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HomeMy WebLinkAboutII Project Description• 2222 BISCAYNE MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT PROJECT DESCRIPTION ARTICLE II. Project Description A. Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 1. Section 1304.2.1 Application forms; supplementary materials 2. Section 1702.2.1 General Report 3. Section 1702.2.2 Major Use Special Peiiiiit Concept Plan 4. Section 1702.2.3 Development Impact Study • • • • • MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT Section 1304A i Application forms; supplementary materials (a) Statements of ownership and control of the proposed development of activity. The Disclosure of Ownership and Ownership Affidavit are provided in Article I. (b) Statement describing in detail the character and intended use of the development or activity. 2222 BISCAYNE is a mixed -use development that consists of one new 29-story office building with commercial uses at grade, existing 2-story and 7-story office buildings connected with a roofed plaza, and an existing 2-story parking garage. The new office building contains 431,983 square feet of new construction and 1,610 new parking spaces. The total site will contain 494,300** square feet in the three buildings and 1,784 parking spaces. The development consists of one city block bound on the east by Biscayne Boulevard, on the south by NE 22nd Street, on the west by NE 2nd Avenue and on the north by NE 23rd Street, The parcel consists of a Net Lot Area of 161,885 square feet (3.716 acres) and a gross lost area of 223,653 square feet (5.134 acres). The two existing office buildings front Biscayne Boulevard. The new office building sits on the west half of the property. The zoning designation for the property is SD-20 / Edgewater Overlay District with C-1 as the underlying designation. The maximum FAR for commercial uses is 2.0 and the maximum allowable FAR without bonuses is 447,306 square feet, The maximum allowable FAR area with bonuses, to include PUD bonus, affordable housing bonus and retail bonus is 547,950 square feet. The proposed development is 494,300 square feet using the PUD (Planned Unit Development) Bonus only. The project includes the following amenities at street level: retail and restaurant with indoor/outdoor dining at grade, a 1,610-car parking garage wrapped with office space at levels 2 thru 5 and an art wrapper designed by local D.A.S.H. (Design & Architecture Senior High School) student at levels 6 thru 13. Building heights are as follows: (All heights are given above finished floor level = 12.5833' NGVD) Base (Ground Level) = 23'-4" Office Wrapper (Levels 2 ® 5) = 65'-4" • • • (c) Art Wrapper (Levels 6 — 13) = 149' 4„ Additional Parking (Levels 14 — 15) = 177'-4" Offices (Levels 16 — 29) = 392' 0" Top of Building = 421'-6" Drawings showing the architectural character and location of the intended uses are included under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. ** Square footage currently exceeds the maximum allowable by 2,263 square feet however, it is anticipated the during engineering a significant amount of useable/countable square footage will be reduced when mechanical spaces are fully design and apportioned. It is anticipated that each floor will have a bare minimum of an additional 100 square feet of non -countable FAR. General location map, showing relation of the site or activity for which special permit is sought to major streets, schools, existing utilities, shopping areas, important physical features in and adjoining the project or activity and the like. The following exhibits are included with the Major Use Special Permit Application: (1) Aerial: Aerial photograph of the surrounding area indicating the project site. (2) Area Context Map/Site Aerial: Map of the project area indicating buildings and their functions that surround the site. Location Map: Map of the surrounding street system indicating the project location. (3) (d) A site plan containing the title of the project and the names of the project planner and developer, date, and north arrow and, based on an exact survey of the property drawn to a scale of sufficient size to show: The general information requested is shown on the Ground/Site Plan, Sheets A-100 and A-101, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The site plan includes the following: (1) Boundaries of the project, any existing streets, buildings, watercourses, easements and section lines; The boundaries of the project and the location of existing streets and easements are shown on the Survey located under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. • • • (2) Exact location of all buildings and structures; The exact location of all existing buildings located on the property is shown on the Boundary Survey under Tab 5. The location of the building to be constructed is shown on the Site Plan, Sheet A-100, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (3) Access and traffic flow and how vehicular traffic will be separated from pedestrian and other types of traffic; Main vehicular access for the new office building is from NE 22nd Street. Service access to the loading area is from NE 23' Street. Valet access and