2005 1117 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 17, 2005 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida these ordinances in such a way that these little lots will be gobbled up by the larger lots because once you put lots together you have better units. He said the Jade is the Sunny Isles Beach Club and the Tahiti put together, Jade II and III is the Dunes and the Driftwood put together and they have been very successful. He said the reason some of these little lots were left behind is because the owners saw the prices going up and stayed behind because they wanted to sell their lot at a higher price. He said what happens to over compensate for that you have to put the maximum amount of density that is in there so obviously if you don't, it becomes a hardship issue. He said that the Commission might look at this a little more favorably, first with a beach access which he feels can be accomplished, and maybe come back to address the tandem, he said he doesn't have too much of a problem but he would prefer that some of the tandem spaces be eliminated. Commissioner Brezin said that the footprint of this building does not fit the size of this lot, they are trying to squeeze too much into too little. Mayor Edelcup said perhaps they can find some way to alleviate some of the tandem parking problems, and that he doesn't have a problem with the TDRs issue because he knows that they are asking for TDRs for only two additional units. He said that all they are asking for is the square footage to make the permitted number of units larger and he doesn't see the TDR issue as a trying to squeeze too much into a building, all they are trying to do is to make the apartments larger and increasing the number of apartments by two. He noted that the beach access is a paramount thing for the Commission and that tandem parking is a concern and he asked if they wanted to come back with a revised plan. Mr. Ferro said the law changed after they closed on the property, not only the tandem parking law but also the Fire Code, were it not for that they would be here just for a site plan approval and not asking for a waiver of anything. He said they have a true hardship and believes that they meet the seven criteria, but they will go back to the drawing board and obviously they will be able to address the beach access issue, and he does not know if they can address the tandem parking issue. Mayor Edelcup said that they have agreed that there is an opportunity for them to redesign the beach access, he doesn't see the TDR as being an issue, and that he hears them on the tandem parking and that they have made some valid points and that it is something that they need to look at and that it only effects the 69 residents that will be living in that building and does not really have an impact on the rest of the community but listening to his colleagues he is hearing that there may be not necessarily an amenity in his conclusion therefore he suggested that maybe they want to talk about it. Mr. Karp said that is fine and he has made a little sketch which shows how the parking would go vertical on the building and because the lot is 100- feet wide, is that the building can only be 60- feet wide and when you bring the structure through there you can see that it really doesn't facilitate that and ifthere was a solution he would love to bring it to the Commission but there isn't one and that is why they are here, and that this design is the least amount, least intrusive design. Commissioner Iglesias said that he agrees with what the Mayor said, that not all of them may agree in every single thing but they all agree on the beach access and strongly suggested that they go back. City Attorney Ottinot said that the deferral should be a date certain if they want a deferral, and Mr. Ferro said yes they want it deferred, and the Commission asked if they would be ready for the December 8, 2005 City Commission meeting, and Mr. Karp said that the plans are substantially the same, that they are going to modify the glass element on the water site, and 6