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Ordinance: 12951
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-02044zt
Final Action Date: 10/25/2007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 615
CONCERNING SD-15 RIVER QUADRANT MIXED -USE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO
PERMIT PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITIES IN A BUILDING THAT IS 150 FEET OR
LESS FROM A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BY CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT;
AND ALSO IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONTRIBUTION IN THE SD-15 DISTRICT; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of November 15, 2006 item No.
4, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 06-090 by a vote of five to zero (5-0),
recommending APPROVAL of amending Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it.available
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to amend
Ordinance No. 11000 as hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, ordinance 11000
as amended, is hereby amended by adding new Subsections to Sections 606 and 615 as follows:
"ARTICLE 6"
SD-15 River Quadrant Mixed -Use District
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Sec. 615.3. Principal uses and structures.
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615.3.1. Principal uses permitted generally within the district.
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5. Retail establishments as follows: antique stores, art stores and commercial art galleries; bicycle
sales; book and stationery stores open to the general public; china and crockery stores; florists,
including plant and shrub sales; gift shops; hardware stores; hobby shops; home appliance stores;
home furnishing stores; interior decoration supply stores; establishments for sale of boating and
fishing supplies; jewelry stores; luggage stores; music stores; office supply stores; optical goods
stores; package liquor stores (without drive -through facilities); pet shops; photographic supply stores;
tobacco shops; television, radio, and other electronics stores; videotape sales and rentals open to the
general public; variety and sundry stores; establishments for sale of wearing apparel. Such
establishments may provide incidental repair, maintenance, adjustment or alteration services as
appropriate, but facilities, operation and storage in relation to such services shall not be visible from
any street or street -related pedestrian open space. Aside from antique stores, art galleries, jewelry and
bookstores, no such retail establishments shall deal in secondhand merchandise. No individual
establishment shall exceed twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet in floor area, except Public
Storage Facilities which shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-five thousand (125,000) square feet
in floor area. The total floor area for these retail uses on an individual lot (excluding public circulation
space and similar common areas) shall not exceed five -tenths (0.5) times the gross lot area.
615.3.2. Conditional principal uses.
Conditional principal uses shall be allowed only by Special Permit mod -subject to the
applicable criteria in Section 1305 and any other applicable criteria specified in this ordinance, as
amended. Specifically:
6. Public Storage Facilities located in a building that is 150 feet or less from a major interstate
highway by Class II Special Permit. However, such uses may not be located on ground floor street
frontages. Any application for a Class II Special Permit will not be accepted for locations where a
Notice of Violation has been issued within sixty (60) days before the application is filed.
Sec. 615.5. Minimum lot requirements; floor area limitations; minimum open space
requirements.
615.5.2. Floor area limitations.
Floor area limitations for SD-15 shall be as follows, subject to the limitations and requirements
of section 903.2.
615.5.2.1. Floor area limitations for residential, nonresidential, and combination use buildings. The
floor area for all uses on an individual lot shall not exceed six (6.0) times the gross lot area. Except as
modified by section 615.5.2.2 below:
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1. The floor area for all residential uses on an individual lot shall not exceed four (4.0) times the gross
lot area.
2. The floor area for a single nonresidential use shall not exceed one and seventy-two hundredths
(1.72) times the gross lot area, and the floor area ratio for a combination of two (2) or more
nonresidential uses shall not exceed two and five -tenths (2.5) times the gross lot area.
615.5.2.2. Allowable increase in residential and nonresidential floor area for any building providing for
certain supporting uses; limitations. The maximum,floor area for residential or nonresidential uses set
forth in section 615.5.2.1 above may be increased in conformance with the following provisions:
1. For developments where the main building entrance is located within a twelve -hundred -foot
walking distance from the entrance to a Metrorail station, the floor area may be increased by one (1.0)
times the gross lot area.
2. For every one (1) square foot of floor area provided onsite for residential or hotel uses (excluding
associated commercial areas and common areas in excess of ten (10) percent of the total floor area
occupied by hotel rooms), the maximum floor area may be increased by two (2) square feet for any
permitted use. Such residential or hotel floor area shall be constructed prior to or concurrently with any
uses receiving this bonus.
3. For every twelve dollars and forty cents ($12.40)
contributed to an Affordable Housing Trust Fund established and administered by the City of Miami,
the maximum floor area may be increased by one (1) square foot for any permitted use up to a
maximum of one (1.0) times the gross lot area) .
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.
Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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