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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAB Recommendation for master Plan Dev. for CGRTZPLANNING FACT SHEET LEGISTAR FILE ID: 07-00281 REQUEST/LOCATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION PETITION PLANNING RECOMMENDATION BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD CITY COMMISSION March 7, 2007 Item # 2 Consideration of approval of the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Master Plan Development Standards. N/A. Consideration of A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, approving, the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Master Plan Development Standards, located at west of SW 27th Avenue, east of SW 29 Avenue and between SW 27 Terrace and US1, Miami, Florida, for consistency with the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Master Plan Development Standards and adoption of the Master Plan Development Standards, pursuant to Article 4 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000. Approval. The attached Development Standards for the Coconut Grove Metrorail Station have been reviewed and recommended for approval to the City of Miami by the Miami -Dade County Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee. These standards have been reviewed and have been found consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and appropriate for the 27th Avenue Metrorail station site. The attached standards provide for mixed use development while ensuring for appropriate density and design standards including transition in height to the adjacent area. VOTE: CITY OF MIAMI • PLANNING DEPARTMENT 444 SW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR • MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33130 PHONE (305) 416-1500 Date: 2/27/2007 Page 1 Recommendation for Master Plan Development Standards for the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone REQUEST In accordance with Chapter 33C-2(D) of the Code of Miami -Dade County ("MDC Code"), this application seeks approval of development standards for the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone site. The 5.18-acre site contains an area for, the potential development of a mixed -use multi -family development. The subject property is located west of SW 27 Avenue, east of SW 29 Avenue and between SW 27 Terrace and US1 in the City of Miami. The entire site lies within the Rapid Transit Zone as provided for in Chapter 33C of the Code of Miami -Dade County. RECOMMENDATION Adoption, by the City of Miami Commission, of the following master plan development standards for the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone station site. BACKGROUND This site is the subject of a 30 year lease between the applicant and Miami -Dade County with two automatic 30 year renewals. The development program within the lease consists of a 19 story mixed - use transit center with 23,000 square feet of ground floor retail, a 19 story office building with 11,000 square feet of ground floor retail, a 611 space parking garage and 220 market residential units, a 500 space parking garage, 157,500 square feet of office space, a one story 30,000 square foot supermarket and 201 surface parking spaces. In addition, the lease requires that the developer obtain the necessary land use approvals. The lessee has proposed standards for development attached hereto. The Miami -Dade County Planning and Zoning Department and other county departments and municipalities have reviewed pertinent parts of the lease, the lessee proposed development standards, and the applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Development Master plan pertaining to Urban Centers and Metrorail station sites. The County has proposed altemative Development Standards. The standards recommended by the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee (RTDIC) will be submitted to the City of Miami for final approval and will serve as the standards governing future development of the Coconut Grove Station Site including subsequent site plan approvals submitted by the lessee. Comments from both County and City departmental staff regarding the site development standards were received and then reviewed by the RTDIC Executive Council. As a result of the RTDIC review, changes have been incorporated into the station site master plan development standards submitted by the applicants. The following standards are recommended by the RTDIC: Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Development Standards (A) Purpose and intent: The purpose of these development standards is to provide guidelines governing the use, site design, building mass, parking, circulation, and signage for all non- Metrorail development in the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Site (the "Site") with the intent of fulfilling the goals, objectives and policies of the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan urban center text. Unless specified to the contrary, these Regulations supersede all conflicting requirements in Chapter 33 and Chapter 18A of the Code of Miami -Dade County ("MDC Code"). (B) Boundaries: These Standards shall apply to the development in the Coconut Grove Metrorail Station area: West of SW 27th Avenue, East of SW 29th Avenue and between SW 27th Terrace and US-1, more specifically described as: Tract A as described on the Plat of Coconut Grove Station, as recorded in Plat Book 127, Page 85, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida. (C) Definitions: Terms used in this section shall take their commonly