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Ordinance: 12446
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File Number: 03-0248b Final Action Date: 11/25/2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE FUTURE
LAND USE ELEMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED, THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, BY AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT TO DESIGNATE THE BUENA VISTA REGIONAL
ACTIVITY CENTER; FURTHER AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF
THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN BY DESIGNATING THE
FEC BUENA VISTA YARD AS A "REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER;" SAID
PROPERTY MORE PARTICULARLY KNOWN AS A PORTION OF LAND
CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 56.10 ACRES IN AREA, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS OF
CONSISTENCY WITH ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 163.3167, Florida Statutes, requires that each municipality in the State of
Florida prepare, adopt and implement a Comprehensive Plan in order to plan for their future growth
and development; and
WHEREAS, it is found that the proposed designation of the Buena Vista Regional Activity Center
is consistent with the established criteria, goals, objectives and policies for Regional Activity Centers
within the City of Miami as demonstrated by the Application for amendment prepared by Kimley-Horn
and Associates, Inc., dated April 14, 2003, on file with the City of Miami Planning and Zoning
Department; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of May 14, 2003, Item No. 3,
following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 21-03 by a vote of eight to zero (8-0),
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of amending Ordinance No. 10544 as hereinafter 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 inhabitants to amend Ordinance
No. 10544 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 adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Future Land Use Map of Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000, is amended by designating the FEC Buena Vista
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Yard as a "Regional Activity Center", said property is more particularly described in Exhibit "A"
consisting of approximately 56.10 acres in area.
Section 3. It is found that the Comprehensive Plan designation:
(a) will encourage urban redevelopment in the FEC Corridor, an Urban Infill and Redevelopment
area;
will permit higher development thresholds and promote prompt review of redevelopment plans to
facilitate redevelopment;
will be in conjunction with a review by the City of existing zoning regulations that will be designed to
promote redevelopment and a mix of new uses appropriate for redevelopment;
will facilitate mixed use development, encourage mass transit, reduce the need for automobile travel;
will permit regional retail development which will create jobs for the surrounding area;
will apply to the FEC Buena Vista Yard which in land area exceeds 20 acres;
will apply to the FEC Buena Vista Yard which is proximate to interstate and major arterial roadways
and is suitable for the development of
Section 4. Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-
2000 is amended by amending the text of the Future Land Use Element of said Ordinance as follows:
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"FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
Regional Activity Centers
The following area has been designated Regional Activity Center within the City of Miami Land Use
Plan:
Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center
The Buena Vista Yards Regional Activity Center is designated to be a Chapter 380 Regional Activity
Center and, subject to amendment of the Strategic Regional Policy Plan for South Florida by the
South Florida Regional Planning Council, as a regional development district (a geographic area
specifically designated as highly suitable for increased threshold intensity) for the purpose of
increasing DRI thresholds.
General Location:
South of Northeast 36th Street, North of Northeast 29th Street, East of North Miami Avenue and West
of the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) right-of-way; excluding certain properties located along
Northeast 29th Street. (See Future Land Use Plan Map for exact boundaries).
Permitted uses shall be as for the underlying land use classification.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Planning and Zoning
Department to immediately transmit a certified copy of this Ordinance after its adoption on second
reading to: the Secretary, Florida Department of Community Affairs; the Executive Director, South
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Florida Regional Planning Council, Hollywood, Florida; the Executive Director, South Florida Water
Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida; the Secretary, Department of Transportation,
Tallahassee, Florida; and the Executive Director, Department of Environmental Protection,
Tallahassee, Florida.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 6. 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 7. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second reading and
adoption pursuant and subject top 163.3187(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2001). {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 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, whichever is later.
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