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RESOLUTION NO. 9 6 - 80
A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, APPROVING THE
WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN 1996; AND
RESCINDING IN TOTO RESOLUTION NO. 89-199,
ADOPTED FEBRUARY 23, 1989, AND ALL AMENDMENTS
THERETO, WHICH APPROVED, IN PRINCIPLE, THE
WATSON ISLAND MASTER PLAN 1989; DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED TO PUBLISH SAID
WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN 1996; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 89-199
on February 23, 1989, approving, in principle, the Watson Island
Master Plan 1989; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has subsequently amended said
plan; and
WHEREAS, numerous changes affecting Downtown Miami, Watson
j Island, and the Port of Miami have occurred during the nearly
seven years since the initial approval, in principle, of the
Watson Island Master Plan 1989; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to update the Watson
Island Plan to reflect current conditions provide the basis for
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implementation of such Plan's objectives and emphasize the Plan's
role as a statement of policy for the use of Watson Island,
rather than a specific master plan of development; and
�ATTACHMENT (5)
CONTAINED
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
JAN 2 5 1996
Re¢oIution No.
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WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting
on January 17, 1996, Item No. 3, following an advertised hearing,
adopted Resolution No. PAB 2-96 by a vote of nine to zero (9-0),
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the new Watson Island Policy Plan 1996;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of
this matter deems it advisable and in the best interest of the
general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to
approve the Watson Island Policy Plan 1996, as hereinafter set
forth;
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 hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. Resolution No. 89-199, with attachments,
adopted February 23, 1989, approving in principle the Watson
Island Master Plan 1989, and all amendments thereto, are hereby
rescinded in toto.
Section 3. A new Watson Island Policy Plan 1996, in
substantially the form attached hereto, is hereby approved, and
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the City Manager or his designee is hereby directed to publish
said Plan.
Section 4.
This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption pursuant to law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of January , 1996
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STEP EN P. CLAAK, MAYOR
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WALTER J. V-0EMAN, CITY CLERK
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makes it important to retain and enhance them, but in a more efficient
and concentrated use of land.
VISITOR AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The location of Watson Island encourages visitor and tourist uses.
These include: seaplane and helicopter excursions, cruise ship
observation and visits to the Japanese Gardens.The Watson Island
Policy Plan proposes to retain those uses and to encourage the
addition of new facilities, particularly those which complement existing
uses and enhance the island's environment.
INTERPRETATION OF THE LAND USE POLICY PLAN
The Land Use Plan Map is a generalized map that does not depict areas of less
than 2 acres. Any activities and services, described in the plan, must be
comfortably accommodated within the land use map designations currently in
place on Watson Island. These include both recreational and commercial
services, with the recreational services with the recreationally designated area
and the commercial services within the commercially designated area.
All future development must be consistent with the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan under the categories of recreation and restricted commercial
designations.
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PLAN CONCEPTS
PUBLIC RECREATION & EDUCATION
The plan places a major emphasis on preserving the island as a
resource for recreation and public gathering by enhancing the popular
and valuable large central open space and the Japanese Garden and
by improving traditional public activities of viewing cruise boats and
swimming.
Expanding the public use of the island, an additional concept, can be
accomplished through a number of planned educational, cultural and
outdoor recreational venues in the future.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Watson Island is a resource to the entire community, as such, the
opportunities for the enhancement to the public safety needs of the
community are numerous. The Island will serve as a staging area for
public safety programs in the future, such as special needs services
for the visitor community, police helicopter support services and the
continuation of the current US customs and immigration services
current on the island.
