HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #5-SD 16.3-PAB_09.17.08PLANNING FACT SHEET
LEGISTAR FILE ID: 08-01015zt September 17, 2008 Item # P.5
APPLICANT Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager on behalf of the City of
Miami
REQUEST/LOCATION Consideration of amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance
No. 11000, Article 6, Section 616, in order to allow the SD-
16.3 Miami Worldcenter Special District.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION See supporting documentation
PETITION An Ordinance of the Miami City Commission, amending
Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Miami, Florida, in order to amend Article 6,
Section 616, in order to allow the SD-16.3 Miami
Worldcenter Special District; subject to limitations as set
forth, containing a repealer provision, a severability clause
and providing for an effective date.
PLANNING RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS This resolution will allow the creation of SD-16.3 Miami
Worldcenter Special District.
PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD VOTE:
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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, IN ORDER TO AMEND ARTICLE 6, ADDING SECTION 616 IN ORDER
TO ALLOW THE SD-16.3 MIAMI WORLDCENTER SPECIAL DISTRICT; SUBJECT
TO LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board (PAB) considered this item at its September
17, 2008 meeting, Item No. P.5 adopted Resolution No. PAB and by a vote of _ to (_ _) has
recommended the adoption of this item to the City of Miami City Commission; 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,
FLORI DA:
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 Worldcenter Special District.
Sec. 616.12. SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter Special District.
The Miami Worldcenter Special District (hereinafter also referred to as the "District" and "SD-16.3
District") is bounded by NE 2nd Avenue on the east, North Miami Avenue on the west, NE 11th Street
on the north, and NE 6th Street on the south. The boundaries are more specifically identified in Map 1
and in the Zoning Atlas.
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16.12.1 Intent
The Miami Worldcenter Special District is intended to advance the interests of both resource
conservation and development while responding to the existing conditions of the city, its regional
context, and its natural features, infrastructure and buildings.
16.12.1.1 The conservation goals include conserving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
through improved street connectedness to encourage walkability, and transit use, increasing tree
canopy, and encouraging green building.
16.12.1.2 The development goals include:
• A District that is 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 Miami's focus
for the region's economic, civic, and cultural activities.
• A diversity of land use distributed throughout the 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.
• 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 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 friendly public and private realm of the highest quality.
16.12.1.3 The SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter Design Standards ("Design Standards") and the Miami
Worldcenter Regulating Plan ("Regulating Plan") provide more detailed clarification to the SD 16.3
District and are incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.2 Effect of SD-16.3 District Designation.
The SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter Special District shall supplant districts or portions of districts included
within the Special District boundaries to the extent indicated herein and in the official zoning atlas.
16.12.3 Class II Special Permit.
16.12.3.1 When required.
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A Class II Special Permit shall be required prior to approval of any permit affecting the height, bulk,
location or exterior configuration of any existing building or the construction of a new building; or for
the implementation of signage, awnings, fences or any other improvement visible from a public
right-of-way.
16.12.3.2 Considerations in making Class II Special Permit determinations.
The purpose of the Class II Special Permit shall be to ensure conformity of the application with the
expressed intent of this District, with the general considerations listed in Section 1305, and with the
special considerations contained in the SD-16.3 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 District, as amended, Ordinance
11000, as amended, the Code of the City of Miami, as amended, or the Florida Building Code, as
amended, all SD-16.3 District and City of Miami Design Guidelines and Standards, incorporated by
reference (collectively, "Design Guidelines and Standards") , may be waived by the Planning 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 District 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 District 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 District or Ordinance 11000, When property
within the SD-16.3 District 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
For the purpose of the SD-16.3 District, the following definitions shall apply: Terms not defined herein
shall have the meaning provided in Sec.2502 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami ("Zoning
Ordinance").
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Abutting: to reach or touch; to touch at the end or be contiguous with; loin at the border or boundary;
terminate on. Abutting properties include properties across a street or alley.
