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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING ARTICLE 4,
SECTION 401 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, RELATING
TO OFFSTREET PARKING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD), IN
ORDER TO ELIMINATE RESIDENTIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR DEVELOPMENTS LOCATED WITHIN 600
FEET OF A RAPID TRANSIT/METRORAIL STATION; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS. the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of May 17, 2006, Item No. 10,
following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 06-047 by a vote of eight to zero
(8-0), recommending APPROVAL of amending Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, as
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to amend
Ordinance No. 11000, so as to encourage institutions of higher learning to locate in the City of Miami
as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida,
is hereby amended by amending the text of said Ordinance as follows:{1}
"ARTICLE 4. ZONING DISTRICTS"
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Sec. 401. Schedule of district regulations.
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CBD Central Business District Commercial.
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Offstreet Parking Requirements:
For office uses: Minimum one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area over
ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
For residential uses: Minimum one (1) space per dwelling unit, however, offstreet parking shall not be
required for residential uses located within 600 feet of a rapid-transit/metrorail station.
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For retail uses: Minimum one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.
For hotel uses: Minimum one (1) space per every four (4) lodging units.
For restaurant uses: Minimum one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor
area.
For all other uses: Minimum one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area
In general: Since it is intended that automobile traffic be minimized in this district because of its close
proximity to the rapid transit stations, special offstreet parking requirements and limitations are as
follows:
1. All parking shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of section 14-71 of the City Code;
with surface parking lots further subject to the conditions and criteria set forth in Section 917.3.2.
2. Notwithstanding the limitations of section 918, offsite parking shall be permitted for residential or
nonresidential uses by Class II Special Permit. There shall be no limitation on percentage of the
required number of spaces or maximum distance from the principal use. Offsite parking for residential
units shall be located within garage facilities and not surface lots. Furthermore, there shall be no
required demonstration or findings of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship in providing required
parking on the site, provided that the location of the offsite parking is within one thousand (1,000) feet
radius of the principal use or within six hundred (600) feet radius of a Metromover station, or where
there are permanent provisions made to transport the offsite parking patrons to and from the principal
site at the property owner's expense.
3. Residential dwelling units shall not be sold or Lased without the right to utilize at least one (1)-
to subsection 2. above).
4— 3. Adaptive reuses of existing buildings with parking deficiencies, for any permitted use, shall not
be required to provide additional parking.
5. 4. Parking reductions of up to ten (10) percent shall be allowed for uses and development which
are located within six hundred (600) feet of a Metrorail or People Mover station.
6. 5. Parking reductions of up to fifty (50) percent may be approved, for uses and development which
incorporate a direct link into a Metrorail or People Mover station.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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Footnotes:
{} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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