HomeMy WebLinkAboutSection A. Tab 10. Project Description Information per Ordinance 11000Miami Ballpark/ MUSP Application
Section §1304 Information
In accordance with the requirements of Section §1304 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.
Application forms; supplementary materials:
1. Statement of ownership and control of the proposed development activity.
The subject property is owned by the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the
State of Florida. A small portion of the site is owned by Miami Dade County, Florida.
The Property is free from any zoning or code violation and/or liens. Copies of the deeds
for the various parcels comprising the Property are provided under Tab A.9.
2. Statement describing in detail the character and intended use of the development
activity.
The Miami Ballpark project proposes the construction and development of a 37,000 seat
retractable roof baseball stadium with 61,678 square feet of accessory retail space and 96
multifamily residential units lining four parking garage structures that will provide
4,840 offstreet parking spaces for the facility. An additional 969 parking spaces will be
provided on surface parking lots. Development is intended in three phases. The first
phase consists of the construction of the baseball stadium. The second phase consists of
the construction of the parking garages, accessory retail areas, and the improvement of
the surface parking lots. The third and final phase will include the residential
component of 96 multifamily residential units.
3. General location map, showing relation of the site or activity for which special
permit is sought to major streets, schools, existing utilities, shopping areas, important
physical features in and adjoining the project or activity and the like.
Various aerial photographs are included in the application. Also enclosed are a general
location map and a context map of the project depicting the massing and location of
surrounding buildings within an extensive radius. See, Tab C-7.
4. A site plan containing the title of the project and the names of the project planner,
and developer, date, and north arrow and, based on an exact survey of the property
drawn to a scale of sufficient size to show.
The general information requested and shown in the Context Plan and the Ground
Floor Plan, is provided under Tab C-7.
5. Boundaries of the project, any existing streets, buildings, watercourses, easement
and section lines.
The boundaries of the project and the location of streets, and all easements are shown
on the Survey of the Property and included under Tab C-7.
6. Exact location of all buildings and structures.
The Property is presently undeveloped. The location of the proposed buildings is
shown on the Site Plan and included under Tab C-7.
7. Access and traffic flow and how vehicular traffic will be separated from
pedestrian and other types of traffic.
A detailed analysis of the site access, traffic flow, and traffic impact is set forth in the
Traffic Impact Study under Tab C-8.
8. Off-street parking and off street loading area.
The project includes four offstreet parking garages and four surface parking lots. The
project includes 4,840 parking spaces in the four parking garages of which 106 are
reserved spaces for the 96 residential dwelling units. In addition, 969 parking spaces
are provided on surface lots for a total of 5,809 parking spaces.
The ballpark stadium provides extensive loading areas to serve the facility. It includes
a four truck loading dock, as well as internalized parking areas for television and media
vehicles.
9. Access to utilities and point of utilities hookups.
A detailed study of the utilities, including loads, and connections is included in the Site
Utility Study located under Tab C.3.
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10. Tabulation of total gross acreage in the project and the percentages thereof
proposed to be devoted to various permitted uses:
Tabulations of proposed uses are included within the Project Data Sheet included under
Tab A.6.
11. Tabulation showing the total project density in dwelling units per acre.
The project proposes residential development at a density of 3 DU/net acre.
12. Storm Draining and Sanitary Sewerage Plans
A detailed study of storm drainage, water distribution, and waste water generation is
included in the Site Utility Study located under Tab C.3.
13. Architectural definitions for buildings in the development, exact number of
dwelling units, size, and types, together with typical floor plans of each type.
Typical floor plans for the various residential units are shown on the Site Plan. All
drawings are located under Tab C.7.
14. Landscaping plan, including types, sizes and locations of vegetation and
decorative shrubbery, and showing provisions for irrigation and future maintenance.
A detailed landscape plan showing vegetation and plantings for the project, including
the surface lots is included under Tab C.7.
15. Additional data, maps, plans or statements as may be required for the particular
use or activity involved.
A Preliminary Public Safety and Emergency Management Plan as required for major
sports facilities, is included under Tab C.5.
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Miami 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 I7 h Avenue by establishing a visual and activity center.
II. 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 designed to encase the ballpark to the north and south,
while opening the plaza along N. W. 17`x' 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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VI. 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 facade 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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MIAMI BALLPARK MUSP
MUSP General Report
Article 17 Requirements
In accordance with the requirements of Article 17 of the City's Zoning Ordinance, the following
General Report is provided as part of and in connection with this Application for Major Use
Special Permit for the Miami Ballpark MUSP.
1. Property Ownership
The subject property is owned by City of Miami, a Florida municipal corporation. A
small portion of the property, which consists of two lots as more specifically described
in the application materials, is owned by Miami -Dade County, Florida. Copies of deeds
are provided under Tab A.9.
2. The nature of the unified interest or control.
All the property is controlled by the Property owners as set forth above.
3. Survey of the proposed area showing property lines and ownership.
A copy of the survey for the Property is included within Tab C.7.
4. Map of existing features, including streets, alleys, easements, utilities lines,
existing land use, general topography and physical features.
The existing site features and utility lines are shown on the Boundary Survey of the
property located under C.7. The Site features and the utilities are also described in the
Site Utility Study located under Tab C.3.
5. Materials to demonstrate the relationship of the elements listed in (4) above, to
surrounding area characteristics.
The Drawings, planning studies and renderings submitted with this Application are
located under Tab C.7.
6. Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan designations for the area on and
around the lands proposed for the Major Use Special Permit.
The existing zoning designation for the property, pursuant to City of Miami Ordinance
No. 11000 and Ordinance No. 11920 adopted March 23, 2000, is "G/I", Government
Institutional. Pursuant to the City of Miami Future Land Use Map of Ordinance No.
10544, as amended, and Ordinance No. 11919 adopted March 23, 2002, the
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, the designation for the Property is "Major
Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation and Utilities". The Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan provide that areas designated as "Major Institutional, Public
Facilities, Transportation and Utilities" allow major public or private recreational,
cultural facilities.
Furthermore, the development proposed by this MUSP Application is consistent with
the zoning ordinance which expressly permits major sports facilities through Major Use
Special Permit approval.
7. Analysis demonstrating consistency and concurrency with adopted comprehensive
neighborhood plan.
The Property is designated as "Major Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation and
Utilities". The Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan provides that areas designated as
"Major Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation and Utilities" allow major public
or private recreational, cultural facilities. In fact, when the City initially adopted its
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan on or about February of 1989, this Property had
been in use as a major sports facility for more than half a century.
8. Concept Plan.
The Miami Ballpark project proposes the construction and development of a 37,000 seat
retractable roof baseball stadium with 61,678 square feet of accessory retail space and 96
multifamily residential units lining four parking garage structures that will provide
4,840 offstreet parking spaces for the facility. An additional 969 parking spaces will be
provided on surface parking lots. Development is intended in three phases. Detailed
plans are included under Tab C.7.
9. Developmental Impact Studies
(a) Traffic Impact Study:
A Traffic Impact Study is included under Tab C.8.
(b) Economic Impact Study
An Economic Impact Study is included under Tab C.1.
(c) Site Utility Study
An Site Utility Study is in included under Tab C.3..
(d) Environmental Impact
An Environmental Impact Study, including Phase I and Phase II
Environmental Assessments, are included under Tab C.4.
(e) Preliminary Public Safety and Emergency Management Plan
A preliminary Public Safety and Emergency Management Plan is included
under Tab C.5.
(f) Housing Impact Study
An Housing Impact Study is in included under Tab C.2.
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