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Resolution: R-03-1109
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 03-0058 Final Action Date: 10/23/2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS, A MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT
PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 13 AND 17 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11000,
FOR THE MIST PROJECT, TO BE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 824
BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BE COMPRISED OF A
MIXED-USE/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH UP TO 516 RESIDENTIAL UNITS,
29,300 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, 22,500 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE
SPACE, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND APPROXIMATELY 800 PARKING
SPACES (OF WHICH 100 SPACES ARE TANDEM); DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL;
MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW;
PROVIDING FOR BINDING EFFECT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2003, Lucia A. Dougherty on behalf of MHLP, LLC. (owner) and
Hyperion Development Group, Inc. (purchaser), referred to as "APPLICANT", submitted a
complete Application for Major Use Special Permit for the Mist Project (referred to as "PROJECT")
pursuant to Articles 13 and 17 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, for the property located at
approximately 824 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, as legally described in "Exhibit A" and
"Exhibit B", attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, development of the PROJECT requires the issuance of a Major Use Special
Permit pursuant to Article 17 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Large Scale Development Committee met on July 21, 2003, to consider the
proposed PROJECT and offer its input; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Development Review Board (UDRB) met on July 16, 2003, to consider
the proposed PROJECT and recommended approval with two (2) conditions regarding: 1) Drop off
area must be worked out with staff to resolve issue of vehicular plaza; and 2) the Condominium
documents must forbid parking at vehicular plaza (see the attached Development Order); and
WHEREAS, the APPLICANT has modified the proposed PROJECT to address the expressed
technical concerns raised at said Large Scale Development Committee meeting and the design
concerns; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting held on September 17, 2003,
Item No. 1, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 56-03 by a vote of
nine to zero (9-0), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS of the Major Use Special
Permit Development Order as attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general
welfare of the City of Miami to issue a Major Use Special Permit Development Order as hereinafter
set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
City of Miami
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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. A Major Use Special Permit Development Order, attached and incorporated as
"Exhibit A, is approved subject to the conditions specified in the Development Order, per Article 17
of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, for the PROJECT to be developed by the APPLICANT, at
approximately 824 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, more particularly described in "Exhibit B,"
attached and incorporated.
Section 3. The PROJECT is approved for the construction of a mixed-use/residential building
with up to 516 residential units, 29,300 square feet of retail space, 22,500 square feet of office
space, recreational amenities and approximately 800 parking spaces (of which 100 spaces are
tandem).
Section 4. The Major Use Special Permit Application for the PROJECT also encompasses the
lower ranking Special Permits as set forth in the Development Order ("Exhibit A").
Section 5. The findings of fact set forth below are made with respect to the subject PROJECT:
a. The PROJECT is in conformity with the adopted Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
1989-2000, as amended.
b. The PROJECT is in accord with the SD-6 Zoning classification of Zoning Ordinance No.
11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended.
c. Pursuant to Section 1305 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, the specific
site plan aspects of the PROJECT, i.e., ingress and egress, parking, signs and lighting, utilities,
drainage, preservation of natural features and control of potentially adverse effects generally, have
been considered and will be further considered administratively during the process of issuing a
building permit and a certificate of occupancy.
d. The PROJECT is expected to cost approximately $266 million, and to employ
approximately 250 workers during construction (FTE-Full Time Employees); the PROJECT will also
result in the creation of approximately 40 permanent new jobs. The PROJECT will generate
approximately $6.5 million annually in tax revenues to local units of government (2003 dollars).
e. The City Commission further finds that:
(1) the PROJECT will have a favorable impact on the economy of the City;
(2) the PROJECT will efficiently use public transportation facilities;
(3) any potentially adverse effects of the PROJECT will be mitigated through compliance with
the conditions of this Major Use Special Permit;
(4) the PROJECT will favorably affect the need for people to find adequate housing reasonably
accessible to their places of employment;
(5) the PROJECT will efficiently use necessary public facilities;
(6) the PROJECT will not negatively impact the environment and natural resources of the City;
(7) the PROJECT will not adversely affect living conditions in the neighborhood;
(8) the PROJECT will not adversely affect public safety;
(9) based on the record presented and evidence presented, the public welfare will be served
by the PROJECT; and
(10) any potentially adverse effects of the PROJECT arising from safety and security, fire
protection and life safety, solid waste, heritage conservation, trees, shoreline development,
minority participation and employment, and minority contractor/ subcontractor participation will be
mitigated through compliance with the conditions of this Major Use Special Permit.
Section 6. The Major Use Special Permit, as approved and amended, shall be binding upon
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the APPLICANT and any successors in interest.
Section 7. The application for Major Use Special Permit, which was submitted on August 7,
2003, and is on file with the Department of Planning and Zoning of the City of Miami, Florida, shall
be relied upon generally for administrative interpretations and is incorporated by reference.
Section 8. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Department of Planning
and Zoning to transmit a copy of this Resolution and attachment to the APPLICANT.
Section 9. The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are made with respect to the
PROJECT as described in the Development Order ("Exhibit A") for the PROJECT, attached and
incorporated.
Section 10. The Major Use Special Permit Development Order for the PROJECT ("Exhibit
A") is granted and issued.
Section 11. In the event that any portion or section of this Resolution or the Development
Order ("Exhibit A") is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional by a court or agency of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall in no manner affect the remaining portions of this
Resolution or Development Order ("Exhibit A") which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. The provisions approved for this Major Use Special Permit, as approved, shall
commence and become operative thirty (30) days after the adoption of the Resolution.
Section 13. This Major Use Special Permit, as approved, shall expire two (2) years from its
commencement and operative date.
Section 14. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. {1}
Footnotes:
{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.
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