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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem#2- Biscayne Blv.STC-COLORPLANNING FACT SHEET LEGISTAR FILE ID: 09-01071 October 07, 2009 Item # P.2 APPLICANT Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami. REQUEST/LOCATION Consideration of a Resolution of the Planning Advisory Board recommending to the Miami City Commission to approve an Ordinance designating the public right-of-way along Biscayne Boulevard from approximately the Miami River to NE 36th Street, as a Scenic Transportation Corridor. LEGAL DESCRIPTION See supporting documentation. PETITION A Resolution of the Miami Planning Advisory Board recommending approval or denial of an Ordinance of the Miami City Commission designating the public right-of-way along Biscayne Boulevard from approximately the Miami River to Northeast 36 Street with a width as follows: from the Miami River to Northeast 12 Street (approximately 200') and from Northeast 12 Street to Northeast 36 Street (approximately 100'), as a Scenic Transportation Corridor pursuant to Chapter 17 Section 17-31 (b) (3) of the City Code of the City of Miami, Florida, entitled "Environmental Preservation Districts," amending the official Historic and Environmental Preservation Atlas of the City of Miami; subject to limitations as set forth; containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date HEPB RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS September 1, 2009, the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board voted unanimously (8 to 0) and adopted Resolution HEPB-2009-63 recommending designation of Biscayne Boulevard as a Scenic Transportation Corridor. See attached resolution. PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD CITY COMMISSION VOTE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY OF MIAMI • PLANNING DEPARTMENT 444 SW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR • MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33130 PHONE (305) 416-1500 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 1 RESOLUTION NO. HEPB-2009-63 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD ("HEPB") OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AND THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO DESIGNATE BISCAYNE BOULEVARD FROM APPROXIMATELY THE MIAMI RIVER TO NE 36T" STREET, AS A SCENIC TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AND TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO NOTIFY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY'S INTENT TO DESIGNATE THE BOULEVARD, ASKING FDOT TO REVIEW THEIR PLANS, AND REVISE THEM AS .NECESSARY TO RETAIN THE INTEGRITY OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AS A SCENIC TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2009. ITEM NO. 12 VOTE: 8 TO 0 0 ELLENGCCIONI PRESERVATION OFFICER -,LIAM E. HOPPEk, - DESIGNATION OF Biscayne Boulevard As A Scenic Transportation Corridor Biscayne Boulevard, from the Miami River to NE 36th Street September 1, 2009 City of Miami REPORT OF THE CITY OF MIAM PRESERVATION OFFICER TO THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD ON RECOMMEDING THE DESIGNATION OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD FROM THE MIAMI RIVER TO NE 36th STREET AS A SCENIC TRANSPORATION CORRIDOR TO THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION Prepared by Laura Lavernia Special Proiects Assistant Prepared by Ellen J. Uquccioni, Preservation Officer Passed and Adopted on September 1, 2009 Resolution No. HEPB-2009-63 CONTENTS I. General Information II. Definitions and Process III. Significance IV. Description WA V. Planning Context 13 GENERAL INFORMATION Historic Name: Biscayne Boulevard Current Name: Biscayne Boulevard Location: Biscayne Boulevard from approximately the Miami River to NE 36th Street Miami, Florida Zoning District: C-1, R-3, with an SD -9 Overlay Boundary Description: The public right-of-way along both sides of Biscayne Boulevard from the Miami River to NE 36th Street Classification: Scenic Transportation Corridor 4 Biscayne Boulevard Scenic Transportation Corridor _ f�r■M4r w �y A+ _ � { /� 1M 1t71t 41 � I•k F l■Y 5 Ri :ew . 