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12/03/03
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 6 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, IN
ORDER TO AMEND SECTION 627 ENTITLED SD-27
FEC CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT; TO ADD A NEW
SUB -DISTRICT SD-27.2 ENTITLED BUENA VISTA
YARD WEST, ADDING AN INTENT STATEMENT,
CREATING SPECIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS AND
LIMITATIONS ON USES AND ADDING 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 November 5, 2003, Item No. 2, following an advertised
hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 67-03 by a vote of nine to
zero (9-0), 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 hereby 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 Special Districts.
Section 627.2 Buena Vista Yard West
The Area is bounded by Northeast 36th Street on the north
and North Miami. Avenue on the west. On the south, the area
is bounded by the centerline of Northeast 34th Street
between Buena Vista Avenue and Midtown Boulevard and by
Northeast 29th Street between North Miami Avenue and Midtown
Boulevard. On the east, the area is bounded by the
centerline of Buena Vista Avenue between Northeast 36th
Street and Northeast 34th Street and by the centerline of
Midtown Boulevard between Northeast
34th
Street and
Northeast 29th Street.
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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Section 627.2.1 Intent
The Buena Vista Yard West district regulations are
intended to provide a method to allow for planning
initiatives that achieve a unique or innovative development
that is not otherwise provided for in the zoning ordinance.
These planning initiatives may include, but are not limited
to, Smart Growth as defined in Section 627. The standards
and procedures of this district are intended to promote
flexible design and permit planned diversification and
integration of uses and structures, with limitations and
regulations as deemed necessary to be consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan and to protect the public health,
safety, and general welfare. Design standards supplement
this ordinance and provide more detailed clarification.
This district is of special and substantial public
interest given its proximity to Downtown Miami and the Omni
Area, the Design District, Miami Beach, the Wynwood
Neighborhood and to future proposed commuter transit
facilities within the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC)
Corridor. The intent of the district is to: (1) Promote
the creation of a Miami midtown environment through
intensive urban retail mixed -use development with a twenty -
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four hour activity pattern; and (2) Enhance the pedestrian
environment and connectivity of the existing surrounding
areas by extending the city street grid through the
district. To this end, the district promotes streetscapes
and mixed -use buildings designed to provide pedestrians
with lively, interesting, well -landscaped and highly usable
public spaces with a maximum interrelationship with ground
floor building uses.
Concerning building uses and overall buildable area, mixed -
use development is encouraged by providing greater floor
area ratios and overall building height than that of single
use buildings. Furthermore, additional height is provided
for sites that abut significant open space and/or are
designated as strategically located visual gateways as
defined in Section 627. Yard and setback areas are minimal
and are required to be developed as an integral part of the
overall pedestrian streetscape. Ground floor build -to
lines are provided in order to establish a continuous
building frontage that enhances and provides spatial
definition for the urban streetscape.
Although no specific requirements are contained herein, it
is further intended that buildings be designed utilizing
environmentally sensitive methods, including, but not
limited to, passive and active solar techniques, green -
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roofs, the utilization of environmentally sustainable
materials and efficient mechanical systems.
Section 627.2.2 Effect of SD-27.2 district designation
The SD-27.2 Buena Vista Yard West district shall supplant
districts or portions of districts included within the SD
boundaries to the extent indicated in the official zoning
atlas..
Section 627.2.3 Class II Special Permit
Section 627.2.3.1. When required.
A Class II Special Permit shall be required prior to
approval of any permit (except special permits pursuant to
Article 13) affecting the height, bulk, location or
exterior configuration of any existing building or the
construction of a new building.
Section 627.2.3.2. Considerations in making Class II
Special Permit determinations.
The purpose of the Class II Special Permit shall be to
ensure conformity of the application with the expressed
intent of this district, with the general considerations
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listed in section 1305, and with the special considerations
contained in the Design Standards.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the zoning code, a
Major Use Special Permit is required for non-residential
uses in a single building that exceed 400,000 square feet
of floor area and residential units in a single building
that exceed 400 dwelling units, or any combined use which
exceeds 2,500 parking spaces in a single building.
