HomeMy WebLinkAboutVol. I. Sec. B.2. Section 1305 Criteria AnalysisMiami Ballpark/ MUSP Application
Section §1305 Information
In accordance with the requirements of Section §1305 of the City's Zoning Ordinance, the
following information is provided in connection with this Application for Major Use Special
Permit for the Miami Ballpark.
DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA
I. Site & Urban Planning:
(1) Respond to the physical contextual environment taking into consideration urban form and
natural features.
The site and context plans for the project propose an extraordinarily designed and iconic,
yet highly functional, facility that will provide baseball fans, other users of the facility and
the residents of the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County with a truly enjoyable
entertainment destination. The plans clearly reflect a sensitivity to the surrounding
neighborhood.
(2) Siting should minimize the impact of automobile parking and driveways on the
pedestrian environment and adjacent properties.
The project maximizes the pedestrian environment by creating a majestic plaza for the fans
and the general public to congregate. While the former Orange Bowl was merely a stadium
behind a chain linked fence, the proposed Miami Ballpark will offer open plazas, public
baseball fields and areas for the general public to enjoy the new civic facility as a
destination during sporting events as well as year round.
(3) Buildings on corner lots should be oriented to the corner and public street fronts.
The various garages as well as the ballpark enhance the prominence of the corner of NW 7`h
Street and NW 17`x' Avenue by establishing a visual and activity center.
IL Architecture and Landscape Architecture:
(1) A project shall be designed to comply with all applicable landscape ordinances.
The project meets and exceeds the landscaping requirements of the City of Miami and
Miami -Dade County. Please refer to the landscaping plan provided under Tab C. 7.
(2) Respond to the neighborhood context.
The project is sensitive to its location north and west of medium density residential areas.
Open surface parking lots that will be beautifully landscaped will buffer the areas to the
east. The areas to the south will be exposed to the residential townhouses that will line the
southern parking garages.
(3) Create a transition in bulk and scale.
Please refer to the massing and context plans that show how the scale and massing of the
project responds to the scale of the neighborhood. Tab C.7.
(4) Use architectural styles and details (such as roof lines and fenestration), colors and
materials derivative from surrounding area.
Please refer to the elevations and renderings of the buildings under Tab C.7
(5) Articulate the building facade vertically and horizontally in intervals that conform to the
existing structures in the vicinity.
Please refer to the elevations and renderings of the buildings under Tab C.7
III. Pedestrian Oriented Development:
(1) Promote pedestrian interaction.
The retail liners and the gathering plaza at the entrance of the ballpark will promote
pedestrian interaction year round, even during non-event days.
(2) Design facades that respond primarily to the human scale.
Refer to the pedestrian scale renderings under Tab C. 7.
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(3) Provide active, not blank facades. Where blank walls are unavoidable, they should
receive design treatment.
All of the walls are articulated. Careful attention has been given to the entirety of the
ballpark building.
IV. Streetscape and Open Space:
(1) Provide usable open space that allows for convenient and visible pedestrian access from
the public sidewalk.
The project provides open areas, plazas, promenades with retail and residential liners to
activate the public areas.
(2) Landscaping, including plant material, trellises, special pavements, screen walls, planters,
and similar features should be appropriately incorporated to enhance the project.
Please refer to landscaping plan included under Tab C. 7.
V Vehicular Access and Parking:
(1) Design for pedestrian and vehicular safety to minimize conflict points.
A pedestrian mobility plan in included within the design and development plans under Tab
C. 7.
(2) Minimize the number and width of driveways and curb cuts.
Considering the unique nature of a major sports facility, where on event days a major
consideration is to be able to provide efficient ingress and egress to vehicles as well as
pedestrian, the number of curb cuts and width of driveways has been efficiently designed.
(3) Parking adjacent to a street front should be minimized and where possible should be
located behind the building.
The parking structures have been des,ned to encase the ballpark to the north and south,
while opening the plaza along N. W. 17" Avenue as a place of public gathering.
(4) Use surface parking areas as district buffer.
Four surface parking lots will establish buffers between the residential areas to the east of
the site and the west. The parking structures, with its residential liners, will also buffer the
residential areas to the south providing a transitional use.
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VL Screening,
(1) Provide landscaping that screen undesirable elements, such as surface parking lots, and
that enhances space and architecture.
The ballpark is a "building in the round. " Special care has been taken in its design to locate
and conceal service areas away from the major pedestrian areas.
(2) Building sites should locate service elements like trash dumpster, loading docks, and
mechanical equipment away from street front where possible. When elements such as
dumpsters, utility meters, mechanical units and service areas cannot be located away from
the street front they should be situated and screened from view to street and adjacent
properties.
Service elements are internal to the ballpark. As stated above, the ballpark is a building in
the round and there is no "back of the house" that is completely shielded from the view of
pedestrians. However, careful design and placement of these areas will minimize visual
impact, especially during events, when pedestrians may be within proximity to these areas.
(3) Screen parking garage structures with program uses. Where program uses are not feasible
soften the garage structure with trellises, landscaping, and/or other suitable design element.
The parking garages include active retail areas along the northern fagade and residential
liners along the southern parking structures that are directly across from residential areas
with a more sensitive transition than existed with the former Orange Bowl.
VII. Signage and Lighting:
(1) Design signage appropriate for the scale and character of the project and immediate
neighborhood.
Signage will conform with City of Miami zoning codes at the time and will be in scale and
character with the project and the surrounding neighborhood.
(2) Provide lighting as a design feature to the building facade, on and around landscape
areas, special building or site features, and/or signage.
Special colored lighting to enhance the features of the ballpark is proposed in the plans.
(3) Orient outside lighting to minimize glare to adjacent properties.
See lighting plan enclosed under Tab C. 7
(4) Provide visible signage identifying building addresses at the entrance(s) as a functional
and aesthetic consideration.
A comprehensive sign package including directional signage for vehicles and pedestrians
will be submitted at a later date.
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VIII. Preservation of Natural Features:
(1) Preserve existing vegetation and/or geological features whenever possible.
While no geological features or special vegetation exists at the site, the design of the
baseball park will take into account and maximize the views of downtown Miami from the
site. The view .of downtown Miami that spectators and television audiences could enjoy
during sporting events at the old Orange Bowl is one of the most iconic visual off -field
memories of the Orange Bowl. The proposed ballpark will continue to offer a window to
that magnificent vista.
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