2004 0302 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: City Commission Meeting March 2, 2004 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida for now, and discuss it at second reading. Ms. Eichner said she would prepare graphics that show the 10-feet versus the 20-feet setback. Ms. Eichner pointed out another item that was an add-on on Chart B that also appears later on in the Architectural Guidelines, which was enclosed mechanical equipment maximum 20-feet above maximum height, and we added in the Architectural Guidelines whereby they would have to be enclosed in a decorative manner approved as part of the site plan by the City Commission. She noted that the concepts for Charts C and D are the same as Charts A and B for the center portion. · Page 14: Summary Chart E: Ms. Eichner said that this is a new Chart that was added summarizing the parameters lot width in the Sunny Isles Boulevard, South Edge and Sunny Isles Center Sub-District (on both sides of Sunny Isles Boulevard), and is dealing strictly with FAR and Density criteria. Ms. Eichner said that density and base floor area ratio are determined based on the lot width and there are four basic categories: 100-199 feet; 200-299 feet; 300-399 feet; and 400 feet and over. She noted that where we were before this chart was for the south side of Sunny Isles Beach Boulevard, there was a distinction between properties that were less than 400-feet and greater than 400-feet. She said for instance on the base FAR less than 400-feet was a 2.5, if greater than 400-feet it was 3.5. She noted that these items stayed about the same but that there is now a breakdown based on lot width. Commissioner Iglesias said that he would propose to give everyone a 2.5 and given 80-units per acre and if they want a bigger FAR let them go to the bonus, because we had 80 before. Planning and Zoning Administrator Vera explained that staff have changed the numbers as follows: 100-149 feet; 150-299 feet; 300-399 feet; and 400 feet and over. He further explained that the lot width on the 100-149 is density 25 units per acre and 1.5 FAR for the smaller lots; 150-299 feet we have 50 units per acre at 2.0 FAR for the middle sized lots; 300-399 feet we have 70 units per acre at 2.5 FAR, and 400-feet and above 80 units per acre at 3.5 FAR. Vice Mayor Goodman asked if the lots on the north side of Sunny Isles Boulevard coming east, are bigger lots? Mr. Vera said that the depth is about 200-feet, some are less, and on the north side you have a maximum of 50-feet of height. Commissioner Thaler didn't see the rationale to go from 70 units to 80 units because of one foot, and said he feels it should be 60 units across the board that we don't need the density, and Commissioner Iglesias said he would like it to be 80 units across the board, and Mayor Edelcup said that this is a compromise. Discussion was held regarding traffic. The consensus was to leave the Chart the way it is with Staff's new changes for now. · Ms. Eichner said that the balance that remains in the Ordinance really hasn't changed, it deals with Architectural Standards, and we broke it out into 60f8