Any variances (as defined in Article 19) sought from the
provisions of the SD 27 regulations shall require such
deviation to be considered within the process for a Major
Use Special Permit as defined in Article 17 and the
increased development thresholds as set forth above shall
not apply.
Section 627.2.4 Principal Uses and Structures
The following uses shall be permitted within the district,
subject to the provisions of Section 627.2.7:
1. Neighborhood convenience goods and services,
including food stores (grocery, meat, seafood,
produce, delicatessen, bakery, confectioneries,
ice cream), drugstores, newsstands, dry cleaners,
barber and beauty shops, and shoe repair stores.
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2. Retail establishments open to the general public
as follows: big box retail (retail establishments
greater then 20,000 square feet of floor area),
antique stores, art stores and commercial art
galleries; bicycle sales; book and stationery
stores; china and crockery stores; drugstores;
floor covering; florist, including plant and
shrub sales; food carts and vendors; gift shops;
hardware stores; hobby shops; home appliance
stores; home furnishing stores; interior
decoration supply stores; establishments for the
sales of boating and fishing supplies (excluding
outdoor sales of boats); jewelry stores; leather
goods; luggage stores; music stores; newsstands;
office supply stores; optical goods stores;
package liquor stores (without drive -through
facilities); paint and wallpaper; pet shops;
photographic supply stores; restaurant supply
stores; tobacco shops; toy stores; television,
radio, and other electronics stores; videotape
sales and rentals; variety and sundry stores;
establishments for sale of wearing apparel;
wholesale establishments open to the general
public; or any other similar use customarily
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found in a major retail shopping center. Such
establishments may provide incidental repair,
maintenance, adjustment or alteration services as
appropriate, but facilities, operation and
storage in relation to such services shall not be
visible from any street or street related
pedestrian open space. Aside from antique stores,
art galleries, jewelry, bookstores and wearing
apparel establishments, no such retail
establishments shall deal in secondhand
merchandise.
3. Service establishments as follows: Interior
decorator, banks, savings and loan and financial
institutions; duplicating centers including
letter and photostating services; driving school
agencies; locksmiths; medical or dental offices
less than five thousand (5,000) square feet;
opticians; photographic service; business and
professional offices; tailoring; dressmaking;
millinery or drapery fabrication, except where
products are for office premises sale; rental of
recreation and sporting equipment.
4. All Residential as per the R-4 Zoning District.
5. Hotels.
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6. Production Studios.
7. Shops for the sale, assembly, customization or
repair open to the general public as follows:
awnings and canvas; carpentry; construction of
models for design purposes; custom woodworking
and furniture; glass; signs; and upholstery.
8 Public and private recreational facilities and
community service facilities.
9. Production of art and handicrafts (but not mass-
produced items) incidental to sale at retail on
the premises.
10. Restaurants, brewery restaurants, tearooms and
cafes (without drive -through facilities),
including those with dancing and live
entertainment.
11. Bars, cocktail lounges, saloons and taverns,
supper clubs and nightclubs, including those with
live entertainment open to the general public.
12. Art galleries, auditoriums; theaters (including
open air theatres) and cinemas, museums,
libraries and similar cultural uses.
13. Structures for operating public transportation.
14. Parking lots and garages subject to Sections
627.2.5, 627.2.7and 627.1.12.
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15. Public or private educational facilities.
16. Cellular communications in accordance with the
provisions of the C-1 Zoning district.
17. Drive -Through facilities on "secondary" and
"tertiary" streets.
The following uses shall be permitted by Class I Special
Permit:
1. Outdoor photographic stage sets.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of 906.9, up to
ten (10) street and open space special events per
calendar year within the district
Section 627.2.5 Accessory Uses
Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and
clearly incidental to permitted principal uses and
structures, approved in the same permit proceedings, and
initiated or completed within any time limits established
generally or in relation to the special permit, shall be
permitted subject to limitations by these or generally
applicable regulations. Other accessory uses and structures
shall require a Class II Special Permit.
No aboveground off-street parking or loading area shall be
permitted between any front portion of a building and the
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front line of a lot adjoining any street; provided, however
that off-street narking for bicycles may be permitted in
such areas, subject to limitations and requirements as to
location, design and number established in connection with
special permits.
Section 627.2.6 Building Placement and Buildable Area
1. Minimum lot requirements
No specific dimensional requirements are established
in this district, but lots shall be of sufficient
width and area to conform with other requirements and
limitations of these and other lawful regulations.
2. Floor Area Limitations
Floor area limitations of the SD 27.2 district shall
be as follows:
a Except as otherwise provided below, the
floor area ratio shall not exceed one and
seventy-two hundredths (1.72) times the
gross lot area for single use commercial
buildings.
b. The floor area for all mixed -use buildings
shall not exceed three (3.0) times the gross
lot area.
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c Allowable increase in floor area up to five
tenths (0.5) will be provided for payment
into a Neighborhood Improvement Trust Fund.
3. Density
Density shall not exceed 150 residential units/net
acre and in no case shall exceed a total of 1,500
units within the entire district.
4. Maximum Heights
a. Maximum heights shall be as provided in
Section 627.2.7.
b All parking structures shall not exceed
seventy-five (75) feet in height, except as
otherwise provided in Section 627.2.12.
5. Maximum and Minimum Setback Requirements and
Build -To Lines
a Setback re uirements shall be measured
perpendicular to and from the base building
line. Platted public right of way lines
shall be defined as the Base Building Line.
When platted right of way lines at street
intersections are rounded, setbacks shall be
measured from projected right of way lines
and not from the rounded portions of such
lines. The Design Standards provide further
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clarification of the requirements provided
herein. The maximum and minimum setbacks and
build --to requirements shall be as provided
in Section 627.2.7 and below, as follows:
b. For the first twenty-five (25) feet in
elevation above the public right-of-way, no
building facade shall be set back more than
a maximum depth of ten (10) feet, except as
otherwise provided in Section 627.2.7. Off-
street parking shall not be allowed within
the maximum setback. Building frontage may
exceed the maximum ground floor setback
requirement, provided that the resultant
area between the building frontage and the
base building line is designed and improved
as public open space.
c. Colonnades encroach the setback and build -to
requirements provided that a minimum of five
{5} feet of sidewalk must remain clear of
all obstructions. In addition, awnings and
upper story balconies may encroach the
setback and build -to requirements by a
distance of seven (7) feet. Upper story
architectural features may encroach the
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setback and build -to requirements by a
distance of five (5) feet but shall not
exceed thirty (30%) percent of the building
frontage.
d. Build -To Lines shall only be applicable for
60% of the street frontage.
6. Gateway Designations
As provided in Section 627, the gateway site shall be
the Southeast corner of the intersection of Northeast
36th Street and North Miami Avenue. Such designation,
for the purposes of height limitations, setback and
build -to requirements shall apply for a north/south
dimension of one hundred fifty (150') feet and an
east/west dimension of four hundred (400') feet.
Section 627.2.7 Maximum Height, Build -To, Minimum
Setback and Use Requirements
SD 27.2 Maximum height, Build -To, Minimum Setback and Use
Requirements
Street/
Height
Ground Floor
Mid -level
Upper-
Uses
Classification
Build -To
Setback*
level
Setback**
Midtown
60' for
20' Build -To
35'
N/A
All SD27.2
Boulevard
commercial
Area between
setback
uses
Primary
single -use
above 60'
permitted
120' for
the building
elevation
except
frontage and
that Big
residential
base
Box retail
or mixed-
building
shall not
use
line shall
be
be improved
permitted
as open
from 31`W
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SD 27.2 Maximum height, Build -To, Minimum Setback and Use
Requirements
Street/
Height
Ground Floor
Mid -level
Upper-
Uses
Classification
Build -To
Setback*
level
Setback**
space.