MARINE RECREATION
Increasing demands for marina and organized boating activities
from a rapidly growing population of boaters plus Watson Island's
attractive and accessible shoreline makes the use of particularly the
north and eastern shores for marinas, clubs, and boat launching a
natural activity to be enhanced.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Historic use of Watson Island as a "jumping-off' point for travelers to
the Bahamas, Keys, the Caribbean and, increasingly, other gold coast
communities, has contributed a unique dimension to the image and
function of the city. Steady and growing demand for these services
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Watson Island's superior location and topography make it ideal for a broad range
of public uses. Its proximity to this area's major population and commercial
centers, to downtown Miami and it's neighborhoods, to Miami Beach, to the
nation's busiest cruise ship terminal and its short distance to the airport have
drawn sea and air transportation facilities to the island which additionally serves
the major surface connection between mainland Miami and Miami Beach. For
the same reasons, tourism and cultural facilities continue to see Watson Island
as a desirable home for attractions and educational uses. Similarly, the Island's
extended shoreline, large open spaces and shady vistas have encouraged
passive recreational activities and more active water dependent uses including
swimming and boating. Historically, these uses have flourished on the island and
should enhanced and extended in keeping with the future needs of the
community.
Objectives for the public use and improvement of Watson island are:
♦ Enhance and expand public use, particularly recreation and tourism.
Individual recreation, attractions and educational facilities will need to
generate and serve a local client base, as well as visitors.
♦ Attract a diversity of user groups. The broader the appeal, the greater the
enterprises chance for success.
♦ Protect and enhance desirable existing patterns of public use.
♦ Enhance the island's natural and situational assets of views, water, and
historic uses.
♦ Expand and improve the island's accessibility and interrelationship with the
bay.
♦ Provide a Use Program relevant to Downtown, Miami Beach, the Port of
Miami, and Miami River maritime community's needs as well as regional
resident recreational needs.
♦ Provide a public use and development program that will be economically
self: -sustaining.
♦ Provide opportunities for additional attractions and educational venues on the
island, bolstering both tourist destinations and locally oriented cultural/ and
recreation facilities in the area.
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WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN
INTRODUCTION
Watson Island is an entirely man-made spoil island, located in Biscayne Bay, 86
acres in area, consisting of dredge material from Government Cut. Watson
Island was originally deeded to the City of Miami by the State of Florida in 1919.
The island has remained largely undeveloped for seventy years, serving
primarily as open recreational space and a transportation terminal for seaplanes,
helicopters, and an airship (until 1980). Additionally the island serves as home to
a number of activities which serve to enhance the quality of life in the region,
including a public marina and service facility, two boat clubs, a public Japanese
garden, recreational fields, a small heliport, and a seaplane terminal. The future
of the island will see the enhancement and addition of public facilities within the
areas outlined in this policy plan and consistent with the Miami Neighborhood
Comprehensive Plan.
PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WATSON ISLAND
It is the particular challenge of this plan to fashion a clear and compelling
statement of public purpose for Watson Island. Public purpose must
embrace a diversity of interests; open space, recreation, maritime tourism,
downtown, center -city neighborhoods, government and environmental. The ideal
policy plan accommodates all of these interests with a balance that will be
perceptible to the public in proper proportion. Finding, defining and balancing
these "public purpose" interests would be for most plans, a very difficult task. For
Watson Island the job has been simplified,. for one unique and compelling
reason:
FOR EIGHTY YEARS, THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN FREE TO ADOPT AND ADAPT
WATSON ISLAND TO ITS NEEDS, MUCH AS IT SEES FIT. THE PATTERNS
AND PATHWAYS OF PUBLIC USE AND THE MERITS OF THOSE USES ARE
WELL ESTABLISHED AND UNDERSTOOD. AS A PROVING GROUND FOR
PUBLIC PURPOSE, NO BETTER PROCESS CAN BE DEVISED. IT REMAINS
TO *TRACE THESE ,PATHWAYS OF PUBLIC USE TO FIND THOSE WHICH
LEAD TO A USEFUL FUTURE AND THOSE WHICH HAVE TURNED AND
FADED.
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PLANNING FACT SHEET
APPLICANT Department of Community Planning and Revitalization.
REQUEST/LOCATION Consideration of approving a new Watson Island Policy Plan.
