HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnalysis, Maps & PZAB ResoANALYSIS FOR EXCEPTION
MERCY HOSPITAL HELIPAD
Approximately 3663 South Miami Avenue
File No.13.00197x
The subject proposal seeks an Exception pursuant to Article 5, Section 5.7.2.4, to allow a new
development in a Civic institution (CI) Transect Zone.
Application request:
To allow for the construction of a helipad on the Mercy Hospital premises.
The subject property is located at approximately 3663 South Miami Avenue, within the North East Coconut
Grove NET, within Commission District No. 2 (Complete legal description in on file with the Hearing Boards
Section).
This EXCEPTION PERMIT encompasses a Warrant permit as per Article 6, T able 13 of Miami 21 Code.
In compliance with Article 7.1.2.4 of the Miami 21 Code, the effective date of the final decision by the PZAB
for this application shall be no earlier than thirty (30) days from the date of mail notice, which occurred on
February 8, 2013.
Review and analysis of the proposed application finds that
• The proposed development, "MERCY HOSPITAL HELIPAD", consist of the construction of a new
concrete pad measuring approximately 60 feet by 60 feet for the landing of helicopters transporting
patients to the hospital facility.
• The construction of the proposed helipad will improve 'Mercy Hospital's response time in
emergencies, since it is located adjacent to the ER Center,.which constitutes a significant regional
benefit,
• The Mercy Hospital currently has a surplus of 356 parking spaces, providing 2,809 parking spaces
where 2,453 are required.
• The construction of the proposed helipad will eliminate 32 parking spaces; hence there will stilt be
a surplus of 324 parking spaces.
• Operation of the helipad must abide to FAA and others appropriate agencies' regulations to
mitigate any potential impact to surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Based on these findings, the Planning and Zoning Department is recommending approval of the
application with the following condition:
1. Applicant shall present proof of compliance with appropriate agencies' regulations, including but
not limited to FAA, regarding best approach to mitigate any potential impacts from the operation of
the helipad on surrounding residential neighborhoods,
ARTICLE 4 — TABLE 12 Criteria Matrix
*Compliance is subject to conditions
** Not applicable at this time, subject to review and approval,
Application Type: Exception (File No. 13-00197x)
Project Name: Mercy Hospital - Helipad
Project Address: 3663 South Miami Avenue
Pursuant to Article 4, Table 12 of the Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Miami, the specific site plan and aspects of the PROJECT have been found by the
City Commission (based upon facts and reports prepared or submitted by staff or others)
to adhere to the following Design Review Criteria subject to the any applicable
conditions in the Development Order herein:
DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA
I) Site and Urban Planning: Applicability Compliance
(1) Respond to the physical contextual environment Yes Yes
taking into consideration urban form and natural
features;
(2) Siting should minimize the impact of automobile N/A
parking and driveways on the pedestrian
environment and adjacent properties;
(3) Buildings on corner lots should be oriented to the N/A
corner and public street fronts
II) Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Applicability Compliance
(1) A project shall be designed to comply with all N/A
applicable landscape ordinances;
(2) Respond to the neighborhood context; Yes Yes
(3) Create a transition in bulk and scale; N/A
(4) Use architectural styles and details (such as roof N/A
lines and fenestration), colors and materials
derivative from surrounding area;
(5) Articulate the building facade vertically and N/A
horizontally in intervals that conform to the
existing structures in the vicinity.
III) Pedestrian Oriented Development: Applicability Compliance
(1) Promote pedestrian interaction; N/A
(2) Design facades that respond primarily to the N/A
human scale;
(3) Provide active, not blank facades. Where blank N/A
walls are unavoidable, they should receive design
treatment.
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ARTICLE 4 — TABLE 12 Criteria Matrix
*Compliance is subject to conditions
** Not applicable at this time, subject to review and approval.
IV) Streetscape and Open Space: Applicability Compliance
(1) Provide usable open space that allows for N/A
convenient and visible pedestrian access from
the public sidewalk;
(2) Landscaping, including plant material, trellises, N/A
special pavements, screen walls, planters and
similar features should be appropriately
incorporated to enhance the project.
V) Vehicular Access and Parking: Applicability Compliance
(1) Design for pedestrian and vehicular safety to Yes Yes
minimize conflict points;
(2) Minimize the number and width of driveways and N/A
curb cuts;
(3) Parking adjacent to a street front should be N/A
minimized and where possible should be located
behind the building;
(4) Use surface parking areas as district buffer. N/A
VI) Screening: Applicability Compliance
(1) Provide Landscaping that screen undesirable N/A
elements, such as surface parking lots, and that
enhances space and architecture;
(2) Building sites should locate service elements like N/A
trash dumpster, loading docks, and mechanical
equipment away from street front where possible.
