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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 2SUBMITTED INTO THE MNU 5/12/08 Land Use Version - Re�:t�:: LIC RECORD FOR FUTURE LAND USE (City 4/30/08 Veli rt� P2 � ON -' by CL%Illmi.SS'. dvj Pv Sri'rn o�C Goal LU-1: Maintain a land use pattern that (1) protects and enhances the quality of life in the City's neighborhoods; (2) fosters redevelopment and revitalization of blighted or declining areas; (3) promotes and facilitates economic development and the growth of job opportunities in the city; (4) fosters the growth and development of downtown as a regional center of domestic and international commerce, culture and entertainment; (5) promotes the efficient use of land and minimizes land use conflicts by planing for increased density and intensity in the Urban Central Business District and selected other higher density urban neighborhoods and transit nodes while protecting and preserving Lower Density Traditional Neighborhoods -residential -sent neigbeods; and (6) protects and conserves the City's significant natural and coastal resources; and (7) protects the integrity and quality of the City's existing neighborhoods by insuring public notice, input and appellant rights regarding changes in existing zoning and land use regulations. Objective LU-1.1: Ensure that land and development regulations are consistent with fostering a high quality of life in ail areas, including the timely provision of public facilities that meet or exceed the minimum level of service (LOS) standards adopted in the Capital improvements Element (CIE) of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan. Policy LU-1.1.1: Development orders authorizing new development or redevelopment that results in an increase in the density or intensity of land use shall be contingent upon the availability of public facilities that meet or exceed the minimum LOS standards adopted in the CIE, specifically sanitary sewer, solid waste, storm water, potable water, parks and recreation, and transportation facilities. The public services and facilities provided to meet concurrency requirements shall be consistent with a Capital Improvements Element, or guaranteed in an enforceable agreement. The public services and facilities will include public schools when the Miami -Dade County School Board and local governments in the county implement school concurrency pursuant to paragraph 163.3177(12)(j),F.S. Policy LU-1.1.2: The City's Planning Department, with the assistance of various City departments and agencies, will (1) continuously monitor land development to ensure compliance with the Future Land Use Plan Map of the MCNP and the goals, objectives, and policies of the Future Land Use Element of the MCNP; (2) monitor ail proposed amendments to land development regulations to ensure consistency with the MCNP and will forward its recommendation of such amendments to the Planning Advisory Board and to the City Commission; (3) continuously monitor the current and projected LOS standards provided by public facilities and will perform the required concurrency review of proposed development for submittal to the State Department of Community Affairs (DCA), as required by Florida statutes and administrative rules. Policy LU-1.1.3: The City's zoning ordinance provides for protection of all areas of the city i-00223c=Subn.ifta/ - Corn rn sslortr Sarnoff2 from: (1) the encroachment of incompatible land uses; (2) the adverse impacts of future land uses in adjacent areas that disrupt or degrade public health and safety, or natural or man- made amenities; (3) transportation policies that divide or fragment established neighborhoods, and (4) degradation of public open space, environment, and ecology. Strategies to further protect the Lower Density Tradition Neighborhoods (LDTNs) through the development of appropriate transition standards and buffering requirements for Medium Density Urban Neighborhoods (MDUNs) and High Density Urban Neighborhoods (HDUNs) and Subiect to Future Study (SFS) Areas that do not: diminish the amount of areaencompassing the adjacentfabutting LDTNs and other residential neighborhoods will be incorporated into the City's land -use development regulations by December 2008. Policy LU-1.1.4: The City will continue to aggressively address code violations and it's neighborhoods through the implementation of code enforcement strategies and initiatives with the intent of preserving and enhancing neighborhood environmental conditions. Policy LU-1.1.5: The Planning Department, with the assistance of the various City departments and agencies, shall annually monitor steps taken to fulfill the Goals, Objectives, and Policies per annum (GOPs) of the MCNP and bienniaiiy report the status of the GOP's to the Planning Advisory Board and the City Commission, including but not limited to, improving measurability of objectives. Policy LU-1.1.6: The City's street and storm sewer improvement projects will provide curb and gutter, and street landscaping, unless deemed to be physically