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION (Complete legal description on file with the Hearing Boards Office)
PETITION Consideration of approving a new "Watson Island Policy Plan 1996" superseding the
"Watson Island Master Plan 1989" The new policy plan seeks to reflect the changes
affecting Downtown Miami, Watson Island and the Port of Miami that have occurred
during the nearly seven years since the initial approval, in principle, of the
Watson Island Master Plan 1989 and to provide the basis for implementation of the
current objectives contained in the new plan.
PLANNING Approval.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND AND The adoption and submittal to the Florida Department of Community Affairs of the
ANALYSIS Watson Island Policy Plan 1996 is intended to release any potential development in
Watson Island from being considered aggregable under the criteria of 380.0651(4)
F.S. and thus allow each proposal to be reviewed individually for compliance with
the statute. This would have the effect of facilitating and streamlining the review
and implementation process of any and all future proposals for devlopment in Watson
Island. Please, see attached policy plan and resolution for more detailed
information.
PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD
CITY COMMISSION N/A.
APPLICATION NUMBER. 94-231
01/11/96
Pending action on 1/17/96. VOTE: Pending action on 1/17/96.
January 17, 1996
Item i 3.
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WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN
INTRODUCTION
Watson Island is an entirely man-made spoil island, located in Biscayne Bay, 86
acres in area, consisting of dredge material from Government Cut. Watson
Island was originally deeded to the City of Miami by the State of Florida in 1919.
The island has remained largely undeveloped for seventy years, serving
primarily as open recreational space and a transportation terminal for seaplanes,
helicopters, and an airship (until 1980). Additionally the island serves .as home to
a number of activities which serve to enhance the quality of life in the region,
including a public marina and service facility, two boat clubs, a public Japanese
garden, recreational fields, a small heliport, and a seaplane terminal. The future
of the island will see the enhancement and addition of public facilities within the
areas outlined in this policy plan and consistent with the Miami Neighborhood
Comprehensive Plan.
It is the particular challenge of this plan to fashion a clear and compelling
statement of public purpose for Watson Island. Public purpose must
embrace a diversity of interests; open space, recreation, maritime tourism,
downtown, center -city neighborhoods, government and environmental. The ideal
policy plan accommodates all of these interests with a balance that will be
perceptible to the public in proper proportion. Finding, defining and balancing
these "public purpose" interests would be for most plans, a very difficult task. For
Watson Island the job has been simplified, for one unique and compelling
reason:
FOR EIGHTY YEARS, THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN FREE TO ADOPT AND ADAPT
WATSON ISLAND TO ITS NEEDS, MUCH AS IT SEES FIT. THE PATTERNS
AND PATHWAYS OF PUBLIC USE AND THE MERITS OF THOSE USES ARE
WELL ESTABLISHED AND UNDERSTOOD. AS A PROVING GROUND FOR
PUBLIC PURPOSE, NO BETTER PROCESS CAN BE DEVISED. IT REMAINS
TO'TRACE THESE,PATHWAYS OF PUBLIC USE TO FIND THOSE WHICH
LEAD TO A USEFUL FUTURE AND THOSE WHICH HAVE TURNED AND
FADED.
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Watson Island's superior location and topography make it ideal for a broad range
of public uses. Its proximity to this area's major population and commercial
centers, to downtown Miami and it's neighborhoods, to Miami Beach, to the
nation's busiest cruise ship terminal and its short distance to the airport have -
drawn sea and air transportation facilities to the island which additionally serves
the major surface connection between mainland Miami and Miami Beach. For
the same reasons, tourism and cultural facilities continue to see Watson Island
as a desirable home for attractions and educational uses. Similarly, the Island's
extended shoreline, large open spaces and shady vistas have encouraged
passive recreational activities and more active water dependent uses including
swimming -and boating. Historically, these uses have flourished on the island and
should enhanced and extended in keeping with the future needs of the
community.
PLAN OBJECTIVES
Objectives for the public use and improvement of Watson island are:
o Enhance and expand public use, particularly recreation and tourism.
Individual recreation, attractions and educational facilities will need to
generate and serve a local client base, as well as visitors.
