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Date: 5/15/13 Requesting Department: Public Works
Commission Meeting Date: 6/13/13 District Impacted: 2
Type: n Resolution X Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Law Department
Matter ID No.
Subject: Ordinance amending Chapter 54 of the City Code - Base Building Lines, to reduce the zoned
street right of way width of NE 15 Street from NE 2 Avenue to North Bayshore Drive, NW/NE 10 Street
from the FEC Railway to NE 2 Avenue and NW/NE 11 Street from the FEC Railway to NE 1 Avenue
Purpose of Item:
An Ordinance amending Chapter 54 of the code of the City of Miami, Florida, entitled "Streets and
Sidewalks" by amending Section 54-190 entitled "Nonstandard Street Widths" to reduce the zoned
street right of way width of NE 15 Street from NE 2 Avenue to North Bayshore Drive, NW/NE 10
Street from NW 1 Avenue to NE 2 Avenue and NW/NE 11 Street from the FEC Railway to NE 1
Avenue.
Background Information:
See attached supplement.
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Background Information:
NE 15 Street between NE 2 Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard was originally dedicated as "Collins
Bridge Road" by the recording of the Amended Map of Nelson Villa Subdivision on March 23,1917.
That subdivision dedicated a right of way width of 30 feet. In 1941, the City of Miami acquired a series
of deeds along the north side of NE 15 Street for an additional 30 feet of right of way width, thereby,
increasing the dedicated right of way width to 60 feet and matching the alignment with NE 15 Street to
the west of NE 2 Avenue. The existing Miami -Dade County Public School Building located at 1500
Biscayne Boulevard was constructed in 1967 with a zero setback conforming to the current 60 foot
dedicated right of way width. The OMNI complex, constructed in 1975, also conforms to the current 60
foot dedicated right of way width. In 1983, the City of Miami Code was amended to establish a zoned
right of way width for NE 15 Street between NE 2 Avenue and North Bayshore Drive as 80 feet,
however, none of the reserved rift of way width, 10 feet on both sides of the street, has been dedicated.
Further, the Miami -Dade County Metromover was constructed in 1991 along the south side of NE 15
Street within the dedicated 60 foot right of way width, restricting the potential widening of the street and
the addition of traffic lanes.
The original platted subdivision that created NW/NE 10 Street and NW/NE 11 Street in the Park West
area dedicated a right-of-way width of 50 feet. The roadways were subsequently developed with
pavement, curb and gutter and sidewalk conforming to the 50 foot wide right of way. In 1985 the City
Commission, by Ordinance, established a zoned base building line width of 75 feet for this roadway,
thereby reserving additional property in anticipation of future widening in accordance with the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan. An evaluation of the current conditions west of Biscayne
Boulevard reveals the following:
1. The major transportation arteries in this portion of the City are Biscayne Boulevard, 1-395 and I-95.
NW/NE 10 Street and NW NE 11 Street serve as local City streets.
2. There is already significant existing development to the east that would preclude these streets from
ever reaching the specified 75 foot width in the fuiture.
3. These isolated sections of NW/NE 10 Street and NW/NE 11 Street are the only two blocks zoned 75
feet in width. All other blocks are currently 50 feet in width.
4. Requiring these blocks to be widened would be of limited benefit to traffic. circulation.
5. The City's streetcar project and Metromover provide premium transit access to the adjacent properties
to encourage the usage of transit in the urban City core.
The Public Works Depai twent's review of these transportation corridors reveals that the current
developed roadways adequately serves the transportation needs of the public.
The Public Works Department is recommending to the City Commission that the zoned base building
line width of NE 15 Street from NE 2 Avenue to North Bayshore Drive be reduced from 80 feet tothe
original 60 feet right of way width, NW/NE 10 Street from the FEC railway to NE 2 Avenue be reduced
from 75 feet to the original 50 feet of right of way width and NW/NE 11 Street from the FEC Railway to
NE 1 Avenue be reduced from 75 feet to the original 50 foot right of way width. These zoned width
reductions are compatible with current and future regulated development. Nothing will physically
change on these roadways if the Ordinance is adopted.
The Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue and Solid Waste have been notified of the proposed reduction
of the zoned width of these right of ways.
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