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File ID: R-22-0235
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE RELEASE OF A DECLARATION
OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
AS EXHIBIT "B," FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT
3622 SOUTHWEST 22 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE
PARTICULARITY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: 3622 SW 22 ST [Commissioner: Manolo Reyes — District 4]
APPLICANT(S): Javier F. Avino, Esq., on behalf of The Mile Apartments LLC c/o W
Multifamily Fund 1 LLC
PURPOSE: Applicant request Special Appearance, to release a voluntarily Proffered
Declaration of Restrictive Covenants on a property generally located at 3622 SW 22 ST.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommends the release of the recorded Covenant.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Not Applicable
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-22-0235
File Number: 11790
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:6/23/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE RELEASE OF A DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS,
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," FOR THE PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3622 SOUTHWEST 22 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA,
MORE PARTICULARITY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The Mile Apartments LLC c/o W Multifamily Fund 1 LLC ("Applicant")
submitted a request for a Special Appearance for the release of a recorded Declaration of
Restrictive Covenants ("Covenant"), attached and incorporated as Exhibit "B," for the property
generally located at 3622 Southwest 22 Street, Miami, Florida ("Property"), as legally described
in "Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the Property is legally described as Lots 3, 4, and 5, less the north 35 feet
and Lots 28, 29, and 30, less the south 10 feet, in Block 6 of Amended Plat Miami Suburban
Acres, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 73, of the Public Records
of Miami -Dade County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the zoning classification for the Property is currently T4-R and T5-0
pursuant to Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, on February 18, 1987, Antonio R. Zamora, as Trustee, the then owner of
the Property entered into the Covenant in favor of the City of Miami (the "City") pertaining to the
use of a portion of the Property located at 3621 - 3631 SW 22nd Terrace, Miami, Florida (the
"Covenant Property"), which was recorded on May 14, 1987, in Official Records Book 13280,
Page 447, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Covenant Property is legally described as Lots 28, 29, and 30, in Block
6 of amended plat Miami Suburban Acres, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in plat
book 4, page 73, of the public records of Miami Dade County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Covenant Property address is 3621-3631 Southwest 22 Terrace, Miami
Florida; and
WHEREAS, at the time the Covenant was entered into, the Covenant was required in
connection with an application before the City Commission for a change of zoning classification
of the Covenant Property, less the south one (1) foot thereof (the "Initial Rezoning"); and
WHEREAS, the Initial Rezoning was approved by the City Commission pursuant to City
Ordinance No. 10230, which was passed and adopted on February 26, 1987; and
WHEREAS, after the approval of the Initial Rezoning the City Commission, at a public
hearing on February 23, 2006, adopted, with conditions, a Major Use Special Permit ("MUSP")
on the Property for The Mile Project "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Staff recognizes that through the approval of the MUSP
and subsequent issuance of building permits for the construction of the Project, some of the
Covenant's restrictions were replaced by the development and execution of the MUSP; and
WHEREAS, the Covenant contains the following four (4) restrictions:
A. Building Height Limitation
B. Landscape Plan and Buffer
C. Vehicular Access Limitation
D. Local Park Contribution
WHEREAS, a Local Park Contribution in the amount of $5,000.00, provided in
"Restriction D" of the Covenant, was required to be paid to the City prior to the issuance of any
building permit for the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Local Park Contribution in the amount of $5,000.00 has been paid by
the Applicant prior to this Special Appearance as reflected in invoice N.193065 and reference
number 2022012001-72 showing a payment on 01/12/2022 at 9:53 AM; and
WHEREAS, the Local Park Contribution will be used by the City for Park Improvements
Trust Funds for Child Care Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Planning Staff has determined that the Covenant is
in full force and effect until it is released; and
WHEREAS, the Covenant provides for the release of the Covenant by a written
instrument executed by the then owner of the Covenant Property and the approval by the City
Commission after a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department has reviewed the request to release the Covenant
and recommends approval and full release of the Covenant as presented by the Applicant; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2022, the City of Miami's Release Review Committee met,
reviewed the covenant and the request for release, and recommended approval to the City
Commission of the release of the restrictive covenant; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, finds that it
is in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to approve the release
of the recorded Covenant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The release of the recorded Covenant as set forth in Exhibit "B," attached
and incorporated, is hereby approved, and the City administration is hereby authorized to
execute a release.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.