♦ Attract a diversity of user groups. The broader the appeal, the greater the
enterprises chance for success.
o Protect and enhance desirable existing patterns of public use.
♦ Enhance the island's natural and situational assets of views, water, and
historic uses.
♦ Expand and improve the island's accessibility and interrelationship with the
bay.
♦ Provide a Use Program relevant to Downtown, Miami Beach, the Port of
Miami, and Miami River maritime community's needs as well as regional
resident recreational needs.
♦ Provide a public use and development program that will be economically
self-sustaining.
♦ Provide opportunities for additional attractions and educational venues on the
island, bolstering both tourist destinations and locally oriented cultural/ and
recreation facilities in the area.
PLAN CONCEPTS
PUBLIC RECREATION & EDUCATION
The plan places a major emphasis on preserving the island as a
resource for recreation and public gathering by enhancing the popular
and valuable large central open space and the Japanese Garden and
by improving traditional public activities of viewing cruise boats and
swimming.
Expanding the public use of the island, an additional concept, can be
accomplished through a number of planned educational, cultural and
outdoor recreational venues in the future.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Watson Island is a resource to the entire community, as such, the
opportunities for the enhancement to the public safety needs of the
community are numerous. The Island will serve as a staging area for
public safety programs in the future, such as special needs services
for the visitor community, police helicopter support services and the
continuation of the current US customs and immigration services
current on the island.
MARINE RECREATION
Increasing demands for marina and organized boating activities
from a rapidly growing population of boaters plus Watson Island's
attractive and accessible shoreline makes the use of particularly the
north and eastern shores for marinas, clubs, and boat launching a
natural activity to be enhanced.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Historic use of Watson Island as a "jumping-off' point for travelers to
the Bahamas, Keys, the Caribbean and, increasingly, other gold coast
communities, has contributed a unique dimension to the image and
function of the city. Steady and growing demand for these services
makes it important to retain and enhance them, but in a more efficient
and concentrated use of land.
VISITOR AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The location of Watson Island encourages visitor and tourist uses.
These include: seaplane and helicopter excursions, cruise ship
observation and visits to the Japanese Gardens.The Watson Island
Policy Plan proposes to retain those uses and to encourage the
addition of new facilities, particularly those which complement existing
uses and enhance the island's environment.
INTERPRETATION OF THE LAND USE POLICY PLAN
The Land Use Plan Map is a generalized map that does not depict areas of less
than 2 acres. Any activities and services, described in the plan, must be
comfortably accommodated within the land use map designations currently in
place on Watson Island. These include both recreational and commercial
services, with the recreational services with the recreationally designated area
and the commercial services within the commercially designated area.
All future development must be consistent with the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan under the categories of recreation and restricted commercial
designations.
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December 20, 1995
Kay Carlson
Planner IV
Department of Community Affairs
Resource Planning and Management
2740 Centerview Dr.
Tallahassee, FI., 32399-2100
Dear Ms. Carlson
CESAR H. ODIC)
City Manager
This is written to confirm our conversation of December 5, 1995 concerning the proposed Parrot
Jungle development project for Watson Island and the request for a binding letter of
interpretation, form RPM-13SP-BLID-1, development of regional impact status.
As discussed, the City agrees that the 1989 Watson Island Master Plan is no longer applicable as
a policy document. This is due to a number of factors, chief among them are the changes in
economic and environmental conditions that preclude a number of policy proposals from
occurring. It has become necessary for the City to draft new policy document to establish land
use policies for Watson Island. The City intends to supersede the 1989 Master Plan document in
its'entirety and replace it with the 1996 Policy Plan. Subsequent to the City's adoption and
submittal of the new 1996 Watson Island Policy Plan, it is our under standing that individual
development projects would no longer be considered aggregable under the criteria of Chapter
380.0651(4), F.S., and could be reviewed individually for compliance with Chapter 380.0651 ,
F.S. This would particularly apply to the proposed botanical garden attraction on the island.
