HomeMy WebLinkAboutI App C Zoning Write UpKNIGHT RIDDER SITE -PARCEL 3
Herald Plaza & N.E. 15th Street
C-2 LIBERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
APPLICATION TO CHANGE ZONING ATLAS FROM C-2 LIBERAL COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT TO SD-6 CENTRAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
APPLICATION FOR MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH
ZONING ORDINANCE 11000 and CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, AND ALL APPLICABLE
CRITERIA, CONSIDERATIONS AND/OR OTHER REGULATIONS.
The proposed development "Knight Ridder Site -Parcel 3" will be comprised of a building structure
of four hundred ninety five (495) residential units with open space and residential recreational
space, approximately 745,990 square feet of residential floor area, ninety six (96) Hotel Units,
approximately 136,740 square feet of hotel use, and approximately 3,391 square feet
retail/restaurant use. The proposed development will provide 589 off-street parking spaces and a
maximum height of 649 feet 0 inches NGVD at top of building.
Pursuant to Ordinance 11000, as amended, Supplement 14, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Miami, Florida, the subject proposal for Knight Ridder Site -Parcel 3 at Herald Plaza & N.E. 15tn
Street Miami, Florida has been submitted and reviewed to allow an application for Major Use Special
Permit and change of Zoning Atlas subject to all the applicable criteria;
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 17, Section 1701, Definition (1), for residential
development involving in, excess of two hundred (200) units;
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 17. Section 1701, Definition (7), to allow any
single use or combination of uses requiring or proposing to provide in excess of five hundred (500) off-
street parking spaces;
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 17, Section 1701, Definition (9) and ARTICLE
5, Sect. 502. PUD districts; minimum area, maximum densities and maximum floor area ratios
permitted (a)(c), to allow up to 20 % increase of floor area ratio, for an increase of approximately
150,647 sgmrare feet of floor area;
This Major Use Special Permit encompasses the following Special Permits and Requests:
CLASS H SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 6, Section 606.3.1, to allow erection a new building
in SD-6 Central Commercial -Residential district;
CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 6, Section 606, Sub -Section 606.8.3 Open space
and residential recreational space, to allow residential recreational space confoiniing to "The City of
Miami Design Guides and Standards for Open Space and Residential Recreational Space";
CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 15, Section 1511, to allow any development on
property located between Biscayne Bay and the first dedicated right-of-way;
CLASS H SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 9, Section 927. Temporary structures,
occupancies, and uses during construction, criteria for special permits, to allow temporary structures,
occupancies, and uses reasonably necessary for construction such as construction fence, covered
walkway and if encroaching public property must be approved by other city departments;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 9, Section 906, Sub -Section 906.9. Temporary
special events; special permits; criteria, to allow temporary carnival, festival, fair or similar type event
on privately owned or City -owned land such as a ground breaking ceremonies;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 9, Section 916, Sub -Section 916.2.1. Temporary
special event parking, to allow parking for temporary special event such as groundbreaking
ceremonies;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 9, Section 918, Sub -Section 918.2. Temporary off-
street offsite parking for construction crews, criteria, to allow temporary off-street offsite parking
for construction crews working on a commercial -residential project under construction;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per, ARTICLE 9, Section 920, Sub -Section 920.1.2. Limitations on
occupancy of mobile homes, to allow parking of mobile homes, trailers or manufactured homes,
when authorized for security or other purposes in connection with land development such as
construction trailer(s) and other temporary construction offices such as watchman's quarters,
leasing and sales centers;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 10, Section 10.6, Sub -Section 10.6.3.6 (3) SD-6
Central Commercial -Residential District to allow temporary development sign;
REQUEST, for waiver of CHAPTER 36 NOISE, Section 36-6 Construction Equipment (a)
permitting the operation of construction equipment exceeding the sound level of a reading of 0.79
weighted average dBA at any time and/or day subject to the City Manager Exception pursuant to
Section 36-6 (c) and all the applicable criteria;
REQUEST, for waiver of CHAPTER 36 NOISE, Section 36-6 Construction Equipment (a)
permitting the operation of construction equipment exceeding the sound level of a reading of 0.79
weighted average dBA at any time and/or day subject to the City Manager Exception pursuant to
Section 36-6 (c) and all the applicable criteria;
REQUEST, for waiver of CHARTER AND CODE, CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS, Section 3
Power (f} (mm) Building and Zoning, to allow reduction of the required width of the view corridor:
Required Width View Corridor
Provided Width View Corridor
Request to waive
38 feet 4 inches
32 feet 4 inches
6 feet 0 inches
REQUEST for applicable MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, that the following conditions be required
at the time of issuance of Shell Permit instead of at issuance of Foundation Permit;
- The requirement to record in the Public Records a Declaration of Covenants and/or Restrictions
providing that the ownership, operation and maintenance of all common areas and facilities will be by the
property owner and/or a mandatory property owner association;
- And the requirement to record in the Public Records a Unity of Title or a covenant in lieu of a Unity of
Title.
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