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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, ENTITLED, "GENERAL TO ZONES", SECTIONS 3.3.1
AND 3.6.1, TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY PARKING;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, at its meeting on November 7, 2012,
following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-12-048 by a vote of ten to
zero (10-0), item no. 8, recommending APPROVAL of this amendment as set forth; and
WHEREAS, accessory parking regulations currently conflict with other sections of Ordinance
No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, accessory parking is considered customarily incidental and subordinate to a
principal use; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed that additional regulations are desirable to address accessory parking
along commercial corridors where such parking may be necessary; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that accessory parking may be allowed by Exception on legally built
parking lots; 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 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, Article 3 of the Zoning Ordinance entitled "General to Zones" is hereby amended by in
the following particulars {1}:
"ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
3.3 LOTS AND FRONTAGES
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3.3.1. Lots assembled into one ownership within one Transect Zone may be developed as a single Lot.
Lots assembled into one ownership that encompass more than one Transect zone shall be developed
according to the corresponding Transect regulation for each Lot, except as described in Section
3.6.1(e). In such cases, there shall be no transfer of Density or Intensity of Development Capacity
between Transect zones, Where Lots are assembled into one ownership, the side or rear Setbacks
sharing the Property Line may be eliminated. Lot assembly shall require a Unity -of -Title acceptable to
the City Attorney. Contiguous Lots in one ownership, as of the effective date of this Code, may be
developed as one Lot in excess of the maximum Lot Size, T' Lots adjacent to T5 or T6 Lots may
provide parking f„r adiacent i of u o and hall follow all other T4 requirements including Lincr
requirements, Ace
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3.6 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
3.6.1 Off-street Parking Standards
a. Off-street Parking requirements for the individual Transect Zones shall be as set forth in Article
4, Table 4. Where required off-street parking is based on square footage of Use, the
calculation shall only include Habitable Rooms and Habitable Space occupied by such Use.
b. Off-street Parking dimensions and Shared Parking (mixed -use) reduction table shall be as set
forth in Article 4, Table 5,
c. Required Parking for Adaptive Reuses may be reduced or exempted by Waiver for properties
located in a Community Redevelopment Area, or in areas where a Parking Trust Fund has
been established, or for historic sites and contributing Structures within designated historic
districts.
d. Parking reductions shall not be cumulative except in T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6-80. Parking
reductions shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total Off-street Parking required, except
for Residential components of projects within one thousand (1,000) feet of Metroraii or
Metromover stations.
e. Parking that is otherwise not allowed but that is customarily incidental and subordinate to a
principal Use may be provided in any T3 or T4-R Transect Zone by process of Exception and
only if there is an existing legally built parking lot. Access for such Lots shall be subject to all
other requirements of the Transect Zone including Liner, landscaping, or Streetscreen
requirements. Such parking shall not expand or increase the degree of nonconformity.
Parking in other Transect Zones shall be approved pursuant to Article 4, Table 3.
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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 otherappropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after adoption and signature
of the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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