HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnalysisANALYSIS FOR ZONING CHANGE
I Herald Plaza
FILE NO: 06-00383zc
Pursuant to Article 4, Section 401 and Article 22 of Ordinance 11000, as amended, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, the subject proposal has been reviewed
for an amendment to the Zoning Atlas as follows:
The request is to change the Zoning designation as follows:
The subject property consist of the north portion of parcel which comprise the block
bounded to the north by NE 15th Street and NE Bayshore Place aka "Herald Plaza"
(Complete legal description on file at the Hearing Boards Office), from C-2
"Liberal Commercial" to SD-6 "Central Commercial -Residential District".
The following findings have been made:
• It is found that the subject property is currently under the same ownership of the
parcel immediately to the south, which fronts NE Bayshore Drive (Herald Plaza). It is
also found that the proposed "PARCEL 3" currently houses the printing press
building for the Miami Herald and by virtue of this request the applicant will be
creating a non -conforming use within the requested SD-6 "Central Commercial -
Residential District".
• It is found that this petition is part of a Major Use Special Peiinit (MUSP) for a mix -
use project named "Herald Square Parcel 3".
• It is found that the theoretical potential residential use created by this amendment will
not be an intrusion into the existing Liberal Commercial use due to the fact that the
project is located in downtown area, where this type of mixed -use project already
exist.
• It is found that the requested change to SD-6 "Central Commercial -Residential
District" will allow for greater flexibility in developing the proposed mixed use.
Based on these findings, the Planning Department is recommending approval of the
application as part of the Major Use Special Permit.