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Home My WebLink AboutPZAB 09-05-12 Supporting DocsPLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD FACT SHEET File ID: 12-00942zt Title: PZAB.6 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3 ENTITLED, "GENERAL TO ZONES", TO MODIFY SECTION 3.3.1 AND SECTION 3.6.1 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY PARKING; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Location: City Wide Applicant(s): Purpose: Johnny Martinez, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 (305) 250-5400 This will provide clarify and modify regulations and processes to allow accessory parking that is adjacent to a principal use currently not provided in the Code. Such parking is subordinate and incidental to the primary use that is located in a commercial corridor. Such use is subject to either an administrative or public process, depending on the zoning of the lot. Planning and Zoning Department Recommendation: Approval. Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board: September 05, 2012 City of Miami Legislation PZAB Resolution City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 12-00942zt Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3 ENTITLED, "GENERAL TO ZONES", TO MODIFY SECTION 3.3.1 AND SECTION 3.6.1 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY PARKING; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. LOCATION: City Wide APPLICANT(S): Johnny Martinez, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommends approval. PURPOSE: This will provide clarify and modify regulations and processes to allow accessory parking that is adjacent to a principal use currently not provided in the Code. Such parking is subordinate and incidental to the primary use that is located in a commercial corridor. Such use is subject to either an administrative or public process, depending on the zoning of the lot. WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Zoning and Appeals (PZAB) considered this item at its meeting, Item No. PZAB._, adopting Resolution No. PZAB by a vote of to _ (_- _), and has recommended the adoption of this item to the City of Miami City Commission; and WHEREAS, accessory parking regulations currently conflict with other sections of the 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 City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 12-00942zt (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/29/2012 File Number: 12-00942zt 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 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby amended by making modifications to Article 3 in the following particulars {1}: "ARTICLE 3 GENERAL TO ZONES 3.3 LOTS AND FRONTAGES 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. Tel Lots adjacent to T5 or T6 Lots may 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 12-00942zt (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/29/2012 File Number: 12-00942zt 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 Metrorail 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. *„ 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 thirty (30) days after 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id: 12-00942zt (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/29/2012