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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal - Ulysee Kemp - Emails from Buena Vista Heights Neighborhood AssocSubmitted into the public record -for items} on 0;� �. City Clerk BUENA VISTA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION http:flwww.13VHNA. Com Email: buenavhna@gmaii.com Good Morning Commissioners, Buena Vista heights Neighborhood Association board members, along with The President of the Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood Association, met with the applicant and his Attorney on Sunday, March, Bth. The purpose of this meeting was to come to some kind of compromise on the request to change the residential zone From T3-L on two Residential properties: PZ items, PZ-1 and PZ-2, 19 NW 41 ST_ and 20 NW 42 ST. Both applications were denied unanimously, S to 0 by the Planning and Zoning Board. We are recommending that these items are DENIED by the City of Miami Commissioners also. No Legal or moral reasons can justify any Up zoning of these two applications. Please protect the residents and not set precedents for so many other developers to try and capitalize financially on the backs of the City Commissioners allowing them to cash in on an immediate cash profit by changing residential to commercial. This is not what Miami 21 was put in place to do- Please keep the intent of Miami 21 and protect the families from the greed of developers, Allow the residents to have quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the place we Call home - Thank You to all of the Commissioners for all the great work that you provide for the residents of the City of Miami. Buena Vista heights Neighborhood Association PRESIDENT ULYSEE KEMP VICE PRESIDENT ROSA RAMOS i �r' 0-, ��og3 � SJO"'tw - U��Is� kip -p6QJA ?j-1L��� r aft`` Submitted into the public record for item(s)- r 2- ,r_ r ; on �; * City erk BUENA VISTA Y 4 Y 1-1 1 4 1 Q H I{ �0C.14T1trN March 8, 2022 Re: PZ 1 and PZ 2 To Commissioner Christine King and esteemed commissioners: This letter comes to you from the Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood Association. We stand in support of our neighbors, Buena Vista Heights and oppose any up -zoning or land use changes for the properties due west of North Miami Avenue, specifically: 20 NW 42nd Street, zoned T3-L 19 NW 41st Street, zoned T3-L North Miami Avenue from these properties to the north and west are residential properties -most are one story homes. The impact currently felt by development in Midtown and the Design District on our residential neighborhoods has been mixed. While home values see a benefit due to our new neighbors, commercial encroachment continues to pose a threat. With all the development, residents pay the price in increased traffic, speeding, and a strain on the infrastructure that wasn't built with massive development in mind. We are very concerned about the request to up -zone or change land designation for any lots on the N Miami Avenue corridor for two reasons. One, the residents of Buena Vista Heights and Buena Vista. East bear the brunt of the increased commercialization, and two, this would set a precedent throughout the city where it would be difficult to justify NOT granting an up -zoning on any T3-L property. Both 20 NW 42nd Street and 19 NW 41st Street are due north/south of each other and are being used for parking. 20 NW 421,d Street was granted permission to use as a parking lot for the Centner Academy, and they expressed no interest in asking for a zoning change, yet here we are. 19 NW 415t Street has been used as a parking lot for 60+years. Both are not permitted in T3 but whether they are used for parking, or for an actual T3-L use, they provide a buffer from the commercial buildings on N. Miami Avenue. Miami 21 was designed to mitigate the impact on residential neighborhoods, not to permit massive buildings with high occupancy (whether commercial or residential) to back up to single family homes. The applicant's argument that creating this T4 as a buffer and shows continuity like the T4 lots south of 42nd Street is disingenuous and should only be used to understand the daunting task of transferring 11000 property designations into something similar in Miami 21. Both lots are T3-L and should remain as such, not up -zoned. We urge you to deny any requests from either petitioner For up -zoning, protecting single family homes as Miami 21 intended. Permitting such up -zoning sets precedent for others to do the same to the detriment of homeowners. We are also gravely concerned with the limit on public commentary during morning hours of meetings. Many residents are unable to comment due to work requirements. We urge you to consider adopting a way for members of the public to voice concerns in person during afternoon or evening hours during commission meetings, permitting us to petition our causes in a more expedient manner. Respectfully, �f Robin Porter, President Submitted into the public recur �Iem,ls, onCity Cle BUENA VISTA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION http:llwww.BVHNA.Com Email: buenavhna@gmail.com PZ 41 ST 42 ST I was in attendance at a Zoom meeting scheduled by Lorena Ramos, chairperson of Buena Vista Stakeholders last Thursday, July 14. Bill Riley was also in attendance representing the Centners and the Courtney Building. My impression from that meeting was that the community was heavily in opposition to the request to up zone the lots at 19 NW 41st Street and 20 NW 42nd Street from T3-L to T4-0. Please reconsider your decision to tip zone based on this information and the precedent this would set for homeowners who would bear the burden of an increasingly commercialized neighborhood. I am referring to PZ-20-7917 and its companion PZ-20-8033. Additionally, we are asking that the Planning department reconsider the recommendation for upzoning the lots at 19 NW 41st Street and 20 NW 42nd Street from T-3L to T-4L. Both lots are being used for surface parking and the applicant stated that they did NOT need an upzoning for those lots to be used For parking when this item was brought in the summer of 2019. The surrounding neighborhood, from 1-95 to the west to NE 4th Court to the east is predominantly T-3L, single Family home, with T- 40 on the avenues. We are concerned that the precedent to upzone these two lots would trigger upzoning throughout the neighborhood, placing the burden on neighbors who own and continue to reside in single family homes between N Miami Avenue and 1-95 to the west. Furthermore, the majority of those homes are one story homes, placing a greater burden on those residents who would then be faced with 40 ft buildings on a number of properties throughout the area. There would be little to no reason to allow those properties to be upzoned. The city's own analysis shows that there are 11% vacancies in the area -we did some investigation and found that fully 8 properties within a two block radius of 4136 N Miami Avenue (the Centner Academy ) appear to also be owned by LLCs that belong to the Centner family. Much of the vacancy issue throughout Miatni is due to property investment/speculation. We Feel that the upzoning would continue to strip affordable housing from the City of Miami and ask that you reconsider your approval of the upzoning, changing it to deny upzoning T3-L to T4-0. Buena Vista heights Neighborhood Association PRESIDENT" ULYSEE KEMP VICE PRESIDENT ROSA RAMOS