Street to
Maximum
3 6"
Street.
Allowable
Liner uses
encroachment
(0' build-
on all
to) for 80'
parking
of linear
structures
frontage per
block
Buena Vista
60' for
0' Build --To
N/A
15'
All SD27.2
Avenue
commercial
setback
uses
(north of 34th
single -use
above 60'
permitted
Street)
120' for
Liner uses
Primary
mixed -use
on all
parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided
in Section
627.2.12
Buena Vista
60' for
0' Build -To
N/A
15'
All SD27.2
Avenue
commercial
setback
uses
(south of 34`h
single -use
above 60'
permitted
Street)
120' for
elevation
Primary
mixed -use
or theaters
NE 36� Street
60' for
9' Setback
N/A
15'
All SD27.2
Primary
commercial
with
setback
uses
single -use
colonnade or
above 60'
permitted
120' for
awning
elevation
Liner uses
Maximum
mixed -use
on all
200' for
Setback of
parking
20'
structures
mixed -use
except as
and
otherwise
gateway
provided
requirement
in Section
627.2.12
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SD 27.2 Maximum height, Build -To, Minimum Setback and Use
Requirements
Street/
Height
Ground Floor
Mid -level
Upper-
Uses
Classification
Build -To
Setback*
level
Setback**
NE 29�h Street
60' for
N/A
N/A
N/A
All SD27.2
Primary
commercial
uses
single -use
permitted
120' for
Liner uses
mixed -use
on all
parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided
in Section
627.2.12
North
60' for
9' Build-
N/A
15'
All SD27.2
Miami
commercial
To with
setback
uses
Avenue
single -use
colonnade
above
permitted
Primary
120' for
or awning
60'
Liner uses
5' Build-
mixed -use
on all
200' for
to from
parking
centerline
structures
mixed -use
of NE 36th
except as
and
Street
otherwise
gateway'
south for
provided
requirement
a distance
in Section
of 315'
627.2.12
NE 34
60' for
0' Build-
15'
N/A
All SD27.2
Street
commercial
To
setback
uses
Primary
single -use
above 40'
permitted
120' for
elevation
Liner uses
mixed -use
on all
parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided
in Section
627.2.12
NE 32''1
60' for
0' Build-
10'
N/A
30% active
Street
commercial
To
setback
ground
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Secondary
single -use
above 20'
floor uses
120' for
elevation
All SD27.2
mixed -use
uses
permitted
NE 31St
60' for
0' Build--
N/A
N/A
30% active
Street
commercial
To
ground
Secondary
single -use
floor uses
120' for
All SD27.2
mixed -use
uses
permitted
NE 30t`,
60' for
0' Build-
15'
N/A
30% active
33ra, 35-`
commercial
To
setback
ground
Street
single -use
above 40'
floor uses
and
120' for
elevation
All SD27.2
NE 34th
Terrace
Secondary
mixed -use
uses
permitted
Dedicated
60' for
0' Build-
N/A
N/A
All SD27.2
Open
commercial
To
uses
Space
single -use
permitted
greater
120' for
than 1
acre
mixed -use
Interior
60' for
0' Setback
N/A
N/A
All SD27.2
Side
commercial
uses
single -use
permitted
120' for
mixed -use
* Mid -level setbacks are for elevations between
twenty (20) feet and sixty (60) feet.
** Upper -level setbacks are for elevations
greater than sixty (60) feet.
1. Gateway designations shall be as
defined in Section 627.2.6
Section 627.2.8 Street Grid/Blocks
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Northeast 34th Street and Northeast 36th Street shall extend
through the SD27.2 District and shall align with the
existing city street grid west of North Miami Avenue.
Northeast 31st Street shall extend through the SD 27.2
District and shall generally align with the existing street
grid west of North Miami Avenue North of Northeast 34th
Street, the north/south spacing between new streets shall
not exceed eight hundred twenty-five (825) feet from
centerline of street to centerline of street. South of
Northeast 34th Street, the north/south spacing between new
streets shall not exceed seven (700) feet from centerline
of street to centerline of street. The east/west spacing
between new avenues shall not exceed seven hundred twenty-
five (725) feet from centerline of avenue to centerline of
avenue. Open Space, with an area of at least one (1) acre,
may be substituted in lieu of a new Street or Avenue.
For the purpose of this ordinance, streets shall be
categorized as "primary" and "secondary" as follows:
1. Primary Streets: North Miami Avenue, Northeast
34th
Street, Northeast 36th Street, Midtown
Boulevard, Northeast 29th Street, Buena Vista
Avenue.
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2 Secondary Streets:
Northeast
30th
Street,
Northeast 31st Street, Northeast 32'd Street,
Northeast 33r Street, Northeast 35t' Place and
Northeast 35th Street.
Refer to the SD 27.2 Design Standards for additional Design
Standards and Guidelines regarding streets.
Section 627.2.9 Streetscape
All exterior space as defined in the SD 27.2 Zoning
Ordinance shall conform to the following standards and are
subject to approval by the Director of the City of Miami
Department of Public Works and other authorities having
jurisdiction. Denial of these requirements by such
authorities for reasons of public health, safety and
welfare shall not constitute a variance from this
Ordinance.
Refer to the SD 27.2 Design Standards for additional Design
Standards and Guidelines regarding streetscapes.
1. All required setbacks and sidewalk area within
the public right-of-way adjacent to streets shall
be a continuous pedestrian space. For all
sidewalks, an area a minimum of five (5') feet
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wide must remain clear of all obstructions to
ensure adequate pedestrian circulation.
2. For all streets, the ground floor of buildings
shall be set back from the property line, where
necessary, to provide a minimum sidewalk width of
ten (10) feet from face of building to curb line.
Unless otherwise prohibited by setback
requirements of the SD 27.2 Zoning District, the
upper floors of buildings may overhang this
setback. The setback area shall be improved to
meet the adopted design standards of the SD 27.2
Zoning District for the adjacent public sidewalk
including pavement treatment, landscaping, street
lighting and awnings.
3. Street furniture shall be as defined in the SD 27
Design Standards. Street furniture shall be part
of the urban streetscape to encourage pedestrian
activity and provide such amenities as: trash
receptacles, benches, bollards, pedestrian
lighting, bicycle racks, parking meters, street
signs, transit shelters, tables and chairs. Trash
receptacles and benches shall be provided at a
minimum of two hundred (200) foot intervals on
both sides of Northeast 34th Street and Midtown
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Boulevard. Bicycle racks shall be provided at six
hundred (600) foot intervals on both sides of
Northeast 34th Street and Midtown Boulevard. These
may be located in the pedestrian areas as long as
pedestrian flow patterns are continuous. Greater
spacing may be allowed by Class II Special Permit
if such spacing is required: 1) to promote or
enhance pedestrian safety or 2) to maintain
compliance with the SD 27 Design Standards.
4. All specified plant material shall be Florida #1
or better. Refer to the Florida Grades and
Standards Manual. All shade trees shall have high
wind resistance. Additionally, all trees and
shrubs shall be native to Florida or have sub -
tropic, drought tolerant characteristics.
5. Palm trees shall generally be provided in the
sidewalk area at a minimum spacing of twenty-five
(25) feet, except that greater spacing may be
allowed by Class II Special Permit if such
spacing is required: 1)
to promote or enhance
pedestrian safety or 2) to maintain compliance
with the SD 27 Design Standards.
