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Ordinance: 13943
File Number: 7675
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 11/19/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1,
SECTION 1.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "DEFINITIONS", AND
ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.6.1 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "OFF-STREET
PARKING STANDARDS", TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CAPABLE ("EV CAPABLE") PARKING SPACES; REQUIRING THAT
TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF NEW PARKING SPACES CONSTRUCTED
MEET THE EV CAPABLE STANDARDS BY ACCOMMODATING ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING AND ITS ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner
Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (TZAB"), at its meeting on July
15, 2020, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-20-026 by a
vote of nine to zero (9-0), Item No. PZAB.6, recommending approval of the Zoning Text Change
as stated herein; and
WHEREAS, electric vehicles eliminate ground level air pollution and reduce overall
vehicular emissions, thus improving air quality and public health; and
WHEREAS, the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles as a percentage
of new vehicles sold nationwide has quadrupled in less than five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, lack of charging infrastructure is one of the main hindrances to broader
adoption of electric vehicles; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114
as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, Article 3, Section 3.6.1 of the Miami 21 Code regulates off-street parking
standards; and
WHEREAS, by requiring a portion of newly constructed off-street parking spaces to
provide this charging infrastructure, it will facilitate an increase in electric and plug-in hybrid
vehicle ownership; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the goals, objectives, and policies of the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), the Miami 21 Code, and other City of
Miami ("City") regulations; and
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WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the passage
of the proposed Zoning Text Changes, including changed or changing conditions that make the
passage of the proposed Zoning Text Change necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest of the City and its
residents to approve the Zoning Text Change as specified herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Article 1, Section 1.2 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Definitions/Definition of
Terms", is further amended in the following particulars:'
"ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
1.2 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Electric Vehicle Capable (EV Capable): A parking space that is equipped with
infrastructure to support installation of 40 Amp, 208 or 240-Volt, electric vehicle charging
equipment. Spaces must be within one hundred (100) feet from a supporting electrical
panel location. Infrastructure may include but is not limited to raceways or conduit from
parking locations to electrical panels, space for additional electrical panels, space for
overprotection devices, conduit connecting electrical panels to distribution equipment,
and space for additional distribution equipment.
Section 3. Article 3, Section 3.6.1 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "General to Zones/Off-
Street Parking Standards", is further amended in the following particulars:'
"ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
3.6.1 OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS
f. 20% of all newly constructed parking spaces must be EV Capable. In no case will this
be less than one (1) required space and the calculated number shall always be rounded
up for any fraction of a space. This requirement does not apply to dwellings without a
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The
remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material.
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designated parking space located on the premises nor does this requirement apply to
parking spaces located in the public right-of-way.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this
Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Miami 21 Code, which provisions may
be renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section",
"article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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