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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC FR 09-04-09 Fact SheetSP.3 FIRST READING PLANNING FACT SHEET LEGISTAR FILE ID: 08-01407zt APPLICANT Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami. REQUEST/LOCATION Amendment to Chapter 23 of the Miami City Code [Citywide] PETITION An Ordinance of the Miami City Commission amending Chapter 23 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "Historic Preservation" to reflect the provisions and language of the Miami 21 Code; to create a process for the Transfer of Development Rights for historic resources through the Public Benefits Program; to create additional definitions; and to establish provisions for the granting of exceptions, when the result leads to the preservation of a significant historic structure; containing a severability clause; and providing for an effective date. PLANNING RECOMMENDATION Approval. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS This will align the language of Chapter 23 with that of Miami 21 Code, and will further define the Transfer of Development Rights process by identifying receiving sites in transects designated T-6. The conditional use provisions previously included in Chapter 23 will now become exceptions for certain uses that encourage the adaptive use of buildings. CITY COMMISSION No action taken on August 6, 2009.