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Commission adopts first-reading changes to future land use element, clarifies Mixed Use Resort maximums; zoning-in-progress and bonus program review to continue
Summary
The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission on Wednesday approved on first reading a text amendment to the comprehensive plan’s future land‑use element that formalizes intensity limits and density maximums for several residential and mixed‑use categories, including explicit floor‑area‑ratio and transferable‑development‑rights limits for the Mixed Use Resort district.
The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission on Wednesday approved on first reading a text amendment to the comprehensive plan’s future land‑use element that formalizes intensity limits and density maximums for several residential and mixed‑use categories, including explicit floor‑area‑ratio and transferable‑development‑rights limits for the Mixed Use Resort (MUR) district.
City planning staff said the amendment corrects inconsistencies between the comprehensive plan and the land‑development regulations and “introduces critical definitions into the future land use element that have not been in place.” The amendment establishes maximums the city has been applying in practice for Mixed Use Resort projects — keeping a base FAR of 2.5 and formally listing maximum bonus FARs and TDR (transferable development rights) calculations used on past projects.
Why it matters: The ordinance clarifies what intensity and density a developer may lawfully expect without seeking special approval, which affects project entitlement, local review timelines and potential development bonus…
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