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Sunny Isles Beach commissioners deadlock on future-land-use text amendment after debate over "bonuses"
Summary
The City Commission tied 2–2 on an ordinance to amend the Future Land Use Element of the comprehensive plan, after weeks of consultant briefings and lengthy public discussion about whether so-called "bonus" density should be interpreted as guaranteed or discretionary.
The City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach voted 2–2 on first reading on an ordinance to amend the Future Land Use Element of the city's comprehensive plan, leaving the measure without the majority needed to advance.
The ordinance would clarify upper maximums for density and intensity in several land-use categories, including the mixed-use resort category for the East Side; it also updates statutory references and ties the plan text to the city's land development regulations (LDRs). "This is an ordinance to amend the future land use element of the comprehensive plan," consultant Caitlin Forbes said during the presentation.
Why it matters: Commissioners debated whether adding language now would create a perception that developers are entitled to bonuses above…
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