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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA. AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 616. SD--16.1. 16.2 SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN-PARK WEST_ COMMERCIAL -RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, ADDING
REGULATIONS IN SUB -SECTION 616.12, FOR THE CREATION OF THE SD-16.3
"MIAMI WORLDCENTER", GENERALLY BOUNDED BY NORTHEAST 2ND
AVENUE TO THE EAST, NORTH MIAMI AVENUE TO THE WEST. NORTHEAST
11TH STREET TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST 6TH STREET TO THE
SOUTH, EXCLUDING THE AREAS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THE CLUB
DISTRICT" AND THE "NETWORK ACCESS POINT OF THE AMERICAS (NAP
CENTER)"; SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of October 15, 2008, Item No.
P.1, following an advertised hearing; adopted Resolution No. PAB -08 by a vote of to
( _), recommending , as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS. the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its citizens to amend its Zoning
Ordinance 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. Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami,
Florida, is hereby amended by amending the text of said Ordinance as follows:
ARTICLE 6. SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 616. SD-16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts. and
SD-16.3 Miami Woridcenter.
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Sec. 616.12. SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter.
The Miami Worldcenter (hereinafter alsoreferred to as the "SD-16.3 Miami I orldcenter area"
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16,12.1 Miami Worldcenter Goa.
The conservation is include conservin ner and du carbon dioxide issions throu
encouraging green building.
16,12.1 IThe dev&ornent qoas indude:
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west. NE 1 lth Street
ie areas nera descrbed as he Club
NAP CenterY.
boundaries are
• Specific areas that are compact, pedestrian -oriented and mixed -use. increased density and
intensity of use is encouraged due to the proximity of current and proposed transit service and
appropriate building densities and land uses should occur within walking distance of transit
stops.
• Maintaining the future growth of downtown infill redevelopment ensuring_Miamrs focus for the
region's economic. civic. and cultural activities.
• A diversity of uses distributed throughout the selected specific area of an existing District that
enables a variety of economic activity, workplace, residences and civic space. Civic and
commercial activity should be embedded in the mixed -use District as identified in the intent for
SD-16, 16.1, 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West Commercial -Residential Districts.
• Civic and public gathering spaces should be located to reinforce community identity.
• Buildings and landscaping contribute to the physical definition of Thoroughfares as civic places.
• A specific area within an existing District that includes a framework of transit and pedestrian
systems that accommodates automobiles while respecting the pedestrian and the special form
of public spaces.
• Ensuring that private development contributes to infrastructure and embellishes a pedestrian
and transit friendlypublic and private realm of the hi hest civality
16.12.1.2 The Miami Worldcenter Design Standards ("Design Standards") and the Miami Worldcenter
Regulating Plan ("Regulating Plan") provide more detailed clarification to the SD 16.3 Worldcenter
area and are incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.2 Effect of SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area Designation.
The SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter Master Plan Design Standards and the regulations herein shall
supplant districts or portions of districts included within the SD-16 Special District boundaries to the
extent indicated herein.
16.12.3 Class li Special Permit
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right-of-way.
16.12,3.2 Considerations in making Class ii Special Permit determinations.
The purpose of the Class 11 Special Permit shall be to ensure conformity of the application with the
expressed intent of Sec. 616, SD-16. 16. 3 , 16.2 Southeast Overtown-Park West
Commercial -Residential Districts, with the general considerations listed in Section 1305, and with the
special considerations contained in the Miami Woridcenter Master Plan Design Standards and
Regulating Plan incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.3.3 Waiver of Design Standards.
Pursuant to Sec, 1512, unless otherwise required by the SD-16.3 Miami Woridcenter area, as
amended. Ordinance 11000, as amended, the Code of the City of Miami, as amended, or the Florida
Building Code, as amended, and Miami Woridcenter Master Plan Design Standards, incorporated by
reference collective) `°Desi n Guidelines and Standards" ma be waived b the Plannin Director
pursuant to a Class II Special Permit. Waivers by the Planning Director for numerically measured
Design Guidelines and Standards may not vary more than twenty percent (20%) from the numeric
standard.
16.12.4 Flexible Allocation of Development Capacity
When property within the SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area containing nine or more contiguous acres
under the ownership or control of a single entity is submitted as a project ("Project"), the allowable
floor area within the project may be allocated by the owner to individual building sites unconstrained by_
the FAR for any individual site so long as the FAR distribution does not result in development that is
out of scale or character with development allowed under the land development regulations for the
adjacent areas, allocates FAR sufficient to build structures to a minimum of two stories on all parcels
within the project except open space and civic space sites, and provides all SD-16.3 Miami
Worldcenter area requirements, including open space, civic space, and parking.
