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Ordinance: 13145
File Number: 09-01372A
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/25/2010
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
11000, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 10, SECTION 10.6.3.7. SD -7 CENTRAL
BRICKELL RAPID TRANSIT COMMERCIAL -RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, IN ORDER
TO MODIFY THE SIGN REGULATIONS FOR HOTEL USES IN THE SD -7 ZONING
DISTRICT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting held on December 16, 2009,
Item No. P.1, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB-09-048 by a vote of
seven to zero (7-0), recommending APPROVAL as set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its citizens to amend its Zoning
Ordinance as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, is amended by in the following particulars:{1}
"ARTICLE 10. SIGN REGULATIONS
10.6.3.7. SD -7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial -Residential Districts.
Sign regulations:
Permanent signs:
1. For a single establishment within a building:
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Wall signs for a single establishment within a building: When a single establishment takes up an
entire building, only one (1) wall sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for every one
hundred fifty (150) feet of length of building wall shall be permitted for each face of the building
oriented toward the street.
Window signs, painted or attached, shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the glassed area of the
window in which placed. Number of such signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate area
shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as limited above.
Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole
signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for
buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth.
Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than
two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign
structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building.
Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but
shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not
more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per
entrance, exit, or parking area.
2. For a single building with more than one (1) establishment opening up to the outdoors:
The building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1) wall sign, limited to a
building identification sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, for each face of the building
oriented toward the street; and in addition, each individual establishment within a building, that has a
separate entrance to the outdoors (available to the general public, whether on the ground floor or on
an upper level), and a minimum frontage of twenty (20) linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed
the following signs:
a) A wall sign not to exceed twenty (20) square feet in area;
b) Window signs not to exceed twenty (20) percent of the glass area of the window or glass door in
which placed; such window signs may be painted or attached, the number of such signs is not limited
by these regulations, but aggregate area shall be included as part of aggregate wall sign area, as
limited above.
c) An awning sign, limited to the skirt or bottom edge of the awning; letters, emblems, logos or
symbols not to exceed six (6) inches in height.
d) A hanging (as in under an awning or similar) sign not to exceed three (3) square feet in area.
Ground signs: Ground signs, where permissible, shall be limited to monument signs only; no pole
signs shall be allowed. One (1) ground sign, limited to ten (10) square feet in area, may be erected for
buildings on lots where the street yard exceeds twenty (20) feet in depth.
Not more than one (1) projecting sign, other than a hanging sign, shall be erected, with no more than
two (2) sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed ten (10) square feet in area. No such sign
structure shall extend more than three (3) feet from the wall of the building.
Directional signs, number and area. Directional signs, which may be combined with address signs but
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shall bear no advertising matter, may be erected to guide to entrances, exits, or parking areas. Not
more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding five (5) square feet in area, shall be erected per
entrance, exit, or parking area.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, where there are commercial, service or retail uses
in a structure which may not be seen directly from the public right-of-way, but have direct access from
a courtyard or open space which abuts a primary pedestrian pathway, a free-standing directional sign
containing the names of all the establishments concealed from direct view may be erected which may
be combined with a location map of the complex. Not more than one (1) such sign, not exceeding
twenty (20) square feet in area, shall be erected per entrance, exit, or parking area.
4. Community or neighborhood bulletin boards or kiosks: Shall be permissible only by Class I
Special Permit, as provided at section 10.3.1.6. In the case of flat bulletin boards, the area of such
boards shall not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet; and, in the case of kiosks, such structures shall
not exceed a plan section area of ten (10) square feet and an overall height (including architectural
embellishments) of ten (10) feet.
5. For hotel use: In order to facilitate the ability of visitors to the downtown Brickell Village area to find
hotel accommodations, and notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Sec. 10.7. "Limitations on
signs above a height of fifty (50) feet above grade", hotel uses in the SD -7 zoning district may, by
Class II Special Permit, seek an increase in the allowable maximum letter height. Such increase shall
not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total allowable height. In addition, hotel uses shall also, by
Class II Special Permit, be allowed to place an additional hotel sign (for a total of three (3) signs
above a height of fifty (50) feet above grade) on the building housing the hotel use.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within
ten days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the
effective date stated herein, whichever is later.
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