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Local Planning Agency endorses ordinance changing how Sunny Isles Beach measures building height to align with flood elevations
Summary
The Local Planning Agency voted to approve an ordinance amendment that would measure building height from the minimum required design flood elevation rather than the crown of the road, aiming to protect developers from losing allowable height when floodproofing and to align local rules with FEMA guidance.
The Local Planning Agency of the City of Sunny Isles Beach voted to approve an ordinance amending the citycodedefinition of building height, shifting the reference point from the crown of the road to the minimum required design flood elevation.
A planning staff member told the agency the change, proposed in Chapter 265, Article 2, Section 265-5 of the…
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