or economically infeasible. Policy LU-1.1.7: Land development regulations and policies will allow for the development and redevelopment of a.) well -designed mixed -use MDUNs and HDUNs and SFS Areas art€& --that provide tor the full ran e of residential, office, a live/work s aces, neighborhoodd retail, and community facilities yeas that provide a limited range of residential, office, a tivelwork spaces, neighborhood retail, and community facilities where both (a) and (b) are in a walkable area and that: are amenable to a variety of transportation modes, including pedestrianism, bicycles,. automobiles, and mass transit. Policy LU-1.1.8: The City's Planning Department will be responsible for coordinating the City's land development regulations and policies with those of Miami -Dade County and adjacent municipalities, and in particular: with respect to impacts to infrastructure, contiguous development with regard to physical height and mass transitions, and public open space, especially with regard to the requirements of LDTNs and MDUNs. Policy LU-1.1.9: The City will maintain low to moderate density uses in the West Flagami area of the city (as shown on Figure WA of Volume ll -- Data and Analysis of the MCNP) as necessary to protect the secondary aquifer recharge area. (See Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Policy AR-1.2.1.) Policy LU-1.1.10: The City's land development regulations will encourage high -density residential development and redevelopment in close proximity to selected Metrorail and Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Metromover stations which have Transit Node Neighborhood Plans developed with full participation of neighbors and other stakeholders. (See Transportation Policy TR-1.5.2, Neighborhoods Element -and Housing Policy HO-1,1.9.) Policy LU-1.1.11 ft: The City hereby adopts designation of the City, excluding Virginia Key, Watson Island and the uninhabited islands of Biscayne Bay, that have a land use and zoning classification of Conservation, as an Urban Infill Area pursuant to Miami -Dade County's designation of an Urban InfiII Area lying generally east of the Palmetto Expressway and including all of the City of Miami. {b) The City hereby adopts the Neighborhoods Type Map which designates the Lower Density Traditional Neighborhoods, the Medium Density Urban Neighborhoods (MDUNs) and the High Density Urban Neighborhoods (HDUNs). All areas of the City not designated as MDUNs, HDUNs. Industrial, Govemment/Institutional or Parks are Subject to Future Study (SFS) Areas. LDTN areas on the Neighborhoods Type Map shall be protected from mid -rise and hi -rise, higher density residential uses and from commercial. office, and industrial uses within those areas. in order to preserve the low density residential character of these areas. Properties currently zoned Medium Density Multifamily Residential. High Density Multifamily Residential, Office, Restricted Commercial, or General Commercial in LDTNs will be Communit General or Urban Village unless surrounded on two sides or more by existing mid -rise or hi -rise structures. Redevelopment along transit corridors in LDTNs shall be encouraged to be located primarily at major intersections of the corridors, Ar neted F le- sidential-e -th - "ICNP Future Land Us -Map within-t r ait rial_ uses w thin thoco areas, in order to nresoiye the actor of these arias. p a#y-at l-earriders. Within- this area, Outside of theses res danti.-.I areas .thee n_ne_ tratino_and infenc+ifiealinn of level pment a ,j -of strunt,.rrec anri the rodevnlenmont of substandard eitec c, t Concentration and intensification of development around centers of activity in MDUNs and HOti'Ns shall be emphasized, with the goals of enhancing the livability of residential neighborhoods and the viability of commercial areas. Priority will be given to infill development on vacant parcels, adaptive reuse of underutilized land and structures, and the redevelopment of substandard sites in MDUNs, HDUNs, SFS Areas and Transport Node Ne9hborhoods. (d.) Maintenance of transportation levels of service within this designated urban Infill Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas shalt be in accordance with the adopted Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Transportation Corridors level of service standards and the City of Miami Person Trip Methodology as set forth in Policies fR-1.1.2 and 1.1.3 of the Transportation Element of the MCNP. Policy LU-1.1.12: In order to encourage the development and maintenance of educational facilities in the City of Miami, the City's Land Use policies permit schools in all land use classifications except Conservation, Public Parks and Recreation, and Industrial. During pre - development program planning and site selection activities, the City shall coordinate with Miami -Dade Public Schools and continue to seek, where feasible and mutually acceptable, to co -locate schools with other facilities such as parks, libraries, and community centers to the extent possible. Policy LU-1.1.13: The City shall adjust the Future Land Use Map and the Zoning Map to include the LDTNs. MDUNs, HDUNs, Urban Infill Areas, TCEAs and new Land Use Designations by March 31, 2009 and the City shall review and evaluate the areas designated Urban Infill Area (UIA) andl Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas (TCEAs) by March 31, 2009 within two yoam of tho adoption of this pokey to determine, but not limited to, the following: the appropriateness of the areas included in the UTA or the TCEA; the benefits andior disadvantages resulting from the inclusion (or exclusion) of these areas within the UTA or the TCEA; the strategies to support mobility and alternative modes of transportation within those areas included in the UTA or the TCEA; and the strategies to address urban design and network connectivity to improve mobility within those areas included in the UTA or the TCEA. Policy LU-1.1.14: improve facility and program accessibility through implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Policy LU-1.1,15: The City shall monitor all Neighborhood Plans to ensure consistency with the land use regulations and Future Land Use Map andLconversely, will propose amendments to the land use regulations and Future Land Use Map consistent with the needs of the Neighborhood Plans as they are deveiopmed (See the Neighborhood Element). Objective LU-1.2: Promote, facilitate, and catalyze the redevelopment and revitalization of blighted, declining or threatened residential, commercial and industrial areas through a variety of public, private, and public -- private redevelopment initiatives in revitalization programs including, where appropriate, historic designations. Policy LU-1.2.1: The City defines blighted neighborhoods as areas characterized by the prevalence of older structures with major deficiencies and deterioration, high residential vacancies, widespread abandonment of property, litter and poor maintenance of real property. Declining neighborhoods are defined as areas characterized by the prevalence of structures having minor deficiencies, a general need for improvements in real property,, significant declines in real property values, high vacancy rates in commercial structures and increasing difficulty in obtaining insurance. Neighborhoods threatened with decline are defined as areas characterized by significant but infrequent property maintenance neglect, an aging housing stock, declining property values, general exodus of traditional residents and influx of lower income households. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-1.2.2: The City's land development policies will be consistent with affordable housing objectives and policies adopted in the Housing Element of the MCNP. Policy LU-1.2.3: The City's priorities in implementing„ facilitation, and encouraging redevelopment and revitalization projects shall be determined on area specific bases in accordance with the adopted Consolidated Plan, To 2004.-- 2009, adopted redevelopment plans, specific neighborhood and area plans, the 2007 Parks and Public Spaces Master Plan, and the land development regulations, as appropriate and as incorporated in the MCNP by reference in accordance with F.A.C. 9J -- 5 .005(2)(g.). Policy LU-1.2.4: The City will continue to adhere to its established policies regarding Community Redevelopment Districts and will continue to implement plans for the Omni and Southeast Overtown/Park West as Community Redevelopment Districts. Policy LU-1.2.5: The City will continue to develop information programs on the availability of redevelopment opportunities within the city. Objective LU-1.3: The City will continue to encourage commercial, office and industrial development within existing commercial, office and industrial areas; increase the utilization and enhance the physical character and appearance of existin buildin s; encourage the development of well -designed, mixed -use neigh UNs and HDUNs that provide for a variety of uses within a walkable area in accordance with neighborhood design and development standards adopted as a result of the amendments to the City's land development regulations and other initiatives; and concentrate new commercial and industrial activity in MDUNs and HDUNs areas where the capacity of existing public facilities can meet or exceed the minimum standards for Level of Service (LOS) adopted in the Capital Improvement Element (CIE). Policy LU-1.3.1: The City will continue to provide incentives for commercial redevelopment and new construction in designated neighborhood development zones (NDC), and the Empowerment Zone, the Enterprise Zone, the Brownfield Redevelopment Area, Commercial Business Corridors, MDUNs and HDUNs.er targeted areas. Such commercial redevelopment in new construction shall be conducted in accordance with specific Neighborhood Plans. neighborhood design standards and development standards adopted as a result of the amendments to the city's land development regulation and other initiatives. Such incentives may be offered through the building facade treatment program, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and other redevelopment assistance programs. Policy LU-1.3.2: The City will continue to encourage the expansion of existing buildings and new construction through the private sector by assisting in making available commercial loan funds for rehabilitation and small business loans and seed moneys, particularly to local minority businesses and encouraging the maximum participation, especially through public/private partnerships, of financial institutions, chambers of commerce, the Beacon Council, other business organizations, property owners and residents of the areas. Priority areas include, but are not limited to designated a Neighborhood Development Zones (NDC), the Empowerment Zone, the Enterprise Zone, the Brownfield Redevelopment Area, Commercial Business Corridors, and other targeted area specific Neighborhood Plans. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-1.3.3: The City shall encourage development and redevelopment of water dependent and. water related uses on the Miami River within existing districts designated Industrial on the Future Land Use Map. Policy LU-1.3.4: The City will continue to work with the Miami -Dade County School Board to ensure the expansion of educational facilities in areas that are easily accessible by public transit and facilitate the expansion of job training/job placement programs offered to youths (full time and summer terms) and low-income persons. Policy LU-1.3.5: The City will continue to promote through its land development regulations, the creation of high intensity activity centers in HDUNs which may be characterized by mixed -use and specialty center development. Such activity centers will be in accordance with the comprehensive neighborhood plan. specific Neighborhood Plans and neighborhood design standards and development standards adopted as a result of amendments to the City's land development regulations and other initiatives. Policy LU-1.3.6: The City will continue to encourage a diversification in the mix of industrial and commercial activities and tenants through strategic and comprehensive marketing and promotion efforts so that the designated Neighborhood Development. Zones (NDC), the Empowerment Zone, the Enterprise Zone, the Brownfield Redevelopment Area, Commercial Business Corridors, and other targeted r sMDUNs and HDUNs are buffered from national and international cycles. Policy LU-1.3.7: The City will continue to use the City's Enterprise Zone Tax Increment Financing district Empowerment Zone, Commercial Business Corridors, and Brownfield Redevelopment Area strategies to stimulate economic revitalization, and encourage employment opportunities. Policy LU-1.3.8: The City will develop and implement job training and educational programs to assist the city's existing and future residents in achieving economic self-sufficiency utilizing government resources as necessary, and will continue to work with appropriate State and County agencies to direct training programs and other technical assistance, to support minority and semi -skilled residents of the city. Policy LU-1.3.9: The City will continue to concentrate Community Development efforts in small geographic areas that have special opportunities and/or potential for redevelopment consistent with implementation of small -area action plans that have the support of neighborhood residents and business owners through individual Neighborhood Plans (See: the Neighborhood Element). Policy LU-1.3.10: The City will continue to aggressively address code violations in its neighborhoods through the implementation of ongoing and new neighborhood improvements, and code enforcement strategies and initiatives; and will adopt and enforce performance standards appropriate to preserve and enhance the physical condition and appearance of commercial and industrial areas in the city_by July 2009. The City will report on an annual basis_ as of calendar year end, what has been accomplished to fulfill the requirements of this policy. Policy LU-1.3.11: The City's land use regulations will provide incentives for the inclusion of day care facilities near major employment centers. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-1.3.12: The City's land use regulations will permit neighborhood -based health care facilities. Policy LU-1.3.13: [Reserved] Policy LU-1.3.14: The City will continue to enforce urban design guidelines for public and private projects which shall be consistent with neighborhood character, history, and function, and shall be in accordance with the neighborhood design and development standards adopted in individual Neighborhood Plans,, as a result of the amendments to the City's and use development regulations and other initiatives. iSee the Neighborhoods Element) Policy LU-1.3.15: The City wiii continue to encourage a development pattern that enhances existing MDUNs and HDUNs and SFS Areas, l b s-by developing a balanced mix of uses including areas for employment, shopping, housing, and recreation in