14-MITTyt Hryh S �aM� a. = i ifOw it w ♦rh L! as 14Tw■T MLPDSF UND111 1NTap'1T �p p V' y ! g in fllr P � 1aR 311T ., yr rLz■lx uw S G � rsEaa rxrr i 7 r/w snx IT g ■ I16"1" 9N r 201.41 Wli1w01 4RTw4T 1�S■'11 RT 411211 6F K 7M9T 1144rrMe{ RrTll 4r 7 llR ,'1ry 1T III mw 4T 41xiiM41 IMI,RR IT aw,14mol aism Y1 KiRwbo � Nor 141. 1T >rt Y/4M R�1 Ma"rKYT ok44Twfr 011/9r lrM l■rx 4l 1,11111x 1} #&1114RrIIR1{TM■a JdTW I r w*IV**, xrxll4,.l1 elRIV* sl ra.,,wrnRl 'R' N'1, 11[71xD sl 'a" 1 1111 11110'k• !r tS1E RR eyxfl,llYTH NkillCst 141, iIMW . x i yyT +Nb 7AR iS AL' 1-T ae wo set" 4, ela p rx Yr lK lfix MR Mi It i e1■ 10!O LR 19'F li RI ' Tw FIE IM''on. r w `] wig } M rTr le r: 61 411, ern. 1wl lflx 4r off 1"14 aT ffi - . µ1111r ••Y e4 To 1r .. ta14Tw27 t '� 41, 1fIM i a14LRR1414� RAtr1iY�Gi .. •)V. klMr a ,LTR11 - - ri`F_y^- .+[1L14 E - WMMAL~ — VM&A-vow wr 11M41„ K1■ix ■i - ! ^ NSRR +� s - 1aM 64 111 ,.1W 41 IE IirM si _ .■R�xM car• - j = + 4Rt 1JM14} MIA ell lilts Yl 1 4 441111.}1, ,�1rM 14e1 �1'ITM s� rrw +, Iw41 `� �. 41, rltnl 4T W v■� 10"i ST i 4elorwar. lIN'1M fT ? t u Ml/MiT Ai/TO61 � `' e1114}11 RT � y i Mltx Rl MYrTll 1T r WN ?IN 51 xi it" 1. i 4 AMU - 1,■Slefi n - `` 1a1aT4eaT � � � 11k 11x41 4114101Yr Q ewxaTw61 A -,- t� ■ 1,s1•4r � 4TR 11,0 n Mq sr �'�y, w1T abG a 1 w1,7�lO kr 141 MIR $ a1 Ia ear IT �l'k% S.', sR�uccal as - - fftselEk�r - -aw lanai- 45 �wv- °rrlydlz 4F r,a of i i G t a •l, lld►Re1,N■■T 41 11,14} • i! f no.A MIlw61 , a 1 .•�� IMP f1 w YT � � �s�iT i 4A 4r 1. 4a 3rt-� • J�' 5 II. DEFENITIONS AND PROCESS Background - Environmental Preservation in the City of Miami. On September 23, 1971, the City of Miami Commission adopted Ordinance No. 7989 establishing Chapter 64 of the City Code of Ordinances entitled "Protection and Removal of Trees" which stressed the importance of a tree canopy for the city; established guidelines for tree protection, and laid the groundwork for administrative procedures for tree protection. In 1974, this ordinance was refined to include similar terms to those used today. Ordinance No. 8301, entitled "Environmental Preservation" established protection for areas with extensive tree canopies, scenic routes, unique geological formations, and other significant environmental features. This ordinance also established the forerunner of the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board: the Environmental Preservation Review Board, a quasi-judicial board comprised of five (5) members of the community whose professional background and interests aligned with those of conservation. The 1974 ordinance defined scenic transportation corridors as types of environmental preservation districts, describing them as "...those roadway areas which have a unique landscape character, extensive tree canopy, and are of substantial environmental importance to the residents of Miami as well as the visitors." The legislation stated that boundaries were determined by the extent of the right-of-way, natural landscape or manmade elements which formed the visual boundary of the corridor, yard areas fronting the corridor, and any other significant natural features not in the right-of-way that add value to the scene. The most important boundary identifier is the scenic vista itself. The ordinance stipulated that boundaries should be drawn up by areas from which there is "a unique scenic view or vista of historical or significant structures or of water bodies such as the Miami River and Biscayne Bay." Most of the scenic transportation corridors that exist today were designated using the criteria established in Ordinance 8301 (Chapter 64). Chapter 17 "Environmental Preservation" of the City Code was enacted in 1980 and replaced Chapter 64. From the outset, the scenic transportation corridor was identified as a type of Environmental Preservation District, possessing environmentally significant features. Definitions The definition of an "environmental preservation district" has not changed since 1974. Environmental Preservation Districts are: Geographical areas, parcels, or corridors, which may be identified in the future, established by the City Commission as significant natural or manmade attributes in need of preservation and control because of their educational, economic, ecological and environmental importance to the welfare of the general public and the City as a whole. The definition of "environmentally significant features" has also