accepted meaning unless otherwise defined in Chapter 33 or Chapter 28 of the MDC Code, or already defined herein. Terms requiring interpretation specific to this section are as follows: (1) arcade/colonnade: A roofed structure, extending over the sidewalk, open to the street except for supporting columns and piers. An arcade/colonnade's depth shall be measured from face of column to face of building and should have a minimum of 10'. (2) block: A combination of building lots, the perimeter of which abuts streets. (3) build -to -line: A line parallel to the block face, along which a building shall be built. (4) building height: A limit to the vertical extent of a building measured in stories above grade, not including chimneys, antennas, elevator shafts, mechanical rooms or other non - habitable areas. (5) civic uses: are designated as places of assembly for social, cultural, educational and religious activities. (6) f.a.r.: The floor area of the building or buildings, excluding parking structures, on any lot divided by the area of the leased site. (7) habitable space: Building space, the use of which involves human presence with direct views of the enfronting street or open space. (8) open space: An outdoor, at grade space which may be designated on a site plan as accessible to the public all or most of the time, including parks, plazas, squares, colonnades, greens, promenades, pedestrian paths and/or associated ornamental or shaded landscaped areas, and accessory building related to active or passive recreational uses. (9) plaza: An open space with a majority of paved surface. Plazas are fronted with buildings that continue the adjacent street frontage requirements and uses. A minimum of 50 percent and a maximum of 75 percent of the plaza's area, exclusive of dedicated rights -of - way, shall be hard surfaced. (10) square: An outdoor open space that shall be flanked by streets or drives on at least 3 sides and shall not be hard -surfaced for more than 50 percent of the area exclusive of dedicated rights -of -way. (11) story: A floor level within a building as described in these development regulations. Each story shall have a maximum height of 16', as measured from floor to floor, except that a single story may have a maximum height of 30 feet, provided no mezzanine area exceeds ten (10) percent of the floor area of that story. Any height above 16 feet shall count as an additional story. (12) lot area: The area of a parcel of land shown on a recorded plat or on the official County zoning maps or any piece of land described by a legally recorded deed. (13) Metrorail development: consists of the transit station and the fixed guideway. (D) Development Parameters: The following parameters shall apply to all non- Metrorail development within the Site provided such uses are compatible with transit uses and operations as determined by the Miami -Dade Transit Agency: (1) Land Use allocations: The following uses shall be included in the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Station development: (a) A minimum of 25,000 square feet of business uses allowed in the BU-1, BU-1A and BU-2 zoning districts. Drive-thru services are permitted and shall be appropriately buffered from the adjoining street network. A hotel use may also be permitted. (b) Outside food sales and services including but not limited to outdoor -dining, cart vendors, and merchandise displays. (c) Residential uses (a minimum of 12.5 % of the proposed residential dwelling units on the property shall be set aside as Workforce Housing Units and shall meet the criteria of workforce housing in Miami -Dade County.) Workforce housing shall be deemed to be property price for sale or rental to persons within the range of 65% to 140% of the median family income for Miami -Dade County, as published annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (d) A minimum of 100,000 square feet of office uses. (e) A minimum of 20,000 square feet of supermarket uses. (f) A portion of the business uses shall be allocated for civic uses and contain at a minimum a child care center. (g) A minimum of 200 parking spaces shall be used and operated by Miami -Dade Transit. (2) Setbacks: The setbacks for the Site shall be as follows: (a) Build -to -line from streets and drives: 0' when colonnade is provided; 10' when colonnade is not provided. The build -to -line setback shall be hard surfaced and finished to match the adjoining sidewalk when a colonnade is not provided. (a) Interior side: 0' (c) Rear side: 0' (d) Setbacks may be adjusted in accordance with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) requirements upon good cause shown to the Directors of the Department of Planning and Zoning and the Public Works Department. (3) Floor Area Ratio (f.a.r.): The floor area ratio shall be a minimum of 1.5. (4) Density: The maximum densities for the Site shall be 125 units per net acre of all non-Metrorail development. (5) (6) (7) Building Height and Number of stories: The maximum building height shall be 200' and the maximum number of stories shall be 19. In addition, an additional height limit of 75 feet shall be required for that portion of the development that fronts onto SW 27`h Terrace, for a minimum depth of 20 feet from the property line along said Terrace. Building Frontage: A minimum of 80% of the building shall be built at the build -to -line. Habitable space is required along the entire ground floor portion of all buildings, including parking garages, excluding minimum areas required for ingress/egress and uses ancillary to support the allocated uses. Parking: Except as provided herein, parking shall be provided as required by section 33-124 of the MDC Code. Multi -story parking garages, parking Tots, and on -street parking shall count toward all parking requirements except for the parking requirements of detached single-family residences, courtyard and sideyard houses, urban villas, rowhouses, or duplexes. 