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TO BE WITHDRAWN BY ADMINISTRATION
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE MIAMI 21 CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 3.5 ENTITLED "MEASUREMENT
OF HEIGHT" TO MODIFY STORY HEIGHT MAXIMUMS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY
20, 2010.
WHEREAS, n October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted the Miami 21 Code, Ordinance
No. 13114; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2010, the City Commission extended the implementation date to
May 20, 2010, Ordinance No. 13138; and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code establishes regulations for the floor to floor story heights for
transect zones; 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 its 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 No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby
amended by in the following particulars: {1}
"ARTICLE III General to Zones
3.5 MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT
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3.5.2 A Story is a Habitable level within a Building of a maximum fourteen ten (1-4 10) feet in
Height from finished floor to finished floor. Basements are not considered Stories for
the purposes of determining Building Height. A ground level retail Story may exceed
this limit up to a total height of twenty five fifteen (25 15) feet. A single floor level
exceeding fourteen ten (44 10) feet, or twenty five fifteen (25 15) feet at ground level
retail, shall be counted as two (2) Stories.
Except that for T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6-80, a Story is a Habitable level within a
Building of a maximum fourteen (14) feet in Height from finished floor to finished floor.
A ground level retail Story may exceed this limit up to a total height of twenty-five (25)
feet. A single floor level exceeding fourteen (14) feet, or twenty-five (25) feet at ground
level retail, may count as one (1) story if the building height does not exceed the
maximum height, including all applicable bonuses, allowed by the transect at fourteen
(14) feet per floor. Where the first two stories are retail, their total combined Height
shall not exceed thirty-nine (39) feet and the first floor shall be a minimum of fourteen
(14) feet in Height.
Mezzanines may not exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the Habitable Space Floor
Area. Mezzanines extending beyond thirty-three percent (33%) of the Floor Area shall
be counted as an additional floor.
The Height of a Parking Structure concealed by a Liner may be equal to the Height of
the Liner; this may result in a Liner Story concealing more than one level of Parking.
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Section 3. For purposes of clarity, wherever applicable throughout the Miami 21 Code, the
term "By Right" will be replaced with "Permitted.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance
is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Miami 21 Code of the City of Miami, Florida, which provisions may
be renumbered or reentered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or
other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 6. These amendments shall be implemented no earlier than May 20, 2010. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{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. 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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