We will forward to you a copy of the new 1996 Watson Island Policy Plan and hope you will
continue to assist us with your suggestions and input. Please contact me at once if there is a need
for furthep. clarification of our proposed course of action.
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Very Tru You s,
Jac Lu
cc: ristina Cuervo
Joel Maxwell
D. E. Johnson
Clark Turner
Gary Leuschner
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND REVITALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION / 300 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Suite 400/Miami, FI 33131/(305) 579-3366/Telecopier: (305) 371-9710
PLANNING DIVISION / 275 N.W. 2nd Street, 3 Floor/Miami, FI 33128/(305) 579-6086/ Telecopier: (305) 358-1452
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2740 CENTERVIEW DRIVE • TALLAHASSEE. FLO RIUA 32399.2101)
LAWTON CHILES
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December 11 1992
Mr. Jack L. Luft, Development Coordinator
Department of Development and Housing Conservation
City of Miami
300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Suite 400-401
Miami, Florida 33131
LINDA LOOMIS SHELLEY
SeadxY
Re: Watson Island Development
Miami outboard Club; File No. CLA1193-001
Miami Yacht/Sailing Club; File No. CL•-1193-002
Dear Mr. Luft:
We have received your Department's letters dated June 29 and
September 25, 1992, regarding the city's redevelopment efforts on
Watson Island in Biscayne Bay. Department of Community Affairs
staff members have also discussed many issues regarding this
redevelopment effort during telephone conversations with you and
your staff. Although your initial request was for a
determination of the development of regional impact (DRI) status
of redevelopment efforts at the Miami outboard Club and Miami
Yacht/Sailing Club sites, it became apparent that certain issues
need clarification before any discussion of the appropriate
numerical thresholds for DRY review could take place. In
particular, it is necessary to address the aggregability of all
development/redevelopment on the island and.the status of any
potentially vested (for DRI review purposes) development and the
effect of Hurricane Andrew on that vesting. You also
specifically requested guidance regarding the vested status of
the Chalk's seaplane development. Planning and legal staff
members have discussed these issues with Secretary Linda Shelley
and are now able to provide the following guidance to you.
AQGREGATION AND ZHJ W TSOn ISLAND MASTR DEAN
The,question of whether the Miami Outboard Club, the Miami
Yacht/Sailing Club, and any other development on Watson Island are
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aggregable pursuant to Subsection 380.0651(4), Florida Statutes
(F.S.), hinges on whether such developments are part of a unified
plan of development, which in turn is dependent upon how the
function of the Watson Island Master Plan is interpreted.
The toaster plan was adopted by the City Commission in
February, 1989, and was subsequently incorporated .into the City
of Miami comprehensive plan. It has generally been the
Department's policy na to view the identification of broad land
use types and ranges of intensities within an adopted local
government comprehensive plan as representing a site -specific
plan of development subject to DRI scrutiny. in this case, the
master plan specifically delineates standards for the type,
amount, location, and management of proposed activities, in
addition to presenting a set of public purpose goals and
addressing policies for the use, development, enhancement, and
infrastructure support needed to achieve the goals. For -example,
the plan indicates that a 250 wet slip marina is proposed for the
north shore, to include dry storage racks for 200 power boats
under 40 feet, and dockmasters offices, convenience store,
supplies, showers, lockers and food services. The plan also
proposes a 30-slip mega -yacht marina on the west shore of the
island facing the turning basin, to be served by a 150-200 room
luxury hotel on a ten -acre site, and by a complex of small shops
and restaurants lining this marina, not to exceed 40,000 leasable
square feet.
This type of detail and specificity is not normally
associated with a comprehensive plan but is generally seen in a
specific site plan or project master plan. Therefore, the
Department believes that the Watson Island Master Platt should be
viewed as a unified -,'plan of development representing a master
plan of development for the island. All development is
aggregable subject to the criteria of Subsection 380.0651(4)1 F.S.
