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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAB Legislation06-00806zt ORDINANCE NO. DRAFT 5/2/06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, RELATING TO OFFSTREET PARKING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, SECTION 401 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, 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, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of Item No. , following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB ---06 by a vote of --- to --- (---), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of amending Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 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" Sec. 401. Schedule of district regulations. * * CBD Central Business District Commercial. * 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. 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. 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. 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 PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this day of , 2006. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this day of , 2006. MANUEL A. DIAZ, MAYOR ATTEST: PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JORGE L. FERNANDEZ CITY ATTORNEY 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.