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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArticle II - Project Description• • • SMA MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT PROJECT DESCRIPTION ARTICLE H. 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 • • SMA CONDOMINIUM 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 1. (b) Statement describing in detail the character and intended use of the development or activity. "SMA" will be two residential towers, Tower I: 52 story and Tower II: 56 story with a total of 832 units, 74 office condo, and 1274 parking spaces. The project is located on South Miami Ave. between Southwest 14th Street & Southwest 14th Terrace, Miami, Florida. The development consists of a parcel with a net lot area of 121,259 square feet (2.784 acres). The gross lot area is 164,643 square feet (3.78 acres). The property fronts Southwest 14th Terrace on the South, Southwest 14th Street on the North, Southwest 1st Avenue on the West and South Miami Avenue on the East. The zoning designation for the property is SD-7. The proposed building will contain 832 residential units, 74 office condos and 1274 parking spaces. The building provides a continuous liner of residential units along both Southwest 14th Terrace and South Miami Avenue for the entire 12 levels height of the garage. There will be one underground parking level with 250 parking spaces. The 13th level will contain active amenities such as a pool, pool bathrooms, planters, gardens and lounge. The 2 main entrances to the project are off Southwest 1st Avenue for Tower I and South Miami Avenue for Tower II. The residential entrance to the parking garage will be off Southwest 14th Terrace, the commercial entrance to the parking garage will be off Southwest 14th Street and there will be a service entrance to an internal service court where the required loading spaces are located off Southwest 1st Avenue. Building residents and guests will be able to choose between valet parking or self parking. The ground floor will contain the lobby, service court, office lobby and retail. The 2nd through 12th floor will contain studios, loft units, office condo, and parking with some storage designated areas. The ground, second, third and fourth contain an atrium space that connects to the parking garage. The second, third and fourth level contain residential amenities to include a gym, spa, business center and media room. The 13th level will contain (7) residential units on Tower I and (6) residential units on Tower II, pool, spa, pool deck, pool bathrooms, planters, gardens, and lounge. The 14th through 52nd levels in Tower I and 14th through 56th level in Tower II will have all residential units. • • • The Architects while designing the buildings considered the scale and massing of the evolving neighborhood placing both towers to maximize viewing corridors and strategically anchoring both prominent corners of the site. The Architects provided a plaza fronting South Miami Avenue and a pedestrian connection through the block in order to break up the scale of this large city block. The tops of the towers give the project a signature and unique design for the Brickell Area. The garage which is exposed along Southwest 1s` Avenue and Southwest 14th Street has been articulated with raised stucco bands that are painted and scored creating an artistic pattern that enhances the garage facade. Much consideration was given to the placement of Tower II and the program facing Southwest 14"' Street due to the existing People Mover so that the design would comply with the requirements of the Miami Dade Transit Authority. (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 and their functions that surround the site including projects under construction in the area. (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 Level 1-Ground Floor plan, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The site plan includes the following: (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; • • • (3) The exact location of all existing buildings located on the property is shown on the Boundary Survey under Tab 5. The location of the building to be constructed is shown on the Level 1-Ground Floor Plan, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Access and traffic flow and how vehicular traffic will be separated from pedestrian and other types of traffic; Vehicular access for the residential portion of the project is from Southwest 14th Terrace. Vehicular access for the office condo and retail portion of the project is from Southwest 14th Street. Access to the parking garage is located at the lobby. The service drive for the project, as well as the loading areas are located off of Southwest 1st Avenue. A detailed analysis of the site access and traffic flow is provided in the Traffic Impact Analysis located under Tab 2 of the Supporting Documents. (4) Offstreet parking and offstreet loading areas; (5) The offstreet parking facility will include 1 underground parking level as well as 11 parking levels above the ground floor structure with a total of 1274 parking spaces. The garage is shown on the underground parking level plan and the Second thru Twelfth floor parking level plan, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The Zoning Ordinance requires five (5) loading bays. There will be four (4) loading bay 12 ft. x 35 ft. and one (1) loading bay 12 ft. x 55 ft. . The clearance for all loading bays is 15 feet. Service areas are shown on the Level 1-Ground Floor Plan, under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Recreational facilities locations; The parking roof- level 13th, will serve as a recreation deck for the development and will include indoor and outdoor amenities. It will include indoor recreational facilities such as lounge, and pool bathrooms. Exterior facilities will include a swimming pool with a pool deck, spa, benches, cabanas, ottomans, gardens and planters. These facilities are shown on the Level 13-Pool Deck located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (6) Screens and buffers; Landscaped areas are indicated on the Landscape Plans — Ground Floor and Landscape Plan — Pool Deck located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. • (e) • (f) (g) • (7) Refuse collections areas; Waste collection will be provided by a containerized compactor system located within the service area. These facilities are shown on the Level 1-Ground Floor PIan, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (8) 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. Tabulations of total gross acreage in the project and the percentages thereof proposed to be devoted to: (1) The various permitted uses: Total Residential and Non -Residential (SD-7) Sq. Ft. = 121,259 S.F. (Net area) (2) Ground coverage by structures: Building Footprint — 91,803 S.F. Ground coverage by the structures is 75.7% of the total gross lot area. Tabulation showing the following: (I) The derivation of numbers of offstreet parking and offstreet loading spaces shown in (d) above; The total number of offstreet parking spaces required is 1,016 spaces and the total number of spaces provided is 1,274 spaces. Derivation of the number of offstreet parking is shown under the Project Fact Sheet, within the Project Summary, located under Tab 6. (2) Total project density in dwelling units per acre. As per SD-7 the maximum project density is 500 units per acre. The designated site is 2.784 acres (net area), which allows for the construction of 1,392 units. This project will provide 832 units. 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. • • • (h) (►j All common facilities to be provided will include the swimming pool, spa, club room, gym, business center, media room and pool bathrooms. The common areas will be maintained by the Owner and ultimately by the condominium associations. 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. Architectural definitions for buildings in the development; exact number of dwelling units, sizes, and types, together with typical floor plans of each type. Detailed information and breakdown of square footage of all uses are found under Unit Areas calculations, included under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Typical floor plans for residential units are shown on the Typical Residential Floor Plans Level 2-52 on Tower I and Levels 2-56 on Tower IL All drawings are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (j) Plans for signs, if any. The project will obtain signage approval at a later date. (k) Landscaping plan, including types, sizes and locations of vegetation and decorative shrubbery, and showing provisions for irrigation and future maintenance. (1) (m) The landscape plans showing vegetation are found on Landscape Plan -Ground floor, and Landscape Plan — Pool Deck. 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. The 13th Level will contain a swimming pool, spa, a recreation deck, Bathrooms, The 211d, 3`d and fourth floor will contain the gym, gym bathrooms, business center, and media room. The recreational facilities for the building are shown located on the Level 13 - Pool Deck Floor plan and Levels 2, 3, and 4 Floor plan.. Such additional data, maps, plans, or statements as may be required for the particular use or activity involved. • • • (n) The details of the spaces and calculations used to compute the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) are shown on the Project Data Sheet, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Such additional data as the applicant may believe is pertinent to the proper consideration of the site and development plan. Elevations depicting the architectural character of the building on the Buildings Elevations North, East, and South & West Elevations. All elevations are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. 2. Section 1702.2.1 General Report. (1) 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. (2) The nature of the unified interest or control. The nature of unified interest or control is indicated in Article I. (3) Survey of the proposed area showing property lines and ownership. A copy of the Surveys is included under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. (4) 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 features and the utilities are also described in the Site Utility Study, located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (5) 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. (6) 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 pursuant to City of Miami Ordinance No. 11,000, as amended and Plat Book B, at Page 14 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida. (which is located in Article 1), indicates the existing and surrounding zoning. The zoning designations for the property are SD-7(Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial Residential District). The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation for the • • • property is Restricted Commercial. The zoning and the comprehensive plan designations are consistent with one another. 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. Article II contains a written narrative of this 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. The project conforms with the SD-7 zoning district designation for the property. The comprehensive plan future land use designation conforms with the land use designation currently in effect for the property. 4. Section 1702.2.3 Developmental Impact Study. (a) A traffic analysis shall be submitted for an area within approximately I14 mile of the site, or an area including the major intersections to be impacted by the site, whichever is larger. The Traffic Impact Analysis is included under Tab 2 of the Supporting Documents. (b) (0) 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. A housing impact assessment. Over the last several years prices of urban housing have increased dramatically; despite the recent slow down in the economy. Subsequently, a substantial amount of people within metropolitan areas has begun to return to the city to live. This has created a shortage of multi -family housing along with an upward surge of housing prices. Contrarily, the cost of construction has not kept pace with these increases, which has made it economically affordable to construct new • • • buildings for sale. This pattern remains the same in South Florida where there continues to be an increased demand for housing, particularly in Miami -Dade County. (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 insulated walls and roof Tinted 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. (e). Historic Buildings There are no historic structures located on the property. (1). Environmental Zone The property is located within an environmental preservation district.