16.12.4.1 Major Use Special Permit
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the SD-16.3 Miami Woridcenter area or Ordinance 11000,
when property within the SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area containing nine or more contiguous acres
under the ownership or control of a single entity is submitted as a project, a Major Use Special Permit
within the project is required for: (1) non-residential or lodging uses in a single building that exceeds
975,000 square feet; (2) more than 800 residential units in a single building; or (3) or any combined
use which exceeds 2,800 parking_spaces in a single building, except that a MUSP shall be required
when a conference center, conference center hotel and related office building with a mix of retail and
office uses, exceeds two million square feet
16.12.5 Definitions
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not defined herein shal
SDw1 Mia€rorldcenter area, the faliwin def;niticns shaii ap I
Abutting: to reach or ouch,totouch at the end or be cc ti uous with; 'oin at the border
Arcade: A covered pedestrian outdoor space along the side of a Building at the ground level that is
o en on three sides and has a inimum 15 foot de th_ which rna rc vide access to sho salon one
(1 or more sides. per the Design Standards.
Back of Curb Line: A straight building reference line established at the back of the street curb that
does not offset for ro'ections into the street such as bulb -guts or tree lantin areas, as shown in
Table 3 and in the Regulating Plan and Design Standards.
Balcony: An unenclosed habitable structure cantilevered from or inset within a facade or elevation.
Block: The aggregate of private lots, passages, rear lanes and Alleys, the perimeter of which abuts
Thoroughfares.
Building Configuration: The form of a Building. based on its massing, relationship to Frontages and lot
lines, and height.
Building Disposition: The placement of a Building on its lot.
Building Use: The uses accommodated by a Building and its lot.
Building Height: The vertical extent of a building measured in Stories.
Build -to -line: A line established within a given Lot indicating where the outer edge of a structure must
be located.
Civic Space: An outdoor area provided for public use in perpetuity by fee title or easement. Civic
Space types are defined by the combination of certain physical constants including the relationship
between their intended use, theft size, their landscaping and their enfrontinq buildings. See Table 2
and Design Standards.
Corridor: A lineal geographic system incorporating transportation, walkways, and/or greenways.
Courtyard: Open space, partially defined by walls or buildings as regulated by the SD 16.3 Miami
Worldcenter area. See Design Standards.
Design Speed: The speed at which a Thoroughfare is designed to be driven.
Elevation, Floor: Height of floor level.
Enfront: To place an element along a Frontage. as in "porches enfront the street."
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Facade: The ex Brio
building that is s
Frontage
Floorpiate: The total indoor and outdoor Floor Area of any given Story of a Building, measure- to the_
exterior of the wail or balcony.
Fronts e: Lot face abuttin a ubiic space: such as a Thorcu hfare: whether at the front, rear. or side
of a lot.
Gallen+ : A covered edestrian area abut n the side of a buildin on the round floor Whicl` ma
provide access along one or more sides of a building,
Green S ace: an 0 en S ace outdoors. at rade unroofed, iandsca ed and free of im ervious
surfaces.
Habitable Space: Building space which use involves human presence with direct view of the
enfronting streets or public or private open space, excluding parking garages, self-service storage
facilities, warehouses, and display windows separated from retail activity
Height: See Building Height.
Infrastructure and Utilities: A facility related to the provision of roads, water and sewer lines, electrical,
telephone and cable transmission, and all other utilities and communication systems necessary to the
functioning of a community.
Layer, First: The area between the Back of Curb Line and the Build -to Line as shown in the Design
Standards.
Layer, Second: Twenty feet (20) siteward from the Build -to Line.
Layer. Third: That portion of the lot that is not within the First and Second Layer.
Layer: A range of depth of a lot within which certain elements are permitted as regulated in the SD
16.3 Miami Worldcenter area, as provided in the Design Standards,
Liner: A building or part of a building with Habitable Space specifically designed to enfront a public
space, masking a use that has no capacity to monitor public space, such as a parking lot, parking
garage or storage facility
Open space: Any parcel or area of land or water, located at the ground level floor, essentially
unimproved by permanent buildings and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or
private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or
neighboring such open spaces. Open Space includes the ground floor level of Galleries, Arcades and
covered and uncovered paseos.
Parking Garage or Parking Structure: A structure containing vehicular parking, including mechanical
parking systems.
