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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal ConditionsNI i46_ point25'44123;71' N air 14:2O 20' W .efe 27th Avenue Metrorail Station Development Proposed Building Height Guidelines - Via 27 Proposed Development Site Via 27 Proposed Transitional Height Zone WNW 50 Feet Maximum Building Height 145 Base Build- ing Height! 200 Feet Maxi- mum Building Height with Green Bulidling m c Cr) ca Nn 73 rn CDrn 0 C7 M z PZ o� rn REVISED DRAFT FOR INTERNAL REVIEW Proposed Modifications To the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Development Standards April 22, 2007 Reference: Memorandum to Nicholas Nitti, RTDIC Coordinator, from Diane O'Quinn Williams, Director Department of Planning and Zoning Subject: Coconut Grove Transit Zone Development Standards Date: January 24, 2007 The following are proposed modifications to the Coconut Grove Rapid Transit Zone Master Plan Development Standards that were presented in the above -referenced memorandum. While these comments address many of the items listed in the memorandum, County Planners should reconsider and rewrite the entire Development Standard in light of these recommendations. Item (D) Development Parameters (1) LAND USE ALLOCATIONS 1. Residential use should be required to be developed on the site. The amount of residential development required (in square feet) shall be the difference between the maximum FAR square footage allowed and the maximum commercial, business and office uses allowed by this section of the guidelines. 2. A minimum of 25 percent of the residential units shall be affordable, and an additional 12.5 percent shall be workforce housing units. Affordable and workforce housing shall beof the same size and quality as market rate housing. 3. Eliminate drive through services as a permitted use. (2) SETBACKS 1. Increase required setbacks along 27th Terrace and 29th Avenue to a minimum of 20 feet, to match the setback requirements along the north and west sides of these streets. (3) FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) 1. The maximum allowable development on the site shall be equal to the amount of development described in the lease with the developer - 450,000 sf. The minimum development allowed on the site Shall be 250,000 sf, reflective of the developer's original "10-14-1" proposal. (4) DENSITY No change 1 (5) BUILDING HEIGHT AND NUMBER OF STORIES (SEE ATTACHED SITE DIAGRAM) 1. Base building height permitted shall be 145 feet with a maximum of 200 feet and 19 floors along 27` Avenue and the Metrorail line. Maximum building height is only permitted for a "Green Building" that achieves a minimum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification of "Gold". 2. The remainder of the site shall have a maximum height of 50 feet, reflective of the intermediate "step-down" height along the west side of the proposed Via 27. (6) BUILDING FRONTAGE 1. We believe the requirement that 80 percent of the buildings be built at the "build -to" line is excessive. Building massing should be varied so as to avoid a "monolithic" wall of development along the site perimeter. (7) PARKING 1. The parking requirement table identifies a requirement for "Live -work units". Live work units are not a permitted use according to the land use guidelines. In addition the table includes a hotel, which is not a permitted use. 2. All parking decks shall have a residential "liner" building wrapping the exterior of the deck, except where the deck abuts the Metrorail right-of-way. Where the deck abuts the letrorail right-of-way it shall have an architectu_, r�lytreatment in accordance with the guideline as stated. a_Hi C' (8) ENCROACHMENTS No change. (9) BUILDING FACADES AND SECURITY FENCES / GATES No Change. (10) OPEN SPACE 1. Arcades and colonnades should not count toward meeting open space requirements. (11) LANDSCAPE 1. Ten feet of the setback along 27 Terrace and 29 Avenue should be landscape with xeric plant materials. 2. Eliminate the provision which allows for no street trees when a colonnade is provided. 3. Street trees shall be required along 27 Terrace and 29 Avenue. (12) PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE 1. Minimum pedestrian passage width should be 15 feet. (13) SIGNAGE 1. Signs should be required to meet City of Miami standards. (E) SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS AND CRITERIA 1. Pedestrian sidewalks should be a minimum width of 10 feet. 2. All building should be required to achieve at minimum, LEED Certification. 3. Landscaping shall meet City of Miami standards for type and use of plant materials. 4. See parking section above for enclosure of parking decks. 5. Building service areas accessed from SW 27th Terrace and SW 29th Avenue shall be completely enclosed and provided with doors that are kept closed except when vehicles enter the site. lg. No ?fr6/i i Jape./ j v,a s f-'&. 3