1. At minimum, parking shall be provided as follows: Multi -family Residential: 1 space/1 bedroom unit 1.5 spaces/2 bedroom unit 1.75 spaces/3 or more bedroom units Workforce Housing Units: Workforce housing units may reduce the parking requirements of this section by 0.25 spaces/unit. Hotel: 1 space/first 40 guest rooms and 1 additional space/ every 2 guest rooms or suites thereafter Retail: 1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area Office: 1 space/400 square feet of gross floor area Restaurants: 1 space/ 50 square feet of patron area Live -work units: (1) residential component: 2 spaces/unit, and (2) workshop component: 1 space/325 square feet of workshop area Civic uses: shall comply with section 33-284.51(B)(4) of the MDC Code. The minimum combined parking requirement for mixed -use development shall be 80% of the total parking calculation in accordance with this section. Parking garages shall be screened at all street frontages by a minimum setback of twenty (20) feet of habitable space on ground floor. All other floors shall be screened with habitable space and/or architectural treatments. Parking garages shall have all architectural expression facing public open space consistent and harmonious with that of habitable space. Surface parking shall be located a minimum of twenty (20) feet from property lines. Streetwalls and/or habitable space shall be built at the frontage line or at the build -to -line to screen parking from view. On -street parking, if permitted by local and state agencies, shall count towards the minimum parking requirement. US-1 shall not have on -street parking. (8) Encroachments: Awnings, balconies, roof eaves, signs, porches, stoops and ramps may encroach into the required setbacks but may not encroach into the rights -of -way. (9) Building Facades and Security Fences/Gates: (a) Building streetwall surfaces shall be a minimum thirty (30) percent glazed. Mirror -type glass shall not be allowed. All glazing shall be of a type that permits view of human activities and spaces within. The first floor streetwall shall be a minimum thirty (30) percent glazed. Glazing shall be clear or very lightly tinted for the first five (5) stories, except where used for screening garages where it may be translucent. (b) Security screens and gates shall be a minimum fifty (50) percent transparent. Chain -link fences shall not be permitted. (c) Colonnade column spacing, windows, and doors shall have a vertical proportion. (10) Open Space: A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the lot area shall be reserved for open space in the form of greens, squares, plazas, parks, promenades and pedestrian paths. It shall be at grade level and it shall be accessible to the public. Arcades/colonnades shall count towards meeting the minimum open space requirements. Parking lot buffers shall not count towards the open space requirement. (11) Landscape: Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 18A of the MDC Code with the following exceptions: (a) Street trees shall be placed along all streets at an average spacing of twenty-five (25) feet on center with a minimum 4-inch diameter at breast height but shall not interfere with the safe sight distance triangle area. Street trees shall be planted in a five (5) foot wide landscape strip or tree grate. Landscape strips and tree grates shall be located between the sidewalk and the roadway or drive. (b) Street trees shall not be required when colonnades are being provided along the street. (c) Tree requirements for private property shall be based on sixteen (16) trees per net acre of lot area. (12) Pedestrian Passage: a pedestrian passage is required every 400 linear feet of street frontage to allow public access through the site. The passage shall be minimum unobstructed eight (8) feet wide. (13) Signage: Signage shall comply with Section 33-103, Permanent Point of Sale Signs in the RU-4 and RU-4A Districts, of the MDC Code. All signs shall not obstruct sight visibility triangles at street intersections and shall not extend into the public right-of-way. (a) Maintenance: In addition to the general maintenance requirements for this section, the owner and/or the tenant of the sign shall be responsible for maintaining the landscaping and the signs concerned in good condition and appearance and the site free from trash or debris. Failure to do so shall constitute cause for cancellation of the permit and removal of the sign, if owner and/or tenant fails to correct same within ten (10) days after written notice of nonconformance. (b) Removal of dilapidated signs: The Director of the Miami -Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning may cause to be removed any non -traffic sign which shows neglect or become dilapidated or where the area around such sign is not maintained as provided herein after due notice has been given. The owner and/or tenant of the sign and/or the property shall be financially responsible for the removal of the sign. (E) Site Plan Review Standards and Criteria: The purpose of the site plan review is to encourage logic, imagination and variety in the design process in an attempt to ensure congruity of the proposed development and its compatibility with the surrounding area. Plans