HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail - Miami 21's Blanket ProhibitionGallastegui, Elvi
From: Llorente, Mike
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 2:22 PM
To:Gallastegui, Elvi
Cc: Casseus, Edwin; Suarez, Francis (Commissioner)
Subject: Discussion Item - January 10 - Commercial Vehicles
Attachments: MX-M264N_20121217_110214.pdf
Elvi,
Chairman Suarez would like to place the following discussion item on the January 10, 2013, Commission
Agenda:
DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING MIAMI 21'S BLANKET PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
Thanks,
Michael Llorente
Chief -of -Staff
Commissioner Francis Suarez
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Tel: 305-250-5423
Fax: 305-856-5230
mllorente@miamigov.com
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MIAMI:21 ARTICLE°3 GENERAL TO ZONES
AS ADOPTED - APRIL 2012
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 includeHabitable 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" ofMetrorail:or Metromover
stations.
3.6 2 Off-street Parking Driveway Standards. [RESERVED];
3.6.3 Additional Off-street Parking Regulations
General; performance standards for Off-street Parking facilities:
a. Parking' "shall be implemented so as to provide safe and convenient access to and from public.
Thoroughfares which include movement lanes and Public Frontages.
b. Vehicular'access through Residential properties for nonresidential Uses shall be;prohibited.
c. Off-street Parking spaces shall be located with sufficient room for safe and convenient parking
without infringing on any Public 'Thoroughfare or sidewalk.
d. Off-street Parking spaces whose locations require that cars 'back into movement lanes shall
only be permissible in T3 and T4.zones. Backing into Alleys shall be permissible in all Transect
Zones.
e. Off-street Parking or loading area shall not be usedfor the sale; repair, ordismantling of any
vehicle or`:equipment, or forstorage of:rnaterials or supplies:
f. Parking or storage of commercial trucks, buses, vans, sign trailers; trailers or semi -trailers" for
freight, cargo; or` the. "like shall not be,permitted in -any T3, T4, T5-R"orT6-R Zone.
Inoperable'vehicles shall be stored only in storage facilities::or otherapproved places where they
are completely concealed from public view:
Except in connection` with permitted active' continuing construction' on the premises, construc-
tion equipment such as earth moving machines, excavators, cranes, and the like shall only be
allowed in D1,'D2 and D3, as allowed by this Code.
MIAMI21 ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
AS ADOPTED • APRIL 2012
All Off-street Parking shall complywith applicable :regulations related to lighting, paving, and
drainage: including the Miami -Dade County Code and the Florida Building Code.
Specific areas may be set aside for Tandem Parking. Tandem Parking in all Transect Zones,
except T3 and T4, shall be Used only, by a valet parking operator.
k. Parking -facilities on adjoining::Lotsmay:share access points, driveways and parking subject to
a recorded covenant running *with the property onwhich; the- facilities are=located, by process of
Waiver.
3.6.4 Calculation of Off-street Parking requirements related to number of seats..
Where parking requirements relate to number, of seats.and seating is in the form of undivided pews,
benches, -or the like; twenty (20) lineal inches shall be -construed to be equal,to one(1) seat. Where
Parking requirements relate -.to movable seating in auditoriums -.and other assembly rooms, ten (10)
square feet of Floor Area shall be, construed to be equal to.one (1) seat except where otherwise
specified. Net floor area shall be. the actuai,;area occupied by seating and related aisles, and shall
not include accessory unoccupied areas or the thickness of walls.
3.6.5 Valet Parking
Off-street Parking facilities maintained with valet parking shall be allowed generally, provided that
the_ minimum::Off-Street Parking requirements of:this Code are satisfied and that an attendant shall
remain on duty during business hours or as long as the;Principal Building is occupied.
3.6.6 Parking' Management: Plan
Parking:allowed off-site,through aparking'management,plan agreement •with the City of Miami Park-
ing Authority shall be as set forth in Chapter 35 of the City.Code.
Within areas: under -a parking management plan, outdoor areas, including the public right-of-way,
which are regularly used. for display and'sales, or: as dining areas, shall be calculated. as part of the
establishment's total 'floor area and shall comply'with Off -Street parking requirements:
3.6.7 Off-street Parking, Reductions; by Use
a. Parking reductions for Elderly Housing.
1. Housing for the Elderly, in relation to, this regulation, is not to be construed as homes or
institutions for the aged which are primarily convalescent or Nursing Homes.
2, Off-street Parking space requirements in connection with Housing for the Elderly conforming
to`the requirements-of;state or federal programs may be reduced by Waiver to a maximum
of one (1)-parking space per every`'two (2) dwelling units.
3. The applicant shall submit plans which demonstrate how the remaining parking will be ac-
commodated. in the event that the housing becomes market rate housing at some time in the
future.
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