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ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
SD-29 NE 2^'D AVENUE SPECIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
(HISTORIC LEMON CITY/LITTLE HAITI VILLAGE)
CASE No. 2004-104
Within the Edison/Litt e River/Lemon City/Little Haiti area of the City of Miami, there are subareas
along major streets that are of special and substantial public interest because of the unique
architectural, cultural, and naturaUhistoric features. The intent of this special district regulation is to
determine how the future public and private development shall respect and enhance the character,
preserving property values, enhancing the history of Lemon City and respect the culture of Little
Haiti as a desirable place to live, work, and recreate (play). This special regulation is intended to
apply to the highly visible area strategically located on NE 2nd Avenue, to protect against
inappropriate landuse, discordant or incongruent design, disturbance of natural features, and to
encourage development in such portions of the community in a manner appropriate to preservation
of its unique cultural and historic heritage. This unique blend of retail, office and residential uses
marks E_ 2°d Avenue as special urban neighborhood with a great deal of pedestrian activity.
This section of NE 2.id Avenue, as one of Miami's gateways into the city, should be preserved and
enhanced in a manner befitting this designation. To this end, the purpose of this special district
overlay is to ensure that future development and redevelopment activity respects this character and
compliments the scale and variety of uses along the NE 2,-,d Avenue corridor.
This special zoning overlay allows structures used as any type of residential facility except for rescue
missions, to a maximum density equivalent to R 4, subject to the same limiting conditions; any
activity included in the office designation, and mixed -use or commercial activities which generally
serve the daily retailing and service needs of the public, typically requiring easy access by pedestrians
(opecially for children and elderly j rsors desiring ass to tlaeirturt park -within the Little Haiti. Park Plann4
Ans) and private automobiles. This category is located preferably in areas directly served by arterial
or collector roadways, or directly accessible via mass transportation system
The effects of these SD„29 regulations shall be to modify regulations within portions of other zoning
districts included within the SD boundaries to the extent indicated herein, included within the SD
boundaries NE 2nd Avenue, from NE 52nd Street to the NE 71 Street, and liberally bounded by
approximately 100-150 feet on the east and west side of NE 2nd Avenue (properties zoned G 1, see
ZoarcA tlas).