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6. Large palms shall have a minimum height of
sixteen (16) feet and small palms shall have a
minimum height of eight (8) feet.
7. Shade trees shall be provided in the sidewalk
area at a minimum spacing of forty (40) feet on
center with an eight (8) foot continuous canopy
spread at planting and a twenty-five (25) foot
spread at maturity with a 3" caliper at planting.
Such trees shall have a minimum height of
fourteen (14) feet at planting and twenty-five
(25) feet at maturity.
8. In order to provide for a unified street
character, only one shade tree species may be
used for each individual street within the
entirety of the SD 27 district. Such species
selection is subject to approval by Class II
Special. Permit.
Section 627.2.10 Buildings
All buildings abutting "primary streets" as provided in
Section 627.2.8, shall conform to the following standards:
1. A minimum of sixty-five (65) percent of the
linear frontage of any lot abutting a "primary"
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street,
and thirty (30) percent of any lot
abutting a "secondary" street, shall contain
ground floor space designed to accommodate retail
and other uses that promote pedestrian traffic.
The design of such space shall meet the standards
listed below, except for buildings that are
intended primarily for residential use, where
ground floor pedestrian oriented uses would be
inappropriate or disruptive to the residential
use.
a. All ground level space designed for
pedestrian oriented uses shall have external
entrances directly accessible from public
sidewalk space. At least one (1) external
entrance shall be located along the frontage
of the primary street or on the corner
intersection of the primary street and any
other street or the frontage of public open
space. Additionally, each building use,
such as a retail store with a cafe or
restaurant, shall have separate entrances.
All such entrances shall be transparent.
b. For the first ten (10) feet of height above
the public sidewalk elevation, the exterior
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building wall shall contain windows and/or
doorways of transparent glass covering at
least fifty (50) percent of linear frontage
(to be calculated at a height over 30
inches) of each building; plazas and
openings into pedestrian entrances and
spaces shall count towards the 50%
transparency requirement specified in this
section. Additionally, the base of all
transparent openings shall be no more than
thirty (30) inches above the sidewalk.
Display windows may count towards the
transparency requirement and may encroach
upon specified setback and build -to lines by
a distance no greater than thirty (30)
inches, provided that a minimum of five (5)
feet of sidewalk must remain clear of all
obstructions.
c. Arcades and colonnades, where proposed shall
be at least nine (9) feet wide and twelve
(12) feet high. A minimum of five (5) feet
of the sidewalk must remain clear of all
obstructions to ensure adequate pedestrian
circulation.
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d. No portion of a building wall that does not
contain transparent glass shall be
constructed with a flat, unarticulated
surface for a distance of greater than
twenty (20) feet. In addition, any building
frontage on North Miami Avenue that exceeds
three hundred (300) feet shall incorporate a
major break of at least thirty (30) feet in
width by ten (10) feet in depth at ground
level. Such breaks shall be improved as open
space and/or provide building access and
occur on axis with the existing city street
grid.
2. The remaining frontage of thirty-five percent
(35%) may be dedicated to entrances, lobbies,
customer driveways, architectural treatment, or
non -pedestrian oriented uses. No portion of a
building wall that does not contain transparent
glass shall be constructed with a flat,
unarticulated surface for a distance of greater
than twenty (20) feet.
Section 627.2.11 Building Functionality
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All exterior space as defined in the SD 27.2 Zoning
Ordinance shall conform to the following standards, except
as provided:
1. Service access and service loading areas shall
not be permitted to front the following streets
or portions: North Miami Avenue south of
Northeast 34th Street; Midtown Boulevard; Buena
Vista Avenue; and Northeast 29th Street.
2. Service loading areas shall be enclosed within
buildings or screened from public view with
architectural walls and/or landscaping.
3 All dumpsters shall be concealed on three sides
by a solid structure, and on the fourth side by
an opaque gate.
4. Utility boxes, meters, and HVAC equipment shall
be concealed within buildings or screened from
public view.
