2012-0510 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting May 10, 2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI - JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 6A. Request of Porsche Design Tower Miami for Property Located at 18555 Collins Avenue, for the Following: (Hearing #Z2012 -06) The Applicant is requesting a modification of the approved site plan to increase the size of condominium units by purchasing additional development rights under the City Code. All other aspects of the approved site plan will remain the same. 1. Pursuant to Section 265 -18(I) of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting the following modifications to an approved site plan pursuant to Resolution No. 11 -Z -123; a) Pursuant to Section 265- 35(D)(9) of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting approval to increase Floor Area Ratio from 500,039 square feet to 543,887 545,260 square feet. 2. Pursuant to Section 265 -23 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting to transfer 15,000 square feet of development rights and seven (7) units as part of the modified site plan. An adjustment to be made for a decrease of 15,000 square feet and seven (7) units from the City's Transfer of Development Rights Bank or TDR bank accounts designated for private owners. Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex Parte 0 Action: [City Clerk's Note: The Applicant reduced the amount of square feet requested, from 545,260 to 543, 887. ] Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks on zoning procedures /decorum. City Clerk Hines read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing, and administered the oath to witnesses. City Planner Claudia Hasbun reported that the applicant Gilco Realty LC is requesting a modification of the approved site plan to increase FAR from 500,039 sq. ft. to 543,887 sq. ft., and that the City has no objections as the request is consistent with the Land Development Regulations and with the Comprehensive Plan. Public Speakers: Warren Stamm, Esq.; Charles Sieger; Gil Dezer Warren Stamm, Esq. representing Gilco Realty LC and 18555 Developers LLC, said their request is two -fold; 1) an increase in the FAR from 500,039 to 543,887 545,260 square feet which is consistent with the City's LDRs; and, 2) a transfer of 15,000 square feet development rights and seven (7) additional units on an as- needed basis. They are not seeking to modify the existing footprint of the building, this request is for interior modifications if needed. Charles Sieger, Architect, said they concur with staff. The overwhelming demand for certain unit types in the building obviated the two -story units that had two -story living rooms, and so when they changed unit types within the building, it added square footage. They went from two stories with volume to flats, and the living rooms increased the area. The rest of the project is the same. Mayor Edelcup clarified that the envelope of the building did not change, what happened was that the two -story living rooms have now been divided into two separate rooms thus increasing the amount of FAR required, and nothing else has changed. 3