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Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50pm PUBLIC RECORD FOR
A listing of proposed amendments to Miami 21. SQA i SPS►
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Requested Mapping Changes
1. T4 zoning (a 35 foot height limit) for any commercial corridor which abuts any single family
or duplex, as currently zoned.
2. 35 foot height limit for Upper Eastside.
35 foot height limit in the MiMo Historic District.
3. Shorecrest wants 35 for all their neighborhood, as far West and South as the Little River.
4. Belle Meade is comfortable with T-4 (53') along the east side of Biscayne Boulevard from
NE 72nd Terrace to 77th Street and up to 70' if public parking is provided.
5. Palm Grove: M21 proposes making the east side of NE 4 court, from 77 Street to 63 St,
T4L, which would include commercial. It should be T4R, to keep it residential, like the rest of
Palm Grove.
Change, from T5R and T4R to T3L: The historic Palm Grove / West Bayshore
neighborhood, from 58 Street north to 60 street, from behind the Biscayne Boulevard — fronted
lots west to the railroad tracks. There are almost all single family homes in that area.
The formerly O section of Palm Grove on the east, behind the businesses along BB
should be changed to T3L, because that is primarily what those properties are.
6. Bayside: 61 and 62 Streets — 61 Street (Lemon City Avenue) is the oldest street in the city,
has the oldest house in the city; 654 NE 61 Street, built in 1901. The neighbors were told they
could get petitions to change the zoning from R3 (T5) to T3R, and have done so.
7. Coral Way: T40 from 15th road to 32nd road. TS for the rest of Coral Way all the way to
37th avenue.
8. 27;n Avenue: Change 27th Ave, between Coral Way and US 1, from T6 to T5, as per the
PAB recommendations.
9. Miami River
Revert zoning of Miami River marine parcels back to original — D3, as per court case:
1884 NW North River Drive
2215 NW 14th St
1583 NW 24th Av
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Requested Code Changes
1. Building height should be measured in both feet and stories, using this formula: Outside
downtown, the maximum for a first story should be 15 feet, upper floors 10 feet.
M2 I's proposal for a 25 foot first floor, with 14 foot upper floors, should only be allowed
downtown.
2. Replace the phrase "by right" throughout M21 with "allowable".
3. The public benefits bonus should not apply to any T6 property that abuts a T3 zone, as of
today, to prevent future up -zonings. It should also apply to park land (CS).
4. Change the "Design Review Criteria" (IV.27 Article 4, Table 12), so it is EXACTLY like the
current version of 1305 in 11,000. It has been changed in M21, from 7 pages to one. It should
also include 1306, which empowers 1305.
5. Use the same language from the current GI ordinance in M21. (It has been gutted in M21)
Add additional language to prevent a Cl property from carving out lots in order to
insulate them from abutting transect zones, such as was attempted at Mercy Hospital.
6. Apply the 30% maximum second story lot coverage, already in M21 for T3R and ,r3L, to
T30. This would prevent future duplex McMansions in Coconut Grove.
7. Make the deferral period 2 years, not 5. (Subjective judgment call, no objective criteria.)
8. In 111. 17 3.9.1 do not allow "Flexible allocation" for Special Area Plans. (Subjective
judgment call, no objective criteria.)
9. IVA table on lot occupation: Make T5 a maximum of 30,000 sf, keep 10 foot side and rear
setbacks unless in downtown, allow single story buildings in T5, T6.
10. IVA Keep side and rear setbacks in T5 outside downtown.
11. V 11.3 Article 7. Require public hearings for large buildings. Suggested criteria: any
building over 3 stories and 1 or 8 units should have a public hearing.
12. VII. 15 7.1.2 Permits Do not allow construction on a permit issued in error to remain.
13. VIL 17 7.1.2.2 All appeals to the City Commission should be de novo. Anyone should be
allowed to .file the appeal to the City Commission, whether or not the previously appeared at the
PZAB or are judged "aggrieved".
ITEM 14: V1I.20 7.1.2.4 4. All warrants, waivers, exceptions, etc, should be valid for one year,
as it was before, not two.
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item SPA. SP.2 & SP.3 on 09-04-09 2
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
ITEM 15: VII.21 7.1.2.5 There should be public hearings at PZAB for the 25 waiveable items
in this section, not just public notice and an administrative decision. (Subjective judgment call,
no objective criteria.)
Also, appeals to PZAB and City Commission should be free, not the current $500.
ITEM 16: VII.23 Change the struck sentence to read: Failure to give notice under this section
shall not invalidate a decision on a Waiver.
ITEM 17: Modifications to previously approved Class 2 and MUSPs and Special Exceptions
should have to reapply or go to public hearing, or both. (Subjective judgment call, no objective
criteria.)
ITEM 18: Any extentions to Class 11 Special Permit, Major Use Special Permit
or Variance approved under the Zoning Ordinance 11000 should involve public notice and
hearing, not just an administrative decision. (Subjective judgment call, no objective criteria.)
ITEM 19: Strike this sentence from 7.1.4.1, because it is a denial of due process: "Failure to
observe the procedures set out herein shall not provide a separate cause of action to challenge the
decision of the decision-making board."
ITEM 20: I11.9 3.6.7 Change the "may " in this sentence to "will". The applicant shall submit
plans which demonstrate how the remaining parking may be accommodated in the event that the
housing becomes market rate housing at some time in the future.
ITEM 21: Make M21 apply to Midtown and Miami World Center
ITEM 22: Post a public, on-line spreadsheet of all the money collected and used for any M21
public benefits.
ITEM 23: V. 25 5.6.1 Do not allow an exception for increasing maximum lot size in T5 and
T6 for "uses that serve the neighborhood". (Subjective judgment call, no objective criteria.)
ITEM 24: V.42 5.7.1.4 Do not allow "adjustments" to buildings in parks by the process of
exception. They should go to public hearing at PZAB and City Commission.
ITEM 25: VI.23 6.4.1 Do not allow 35 foot tall antennae in T3.
ITEM 26: deleted.
ITEM 27: V 11.25 7.1.2.6 3. Any project above 30,000 square feet should go to the Coordinated
Review Committee, even for an Exception. (Subjective judgment call, no objective criteria.)
ITEM 28: V11.36 7.1.2.8 7. Time limits should not be waiveable, to protect the public interest.
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item SPA, SP.2 & SP.3 on 09-0409 3
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
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ITEM 29: VII.41 7.1.3.5 There should be objective criteria for the determination of "substantial
modifications", not just the opinion of the Zoning Administrator. (Subjective judgment call, no
objective criteria.)
ITEM 30: deleted.
ITEM 31: deleted.
ITEM 32: VII.46 7.1.4.4 The official file for an application should be available on-line, not just
for inspection during normal business hours.
ITEM 33: VII.48 7.1.4.6 Documentary evidence should be presented and posted no less than 6
days before the hearing.
ITEM 34: VII.49 7.1.4.8 All evidence from a hearing should be be posted on-line for at least
10 years afterwards.
ITEM 35: The public should not have to pay $500 to file an appeal, they should be free.
ITEM 36: Only 5%, not 25%, of a park should be allowed to be covered by buildings.
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item SPA, SP.2 & SP.3 on 09-04-09 4
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk