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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArticle II - Project Description• • • 500 BRICKELL MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT PROJECT DESCRIPTION ARTICLE II. Project Description A. Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 1. Section 1304.2.1 Application forms; supplementary materials 2. Section 1702.2.1 General Report 3. Section 1702.2.2 Major Use Special Permit Concept Plan 4. Section 1702.2.3 Development Impact Study • • MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT 1. Section 1304.1.1 Application forms; supplementary materials (a) Statements of ownership and control of the proposed development of activity. The Disclosure of Ownership and Ownership Affidavit are provided in Article I. (b) Statement describing in detail the character and intended use of the development or activity. The property is located at 500 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida, within Miami's SD-5 Brickell Avenue Area Office -Residential District and SD-7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial - Residential District. The intent of the project is to contribute to the pedestrian -friendly downtown/Brickell Avenue neighborhood set forth by the SD-5 and SD-7 zoning by providing residential, retail, restaurant, fitness and recreational amenities to the residents as well as the neighborhood workers, tourists and business visitors. 500 Brickell (the "Project") will comprise a 42 story building which will include 633 residential units on 40 levels and 20,497 square feet of retail use on two levels, along with 857 parking spaces on nine levels. The first level will consist of retail space, two residential lobbies, building service rooms, FPL transformer vault and two internal driveways. Level 2 will consist of retail space, building service rooms and parking garage. Levels 3 through 10 will consist of residential units on the east end facing Brickell Avenue and parking garage. Level 11 will consist of residential units, amenity areas, landscaped deck and open-air pool. Levels 12 through 40 will consist of typical residential units in two towers. Level 41 of the east tower will consist of penthouse residential units with an open-air pool and deck. Level 41 of the west tower will consist of typical residential units. Level 42 of the east tower will consist of the upper level of the Level 41 penthouse residential units and building service area. Level 42 of the west tower will consist of typical residential units and building service area. The roof level of both towers will consist of building service areas. The Project will be situated on more than two-thirds (eight lots) of a city block with frontage along Brickell Avenue, N,E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street. The location of the site opposite Brickell Park will provide maximum north-east, east and south-east exposures :ODMA1PCDOCSiMIAMI1548916 I Page 1 • • • to the bay and city views. The retail shops and restaurants will provide continuous commercial frontage along Brickell Avenue, N.E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street, with pedestrian access from three sides of the building. The project incorporates a pedestrian - friendly plaza facing Brickell Avenue and a covered arcade along N.E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street. The two residential lobbies will be accessed from N.E. 6th Street via the arcade. The residential elevator lobbies can also be accessed from the parking garage levels. The entrance to the parking garage will be through one two-lane entry located from N.E. 5th Street. There are two driveways internal to the building for on -grade service and drop-off use, one for each residential tower, which are accessed from N.E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street. Drawings showing the architectural character and location of the intended uses are included under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (c) General location map, showing relation of the site or activity for which special permit is sought to major streets, schools, existing utilities, shopping areas, important physical features in and adjoining the project or activity and the like The following exhibits are included with the Major Use Special Permit Application: (1) Aerial: Aerial photograph of the surrounding area indicating the project site. (2) Area Context Map/Site Aerial: Map of the project area indicating buildings that surround the site and their functions. (3) Location Map: Map of the surrounding street system indicating the project location. (d) A site plan containing the title of the project and the names of the project planner and developer, date, and north arrow and, based on an exact survey of the property drawn to a scale of sufficient size to show: The general information requested is shown on the Context Plans (A0.01 and A0.02), Site Plan (A0.03) and Ground Floor Plan (A1.01) provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The site plan includes the following: _, ODMAAPCDOCS .W AMP 154891611 Page 2 • • • (1) Boundaries of the project, any existing streets, buildings, watercourses, easements and section lines; The boundaries of the Project and the location of existing streets and easements are shown on the Survey located under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. (2) Exact location of all buildings and structures; The exact location of the existing buildings located on the property are shown on the Boundary Survey under Tab, 5. The location of the building to be constructed is shown on the Context Plan Sheet A0.02 and the Ground Floor Plan Sheet A1.01 located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (3) Access and traffic flow and how vehicular traffic will be separated from pedestrian and other types of traffic; Vehicular access for the Street and N.E. 6th Street. access and traffic flow is Analysis located under Documents. Project will be from N.E. 5th A detailed analysis of the