Section 627.2.12 Surface Parking and Parking Garages
Surface parking and parking structures shall conform to the
following standards:
1. Ground level off-street parking is not permitted
along frontages of primary streets.
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2. Blank, unarticulated walls shall not be permitted
for parking garage facades that are not lined
with uses. Such facades shall have architectural
treatments designed to be compatible with
adjacent buildings. Ramps, stairwells and any
other portion of a garage should be buffered with
the use of decorative grilles and screens,
landscaping, and other varied materials.
3. As provided in Section 627.2.7, liner uses are
generally required on parking garages that front
primary streets. When required, ground level
parking facilities must be lined with active
uses. Upper level parking facilities that do not
incorporate liner uses shall be setback no less
than 85' and shall not exceed a height of 50'.
All other requirements provided herein shall
apply.
Section 627.2.13 Open Space
A minimum of ten (10) percent of the gross lot area shall
be provided as open space as defined in Section 627, except
as follows:
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1. Since the intent of the district is to provide
significant common public open space, the minimum
open space requirement may be aggregated among
parcels or lots under common ownership and
located in a common location within the district.
Such aggregation of open space shall be improved
as provided in Section 627.
2. Pursuant to the District plat, dedicated open
space platted within the District shall be
allowed to be substituted for the requirements
provided herein. Such platted open space shall be
improved as provided in Section 627.
Section 627.2.14 Off-street Parking
In recognition of the pedestrian oriented, mixed -use nature
of the SD 27.2 District, it is anticipated that visitors to
the District will park once and visit more than one
destination. Therefore the required amount of off-street
parking will be lower in the SD 27.2 District than in other
Districts of the City.
A. Requirements
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The off-street parking requirements shall be as
follows:
1. For residential uses, one (1) space per dwelling
unit
2. For hotel or motel uses, one (1) space per three
(3) lodging units.
3. For theaters, one (1) space per each eight (8)
fixed seats.
4. For all other uses, one (1) space per five
hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.
There shall be no reQuirement when uses are
within a one thousand (1,000) foot radius of a
public parking facility with a capacity equal to
or greater than the requirements provided herein.
B Off site parking permitted.
Notwithstanding the limitations of section 918, off-street
parking requirements for all uses within the SD 27.2
District can be provided by parking facilities that are
owned by a unit of local government, including a community
development district, provided that the parking facilities:
a) are located within the SD 27.2 District and b) have a
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capacity equal to or greater than the requirements provided
herein.
Section 627.2.15 Off-street Loading
The off-street loading requirements shall be as follows:
1. For residential uses:
a. Berth minimum to be twelve (12) by thirty-
five (35) feet by fifteen (15) feet in
height;
b. One (1) berth for every one hundred twenty
(120) residential units or fraction thereof
2. For non-residential uses:
a. Berth minimum to be twelve (12) by fifty-
five (55) feet by fifteen (15) feet in
height;
b. For non-residential floor area of twenty-
five thousand (25,000) up to fifty thousand
(50,000) square feet, one (1) berth total;
c. For non-residential floor area up to one
hundred thousand (100,000) square feet, two
(2) berths total;
d. For non-residential floor area up to two
hundred fifty thousand (250,000) square
feet, three (3) berths total;
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e. For non-residential floor area up to five
hundred thousand (500,000) square feet, four
(4) berths total.
Since it is intended to promote the most efficient use of
land, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 922.1 and
922.4, the maneuvering of trucks within the public right of
way for the purposes of off-street loading shall be allowed
by a Class II Special Permit..
Section 627.2.16 Sian Regulations
Signs within the district shall comply with the regulations
of the C-2 Liberal Commercial District as provided in
Article 10.
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.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after final reading and adoption./
PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this 18th day of
December , 2003
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 CORRECTNESSt41
ALEJANDRO VILARELLO
CITY ATTORNEY
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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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