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File ID: 14100
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "CI -HD", CIVIC INSTITUTION -
HEALTH DISTRICT TRANSECT ZONE, TO "CS", CIVIC SPACE
TRANSECT ZONE, OF A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 1950 NORTHWEST 12 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 1950 NW 12 Av [Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla— District 1]
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of City of Miami
PURPOSE: This will change the above property from "CI -HD" Civic Institution — Health District
Zone to "CS" Civic Space Zone.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On July 20, 2022 recommended approval with
conditions, as amended, by a vote of 8-1.
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City of Miami City Hall
Legislation 3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Ordinance www.miamigov.com
Enactment Number:14100
File Number: 12224 Final Action Date: 9/13/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "CI -HD", CIVIC INSTITUTION —
HEALTH DISTRICT TRANSECT ZONE, TO "CS", CIVIC SPACE
TRANSECT ZONE, OF A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 1950 NORTHWEST 12 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the property generally located at 1950 Northwest 12 Avenue Miami, Florida,
as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit "A" ("Property"), is zoned
"CI -HD" Civic Institution — Health District Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Arthur Noriega V, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami,
("Applicant") has submitted a request to change the zoning classification of the Property from
"CI -HD" Civic Institution — Health District Zone to "CS" Civic Space Zone, as described in Exhibit
"A," attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant submitted this request to comply with Parks, Recreation, and
Open Spaces Policy PR-2.1.1 of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), the
City of Miami's ("City") no -net -loss policy for public park land, in conjunction with the Miami
Freedom Park Special Area Plan (ePlan ID PZ-20-6114); and
WHEREAS, the Property is a portion of one (1) parcel totaling approximately 217,800
square feet (5.00 acres) of land, as described in Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") designation of the Property is "Major
Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation, and Utilities"; and
WHEREAS, there is a concurrent Comprehensive Plan Amendment application for the
Property (PZ-22-14676); and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently used by the City General Services Administration
and is bordered by hospital and residential uses; and
WHEREAS, the Property is generally bounded by Northwest 20 Street to the north, the
Veterans Affairs Hospital to the south, a Miami -Dade County wastewater treatment facility to the
east, and other City administration property to the west; and
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WHEREAS, the Property was zoned G/I under the previous 11000 Zoning Code, which
was similar in intent to the "CI -HD" Zone; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rezone to "CS" Civic Space Zone would result in a decrease
in allowed development intensity; and
WHEREAS, the application is consistent with Section 7.1.2.8(a) of Ordinance No. 13114,
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), as the
request is for a rezone to a lower Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, the request to rezone the Property is consistent with Miami 21 and the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), including Objective PR-1.1 intent of
providing a park within a 10-minute walk of every resident, compliance with the rezoning criteria
found in Section 7.1.2.8.f.1 of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed application is consistent with Section 7.1.2.8.f.1(b) of the
Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning change can be deemed appropriate in light of the
intent of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department recommends approval of the rezoning application
from "Cl- HD", Civic Institution — Health District Transect Zone, to "CS", Civic Space Transect
Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on July
20, 2022, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-22-030 by a
vote of eight to one (8-1), Item No. PZAB.11, recommending approval of the Zoning Change
and requesting that the City's Parks and Recreation Department report to PZAB during its
meetings every January and July of every year until the park is completed to provide a status of
the park improvements and a timeframe as to when the park will be usable as a park by the
public; and
WHEREAS, PZAB further indicated that if the City is able to sell the Property for more
than its use as a park and replace it with a larger park, the City should be allowed to do so in
order to maximize the value of the Property and requested that City staff report back to PZAB
with a plan on how to maximize the value of the Property by buying at least this much parkland
somewhere else within the City and converting into a park; and
WHEREAS, City Commission has given full consideration to the Planning Department
recommendation; and
WHEREAS, City Commission has considered the need and justification for the proposed
change, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the proposed
change necessary; and
WHEREAS, City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of the
MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and all other City regulations;
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code is amended by changing the zoning
classification from "CI -HD", Civic Institution — Health District Transect Zone, to "CS", Civic
Space Transect Zone, for a portion of the property generally located at 1950 Northwest 12
Avenue, Miami, Florida, as described in Exhibit 'A" attached and incorporated.
Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second
reading and adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to Section 163.3184(12), Florida Statutes
and Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS
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Revision B has the Scrivener's amendment by law department and per legal opinion, it may be certified
instead of Revision A.
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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