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During the course of discussions with you and your staff, it
has been noted several times that restoration, enhancement, and
reconstruction of much of the existing development on the island
will be necessary because of the extensive deterioration and
obsolescence of various elements. It appears, after preliminmry
review, that much of the development on the island has been in
existence prior to July 1, 1973, and would have a claim to
Chapter 380, F.S., vesting. The question of just how much
restoration, enhancement and reconstruction will take place has
not been answered. It has been the Department's position that
demolition of development which has Chapter 380 vested rights and `-
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reconstruction of that development (even identical
reconstruction) represents new development not vested from
Chapter 380 review. In the past, the Department has not
generally acknowledged that destruction or demolition by an
"act of God" (a storm or fire from lightning, for instance),
should be granted immunity from loss of Chapter 380 vested
rights.
However, assuming that evidence to support a claim of vested
rights under subsection 380.06(20), F.S., can be provided, total
or partial reconstruction of development on Watson island because
of demolition or destruction by Hurricane Andrew will retain
Chapter 380 vested rights. Such reconstruction must remain
within the originally vested f'footprint" of development, and any
substantial change in reconfiguration of the reconstructed
development over that which previously existed as vested
development will divest Chapter 380 vested rights.
CHALE's SEAPLANE QPMWION
According to City staff, the chalk's seaplane operation on
Watson Island has been in operation since 1917. It has five
regularly scheduled departures and five regularly scheduled
arrivals daily. According to you, Hurricane Andrew completely
destroyed the customs building (a trailer) and extensively
damaged the terminal building. The City proposes to seek funding
to renovate and rebuild the facility, which will include a new
terminal. You are concerned about the DRI status of the facility
with construction of a new terminal, plans to append a structure
to house police helicopters from the destroyed Tamiami facility,
and possible future incorporation of the Chalk's seaplane
facility into a City airport facilities operation.
As noted earlier, assuming that evidence to support a claim
of vested rights under Subsection 380.06(20), F.S., is provided,
unless reconstruction of the terminal facility occurs within the
same building footprint and in the same configuration as the
existing terminal, any new passenger terminal facility is
Presumed to be a DRI pursuant to section 380.0651, F.S.
In summary, all development on Watson Island is aggregable
for purposes of Chapter 380 review, unless it retains vested
rights. All proposed new development and any development not
having vested rights is subject to chapter 380 review in
accordance with the` guidelines and standards in Section 380.0651,
F.S., and Chapter 28-24, Florida Administrative Code. Although
the Department cannot provide more precise guidance until
specific information can be presented which will identify what
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amounts of development have vested rights, it appears that DeW
development proposed in the Watson Island Master Plan (a 150-200
room hotel; 250 wet -slip marina; dry storage for.200 boats) will
exceed applicable DRI thresholds. In that case, all non -vested
development on Watson Island will be required to undergo DRI
review, and no new,. non -vested development may be undertaken
prior to issuance of a DRI development order except as authorized
by a preliminary development agreement as provided in subsection
380.06(8), F.S.
The Department is willing to work with the City to further
identify what existing or reconstructed development has or will
retain Chapter 380 vested rights, to further clarify the DRI
status of the non -vested development, and to consider execration
of a preliminary development agreement to allow some development
and redevelopment to occur prior to issuance of a DRI development .
order.
Please contact Mr. Tom Beck in the Bureau of State Planning
at (904) 488-4925 if you have any questions or need additional
information.
Sincerely.
C arles G. Pa t� on, i ect r
Division of Resource Planning
and Management
CGP/cm
cc: Mr. Rob Curtis, South Florida Regional Planning Council
Ms. Carolyn Dekle, South Florida Regional Planning Council
Mr. Lee Rawlinson, Dade County
Mr. Tom Beck, Department of Community Affairs
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RESOLUTION PAB
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING ------- OF THE NEW "WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN
1996", RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 89-199, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 23, 1989, AND
ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, WHICH APPROVED,. IN PRINCIPLE, THE "WATSON ISLAND
MASTER PLAN 1989"; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED TO PUBLISH SAID
WATSON ISLAND POLICY PLAN 1996.
HEARING DATE: January 17, 1996