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File ID: 14079
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA
STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO
"RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED
HEREIN OF THE REAL PROPERTIES AT 8038 NORTHEAST 2
AVENUE (WESTERN PORTION) AND 165 NORTHEAST 80 TERRACE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 8038 NE 2 Ave and 165 NE 80 Ter [Commissioner
Christine King - District 5]
APPLICANT(S): Edward Martos, Esquire, on behalf of Qualcon Little River Zone
Business, LLC.
PURPOSE: This will amend the designation on the Future Land Use Map for the above
property from "Medium Density Restricted Commercial' to "Restricted Commercial'.
Finding(s):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On January 5, 2022, recommended
approval, by a vote of 6-1.
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Enactment Number:14079
File Number: 11324 Final Action Date: 7/28/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES,
BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
"MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF THE REAL
PROPERTIES AT 8038 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE (WESTERN PORTION)
AND 165 NORTHEAST 80 TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Qualcon Little River Active Zone Business, LLC ("Applicant") applied to
amend the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
("MCNP") to change the future land use designation of the properties located at 8038 Northeast
2 Avenue and 165 Northeast 80 Terrace (collectively, "Property") as described in Exhibit "A",
attached and incorporated, that is currently designated as "Medium Density Restricted
Commercial" to "Restricted Commercial"; and
WHEREAS, in total, the Property is 2.16 ± acres in size; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request applies only to the portion of Property currently
designated "Medium Density Multifamily Restricted Commercial," which is estimated to be
approximately 1.42 acres; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located immediately north of the Little River Commerce Park
and contains a telecommunication facility and has operated on the site for approximately 70
years; and
WHEREAS, the Property is in the Little Haiti Area; and
WHEREAS, the Property lies within an Opportunity Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Property is within a quarter -mile of a Transit Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the existing "Medium Density Restricted Commercial" future land use
designation is primarily intended to allow residential uses and commercial uses with a
residential density of sixty-five (65) dwelling units per acre and to facilitate the ability to develop
a mixed occupancy within a unit; and
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WHEREAS, the Applicant's proposed "Restricted Commercial" land use designation
allows similar mixed uses of residential and commercial activity; and
WHEREAS, the proposed "Restricted Commercial" land use designation is often located
along arterial or collector roadways while also allowing a maximum residential density
equivalent to "High Density Multifamily Residential"; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant states in its Letter of Intent ("LOI") that the existing "Medium
Density Restricted Commercial" land use designation no longer fits the neighborhood due to the
demand in mixed -use development; and
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County land use code data shows that fifty-four percent (54%)
of existing uses in the area are residential; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
January 5, 2022, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-22-
001 by a vote of six to one (6-1), Item No. PZAB.3, recommending approval of the zoning
change; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of
the MCNP, Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("Miami 21 Code"), and all other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
proposed change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the
proposed change necessary; 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 and its inhabitants to
recommend approval of this amendment to the FLUM of the MCNP 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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the FLUM of the MCNP, pursuant to
small scale amendment procedures subject to Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is amended
by changing the Future Land Use designation of 1.42 ± acres of real property at 8038 Northeast
2 Avenue and 165 Northeast 80 Terrace, Miami, Florida from "Medium Density Restricted
Commercial" to "Restricted Commercial," as described in "Exhibit A," attached and incorporated.
Section 3. It is found that this Comprehensive Plan designation change involves a use
of ten (10) acres or fewer and:
(a) Is necessary due to changed or changing conditions;
(b) The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all small-scale
development amendments adopted by the City does not exceed a maximum of 120 acres in a
calendar year;
(c) The proposed amendment does not involve a text change to goals,
policies, or objectives of the City's comprehensive plan, but proposes a land use change to the
future land use map for a site -specific development. However, text changes that relate directly
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to, and are adopted simultaneously with the small-scale Future Land Use Map amendment shall
be permissible;
(d) Is one which is not located within an area of critical state concern as
designated by §380.0552, Florida Statutes or by the Administration Commission pursuant to
§380.05(1), Florida Statutes;
(e) Density will be "Restricted Commercial", 150 dwelling units per acre,
pursuant to the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, as amended, and intensity will be as
established in Article 4 of the City's Zoning Ordinance, the Miami 21 Code, as amended; and
(f) The proposed amendment complies with the applicable acreage and
density limitations set forth in the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act including, without limitation, §163.3187, Florida Statutes.
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 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
4toi ria i ndez, C5/1712022 Un ndez, CiCy Attor iey 4/13/2023
Revision A has the Scrivener's amendment by law department and per legal opinion, it may be certified
instead of the original version.
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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