not changed since 1974. The ordinance defined these features as: natural or manmade artifacts, sites or features which possess attributes in need of preservation and control because of their economic, educational or environmental importance to the welfare of the general public and the City as a whole. Environmentally significant features include all trees within e the city and specifically designated natural, topographical, or geological formations, mangrove areas, natural hammocks, unique scenic vistas or transportation corridors and rare and valuable plant material. III. SIGNIFICANCE: BISCAYNE BOULEVARD ASA SCENIC TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR (STC) Specific Dates: 1927- Present Landscape Architect: Roberto Burle Marx (design from SE 2nd Street to NE 13th Street) Statement of Significance: Biscayne Boulevard is one of Miami's preeminent north/south arterials. The Boulevard was designed as a gateway to the City from the northern suburbs. Opened to car traffic in 1927; it was a work of landscape architecture and a scenic road whose character was defined by the width of the street and the linear placement of its majestic Royal Palms. Today, the Boulevard from the Miami River to NE 13th Street has a uniquely landscaped streetscape by world-renowned landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx. Sidewalks and medians are elegantly designed in painted interlocking landscape pavers featuring a unique abstract design. Another integral element of the streetscape is the addition of Royal Palms and shade trees, as per the Marx design, creating a more pedestrian -friendly experience through a synthesis of art and landscape. It is the tout ensemble of scenic vistas, both natural and manmade, which give this Scenic Transportation Corridor its character. Biscayne Boulevard is not only a designed landscape, but is also the location of prominent historic buildings such as the Freedom Tower (Miami News Building), Miami's Sears Tower, and the Shrine Building. Other important features include the Port of Miami, Bayside Marketplace, Miami Airlines Arena, Bayfront Park, and such natural features as Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. History of Biscayne Boulevard The construction of Biscayne Boulevard from Downtown Miami northward did not begin until 1925. Before that travelers from the north would enter Miami on West Dixie Highway along NE 2nd Street, angling across the FEC Railroad tracks at NE 36th Street. The realization of Biscayne Boulevard was the result of millions of dollars of private capital, a stunning demonstration of entrepreneurship during a period when the financial health of Miami was in great jeopardy.2 The men responsible for the construction of Biscayne Boulevard were Hugh Anderson and Roy C. Wright, partners in the Shoreland Company. In 1924, 2 City of Miami designation report for MiMo (Miami Modern) / Biscayne Blvd Historic District. June 6, 2006. 7 Anderson purchased a 1,600 -acre tract north of Little River to build "America's Mediterranean," the community of Miami Shores. Only ten months later, the Miami Shores Company sold over $33 million of land. With this capital in hand, the partners prepared to address a critical component in their formula for success— the creation of a boulevard that would serve the residents of Miami Shores by connecting them to Downtown Miami. Construction began after they acquired a tract of land owned by Charles Deering that encompassed some nine -city blocks starting at NE 2nd Avenue. Plans for the roadway dictated it start at the gardens of the former Royal Palm Hotel, be 100 feet wide, and feature the finest in of architectural designs for buildings containing a rich variety of goods and services intended for an upscale clientele. It was only fitting that the Royal Palm was the choice for landscaping. Perhaps no other specimen of tree is so symbolic of Miami's history. The Royal Palm was the name of the hotel established by Henry Flagler that helped Miami become a City and a key destination for winter tourists. The financial strength of the region was weakened by a series of events that began with the devastating hurricane of September 1926. From then on, the ceaseless real estate sales began to dwindle, finally ending in economic disaster. Completion