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9/15/03
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED,
THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6 TO CREATE
SECTION 627, FEC CORRIDOR DISTRICT, ADD AN
INTENT STATEMENT, CREATE SPECIAL DISTRICT
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATION ON USES, AND ADD
DESIGN GUIDELINES; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting
of July 23, 2003, Item No. 4, following an advertised hearing,
adopted Resolution No. PAB 52-03 by a vote of seven to zero
(7-0), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of amending Zoning Ordinance
No. 11000 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. 11000 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. Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is amended by amending
the text of said ordinance as follows:1/
"ARTICLE 6. SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 627. SD-27 FEC Corridor
The objective of this District is to promote neighborhood
redevelopment through medium to high density mixed use
development. Due to intensity of infill development and
redevelopment in the SD-27 Districts, population and the overall
level of commercial and retail activity will greatly increase.
Combined with the proximity of the SD-27 Districts to
downtown and other revitalizing neighborhoods, convenient and
reliable transportation along the FEC Corridor can connect the
neighborhoods, jobs, residences and activity centers and expand
greater revitalization.
J 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.
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The character of the district is to include a wide range of
pedestrian oriented activities that would facilitate a vibrant
mixed -use community setting, permitting the development of
flexible live -work spaces as determined by market forces,
including mixed -use loft development. Ground level activities
and uses with strong pedestrian orientation are mandated to
front streets to generate a lively pedestrian street life.
The District is
intended
for
of
medium scale projects
diverse architectural design. Buildings will be restricted as
to height, setbacks, and will require habitable uses for
portions of the building closest to the street. Unified
landscaping, paving, street furniture, storefront design,
signage and building facade guidelines, as well as incentives
that would allow for the rehabilitation of significant historic
resources.
For the purpose of the SD 27, the following definitions
shall apply:
1. Active Uses: The principle component of the SD-27
district is ground floor active uses which promote
pedestrian activity. An active use is any use that
provides a public entrance from the street with an interior
use that serves the general public. This may include
retail, office, educational facilities, entertainment, and
live -work.
2. Big -Box retail is defined as a single retail store
comprised of at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
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3. Build -To Line: An alignment established a certain
distance from the base building line to a line along which
a building shall be constructed. Build -to dimensions are
established in Sections 627.1.7 and 627.1.8 for each street
frontage and require that primary building frontages
(excluding colonnades, arcades and awnings) be constructed
at the dimension provided for a minimum of x (x) percent of
the lineal building frontage. Pursuant to Sections 627.1.7
and 627.1.8, colonnades and arcades may encroach the
specified build -to line provided a minimum unobstructed
pedestrian space of five (5) feet is provided. Colonnades
and arcades shall not encroach upon the base building line.
Furthermore, Build -To lines are subject to compliance with
the City of Miami Vision Clearance requirements of Article
908.
4. Gateway: The SD-27 District promotes the design of
buildings as gateway structures by providing greater
allowable height at strategic street intersections within
the district. The gateway sites shall be as follows: (1)
the Southeast corner of the intersection of North Miami
Avenue and Northeast 36th Street; (2) the Southwest corner
of the intersection of Northeast 36th Street and Northeast
2nd Avenue: and (3) the Southeast corner of the intersection
of Northeast 34th Street and Northeast lst Place.
5. Liner Uses: Building uses that have entrances directly
accessible from public sidewalk or open space and serve to
conceal uses such as parking garages and service areas.
Liner uses shall contain ground floor space designed to
accommodate retail and/or other uses that promote
pedestrian traffic.
6. Live -work: Live -work describes residential units that
have a commercial and/or office component accessed through
an external street entrance. The intent of this use is to
provide efficient housing with the opportunity for
workspace that can contribute active uses at the ground
floor.
7. Mixed Use: The SD-27 District promotes multiple uses
within the same lot and on adjoining lots by permitting
multiple principal uses within the underlying district. A
mixed use building or parcel exists when there is more than
one use and must include residential and/or live -work uses,
At least two of the uses must each exceed 10% of the net
square footage of the building. For the purposes of
calculating mixed uses, live -work uses shall be allowed to
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count towards residential or commercial uses, but shall not
be allowed to count towards more than one use.
8. Open Space: Any parcel of land or water, excluding
public right of way, that is at ground level or open to the
sky and designed and intended for the common use of the
residents, tenant and the general public and may include
parks, linear parks, plazas, and landscape areas.
Additionally, canopy trees and large palms planted within
pedestrian zones of the public right-of-way in accordance
with the design standards shall respectively each count as
four hundred (400) square feet and one hundred seventy-five
(175) square feet of open space. Open Space is
substantially free of structures other than structures that
contribute to the common use of the space.
9. Smart Growth: Planning techniques founded upon and
promoting any or all of the following principles: (1) using
land resources more efficiently through compact building
forms, infill development, and moderation in street and
parking standards in order to lessen land consumption and
preserve natural resources and promote multi -modal
transportation; (2) supporting the location of stores,
offices, residences, school, recreation spaces, and other
public facilities within walking distance of each other in
compact neighborhoods that are designed to provide
alternate opportunities for easier movement and
interaction; (3) providing a variety of housing choices to
create a diverse community; (4) supporting walking,
cycling, and transit as attractive alternatives to driving;
providing alternative routes that disperse rather than
concentrate traffic congestion; lowering traffic speeds in
neighborhoods; (5) connecting infrastructure and
development decisions to minimize future costs by creating
neighborhoods where more people use existing services and
facilities; by integrating development and land use with
transit routes and stations; and (6) improving the
development standards review process and development
standards so that developers are encouraged to apply the
principles stated above.
10. Story: A space in a building between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the next floor above, or if
there is no floor above, then the space between such floor
and the ceiling or roof above. Portions of buildings
constructed below grade shall not count toward an allowable
number of stories, provided that at least fifty (50)
percent of the total floor perimeter is at least five (5)
feet below grade.
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Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after final reading and adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this
September , 2003.
25th
DAY OF
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PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE
only this day of , 2003.
MANUEL A. DIAZ, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:W)
ALEJANDRO VILARELLO
City Attorney
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