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HomeMy WebLinkAboutII. Project DescriptionARTICLE II. Project Description A. Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 1. Section 1304.2.1 2. Section 1702.2.1 3. Section 1702.2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Application forms; supplementary materials General Report Major Use Special Permit Concept Plan 4. Section 1702.2.3 Development Impact Study MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM PROJECT DESCRIPTION MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT 1. Section 1304.1.1 Application forms; supplementary materials. (a) Statements of ownership and control of the proposed development of activity. The Disclosure of Ownership and Ownership Affidavit are provided in Article I. (b) Statement describing in detail the character and intended use of the development or activity. The Miami Science Museum (MSM) will be located at 1075 Biscayne Boulevard between 1-395 MacArthur Causeway and the proposed 11th Street entrance to the future Museum Park (f/k/a Bicentennial Park), Miami, Florida. The property will front the Museum Park promenade to the south, Biscayne Boulevard to the west, the MacArthur Causeway and proposed Museum Drive to the north, and a proposed public plaza shared with the Miami Art Museum to the east. The development will consist of three parcels, S-1, S-2, and S-3, with a total net lot area of 192,175 square feet (4.412 acres) . The zoning designation for the property is PR, Parks and Recreation. The Project will be a 5 -story structures. The building has a proposed height of 78 feet (87 feet N.G.V.D.) to the roof. Reaching out to the park and to the city, and providing extensive views to the bay, the Miami Science Museum will be a highly visible landmark amid Miami's cityscape while also being part of an urban park setting. In lieu of the conventional inward looking museum, the new Miami Science Museum will be an indoor/outdoor experience where visitors can transition from fully outdoor exhibit and environmental experiences to fully enclosed black box media and environmentally controlled spaces. The visitors' arrival on the plaza and walk through the courtyard will be part of the experience. MSM will be welcoming for visitors taking the Metro Mover from the north and ascending the southern stairs and ramps from the park. The arrival will be universally accessible and welcoming to visitors. Visitors in cars and buses will arrive to the site via the new 11th Street entrance off Biscayne Boulevard continuing either along Museum Drive to the parking garage at the north side, or on foot along the park promenade to the main stair from the park at the south side. The promenade will occasionally be open to vehicles for special events. A newly refurbished Museum Park Metro Mover station will also service visitors to both museums and the park. Access to the park will be via the plaza at Level 1, clearly visible from the Metromover station. Other pedestrians will access the museum from either the main stair fronting the park promenade, or directly from the plaza via stairs and ramps to the parking level. The plaza and courtyard level (Level 1), at elevation +21'10", also addresses a major constraint of the site, that the Museum be built above the flood plain and storm surge level of +18 feet above sea level. Partially as a response to the outdoor oriented climate of south Florida, and partially as to create a newer more energy efficient model for science education, the building design proposes an indoor/outdoor experience where outdoor space forms a significant part of the experience. A large roof over the living core, MIA 181,146,3760 3-31-10 canopies over the courtyard, and building overhangs serve to animate the building and the visitor experience while providing protection from rain and the summer sun. Water reuse and HVAC energy recovery systems are just two of the ways in which the building will be a model for efficiency and in which the building itself becomes the largest exhibit. The Miami Science Museum aspires to teach not only through its exhibits and educational programs, but also through the building itself. (c) 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. The following exhibits are included with the Major Use Special Permit Application: (1) Aerial: Aerial photograph of the surrounding area indicating the project site. (2) Area Context Map/Site Aerial: Map of the project area indicating buildings and their functions that surround the site. (3) Location Map: Map of the surrounding street system indicating the project location. (d) 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 is shown on drawings Z-0001, Zoning Info Plan and A-0100 Site Plan Level 0 and the Site Survey, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. These plans include the following: (1) Boundaries of the project, any existing streets, buildings, watercourses, easements and section lines; The boundaries of the project and the location of existing streets and easements are shown on the Survey located under Tab 6 of the Supporting (2) Exact location of all buildings and structures; There are no existing buildings or structures on the property as shown on the survey. The location of the building to be constructed is shown on drawings Z- 002 Site Plan and A-1000 Level 1 Plan, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (3) Access and traffic flow and how vehicular traffic will be separated from pedestrian and other types of traffic; Vehicular access to the garage as well as service truck delivery will be from Museum Drive along the north side of the building off of the proposed 11th Street entrance. A school bus drop-off will also be on Museum Drive. Pedestrian access will be from the park to the south, the common plaza to the east and from Museum Drive to the Plaza from the north, or along a sidewalk MIA 181,146,376x13-31-10 from Biscayne Boulevard to the east. A detailed analysis of the site access and traffic flow is provided in the Traffic Impact Analysis located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (4) Offstreet parking and offstreet loading areas; The offstreet parking facility will include one at grade parking level with a total of 223 parking spaces. The parking facility is shown on the Level 0 Plan provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The Zoning Ordinance requires three (3) loading bays. There will be one (1) loading bay of 12 ft. x 52 ft., one (1) loading bay of 12 ft. x 35 ft., and one (1) loading area of 12 ft. x 35 ft. The vertical clearance for all loading bays is 15 feet. Service areas are shown on the Level 0 Plan located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (5) Recreational facilities locations; The building will feature large shaded courtyard areas at Level 1. There will be an area of the level 1 Museum courtyard designated for outdoor dining serviced by the museum's cafe. These facilities are shown on drawing A-1000 located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (6) Screens and buffers; Landscaped areas are indicated on the Landscape Plans for Level 0 and Level 1 Plans located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (7) Refuse collections areas: Waste collection will be sorted at the Trash & Disposal area located within the service area at Level 0. These facilities are shown on the Level 0 Plan located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (8) Access to utilities and points of utilities hookups: Access and connections to site utilities are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. ------(e Tabulations of total gross acreage in the project and the percentages thereof proposed to be devoted to: (1) The various permitted uses: Total museum area = 250,000 S.F. Total cafe (bistro) area = 3,000 Total retail (museum store) area = 2,000 Total project area = 127,000 S.F. (net program area) (2) Ground coverage by structures: Building footprint = 72,500 SF. Ground coverage by the structures is 90,500 SF which is 47% of the total net lot area. MIA 181,146,376x13-31-10 (f) Tabulation showing the following: (1) The derivation of numbers of offstreet parking and offstreet loading spaces shown in (d) above; The total number of offstreet parking spaces required is 302 spaces and the total number of spaces provided is 223 spaces. Derivation of the number of offstreet parking is shown under the Project Fact Sheet, within the Project Summary, located under Tab 6. (2) Total project density in dwelling units per acre. Zero, the proposed project is for Science Museum. (g) If common facilities (such as recreation areas of structures, private streets, common open space, etc.) are to be provided for the development, statements as to how such common facilities are to be provided and permanently maintained. Portion of the common facilities provided will be shared with MAM and include the plaza between the museums and Museum Drive. MSM and MAM will maintain the common areas jointly in accordance with the lease and development agreements.. The connection between Biscayne Blvd and Museum Drive will be provided via the 11th Street Entry and maintained by the City per the Museum Park Miami masterplan and the development agreements. (h) Storm drainage and sanitary sewerage plans. Storm drainage, water distribution, wastewater and solid waste generation provisions are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (i) Architectural definitions for buildings in the development; exact number of dwelling units, sizes, and types, together with typical floor plans of each type. Detailed information and breakdown of square footage of major uses are found on the architectural floor plans, drawings A-1000, included under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. All drawings are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. There are no dwelling units proposed. ®) Plans for signs, if any. The project will obtain signage approval at a later date. (k) Landscaping plan, including types, sizes and locations of vegetation and decorative shrubbery, and showing provisions for irrigation and future maintenance. The landscape plans showing vegetation are found on the landscape plans, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. MIA 181,146,376x13-31-10 (1) Plans for recreation facilities, if any, including location and general description of buildings for such use. MSM proposes an area of the Level 1 Museum Courtyard to be designated for outdoor dining serviced by the museum's cafe. The shared plaza with MAM will also be used for museum related functions. (m) Such additional data, maps, plans, or statements as may be required for the particular use or activity involved. The details of the spaces and calculations used to compute the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) are shown on the Floor Area Diagrams, Z-0001, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (n) Such additional data as the applicant may believe is pertinent to the proper consideration of the site and development plan. Elevations depicting the architectural character of the building for the North, East, and South & West facades are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. 2. Section 1702.2.1 General Report. (a) Property ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit. Statement of Ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit are provided in Article I. (b) The nature of the unified interest or control. The nature of unified interest or control is indicated in Article I. (c) Survey of the proposed area showing property lines and ownership. A copy of the Surveys is included under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. _ (d) 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 Tab 5. The site features and the utilities are also described in the Site Utility Study, located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (e) Materials to demonstrate the relationship of the elements listed in (4) proceeding to surrounding area characteristics. The drawings submitted with this Application are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. MIA 181,146,376x13-31-10 (f) Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan designations for the area on and around the lands proposed for Major Use Special Permit. The existing zoning designation for the property pursuant to City of Miami Ordinance No. 12954 is PR (Parks and Recreation). The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation for the property is Recreation. 3. Section 1702.2.2 Major Use Special Permit Concept Plan. (a) Relationships of the concept plan to surrounding existing and proposed future uses, activities, systems, and facilities (transportation, recreation, view corridors, pedestrian systems, service systems and similar uses. Article II contains a written narrative of this project outlining proposed uses, activities and architectural character. This narrative also contains descriptions of the project's relationship to traffic, pedestrian movements, and transportation access. Building elevations, sections and perspectives showing the proposed materials, vertical profile and height, and orientation to streets are included in the drawings submitted with this Application. The list of drawings submitted is found under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (b) Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan principles and designations. The project conforms to the PR zoning district designation for the property and the Recreation Comprehensive Plan Designation. 4. Section 1702.2.3 Developmental Impact Study. (a) A traffic analysis shall be submitted for an area within approximately 1/4 mile of the site, or an area including the major intersections to be impacted by the site, whichever is larger. The Traffic Impact Analysis is included under Tab 2 of the Supporting Documents. (b) Economic impact data shall be provided, including estimates for construction costs, construction employment, and permanent employment and shall demonstrate that the proposed development is favorable to the _ economy, public services, environment and housing supply of the City. The Economic Impact Study is included under Tab 4 of the Supporting Documents. See Environmental Study under Tab 4. (c) A housing impact assessment. Not applicable, the proposed project is for a Science Museum. (d) A description of proposed energy conservation measures shall be provided, including only those measures that are proposed in addition to the minimum requirements in State Energy Code. Architecturally, the building envelope will be comprised of insulated walls and roof. The canopies and overhang roof areas will provide shading for people and the building. Insulated and in some places fritted glass will be used to further reduce MIA 181,146,3760 3-31-10 heat gain. Stormwater will be recycled through use of a bio -retention pond and further utilized to irrigate the project landscaping and provide water for mechanical system make-up. Mechanically, distribution of air will utilize a low-volume displacement systems to minimize energy required to provide thermal comfort and to control humidity for the enclosed exhibit spaces. A significant portion of the program is exterior space thus reducing the amount of conditioned space required. All exterior and landscape lighting will be controlled by means of time clocks and photocell switches. Energy saving lamps, ballasts and fixtures will be used throughout the building. MSM is also planning for the use of onsite energy generators through the use of photovoltaic panels and/or fuel cells. (e). Historic Buildings There are no historic structures located on the property; the property is currently vacant land. (f). Environmental Zone The property is not located within an environmental preservation district. 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