HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo-Reduction of Zoned Street FR/SRCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM:
SEE BELOW***
Director of Public Works
Nzeribe Ihekwaba, Ph.D., P.E.
Director
DATE:
SUBJECT :
REFERENCES:
October 10, 2013
FILE :
Reduction of zoned street width —
North Miami Avenue
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* * * Manuel Orosa, Chief of Police, Miami Police Department
Maurice L. Kemp, Fire Chief, Fire -Rescue Department
Keith A. Carswell, Director, Solid Waste Department
The original zoned right of way width of North Miami Avenue between North 5 Street and North 11 Terrace
was 70 feet. In 1985 the City Commission, by Ordinance, established a zoned base building line width of 95
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. There is already significant existing development to the north and south that would preclude North Miami
Avenue from ever reaching the specified 95 foot width in the future.
2. The zoned width of North Miami Avenue north of North 11 Terrace to the north city limits is 70 feet wide.
3. Requiring these blocks to be widened would be of limited benefit to traffic circulation.
4. 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 Department's review of this transportation corridor reveals that a 70 foot wide roadway
adequately serves the transportation needs of the public.
The zoned width of the segment of North Miami Avenue between North 8 Street and North 9 Street was
previously reduced to 70 feet wide to accommodate the development of the NAP center.
The Public Works Department is recommending to the City Commission that the zoned base building line width
of North Miami Avenue from North 5 Street to North 8 Street and from North 9 Street to North 11 Terrace be
reduced from 95 feet to the original 70 feet right of way width. This zoned width reduction is compatible with
current and future regulated development.
A public hearing has been scheduled for the November 21, 2013 Commission meeting to consider this base
building line width reduction. Please be prepared to present your comments concerning the reduction in the
zoned street width to the City Commission at this meeting
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