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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDraft Legislation..TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 "DEFINITIONS" TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION FOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND ARTICLE 4 "STANDARDS & TABLES" TO UPDATE THE STANDARDS FOR PARKING REDUCTIONS IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREAS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ..Fiscal Impact APPLICANT(S): Daniel J. Alfonso., City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami FINDINGS: PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommends approval PURPOSE: This ordinance will modify the definition of "Transit Corridor" to better reflect services provided by Miami -Dade County Transit and the City of Miami Trolley and revise and clarify the standards for parking reductions within Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Transit Corridor areas in order to clarify its applicability and protect residential neighborhoods. ..BODY WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Zoning and Appeals (PZAB) considered this item at its November 5th 2014 meeting, Item No. PZAB._, adopting Resolution No. PZAB by a vote of _ to _ ( - j, and has recommended the adoption of this item to the City of Miami City Commission; and WHEREAS, on October 22 2009, the City Commission adopted the Miami 21 Code ("Code"), Ord. 13114 as the City of Miami's Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the, definition of "Transit Corridor" in Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance needs to be updated to reflect the current services provided by Miami Dade County Transit and the City of Miami Trolley; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the applicability of "Transit Oriented Development (TOD)" in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance needs to be clarified in order to encourage development in TOD areas while protecting residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that parking reductions for "Transit Oriented Development (TOD)" and "Transit Corridors" in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance must be increased in order to reflect current national and international parking best practices and to keep track with current development trends as related to parking requirements; 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 the Zoning Ordinance as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Ordinance 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby amended by making modifications in the following particulars {1}: "ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS 1.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS Transit Corridor: A designation established by the City involving an area not exceeding a one- quarter (1/4) mile radius from a non -limited access Thoroughfare that includes designated transit stop locations, is served by one or more mass transit route(s) A macc transit routo with designated transit vehicles operating at an average 10 minute or Tess headway Monday through Friday between the hours of 7AM and 7PM and includes designatcd transit stop locations. Multiple transit routes or types of transit vehicles may net be added cumulatively under this definition for the purpose of parking reductions. ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING [Where parking ratio reduction are allowed for TOD or Transit Corridors ("T5-URBAN CENTER ZONE", "T6-URBAN CORE ZONE", "D1-WORK PLACE", "D2-INDUSTRIAL", and "D3- WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL"), parking requirements shall be modified as follows and in addition be included for all uses permitted in the "T4-GENERAL URBAN", "CS — CIVIC SPACE" and "CI -CIVIC INSTITUTION" zones] Parking ratio may be reduced within 44 ^^',, 4IeTadi s- a TOD area or within % mile radius of a Transit Corridor area by thi y fiifty percent (30-50%) by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. [See Exhibit A] 17 Section 3. 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 4. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which provisions may be renumbered, relettered, or placed in tables as needed and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 clays after final reading and adoption thereof. C2} ..Footnote {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. {2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten days from the date it was passed and adopted. lithe 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.