and commemoration Unfortunately the Shoreland Company was unable to complete the work, and in 1926, was bought out by Henry Phipps of the U.S. Steel Corporation. The Phipps family formed the Biscayne Boulevard Company, later known as Bessemer Properties, and completed construction of the Boulevard. On Armistice Day in 1926, a parade was held commemorating those who fought in World War I from Bayfront Park going north on Biscayne Boulevard. It was on this day that the Boulevard was dedicated by Frank Wharton, then City Manager, to veterans of all wars. As a symbolic act during the dedication, Mr. Wharton who planted a Royal Palm on NE 6t" Street connecting the plants to the north on the thoroughfare to those in the south end.3 Miami's thoroughfare From its commemoration, Biscayne Boulevard became the major street for parades. From 1936 onward, Orange Bowl parades would be held on New Year's Eve as a festivity before the college football game. The parade was televised until 1997 and gave the nation a view of sunny Miami during the winter months and was an instrumental event for the tourism industry.4 3 Miami Herald. "War's End is Observed." Thursday, November 11, 1926. 4 The Orange Bowl Parades were cancelled by a 120-1 vote of the Orange Bowl Committee in 2002. For Orange Bowl history, see www.orangebowl.org Biscayne Boulevard Shopping District, "The 5th Avenue of the South" Bessemer properties also purchased most of the property fronting on Biscayne Boulevard between NE 13th Street and NE 40th Street, with the intention of making it the premier shopping area in Miami, "the 5th Avenue of the South."5 Biscayne Boulevard was opened to automobile traffic in March 1927. Since its completion, it became the most important artery for the City.6 In 1929, the Sears, Roebuck and Co. store opened at 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Despite the Great Depression, the store flourished and became an integral part of Biscayne Boulevard.? Originally, the Sears Tower was a four story structure with a seven story tower placed at a 45 degree angle on its southeast corner.8 Directly in front of the Sears building, on 13th Avenue, was a large traffic circle that served to ease the flow of traffic on Biscayne Boulevard, and acted as a visual marker for the Biscayne Boulevard Shopping district. Examples of other buildings constructed in this shopping district included the Shrine Building (Biscayne and 14th). Early police reports demonstrated that more traffic passed through this shopping district than any other thoroughfare in the City.9 With an understanding that natural beauty has a practical and aesthetic value, the Biscayne Boulevard Company planted over nine hundred Royal Palms from NE 13th Street to 55th StreetI0. The Royal Palm Tree: A Symbol of Miami On July 28, 1896, 343 men gathered at the Lobby Pool Room on Avenue D to incorporate the City of Miami and elect John B. Reilly as its first mayor. Aside from drafting the first articles of incorporation and establishing a charter, the men chose an official seal for the City: A Royal Palm tree. No doubt this was a nod to Henry Morrison Flagler who laid tracks for the Florida East Coast railway to Miami, and who was in the process of constructing the Royal Palm Hotel. The tree was chosen for its majestic qualities and because it was a native specimen associated with the subtropical climate of the nascent City. This City Seal remains unchanged since 1896. In popular culture, no symbol was more emblematic of Miami than the Palm tree, in general. Miami's tourism industry sold Miami as a winter retreat by featuring images of lush tropical surroundings and warm winter sun. Miami thus became "the land of palms and sun" and a place where "winter is turned into summer." Burle Marx Proiect: A Grand Entrance for Miami The Burle Marx streetscape project addresses Biscayne Boulevard from the SE 2nd Street to NE 13th Street. The project design was approved in principle by the City of 5 Parks, Arva Moore. Miami: The Magic City. Miami: Community Media, 2008. 6 The Sunday Pictorial. "The Story of the Boulevard." Vol. 2, No. 20, March 16, 1930. 7 City of Miami Designation Report. "Sears Roebuck and Co." January 21, 1983. 8 Today, the tower remains as a locally designated historic resource, and its exterior has been restored. The tower forms a part of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. 9 The Sunday Pictorial. "The Story of the Boulevard." Vol. 2, No. 20, March 16, 1930. 10 Ibid. 9 Miami Commission in 1988 by Resolution No. 88-628. The City authorized the agreement for the Burle Marx designed streetscape improvements on June 3, 1992, under Resolution No. 92-411. The project consisted of improvements for the sidewalks, street medians, and landscape enhancements for the right-of-way on Biscayne Boulevard. Originally these improvements were to occur on the blocks from the SE 2nd Street to NE 24th Street, however only the portion up to NE 13th Street was actually completed. The design of the sidewalks and medians used interlocking 6" x 6" color integrated concrete pavers placed on a sand bed over a compacted limestone rock base. They are environmentally sensitive, permeable pavers. The project was completed in phases. Phase I from comprised of city blocks from S.E. 2nd Street to N.E. 5th Street (Port Boulevard entrance) was completed in 1997. Phase 11, from NE 5th Street to 13th Street involved widening the Boulevard and shifting it slightly to the east in the area from the Port of Miami to the 1-395 (McArthur Causeway) and the American Airlines Arena. The work is evocative of Burle Marx's famous streetscape at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Both of the streetscapes of Copacabana and Biscayne are meant to be enjoyed and seen from various vantage points. They offer the pedestrian one view, and when seen from the tall buildings on the Avenida Atlantica (Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) or from those of Biscayne in Miami, they provide the viewer one uninterrupted abstract painting'' or a tapestry such as those that Burle Marx designed. The Biscayne Boulevard work is visually reminiscent of abstract and cubist paintings—two major stylistic influences in the work of Burle Marx. A prolific artist and landscape designer, Burle Marx designed over 1,500 landscapes all over the world; Biscayne Boulevard would mark his most ambitious project designed in North America. 11 New York Times. "A New Look at the Landscaping Artist Roberto Burle Marx." January 20, 2009. If Relationship to Criteria for Designation: Eligibility as a Scenic Transportation Corridor Chapter 17(3) defines Scenic transportation corridors as ... those roadway areas which have a unique landscape character and an extensive tree canopy and are of substantial environmental importance to the residents of the city as well as to visitors. The boundaries of the scenic transportation corridors may be determined by the following: a. The extent of roadway right-of-way area. b. All established yard areas fronting on the transportation corridor. c. Significant natural features, such as trees, or geological features which are not within the right-of-way or street yard area but are of value as a part of the scene. d. Principal natural landscape or manmade elements which form the visual boundary or enclosing space of the corridor. e. Areas from which there is a unique scenic view or vista of historical or significant structures or of water bodies, such as the Miami River or Biscayne Bay. f. Unique botanical features, such as rare, exotic and valuable trees or plant life or examples of excellent landscape design. From its completion in 1927, Biscayne Boulevard was distinctive because of its width and by the character -defining linear planting of Royal Palms. The automobile thoroughfare was designed as a major artery to and from the City of Miami and its northeastern suburbs. The use of trees to articulate urban thoroughfares is a basic principle of urban landscape design. For Miami's Biscayne Boulevard, it is the Royal Palms, characterized by their soaring height and emblematic associations, which contribute to the boulevard's prominent character. It is the simple elegance and the repetition of form that creates a sense of visual continuity. The "Biscayne Boulevard New World Center Design," as conceived by artist and landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, further enhances the unique qualities of the Boulevard. The paver design creates a visual synthesis of art and landscape. The streetscape is alive with color and movement