 0603 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Regular City Commission Meeting June 3. 2004 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Rorida Peter Weiner, representing the applicant, reported that this project is the culmination of the three phased Trump Grande Project, and presented a model of the project. He said that the Trump International Sonesta Beach Hotel is the first building that was built, and the second building, the Trump Palace, is under construction, and the third building and the reason we are here tonight is the Trump Royale. He said that this project was previously approved for three buildings and they are coming back tonight asking for 54 TDRs and approximately 92,000 square feet ofTDRs for the third building. Mr. Charles Sieger, Architect for the project, presented a model, noting that the project was approved just prior to the City becoming a City, and have worked ten years on this project. He noted that the Royale was originally anticipated to be a total mimic sister building in reverse of the Palace but then found that they had a little extra height so they could actually sandwich in the existing mirror building an extra two floors and that is what was done and that is what created this request for the TDRs, and it was done primarily because they got more efficient with ceiling heights in the spa area. Planning and Zoning Administrator Vera reported that they are adding an additional 54 units to the Royale and there is an overall density for the entire site of 1,432,771 square feet, which is well within the requirements of the City's Code. Mr. Vera noted that we have the same conditions, and on Condition No.5, staff would like to make the same request as was done on the prior application (Item 6A), "That the applicant submit prior to the issuance of a Building Permit evidence to the City of the possession or rights to possession of the Transferred Development Rights equi valent to 92,103 square feet and 54 units." Mr. Vera added an additional request that the applicant complies with the Declaration of Restrictions originally placed on this development under the original ASPR. Mayor Ede1cup asked when this project was first approved there was a 10,000 sq. ft. beachfront park that was put in behind the Sonesta, and when the third building was approved, there was no requirement that the beachfront park be extended, was there? Mr. Vera said no, overall under the original ASPR the last one that came out in he thinks in 2002, they came in with the three buildings, the two towers are 278 and the Sonesta is 300+ units. Mayor Edelcup said that it seems that the FAR that was granted was for 10,000 and he understands that increased the FAR for all three buildings and he would have asked for 10,000 per building, and he would like to elicit from the developer an opportunity to maybe extend that beach front park by another 10,000 square feet since they are also getting the benefit of the TDRs. The developer agreed to extend the park another 5,000 square feet to the north, Mayor Ede1cup asked again for 10,000 feet but they agreed to 5,000 because they have access issues that have to do with the cabanas and they think they can do the 5,000 rather easily but the 10,000 would be a problem. Mayor Ede1cup thanked the Developer for adding the 5,000 square feet to the park. Vice Mayor Goodman asked the purpose of adding two stories to the building, and Mr. Sieger said the physical height of the buildings are the same but they are shortening the ceiling heights a few inches Mayor Ede1cup said that the FAA probably wouldn't allow a 5