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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
Amendment to City Code
First Reading of Ordinance
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
NE 2 Avenue between NE 1 Street and NE 2 Street has a zoned right-of-way width of 70 feet. Proposed
redevelopment in the downtown area and the protection of the City's historic structures has prompted the Public
Works Department to undertake a complete review to assess the necessity for continuing the reservation of the
additional zoned width for NE 2 Avenue, with the following results and recommendation.
The original platted subdivisions that created NE 2 Avenue within the described limits dedicated a right of way of
50 feet. The road was subsequently developed with pavement, curb and gutter and sidewalk conforming to the 50
foot wide right of way and many of the structures on private property, including the historically designated Congress
Building, were constructed abutting the property line established by a 50 foot wide roadway. NE 2 Avenue is
currently a fully developed roadway.
In 1937 the City Commission, by Ordinance, established a zoned base building line width of 70 feet for this roadway
thereby reserving additional property in anticipation of future roadway widening of this minor arterial roadway.
Since that time the Congress Building has been designated historic for protection and NE 2 Avenue has not been
widened.
None of the additional reserved private property within this block has been dedicated for street purposes to the full
70 foot width. The Public Works Department review of this transportation corridor reveals that the current 50 foot
wide developed roadway adequately serves the transportation needs of the public and protects the historic structure.
The current increased zoned width of NE 2 Avenue negatively impacts private developments such as the "Related
Lofts II" project and is not consistent with the developed right of way improvements. It is respectfully
recommended that the zoned base building line width of NE 2 Avenue between NE 1 Street and NE 2 Street be
reduced from 70 feet wide to the original developed 50 foot wide right of way to conform with current and future
regulated development and permit the continued protection of the Congress Building,
The Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue and Solid Waste have been notified of the proposed reduction of the zoned
width of this right of way.
FISCFACT: NONE
11-41-09
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c: Stephanie N. Grindell, Director, Public Works Department
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