as sidewalks and pavers are designed in abstract cubist patterns. Definition of an Environmental Preservation District (EPD) "Geographical areas, parcels, or corridors, which may be identified in the future, established by the City Commission as significant natural or manmade attributes in need of preservation and control because of their educational, economic, ecological and environmental importance to the welfare of the general public and the City as a whole." Environmentally significant features Chapter 17, Section 17-26 defines "Environmentally Significant Features" as, natural or manmade artifacts, sites or features which possess attributes in need of preservation and control because of their economic, educational or environmental importance to the welfare of the general public and the City as a whole. Environmentally significant features include al trees within the city and specifically designated natural, topographical, or geological formations, mangrove areas, natural hammocks, unique scenic vistas or transportation corridors and rare and valuable plant material. The definitions in the ordinance make no distinction between the relative importance of natural features and manmade characteristics. Scenic vistas and scenic corridors need not only be associated with natural environs, they can be culturally in significant as in the Burle Marx contributions. On Biscayne Boulevard, these scenic views are of historic and contemporary landmarks, natural water bodies such as Biscayne Bay and the Miami River, and the designed landscape and streetscape of the corridor itself. III. DESCRIPTION Present and Original Appearance: Photographic documentation depicts Biscayne Boulevard as always having been wider from SE 2nd Street to NE 12th Street. Currently, this area averages a width of 230 feet for the zoned public right-of-way. North of NE 12th Street, rest of the Boulevard narrows to its typical 100 foot width. The section of the Boulevard from SE 2nd Street to NE 5th Street, according to available photographic documentation, has always had three medians separating the north -bound street from the south -bound. These medians appear to have always served the function of allowing for additional parking on the busier downtown sections of the Boulevard adjoining Bayfront Park. The linear planting of Royal Palms on these medians has always been, and continues to be, a character -defining feature. The linear planting of Royal Palms along the Boulevard in the landscape portion between the sidewalk and the street is another historic character -defining feature. The Burle Marx streetscape has introduced new sidewalks and medians, and also tree plantings of both Royal Palms and shade trees. These improvements affect the streetscape from SE 2nd Street to 13th Street. North of 13th, the landscape is dominated by the linear planting of Royal Palms articulating the thoroughfare. Setting: Biscayne Boulevard is a north/south arterial that runs alongside Biscayne Bay from the Miami River to Miami Shores. Environmentally significant features: For Scenic Transportation Corridors, environmentally significant features contribute to the unique character and help demarcate the boundaries of the corridor. 12 IV. PLANNING CONTEXT Present Trends and Conditions: Currently, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is undertaking an improvement to Biscayne Boulevard corridor from NE 15th Street to NE 35 Terrace. The project entails a complete reconstruction of Biscayne Boulevard. Work also includes paving and re -striping the roadway; installing new water drainage and water main system; and the installation of new lighting signals and landscaping. As part of the project, FDOT has analyzed the current landscape and vegetation on the corridor. They estimate that there are 328 Royal Palms along Biscayne Boulevard in the area that they are working. FDOT plans stipulate that of those 328, 184 will remain in place, 98 will be relocated (location undetermined), and 48 will be removed because of their condition (as determined by FDOT landscape architects). FDOT also plans on installing 52 Royal Palms along the corridor area slated for improvements. The project start date is August of 2009 and the project is slated for completion in the summer of 2011. Conservation Objectives In 1991, the City of Miami enacted regulations to its Zoning Ordinance 11000 creating an SD -9 overlay district (ordinance 10863, as amended). One of the components of this regulation is the protection of this uniquely landscaped thoroughfare. 