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Resolution: R-09-0202
File Number: 09-00029xc
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3500 Pan American
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Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 4/23/2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, REQUIRING CITY
COMMISSION APPROVAL, AS LISTED IN ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED,
THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ARTICLE 6, SECTION 612,
"SD -12" SPECIAL BUFFER OVERLAY DISTRICTS, CONDITIONAL ACCESSORY
USES, TO ALLOW A SURFACE PARKING LOT TO SERVE THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE CRITERIA, FOR THE PROPERTIES
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 550 NORTHWEST 42ND AVENUE AND 4227
NORTHWEST 5TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Miami Zoning Board, at its meeting on March 9, 2009, following an advertised
public hearing, adopted Resolution No. ZB 09-0012 by a vote of seven to zero (7-0), Item no. Z.5,
recommending approval of a Special Exception requiring City Commission approval as set forth; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Miami, Florida, requires City Commission approval of the Special Exception as hereinafter set forth;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter, finds the application
for the Special Exception meet the applicable requirements of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as
amended, and deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami
and its inhabitants to affirm the decision of the Zoning Board and grant the Special Exception 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 adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The decision of the Zoning Board to approve the Special Exception as listed in
Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Article 6, Section 612,
SD -12 special buffer overlay districts, conditional accessory uses, to allow a surface parking lot to
serve the abutting district, subject to all applicable criteria, for the properties located at approximately
550 Northwest 42nd Avenue and 4227 Northwest 5th Street, Miami, Florida, legally described in
attached "Exhibit A," pursuant to plans on file and subject to a time limitation of twelve (12) months in
which a building permit must be obtained, and the Special Exception granted.
Section 3. The findings of fact set forth below are made with respect to the subject property:
a. Pursuant to Section 1305.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, the specific site plan aspects of the
project that have been found by the City Commission (based upon facts and reports prepared or
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submitted by staff or others) to adhere to the following Design Review Criteria subject to the any
applicable conditions herein:
1) Site and Urban Planning:
Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance
(1) Respond to the physical contextual Yes. Yes.
environment taking into consideration
urban form and natural features;
(2) Sitting should minimize the impact Yes. Yes.
of automobile parking and driveways
on the pedestrian environment and
adjacent properties;
(3) Buildings on corner lots should N/A
be oriented to the corner and public
street fronts.
11) Architecture and Landscape Architecture:
Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance
(1) A project shall be designed to Yes. *Yes.
comply with all applicable landscape
ordinances;
(2) Respond to the neighborhood Yes. Yes.
context;
(3) Create a transition in bulk and Yes. Yes.
scale;
(4) Use architectural styles and details N/A
(such as roof lines and fenestration),
colors and materials derivative from
surrounding area;
(5) Articulate the building facade N/A
vertically and horizontally in
intervals that conform to the
existing structures in the vicinity.
III) Pedestrian Oriented Development:
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Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) Promote pedestrian interaction; N/A
(2) Design facades that respond N/A
primarily to the human scale;
(3) Provide active, not blank facades.
Where blank walls are unavoidable,
they should receive design treatment.
IV) Streetscaae and Oaen Space:
Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) Provide usable open space that N/A
allows for convenient and visible
pedestrian access from the public
sidewalk;
(2) Landscaping, including plant Yes
Material, trellises, special
pavements, screen walls, planters
and similar features should be
appropriately incorporated to
enhance the project.
V) Vehicular Access and Parkin
Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) Design for pedestrian and Yes.
vehicular safety to minimize conflict
points;
(2) Minimize the number and width
of driveways and curb cuts;
(3) Parking adjacent to a street front
should be minimized and where
possible should be located behind
the building;
(4) Use surface parking areas as
district buffer.
VI) Screening:
Compliance
N/A
Compliance
*Yes.
Compliance
Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Yes. *Yes.
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Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance
(1) Provide landscaping that screen Yes. *Yes.
undesirable elements, such as
surface parking lots, and that
enhances space and architecture;
(2) Building sites should locate Yes
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;
(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.
VII) Signage and Lighting:
Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) Design signage appropriate for N/A
the scale and character of the project
and immediate neighborhood;
(2) Provide lighting as a design feature N/A
to the building facade, on and around
landscape areas, special building or
site features, and/or signage;
Yes.
Compliance
(3) Orient outside lighting to minimize Yes. *Yes.
glare to adjacent properties;
(4) Provide visible signage identifying N/A
building addresses at the entrance(s)
as a functional and aesthetic
consideration.
VIII) Preservation of Natural Features:
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Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) Preserve existing vegetation and/or Yes.
geological features whenever possible.
IX) Modification of Nonconformities:
Design Review Criteria Applicability
(1) For modifications of nonconforming N/A
structures, no increase in the degree
of nonconformity shall be allowed;
(2) Modifications that conform to N/A
current regulations shall be designed
to conform to the scale and context of
the nonconforming structure.
*Compliance is subject to conditions.
Compliance
*Yes.
Compliance
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These findings have been made by the City Commission to approve this project with conditions.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1 }
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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