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Paseo: A public oenespace restricted to pedestrian
streetslazes. alle s,ra es and other ublic use
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Podia : That portion
se and limited vehicular access that connects
ac s. Paseos must have a minimum width of
he ei thth Stor
e Cochere: A vehicular entrancer'drop-off
extends into the First Layer.
Retail Frontage: Lot faces designated where th
ea that includes a canopy e er en and a driveway that
ound level is available for retail use,
Setback: The distance from
ed reference line to the oint whereabu'iding may b
constructed,
Story: A level within a building by which Height is measured.
Street Corridor: The space defined by the Streetwallpuilding facades) and the ground plane in
between the Streetwalls.
Streetscape: The urban element that establishes the major part of the public realm. The streetscape
is composed of Thoroughfares (travel lanes for vehicles, parking lanes for cars, and sidewalks or
paths for pedestrians) as well as the amenities of the Frontages (street trees and plantings, benches,
streetlights, paving. street furniture, Building Facades and elevations, yards, fences, etc.).
Streetscreen: A freestanding wail no greater than eight feet high built along the Frontage Build -to line.
or coplanar with the Facade, often for the purpose of masking a parking lot from the Thoroughfare.
Streetwall - Refers to the facades of buildings up to the first eight stories that face a Thoroughfare, as
provided in the Design Standards. Streetwalls shape the level of visual interest on each block and
create a sense of enclosure for pedestrians. A streetwall height is measured from the average grade
of the sidewalk level to the first building Setback from the Build -to Line, as shown in the Design
Standards.
Thoroughfare: A vehicular way incorporating travel lanes for vehicles, parking lanes for cars, and
sidewalks or paths for pedestrians as part of an interconnected network for vehicular and pedestrian
mobility.
Tower: That portion of a building that extends above the Podium.
Underground Parking: Parking in which the ceiling or roof of the top level does not rise above any
adjoining public sidewalk.
View Corridor: An axial view terminating on a natural, historical, or special feature.
16.12,6 Lots and Frontages
16.12.6.1 Buildable sites shall Enfront a vehicular Thoroughfare, or Civic Space with at least one
Frontage, as depicted in the Design Standards and Regulating Plan.
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.12.7 Measurement of Height
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16.12.7.1 Unless otherwise specified herein. the Height of Buiidings sham be measured in Stories.
The height of fences, walls and hedges shall be measured in feet, The Height of Building facades
facing the street. fences, walls and hedges shall be rneasured from„the Average Sidewalk Elevation,
16.12.7.2 A Story is a habitable level within a Building. Except as otherwise provided in this
ordinance, the maximum height of a Story from finished floor to finished floor is 14 feet, Below -grade
levels are not considered Stories for the purposes of determining Building Height.
16.12.7.2.1 A ground level retail Story may exceed the 14 foot limit up to 25 feet. A retail single
floor level exceeding 20 feet, or 25 feet at ground level shall be counted as 2 Stories. Where the first
2 stories are retail, their total maximum combined height shall be 39 feet and the first floor shall be a
minimum of 14 feet. Where the first three stories are retail, their total maximum combined height shall
be 59 feet and the ground floor and second floor shall be a maximum of 39 feet in combined floor to
floor height. The three retail floors shall be counted as 3 Stories, and the total finished floor to finished
floor height of the Podium shall not exceed 129 feet.
16.12.7.2.2 Single floors in a Podium above ground level used for public functions, such as
ballrooms, meeting rooms, convention halls, classrooms, lecture rooms. theaters, and sports facilities
may have a single Story floor to floor height up to a maximum of 60 feet. The total finished floor to
finished floor height of the Podium shall not exceed 129 feet.
16.12.7.2.3 Mezzanines are permitted. Mezzanines extending beyond thirty-three percent (33%) of
the floor area of the floor plate below shall be counted as an additional floor.
16.12.7.2.4 A Parking Structure concealed by a Liner or architectural element as provided in the
Design Standards and Regulating Plan may be equal to the Height of the Podium, without regard for
the number of Stories in the Parking Structure.
16.12.7.3 Building Heights shall be measured in Stories and shall conform to Table 3 and to the
Design Standards. First -floor elevation shall be at average Sidewalk grade. A first level Residential
use or Lodging use shall be raised a minimum of two (2) feet and a maximum of three and a half (3.5)
feet above average sidewalk grade, except that entrance lobbies and public spaces may be at
sidewalk level.
