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File ID: 14026
Title: AN ORDINANCE
OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENTS, AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION
FROM T3-0, "SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE —
OPEN," TO T4-L,
"GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE —LIMITED,"
FOR THE 0.15
± ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY
AT 3231 SOUTHWEST 23 TERRACE, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED;
MAKING FINDINGS; ACCEPTING THE
VOLUNTARILY
PROFFERED COVENANT, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED
AS EXHIBIT "B"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 3231 SW 23 Ter [Commissioner Manolo Reyes — District 4]
APPLICANT(S): James Williams, Esquire, on behalf of Rosa Maria Carreras, Owner
PURPOSE: To rezone the property located at 3231 Southwest 23 Terrace from "73-0"
Sub -Urban Transect Zone — Open to "74-L" General Urban Transect Zone — Limited.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended denial.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On May 5, 2021, the motion to approve
failed by a vote of five to three (5-3), lacking the supermajority necessary.
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Enactment Number:14026
File Number: 9110 Final Action Date: 9/23/2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENTS, AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM
T3-0, "SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE —OPEN," TO T4-L, "GENERAL
URBAN TRANSECT ZONE —LIMITED," FOR THE 0.15 ± ACRES OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 3231 SOUTHWEST 23
TERRACE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; ACCEPTING
THE VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED COVENANT, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (TZAB"), at its advertised meeting
on May 5, 2021, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-21-024 for item PZAB.3, which reflected the
PZAB's failure to recommend approval of the subject proposed rezoning as there was a motion
to recommend approval; however, only five (5) members voted in favor and three (3) members
voted against thereby failing to obtain the required supermajority vote to recommend approval;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.1.1.4.d.4 of Ordinance No. 13114, as amended, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami 21 Code"), and Section 62-17(d) of the
Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, no action to recommend a rezoning shall be
taken without the concurring votes of a supermajority of board members present with said
supermajority consisting of one (1) more member than a simple majority; and
WHEREAS, the property located at 3231 Southwest 23 Terrace, Miami, Florida
("Property") is currently zoned T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open"; and
WHEREAS, the Property is owned by Rosa Maria Carreras ("Applicant"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a request to rezone the Property from T3-0,
"Sub -Urban Center Transect Zone —Open," to T4-L "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited"; and
WHEREAS, the Property is 0.15 ± acres in size; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, with the adoption of the Miami 21 Code, the City
Commission changed the zoning of the Property from R-2, "Two -Family Residential", to T3-0,
"Sub -Urban Transect Zone -Open"; and
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WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a companion request for a Future Land Use
Map amendment (PZ-20-7970) from Duplex Residential to Low Density Restricted Commercial;
and
WHEREAS, surrounding the Property are T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited",
to the north; T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open", to the south; T4-L, "General Urban
Transect Zone —Limited", to the east; and T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open", to the west;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department reviewed the application and found that the
proposed rezoning from T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open", to T4-L, "General Urban
Transect Zone —Limited", is successional; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning of the Property from T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect
Zone —Open", to T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited", increases residential density
from 18 DU per acre to 36 DU per acre and increases the maximum number of stories from two
(2) to three (3) By Right; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning of the Property from T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect
Zone —Open", to T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited", introduces several new uses
including but not limited to Bed & Breakfasts, Offices, and General Commercial By Right; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B" ("Covenant"), voluntarily proffered by the
Applicant limiting the development of the subject Property as follows:
Notwithstanding the Property's T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone -Limited", zoning
designation, the Property shall only be used for those uses permitted in a T3-0, "Sub -
Urban Transect Zone -Open", green space, a Zen passive recreational area, or open
space serving other abutting properties with a zoning classification of T4, "General
Urban Transect Zone," T5, "Urban Center Transect Zone," and T6, "Urban Core
Transect Zone" or their successor equivalent; and
WHEREAS, the Covenant shall not be construed to create any vested rights whatsoever
to the Applicant or any successors or assigns; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
rezoning, including changing and changed conditions that make the rezoning necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of
the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, all other City regulations, public comments, and the Covenant;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds the rezoning of the Property from T3-0, "Sub -
Urban Transect Zone —Open," to T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited," is appropriate in
light of the intent of the Miami 21 Code and particularly in relation to the effects on adjoining
properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the rezoning of the Property from T3-0,
"Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open," to T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited" maintains
the goals of the Miami 21 Code to preserve neighborhoods and provide transitions in Density,
Intensity, and building Height; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it in
the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami ("City") and its inhabitants to approve
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the amendment to the Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code to change zoning of the Property from
T3-0, "Sub -Urban Transect Zone —Open," to T4-L, "General Urban Transect Zone —Limited," as
hereinafter set forth;
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 by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code is amended by changing the Zoning
Classification from T3-0, "Sub -urban Transect Zone —Open," to T4-L, "General Urban Transect
Zone —Limited," for the Property as more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated.
Section 3. The City Commission accepts the voluntarily proffered Covenant, attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B," in a form acceptable to the City Attorney which must be
recorded and submitted to the City within forty-five (45) days of adoption hereof.
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. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second
reading and adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to Section 163.3184(12), Florida Statutes
and Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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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