short-term ground floor parking is available via entrances on both NE 22nd Street and NE 2nd Avenue. It is also expected that a Streetcar stop will be available at NE 2nd Avenue. Pedestrian traffic has full access to the entire perimeter of the property via a level sidewalk with patterned pavers at the new building and a concrete sidewalk on the eastern portion of the property. A detailed analysis of the site access and traffic flow is provided in the Traffic Impact Analysis located under Tab 2 and Sheet A-100-1 located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents and (4) Offstreet parking and offstreet loading areas; The offstreet parking facility will include a 15-level parking structure with all levels above grade. The ground floor offers parking for 29 cars and a valet waiting area. The upper level parking garage contains the remaining 1,760 cars. All parking is shown on Sheets A-100 through A-103.1, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. The Zoning Ordinance requires four (4) loading bays at 121x35'x15'. There will be four (4) loading bays 12 ft. x 55 ft. all with a clearance of over 15-0". Service areas are shown on the A-100, under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (5) Recreational facilities locations; One restaurant is planned at the northwest corner of the new building and the property and front NE 2nd Avenue and will have an outdoor covered dining terrace. A banking facility is planned inside the building at the ground floor as well as a small sundries shop and lobby cafe, open to the public and • • building occupants. The combined area at the ground floor for retail 1 restaurant components is 15,580 SF. Level 16 include indoor and outdoor amenities, an outdoor seating area and trellised seating/dining. The unused/unavailable portion of this roof will be a "green" roof and contain drainage and collection for irrigation. These facilities are shown on the A-104 located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (6) Screens and buffers; (7) Landscaped areas are indicated on the Landscape Plans, Sheet L-1 through L-5 and are generically indicated on A-100, A-101, A-103, and A-104, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. Refuse collections areas; Waste collection will be provided by a containerized compactor system located within the service area. These facilities are shown on the A-101 Plan, located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (8) Access to utilities and points of utilities hookups. Access and connections to site utilities are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (e) Tabulations of total gross acreage in the project and the percentages thereof proposed to be devoted to: (1) The various permitted uses: Office Square Footage (New Tower) =371,863 sf Retail/Business (Ground Floor Retail, Restaurant, Bank) =13,315 (2) Ground coverage by structures: Building Footprint = 117,225 SF Ground coverage by the structures is 52.4% of the total gross lot area. (60% maximum allowable) (f) Tabulation showing the following: (1) The derivation of numbers of offstreet parking and offstreet loading spaces shown in (d) above; • • • (9) The total number of offstreet parking spaces required for the new building is 1,541 spaces and for the existing buildings is 208 spaces (1,749 total required spaces). The total number of existing spaces is 174 spaces and 1,610 new spaces are to be built. The entire parcel will contain 1,784 spaces for the site. Derivation of the number of offstreet parking is shown within the Project Summary and Sheet A-100, located under Tab 6. If common facilities (such as recreation areas of structures, private streets, common open space, etc.) are to be provided for the development, statements as to how such common facilities are to be provided and permanently maintained. All common facilities provided will be maintained by the Owner. (h) Storm drainage and sanitary sewerage plans. Storm drainage, water distribution, waste water and solid waste generation provisions are discussed in the Site Utility Study located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (1) Architectural definitions for buildings in the development; exact number of dwelling units, sizes, and types, together with typical floor plans of each type. Detailed information and breakdown of square footage of all uses are found under Article 1. Typical floor plans for residential units are shown on Sheet A-6.0. All drawings are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. • • • Plans for signs, if any. The project will obtain signage approval at a later date. (k) Landscaping plan, including types, sizes and locations of vegetation and decorative shrubbery, and showing provisions for irrigation and future maintenance The landscape plans showing vegetation are found on sheets L-1, through L-5. AM landscape plans are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (1) Plans for recreation facilities, if any, including location and general description of buildings for such use. Recreation facilities are located within the 12th floor amenities level of each tower. (m) Such additional data, maps, plans, or statements as may be required for the particular use or activity involved. The details of the spaces and calculations used to compute the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) are shown on the Site Data & Development Program, provided under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (n) Such additional data as the applicant may believe is pertinent to the proper consideration of the site and development plan. Elevations depicting the architectural character of the building are shown on the Buildings Elevation sheets. All elevations are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. 