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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
Joe Arriola
Chief Administrator/City Manager
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Amendment to City Code
Amending Code Section 54-190
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached
Ordinance amending Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida
entitled "Streets and Sidewalks" by amending Section 54-190 entitled
"Nonstandard Street Widths".
BACKGROUND:
On March 21, 1985, the City Commission approved the Design Standards and
Guidelines for the Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Project. This
project requires numerous modifications to the base building line location
within the project area. The City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 10031 on
September 12, 1985, which increased the zoned width of certain streets within
the project area in order to accommodate future vehicular and pedestrian traffic
anticipated by new development.
Since the adoption of the redevelopment project, conditions in the Southeast
Overtown/Park West area have changed and traffic demand through the
Southeast Overtown/Park West will not be as high or distributed as previously
stated in the redevelopment plan. The type of development now anticipated
varies significantly from the original redevelopment plan and includes major
technology, entertainment and residential.
In order to accommodate the pedestrian and traffic impacts, utility and access
needs compatible with the new development now being realized in the Park
West area, a reduction in the zoned street width of N.E. 9 Street between N.E. 2
Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard from 80 feet to 50 feet is warranted. The
current increased zoned width of N.E. 9 Street negatively impacts private
developments such as the MIST project and is not consistent with the
development of public right of way improvements. The roadway was
originally zoned a narrower width than what was anticipated in the Southeast
Overtown/Park West redevelopment plan and is developed with pavement,
curb and gutter and sidewalk conforming to the narrower width.
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
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None of the additional .reserved private property has been dedicated for street
purposes to the width contained in the Southeast/Overtown Park West
redevelopment plan. The Public Works Department's review of this
transportation corridor reveals that the developed roadway within the original
zoned street width adequately serve the transportation needs of the public. The
Police, Fire -Rescue and Solid Waste Departments have been notified of the
proposed reduction of the zoned width of this roadway.
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Public Works Department