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Home My WebLink AboutCC Legislation (Version 2)y o r� I Legislation Resolution 3500 Pan American 133 www.mia-mi v.com File Number: 08-0 S 76:c Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WITH ATTACHMENT(S) APPROVING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL, AS LISTED IN ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 401, UNDER CONDITIONAL PRINCIPAL USES IN PR PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CLUBHOUSE WITH RESTAURANT, BAR AND RETAIL SPACE, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1802 NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA. WHEREAS. the Miami Zoning Board, at its meeting on June 9, 2008, Rem No. Z.1, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. ZB-08-049 by a vote of four to one (4-1) vote, recommending APPROVAL of a Special Exception requiring City Commission approval as set forth with the following conditions: 1) The Applicant shall present ail final design details, including but not limited to, architectural plans, site plan, elevations and floor plans for the review and approval of the Planning Department prior to the issuance of any building permit; 2) A complete landscape plan, including a tree removal and mitigation plan with specifications, must be submitted for the review and approval of the Planning Department prior to the issuance of any building permits, 3) Clubhouse, restaurant, bar and retail space shall remain permanently controlled by the City of Miami; and 4) No alcoholic beverages are permitted ; and WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, requires City Commission approval of the Special Exception as hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter finds the application for the Special Exception meet the applicable requirements of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, and deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to grant the Special Exception as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Special Exception as listed in Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Article 4, Section 401, under conditional principal uses in parks, recreation and open space district, to allow the construction of a new clubhouse with restaurant, bar and retail space, for the property located at approximately 1802 Northwest 37th Avenue, Miami, Florida, legally described in attached "Exhibit A," pursuant to plans on file and subject to a time limitation of twelve (12) months in which a building permit must be obtained, and the Special Exception City of r i arni Page 1 of 6 Printed On: 6/13/2008 Fife Number: 98-00576xe granted. Section 3. The findings of fact set forth beicw are made with respect to the subject property: a. Pursuant to Section 1305.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, the specific site plan aspects of the project that have been found by the City Commission (based upon facts and reports prepared or submitted by staff or others) to adhere to the following Design Review Criteria subject to the any applicable conditions herein: (I) Site and Urban Planning: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Respond to the physical Yes. *Yes. contextual environment taking into consideration urban fora and natural features; (2) Sitting should minimize the Yes. *Yes. impact of automobile parking and driveways on the pedestrian environment and adjacent properties; (3) Buildings on corner Yes. *yes. lots should be oriented to the corner and public street fronts. (II) Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (I) A project shall be Yes. *Yes. designed to comply with all applicable landscape ordinances; (2) Respond to the Yes. *Yes. neighborhood context; (3) Create a transition in Yes. *Yes. bulk and scale; (4) Use architectural styles Yes. *yes. and details (such as roof lines and fenestration), colors and materials derivative frorn surrounding City of Miami Page 2 of 6 Printed On: 6/13/2008 Fife Number 08-00576xe area; (5) Articulate the building facade vertically and horizontally in intervals that conform to the existing structures in the vicinity. Yes. *Yes 011) Pedestrian Oriented Development: Design Review Criteria PTplicability Compliance (1) Promote pedestrian Yes. 'Yes. interaction; (2) Design facades that Yes. 'Yes. respond primarily to the human scale; (3) Provide active, not Yes. *Yes. blank facades. Where blank walls are unavoidable, they should receive design treatment. (IV) Streetscape and Open Space: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Provide usable open Yes. *Yes. space that allows for convenient and visible pedestrian access from the public sidewalk; (2) Landscaping, including Yes. *Yes. plant material, trellises, special pavements, screen walls, planters and similar features should be appropriately incorporated to enhance the project. (V) Vehicular Access and Parking: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Design for pedestrian and Yes. *Yes, vehicular safety to minimize City of Miarai Page 3 of 6 Printed On: 5/13/2008 Fite Number: 08-00576xc conflict points; (2) Minimize the number and Yes. width of driveways and curb cuts; *Yes, (3) Parking adjacent to a street Yes. •Yes. front shouid be minimized and where possible should be ocated behind the building; (4) Use surface parking areas Yes. *Yes. as district buffer. (VI) Screening: Desicn Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Provide landscaping that Yes. *Yes. screen undesirable elements, such as surface parking lots, and that enhances space and architecture; (2) Building sites should locate Yes. *Yes. service elements like trash dumpster, loading docks, and mechanical equipment away from street front where possible. When elements such as dumpsters, utility meters, mechanical units and service areas cannot be located away from the street front they should be situated and screened from view to street and adjacent properties; (3) Screen parking garage Yes. *Yes. structures with program uses. Where program uses are not feasible soften the garage structure with trellises, landscaping, and/or other suitable design element. f)/11) Signage and Lighting: Clo! of Miami Page 4 of 5 Printed On: 6/13/2008 te r` Number' ii8 O0575 c Design Review Criteria Appiicabilik' Com tiar ce (1) Design signage appropriate Yes, 'Yes, for the scale and character of the project and immediate neighborhood; (2) Provide lighting as a design Yes, feature to the building facade, on and around landscape areas, special building or site features, and/or signage; *Yes. (3) Orient outside lighting to Yes, *Yes. minimize glare to adjacent properties; (4) Provide visible signage Yes. *yes. identifying building addresses at the entrance(s) as a functional and aesthetic consideration. {VIII) Preservation of Natural Features: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Preserve existing vegetation Yes. *yes. and/or geological features whenever possible. (EX) Modification of Nonconformities: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) For modifications of Yes. *Yes. nonconforming structures, no increase in the degree of nonconformity shall be allowed; (2) Modifications that Yes. *Yes. conform to current regulations shall be designed to conform to the scale and context of the nonconforming structure. Compliance is subject to conditions. These findings have been made by the City Commission to approve this project with conditions. City al Miami Page 5 of 6 Printed On 6/13/2008 File Number: 08-0057fix Section 4. This Resolution shall become effectiv the Mayor. {1 } APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JULJE O. BRU CITY ATTORNEY 9ediateiy upon its adoption and signature of Footnotes {1} if the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. if the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. City of Miami Page 6 of 6 Printed On: 6/13/2008