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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter of IntentTEISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZA COLE 8c TIONISK - rem ATTORNEYS AT LAW MITCHELL A. BIERMAN NINA L. BONISKE MITCHELL ?. BURNSTEIN JAMIE ALAN COLE STEPHEN J. HELFMAN GILBERTO PASTORIZA MICHAEL S. POPOK GARY I, RESNICK JOSEPH H. SEROTA SUSAN L. TREVARTHEN RICHARD JAY WEISS DAVIO M. WOLPIN MELISSA P. ANDERSON* LILLIAN ARANGO DE LA HOZ" JAMES E. BAKER JEFF P.H, CAZEAU IGNACIO G. DEL VALLEY RAOUEL ELEJASARR{ETA PAUL 5. FIGG CHAD FRIEDMAN VIAHAND DELIVERY MIAMI-DADE OFFICE 2665 SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE SUITE 420 MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133 TELEPHONE 305-854-0800 TELE00PIER 305-854-2323 WWW .WSH-LAW. CO M BROWARD OFFICE 3107 STIRLING ROAD e SUITE 300 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33312 TELEPHONE 954-763-424? • TELECOPIER 954-764-7770 Ms. Teresita Fernandez Hearing Boards City of Miami 444 SW 2 Avenue, 1st Floor Miami, Florida 33130 'OF COUNSEL May 19, 2006 Re: Application for Special Exception: Uptown Place Project Dear Ms. Fernandez: DOUGLAS R. GONZALES TARA L. GOULD GREGORY A. HAILE JOHN J. KENDRICK 111 KAREN LIEBERMAN" JOHANNA M. LUNDGREN ANDREW W. .1AI MATTHEW H. MANDEL ALEXANDER L, PALENZUELA-MAURI CHRISTINA PRKIC JOHN J. QUICK ANTHONY L. RECIO SCOTT A. ROBIN FRANK A. RULLAN GAIL D. SEROTA* JONATHAN C. SHAMRES ESTRELLITA S. 51BILA MICHAEL 4. STINES JOSE S. TALAVERA STEVEN E. TAYLOR JAMES E. WHITE Our firm represents Mayor Realty, Inc. and ALCO Group, Inc., who are the owners of the properties legally described in the attached Exhibit "A" (the "Property"). The Property is zoned C-2 and is designated General Commercial in the City Comprehensive Development Master Plan. The Property consists of 0.4530 net acres and 0.7747 gross acres. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with information regarding the Uptown Place project (the "Project) for which we are submitting a Special Exception application (the "Application"). The Project consists of a sixty (60) unit residential development and includes 3,800 square feet of ground floor retail. The Project meets the parking requirements, providing eighty-six (86) parking spaces for the residential component, twelve (12) parking spaces for the retail component and four (4) handicap parking spaces for a total of one hundred two (102) parking spaces.. As per Section 401 of the City of Miami Zoning Code (the "Code"), the Applicant seeks special exception approval in order to allow residential development in the C-2 district. The criteria for the approval of a Special Exception are: Ms. Teresita Fernandez June 7, 2006 Page 2 a. The proposed site's proximity to other residentially zoned property makes it a logical extension or continuation of existing residential development, and b. Adequate services and amenities exist in the adjacent area to accommodate the needs of potential residents For the reasons that follow, we believe the Project meets this criteria as well as the criteria set forth in Section 1305 of the Code. The Property is adjacent to the R-2 Two -Family zoning district which makes it a logical extension and continuation of existing residential development. Further, the Project is an infill project, therefore adequate services and amenities already exist in the adjacent area to accommodate the needs of potential residents. In addition, the Project will be providing a retail component to further provide services and amenities to the residents of the Project as well to neighboring residents. The Project exceeds all the setback requirements of the C-2 district. As part of the zoning approval, the Applicant seeks a Class II Special Permit as per Section 923.2 of the Code to reduce the loading stall dimensions from one (1) 12' x 35' stall to two (2) 10' x 20' stalls. We look forward to your favorable review and approval of this Application. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at your earliest convenience. ESS/ms 1275002 Attachment cc: Sergio Concepcion WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZA C®LE+ & B®NISKE, R.A.