HomeMy WebLinkAboutMDAD Planning Comments (08.29.06)Commercial Airport:
Miami International Airport
General Aviation Airports:
Dade -Collier Training &Transition
Homestead General
Kendall-Tamiami Executive
Opa-locka
Opa-locka West
Ms. Jane L. Decker, Assoc. AIA
Intern Architect / Project Manager
Gail B. Baldwin, Architect, Inc.
3250 Mary Street #406
Miami, FL 33133
LAWwii� i w:Er^F T ►ENl
2006 SEP -5 PM 2: 35
August 29, 2006
Miami -Dade Aviation Department
P.O. Box 592075
Miami, Florida 33159
T 305-876-7000 F 305-876-0948
www.miami-airport.com
RE: Height Analysis for the 2222 Biscayne Boulevard Project, in Miami, FL
Second Submission — Change in Height
Dear Ms. Decker:
miamidade.gov
The Miami -Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has reviewed your Large Scale Development
Second Submittal dated August 22, 2006 for a maximum permissible height analysis for the
above referenced property. Our review finds that an assumed 438 ft AMSL (Above Mean Sea
Level) structure at this location conforms to the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance.
The most restrictive allowable building height is 550 ft Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) and it is
approximately located on the western side of the property. The eastern side of the referenced
property has an approximate maximum allowable building height 553 '/z ft Above Mean Sea
Level (AMSL).
Please refer to the attached Exhibit 1 for maximum allowable building heights on said property.
Once you have a building location and height, please re -submit to us for a more detailed
evaluation with GPS coordinates in NAD 83, indicating latitude and longitude in degrees,
minutes and seconds (with at least two decimal places accuracy in the "seconds" number).
Furthermore, our preliminary analysis indicates that this structure may impact the following
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) surfaces:
Runway 26L LNAV Final Approach: exceeds by 188 ft
Runway 26L LOC Final Approach: exceeds by 268 ft
Runway 26R LOC Final Approach: exceeds by 208 ft
• Runway 26R LNAV Final Approach: exceeds by 208 ft
The FAA will need to determine the effect of those impacts (if any) upon the developer's
submittal of form 7460-1 to the FAA.
Ms. Jane L. Decker, Assoc. AIA
August 29, 2006
Page 2
This height determination is an estimate issued on a preliminary or advisory basis. Before
proceeding with design, any proposed construction at this location exceeding 200 ft AMSL
(Above Mean Sea Level), will be required to file with the FAA by using form 7460-1 `Notice of
Proposed Construction Alteration for Determination of Known Hazards'. In addition, any
construction cranes for this project exceeding 200 ft AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level) must be
filed by the construction contractor using the same form. Thus, for any structure or crane at this
location exceeding 200 ft AMSL (Above Mean Sea
Level), FAA form 7460-1 must be filed. The form is available through this office or through the
FAA website: https://oeaaa.faa.gov This form should be mailed to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Air Traffic Airspace Branch - ASW-520, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Ft. Worth, TX
76137-0520. Alternatively, the developer may "e-file" online at https://oeaaa.faa.gov .
Based on the above, MDAD would not object to a proposed structure height that pnforms to the
Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance as long as:
1) FAA determines that the construction of building at the above mentioned height will
not diminish or affect the safety, efficiency or capacity of the Miami International Airport
in any way; and
2) FAA issues a "Determination of No Hazard" for this project and location; and
3) An interested party does not file a "petition for review" to FAA's aeronautical study
that has yet to be completed for this project and location.
Please note that the airspace review process is governed by two different regulations: the
Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinances and Federal Regulation Title 14 Part 77. The
FAA has its own airspace evaluation requirements, and issues airspace determinations for
structures and cranes based on the particular facts then presented before the FAA. The County's
Department of Planning and Zoning (P&Z) or the applicable municipal building official
determines whether the County's zoning requirements and height limitations are met,
and FAA determines whether FAA building, marking and height requirements are met.
This determination is based, in part, on the description provided to us by you, which includes
specific building locations and heights. Any changes in building locations/layouts or heights will
void this determination. Any future construction or alteration, including an increase to heights
requires separate notice to the FAA and the Miami -Dade Aviation Department.
Ms. Jane L. Decker, Assoc. AIA
August 29, 2006
Page 3
Should you have any questions in obtaining and/or filling out FAA form 7460-1 or if I can be of
any further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 305- .-8080.
S
JR/AHicf
Ramos, R.A.
of of Aviation Planning Section
cc: S. Harman
J. Bunting
A. Herrera
Diane O'Quinn Williams, Department of Planning and Zoning
Al Torres, Department of Planning and Zoning
Damon Holness, Department of Planning and Zoning
Ana Gelabert-Sanchez, City of Miami
Roberto Lavernia, City of Miami
Kevin Walford, City of Miami
Orlando Toledo, City of Miami
Earl Newalu, FAA
File Airspace