When elements such as dumpsters, utility meters,
mechanical units and service areas cannot be
located away from the street front they should be
situated and screened from view to street and
adjacent properties;
(3) Screen parking garage structures with program N/A
uses. Where program uses are not feasible
soften the garage structure with trellises,
landscaping, and/or other suitable design
element.
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ARTICLE 4 — TABLE 12 Criteria Matrix
*Compliance is subject to conditions
** Not applicable at this time, subject to review and approval,
VII) Signage and Lighting: Applicability Compliance
(1) Design signage appropriate for the scale and Yes Yes
character of the project and immediate
neighborhood;
(2) Provide lighting as a design feature to the N/A
building facade, on and around landscape areas,
special building or site features, and/or signage;
(3) Orient outside lighting to minimize glare to N/A
adjacent properties;
(4) Provide visible signage identifying building Yes Yes
addresses at the entrance(s) as a functional and
aesthetic consideration.
Vill) Preservation of Natural Features: Applicability Compliance
(1) Preserve existing vegetation and/or geological N/A
features whenever possible.
IX), Modification of Nonconformities: Applicability Compliance
(1) For modifications of nonconforming. structures, no N/A
increase in the degree of nonconformity shall be
allowed;
(2) Modifications that conform to current regulations N/A
shall be designed to conform to the scale and
context of the nonconforming structure.
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Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board
Resolution: PZAB-R-13-013
File ID 13-00197x February 20, 2013 Item PZAB.4
Mr. David H. Young offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
AFTER CONSIDERING THE FACTORS SET FORTH IN ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 13144, THE
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD APPROVED WITH A CONDITION, AN EXCEPTION
AS PER MIAMI 21 CODE, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5.7.2.4, TO ALLOW A NEW DEVELOPMENT
(HELIPAD) IN A CIVIC INSTITUTION (CI) TRANSECT ZONE WITH AN NCD-3 COCONUT GROVE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 3663 SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE (MERCY HOSPITAL), MIAMI, FLORIDA,
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS EXHIBIT "A" (HEREBY ATTACHED), PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS EXCEPTION WAS GRANTED WITH A TIME LIMITATION OF
TWENTY FOUR (24) MONTHS IN WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED SUBJECT
TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION WHICH MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING
PERMITS: APPLICANT SHALL PRESENT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPROPRIATE
AGENCIES' REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FAA, REGARDING BEST
APPROACH TO MITIGATE ANY POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE
HELIPAD ON SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
Upon being seconded by Mr. Charles A. Gibson, the motion passed and was adopted
by a vote of 11-0:
Ms. Jennifer Ocana Barnes Absent
Mr. Chris Collins Yes
Ms. Maria Lievano-Cruz Yes
Mr. Charles A. Garavaglia Yes
Mr. Charles A. Gibson Yes
Ms. Maria Beatriz Gutierrez Yes
Mr. Ernest Martin Yes
Mr. Daniel Milian Yes
Mr. Juvenal Piria Yes
Ms. Janice Tarbert Yes
Ms. Melody L. Torrens Yes
Mr. David H. Young Yes
Francisco Garcia, Director
Planning and Zoning Department
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, Anel Rodriguez, Clerk of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board of the
City of Miami, Florida, and acknowledges that he executed the foregoing Resolution.
SWORNrig AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS I DAY OF
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EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Tracts "A" and"C", Mercy Hospital, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 148, Page
51, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, LESS AND EXCEPT the buildings and
improvements conveyed to LHT Miami, LLC, a Delaware limited Liability company, by virtue of the
Deed and Bill of Sale recorded in Official Records Book 19302, Page 4054, located on the following
described four parcels of land:
Professional Building:
A portion of Tract "A", Mercy Hospital, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 148, Page
51, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCE at the most Easterly corner of Tract "A"; thence South 54°03'23" West along the
Southeast line of said Tract "A" for 306,60 feet; thence North 37'12'04' West for 345.41 feet to the Point
of Beginning of the hereinafter described parcel of land; thence North 37'12'04" West for 46.77 feet;
thence North 52'47156" East for 7.84 feet; thence North 37°12'04" West for 22.07 feet; thence South
52°47'56" West for 28.68 feet; thence North 37°12'04" West for 14.44 feet; thence North 52°47'56" East
for 19.29 feet; thence North 37'12'04" West for 10.71 feet; thence North 52°47'56" East for 8.64 feet;
thence North 37°12'04" West for 49.51 feet; thence North 52°47'56" East for 13.80 feet; thence North
37'12'04" West for 8.98 feet; thence North 52°47'56" East for 32.87 feet; thence South 37°12104" East
for 9.00 feet; thence North 52'47'56" East for 37.80 feet; thence South 37'12'04" East for 96.59 feet;
thence North 52°47'56" East for 7.22 feet; thence South 3712'04" East for 46.89 feet; thence South
52'47'56" West for 98.78 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
Outpatient Center:
A portion of Tract "A", Mercy Hospital, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 148, Page
51, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCE at the most Easterly corner of said Tract "A", thence South 54°0323" West along the
Southeast line of said Tract "A" for 304.84 feet; thence North 37°12'04" West for 529,73 feet to the
Point of Beginning of the hereinafter described parcel of land; thence North 37°12'04" West for 147.04
feet; thence North 52'47'56" East for 30.01 feet; thence North 37'12'04" West for 10.90 feet; thence
North 52°47'56" East for 33.18 feet; thence South 37'12'04" East for 10.90 feet; thence North 52
°47'56" East for 29.92 feet; thence South 37°12'04" East for 146.98 feet; thence South 52°47'56" West
for 9.99 feet; thence South 37'12'04" East for 10.81 feet; thence South 52°47'56" West for 31.11 feet;
thence South 37°12'04" East for 21.05 feet; thence South 52°47'56" West for 11.04 feet; thence North
37°12'04" West for 31.80 feet; thence South 52°47'56" West for 40.97 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING.
Cooling Tower:
A portion of Tract A, Mercy Hospital, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 148, Page
51, of the Public Records of Miarni-Dade County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCE at the most Easterly corner of said Tract "A"; thence South 54°03'23" West along the
Southeast line of said Tract "A" for 203.34 feet; thence North 37° 12'04" West for 316.39 feet to the
Point of Beginning of the hereinafter described parcel of land; thence North 37° 12'04" West for 20.00
feet; thence North 52°47'56" East for 11.92 feet; thence South 37° 12'04" East for 20.00 feet; thence
South 52°47'56" West for 11.92 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Storage Tank:
A portion of Tract A, Mercy Hospital, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 148, Page
51, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCE at the most Easterly corner of said Tract "A"; thence South 54°03'23 " West along the
Southeast line of said Tract "A" for 211.71 feet; thence North 37°12'04" West for 561.06 feet to the
Point of Beginning of the hereinafter described parcel of land; thence North 37° 12'04" West for 12.00
feet; thence North 52°47'56" East for 4.60 feet; thence South 37°12'04" East for 12.00 feet; thence South
52°47'56" West for 4.60 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
TOGETHER WITH a non-exclusive easement over the following described land for ingress and egress
and utilities, as defined in, and subject to, that Easement in favor of Mercy Hospital, Inc., a Florida
corporation not for profit, executed by The Most Reverend Colemen F. Carroll, as Archbishop of the
Archdiocese of Miami, dated October 8, 1970, recorded October 15, 1970, in Official Records Book
7003, Page 379: That portion of Tract 4, Vizcaya - James Deering Estate, according to the plat thereof as
recorded in Plat Book 34, Page 46, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, described as
follows: COMMENCE at the most Westerly corner of said Tract 4, Vizcaya - James Deering Estate,
according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 34, Page 46, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida, which point is 15 feet Northeasterly from the intersection of the prolongation
Southwesterly of the Northwesterly boundary line of said Tract 4 with the prolongation Southeasterly of
the center line of Halissee Street, thence run North 52°47'45" East along the Northwesterly boundary
line of said Tract 4, the same being the Southeasterly right-of-way line of South Miami Avenue for
1132.50 feet to the Point of Beginning of the parcel hereinafter described; thence continue North
52°47'45" East along the Northwesterly boundary line of said Tract 4, the same being the Southeasterly
right-of-way line of South Miami Avenue, for 40.00 feet to a point; thence run South 37°12'15" East
along a line parallel to the Southwesterly boundary line of said Tract 4 for a distance of 1020,00 feet to a
point; thence run South 07'47'45" West along a line fora distance of 56.57 feet to a point; thence run
North 37°12'15" West along a line parallel to the Southwesterly boundary line of said Tract 4 for a
distance of 1060.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
AND PARCEL 2:
Leasehold estate created in that certain Sovereignty Submerged Lands Lease Renewal, bearing BOT No.
130377636, executed by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of
Florida and Mercy Hospital, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, as recorded in Official Records Book
26273, Page 681, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.