16.12.7.3.1 Except as specifically provided herein, the Height limitations of the SD 16.3 Miami
Woridcenter area shall not apply to (1) any roof Structures for housing elevators, stairways, tanks,
ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the Building (provided that such
Structures shall not cover more than twenty percent of roof area and shall not exceed the maximum
Height by 14 feet; (2J water towers, flagpoles, vents, or similar Structures, which may be allowed to
exceed the maximum Height by lass ll Special Permit(3) fire or parapet wails. Roof decks shall be
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16.12.7 3.2 Ex ce t as rovided in Subsection 16,12 7.4 there shall be no hei ht or covera e limits
nd ene
16.12.7 4 No Buiidinq or other Structure shall be located in a manner or built to a Height which
constitute s a hazard to aviation or creates hazards to ersons or sro ert b reason of unusual
exposure to aviation hazards. In addition to Height limitations established by the SD 16.3 Mlarni
Worldcenter area, limitations established by the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance as
stated in Article 37 of the Code of Miami -Dade Count "Miami international Air ort\ shall a l to
Heights of Buildings and Structures.
A letter authorizing clearance from the Miarni-Dade Aviation Department or the Federal Aviation
Administration FAA may be re aired b the Zonin Administrator rior to the issuance of an 6uildin
permit.
16.12.8 Building Disposition
16.12.8.1 Improvements on newly platted lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 3
incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.8.2 Lot coverage by any Building shall not exceed that shown in Table 3 incorporated
herein by reference.
16.12.8.3 Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their lots according to Table
3 incorporated herein by reference and the Regulating Plan.
16.12.8.4 Buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on a Frontage Build -to Line or
from a courtyard at the Second Layer.
16.12.8.E For the first two stories, Facades shall be along the Frontage a minimum of seventy
percent (70%) of its length on the Build -to Line as shown in Table 3 and in the Design Standards.
16.12.8.6 At the first Story, Facades along a Frontage Build -to Line shall have frequent doors and
windows as provided in the Design Standards. Vehicular entries should be minimized to the maximum
extent possible consistent with the level of use and shall occur at a minimum spacing of sixty (60) feet
unless a shorter distance is approved by Class II Special Permit.
16.12.8.7 Setbacks from the Back of the Curb Line for Buildings shall be as shown in Table 3
incorporated herein by reference and the Regulating Plan. Setbacks from the Back of Curb Line may
be adiusted to conform to an existing adjacent building location by Class it Special Permit. Frontage
Setbacks from the Build -to Line above the eighth floor for lots having one dimensio measuring one
hundred (100) feet or less may be a minimum of zero (0) fee y Class 11 Special Permi. The Frontage
Setback from the Build -to Line shall not be required for a Frontage facing a Civic Space or a Street
Corridor 90 feet or greater in width, as provided in the Regulating Plan and Design Standards.
.12.8 Above the eighth floor, minimum building spacing is sixty (60) feet. For lots having one
dimension of one hundred 100 feet or less side and rear Setbacks from non-Fronta e lot lines above
the eighth floor may be reduced to a minimum of twenty (20) feet by Class ll Special Permit. Above
the eighth floor in the Second Layer. at a Setback from the Build -to Line of not less than ten (10) feet,
an additional two stories of habitable space may extend a maximum sixty percent (60%) of the
Cin' o f.
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nontowerlength of thestreetf;ronfages., Above the eighth floor anadditionai six feet of non -habitable
space may be allowed without additional Setback from the Buildto Line to ac9ommodate depth of
ols. lan&ca "n••. transfer beams, a.nd other str. tural and mechanical systems and
not unt as FAR area
6.12.9 Building Confquration
16.12.9.1 Above theehthfIoor,the
follows:
18 000 square feet for Residential Uses,
iate dimensions shaThemitedaS
• 30.000 square feet for Commercial Uses and for barking.
Vertical mixed -use buildings with at least 33% of the Tower floors in Commercial Uses may use
the 30,000 square foot floor plate average for the entire Tower.
• 180 feet maximum length of a side for Residential Uses.
225 feet maximum length of a side for Commercial Uses.
16.12.9.2 Projections into the First Layer shall be as follows: Above the first story, up to Y2 of the
streetwall facade may project up to 6 feet into the first layer; Entry canopies may project up to one
hundred percent (100%) of the depth of the First Layer, except as may be further allowed by Chapter
54 of the City Code; Canopies and cantilevered awnings may project into the First Layer up to 15 feet;
Above the first Story, cantilevered balconies and bay windows may project a maximum 6 feet into the
First Layer; Above the streetwall, balconies and bay windows may project up to 6 feet into the setback
from the streetwall; Roof cantilevers, trellises and crowns may project up to 15 feet into the First Layer
and be elevated one story above the roof terrace; and. Facade components promoting energy
efficiency such as shading and Screening devices that are non -accessible may project a maximum of
4 feet into the First Layer.
16.12.9.3 Galleries and Arcades shall be minimum 15 feet deep and. notwithstanding any
provisions to the contrary in Ordinance 11000, as amended, or the Code of the City of Miami, as
amended may overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2) feet of the curb. The height of
an arcade, measured to its lowest point, shall be no less than its width.
16.12.9.4 Ali outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and communications equipment
and appurtenant enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer and concealed from
view from any Frontage or Sidewalk by Liner Buildings, walls, Streetscreens, or opaque gates.
16,12.9.5 Loading Docks and service areas shall be internal to the building served. Vehicular
entries to loading docks and service areas shall be as provided in the Design Standards.
16.12.9.6 All ground floor utility infrastructure and mechanical equipment shall be concealed from
public view. At the building Frontage, ail equipment such as backflow preventers, Siamese
connections. and the like shall be placed within the line of the Facade or behind the Streetscreen.
Exhaust air fans and louvers may be allowed on the Facade only above the first floor as shown in the
Design Standards. Roof top ijpnintexcetaptennas.shalL be screened from lateral view.
16.12,9,7 Within the Second and Third Layers, fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed a
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16.12.10.2 Densities and Intensities shall conforms to Table 3 ircor orat herei
16.12.10,3 The calculation of the FAR shall not a
building that is entirely below the elevation of the sidewalk, to balconies or terraces, or to same store
retail uses that have a ground floor with direct access to the sidewalk and street Frontages.
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16.12.8 Parking Standards
16.12.11.1
arkina shall be as follows=
Use
Retail and commercial
Office
Residential
Hotel
Other
Theater
Minimum
1 space / 1000 sf
1 space / 1000 sf
1 space 1 unit
lspace / 4 quest rooms
1 space /1000 sf
1 space / 7 seats
Maximum
1 space / 300 sf
1 space / 600 sf.
2 spaces / dwelling unit
1.5 spaces / room
1 spaces / 600 sf
1 space / 3 seats
16.12.11.1.1 On -street parking in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter area shall count toward the minimum
parking requirements.
16.12.11.1.2 For residential uses located within 1,000 feet of an existing Metromover stop, no
off-street parking is required.
16.12.11.2 Vehicular arkin deli n standards and loadin shall be re uired as shown in Tab el
incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.11.3 Parking is encouraged to be accessed by an Alley when available and otherwise as
provided in the Design Standards.
16.12.11.4A11 parking, including open parking areas, covered parking, garages, Loading Docks and
service areas shall either be located within the Third Layer or shall be masked from the Frontage by an
architectural screening layer per Sec. 16.12.12.4 below, a Liner Building or Streetscreen, as illustrated
in the Design Standards. Underground parking may extend into the Second and First Layers only if it
is fully underground and does not require raising the first -floor elevation of the First and Second
Layers above that of the sidewalk. Ramps to underground parking shall be within the Second or Third
Layers.
16.'12.11.5 The vehicular entrance of a
feet and the minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be sixty (60) feet. A ten percent
(10%, deviation may be approved b Glass i1 S ecial Permit.
ara
e on a Fronts a shall be no wider than 45
16.12.12 Architectural Standards
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16, t 2.12.1 On l err anent structures sha i i
construction trailers, travel traile
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as mobile homes,
15.12.12.2 The Facades on Retail Fro, es shall be detailed as storefronts and lazed with clear
0 " above the sidewalk and eter no less than savant ercent
lass beginnin
i70®/Q of the len th cif the sideway level Stor as rovided in
in Retail Frontages must be a minimum of 3 feet in depth. must include three-dimensional displays,
should include visibilit into the retails ace ai d must be accessible from the insides stated herein
i=3isplav windows are areas of storefront glazing that si rte to dis la iterris for sale witiin the
retail s
Security screens shall be seventy percent (70%) open.
16.12.12.3 Roof materials should be light-colored hi h albedo or lanted surface.
16.12. 12.4 The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner shall be
screened behind a screening laver recessed at least 2 feet from the outside face of the Facade to
conceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans, ducts, ceilings, slab beds and lighting, as
illustrated in the Design Standards. The architectural expression shall complement and enhance the
building. RampinQshould be internalized wherever possible. Exposed spandrels shall be prohibited.