2. Section 1702.2.1 General Report. (1) Property ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit. Statement of Ownership and beneficial interest within the boundaries of the area proposed for Major Use Special Permit are provided in Article I. The nature of the unified interest or control. The nature of unified interest or control is indicated in Article 1. Survey of the proposed area showing property lines and ownership. A copy of the Surveys are included under Tab 5 of the Supporting Documents. • • • (4) Map of existing features, including streets, alleys, easements, utilities lines, existing land use, general topography, and physical features. The existing site features and utility lines are shown on the Boundary Survey of the property located under Tab 5. The site features and the utilities are also described in the Site Utility Study, located under Tab 3 of the Supporting Documents. (5) Materials to demonstrate the relationship of the elements listed in (4) preceding to surrounding area characteristics. The drawings submitted with this Application are located under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. (6) Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan designations for the area on and around the lands proposed for Major Use Special Permit. The existing zoning designation for the property pursuant to City of Miami Ordinance No. 11000 as amended. The zoning designation for the property is C-1 with an SD-20 Overlay. The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation for the property is Restricted Commercial. The zoning and the comprehensive plan designations are consistent. 3. Section 1702.2.2 Major Use Special Permit Concept Plan. a. Relationships of the concept plan to surrounding existing and proposed future uses, activities, systems, and facilities (transportation, recreation, view corridors, pedestrian systems, service systems and similar uses. Article II contains a written narrative of this project outlining proposed uses, activities and architectural character. This narrative also contains descriptions of the project's relationship to traffic, pedestrian movements, and transportation access. Building elevations, sections and perspectives showing the proposed materials, vertical profile and height, and orientation to streets are included in the drawings submitted with this Application. The list of drawings submitted is found under Tab 6 of the Supporting Documents. b. Existing zoning and adopted comprehensive plan principles and designations. The project conforms with the C-1 with SD-20 Overlay zoning district designation for the property. The comprehensive plan future land use designation conforms with the land use designation currently in effect for the property. • • • 4, Section 1702.2.3 Developmental impact Study. (a) A traffic analysis shall be submitted for an area within approximately 1/4 mile of the site, or an area including the major intersections to be impacted by the site, whichever is larger. The Traffic Impact Analysis is included under Tab 2 of the Supporting Documents. (b) Economic impact data shall be provided, including estimates for construction costs, construction employment, and permanent employment and shall demonstrate that the proposed development is favorable to the economy, public services, environment and housing supply of the City. The Economic impact Study is included under Tab 4 of the Supporting Documents, (c) A housing impact assessment. Over the last several years prices of urban housing have increased dramatically; despite the recent slow down in the economy. Subsequently, a substantial amount of people within metropolitan areas has begun to return to the city to live. This has created a shortage of multi -family housing along with an upward surge of housing prices. This pattern remains the same in South Florida where there continues to be an increased demand for housing, particularly in Miami -Dade County. (d) A description of proposed energy conservation measures shall be provided, including only those measures that are proposed in addition to the minimum requirements in State Energy Code. Architecturally, the building envelope will be comprised of insulated walls and roof. Tinted glass will be used throughout the building. Electrically, ail exterior and landscape lighting will be controlled by means of time clocks and photocell switches. Energy saving lamps, ballasts and fixtures are being considered at cores and public spaces. (e). Historic Buildings There are no historic structures located on the property. (f). Environmental Zone The property is not located within an environmental preservation district.