site provided in the Traffic Impact Tab 2 of the Supporting The Project can be accessed by pedestrians from Brickell Avenue, N.E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street. Vehicular curb cuts have been avoided along Brickell Avenue to provide maximum unobstructed pedestrian activity along this major artery. The plaza and arcades that will surround the building will create a pedestrian friendly urban environment. (4) Off-street parking and off-street loading areas; The parking structure will have 857 parking spaces which will support the entire development. The off-street parking facility is located within the parking garage levels, Levels 2 through 10, with internal vehicular circulation. The garage is shown on Sheets A1.02 through A1.04, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The Zoning Ordinance requires six loading bays, each 12 ft. by 25 ft. The project is designed with six loading bays, each 12 ft. by 25 ft. The vertical clearance for all loading • OPMA 'CDOCS.MiAM1115489[611 Page 3 • • • (5) bays is 14 feet. Service areas are shown on the Ground Level Plan, Sheet A1.01, under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Recreational facilities locations; Open plaza areas are provided on the ground level facing onto Brickell Avenue, Level 11 above the parking garage podium for residential use and Level 41 of the east tower for residential use. These will serve as recreation areas for the development and will have outdoor amenities including a landscaped urban plaza and outdoor cafe for the public along with a landscaped courtyard, pools and sun decks for the residential users. These facilities are shown on the architectural Plan A1.01, A1.05, A1.07, and on the Landscape Plans L1 and L2 under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (6) Screens and buffers; The plaza along Brickell Avenue will be filled with shade trees creating a full canopy coverage for the public and cafe users. The lengths of the N.E. 5th Street and N.E. 6th Street frontage will also have shade trees as indicated on the Architectural and Landscape Plans located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The ground level building service areas and the parking levels are screened from public view. The tower facade design is designed to screen the rooftop building service areas and equipment from view. (7) (5) _ ODh4A .PCD0051M1AM1ti154891 611 Refuse collections areas; Waste collection will be provided with a fully enclosed containerized trash system located within the service area in the building, which is not visible from the street. These facilities are shown on the Ground Level Plan, Sheet A1.01, located under Tab''6 of the Supporting Documents. Access to utilities and points of utilities hookups; Access and connections to site utilities are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. Page 4 • • • (e) Tabulations of total gross acreage in the project and the percentages thereof proposed to be devoted to: (1) The various permitted uses; Gross acreage: Total developable area: Residential area: Retail/Restaurant area: 103,250 square feet = 2.37 acres 846,136 square feet 757,986 square feet = 89.6% of total 20,497 square feet = 2.4% of total Open space required: 47,240 square feet Open space provided: 52,326 square feet (street level plaza and arcades, open-air amenity deck and enclosed amenities) (2) Ground coverage by structures Ground coverage by the structure is 46.4% of the total gross lot Area (47,872 square foot building footprint and 103,250 square foot gross lot area). (f) (g) Tabulation showing the following: (1) The derivation of numbers of off-street parking and off-street loading spaces shown in (d) above. The total number of off-street parking spaces required is 659 spaces and the total number of spaces provided will be 857. Of those totals, the residential uses require 633 spaces and 831 spaces are provided; the retail uses require 26 spaces and 26 spaces are provided. Derivation of the number of off-street parking is shown on the Site Data and Development Program, Sheet A0.00, located under Tab 6. (2) Total project density in dwelling units per acre. The Project is providing 633 dwelling units as per the maximum density of 500 units per acre, or 633 dwelling units, set forth in the SD-5 and SD-7 Zoning Ordinance for the Project. If common facilities (such as recreation areas of structures, private streets, common open space, etc.) are to be provided for the development, statements as to how such common facilities are to be provided and permanently maintained. ODMAyPCDOCS1 i1AMAI548916 1 Page 5 • • • All common facilities provided will be maintained initially by the Owner. Common facilities of the residential tower will be maintained by a condominium association. (h) Storm drainage and sanitary sewerage plans. Storm drainage, water distribution, waste water and solid waste generation provisions are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (I) Architectural definitions for buildings in the development; exact number of dwelling units, sizes, and types, together with typical floor plans of each type. The two residential towers consist of a total of 633 units (249 one - bedroom units and 384 two -bedroom units). Detailed information of all uses are found on Sheet A.0.00, Site Data and Development Program, included under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Typical floor plans for the residential levels are shown on the Architectural Floor Plans A1.03 through A1.08. All drawings are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Plans for signs, if any. Signage for the Project will submitted under separate application. (k) Landscaping plan, including types, sizes and locations of vegetation and decorative shrubbery, and showing provisions for irrigation and future maintenance. The landscape plans showing vegetation are found on the Landscape Plans, Sheets L1 and L2. All landscape plans are located under Tab ;6 of the Supporting Documents. Plans for recreation facilities, if any, including