Arcade: A covered pedestrian outdoor space along the side of a Building at the ground level that is
open on three sides and has a minimum 15 foot depth, which may provide access to shops along 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 projections into the street such as bulb -outs or tree planting areas, as shown 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, their 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 District.
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."
Entrance, principal: The main point of access of pedestrians into a Building.
Facade: The exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage
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Floorplate: The total indoor and outdoor Floor Area of any given Story of a Building, measured to the
exterior of the wall or balcony.
Frontage: Lot face Abutting a public space, such as a Thoroughfare, whether at the front, rear, or side
of a lot.
Gallery: A covered pedestrian area Abutting the side of a building on the ground floor which may
provide access along one or more sides of a building,
Green Space: An Open Space outdoors, at grade, unroofed, landscaped and free of impervious
surfaces.
Habitable Space: Building space which use involves human presence with direct view of the
enfrontinq 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 District, 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.
Paseo: A public open space restricted to pedestrian use and limited vehicular access that connects
streets, plazas, alleys, garages and other public use spaces. Paseos must have a minimum width of
20'.
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Podium: That portion of a building up to the eighth Story.
Porte Cochere: A vehicular entrance/drop-off area that includes a canopy element and a driveway that
extends into the First Layer.
Retail Frontage: Lot faces designated where the ground level is available for retail use.
Setback: The distance from a specified reference line to the point where a building may be
constructed.
Story: A level within a building by which Height is measured.
Street Corridor: The space defined by the Streetwall (building 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 wall 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.
16.12.6.2 For the purposes of the SD 16.3 District, lots are divided into Layers which control
development on the lot.
16.12.6.3 Where the property to be developed abuts an existing building, the Planning Director may
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approve, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, a transition so that the proposed building location
matches or provides a transition to the adjacent building location.
16.12.7 Measurement of Height
16.12.7.1 Unless otherwise specified herein, the Height of Buildings shall 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 measured 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 District 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; (2) water
towers, flagpoles, vents, or similar Structures, which may be allowed to exceed the maximum Height
by Class II Special Permit; (3) fire or parapet walls. Roof decks shall be permitted up to the maximum
Height. Trellises may extend above the maximum Height up to fourteen (14) feet.
16.12.7.3.2 Except as provided in Subsection 16.12.7.4, there shall be no height or coverage limits
for (1) non-functional decorative architectural elements, and (2) solar or wind energy collectors.
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16.12.7.4 No Building or other Structure shall be located in a manner or built to a Height which
constitutes a hazard to aviation or creates hazards to persons or property by reason of unusual
exposure to aviation hazards. In addition to Height limitations established by the SD 16.3 District,
limitations established by the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance as stated in Article 37 of
the Code of Miami -Dade County (Miami International Airport) shall apply to Heights of Buildings and
Structures.
A letter authorizing clearance from the Miami -Dade Aviation Department or the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) may be required by the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of any Building
permit.
16.12.8 Building Disposition
16.12.8.1 Improvements on newly platted lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 3.
16.12.8.2 Lot coverage by any Building shall not exceed that shown in Table 3.
16.12.8.3 Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their lots according to Table 3
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.
16.12.8.5 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 Curb Line for Buildings shall be as shown in Table 3 and the
Requlatinq Plan. Setbacks from the Back of Curb Line may be adjusted to conform to an existing
adjacent building location by Class II Special Permit. Frontage Setbacks from the Build -to Line above
the eighth floor for lots having one dimension measuring one hundred (100) feet or less may be a
minimum of zero (0) feet by Class II Special Permit. 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 Requlatinq Plan and Design Standards.
16.12.8.8 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 -Frontage lot lines above
the eighth floor may be reduced to a minimum of twenty (20) feet by Class II 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
non -tower length of the street Frontages. Above the eighth floor an additional six feet of non -habitable
space may be allowed without additional Setback from the Build -to Line to accommodate depth of
swimming pools, landscaping, transfer beams, and other structural and mechanical systems and will
not count as FAR area.
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16.12.9 Building Configuration
16.12.9.1 Above the eighth floor, the maximum Building Floorplate dimensions shall be limited as
follows:
• 18,000 square feet for Residential Uses.
• 30,000 square feet for Commercial Uses and for parking.
• Vertical mixed -use buildings with at least 33% of the Tower floors in Commercial Uses may
use the 30,000 square foot floorplate 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 'h of the
streetwall facade may protect up to 6 feet into the first layer; Entry canopies may protect 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 protect 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 All 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, all 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 equipment except antennas shall be screened from lateral view.
16.12.9.7 Within the Second and Third Layers, fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed a height of
eight (8) feet.
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16.12.10 Building Use & Density
16.12.10.1 Principal and accessory uses of Buildings shall conform to Zoning Ordinance Sections
616.4 and 616.5, respectively.
16.12.10.2 Densities and Intensities shall conform to Table 3.
16.12.10.3 The calculation of the FAR shall not apply to on -site parking, to that portion of the 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.
16.12.8
Parking Standards
16.12.11.1 The required parking shall be as follows:
Use
Retail and commercial
Office
Residential
Hotel
Other
Theater
Minimum
1 space / 1000 sf
1 space / 1000 sf
1 space / 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 District 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 parking design standards and loading shall be required as shown in Tablel.
16.12.11.3 Parking is encouraged to be accessed by an Alley when available and otherwise as
provided in the Design Standards.
16.12.11.4 All 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 parking lot or garage on a Frontage shall be no wider than 45
feet and the minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be sixty (60) feet. A ten percent
(10%) deviation may be approved by Class II Special Permit.
16.12.12 Architectural Standards
16.12.12.1 Only permanent structures shall be allowed. Temporary structures such as mobile homes,
construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary structures shall not be
allowed except as otherwise provided by Article 9.
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16.12.12.2 The Facades on Retail Frontages shall be detailed as storefronts and glazed with clear
glass beginniq no me than 30 " abve the sidewalk and extending no less than seventy percent (70%)
of the length of the sidewalk -level Story as provided in the Design Standards. Display Windows in
Retail Frontages must be a minimum of 3 feet in depth, must include three-dimensional
displays,should include visibility into the retail space and must be accessible from the inside. As used
herein, Display Windows are areas of storefront glazing that are designed to display items for sale
within the retail space behind the display. Security screens shall be seventy percent (70%) open.
16.12.12.3 Roof materials should be light-colored, high albedoor a planted surface
6.12.2.4The Faade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner shall be
screened behind a screening layer 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 edges and lighting, as
illustrated in the Design Standards. The architectural expression shall complement and enhance the
building. Ramping should 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 that are also permitted under County code, 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 II 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 District shall be
assigned to Civic Space, as described in Table 2 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 District in
exchange for the developers contribution to specified programs that provide benefit to the public. A
bonus of up to a total of seventy percent (70%) of FAR capacity shall be permitted if the proposed
development contributes to the specified public benefits below in the amount and manner set forth
herein. The percentage increase shall be based on the approved square footage for the project,
including all bonuses approved pursuant to other provisions of Ordinance 11000, as amended .
16.12.17.2 Affordable/Workforce Housing. A developer may acquire bonus floor area up to a
maximum of 25% of the total FAR capacity by contributing to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, or by
providing onsite Affordable/Workforce housing, as that term is defined by the City
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16.12.17.2.1 Trust Fund Contributions. A developer may acquire one additional square foot of
buildable space for each nonrefundable contribution of $12.40 (as 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 by the City of Miami. Future adjustments to the amount of contribution per
square foot of buildable space in the SD-16.3 District 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 housing on the site of the development. For each square 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 on
site 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 District 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 do from silver to a gold, projects in the SD-16.3 District 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.
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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 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
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City 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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