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Home My WebLink AboutR-08-0550City of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-08-0550 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 08-00701xc Final Action Date: 9/25/2008 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, FLORIDA, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 401, UNDER CONDITIONAL PRINCIPAL USES OF PR PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE, TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECREATIONAL BUILDING STRUCTURE AND SAID SITE AMENITIES, WITH A TIME LIMITATION OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS IN WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 7025 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the Miami Zoning Board, at its meeting on July 14, 2008, Item No. Z.2, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. ZB 08-058 by a vote of eight to zero (8-0), recommending APPROVAL of a Special Exception requiring City Commission approval as set forth; 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 meets 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 requiring City Commission approval, as listed in Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, Article 4, Section 401, under Conditional Uses of PR Parks, Recreation and Open Space, to allow the construction of a recreational building structure and said site amenities, with a time limitation of twelve (12) months in which a building permit must be obtained, for the property located at approximately 7025 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, legally described in "Exhibit A," attached and incorporated, is approved. Section 3. The Internal Design Review Committee on June 10, 2008 made comments regarding the urban design and landscaping which are to be incorporated as the following conditions: a. Plan of the existing and proposed facades, signs specifications and paint color samples shall City of Miami Page 1 of 6 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017 File Number: 08-00701xc Enactment Number: R-08-0550 be submitted for the review and approval of the Planning Department prior to the issuance of any building permits. b. Provide a continous canopy of shade trees to provide comfort for pedestrians along all street frontages. c. Enhance the landscape buffers along site perimeters by providing layers of plantings including trees, palms, shrubs and ground cover. Section 4. The findings of fact set forth below 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 form 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 lots should be oriented to the corner and public street fronts. N/A. II) Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) A project shall be Yes. *Yes. designed to comply with all applicable landscape ordinances; (2) Respond to the neighborhood context; Yes. Yes. City of Miami Page 2 of 6 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017 File Number: 08-00701xc Enactment Number: R-08-0550 (3) Create a transition in bulk and scale; Yes. Yes. (4) Use architectural styles Yes. *Yes. and details (such as roof lines and fenestration), colors and materials derivative from surrounding area; (5) Articulate the building facade vertically and horizontally in intervals that conform to the existing structures in the vicinity. N/A. III) Pedestrian Oriented Development: Design Review Criteria Applicability 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 City of Miami Page 3 of 6 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017 File Number: 08-00701xc Enactment Number: R-08-0550 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 conflict points; (2) Minimize the number and Yes. Yes. width of driveways and curb cuts; (3) Parking adjacent to a street Yes. Yes. front should be minimized and where possible should be located behind the building; (4) Use surface parking areas Yes. Yes. as district buffer. VI) Screening: Design 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 N/A. City of Miami Page 4 of 6 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017 File Number: 08-00701xc Enactment Number: R-08-0550 structures with program uses. Where program uses are not feasible soften the garage structure with trellises, landscaping, and/or other suitable design element. VII) Signage and Lighting: Design Review Criteria Applicability Compliance (1) Design signage appropriate Yes. *yes. for the scale and character of the project and immediate neighborhood; (2) Provide lighting as a design Yes. Yes. feature to the building facade, on and around landscape areas, special building or site features, and/or signage; (3) Orient outside lighting to N/A. 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 (1) Preserve existing vegetation N/A. and/or geological features whenever possible. IX) Modification of Nonconformities: Design Review Criteria Applicability (1) For modifications of N/A. nonconforming structures, no increase in the degree of nonconformity shall be Compliance Compliance City of Miami Page 5 of 6 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017 File Number: 08-00701xc Enactment Number: R-08-0550 allowed; (2) Modifications that conform to current regulations shall be designed to conform to the scale and context of the nonconforming structure. *Compliance is subject to conditions. N/A. These findings have been made by the City Commission to approve this project with conditions. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. {1} 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 File Id: 08-00701xc (Version: 2) Printed On: 5/16/2017