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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-12447City of Miami Legislation Ordinance: 12447 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 03-0248c Final Action Date: 11/25/2003 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, 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 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. City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id: 03-0248c (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/22/2016 File Number: 03-0248c Enactment Number: 12447 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 medium scale projects of 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. 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 sixty (60) 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 1st 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 City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id: 03-0248c (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/22/2016 File Number: 03-0248c Enactment Number: 12447 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 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. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id: 03-0248c (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/22/2016 File Number: 03-0248c Enactment Number: 12447 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.{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. City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File Id: 03-0248c (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/22/2016