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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting March 22, 2005 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 6B. Request of Triumph Development LLC, Owner of the Property Located at 220 180 Drive, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, for the Following: [Hearing #Z2004-0 1] 1. Pursuant to Section 265-18 ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the applicant is requesting a site plan approval for six 6-story, 17-unit condominium. Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex-Parte-L Action: City Clerk Hines read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing, and read the applicant's name, hearing number, location and then administered the oath to the witness for the Zoning hearing. Public Speakers: Stanley Price, Esq.; Hervin Romney; Scott Carson Stanley Price, Esq., representing the developer Mario Famada, reported that this is a variance free building, built in total accord with the Land Development Regulations, and are seeking no relief, no TDRs, no bonuses, and that they have designed a building that meets or exceeds every one of the thresholds. He said it is completely surrounded by RMF2 zoning and they are seeking RMF2 Zoning, and his client has retained the services of Architect Hervin Romney. Mr. Romney said that the design of the building was based on the City's regulations, the orientation of the building is very interesting because north south is on the diagonal with it, and that determined the location ofthe recreation court and then the layout of the entry and parking gave them a shape of the building. He showed a rendering of the building, it is mostly white and they have the use of pastel tones for the balconies and the elevator and tower which is to the rear adjoining the recreation court. Planning and Zoning Administrator Jorge Vera reported that staff recommends approval of this site plan. He said that it is a 17-unit development with parking underneath and staff felt that it mixed well with the remaining adjourning properties since everything around it is six or seven stories. Commissioner Goodman said that he noticed that they have 26 parking spaces, a multi-family dwelling is 1.5, which comes out to 26, is there any guest parking there, and Mr. Price said the 1.5 takes into consideration for guest parking. Commissioner Brezin asked what the open space was, and Mr. Romney said there is a landscaping buffer according to regulations and there will be shrubbery, a variety of planting, street trees along the fayade and there are palms along the sides and rear, and trees in the back to provide a shading element for the west side of the pool deck. He said there is a recreation deck with a pool and on the second floor there is an exercise room and reading room for the residents, and two apartments, and the other floors have six apartments. Mayor Edelcup opened the public hearing. Scott Carson said he is concerned about the truck traffic, increase in dust and pollution, and the high amount of noise during the construction process. He said there should be no construction on weekends and during the week 7:00 a.m. is too early in a small neighborhood area. He said the dust and pollution causes respiratory distress, and no trucks should come in to deliver construction materials before 9:00 a.m. or at night. Assistant Administrator Robert Solera of Building and Code Enforcement & Licensing Departments, reported that the City has requirements and times of operation for construction sites in terms of any type of noise for deliveries and noise for equipment. He said on Saturdays construction noise is permitted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and not at all on 7