location and general description of buildings for such use. Level 11, above the parking garage podium, will provide the residents with a large area for two recreational rooms, two fitness centers as well as an open-air pool and landscaped sun deck. An additional pool deck is located at the Level 41 penthouse level of the east tower for the residents use. The arcade and open plaza at street level provide additional recreational and social gathering opportunities. Plans for these recreational levels are found on Sheets A1.01, A1.05 and A1.07 (I) (m) Such additional data, maps, plans, or statements as may be required for the particular use or activity involved. ::ODMA1PC.DOCS1M1AM11154891611 Page 6 • • • The drawings submitted with this application, which detail the statistics, floor plans, elevations, sections and renderings for the Project are provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (n) Such additional data as the applicant may believe is pertinent to the proper consideration of the site and development plan. Sections and elevations depicting the architectural character of the building are shown on the Building Elevations (Sheets A3.01 through A3.06), Sections (Sheets A4.01 and A4.11) and renderings (Sheets 3D.01 and 3D.02). All elevations, sections and renderings are located under Tab ''6 of the Supporting Documents. (o) Lighting Concept Narrative The lighting scheme will reinforce and accent architectural features as well as signature elements to create visual interest, enhancing the dynamic quality of each elevation as seen from the street and surrounding buildings. 2. Section 17022.1 General Report. (a) Property ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit. Statement of Ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit are provided in Article I. (b) The nature of the unified interest or control. The nature of unified interest or control is indicated in Article I. (c) Survey of the proposed area showing property lines and ownership. A copy of the Surveys are included under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. (d) Map of existing features, including streets, alleys, easements, utilities lines, existing land use, general topography, and physical features. The existing site features and utility lines are shown on the Boundary Survey of the property located under Tab :5. The site ::OD?v AIPCDOCSNIAM.P15489}611 Page 7 • • • features and the utilities are also described in the Site Utility Study, located under Tab:3 of the Supporting Documents. (e) Materials to demonstrate the relationship of the elements listed in (4) preceding to surrounding area characteristics. The Drawings Submitted with this Application are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan designations for the area on and around the lands proposed for Major Use Special Permit. The existing zoning designation for the property is identified on Page 36 of the Zoning Atlas Map which is located in Article I, indicates the existing and surrounding zoning. The zoning designation for the property is SD-5 Brickell Avenue Area Office - Residential District and SD-7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial -Residential District. The comprehensive plan future land use designation for the property is Office and Restricted Commercial. The zoning and the comprehensive plan designation are consistent with one another. (f) 3. Section 1702.2.2 Major Use Special Permit Concept Plan. (a) Relationships of the concept plan to surrounding existing and proposed future uses, activities, systems, and facilities (transportation, recreation, view corridors, pedestrian systems, service systems and similar uses. Section 1(b) contains a written narrative of the Project outlining proposed uses, activities and architectural character. This narrative also contains descriptions of the project's relationship to traffic, pedestrian movements, and transportation access. Building elevations, sections and perspectives showing the proposed materials, vertical profile and height, and orientation to streets are included in the drawings submitted with this Application. The list of drawings submitted is found under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (b) Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan principles and designations. This project conforms to the SD-5 and SD-7 zoning district designations for this property. The comprehensive plan future land use designation conforms with the land use designation currently in effect for this property. ODMAJ CDOCS.MIAMI\I54S9I611 Page 8 • • 4. Section 1702.2.3 Developmental Impact Study. (a) A traffic analysis shall be submitted for an area including the major intersections to be significantly impacted by the site and other intersections and/ or corridors specified by the City or the City's consultant. The Traffic Impact Analysis is included under Tab. 2 of the Supporting Documents. (b) Economic impact data shall be provided, including estimates for construction costs, construction employment, and permanent employment and shall demonstrate that the proposed development is favorable to the economy, public services, environment and housing supply of the City. The Economic Impact Study is included under Tab 4 of the Supporting Documents. (d) A description of proposed energy conservation measures shall be provided, including only those measures that are proposed in addition to the minimum requirements in State Energy Code. Architecturally, the building envelope will be comprised of glass, concrete and the roof. Tinted reflective glass will be used throughout the building. Electrically, all exterior and landscape lighting will be controlled by means of time clocks and photocell switches. Energy saving lamps, ballasts and fixtures are being considered at cores and public spaces. Historic Buildings There are no existing historic structures located on the property. Environmental Zone The Property is not located within an environmental preservation district. ::ODMA1 P CDOC S'MT A MT\ 154 891611 Page 9