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Walford, Kevin C
From: Daryl Vreeland [DVreeland@miami-airport.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:31 AM
To: Walford, Kevin C; ajt@miamidade.gov; Ferras, Jose; Lavernia, Roberto
Cc: Jose A Ramos; Jeffrey R. Bunting
Subject: Hiawatha Village
Mr. Walford:
The Miami -Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has reviewed the proposal dated June 1, 2005 for the Hiawatha
Village project located at 3535 Hiawatha Ave. Our review finds that the proposed 150 ft AGL (Above Ground
Level) structure conforms to the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance.
Based on the above, MDAD has no objections to a proposed structure height that conforms to the Miami -Dade
County Height Zoning Ordinance as long as:
1) FAA determines that the construction of building at the above mentioned height will not diminish or
affect the safety, efficiency or capacity of the Miami International Airport in any way
2) An interested party does not file a "petition for review" to FAA's aeronautical study that has yet to be
completed for this project and location.
MDAD will reconsider its "no objection" determination should either of the above occur.
The applicant does not need to file with the FAA form 7460-1, `Notice of Proposed Construction Alteration
for Determination of Known Hazards' for the structure. However, construction cranes for this project exceeding
200 ft in height must be filed by the construction contractor using the same form. The form is available through
this office or through the FAA website: http://forms.faa.gov/forms/faa7460-1.pdf. This form should be mailed
to: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Airspace Branch - ASW-520, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Ft. Worth,
TX 76137-0520.
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).
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 permit 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
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requirements are met.
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" (if the crane is over 200ft high) 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 I can be of any
further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 305-869-3834.
Respectfully,
Daryl Vreeland
Junior Aviation Planner
IVliami-Dade Aviation Department
Phone: 305-869-3834
Fax: 305-876-7630
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