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i' I' ! , Ms. Claudia Hasbun, Zoning Administrator February 28, 2012 Page 3 . Land located east of Collins A ~eilUe, including the Property and abutting residential uses, are generally situated in the MixecfUse-Resort (MU-R) Zoning District and designated Mixed Use-High Density / Resort in the 2000-2015 Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDl\1P). Uses pcrmitted within this land use designation and zoning classification include a wide. variety '. '. ofrcsidential, hotel, motel,and mixed residential-commercial projects. Section 265c35(A) oftbe LDRs sets forth the intent and purposc of the MU-R Zoning District as follows: The Mixed Use Resort (MU~R). District,providesfor high density residential development of multifamily dwellings at a maximum . density of 80 dwelling units per acre, hotels, apartment hotels at 125 units per acre, retail goods and services, conference facilities, . and entertainment activities consistent' with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Elcment and ilie con'csponding . '" Mixed Use-High Density/Resort land use category. ' . Consistent with this provision, the Applicant herein proposes to redevelop the Propeltyas . , a new thirty~five(35) : story oceanfront residential c()tldominium tower with a total density of eighty-four (84) dwelling units. This new tower, named "Chatea\l Beach", is consistent-with and. will serve to compliment the redeveloping shoreline in the City of Sunny Islcs Bcach:." ..,. . .'. ..,. . .. fu designing Chateau Beach, the Appli>=t diligently worked to create a project .thatwil1 coIjrortn with and, in many cases" exceed the.rcgulations 'established by the City's LDRsu1'a, mami.er that .is both consistent with the intentofthe MU-R Zoning District and compatible with --:-'- .-----tlie high-rise community sUrrounding the Property. Due to the unusually narrOW width of the . Property, which creates an inherent constraint :to any redevelopment of this site,. the Applicant. underWent' a long and detailed planning process. From collins Avenue, the tower is .setback at 133'.5" where 75' is. permitted, which . greatly improves UPQn tlie sites current front setback. The rear of the Property is also proposed to be enhanced by a recreation deck including a swimming pool and .spa facilities with direct access leading to and from the ocearifront beach setback which is 42'70" for the pedestai'and . 107.5' for the tower, where 20' is permitted. , Adciitionally, ill a m~er pr6m9ting tiie puiposeot'the Mu~P, Zoning Di~trici and t? insure cQmpatibility 'With the size and scale of adjacent land us.es while mitigating any potential . . impacts associated V\ith the proposed development, the Applicant has designed Chateau Beach with oversized units averaging 2,885. square feet in .size. In order, to accomplish this proposal, the Applicant has incorporated the use' iJf TORs and available floor area ratio increase bonuses . into the proposed development plans. . The proposed utilizatiQn of TORs and the FAR bon]lses result8-inthe following development plan: . , ..., ", WE'ISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZA CaLE & BaNI;>KE,P.L.