16.12,13 Landscape Standards
16.12.13.1 The First Layer shall be surfaced and landscaped as shown in the Design Standards.
16.12.13.2 Public open space shall be a minimum 10% of the total gross lot area. A minimum of 10%
of the public open space shall be landscaped, as provided in the Design Standards and Regulating
Plan.
16.12.14 Sign Standards. Notwithstanding any other provision of the City code, all signs shall be
permitted in the SD-16.3, and must be approved by Class II permit, either for an individual sign or a
Master Sign Package.
16.12.15 Ambient Lighting Standards
16.12.15.1 Average lighting levels measured at the Building Frontage shall not exceed 2 foot-candles
except where a greater level is approved by a Class it Special Permit.
16.12.15.2 Streetlights shall be of a type illustrated in The Design Standards Interior garage lighting
fixtures shall not be visible from streets.
16.12.16 Civic Space
At least twenty percent (20%) of the required public open space in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter area shall
be assigned to Civic Space, as described in Table 2 incorporated herein by reference and the Design
Standards.
16.12.17 Allowable increases in FAR for Providing Public Benefits.
16.12.17.1 The intent of this section is to provide bonus building capacity in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter
area in exchange for the developer's contribution to specified programs that provide benefit to the
ublic. A bonus of u to a total of sevens ercent (70% of FAR ca acit shall be errriitted if the
he amount and manner
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h herein. The ercenta e
all bonuses approved pursuant to other provisions of Ordinance 11009_ as amended.
be based on the
16.12,17.2 Affordable/Workforce He usin A deveic er rya ac -uire bonus floor area a to a
ust Fund, g_b
providing onsite Affordable/Workforce housing, as that term is defined by the City,
166.12.17,2.1 Trust Fund Contributions. A developer may acquire one additional square foot of
buildable space for each nonrefundable contribution of $12.46as of the time of approval and subject
to applicable price adjustments at the time of building permit application) to the Affordable Housing_
Trust Fund administered b the Cit of Miami, Future ad'ustments to the amount of contribution er
square foot of buildable space in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter area shall be consistent with the per square
foot contributions for other properties within the Southeast Overtown / Park West CRA boundary.
16.12, 17.2.2 Affordable/workforce housin on the site of the develo meat. For each s uare foot of
affordable/workforce housing provided on site, the development shall be allowed two square feet of
additional buildable space.
16,12.17.3 Public Open space. For every square foot of public open space that a project provides
onsite in excess of the required amount of public open space. the development shall be allowed 3.29
times the development capacity of the land provided. The open space may be a courtyard, plaza, or
pedestrian passage through a site connecting two streets, as those spaces are described in Table 2,
or part of the Streetscape, per the Design Standards.
16.12,17.4 Sustainability. Fifteen (15) percent additional FAR capacity shall be allowed for buildings
certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as LEED certified. if the City adopts a sustainability
program, the 15% bonus for the minimum standard for the SD16.3 Miami Worldcenter area shall
match the City's minimum standard for certification. Additional increments of FAR capacity provided
under the City program for LEED certifications at higher than the minimum standard shall be added to
the base 15% established herein. (For example, if silver certification is adopted by the City as the
minimum standard, with a 2% increase in floor area to go from silver to a gold, projects in the SD-16.3
Worldcenter area would receive a 15% increase for meeting the minimum silver standard and a 17%
increase for meeting the gold standard). If at the time the first Certificate of Occupancy is issued for
the building that received a public benefits bonus for a Green Building, the anticipated LEED
certification has not been achieved, then the owner shall post a performance bond in a form
acceptable to the City of Miami. The performance bond shall be determined based on the value of
land per square foot of building in the area of the City in which the proposed project is located, which
may be adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. The methodology for determining the
value of land per square foot of building shall be maintained in the Planning Department. The City will
draw down on the bond funds if LEED certification has not been achieved and accepted by the City
within one year of the City issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the building. Funds that
become available to the City from the forfeiture of the performance bond shall be placed in the
Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
16.12.17.5 Streetcar Infrastructure: The developer of Miami Worldcenter may select to contribute and
build the associated infrastructure for the proposed Miami streetcar system to be placed within the
development in exchange for an equivalent bonus into one of the other Public Benefits.
Section 3. 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,
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Section 4. This Ordinance sha#, become effective thirty (3=0 days after approval at second
reading, 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
itt Commission,
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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.
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