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Home My WebLink About07-00675 07-30-2007 Submittal-SPi District Development ProgramSUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC REGARD FOR ITEM ON 7- 30.07. District Development Program sPi The SPi Pilot Program's intent is to improve connectivity and help remove obstacles for business development in the three Downtown Entertainment Districts adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. These Districts are.... -The Media & Entertainment District -The Park West Club Entertainment District -The Overtown Jazz Blues & Gospel Entertainment District Submitted into the public record in connection with items . - on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk ( RA - Enter rluur►en►r histi icts Study Submitted into the public record in connection with items An on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Miami Destinations Submitted into the public record in connection with items jiff on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Calle Ocho Cocunut Grove Design District Little Haiti Media Se Entertainment District Park West Club District Jazz Blues 8e Gospel District Submitted into the public record in connection with items # ly on `7 3� •�� Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Security Security Securing the districts and creating connectivity between them (PAC -Media & Entertainment District -Park West Club District -Jazz Blues & Gospel District) is vital to the survival and development of this area. Currently all the venues are securing themselves at great expense and yet the neighborhood continues to be unsecured and uninviting. A private public joint venture security program designed not only to secure the neighborhood but also to promote and market it is the most efficient and effective way to go. This in the long run will stimulate business growth and enhance the quality of life for our residents and assure are visitors a safe and pleasant experience. Submitted into the public record in connection with items #k9 on -10 -o1. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with items # on 7-30-Ca. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Parking Parking The Creation of parking needs to be stimulated and this can only be achieved by making the economics of parking more realistic. The city's current surcharge plus sales tax takes 19% of the gross income of commercial parking lots add to that the cost of land the real estate taxes, the city's design requirements, which reduce achievable parking spaces by 30%, and finally the construction and running of the lots and you end up with numbers that don't work. An overlay district waiving the surcharge fees and relaxing the design requirements could help trigger surface parking lot development which then would trigger more business's to open and buildings to be improved. Without additional parking these districts will remain as they are! Submitted into the public record in connection with items # 161 on I- . Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk • Submitted into the public record in connection with items U lti on 7 . Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk identity identity The formation and maintenance of our Districts identities can be achieved by the use of overlay districts. Through the Planning and Zoning Department we can create standards that would help mold the identity of these areas. We can help maintain these areas standards by the use of our code compliance officers and the NET offices. Some of the tools to achieve a specific identity could be as follows: Paint Colors example: little Haiti bright color pallet....Calle 0cho mediterranian color pallet Architectural Sytle....example: .0vertowns Jazz Blues and Gospel District....1920's and 30's architectural style for all new construction and renovations. Mural Ads....example: Park West Club District no set back no graphic restrictions, vibrant and exciting visuals, life style ads Media District 300 foot set back with strict copy restriction 15% of visual more elegant! Fashion and Beauty Ads. Store front signage size and style....example: Park West Club District no restrictions..Media District storefront signage only 10% of store front surface. Street signage .... In some cases multilanguage ie: Little Haiti-Engish and French Creole and Calle Ocho-English and Spanish. Street surfaces....In historical areas with 1920's architecture install cobblestone. Sidewalk finishes to work with design of streets. ►Stree. Lighting.... fixtures to match architectural style of area. Style ::3f garbage cans and public seating also to match architectural style of area. Landscaping or lack of landscaping as well... areas with cafe seating and historical storefronts that are also used a lot for filming should have no landscaping. Areas without these conditions could have landscaping but preferable palm trees which would not cover the business storefronts and architecture. Submitted into the public record in connection with items W1 on .7- 7. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk • ldentity Examples of city's reinforcing their special districts identities: New York's Meat Packing District reinstalling original cobblestone. London's Covent Gardens also reinstalling original cobblestone. Submitted into the public record in connection with items # I9 on L. 1. Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk D C LAT s P, PAS C "OP, \ G Submitted into the public record in connection with items # Iq on 1 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with items # 1`( on 7 -3 -'- Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with items # l'� on . Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk cov LO\ DO\ GARD \S Submitted into the public record in connection with items Al on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with items !#k°. on 1 "3a �.1• Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk