HomeMy WebLinkAboutIDRB Comments (1.31.06)C I T Y 0 F M I A M I
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PRE -APPLICATION DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT
WEST BRICKELL CENTRE
267 SW 11TH STREET CONDOS
NET DISTRICT: EAST LITTLE HAVANA
1-31-2006
City of Miami Vision Statement: To Be an International City which Embodies Diversity, Economic Opportunidy, Effective
Customer Service and a Highly Rated Qualidy of Life"
COMMENTS:
The following comments were generated following the UDRB meeting on January 18, 2006 representing the
Planning Department and UDRB member's final conditions for Major Use Special Permit approval.
The City of Miami strives to achieve diverse pedestrian -friendly distinct neighborhoods, promote transit
connections, and provide contextual, safe, and comfortable buildings, blocks, streets, and parks that contribute
to a prosperous city for all residents to enjoy.
Context/Site Plan
• The retail space should be oriented to the street in order to activate the street and provide interest to
pedestrians. The retail space should have entrances from the public sidewalk.
Parking/Garage
• The articulation of the parking garage on the east and west side of the property should be detailed
with screening within the openings so that cars and garage lights are hidden from view and will not
disturb inhabitants of the adjacent properties. Please detail the color, materials, dimension of mesh
spaces, wall section of construction to be used.
Landscaping
• Submit a complete landscape plan. Planting materials should be specified as to the specie (common
and botanical names), sizes (height x spread and/or container size) at time of planting, quantifies, and
proposed locations of all plant materials, existing and proposed.
• Provide additional details of the landscaping of the park. The landscape plan shall include details of
the park benches, lighting, and other features.
• Specify a frill size palm species to be planted along the interior alley and include a small 3' landscape
verge or plant the palms in a landscaped planter bed to increase the size for root growth and
precipitation.
• Continue the pervious landscape characteristic of the neighborhood around the entire project's street
edges. We suggest large sidewalks and additional landscape would emphasize the lobby entrances.
• Provide the materials to be used on the service alley and interior sidewalks.
• A lush landscape buffer shall be provided along the property adjacent to the existing residences
consisting of shade and understory trees, shrubs and groundcover. This area does not need a
pedestrian sidewalk and should be pervious open space. Existing trees number 6, 7, 8 and 10 seem to
be out of the construction area and would help the buffer or could be relocated to the parks.
• The trees listed to be relocated should be added into the proposed park at the comer of SW 10th
Street and SW 3td Avenue.
* - Please note that the Planning Department reviews Special Permit proposals based on architectural design, site planning and urban
design issues. The project still needs to be reviewed and comply with other requirements of the other sections such as Building,
Mechanical, Public Works, Zoning, etc.
It is our intention with these comments to aid in expediting Special Permit applications with your
voluntary efforts in making the necessary changes; thereby, avoiding any preventable delays
particularly prior to a project's submission to the Large Scale Development Committee or the
Urban Development Review Board.
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