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Ordinance: 13326
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12-00563zt Final Action Date: 6/28/2012
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 5 ENTITLED, "SPECIFIC TO ZONES", TO MODIFY SECTION
5.6.4 ENTITLED "PARKING STANDARDS", TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY
FOR PARKING GARAGES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, at its meeting on June 6, 2012,
following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-12-026 by a vote of nine to
zero (9-0), item no. 7, recommending APPROVAL of the adoption of this item to the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, it is deemed that additional flexibility is desirable for the internal arrangement of
parking garages so long as the building envelope properly addresses the public realm in accordance
with the intent set forth by Miami 21; 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 of the City of Miami, Florida, 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 making modifications to Article 5 in the following particulars: {1}
"ARTICLE 5 SPECIFIC TO ZONES
5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6)
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5.6.4 Parking Standards (T6)
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d. Primary Frontage. All parking, including drop-off drives and porte-cocheres, open parking areas,
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covered parking, garages, Loading Spaces and service areas shall be located within the Third Layer
and shall be masked from the Frontage by a Liner Building or Streetscreen as illustrated in Article 4,
Table 8. Parking may extend into the Second Layer above the Second (2) story first (1) Story, by
Waiver, if an art or glass treatment, of a design to be approved by the Planning Director, with the
recommendation of the Urban Development Review Board, is provided for one hundred (100%)
percent of that portion of the Pedestal Facade. Surface parking may extend into the Second Layer a
maximum of twenty five percent (25%) of the length of the Primary Frontage up to a maximum of fifty
(50) feet.
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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 or relettered 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 immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
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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