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Watford, Kevin C
From: Daryl Vreeland [DVreeland@miami-airport.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:35 AM
To: Watford, Kevin C; Ferras, Jose; Lavernia, Roberto
Cc: Manuel A. Rodriguez; Jose A Ramos
Subject: Vista Biscayne
Mr. Walford:
The Miami -Dade Aviation Department has reviewed the proposal dated December 20, 2004 for
the Vista Biscayne structure located at 452 NE 29th ST. Our review finds that the referenced
structure at 226 ft Above Mean Sea Level conforms to the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning
Ordinanc e.
This height determination is an estimate issued on a preliminary or advisory basis. For a more
accurate determination, you may re -submit this information to us by providing latitude and
longitude coordinates of the footprint of the proposed structure in "degrees, minutes, seconds"
format using a NAD83 projection with an accuracy of three decimal places (for the `seconds'
number).
The proposed building height requires the applicant to file with the FAA form 7460-1, `Notice of
Proposed Construction Alteration for Determination of Known Hazards', in addition,
construction cranes for this project exceeding 200 ft in height must be filed by the construction
contractor using the same forirr. Thus, FAA form 7460-1 must be filed twice, once for the
structure and once for the construction cranes. The form is available through this office or
through the FAA website: hapfo ns f a.gov,"forms, faa 7460-1.pdf. This foal' should be mailed
to: Southern Regional Office, Air Traffic Division, ASO-520, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College
Park, GA 30337.
Please note that the airspace review and approval process is governed by two different
regulations: the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinances and Federal Regulation Title 14
Part 77. Neither MDAD nor any MDAD staff has the power or authority to enforce the County's
zoning provisions or the FAA requirements. The County's Department of Planning & Zoning
(P&Z) enforces the County's height zoning provisions (Section 33-340) which states that "all
applications for permits made to appropriate municipal Building and Zoning Departments or
agencies for all construction...shall be approved by the {Miami -Dade Department of Planning
and Zoning] Director and the Building Official or by their duly authorized representatives prior
to issuance of the permit." The FAA has its own airspace evaluation requirements, as well as the
right to peiunit or not permit construction of a facility or use of a crane based on the particular
facts then presented before the FAA. Only P&Z can make the final determination as to whether
the County's zoning requirements and height limitations are met, and only FAA can make the
determination as to whether FAA building and height requirements are met.
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As the permit -issuing agency, you are reminded that no final approval or building permit should
be issued until the City of Miami has in its possession a copy of the FAA "Determination of No
Hazard" for this structure. Your agency must assure that no point of this structure is constructed
higher than the lower (more restrictive) of either 1.) The FAA `Determination of No Hazard'
height or 2.) A maximum height as stated by the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance.
Similarly, the City of Miami has the responsibility to ascertain that the proposed crane height is
not a danger to aviation navigation by confirming that the proposed crane height does not exceed
the height stated by the FAA on the "Determination of No Hazard" for the crane and that the
crane is properly flagged, lighted, and otherwise marked according to FAA standards.
This determination is based, in part, on the description provided to us by the City of Miami,
which includes specific building locations and heights. Any changes in building
locations/layouts or heights will void this determination. Any future construction or alteration,
including an increase to heights requires separate notice to the FAA and the Miami -Dade
Aviation Department.
Should the applicant have any questions in obtaining and/or filling out FAA form 7460-1 or if 1
can be of any further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 305-869-3834.
Respectfully,
Daryl Vreeland
Junior Aviation Planner
Miami -Dade Aviation Department
Phone: 305-869-3834
Fax: 305-876-7630
1/12/2005