HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Commissioner Watson-Article 3 Miami 21MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
AS ADOPTED — MAY 2010
3.9 SPECIAL AREA PLANS
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improvements and Infrastructure, and greater flexibility so as to result in higher or
specialized quality building and Streetscape design within the Special Area Plan.
The purpose of a Special Area Plan further is to encourage the assembly and master
planning of parcels greater than nine (9) Abutting acres in size, in order to provide
greater integration of public and private improvements and Infrastructure; to enable
Thoroughfare connectivity; to encourage a variety of Building Heights, massing and
Streetscape design, and to provide high quality design elements, all in order to further
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apply for a rezoning to a Special Area Plan.
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b. A Special Area Plan shall be approved by the process of rezoning with or without
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c. A Special Area Plan shall assign Thoroughfares, Transect Zones and Civic Space
Types, with appropriate transitions to Abutting areas. Guidelines for Thoroughfares
and Public Frontages may be adjusted to the particular circumstances of the Special
Area Plan.
d. A Special Area Plan shall include a map of the Thoroughfares and Transect Zones,
and the standards that deviate from the requirements of Article 5.
e. A Special Area Plan shall assign at least five percent (5%) of its aggregated Lot Area
to a Civic Space Type. Civic Building sites are to be located within or adjacent to
Civic Space Types or at the axial termination of significant Thoroughfares. The
developer shall be responsible for constructing the public improvements within the
Special Area Plan, including but not limited to the Civic Space Types and
Thoroughfares.
f. Development within the Special Area Plan shall be pursuant to a recorded
development agreement that will establish the allocation of Thoroughfares and Civic
Space Types and Building Area among the Building sites, and the creation and
retention of the public benefits.
g. Unless a Building is specifically approved as part of the Special Area Plan, any
Building shall be reviewed by the Planning Director, after referral to and
recommendation from the CRC for conformance to the Plan, prior to issuance of the
Building Permit.
h. A Special Area Plan may include:
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