609.3.2.(1) states, "Along Biscayne Boulevard, the pedestrian open space at the ground floor frontage shall be so designed, improved and located to provide an attractively landscaped appearance using royal palms and other types of tropical plants suitable to its gateway role." Recommendation The Preservation Officer finds that the physical qualities of Biscayne Boulevard, both natural and manmade, meet the definitions of a Scenic Transportation Corridor, and recommends that the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board send a positive recommendation for its designation as a Scenic Transportation Corridor to the Planning Advisory Board. 13 Photos - Historic WM .97-1w Figure 1: Elser Pier (where Bayside is currently located). 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IIIIIIII■ Illnli3 illllll� IIIIII: III. 1111111! 11llllgll 1911111!' aflll■ : VIII■■ lillllln .li■II■3 mll■II ■ � nnn= :1n nnm: Int nnnr � y an 1 11111111311 ■: illlllllll Ill: lillllll■--gnlglll ■ Ilnlll■ 311:1■3 113 I!3 �11: 3 �. 1 III@q:.11li'° :■ :" ■_ =1 II: linllll: ISI■ �, r ' ■'■11 �III� Ali � ■' :111111 11�1�11 all�l�IIII I :■I �I h_ .�II�� • 111111111 `■111-,.Illln mill 111111P -III■I■ I I■I ■ ■III■■nlllll ■■1 ■19::: -III 11 I I■Imn 1 111111101 11. ■II■ ■ I■ n a1 I■Igll ■1■■ 1 m 11nP. ■■11� Ilglll ■�� IIIIII 1 :IIII- ::_: IIIIII■� to■::IIIIIIII n111113 1111111■ :It■ IIIIII■ I I- I!' 31111■ __ := Ilglll■ 111111■II :IIIIIIII :Illlln �■■ IIII■: 0 1,250 2,500 5,000 Feet ADDRESS: BISCAYNE BOULEVARD SCENIC I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR BISCAYNE BLVD BETWEEN MIAMI RIVER AND NW 36 ST 1,250 2,500 5,000 Feet ADDRESS: BISCAYNE BOULEVARD SCENIC I i i i I i i i I TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ZONING ATLAS MAP 0 1,250 2,500 5,000 Feet ADDRESS: BISCAYNE BOULEVARD SCENIC I i i i I i i i I TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR tik3 F� City of Miami I°r nk - Legislation PAB Resolution File Number: 09-01071 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG BISCAYNE BOULEVARD FROM APPROXIMATELY THE MIAMI RIVER TO NORTHEAST 36 STREET WITH A WIDTH AS FOLLOWS: FROM THE MIAMI RIVER TO NORTHEAST 12 STREET (APPROXIMATELY 200') AND FROM NORTHEAST 12 STREET TO NORTHEAST 36 STREET (APPROXIMATELY 100'), AS A SCENIC TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 17 SECTION 17-31 (b) (3) OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS," AMENDING THE OFFICIAL HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION ATLAS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, at its meeting of September 01, 2009, Item 12 (STC 2009-01) following an advertized public hearing, adopted Resolution No. HEPB-2009-63 by a vote of 8 to 0, recommending approval to the City Commission of the City of designation of Biscayne Boulevard as a scenic transportation corridor in the manner provided for herein; WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of October 07, 2009, Item No. P.2, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB-_ = by a vote of _to_, recommending approval as set forth hereinafter; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Planning Advisory Board recommends to the City Commission of the City of Miami adoption of the Ordinance designating the public right-of-way along Biscayne Boulevard from approximately the Miami River to Northeast 36 Street with a width as follows: from the Miami River to Northeast 12 Street (approximately 200') and from Northeast 12 Street to Northeast 36 street (approximately 100'), as a Scenic Transportation Corridor pursuant to Chapter 17 Section 17-31 (b) (3) of the City Code of the City of Miami, Florida, entitled "Environmental Preservation Districts," amending the Official Historic and Environmental Preservation Atlas of the City of Miami. Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective, as a recommendation to the City City of Jliami Page I of 2 Printed On: 912512009 File Number: 09-01071 Commission, immediately upon adoption. City of Miami page 2 of 2 Printed On: 9/25/2009