will be reviewed to ensure that the character of the building including height, bulk, scale, floor area ratio and design do not detrimentally impact the surrounding area and are not out of character with the neighborhood. The following site plan review standards shall govem applications for site plan approval at the Site. All development in the Rapid Transit Zone shall be designed to contribute to the creation of a high -quality pedestrian environment within the zone and along its perimeter and provide direct logistical connections between the transit station and the adjacent neighborhood. (1) Design considerations shall include: the placement, orientation and scale of buildings and building elements particularly at street level, sidewalks and connections, and provisions of weather protection, landscape and lighting. (2) All buildings shall have their main entrance opening to a street or meaningful open space from such as squares, parks, greens, plazas and promenades. In addition, there shall be pedestrian entrances at maximum intervals of seventy-five (75) feet along the street. (3) Colonnade column spacing and fenestration (doors, windows, openings) shall have a vertical proportion. (4) All developments shall have sidewalks or pedestrian paths a minimum eight (8) feet wide providing pedestrian linkages between the transit station and anticipated destinations in the Rapid Transit Zone and the adjacent neighborhoods. (5) Buildings and their pedestrian accommodations, landscapes and parking facilities shall be oriented and arranged towards the street, contribute to spatial enclosure of street space in and around the development, blocks and pedestrian pathways in the Rapid Transit Zone produce coherent, direct connections within the site and to the adjacent streets, sidewalks and paths. (6) Building architecture, exterior finish materials and textures, architectural elements and ornamentation shall be selected to produce human scale at street level. (7) Open spaces and landscaping should be incorporated into the design of all development projects to allow sufficient light and air to penetrate the project, to direct wind movements, to shade and cool, to visually enhance architectural features and relate the structure design to the site, and to functionally enhance the projects; outdoor graphics and exterior art displays and water features should be encouraged to be designed as an integral part of the open space and landscaped areas. (8) All development projects should be designed so as to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation methods may include, but not limited to, the natural ventilation of structures, the sitting of structures in relation to prevailing breezes and sun angles, and the provision of landscaping for shade and transpiration. (9) Public open spaces in the form of squares, plazas greens, etc., shall be connected to the station and proposed development, so as to provide easy access thereto. A sprinkler system shall be installed in all of the proposed landscaped areas to maintain said areas in good, healthy condition. (10) Service areas shall be located and screened to minimize negative visual impacts from the street. (11) Mechanical equipment installed on roofs shall be screened from view by parapets or other architectural elements. (12) Trees shall be used as a design element to provide visual identity to the property and reinforce the street edge. Tree grates or other approved devices shall be provided around all trees in hard surface areas to ensure adequate water and air penetration. (13) All utilities on -site shall be buried underground. (14) Adequate circulation throughout the development project shall be provided to accommodate emergency vehicles. (15) The development shall be designed with a coordinated outdoor pedestrian scaled lighting system that is adequate, integrated into the project and compatible and harmonious with the surrounding areas. (16) Street furniture such as trash containers and benches shall be permanently secured to the sidewalk. Street furniture shall not obstruct sight visibility triangles at street intersections. (17) Dumpsters shall not be visible from the public street. (18) Architectural elements at street level shall have human scale, abundant windows, doors and design variations to create interest for the pedestrian. Blank walls at street level and above the ground floor of buildings are not permitted. (19) All parking garages shall have all architectural expressions facing public open spaces consistent and harmonious with that of habitable spaces. (F) Site Review Procedure and Exhibits: Developments shall be processed and approved in accordance with Chapter 33C, Fixed Guideway Rapid Transit System Development Zone, of the MDC Code. All applications shall be reviewed by the following departments of Miami -Dade County and other public entities for potential impacts on infrastructure and other services resulting from the application: including, but not limited to, the Public Works Department, Department of Environmental Resources Management, and the Miami -Dade County School Board. (G) Conflicts with other chapters and regulations: These standards shall govern in the event of conflicts with other zoning, subdivision, or landscape regulations of the Zoning MDC Code, or with the Miami -Dade Public Works Department Manual. Date revised: 1/22/07 Date finalized:2/07/07 8 APPLICATION NO. R06-1 COCONUT GROVE RAPID TRANSIT STATION Respectfully Submited, DIC Executive Council January 24, 2007 Alex Munoz Assistant County Manager Absent Herminio Lorenzo, Fire Chief Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Department Absent Jose Luis Mesa, Director Metropolitan Planning Organization Secretariat Absent Diane O'Quinn Williams, Director Department of Planning and Zoning NAY Esther Calas, P.E., Director Public Works Department AYE 4a-gi (C) aLL Carlos Espinosa, P.E., Director Department of Environmental Resources Mgmt AYE Jorge S. Rodriguez, P.E., Assistant Director Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Department AYE Iit PEDRO G. HERNANDEZ, P.E. City Manager February 8, 2007 Nicholas D. Nitti DIC Coordinator Zoning Evaluation Section Miami Dade County Department Planning & Zoning 111 NW 1 Street, 11th Floor Miami, FL 33128 Re: 27th Avenue Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Dear Mr. Nitti: Please accept this letter as a confirmation that Lourdes Slazyk, Zoning Administrator for the Office of Zoning and Orlando Toledo, Senior Director of Building, Planning and Zoning for the City of Miami have attended the Rapid Transit DIC Executive Council hearing on January 24, 2007 and voted in favor to approve the 27th Avenue Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Master Plan Development Standards. Sincerely, urdes Slazyk, Zoning Administrator. Office of Zoning LS/OT: tg Cc: Carlos Rua 2630 SW 28 Street, Suite 61 Miami, FL 33133 Orlando T o ledo, S tor rector of Building, ' i ' ' g and Zoning DEPARTMENT OF ZONING 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 4"Floor, Miami, FL 33130 (305) 416-1499 Telecopier (305) 416-1490 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 330708 Miami, Florida 33233-0708 The City of Coral Gables Planning Department CITY HALL 405 BILTMORE WAY CORAL GABLES. FLORIDA 33134 February 8, 2007 Nicholas D. Nitti D1C Coordinator Miami -Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning 111 NW 1" Street, 11t Floor Miami, FL 33128 Dear Mr. Nitti: Please accept this letter as confirmation that Javier Betancourt, Principal Planner, representing the City of Coral Gables, attended the Rapid Transit DIC Executive Council hearing on January 24, 2007 and voted against approval of the proposed Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Master Plan Development Standards. vim" avier A. Betancourt Principal Planner P.O. Box 141549 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33114-1549 • PHONE: (305) 460-521 1 • FAX: (305) 460-5327 • EMAIL: PLANNING@CORALGABLES.COM City of Miami Legislation Resolution City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 07-xxxxxx Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD, APPROVING, THE COCONUT GROVE RAPID TRANSIT ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, LOCATED WEST OF SW 27 AVENUE, EAST OF SW 29 AVENUE AND BETWEEN SW 27 TERRACE AND US1, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE COCONUT GROVE RAPID TRANSIT ZONE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN AND ADOPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11000; DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR BINDING EFFECT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of , Item No. --, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB-xx-07, by a _ to _ vote, RECOMMENDING xxxxxxxxx of a change of zoning designation, as hereinafter set forth; 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 inhabitants to grant this change of zoning classification 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 Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The PROJECT is hereby approved for consistency with the adopted Station Area Design and Development Plan for the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone, and the Master Plan Development Standards are hereby approved; City of Miami Page / of 3 Printed On: 2/20/2007 File Number. 06-02104zc Section 3. The findings of fact set forth below are hereby made with respect to the subject PROJECT: a. The PROJECT is in conformity with the adopted Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000, as amended. b. The PROJECT is in accord with the applicable RT Zoning classification of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended. c. The City Commission further finds that: (1) the PROJECT will have a favorable impact on the economy of the City; (2) the PROJECT will efficiently use public transportation facilities; (4) the development program proposed for the PROJECT will favorably affect the need for people to find adequate housing, office and hotel and retail uses reasonably accessible to other locations within downtown Miami; (5) the PROJECT will efficiently use necessary public utilities; (6) the PROJECT will not negatively impact the environment and natural resources of the City; (7) the PROJECT will not adversely affect conditions in the neighborhood; (8) the PROJECT will not adversely affect public safety; (9) based on the record presented and evidence presented, the public welfare will be served by the PROJECT; and City of Miami Page 2 of 3 Printed On: 2/20/2007 File Number: 06-02104zc Section 4. The City Manager is hereby directed to instruct the Director of the Department of Planning to transmit a copy of this Resolution and attachments to the APPLICANT, c/o Judy Burke, Esq., 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FI. 33131. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. MANUEL A. DIAZ MAYOR ATTEST: PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FROM AND CORRECTNESS: JORGE L. FERNANDEZ CITY ATTORNEY ..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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 Printed On: 2/20/2007