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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 10-25-07 Legislation (Version 6)M File .Nugnber; 04-01208 City of Miami C4 Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com 'inn Action Date. WHEREAS, the Miami Zoning Board at its meeting on July 9, 2007, Item No. 7, adopted Resolution No, ZB 07-0069 by a vote of five to zero (5-0), to allow the City Commission to consider the decision issued on Class II Special Permit Application No. 03-0309 by the Planning Director on July 21, 2004, and WHEREAS, an appeal of the Zoning Board decision was filed by the Morningside Civic Associations, Inc. and Rod Alonso, Ron Stebbins, Scott Crawford and Elvis Cruz; and WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter, finds the application for Class II Special Permit does meet the applicable requirements of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, and deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to affirm the decision of the Zoning Board and the Planning Director and deny the appeal of Class It Special Permit as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The decision of the Zoning Board to deny the appeal by Morningside Civic Association, Inc. and Rod Alonso, Ron Stebbins, Scott Crawford and Elvis Cruz, of Class II Special Permit application no. 03-0309 issued by the Planning Director on July 21, 2004, to allow new construction for the property located at approximately 5101 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, as legally described in attached "Exhibit A," is affirmed, and the Class It Special Permit is affirmed. Section 3. The findings of fact set forth below are made with respect to the subject property'. a. Pursuant to Section 1305.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, the specific site plan aspects of the project that have been found by the City Commission (based upon facts and reports prepared or submitted by staff or others) to adhere to the following Design Review Criteria subject to the any applicable conditions herein: Cly of Miami Wage 1 of 6 Printed On: 101412007 < lj, Fife Number: 04-01208 Design Review. Criteria Applicability (1) Respond to the physical Yes. contextual environment taking into consideration urban form and natural features', (2) Sitting should minimize the Yes. impact of automobile parking and driveways on the pedestrian environment and adjacent properties; (3) Buildings on corner Yes. lots should be oriented to the corner and public street fronts. (11) Architecture and Landscape Architecture'. Desion Review Criteria (1) A project shall be designed to comply with all applicable landscape ordinances; (2) Respond to the neighborhood context; (3) Create a transition in bulk and scale; (4) Use architectural styles and details (such as roof lines and fenestration), colors and materials derivative from surrounding area; (5) Articulate the building facade vertically and horizontally in intervals that conform to the existing structures in the vicinity. Applicabilit Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. *Yes. *Yes. Compliance *Yes. *Yes. *Yes. *Yes. *Yes, 01)7 of Miami Page 2 of 6 Printed On: 101412007 File Number., 04-01208 Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Promote pedestrian Yes. *Yes, interaction; (2) Design facades that Yes. *Yes. respond primarily to the human scale,- {3) cale; {3) Provide active, not Yes. *Yes. blank facades, Where blank walls are unavoidable, they should receive design treatment. r- . Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Provide usable open Yes. *Yes. space that allows for convenient and visible pedestrian access from the public sidewalk; (2) Landscaping, including Yes. *Yes. plant material, trellises, special pavements, screen walls, planters and similar features should be appropriately incorporated to enhance the project. IV) Vehicular Access and_ Parking: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Design for pedestrian and Yes. *Yes. vehicular safety to minimize conflict points; (2) Minimize the number and Yes. *Yes. width of driveways and curb cuts; (3) Parking adjacent to a street Yes. *Yes. front should be minimized and Cady O Miami Page 3 of 6 Printed Ow 10/4/2007 EI Re Number 04-01208 where possible should be located behind the buAding; () Use surface parking areas Yes. *Yes, as district buffer. iVl} Screening; Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Provide landscaping that Yes. *Yes. screen undesirable elements, such as surface parking lots, and that enhances space and architecture; (2) Building sites should locate Yes. *Yes. 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; (3) Screen parking garage Yes. 'Yes. structures with program uses, Where program uses are not feasible soften the garage structure with trellises, landscaping, and/or other suitable design element. (VII) Signage and Lighting: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Design signage appropriate Yes. *Yes. for the scale and character of the project and immediate neighborhood; (2) Provide lighting as a design Yes. *Yes. feature to the building facade, Qv of Miami Page 4 of 6 Printed €3n. 10/4/2007 M File Number.- 04-01208 on and around landscape areas, special building or site features, and/or signage; (3) Orient outside lighting to Yes. minimize glare to adjacent properties; (4) Provide visibie signage Yes. identifying building addresses at the entrance(s) as a functional and aesthetic consideration. (Vill) Preservation of Natural Features: Design Review Criteria Applicability (1) Preserve existing vegetation Yes. and/or geological features whenever possible. (IX) Modification of Nonconformities: Design Review Criteria Applicability (1) For modifications of Yes. nonconforming structures, no increase in the degree of nonconformity shall be allowed', (2) Modifications that Yes. conform to current regulations shall be designed to conform to the scale and context of the nonconforming structure. *Compliance is subject to conditions. *Yes. *Yes. Compliance *Yes. Compliance *Yes. *Yes. These findings have been made by the City Commission to approve this project with conditions. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. {1} Civ of Miami Page 5 of 6 Printed Om 101412007 File Number, 04-01208 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS. :�— Footnotes : f 1) If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. City of Miami Page 6 of 6 Primed On: 101412007