close proximity to each other. Policy LU-1.3.16: The City shall work with individual LDTNs Objective LU-1.4: Continue the growth of Downtown Miami, expand its role as a center of domestic and international commerce, further its development as a regional center for the performing arts and other cultural and entertainment activities and develop an urban residential base. Policy LU-1.4.1: [Reserved]. Policy LU-1.4.2: The City will continue to investigate and, where appropriate, create management districts, funded by special assessments to provide extra services and special events needed to attract visitors and residents to the retail core, and other special retail shopping areas in downtown. Policy LU-1.4.3: The City will continue to promote an active pedestrian sidewalk environment along the ground floor frontage of buildings on "pedestrian streets" through land development regulations. Policy LU-1.4.4: [Reserved]. Policy LU-1.4.5: [Reserved] Policy LU-1.4.6: [Reserved] Policy LU-1.4.7: The City will continue to enforce regulations within downtown to ensure that retail signage is of high quality and consistent with the design and development objectives for downtown. Policy LU-1.4.8: The City will continue to enforce land development regulations as necessary in order to encourage rehabilitation and sensitive, adaptive reuse of historic properties and older structures in downtown, and to exempt rehabilitation projects from Development of Regional Impact (DRI) mitigation fees. Policy LU-1.4.9: The City will continue to promote rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of vacant and Submitted into the public r .- ord in connection with item __' Z.1 on 05-13-ON Priscilla A. Thompson C ty Clerk underutilized spaces and provide incentives for rehabilitation of older buildings in downtown. Policy LU-1.4.10: The City will continue to develop modifications to existing regulations with the intent of providing greater flexibility in the design and implementation of mixed -use developments within the general downtown area and particularly along the Miami River Downtown in accordance with neighborhood design and development standards adopted as a result of development of the Neighborhoods Element, individual Neighborhood Plans and the amendments to the city's land development regulations and other initiatives. Policy LU-1.4.11: The City will continue to streamline the development application for development approvals to simplify and standardize the process, while ensuring that the regulatory intent of the approvals is maintained. Policy LU-1.4.12: The City will continue to implement the Downtown DRI development orders for downtown and Southeast Overtown!Park West, and seek approval for future increments of development in a timely manner. Objective LU-1.5: Land development regulations will protect the city's unique natural and coastal resources, its neighborhoods, and its historic and cultural heritage. Policy LU-1.5.1: Development orders in the city will be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies contained in the Natural Resource Conservation and Coastal Management elements of the MCNP. Policy LU-1.5.2: Land use regulations and development policies will be consistent with the intent and purpose of Miami -Dade County's Waterfront Charter Amendment, Shoreline Development Review Ordinance, rules of the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve Management Area and other appropriate requirements regarding waterfront access and management. Policy LU-1.5.3: It shall be the policy of the City that Nnotice of application for special permits. or other such administrative land use or zoning permitsprovided for in future zoning and land use regulations, shall be provided to any NET registered homeowners and neighborhood associations fifteen days prior to issuance of the special permit, or other such administrative land use or zoning permits provided for in future zoning and land use regulations, and promptly after issuance of the decision, with explanation of appeal procedures allowing sufficient time for such appeals.. Policy LIJ-1.5.4: Notice of application requiring public hearings shall be provided to any NET registered homeowner and neighborhood associations and to owners within a certain number of feet as provided for in City Code,appiicabic City regulations Objective LU-.5: Regulate the development or redevelopment of real property within the city to insure consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Policy LU-1.6.1: The "Interpretation of the Future Land Use Plan Map" section of this element, which follows these land use goals, objectives and policies, establishes the activities and facilities allowed Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05--13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk within each land use category appearing on the Future Land Use Plan Map, and the City's land development regulations shall be consistent with this section of the MCNP. Policy LU-1.6.2: moved; The City shall be sub -divided into three Neighborhood