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File Number: 15109 Final Action Date: 1/11/2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "STANDARDS AND
TABLES"/"BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO PERMIT RECREATIONAL
FACILITY USES IN "CS" CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONES BY RIGHT;
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114 was adopted by the Miami City
Commission as the City of Miami's ("City") Zoning Ordinance, which has been amended from
time to time ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code permits specific Recreational Uses such as Recreational
Facility Uses, which includes but is not limited to: golf courses, parks, camping facilities,
playfields, and playgrounds, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, there are existing Recreational Facilities that are permitted under the Future
Land Use Element of the Miami Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan ("MCNP"), but are currently
only permitted by Warrant under the existing Miami 21 Code regulations; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities are non-commercial facilities, primarily an open
space, serving the recreation needs of the general public, including but not limited to golf
courses, parks, camping facilities, playfields and playgrounds; and
WHEREAS, some Recreational Facilities have been in existence and serving the
community for decades and may have a need to expand and adapt to changing conditions; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities are public gathering places that reinforce community
identity and support self-government; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of allowing the Recreational Facility Use and expansion
of previously approved Recreational Facility Uses, such as golf courses, parks, camping
facilities, playfields and playgrounds, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone by right, subject to
any restrictions and limitations provided in the Miami 21 Code and any other applicable
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
December 6, 2023, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-23-
126 by a vote of seven to one (7 - 1), Item No. PZAB.15, recommending denial of the zoning
text amendment; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted on the proposed Miami 21 Code text
amendment; and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to whether the proposed Miami 21 Code text
amendment will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and
other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to the need and justification for the proposed
Miami 21 Code amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage
of the proposed amendment to the Miami 21 Code necessary; and
WHEREAS, it is found appropriate that Recreational Facilities be permitted by right in a
"CS," Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of this matter, it is deemed it advisable and in the
best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend the Miami 21 Code as
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Standards and
Tables"/"Building Function: Uses," is amended in the following particulars:1
"MIAMI 21 CODE
ARTICLE 4. STANDARDS AND TABLES
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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.
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Section 4. If any section, part of a 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 immediately adoption thereof and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey ) 12/28/2023
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
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 City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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