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File ID: 14187
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 "76-8-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT
ZONE — OPEN, TO "76-12-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN,
OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1601, 1657 AND 1667
NORTHWEST 17 AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "76-8-R" URBAN CORE TRANSECT
ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "76-12-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE
- OPEN, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1644, 1649
AND 1650 NORTHWEST 16 TERRACE AND 1700 NORTHWEST 15
STREET ROAD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION(S): Approximately 1601, 1657, 1667 NW 17 Avenue
APPLICANT(S): William Riley, Esq on behalf of Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Inc.
PURPOSE: The application is to rezone the properties from a "76-8-0" and 76-8-R" to a 76-
12-0."
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended denial.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARDS: on April 19, 2023, the motion to recommend
approval with conditions failed by a vote of 3-5.
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Enactment Number:14187
File Number: 13898 Final Action Date: 6/22/2023
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 "76-8-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT
ZONE — OPEN, TO '76-12-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN,
OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1601, 1657 AND 1667
NORTHWEST 17 AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "76-8-R" URBAN CORE TRANSECT
ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO '76-12-0" URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE -
OPEN, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1644, 1649 AND
1650 NORTHWEST 16 TERRACE AND 1700 NORTHWEST 15 STREET
ROAD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the properties located at 1657 Northwest 17th Avenue, 1667 Northwest
17th Avenue, and 1601 Northwest 17th Avenue are currently zoned "T-6-8-0" Urban Core
Transect Zone -Open; and
WHEREAS, the properties located at 1649 Northwest 16th Terrace, 1644 Northwest
16th Terrace, 1650 Northwest 16th Terrace, and 1700 Northwest 15th Street Road, Miami,
Florida, are currently zoned 76-8-R" Urban Core Transect Zone- Restricted; and
WHEREAS, the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Inc. ("Applicant") has submitted a
request to change the zoning classification from 76-8-0" Urban Core Transect Zone -Open to
76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone, for the properties located at 1657 Northwest 17th
Avenue, 1667 Northwest 17th Avenue, 1601 Northwest 17th Avenue; and from 76-8-R" Urban
Core Transect Zone — Restricted to 76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone, for the properties
located at 1649 Northwest 16th Terrace, 1644 Northwest 16th Terrace, 1650 Northwest 16th
Terrace, and 1700 Northwest 15th Street Road, Miami, Florida, (collectively the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is an assemblage of seven (7) parcels totaling approximately
79,630 square feet (±1.828 acres) of land;
WHEREAS, the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") designation for the Property is
Restricted Commercial and High -Density Multifamily Residential; and
WHEREAS, the request to rezone the portion of the Property from the 76-8-0" Urban
Core Transect Zone, to the 76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone is inconsistent with the
Property's existing future land uses ("FLU") of Restricted Commercial, therefore, a concurrent
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment is required and has been submitted as a companion
application PZ-20-7997; and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently developed as a union hall, constructed in 1948 and
is bordered by multi -family residential uses; and
WHEREAS, the Property is bounded by Northwest 15th Street Road to the north,
Northwest 16th Street to the south, Northwest 16T" Avenue and Northwest 15th Street Road to
the east, and Northwest 17th Avenue to the west; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in a portion of the multi -family residential
neighborhood where there are not a variety of zoning designations, commercial uses, and
housing types; and
WHEREAS, the Property was previously zoned R-4 and C-1 under the previous Zoning
Code, Ordinance No. 11000, which permitted one hundred fifty (150) dwelling units per acre;
and
WHEREAS, the property has been owned by the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Inc.
since 1948; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone — Open classification
will result in higher intensity and taller development; and
WHEREAS, the application is inconsistent with Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8.f.1 (a) of
Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami
21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, this request to Rezone the Property is inconsistent with the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), Future Land Use Element, Goal Land Use
Objective 1.3, Policy 1.3.15 which makes the request inconsistent with the rezoning criteria of
Section 7.1.2.8.f.1 of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, this request to Rezone the Property is inconsistent with the MCNP Housing
Element, Objective 1.1 Policy 1.1.9 in that the City's land development regulations encourage
high -density residential development and redevelopment near Metrorail and Metromover
stations., which makes the request consistent with the rezoning criteria of Section 7.1.2.8.f.1 of
the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed application is consistent with Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8.f.1(b) of
the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, there have not been changing conditions to the Miami 21 Code Atlas in the
form of land uses, which are adjacent to the property, that would deem the changes necessary
and consistent with Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8.f.1(b) of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed application is not consistent with Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8.f.2
of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning change can be deemed inappropriate in light of the
intent of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department recommends denial of the rezoning application
from 76-8-0" Urban Transect Zone — Open to 76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone - Open;
and
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WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on April
19, 2023, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-23-046,
where a motion to recommend approval of the zoning change failed by a vote of three to five (3
- 5), Item No. PZAB. 6, thereby constituting a recommendation of denial of the Zoning Change;
and
WHEREAS, City Commission has considered the Applicant's justification as well as the
Planning Department recommendation; 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 CITY 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.
Section 2. The Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended by changing the
zoning classification from 76-8-0" Urban Core Transect Zone -Open to 76-12-0" Urban Core
Transect Zone for the properties located at 1657 Northwest 17th Avenue, 1667 Northwest 17th
Avenue, 1601 Northwest 17th Avenue; and by changing the zoning classification from 76-8-R"
Urban Core Transect Zone — Restricted, to 76-12-0" Urban Core Transect Zone for the
properties located at 1644 Northwest 16th Terrace, 1650 Northwest 16th Terrace, 1601
Northwest 17th Avenue, and 1700 Northwest 15th Street Road 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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' 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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