Types: Lower Density Traditional Neighborhoods (LDTNs). Medium Density Urban Neighborhoods (MDUNs) and High Density Urban Neighborhoods (HDUNs) (See LU-1.1.11 1, excluding: a.) Industrial, GovernmentfInstitutionai or Parks, which shall remain as they are; and b.) all other areas temporarily designated "Subject to Future Study" (SFS) Areas, which will be apportioned to LDTN, MDUN or HDUN by March 31, 2009 in conjunctions with Neighborhood Planning or Miami 21 — with ample consultation with all stakeholders and Commissioners. Policy LU-1.6.3: The City's Planning Department shall review all proposals to amend the City's Zoning Ordinance and any other land development regulations, and shall report as to the consistency between any proposed amendment and the MCNP, to the Planning Advisory Board, the City's "local planning agency,' which will then forward its recommendation to the City Commission for approval and adoption. Policy LU-1.6.4: Any proposal to amend the City's Zoning Atlas that has been deemed to require an amendment to the Future Land Use Plan Map by the Planning Department, shall require .a level of service (LOS) review and a finding from the Planning Department that the proposed amendment will not result in a LOS that falls below the adopted minimum standards described in policy CI--1.2.3, and will public be in conflict with any element of the MCNP. Based on its evaluation, and on other relevant planning considerations, the Planning Department will forward a recommended action on said amendment to the Planning Advisory Board, which will then forward its recommendation to the City Commission. Policy LU-1.6.5: The City may continue to use special district designations as a land development regulation instrument for the purpose of accomplishing specific development objectives in particular areas of the city. Existing Special Districts may be eliminated or changed by implementation of Neighborhood Types (see LU-1.1.11) or by individual Neighborhood Plans or Transit Node Neighborhood Plans. Policy LU-1.6.6: The City will continue to enforce signage regulations to ensure the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods. Policy LU-1.6.7: The City will provide adequate opportunity for public comment regarding zoning changes and variances within neighborhoods. Policy LU-1.6.8: The City's land development regulations and policies will encourage and/or require, as set forth in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space element of this plan, the provision of open space in development projects in both residential and commercial areas. Policy LU-1.6.9: The City's land development regulations will establish mechanisms to mitigate the potentially adverse impacts of new development on existing neighborhoods through the development of appropriate transition standards and buffering requirements that do not diminish the amount of area encompassing the adjacent/abutting LDTNs and other I residential neighborhoods and through adequate notice to affected parties. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-1.6.1O: The City's land development regulations and policies will allow for the provision of safe and convenient on -site traffic flow and vehicle parking and will provide access by a variety of transportation modes, including pedestrianism, bicycles, automobiles, and transit. Policy LU-1.6.11: The City's land development regulations and policies will insure that areas designated conservation are protected from development other than that which promotes its passive appreciation. Policy LU-1.6.12: The City's land development regulations will direct recreational activities to areas of the city where facilities and services are available. Objective LU-1.7: insure that the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan is updated as needed to meet changing conditions and, improve its effectiveness and success. Policy LU-1.7.1: update the MCNP by January 2009, to include a detailed list of definition of terms used by the MCNP with an effective timeline showing coordination and consultation with various city departments and stakeholders. Goal LU-2: Preserve and protect the heritage of the City of Miami through the identification, evaluation, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, restoration and public awareness of Miami's historic, architectural and archaeological resources. (SeeCoastal Management Goal CM-5 and the Neighborhood Element.) Objective LU-2.1: Maintain, update and amplify the City of Miami portion of the Miami -Dade County Historic Survey, which identifies and evaluates the City's historic, architectural and archaeological resources and continue to increase the number of eligible opportunities included in the Miami -Dade County Historical Survey. (See Coastal Management Objective CM5.1.) Policy LU-2.1.1: The City will continue to identify potential historic districts and conduct additional historic surveys to identify eligible historic resources. (See Coastal Management Policy CM-5.1.1.) Policy LU-2.1.2: The City will continue to maintain and update the a computerized database of all relevant information for al! sites in the Miami -Dade County Historic Survey. This listing will show, in three categories, all properties of historic,, architectural or archaeological significance; together with their priority ranking for presentation. (See Coastal Management Policy CM-5.1.2.) Objective LU-2.2: Protect archaeological resources within the city from destruction and loss. Policy LU-2.2.1: The City will pursue the designation of significant archaeological zones under the Historic Preservation Article of the City Code. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-2.2.2: The City will continue to cooperate with the Miami -Dade County Archaeologist in monitoring building activities near archaeological sites. Policy LU-2.2.3: The City will continue to identify and take appropriate action when construction activity occurs within and archaeological conservation zone or designated zone or site, to ensure that prop or identification and conservation procedures are followed. Policy LU-2.2.4: The City shall adopt an ordinance levying civil penalties for failure to report the discovery of an archaeological site during construction. Objective LU-2.3: Encourage the preservation of all historic, architectural and archaeological resources that have major significance to the city by continuing to increase the number of nationally and locally designated sites for the period 2008 — 2017. Policy LU-2.3.1: The City will continue to review nominations to the National Register of Historic Places through the Certified Local Government Program. (See Coastal Management Policy CM- 5.1.4.) Policy LU-2.3.2: The City had designated 67 historic sites and five historic districts pursuant to the Historic Preservation Article of the City Code. An additional 26 sites (or groups of multiple sites) and six districts have been identified as potentially worthy of designation. Of these, the City will designate a minimum of 10 individual sites and two districts by 2010. (See Coastal Management Policy CM- 5.1.3.) Objective LU-2.4: Increase the number of historic structures that have been preserved, rehabilitated or restored, according to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. (See Coastal Management Objective CM-5.2.) Policy LU-2.4.1: The City will encourage the conservation, rehabilitation, restoration and adaptive reuse of historic and architecturally significant housing resources through low interest housing rehabilitation loans that may be offered by City agencies. Policy LU-2.4.2: The City will continue to utilize the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as the minimum standards for the treatment of historic properties. To receive public financial support from the City, designated privately owned structures must meet these standards. (See Coastal Management Policy CM5.2.1.) Policy LU-2.4.3: The City currently owns nine historic sites and other potential archaeological sites. If it is deemed in the public benefit for the City to transfer title of City properties of historic, architectural or archaeological significance, such transfers will include restrictive covenants to ensure the protection and preservation of such properties, (See Coastal Management Policy CM-5.2.2.) Policy LU-2.4.4: The City will continue to work with other local governments that have title to properties of major historic or architectural significance to ensure the conservation, preservation and adaptive and sensitive reuse of such properties. Objective LU-2.5: Increase public awareness of the historical, architectural, archaeological Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk resources and cultural heritage of the city, and public policy and programs to protect and preserve this heritage, through public information and education programs. Policy LU-2.5.1: The City will continue to develop' a series of publications relating to historic preservation iri general and the city's historic resources in particular. Policy LU-2.5.2: The City will maintain an historic marker program for designated properties and other key areas, and will publish same. Policy LU-2.5.3: [Reserved] Policy LU-2.5.4: The City will continue to provide information on the City's historic, architectural and cultural heritage for inclusion in public information, economic development promotion and tourism materials. (See Coastal Management Policy CM5.1,5.) Goal LU-3: Encourage urban redevelopment in identified Urban lnfilt Areas and Urban Redevelopment Areas. Objective LU-3-1: Promptly review and act on petitions for land use plan amendments and rezoning of property in Urban Infili Areas or Urban Redevelopment Areas to facilitate redevelopment. Policy LU-3.1.1: Continue review of existing zoning regulations to determine if the provide adequate flexibility to promote redevelopment with a mix of uses in MDUNs, HDUNs, Urban Infiill Areas or Urban Redevelopment Areas and, if not, revise said existing zoning regulations or adopt new zoning regulations to promote