M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: March 19, 2014
Re: Conditional Use Permit - Southland Mall Properties, LLC
(Application No.: CU-2014-002)
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION TO PERMIT THE CONVERSION OF 25,777 SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITY USE IN THE SOUTHLAND MALL LOCATED AT 20505 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 90.35 NET ACRES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The intent of this application is to seek approval of a conditional use application for Southland Mall Properties to convert 25,777 total square feet of existing retail floor area at 2 separate locations in the Mall to "Educational Use". These areas would be leased to Florida Technical College (FTC), a private educational facility. The northeast space is next to Regal Cinema, planned to be 16,669 square feet in size. The southeast space is between JC Penny's and Macy's, planned to be 9,108 square feet. A copy of the Conditional Use Application is provided in Attachment "A" and the aerial photograph in Attachment "B" shows the property location.
If this conditional use application is approved by the Council, the applicant will need 2 additional Town approvals in order to implement the Educational Use proposal. One is Council approval of a modification to the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants in Lieu of Unity of Title currently applicable to the entire Mall property. The second is administrative site plan approval to reflect the Educational Use.
Mall History. The Southland Mall, constructed in the 1950s, is a regional shopping destination consisting of 923,076 square feet of interior floor area with retail, service, restaurant and entertainment uses on 90 acres. Various changes have occu...
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