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COURTHOUSE CENTER PARKING GARAGE
240 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE
CBD-CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT COMMERCIAL
APPLICATION FOR MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH
ZONING ORDINANCE 11000 and THE CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, AND TO ALL
APPLICABLE CRITERIA, CONSIDERATIONS AND/OR OTHER REGULATIONS.
The proposed development "COURTHOUSE CENTER PARKING GARAGE at 240 N. MIAMI
AVENUE" will be comprised of a Parking Garage Structure with 314,089 square feet of Parking
floor area, 4,043 square feet of Retail floor area and 40,878 square feet of Office floor area. The
building structure will have a maximum height of 169 feet 0 inches AMSL at top of building
feature. The proposed project will provide a total of 852 parking spaces of which 5 parking
spaces will be for Retail use, 31 parking spaces will be for Office use, and 816 parking spaces will
be to service the needs of the general public.
Pursuant to Zoning Ordinance 11000, as amended, Supplement 17, the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Miami, Florida, the subject proposal for COURTHOUSE CENTER PARKING GARAGE
at 240 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, Miami, Florida, has been submitted and reviewed to allow an
application for Major Use Special Permit, subject to all applicable criteria;
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 17, Section 1701, Definition (2), to allow a
Non-residential Use involving in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of floor area;
MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 17. Section 1701, Definition (7), for any
single use or combination of uses requiring or proposing to provide in excess of five hundred (500)
off-street parking spaces;
The Major Use Special Permit encompasses the following Special Permits and Requests:
CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 4, Section 401, Class II Special Permits, to allow
erection of any new building in CBD district;
CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 4, Section 401, Class II Special Permits, to allow
erection of parking garages subject to the criteria and limitations of Section 14-71 of the City Code;
CLASS Il SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 9, Section 927. 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 906.9, to allow temporary carnival,
festival, fair or similar type event on privately owned or City -owned land such as a ground breaking
ceremony;
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CLASS 1 SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 9, Section 916.2.1. Temporary special event
parking, to allow parking for temporary special event such as ground breaking ceremonies;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 9, Section 918.2, to allow temporary off-street
offsite parking, for construction crews working on a residential -commercial project under construction,
within C.BD or more permissive zoning district;
CLASS I SPECIAL PERMIT, as per ARTICLE 9, Section 9203L2, to allow 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 10,5.4.5, CBD-Central Business
District Commercial, Temporary Signs (3), to allow temporary development signs;
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 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,
Aldo Reyes
Zoning Chief Inspector