redevelopment while respecting the development rules and guidelines of each type of area.. Policy LU-3.1.2: Create Regional Activity Centers if appropriate in Urban Infill Areas and Urban Redevelopment Areas to facilitate mixed -use development, encourage mass transit, reduce the need for automobile travel, provide public open space and parks as required in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space element of this plan provide incentives for quality development and give definition to the urban form. The permitted uses and density and intensity of uses within a RAC shall be governed by the underlying future land use map designations of the subject property, except as otherwise limited by the designation of the RAC in the comprehensive plan. A designated RAC shall routinely provide service to, or be regularly used by, a significant number of citizens of more than one county; contain adequate existing public facilities as defined in Rule 9J-5, P.A.C., or committed public facilities, as identified in the capital improvements element of the City's comprehensive plan; and shall be proximate and accessible to interstate or major arterial roadways. Policy LU-3.1.3: Designate the Downtown Miami Master Plan area an Urban Central Business District in order to increase the Development of Regional Impact threshold for development within those portions of downtown Miami that are not already 1n the DR1 area. Objective LU-3.2: [ Reserved; Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Policy LU-3.2.1 [Reserved] Policy LU-3.2,2 [Reserved] PROPOSED ECONOMIC ELEMENT Goal LU-4: The City will acknowledge the interrelationship between economic growth and the reduction of economic disparity within the city; issues of land use, affordable housing, the adequacy of infrastructure including the ability of public transit to provide acceptable commutation to and from all areas of the city, education and training, the environment And the Port of the Miami River. Objective LU-4.1: The City shall, within and no later than, two years of the adoption of this goal add an Economic Element to the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan that lays out goals, objectives and policies to provide an environment for sustained economic growth within the city, particularly with respect to those areas of economic activity characterized by higher -paying jobs, while reducing the economic disparity that currently exists among City residents. This Element shall be prepared through the collaboration of the appropriate City departments with a variety of stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives of neighborhood groups, business environmental groups, organizations involved in manpower development and training and the Miami River Commission. PROPOSED HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ELEMENT Goal LU — 5: The City will acknowledge that: a) historical resources offer an important tool for education, help to provide a distinctive quote "sense of place" to the various neighborhoods in the City, and are a significant resource in promoting tourism; and b.) Cultural resources are important reminders and remnants of the history of the area. These resources offer physical evidence of the prehistoric and historic occupation of the land. The objective LU 5.1: The City shall within, and no later than, two years of the adoption of this goal add a Historic and Cultural Element to the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan that lays out goals, as objectives and policies for those areas with significant his historical, archaeological and cultural identities. The preparation of this Element will consider establishing notification procedures for land use changes that may impact historic resources. The Element shall include a list of definitions of terms used including, but not limited to, neighborhoods, adaptive reuse, mixed -use, redevelopment revitalization; with clarity of meaning in the associated context. This Element should be prepared through the collaboration of appropriate City departments with a variety of stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives of neighborhood groups, historic preservation groups and citizens. Protection of historical and archaeological resources is mandated by Federal law on by the State of Florida through the Division of Historical Resources. PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLANS Subwis!'ed into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk nnl aborativn_roIa�uLhin-between the-eem..-�uniiy 7nr1 City wr.uvvrun*�v Gbi 4iye-- 1�r}-Gity-✓han l7tnr than 201 , nreata Neighborhood I a€tor Plans for the Cpt'o nstgitothodds: Policy LU 6.1.1, Within two years of the adoption of thy-policHhe ityshalt-prepare4napedeline,a irrg-the NoighbeFhood-klaste Plans detailing cosh neighborhood's unique needs, values, and visions. REPLACED BY NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENT Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1 on 05-13-08 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk