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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #67 - Discussion ItemCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Edward Marquez DATE August 5, 1997 FILE cityy Hager SUBJECT FROM �ff Wdo (Willy) Gort Commissioner Written Response Due REFERENCES : No Later Than: ENCLOSURES: Will you please place on the Commission Agenda of the September 9, 1997 for purposes of discussion the ordinance dealing with chain link fences on Biscayne Blvd. Mr. Carrasquillo of the Wynwood/Edgewater N.E.T. office has advised that chain link fences are not permitted north of 36th Street on Biscayne Blvd. Members of the community would like that same ordinance to be applied south of 36th Street on Biscayne Blvd. Thank you for your cooperation. WG%nr ]fences e a. ZONING § 609.2 provided that the location of the offsite parking is within one thousand (1,000) feet radius of the principal use, or there are permanent provisions made to transport the offsite parking patrons to and from the principal site at the property owner's expense. 2. Structural alterations and additions to existing buildings with nonconforming offstreet parking characteristics shall be permitted only if the following provisions are met: a. Twenty-five (25) percent or more of the minimum offstreet parking requirements are met by the existing building, either onsite or offsite; however, if the existing building provides more than twenty-five (25) percent, there shall not be a reduction in the existing percentage. b. The new addition shall meet the minimum offstreet parking requirement for its total floor area. 3. For individual restaurants which do not exceed eighteen hundred (1800) square feet of floor area, there shall be a minimum of one (1) parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, subject to a Class I Special Permit, examination of the ownership or lease, referral to the offstreet parking department and annual review. (Ord. No. 10771, § 1, 7-26-90; Ord. No. 1-0863, § 1, 3-28-91) Sec. 608.11. Limitations on signs. Limitations on signs shall be as for C-1 districts. (Ord. No. 10863, § 1, 3-28-91) Sec. 609. SD-9 Biscayne Boulevard North Overlay District. Sec. 609.1. Intent. Biscayne Boulevard North is one (1) of the major gateways to the City of Miami. This overlay district is of special and substantial public interest because of the need to upgrade the amenities and visual qualities of the boulevard. It.is intended that future public and private development shall respect and enhance this gateway role by providing well .landscaped development along the boulevard; to encourage appropriate development and to assure appropriate uses along the boulevard by modifying the use regulations of underlying districts. (Ord. No. 10863, § 1, 3-28-91; Ord. No. 11022, § 1, 11-12-92) Sec. 609.2. Effect of SD-9 district designation. The effect of these SD-9 regulations shall be to modify regulations within portions of other zoning districts included within the SD boundaries to the extent indicated herein. (Ord. No. 10863, § 1, 3-28-91) 0 Supp. No. 4 229 '�:� 4 § 609.3 . MIAMI, FLORIDA Sec. 609.3. Class II Special Permit. 609.3.1. When required. A Class II Special Permit shall be required prior to approval of any permit (except special permits pursuant to article 13) affecting the height, bulk, location or exterior configuration of any existing building, or for the erection of any new building; demolition permits; or for the location, relocation or alteration of any structure, parking area or vehicular way visible from a public street. 609.3.2. Consideration in making Class II Special Permit determinations. The purpose of the Class II Special Permit shall be to ensure conformity of the application with the expressed intent of this district, with the general considerations listed in section 1305, and with the special considerations listed below. In making determinations concerning construction of new principal buildings or substantial exterior alterations of existing principal buildings, the director of the planning, building and zoning department shall obtain the recommendation of the Urban Development Review Board and consider applicable City of Miami design standards and guidelines. (1) Along Biscayne Boulevard, the pedestrian open space at the ground floor frontage shall be so designed, improved and located to provide an attractively landscaped appearance using royal palms and other types of tropical plants suitable to its gateway role. (2) Offstreet parking shall not be placed in required yards or required open space adjacent to Biscayne Boulevard, and vehicular entrances shall be prohibited along the boulevard when access from other public rights -of -way is available. (3) Interim landscape. Prior to demolition and removal of existing structures, pavement and vegetation from a development site, the owner or developer shall be required to obtain all demolition approvals and tree removal permits as necessary. The zoning official may require as a condition of approval for a demolition permit, that sites of demolition shall not be left in a barren, undeveloped state without commencement of vertical construction or revegetation within sixty (60) days of clearing. Revegetation shall include sodding with grasses or other ground cover to prevent soil erosion and blowing of airborne particulate matters and debris. Owner will be required to maintain the landscape. 609.3.3. Limitation of use of chain link fence. Chain link fence shall not be placed in required open space adjacent to Biscayne Boulevard unless it is of a temporary nature to secure an unsafe structure prior to demolition or has been visually screened with landscape material. (Ord. No. 10863, § 1, 3-28-91; Ord. No. 11022, § 1, 11-12-92; Ord. No. 11258, § 1, 5-1-952) 'b Supp. No. 4 230 tscu E �4-Or e%;?. a 9 .1 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA J INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : DATE : AUG ? � ``" FILE: Honorable Mayor and members of the City Commission SUBJECT: Request from Commissioner Gort re: Biscayne Boulevard FROM : REFERENCES: E d Marquez City Manager ENCLOSURES: RECOMMENDATION Based on the attached memorandum from Commissioner Gort, dated August 5, 1997, it is respectfully recommended that the City Commission discuss the alternatives for accomplishing the desired restrictions pertaining to chain link fences on Biscayne Boulevard and that the City Commission instruct the Department of Planning and Development to .study said alternatives and return with an ordinance which would accomplish the desires of the Commission. BACKGROUND This request is for the purpose of discussing the current zoning regulations as they pertain to chain link fences for the Biscayne Boulevard corridor south of 36`' Street. Several years ago, the City Commission approved a Special District Overlay (SD-9) for the Biscayne Boulevard North area; said district, among other things, prohibited the use of chain link fences in required open space adjacent to Biscayne Boulevard (unless temporary). A possible resolution to the problem discussed on the attached memorandum is to extend the SD-9 Overlay District south on Biscayne Boulevard. This solution would require an amendment to the Zoning Atlas which would take approximately 4 months to achieve. The Department of Planning and Development should be instructed to study any other implications of this solution and return to the City Commission with an appropriate '' ordinance to address the issue.