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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXHIBIT SUBINTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTER -CITY PASSENGER RAIL STATION AND INTERMODAL CENTER This Interlocal Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this day of 2014, by and between Miami -Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("County"), and the City of Miami, a municipal corporation located within the geographic boundaries of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("City") pursuant to The Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, Chapter 163, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes (2012), Section 6.06 of the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter and Section 33-314(A)(4) of the Code of Miami - Dade County, Florida. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the County has adopted Chapter 33C of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("County Code"), which establishes the Rapid Transit Zone ("RTZ") and grants exclusive jurisdiction to the County for purposes of building and zoning approvals, water and sewer installations, environmental compliance, street maintenance, and utility regulation for all property located within the RTZ; and WHEREAS, the City and the County have a long history of mutual cooperation with regard to planning for and development in the RTZ; and WHEREAS, the City, by Resolution No. 78-453, urged the County to provide for joint private and public development opportunities, including essential retail services, employment centers, housing and institutional attractions in convenient proximity to rapid transit stations and pledged the greatest possible cooperation with the County and urged reciprocal cooperation from the County in the planning, programming and funding of desired improvements; and 1 WHEREAS, Chapter 33C provides for municipal participation in the design, review, zoning, and development process through the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee ("RTDIC"), which includes representation from the municipality in which the Project (as defined below) located. WHEREAS, the County is considering the adoption of an ordinance (Exhibit "A") which would extend the boundary of the RTZ to include a Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone ("Subzone") on that certain property located within the County and the City, as depicted in the attached Exhibit "B" and which would establish development regulations and a development review and approval process applicable to the Subzone. WHEREAS, the expanded boundary of the RTZ includes within the Subzone that certain property depicted in the attached Exhibit "C" (the "Property") which is owned by FDG Flagler Station II LLC, its parents, affiliates, successors and/or assigns ("Owner"), and Owner desires to develop and operate an inter -city passenger rail station and intermodal center (the "Project"), integrated with the Miami -Dade County Metrorail and Metromover systems. WHEREAS, the Project abuts and shall be integrated with existing, County -controlled public transportation facilities, including the Government Center Metrorail Station, the Overtown Metrorail Station, and the Metromover system. WHEREAS, the Project is of Countywide and regional importance and will bring substantial economic and quality -of -life benefits to the residents of the County and the City by increasing mobility to and from and throughout the City and the County, reducing area traffic congestion and pollution and linking Miami -Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Orange Counties with a direct, environmentally friendly inter -city passenger rail system. 2 WHEREAS, as set forth herein, the County and the City wish to coordinate and facilitate the development of the Project in an expedited fashion under a single regulatory authority, thereby avoiding duplicative or inconsistent regulations and processes. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants expressed herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which the parties hereby acknowledge, the County and the City agree as follows: 1. The County and the City agree that the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein. 2. The City agrees and reconfirms that its previous acknowledgment of the RTZ and the requirement that development within the RTZ conform with applicable provisions of Chapter 33C, as amended, remains in full force and effect. The City and the County expressly recognize and authorize the expansion of the RTZ zone boundaries to include the lands located within the Subzone, including the Property. 3. The County and the City agree that, upon the adoption by the County of an amendment to Chapter 33C of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", the County shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over the Subzone, the Property and the development of the Project and shall, in accordance with its rules and regulations, perform all regulatory reviews relating to the development of the Project, including zoning approvals and construction permitting. 4. The County agrees that the County shall exercise its jurisdiction over the Project in a manner that addresses the transportation needs of counties and urban centers throughout 3 South Florida and the State of Florida, and that supports the City's commitment to principles of urban planning, including responding to the existing conditions of the City, its downtown context, and its natural features, infrastructure, and buildings. 5. The County and the City agree that the development regulations and the development review and approval processes included in the proposed ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit "A", shall govern development within the Subzone and on the Property, as supplemented by this Agreement. 6. The County agrees that the City shall be entitled to appoint up to three participants to the RTDIC for all meetings of the RTDIC related to the Project, and that the City's appointees shall all be individuals with technical expertise and professional degrees in at least one of the following areas: (i) transportation, (ii) architecture, (iii) engineering, or (iv) law. In the event that the City representatives present at an RTDIC meeting to consider an application for development within the Subzone do not concur with a recommendation for approval or an administrative approval of an application, the recommendation or the decision shall be for denial. In the event of a recommendation or a decision for denial by the RTDIC, 9 Commissioners of the 13 Board of County Commissioners can override the denial. 7. The County and the City agree to allocate the payment of development and permitting fees as follows: (a) The County shall collect from the Owner all fees related to regulatory reviews and approvals and construction permits; (b) The City shall collect from the Owner all impact fees payable pursuant to Chapter 13 of the City Code and any fees for Developments of Regional Impact that are payable to the City pursuant to statute or ordinance; 4 (c) additional impact fees, if any, associated with the Project shall be collected from the Owner by the City and the County in accordance with their respective impact fee ordinances. 8. At least six (6) weeks prior to the scheduled public hearing of any amendments to this adopted version of Section 33C-9 (see Exhibit A), the County shall mail and e-mail a copy of the proposed ordinance to the City Clerk and the City Attorney. The communication to the City shall include the date of the scheduled public hearing. 9. To the extent permitted by law and required by this Agreement, the City and the County hereby delegate to each other the authority required to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement. 10. This Agreement shall remain in effect for thirty years, and thereafter automatically renew for successive ten year terms unless terminated by mutual agreement of the County and the City, as approved by majority vote of their respective governing bodies, IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties have caused this Interlocal Agreement to be executed on their behalf as of the date first stated above: [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] 5 ATTEST Harvey Ruvin, Clerk ATTEST Todd B, Hannon, Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Victoria Mendez City Attorney 6 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, A political subdivision of the State of Florida, By: County Mayor CITY OF MIAMI, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Florida By: City Manager Exhibit "A" Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 33C 7 Approved Mayor Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Veto 2-19-14 Override ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FIXED -GUIDEWAY RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; AUTHORIZING INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE FIXED TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; PROVIDING FOR EXPANSION OF THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; CREATING THE DOWNTOWN INTERMODAL DISTRICT CORRIDOR SUBZONE; PROVIDING USES, ' SITE • PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF SUCH SITE PLAN IN THE SUBZONE; CREATING SECTION 33C-9, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 33C-1, 33C-2, 33C-3, 33C-4, 33C-6, 33C-7 AND 33-314 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI- DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter grants to the County the power to carry on a central metropolitan government and to provide for rail facilities and public transportation systems; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the coordinated review and analysis of mass transit facilities is necessary to carry on a central metropolitan government in Miami -Dade County and that coordinated review and analysis of the mass transit system is most effectively carried on under a uniform plan of regulation applicable to the County as a whole; and WHEREAS, maximum coordination of transportation and land use policy decisions is essential to optimize the role of transportation as a potent tool for implementing the desired patterns of metropolitan development consistent with the Comprehensive Development Master Plan; and Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 2 WHEREAS, the integration of an Intercity Passenger Rail System with the County's existing mass transit system will increase ridership on the County's public transportation system and further the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the present and future citizens of the County; and WHEREAS, the integration of an Intercity Passenger Rail System with the County's existing mass transit system will provide new public transportation opportunities for all citizens of the County and particularly for residents of the surrounding community; and WHEREAS, the adoption of uniform regulation to encourage private sector development of an Intercity Passenger Rail System is in the best interest of the County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.: Section 1. Section 33C-1 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:1 Sec. 33C-1, Legislative intent, findings and purposes. The Board of County Commissioners for Miami -Dade County, Florida, hereby declares and finds that the uncoordinated use of lands within the County threatens the orderly development and the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the present and future citizens of this County. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 75-22, the Board adopted and accepted the Comprehensive Development Master Plan for Miami -Dade County whereby it specifically declared that it was the continuing policy of Miami - Dade County, in cooperation with federal, State, regional and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all reasonable means and measures to: (a) Foster and promote the general welfare; (b) To create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony; and Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored and/or »double arrowed« constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 3 (c) To fill the social, economic and other requirements of the present and future generations of citizens of Miami -Dade County, Florida. As such, the Stage I Fixed -Guideway Rapid Transit System may only be planned, engineered, implemented, and administered on a County -wide basis, in a manner which will: (a) Provide maximum opportunities for development to serve as financial assistance to the system; and (b) Provide incentives for joint development with the private sector, »The Board further finds that the legislative intent, findings and purposes set forth herein also apply to public or private Intercity Passenger Rail Systems.« Section 2. Section 33C-2 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-2. Rapid Transit Zone. k �t (B) Designation of lands included. The Board of County Commissioners hereby designates all land areas (including surface, subsurface, and appurtenant airspace) shown on Exhibits 1 through 16, bearing the following effective dates: Exhibit 1, July 31, 1998, Exhibits 2 through 9 and Exhibits 11 through 16, July 13, 1979, [[d]] Exhibit 10, May 26, 1983, »and Exhibit 17, February 13, 2014,« certified by the Clerk of the Board as a portion of this chapter, incorporated hereby by reference, and transmitted to the custody of the Department of [[Planning and Zorg]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department;« as the Rapid Transit Zone for the Stage I Fixed - Guideway Rapid Transit System. The Director of the Department of [[ rin nd-Zor ng]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« shall submit to each affected municipality an official map or maps designating the Rapid Transit Zone which may from time to time be altered, enlarged, added to, amended or deleted by ordinance, after . a public hearing within each municipality affected. Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Paged (D) »Uses. No land, body of water, or structure shall be used or permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed; moved, structurally altered, or maintained for any purpose in the Rapid Transit Zone, except as provided in this article,« »(fl« Permitted land uses. The following land uses are permitted within the Rapid Transit Zone [[and ne-ethers]]: [[(1)]]»(a)«Fixed guideways for the Rapid Transit System. [[(2)]]»0b«Stations for the Rapid Transit System, including such uses as passenger platforms and waiting areas, ticket and information booths, restrooms, utility rooms, in -station advertising displays, stairs, elevators, walkways, concessions, vending machines, and other service -related businesses offering goods and services for sale to passengers, and other similar uses as are necessary for or ancillary to the proper functioning of a rapid transit station. [[(3)]]»(c)«Parking lots and parking structures. [[l ]]»( «Bus stops and shelters, [[()]]»(«Streets and sidewalks. [[(6)]]»(D« Maintenance facilities for the Rapid Transit System, including yard and shops, and associated tracks and facilities, [[(7)]]»(g «Landscaping, [[(8)]]»(1 «Bikeways, parks, community gardening, playgrounds, power substations and other uses necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Rapid Transit System. [[F9)]] »(2) Other uses; procedures for approval of such uses within the Rapid Transit Zone. The following additional uses shall be permitted in conformance with the requirements set forth herein;« (a) Such other uses, including commercial, office»a hotel, governmental, institutional, health care facilities rental car facilities,« and residential uses, as may be appropriate to and compatible with the operation of the Rapid Transit System »or an Intercity Passenger Rail System« and the convenience of the ridership thereof. »,(b) Intercity Passenger Rail Systems, both public and private, including all uses permitted for the Rapid Transit Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 5 System pursuant to subparagraphs (1.)(a) through (h) herein and including ancillary facilities associated with the maintenance and operations of a rail system. "Intercity Passenger Rail System" means a rail system that provides passenger service on a guideway system between two or more cities, between several destinations within one city, or both. (p)«[[(b)]] Subzones »in the unincorporated area«; development regulations, standards and criteria. In the unincorporated areas of the Rapid Transit Zone, subzones shall be created by separate ordinances which shall become part of this chapter. Said ordinances shall identify the boundaries of the individual subzones and shall establish development regulations and site plan review standards and criteria for those land uses permitted pursuant to subsection»s« [[(9)(-a)]] »(2)(a) and (2)(b)« herein»,« [[an l revs t .=suant-%o subsection-(9){-e herein, (ejJ Requests for approval of development »in the Unincorporated area« of those land uses permitted pursuant to »this« subsection [[(9)(-a)-1 e-rein-within--a suboe}re-e ato-pUrst}an:t-te ubsec� en-(-9)(b)]] herein shall be made by filing an application in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-304, Said application shall be considered a special exception for site plan approval to be considered and acted upon directly by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to the criteria established in Section 33-311(d) and the provisions of the applicable subzone. (d) »Process jfor incorporated areas generally.« Whenever uses authorized by subparagraph»s« [[(a]] »(2)(a) and (2)(b)« above are proposed within portions of the Rapid Transit Zone passing through municipalities, the Station Area Design and Development Program process, a joint municipal -County program administered through the Rapid Transit Developmental hnpact Committee, shall prepare proposed master plan development standards for such proposed uses, Such proposed master plan development standards shall be submitted to the appropriate municipality for review and adoption as the Master Land Use Plan for such uses. Once adopted, said land use plans shall control all public actions involving or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relief Amendments to said Master Land Use Plans shall be subject to the Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 6 procedures specified in this subparagraph. Applications for a site plan approval and other related zoning actions under a Master Land Use Plan that was approved by a municipality on or before September 30, 2003, shall be considered by the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee under the standards and requirements established by such plan, upon receipt of the recommendations of the Department of HA —aiming —and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« and the Miami -Dade Transit Agency. Decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Ilnpaet Committee upon such applications shall be subject to appeal to the Board of County • Commissioners in accordance with the requirements of Section 33-314, Miami -Dade County Code, It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to immediately transmit to the relevant municipality a certified copy of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee's and the County Commission's actions in regard to the uses provided for in this subsection. An aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the County Commission's action in accordance with Section 33-316, Miami -Dade County Code, (e) »Process for City of Miami. (1)« After March 15, 2008, [[{-the— ffeetive-date of this—e dina ee)J] whenever uses authorized by subparagraph»s« [[(a)]] »(2)(a) and (2)(b)« above are proposed within portions of the Rapid Transit Zone located within the City of Miami not yet subject to an approved set of development standards, the master plan development standards set forth in Section 33C-8 herein shall control such proposed uses. Said land use plans shall control all public actions involving or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relief. Amendments to said Master Land Use Plans shall be subject to the procedures specified in this subparagraph. Applications for site plan approval and other related zoning actions under a Master Land Use Plan shall be considered by the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee under the standards and requirements established by such plan, upon receipt of the recommendations of the Department of planning--and--Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 7 successor Department« and the Miami -Dade Transit Agency, Decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee upon such applications shall be subject to appeal to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the requirements of Section 33-314, Miami -Dade County Code. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to immediately transmit to the City of Miami a certified copy of the decision of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee and the actions of the Board of County Commissioners in regard to the uses provided for in this subsection. An aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the County Commission's action in accordance with Section 33-316, Miami -Dade County Code. »(2) Downtown Intermodal District Corridor, Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, whenever uses authorized by subparagraphs (D)(2)(a) and (DX2)(b) above are proposed within the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone as designated in subsection 33C-9 herein, the procedures and development standards adopted pursuant to subsection 33C-9 shall control,« (f) The uses provided in this subsection shall, where applicable, be subject to municipal ordinances relating to occupational license taxes, and such taxes be and they are hereby expressly reserved to such municipalities. [[(-1-8)]]»(g) Douglas Road Metrorail Stcrtion.« County goverment office development in the Rapid Transit Zone within municipalities. Whenever County office development is proposed for that portion of the Rapid Transit Zone surroundi,ng the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, the directors of the Departments of {[Planning -and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department«, the Miami -Dade Transit Agency and the department proposing the development shall develop proposed master plan development standards for such proposed uses. The standards shall contain, at a minimum: (a) maximum height of the building; (b) maximum floor area ratio; (c) maximum parking provided; (d) minimum open space; (e) minimum setbacks from property lines; (f) gross and net land area; (g) criteria for pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems; (h) signage Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 8 . criteria; (i) criteria for parking layouts and drives; and (j) features demonstrating conformity with the guidelines for development of urban centers contained in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan, conformity with the Miami -Dade County Urban Design Manual, and consistency with the Metrorail Compendium of Design Criteria. Upon the consent of the [[eounty m.annager]] »County Mayor«, the proposed standards shall be submitted to the affected municipality's governing board for review and approval. In reviewing the standards, the municipality shall consider the type of function involved, the public need therefor, the existing land use pattern in the area and the nature of the impact of the facility on the surrounding property. The municipal governing board shall have the power to approve or reject the standards, but shall not modify the standards as submitted. Unless extended by agreement with the [[C-aunty Manager]] »County Mayor«, failure of the municipal governing board to reach a final decision on the proposed development standards within 60 days after receipt of the standards may be deemed by the County to be a lack of objection to the standards as proposed. If the municipal governing board rejects the proposed development standards, the proposed County office development shall not be permitted at the site unless the Board of County Commissioners determines after duly noticed public hearing that the proposed development is of County -wide necessity and significance, and upon such determination approves the development standards in accordance with the criteria applicable to the municipal governing board. After approval of the development standards, a site plan consistent with the approved development standards shall be submitted to the Director of the [[filar ngar=zd-marring]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department«. After review by the Directors of the Departments of [[I'-l-anninoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department«, the Miami -Dade Transit Agency and the department seeking development approval, the County Manager may submit the site plan to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation for approval. The Board of County Commissioners may authorize the development and approve the site plan by resolution following public hearing. The public hearing shall be held Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 9 upon 15 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing published in a newspaper of general circulation in Miami - Dade County, which publication shall include the time and place of hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. A courtesy notice containing general information as to the date, time and place of the hearing, the property location and general nature of the proposed development may be mailed to the property owners of record within a radius of three hundred (300) feet of the property described in the application, or such greater distance as the [[C—eu Manager]] »County Mayor« may provide; provided, however, that failure to mail or receive such courtesy notice shall not affect any action or proceeding taken hereunder. To provide additional notice to the public, the property may be posted by a sign or signs indicating the action desired and the time and place of public hearing thereon. Failure to post the property shall not affect any action taken hereunder. At the public hearing, the Board shall consider, among other factors, the type of function involved, the public need therefor, the existing land use pattern in the area, alternative locations for the facility and the nature of the impact of the development on the surrounding property, This process shall apply only to that portion of the Rapid Transit Zone surrounding the Douglas Road Metrorail Station. k Section. 3. Section 33C-3 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: See. 33C-3. Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee, »(a)« There is hereby established a Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee Executive Council composed of the County's Developmental Impact Committee Executive Council (established by Section 33-303.1, Miami -Dade County Code) and two (2) representatives from each of the following municipalities: City of South Miami, City of Coral Gables, City of Miami, and the City of Hialeah. »It is provided, however, that for developments located within the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9, however, the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee shall be composed of Agenda Item No. 1 4(A)(4) Page 10 the County's Developmental Impact Committee Executive Council and three (3) representatives from the City of Miami,« »in addition, there shall be an RTDIC Staff Council composed of members of the Cou, my Departments identified in Section 33- 303.1(A) of this Code and three (3) representatives from the City of Miami.«2 The Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee shall, subject to the procedures specified in 33-303,1, Miami -Dade County Code, perform the duties specified in Section 33C-2 and Section 33C-4 of this chapter. »(b) Except for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 herein, mailed« [[Mailed]] notice of hearings before the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33C- 2(D)[[(9)(d-)]]»(2)(d)« shall be provided in the same manner as hearings on applications filed before the Community Zoning Appeals Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) for the special exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed notice of the hearing shall also be provided simultaneously to the municipality in which the application site is located, Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements of Section 33-304. »(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 herein, notice of meetings before the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee shall comply with the procedures set forth in 33C-9, « Section 4. Section 33C-4 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec, 33C-4. Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone. »(a)« The Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone consists of those lands in such close proximity to the Rapid Transit System as to have a significant impact thereon. The Station Area Design and Development (SADD) Program (authorized by Miami - Dade County Resolution No. R-829-77), a joint municipal -County program administered through the R.apid Transit Development Impact Committee, shall prepare proposed development standards for the Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone for those stations 2 The differences between the substitute and the original item are indicated as follows: words double stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted, words double underlined and/or »double arrowed« constitute the amendment proposed. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 11 not subject to Section 33C-2(D)[[(9)(c)]]»(2)(e)(1)«. Such proposed development standards shall be submitted to the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee established by Section 33C-3 of this chapter for review, continent and any recommendations. The Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee report, including the proposed development standards, shall be submitted to the appropriate municipality or, in the unincorporated areas, to the County for review and adoption as the land use plan for developments within the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Zone. The foregoing notwithstanding, after completion of the initial task by the SADD Program, for those stations not subject to Section 33C-2(D)[[(-9)(e)]]»(2)(e)(1)« the Rapid Transit Impact Committee shall prepare all future development standards for the Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone for review and adoption by the Board of County Commissioners if located in unincorporated Miami -Dade County or the appropriate municipality if located in incorporated Miami - Dade County. Once adopted, said land use plans shall control all public actions involving or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relief, within the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Zone. Amendments to said land use plans shall be subject to the procedures specified in this section. The County may seek judicial review of any official municipal acts relating to lands within the Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone, »(b) Except for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 herein, and« [[N]]»notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, mailed notice of hearings before the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33-2(D)[[(9)(c]]»(2)(e)(1)« shall be provided in the same manner as hearings on applications filed before the Community Zoning Appeals Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) for the special exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed notice of hearings shall also be provided simultaneously to the municipality in which the application site is located. Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements of Section 33-304. Section 5. Section 33C-6 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-6 [Exceptions,] Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 12 The provisions of Section 33C-2(D)[[(9)]]» (2 « through 33C-5 shall not apply to those portions of the Rapid Transit Zone or Rapid Transit impact zone that are included within the boundaries of an urban center designation in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan and for which specific Urban Center Zoning District regulations have been adopted. Section 6. Section 33C-7 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-7. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor Subzone. (1) Boundaries. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33C- 2(D)[19(b)]]»(2)(c)«, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor Subzone (MLK Corridor Subzone) of the Rapid Transit Zone is hereby established; the boundaries of the Subzone include all portions of the Rapid Transit Zone located north of NW 51st Street and east of NW 32nd Avenue, as described in and incorporated into Section 33C-2(B) hereof; said boundaries shall be certified by the Clerk of the Board as a part of this section, and transmitted to the Department of [[P4 ing—and Zon. ]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« for custody. (2) Development regulations. The following development regulations shall apply within the MLK Corridor Subzone, except for the Brownsville and Martin Luther King Jr. Stations, which development shall comply with the Model City Urban Center District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(R) of this Code, and except for the Northside Station, which development shall comply with the North Central Urban Area District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(S) of this Code: (a) Mixed uses, as provided by Section 33C- 2(D)[[(9)(a)]]»(2)(a),« shall be permitted, said uses including, but not limited to, residential, office, hotel, clubs, restaurants, theaters, retail, etc. (h) Sign(s), to direct traffic flow and locate entrances and exits to developments and/or to identify developments within the subzone area and on abutting properties shall be Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 13 permitted in connection with any permitted use, Said signs shall be reviewed by the Department of [[Planing and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« and Miami -Dade Transit Agency for compliance with the standards and criteria set forth in Section 33C-7(3) below. (3) Site plan review standards and criteria, The purpose of the site plan review is to encourage logic, imagination and variety in the design process in an attempt to insure the congruity of the proposed development and its compatibility with the surrounding area. The following site plan review standards and criteria shall be utilized as a guide by the Developmental hnpact Committee or the Department of planning —and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« and by the Board of County Commissioners in the consideration of requests for special exception for site plan approvals within the MLK Corridor Subzone, except for Brownsville and Martin Luther King Jr, Stations, which development shall comply with the Model City Urban Center District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(R) of this Code, and except for the Northside Station, which development shall comply with the North Central Urban Area District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(S) of this Code: k Section 7. Section 33C-9 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby created as follows: Sec. 33C-9. Downtown Intermodn1 District Corridor SubZone. (A) Purpose and Intent, The following development review standards and criteria shall govern applications for Initial Plan Approval of the general site development plan, and applications for Final Site Plan Review for all development to be located within the boundaries of the Downtown Intermodal. District Corridor Subzone (DID Corridor Subzone) established in subsection 33C-9(B) herein. The DID Corridor Subzone shall function as the urban transit hub of a major international tourism and trade destination. The standards set forth herein further the unique land use characteristics of this area, which lies within the City of Miami Urban Core and within a Regional Urban Center, as designated on the Land Use Plan Map of the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 14 (B) Boundaries. The DID Corridor Subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone is hereby established; the boundaries of the Subzone include all portions of the Rapid Transit Zone as described in and incorporated into Exhibit 17 of subsection 33C-2(B). The legal description of the boundaries and a full scale map of the boundaries of the DID Corridor Subzone presented in Exhibit 17 are on file with. the Miami -Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department. (C) Permitted Uses: The following ,uses shall be permitted in the DID Corridor Subzone, either alone or as mixed uses in horizontal or vertical integration. "Vertical integration" means any combination of primary uses (such as passenger transit systems or businesses) located on the ground floor, and residential and accommodation uses such as hotels on the upper floors. "Horizontal integration" means any combination of parcels or buildings and structures with different primary uses within the same development. (1) hotels; (2) commercial/retail; (3) offices; (4) residential; (5) bars and restaurants; (6) intercity passenger rail systems,. which provide, but not limited to such uses, elements and activities as stations, passenger platforms and waiting areas, ticket and information booths, luggage handling areas, restrooms, utility rooms, in -station advertising displays, stairs, elevators, escalators, walkways, concessions, vending machines, restaurants, lounges and other service -related businesses offering goods and services for sale to passengers, and other similar uses as are necessary for or ancillary to the proper functioning of a passenger rail station or system; (7) maintenance facilities for an intercity passenger rail system, including yard and shops, and associated tracks and facilities. (8) rental car facilities; (9) parking lots and parking structures, including commercial parking lots and garages that charge fees for parking; (10) governmental; Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 15 (11) convention halls and showrooms; (12) institutional; (13) health care facilities», except hospitals«; (14) other similar uses as approved by the Director of the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department. (D) Pre -application conference. The applicant shall participate in at least one pre -application conference with the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee (RTDIC) prior to filing the application. The applicant shall provide a general outline of the proposal through schematics and sketch plans including narrative information sufficient for the understanding of the proposed development. (E) Initial Review. (1) Following the pre -application conference, a request for approval of a general site development plan for development within the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone of the R.apid Transit Zone as provided in subsection 33C-9 herein, shall be made by filing an application with the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee (RTDIC) in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-304. Said application shall be considered a special exception for approval of , a general site development plan to be considered and acted upon directly by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to the development regulations established in Section 33C-9, Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements of Section 33-304 of this code. Within sixty (60) days after the filing of the application, »the RTDIC Staff Council shall review the application and«the RTDIC shall issue a recommendation upon such application. »The recommendation shall reflect the consensus of the members present. In the event that the City representatives present do not concur with a recommendation for approval, the recommendation shall be for denial.« The recommendation shall. be transmitted to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. (2) .Phased development. The intermodal characteristics of the DID Corridor Subzone serving the MetroRail, MetroMover, and MetroBus systems may require that the construction of infrastructure to serve future development Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 16 be completed in phases. Where a phased development is requested, the Board of County Commissioners, in approving a phased site plan, shall specify building footprints, heights, density, intensity, and gross square footage of buildings that are identified on the site plan as future development parameters granted by the Board of County Commissioners, Specific land uses and desigi details of said future development may be reviewed and approved by the Rapid Transit Developmental .Impact Committee in subsequent phases pursuant to the Final Review criteria enumerated herein, provided the development parameters approved by the Board of County Commissioners in the phased site plan are not exceeded and the development regulations set forth herein are met. (3) Required exhibits for Initial Development. The following exhibits shall be submitted with the application for a general site development plan: (a) A narrative describing the project's .Scope, including but not limited to: vision. statement, size of project and location, and prominent components of the development; phasing of the development if necessary; scale; relevance to the region; its connection to the surrounding urban context; economic impact on the local economy; design coneept(s); significance of the project as a gateway to the community; and any additional information necessary to explain the development. (b) Schematic site plan(s) at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet indicating: prominent structural components of the development; permitted land uses; existing and proposed streets; major points of egress/ingress of the development; public open space locations and area in square feet; floor area ratio; pedestrian circulation; residential density; and square feet of retail, office, institutional, governmental, and other proposed land uses not to exceed the development thresholds contained in the administrative site plan development parameters included herein. (c) Information on adjoining and adjacent uses on a plan at a scale no less than one (1) inch equals one Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 17 hundred (100) feet to indicate the relationship(s) between the proposed development and adjacent areas including, but not limited to: existing land uses and their intensities; densities, vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems, blocks and lots, and unique geographical features. (d) Perspectives, isometrics, elevations and other drawings illustrating proposed development. (e) Any additional information specified by the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee at the pre -application conference to evaluate the character and impact of the proposed development. (F) Final Review, (1) Final Review for development of the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone. Following approval of the special exception, final review for all or a portion of the development, including phased development, shall be made and approved administratively by the RTDIC in accordance with plans and documents approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The RTDIC review shall be guided by development standards established in subparagraph 33C-9(F), herein, for an administrative site plan review (ASPR). Applications for modification of a site plan approved pursuant td this section, including applications for approval of a subsequent phase of a previously approved phased site plan, shall be considered and acted upon administratively by the RTDIC without the necessity of public hearing. »Zn the event that the City representatives present do not concur with approval of the Applicationthe decision of the RTDIC shall be for denial <« (2) Notice, Mailed notices of the RTDIC Executive Council meeting shall be accomplished by placing in the United States mail a written notice to all property owners of record, as reflected on the Miami -Dade County Property Appraiser's tax roll as updated, within five hundred (500) Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 18 feet of the subject property. Such mailed notices shall contain general information, including, but not limited to, the date, time and place of the meeting, the property's location (and street address, if available), and nature of the application shall be sent) no sooner than thirty (30) days and no later than twenty (20) clays prior to the meeting. The property shall be posted no later than twenty (20) days prior to the meeting in a manner conspicuous to the public, by a sign or signs containing information including, but not limited to, the applied for zoning action, application number, and the time and place of the public meeting. The property owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the sign is maintained on the site until completion of the public meeting and for removal of the sign within two (2) weeks following completion of the public meeting. In addition, notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Miami -Dade County, as follows: a full legal notice, to be published no later than twenty (20) days and no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting, to contain the date, time and place of the meeting, the property's location and street address, if available. (3) Required Exhibits. The following exhibits must be included with an application. It is provided, however, that the Director shall have the authority to waive any of the items because of the nature ortiming of the development or because the information cannot be furnished at the time of this review. The application shall be deemed complete if all items in this subsection are included in the application. (a) Master plan at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals one -hundred. (100), which shall include the following information: (i) Lot lines and setbacks. (ii) Proposed floor area of all permitted uses. (iii) Height, size, shape and location of existing and proposed buildings. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 19 (iv) Location of off-street parking and layouts showing number of parking spaces required and provided. (v) Proposed grades if significantly altered, (vi) Signage, street and lot lighting, street and lot furniture, (vii) Total number of dwelling units and hotel rooms, if applicable. (viii) Location and amount of public/private open space required and provided (ix) Phase lines, if applicable. (x) Figures indicating gross and net acreage, and areas to be dedicated for public rights - of -way. (xi) Vehicular and pedestrian circulation system including blocks, streets, major points of access into and out of the development, pedestrian crosswalks, medians, and on -street parking. (xii) Location of pedestrian access points, including connections to existing or proposed bridges, roadways, or sidewalk areas, (xiii) Location of loading facilities, waste collection areas, and other service areas. (b) Floor plans and elevations of all structures, including gross square footage of each floor, (c) Sections of major structures, (d) Isometrics or perspectives of the proposed development. (e) Landscape plan(s) in accordance with Chapter 18(A), except as modified herein, Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 20 (f) Such other design data as may be specified to satisfy a condition of approval of the Initial Review, (G) Administrative Site plan development parameters. The following development regulations shall apply to all development within the DID Corridor Subzone. (1) .Parking: The table below indicates minimum parking for uses located in the DID Corridor Subzone. Use Minimum Parking Requirements Commercial/Retail, Restaurants, Bars, Convention Halls and _Showrooms 1.8 spaces / 1000 SF Office, Government, Institutional, Health Care Facilities 0.6 spaces / 1000 SF Residential 0 spaces per unit Hotels 0.3 spaces / room Transit systems including Maintenance Facilities 0.6 spaces / 1000 SF (excluding platform) Other Uses 50% of the required parking indicated in Section 33-124 (a) To minimize adverse visual effects of the structure(s), multi -story parking garages facing public and private streets rights -of -way and/or public open space shall utilize but not be limited to: liner buildings; glazing; building wall extensions; vertical - planted walls; berms; landscaping; architectural fenestration; sculpture; design features or other innovative screening methods. Surface parking lots fronting streets shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the right-of-way and screened at the ten (10) foot line with a wall having a maximum height of 3'6". The setback shall Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 21 incorporate a combination of hard-scape and landscape elements finished to match the existing sidewalk. (b) Mechanized parking shall be allowed and when provided, exempt from the provisions of Section 33- 122 of this Code. For the purpose of this Subzone, mechanized parking shall be defined as a mechanism with vertical and horizontal transport capability that provides for automobile storage and retrieval. A mechanized .parking. space shall be counted toward the parking requirements of this Section. Mechanized parking may not be provided unless a queuing analysis is submitted and approved during the Administrative Site Plan Review process. (c) Required off-street parking for uses located within the DID Corridor Subzone can be located within one mile of the boundaries of the DID Corridor Subzone. An applicant for approval of development with off -site parking shall execute and record in the public records of this County a declaration of restrictions approved by the Director covenanting that such development shall cease and terminate upon the elimination of such parking area, and that no development requiring such parking shall be made of such property until the required parking area is available and provided. (2) Setbacks', cubic content, and lot size: (a) Due to the unique characteristics associated with an intermodal -transit corridor •subzone, development setbacks from all streets (other than NW 1st Avenue), interior/rear property lines and Metromover and Metrorail rights -of -way shall be zero (0) feet minimum. (b) Setback from NW 1st Avenue: The minimum setback for thirty percent (30%) of buildings fronting on NW 1st Avenue shall be zero (0) feet. Seventy percent (70%) of buildings fronting on NW 1st Avenue shall setback ten (10) (3) Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 22 feet minimum; provided, however, where a colonnade is provided the setback shall be zero (0) feet. Colonnades shall have a minimum clear unobstructed width of ten (10) feet and a minimum clear height of ten (10) feet. When the development sets back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the edge of the right-of-way, the setback area shall incorporate a combination of hard-seape and landscape elements finished to match the existing sidewalk. The percentage of frontage requirement may be calculated by street block or as a combined cumulative average of all street blocks fronting NW 15` Avenue. (c) There shall be no cubic content or minimum lot size requirements. Encroachments. (a) Buildings and structures above the ground floor may be built above colonnades and/or encroach into street setbacks but shall not extend - beyond the public or private right-of-way; except that a maximum Of one -hundred (100%) percent of the street may be covered above the first floor with structures connecting buildings including: platforms fitted with trains and passenger waiting areas; roofs; upper story terraces, pedestrian bridges, automobile bridges between parking garages and parking garages. Adequate clearance for structures above streets shall be maintained. (b) Cantilevered balconies, awnings, weather protection elements and similar features with adequate vertical clearance may encroach into street rights -of -way but shall not extend closer than six (6) inches from the curb face. (4) Floor Area Ratio and lot coverage: The floor area ratio, lot coverage and maximum square footage of buildings to be developed within the DID Corridor Subzone shall not be limited. (5) Building Height: The maximum building height shall be limited 'by FAA criteria. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 23 (6) Open Space: The minimum open space requirement shall be fifteen (15%) of the gross development area. Open space shall include parks, plazas, balconies, terraces, courtyards, arcades/colonnades, pedestrian paths, rooftop green spaces above buildings and parking garages, and transit platform areas improved for pedestrian comfort. (7) Signs; Signs visible from public rights -of -way or public areas shall comply with Section 33-284.87of this Code, except that Class C signs may be permitted in accordance with Section 33-107 of this Code. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 33-107 of this Code, a maximum of five (5) murals may be approved in this Subzone. The signage plan submitted with the application for final site plan review shall contain criteria, locations and sizes of signs. Density: Residential density shall not exceed 500 units per gross acre. Architectural Expression: Building facades facing public and private street rights -of -way or public open space or both shall be a minimum 40% glazed. Glazing is not required for building facades which face the Metrorail or MetroMover rights -of -way or for above -grade parking garage structures which face public and private street rights -of -way or public open space; however, parking garages shall conform to the parking standards included herein. Blank walls facing public and private street rights - of -way and public open space shall be prohibited unless furnished with some type of artistic expression such as sculpture, mosaic and similar features. (10) Landscaping; Landscaping shall conform to the standards set forth in Section 18A-6, Code of Miami -Dade County, as applicable to non- Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 24 residential development, with the following exceptions: (a) Lot trees: Thirty (30) trees per net acre of open space. In addition to the placement of trees in the lot, they may be placed in greens, squares, plazas and street medians within or in close proximity to the Subzone. Lot trees shall have a minimum two (2) inch diameter at breast height. (b) .Street trees shall .be planted at a maximum of thirty (30) feet average on center, with a minimum three (3) inch diameter at breast height. Street trees shall be placed inside landscaped strips, tree planters, and in medians in the right-of-way or on private property where demonstrated to be necessary due to right-of-way obstructions as determined by the Public Works and Waste Management Department or its successor Department or the appropriate authority within the municipality. (11) Service areas and mechanical equipment: Service areas and fixtures shall be screened and so located as not to be visible from public and private rights - of -way or public , open space, Mechanical equipment installed on roofs shall be screened from view by parapets or other architectural elements. Fixtures, including but not limited to backflow preventers, pumps, underground ventilation exhausts, and electrical vaults, shall be located within or to the side or rear of buildings; such fixtures shall not be located within the street setback area. Baekflow preventers shall be shielded from, view, as required by Sec. 32-157(d) of the Code, (I4) Plan Review Standards, The purpose of the site development standards is to encourage the creation of development within the Subzone that acts as a significant gateway for and destination to downtown Miami by designing and arranging buildings, public open space, transit and street circulation in a manner that foster round the clock pedestrian -activity, serves the Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 25 local and regional transit demands of the community and contributes to the urban revitalization of the City of Miami. (1) A mix of uses in the design of development projects is encouraged to the maximum extent possible. Mixed -use buildings including without limitation residential, commercial, office, hotel, and restaurants, are highly encouraged in combination with transit facilities. (2) Developments shall provide direct pedestrian and vehicular connections to the adjacent block and street network. Pedestrian crosswalks providing safe passage from adjoining streets and blocks into the development project of the Subzone shall be installed at street corners and, if practicable, midblock locations. Crosswalks shall be distinguished from other street elements by the use of conspicuous materials, texture and color. (3) Public open space in the form of plazas, squares, greens, and landscaped areas shall be incorporated in the design of all development projects at grade or on above - grade surfaces. The public open spaces should have a scale that is compatible and complementary with the intensity of proposed development, and their design should relate to the development's concept, Landscaping, furniture, art, paved pedestrian paths, and lighting, among other features, should be used to enhance the open spaces pedestrian experience, (4) Consideration should be given to providing landscaping in a manner that reduces the heat island effect of the development on the urban environment. (5) All new development shall strive to meet certification standards from Florida Green Building Coalition or a similar organization. (6) Developments shall be designed with a coordinated outdoor lighting and signage system that is an integral part of the project and compatible and harmonious with existing and proposed development in the Subzone and with surrounding uses. Signage should clearly indicate locations of and guide pedestrians and vehicles to proposed parking Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 26 areas, transit facilities, permitted uses, and surrounding activities and uses. (7) Proposed building scale should be in harmony with building scales allowed by applicable City of Miami regulations for surrounding properties. Buildings and their landscapes shall be built to the sidewalk edge in a manner that frames the adjacent street to create public space in the street corridor that is comfortable and interesting, as well as . safe for pedestrians. Architectural elements at street level shall have abundant fenestration, windows and doors and design elements that create interest for the pedestrian. (8) Proposed development in the Subzone shall provide connections via bridges, paths, sidewalks, or a combination of such features to the MetroRail and MetroMover systems that adjoin the property. (I) Platting. Separate parcels located within the DID Corridor Subzone and made subject to a unity of title or covenant in lieu of unity of title shall not be deemed a subdivision and shall be exempt from the platting requirements of Chapter 28. (J) Conflicts.' The development review procedures, standards, and criteria set forth in this section 33C-9 shall govern in the event of conflicts with other zoning, subdivision or landscape regulations of the Miami -Dade County Code or with the Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Management Department Manual. »(K) Amendments, At least six (6) weeks prior to the schethile d public hearing of any amendments to this Section 33C-9, the Count shall mail or e-mail a co f the roposed Qjdinance to the City Clerk and the City Attorney of the City of Mimi. The communication to the City shall include the date of the scheduled public hearing.« Section 8. Section 33-314 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 27 Sec. 33-314. Direct applications and appeals to the County Commission, (C) The County Commission shall have jurisdiction to directly hear other applications as follows: * * (10) Upon application for, hear and decide appeals of decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee pertaining to site plan approvals and related zoning actions issued pursuant to Section 33C- 2(D)[[{9ycl)]]»(2)(d) and (2)(e), or Section 33C-9« of the Code of Miami -Dade County. Section 9. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such. invalidity. • Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 28 Section 10. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and be made a part of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida, The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word. Section 11. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board. PASSED AND ADOPTED: Approved by County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency: Prepared by: Craig H. Coller Dennis A. Kerbel Prime Sponsor: Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson Co -Sponsors: Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa Exhibit "B" Sketch of Downtown Intermoda1 District Corridor Subzone 8 DOWNTOWN INTERMODAL DISTRICT CORRIDOR SUBZONE L. N W 8th ST. I I I I I I I I 1 l I I ILL_-__ i -�..J II III L1_L.__J_L.JV NW 7th ST. N r-T-r - r-r III II 4 1 1 1 II W▪ 1 I I II IZ • LLLJJJ • NW r-1- I Y-r .I_ _ t) 1 I I I I F---- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 y---- (v L I-� __1_1� -I L---__ III II 1 1 III II 1 I III II 1 f -`- L_LJ_1_LJ_J NW 4th ST. NOT TO SCALE r NVV WEST" TRAqGT-N3"---r) I AR12A P0©D,V$10N 1_ I —1 r 1I )-1 1 1 I L--_.-J 1 I I I >I IUI I I I a f-- ---121 I I I NI I,QI _ 1-1 ''L_ _JAI I I I III II II I ZL_.i_J_J L-_.1__1.--r.-L_ FLAGLEn ST. O.R.B. 26134, PG. 3234 EXHIBIT 17 SHEET 1 OF 2 SHEETS \\SERVER\Data\SURVEY\Projects\R000\2000 16D\dwg\2000 16D ExhIblts,dwg 8/13/2014 2154141 PM EST DOWNTOWN INTERMODAL DISTRICT CORRIDOR SUBZONE LEGEND: POB Point of Beginning P.B. Plat Book PG. Page O.R.B. Official Record Book LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A portion of land lying in Section 37, Township 53 South, Range 41 East and In Section 37, Township 54 South, Range 41 East in Miami -Dade County, Florida, bounded by the centerline of the following streets is more particularly described as follows: BEGIN at the centerlines intersection of NW lst Avenue and NW lst Street; thence run North along the centerline of said NW let Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of NW 8th Street; thence run West along the centerline of said NW 8th Street to the point of intersection with the West Right -of -Way line of the Miami -Dade County Metrorall North Corridor; thence run South along said Right -of -Way line to the point of intersection with the centerline of NW lst Street; thence run East along said centerline of NW lst Street to the POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH: That property described in Exhibit A from a QUITCLAIM DEED recorded in Official Records Book 26134, Page 3234 from the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida; less and Except that portion of Tract "C" of the Plat of "MIAMI ARENA SUBDIVISION'', as recorded in Plat Book 129 at Page 53, lying therein; plus that portion of the East half of NW 1st Avenue abutting said property. EXHIBIT 17 SHEET 2 OF 2 SHEETS \\SERVER \Data \SURVEY \Projects\2000\2000 16B\alwg\2000 LES ExhIlolts.dvip 2/13/2014 P154141 PM EST Exhibit "C" Sketch of the Property 9 ALL ABOARD FLORIDA PARCELS ,... _......yam_.-..y '-....�.y r. _... ...J NW U -I 1Zl NW NW r__ I - L.._ ST. NW NW 8th ST. \II i \i } .r . VI _?,r�~T'_I--ir I I 1"---11 1 r--1 I I I / L-J Sri { I 1 1 1 1 1 I 3rd • ST. Ei I 1--1I I I- 1 I I 1 1 Irz--1 ZL-LJ-.1_. L.41....J NW 2nd ST. c:--7-r-I--r-I_T_1- 1 iii IIIII I I I Est ST. 11-°1 1 1 1 1 1<1 -iii 4,`___"J<1 SI i 1 I II II WEST f=LAGLER ST. 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NO: 2000 16B DATE: 1 1-25-2013 DRAWN: AJ CHECKED:JRH (SCALE:NTS L DIi VI C I & ill 1 ANIG E CONSULTING VG ENGINEERS, 329 PALERMO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134 • 305/448-1600 • LB 1012 \SERVER\Data\SURVEY\Pra,Jat:ts\2000\80gg B\dwg\2000 iGB ExhIbIts.dwg 1/89/8014 8049 AM EST •� EXHIBIT C SHEET 1 OF 1 SHEET i INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTER -CITY PASSENGER RAIL STATION AND INTERMODAL CENTER • This Interlocal Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this — day of 2014, by and between Miami -Dade County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("County"), and the City of Miami, a municipal corporation located within the geographic boundaries of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("City") pursuant to The Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, Chapter 163, Section 163.01., Florida Statutes (2012), Section 6.06 of the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter and Section 33-314(A)(4) of the Code of Miami - Dade County, Florida. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the County has adopted Chapfer 33C of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("County Code"), which establishes apid Transit Zone ("RTZ") and grants exclusive jurisdiction_ to the County for purposes building and zoning approvals, water and sewer installations, environmental compliancy, street maintenance, and utility regulation for all property located within the RTZ; and. WHEREAS, the City and the County have a long history of mutual cooperation with regard to planning for and development in the RTZ; and WHEREAS, the City, by Resolution No. 78-453, urged the County to provide for joint private and public development opportunities, including essential retail services, employment centers, housing and institutional attractions in convenient proximity to rapid transit stations and pledged the greatest possible cooperation with the County and urged reciprocal cooperation from the County in the p1 nning, programming and funding of desired improvements; and 1 WHEREAS, Chapter 33C provides for municipal participation in the design, review, zoning, and development process through the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee ("RTDIC"), which includes representation from the municipality in which the Project (as/defined below) located. WHEREAS, the County is considering the adoption of an ordinance (Exhibit "A") which would extend the boundary of the RTZ to include a Downtown Intermodal. District Corridor Subzone ("Subzone") on that certain property located within the County and the City, as depicted in the attached Exhibit "B" and which would establish development regulations and a development review and approval process applicable to the Subzone. WHEREAS, the expanded boundary of the RTZ includes within the Subzone that certain property depicted in the attached Exhibit "C" (the "Property") which is owned by FDG Flagler Station II LLC, its parents, affiliates, successors and/or assigns ("Owner"), and Owner desires to develop and operate an inter -city passenger rail station and intermodal center (the "Project"), integrated with the Miami -Dade County Metrorail and Metrromover systems. WHEREAS, the Project abuts and shall be integrated with existing, County -controlled public transportation facilities, including the Grover m ent Center Metrorail Station, the Overtown Metrorail Station, and the Metromover system. WHEREAS, the Project is of Countyw de and regional importance and will bring substantial economic and quality -of -life benefit to the residents of the County and the City by increasing mobility to and from and throughout the City and the County, reducing area traffic congestion and pollution and linking Miami -Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Orange Counties with a direct, environmentally friendly inter -city passenger rail system. 2 WHEREAS, as set forth herein, the County and the City wish to coordinate and facilitate the development of the Project in an expedited fashion under a single regulatory authority, thereby avoiding duplicative or inconsistent regulations and processes. / NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants expressed herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which the parties hereby aelcnowledge, the County and the City agree as follows: 1. The County and the City agree that the above recitals are txue'and correct and are incorporated herein. 2. The City agrees and reconfirms that its previous acknowledgment of the RTZ and the requirement that development within the RTZ conform with applicable provisions of Chapter 33C, as amended, remains in full force and effect. The City and the County expressly recognize and authorize the expansion of the RTZ zone boundaries to incljide the lands located within the Subzone, including the Property. 3. The County and the City agree that, upo the adoption by the County of an amendment to Chapter 33C of the Code of Miami -De County, Florida, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", the County sl 11 exercise exclusive jurisdiction over the Subzone, the Property and the development of the roject and shall, in accordance with its rules and regulations, perform all regulatory review relating to the development of the Project, including zoningapprovals' 1 g and construction p rmittmg. our 4. The County agrees that the sty shall exercise its jurisdiction over the Project in a manner that addresses the transportation needs of counties and urban centers throughout 3 South Florida and the State of Florida, and that supports the City's commitment to principles of urban planning, including responding to the existing conditions of the City, its downtown context, and its natural features, infrastructure, and buildings. 5. The County and the City agree that the development regulations and the development review and approval processes included in the proposed ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit "A", shall govern development within the Subzone and on the Property, as supplemented by this Agreement. 6. The County agrees that the City shall be entitled to appoint up to three participants to the RTDIC for all meetings of the RTDIC related to he Project, and that the City's appointees shall all be individuals with technical expertise an professional degrees in at least one of the following areas: (i) transportation, (ii) architecture (iii) engineering, or (iv) law. In the event that the City representativespresent at an RTDIC rric etin to consider an application f gpp for development within the Subzone do not concur with a recommendation for approval or an administrative approval of an application, the recornmend.ation or the decision shall be for denial. 7. The County and the City agree to allocate the payment of development and permitting fees as follows: (a) The County shall collect from the Owner all fees related to regulatory reviews and approvals and construction permits; (b) The City shall collect from the Owner all impact fees payable pursuant to Chapter 13 of the City Code and any fees for Developments of Regional Impact that are payable to the City pursuant to statute or ordinance; (c) additional impact fees, if any, associated with the Project shall be collected from the Owner by the City and the County in accordance with their respective impact fee ordinances. 4 8. At least six (6) weeks prior to the scheduled public hearing of any amendments to the adopted version of Section 33C-9 (see Exhibit A), the County shall mail or e-mail a copy of the proposed ordinance to the City Clerk and the City Attorney. The communication to the City shall include the date of the scheduled public hearing. 9. To the extent permitted by law and required by this Agreement, the City and the County hereby delegate to each other the authority required to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement. 10. This Agreement shall remain in effect for thirty years; and thereafter automatically renew for successive ten year terms unless terminated by mutual agreement of the County and the City, as approved by majority vote of their respective governing bodies. IN WITNESS WI-IEROF, the parties have caused this Interloeal Agreement to be executed on their behalf as of the date first stated above: ATTEST Harvey Ruvin, Clerk ATTEST MIAMI-DADWCOUNTY, FLORIDA, A political su xvision of the State of Florida, By: County ayor CITY OF MIAMI, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Florida Todd B. Hannon, Clerk By: Ci Manager l 1 5 Exhibit "A" Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 330 Approved Mayor Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Veto 2-19-14 Override ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FIXED -GUIDEWAY/ RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; AUTHORIZING INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE FIXED TRANSIT SYSTEM-DEVELOPyIiJNT ZONE; PROVIDING FOR EXPANSION OF THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; CREATTG THE DOWNTOWN INTERMODAL DISTRICT CrORRIDOR SUBZONE; PROVIDING USES, ' SITE • PLAN/REVIEW STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES FOR APPjROVAL OF SUCII SITE PLAN IN THE SUBZONE; CREAT)NG SECTION 33C-9, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 33C-1,/ 33C-2, 33C-3, 33C-4, 33C-6, 33C-7 AND 33-314 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI- DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING; SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Hoene Rule Charter grants to the County the power to carry on a central metropolitan government and to provide for rail facilities and public transportation systems; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the coordinated review and analysis of mass transit facilities is necessary to carry on a central metropolitan government in Miami -Dade County and that coordinated review and analysis of the mass transit system is most effectively carried on under a uniform plan of regulation applicable to the County as a whole; and WHEREAS, maximum coordination of transportation and land use policy decisions is essential to optimize the role of transportation as a potent tool for implementing the desired patterns of metropolitan development consistent with the Comprehensive Development Master Plan; and �, Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 2 WHEREAS, the integration of an Intercity Passenger Rail System with the County's existing mass transit system will increase ridership on the County's public transportation system and further the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the present and future citizens of the County; and WHEREAS, the integration of an Intercity Passenger Rail System with the ounty's existing mass transit system will provide new public transportation opportunities fo all citizens of the County and particularly for residents of the surrounding community; and/ WHEREAS, the adoption of uniform regulation to encourage privatsector development of an Intercity Passenger Rail System is in the best interest of the Coun NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TH BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.: Section 1. • Section 33C-1 of the Code of Mianyi-Dade County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:1 Sec. 33C-1. Legislative intent, findings and purposes. The Board of County Commissioner. for Miami -Dade County, Florida, hereby declares and finds at the uncoordinated use of lands within the County threatens t : orderly development and the health, safety, order, convenience prosperity and welfare of the present and future citizens of th County. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 75-22, the Board adopted/and accepted the Comprehensive Development Master Plan foy Miami -Dade County whereby it specifically declared that it \yas the continuing policy of Miami - Dade County, in cooperatioi3/with federal, State, regional and local governments, and othe .r concerned public and private organizations, to use all re • sonable means and measures to: (a) Foster and promote the general welfare; (b) To create and nittintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in prodetive harmony; and t Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored and/or »double arrowed« constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 3 (c) To fill the social, economic and other requirements of the present and future generations of citizens of Miami -Dade County, Florida. As such, the Stage I Fixed -Guideway Rapid Transit System may only be planned, engineered, implemented, and administered on a County -wide basis, in a manner which will: (a) Provide maximum opportunities for development to serve as financial assistance to the system; and (b) Provide incentives for joint • development with the private sector. »The Board. further finds that the legislative intent, findings. and purposes set forth herein also apply to public or private Intercit Passenger Rail Systems.« Section 2. Section 33C-2 of the Code of Miami -Dade Y'ounty, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-2. Rapid Transit Zone. x (B) Designation of lands included. .?he Board of County Commissioners hereby designates all land,/areas (including surface, subsurface, and appurtenant airspace) shfiwn on Exhibits 1 through 16, bearing the following effective date`s: Exhibit 1, July 31, 1998, Exhibits 2 through 9 and Exhibits 11° through. 16, July 13, 1979, [[and]] Exhibit 10, May 26, 1983, >jand Exhibit 17, February 13, 2014z« certified by the Clerk of/the Board as a portion of this chapter, incorporated hereby by reference, and transmitted to the custody of the Department / of [[gla ni.^,� ^nd --Zoning »Regulatory and EconomiResources or its successor Department,« as the Rapid Transit Zone for the Stage 1 Fixed - Guideway Rapid Transit Syspfem. The Director of the Department of [[P-1an ing-a d-Zo g]] >. Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Departm •nt« shall submit to each affected municipality an official ma or maps designating the Rapid Transit Zone which may from time 6-time be altered, enlarged, added to, amended or deleted by ordinance, after a public hearing within each municipality affected, Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 4 (D) »Uses. No land, body of water, or structure shall be used or permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, structurally altered, or maintained for any purpose in the Rapid Transit Zone, except as provided in this article.« »(f« Permitted land uses. The following land uses permitted within the Rapid Transit Zone [[and no-ethersr]: [[(1)]]»(a)«Fixed guideways for the Rapid Rransit System, [[(2)]]»(«Stations for the Rapid Transit! System, including such uses as passenger platforms %d waiting areas, ticket and information booths, restrms, utility rooms, in -station advertising displays, stvirs, elevators, walkways, concessions, vending machi aes, and other service -related businesses offering goods and services for sale to passengers, and other similar us s as are necessary for or ancillary to the proper functions. g of a rapid transit station. [[(-3)]]»(p)« Parking lots and park}}ng structures. [[{-4)]]»(.j«Bus stops and shelter s. [[(5)]]»((«Streets and sidewalks. [[(6)]]»(Q« Maintenance facilities for the Rapid Transit System, including yard and hops, and associated tracks and facilities. [[{-7)]]»(g).«Landscaping [[Eg-)]]»( 1)«Bikeways, parks, community gardening, playgrounds, power sub ations and other uses necessary for the construction, o; eration and maintenance of the Rapid Transit System. [[F9-)]] »(2) Other usesqfrocedur°es for approval of such uses within the Ra ip d Transit gone. The following additional uses shall be permitted in con. orrnance with the requirements set forth herein:« (a) Such other uses, including commercial, office», hotel, goverr nental, institutional, health care facilities,, rental car facilities,« and residential uses, as may be appropriate/to and compatible with the operation of the Rapid Transit System »or an Intercity Passenger Rail System« /and the convenience of the ridership thereof. »,(v) In ercity Passenger Rail Systems, both public and private, including all uses_ permitted for the Rapid Transit Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 5 System pursuant to subparagraphs (1)(a) through (h) herein and including ancillary facilities associated with the maintenance and operations of a rail system. "Intercity Passenger Rail System" means a rail system that provides passenger service on a guideway system between two or more cities, between several destinations within one city, or both. ()«[[(b)]] Subzones »in the unincorporated area«; development regulations, standards and criteria. hi the unincorporated areas of the Rapid Transit Zone, subzones shall be created by separate ordinances which shallbecome part of this chapter. Said ordinances shall identify the boundaries of the individual subzones and shall establish development regulations and site plan review standards and criteria for those land uses permitted pursuant to subsection»s« [[(9)(a)]] »(2)(a) and (2)(b)« herein».« [[and. —approved pui sua it-te 4 - etion (9)(e) her-ei (c)]] Requests for approval of deve opment »in the unincorporated area« of those land/ uses permitted pursuant to »this« subsection [[(9-)() hUroin withi�� a subzone s ated-rp irsua xt-te-subseeti (-9 (b)]] herein shall be made by filing an application in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-304, Sai application shall be considered a special exception for ite plan approval to be considered and acted upon directl, by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to t criteria established in Section 33-311(d) and the provisions of the applicable subzone. (d) ».Process for incorporated areas enerall .« Whenever uses authorized oy subparagraph»s« [[(a)]] »(2)(a) and (2)(1« abov are proposed within portions of the Rapid Transit Zone sassing through municipalities, the Station Area Desi,i and Development Program process, a joint municip' 1-County program administered through the Rapid ransit Developmental Impact Committee, shall pr pare proposed master plan development standards for such proposed uses. Such proposed master plan development standards shall be submitted to the appr priate municipality for review and adoption as the Maste Land Use Plan for such uses, Once adopted, said land use` plans shall control all public actions involving or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relief Amendments to said Master Land Use Plans shall be subject to the Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 6 procedures specified in this subparagraph. Applications for a site plan approval and other related zoning actions under a Master Land Use Plan that was approved by a municipality on or before September 30, 2003, shall be considered by the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact ; Committee under the standards and requirements / established by such plan, upon receipt of the' recommendations of the Department of planning and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« and the Miami -Dade Transit Agency. Decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee upon such applications shall be s;;ibject to appeal to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the requirements of Section ,83-314, Miami -Dade County Code. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to innediately transmit to the relevant municipality a certified copy of the Rapid Transit Developmental impact Commit e's and the County Commission's actions in regard to the uses provided for in this subsection, An aggriev//ed party may seek judicial review of the County Comini Sion's action in accordance with Section 33-316, Miar r i-Dade County Code. (e) »Process for City of Miami, (1)« After March 15, 2008, /[(t1 eetive-ate of this ordinance) ]] wheneve uses authorized by subparagraph»s« [[(-a)]] > (2)(a) and (2)(b)« above are proposed within portions of the Rapid Transit Zone located within he City of Miami not yet subject to an approv d set of development standards, the master plai development standards set forth in Section 33C-8 erein shall control such proposed uses. Said land se plans shall control all public actions involvingi or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relieff. Amendm is to said Master Land Use Plans shall be subject tf the procedures specified in this subparagraph. 4pp1ications for site plan approval and other re ated zoning actions under a Master Land Use P1n shall be considered by the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee under the standards and requirements established by such plan, upon receipt of the recommendations of the • Department of [[Panning and --Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 7 successor Department« and the Miami -Dade Transit Agency, Decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee upon such applications shall be subject to appeal. to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the requirements of Section 33-314, Miami -Dade County Code. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to immediately transmit to the City of Miami a certified copy of,the decision of the Rapid Transit Developmental Ini4 aet Committee and the actions of the Board of County Commissioners in regard to the uses provided'for in this subsection, An aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the County Commission's action in accordance with Section 33-316, Miami -Dade County Code. ».2J Downtown Inter/nodal Districtt Corridor, Notwithstanding any other povision off this code to the contrary, whenever uses ahthorized by subparagraphs (D)(2)(a) and (D)0(b) above are proposed within the Downtown Ian ermodal District Corridor Subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone as designated in subsection 13C-9 herein, the procedures and develo me standards adopted pursuant to subsection 33C-9 shall control.« (f) The uses provided in this subsection shall, where applicable, be subject to munici :al ordinances relating to occupational license taxes, and ch taxes be and they are hereby expressly reserved to su a municipalities. [[(1-9)]]»(g) Douglas Road etrorail Station,« County government office developm nt in the Rapid Transit Zone within municipalities, henever County office development is proposed for that portion of the Rapid Transit Zone surrounds, the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, the directors of he Departments of {[Planning -and Zoning]] »Re llator and Economic Resources or its successor Department <, the Miami -Dade Transit Agency and the department proposing the development shall develop proposed n ster plan development standards for such proposed use.. The standards shall contain, at a minimum: (a) ma imum height of the building; (b) maximum floor area ratio; (c) maximum parking provided; (d) minimum open space; (e) minimum setbacks from property lines; (f) gross and net land area; (g) criteria for pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems; (h) signage Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 8 . criteria; (i) criteria for parking layouts and drives; and (j) features demonstrating conformity with the guidelines for development of urban centers contained in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan, conformity with the Miami -Dade County Urban Design Manual, and consistency with the Metrorail Compendium of Design Criteria. Upon the consent of the pow -Ay manager]] »County Mayor«, the proposed standards shall be submitted to the affected municipality's governing board for review and approval. In reviewing the standards, the municipality shall consider the type of function involved, the public need therefor, the existing land use pattern in the area and the nature of the impact of the facility on the surroundi<fig property. The municipal governing board shall have the power to approve or reject the standards, but shall not modify the standards as submitted. Unless extended by ;agreement with the [[County Manager]] »County Mayor«, failure of the municipal governing board to reach a final decision on the proposed development standards within 60 days after receipt of the standards may be deemed by the County to be a lack of objection to the standards as proposed. If the municipal governing board rejects the proposed development standards, the proposed County office development shall not be permitted at the site unless the Board of County Commissioners determines after duly noticed public hearing that the proposed development is of County -wide necessity and significance, and upon such determination approves the development standards in accordance with the criteria applicable to the municipal governing board. After approval of the development standards, a site plan consistent with the approved development standards shall be submitted to the Director of the [Planning and--Zeni. -g]] »Regulatory and i Economic Resources or its successor Department«. After review by the Directors of the Departments of [[ rmi-ng-and--Zening]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department<<, the Miami -Dade Transit Agency and the department seeking development approval, the County Manager may submit the site plan to ,the Board of County Commissioners with a reconunendatioi for approval. The Board of County Commissioners may authorize the development and approve the site plan by resolution following public hearing. The public hearing shall be held Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 9 upon 15 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing published in a newspaper of general circulation in Miami - Dade County, which publication shall include the time and place of hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. A courtesy notice containing general information as to the date, time and place of the hearing, the property location and general nature of the proposec development may be mailed to the property owners uf record within a radius of three hundred (300) feet of/the property described in the application, or such greater distance as the {[County Managerj j »County Mayor« may provide; provided, however, that failure to mail or receive such courtesy notice shall not affect an'y action or proceeding taken hereunder. To provide addi i'onal notice to the public, the property may be posted by a sign or signs indicating the action desired and the ti . e and place of public hearing thereon. Failure to post he property shall not affect any action taken hereunder. At the public hearing, the Board shall consider, ang other factors, the type of function involved, the puic need therefor, the existing land use pattern in the aa, alternative locations for the facility and the nature of the impact of the development on the surrounding�roperty, This process shall apply only to that portion of the Rapid Transit Zone surrounding the Douglas Road Met:rorail Station. /' ;F Section 3. Section 33C-3 of the Lode of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows; C Sec. 33C-3. Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee. »(a)« There is /hereby established a Rapid Transit Developmental Impact ommittee Executive Council composed of the County's Developm ntal Impact Committee Executive Council (established by Section 33-303.1, Miami -Dade County Code) and two (2) representatives `from each of the following municipalities; City of South Miami, City of Coral Gables, City of Miami, and the City of Hialeah. »It is provided, however, that for developments located within the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9, however, the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee shall be composed of Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 10 the County's Developmental Impact Committee Executive Council and three (3) representatives from the City of Miami,« »lit addition, there shall be an RTDIC Staff Co i ci1 composed of members of the County Departments identified in Section 33- 303.1(A) of this Code and three (3) representatives from the City of Miami,« The Rapid Transit Developmental Impact` Committee shall, subject to the procedures specified in 33-303,1, Miami -Dade County Code, perform the duties specified in Section 33C-2 and Section 33C-4 of this chapter. »(b) Except for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 herein, mailed« [[Mailedj] notice of hearings before the Rapid / Transit Development Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33C- 2(D)[[(9)(d)]]»(2)(d)« shall be provided in the same Xn.anner as hearings on applications filed before the CommunXty Zoning Appeals Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) foe the special exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed notice of the hearing shall also be provided simultaneously to the municipality in which the application site is located, Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements of Section 33-304, /f »(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of/this code to the contrary, for the Downtown Intermodal District/Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 herein, noticit of meetings before the Rapid Transit Developmental Im • act C &mittee shall corn ly with the procedures set forth in 33C-9. « r Section 4. Section 33C-4 of the Code of iami-Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: See. 33C-4, Rapid Transit »evelo n ment Impact Zone. »(a)« The Rapid Transi Development Impact Zone consists of those lands in such el e proximity to the Rapid Transit System as to have a significant mpact thereon. The Station Area Design and Development (SAD ) Program (authorized by Miami - Dade County Resolution No. 829-77), a joint municipal -County program administered throw the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee, shall pre are proposed development standards for the Rapid Transit Devel pment Impact Zone for those stations 2 The differences between the substitute and the original item are indicated as follows: words double stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted, words double underlined and/or »double arrowed« constitute the amendment proposed. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 11 not subject to Section 33C-2(D)[[E9 (e)]]»(2)(e)(1)«. Such proposed development standards shall be submitted to the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee established by Section 33C-3 of this chapter for review, comment and any recommendations. The Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee report, including the proposed development standards, shall be submitted to the appropriate municipality or, in the unincorporated areas, to the County for review and adoption as the land use plan for developments within the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Zone. The foregoing notwithstanding, after completion of the , initial task by the SADD Program, for those` stations not subject to Section 33C-2(D)[[(9)(e)]]»(2)(e)(1,)« the Rapid Transit Impact Committee shall prepare all future development standards for the Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone for review and adoption by the Board of County Commissioners if located in unincorporated Miami -Dade County or the appropriate m.uni.cipality if located in incorporated; -Miami - Dade County. Once adopted, said land use plans shall control all public actions involving or affecting land use or development, including action on applications for zoning relief, within the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Zone. Amendments to Said land use plans shall be subject to the procedures specified lit this section. The County may seek judicial review of any officianunicipal acts relating to lands within the Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone. »(b) Except for the Downtown Intermod District Corridor Subzone established by subsection 33 -9 herein, and« [[N]]»n«otwithstanding anything to the cntrary herein, mailed notice of hearings before the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33-2(D,1[[(9)(c}]]»(2)(e)(1)« shall be provided in the same manner as , earings on applications filed before the Community Zoning Ap eals Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) for the speed exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed n 5tice of hearings shall also be provided simultaneously to the municipality in which the application site is located. Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements of Section 33-304. Section 5. Section 33C-6 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-6 [Exceptions.] Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 12 The provisions of Section 33C-2(D)[[(9)1]»(2)« through 33C-5 shall not apply to those portions of the Rapid Transit Zone or Rapid Transit impact zone that are included within the boundaries of an urban center designation in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan and for which specific Urban Center Zoning District regulations have been adopted. Section. 6. Section 33C-7 of the Code of Miami -Dade County/ Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 33C-7. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Corridor Sub�'One. (1) .Boundaries. Pursuant to the provisions of Seel on 33C- 2(.D)[[9(b)]]»(2)(c)«, the Dr. Martin Luther King, J , Corridor Subzone (MLK Corridor Subzone) of the Rapid Tra sit Zone is hereby established; the boundaries of the Subzon include all portions of the Rapid Transit Zone located north of W 51st Street and east of NW 32"`t Avenue, as described in and i e corporated into Section 33C-2(B) hereof; said boundaries shall bcertified by the Clerk of the Board as a part of this section, andransmitted to the Department of [[Plai ning—a kl- eni-ng]] >Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Dpartme t« for custody. (2) Development regulations-. The fo owing development regulations shall apply within the MLK C friclor Subzone, except for the Brownsville and Martin Luther I 'ng Jr. Stations, which development shall comply with the .. del City Urban Center District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(R) of this Code, and except for the orthside Station, which development shall comply with the North Central Urban Area District regulations set forth in Cha ter 33, Article XXXIII(S) of this Code: (a) Mixed uses, as provided by Section 33C- 2(D)[[(9)()]]»(2)(a),« shall be permitted, said uses including, but not limited to, residential, office, hotel, clubs, restaurants, theaters, retail, etc. (h) Sign(s), to direct traffic flow and locate entrances and exits to developments and/or to identify developments within the subzone area and on abutting properties shall be Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 13 permitted in connection with any permitted use. Said signs shall be reviewed by the Department of [Manning and Zoning]] »Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« and Miami -Dade Transit Agency for compliance with the standards and criteria set forth in Section 33C-7(3) below. (3) Site plan review standards and criteria. The purpose of pie site plan review is to encourage logic, imagination and varlet" in the design process in an attempt to insure the congruity of the proposed development and its compatibility with the surrounding area. The following site plan review standards and criteria Stall be utilized as a guide by the Developmental Impact Committe or the Department of [[Planning --and Zonrng]] »Regulaliory and Economic Resources or its successor Department« acid by the Board of County Commissioners in the consideration .bf requests for special exception for site plan approvals withii the MLK Corridor Subzone, except for Brownsville and Martin; Luther King Jr. Stations, which development shall comply with t b Model City Urban Center District regulations set forth in Cha er 33, Article XXIII(R) of this Code, and except for the N rthside Station, which development shall comply with the No Central Urban Area District regulations set forth in Chapter 33, Article XXXIII(S) of this Code: Section 7. Section 33C-9 of the Code of Miami-D'ade County, Florida is hereby created as follows: Sec. 33C-9. Downtown Intermodal D strict Corridor Sub -Zone. (A) .Purpose and Intent. The following development review standards and criteria shall govern c pplieations for • Initial Plan Approval of the general site develop h ent plan and applications for Final Site Plan Review for all devel pment to be located within the boundaries of the Downtown Intern odai District Corridor Subzone (DID Corridor Subzone) established in subsection 33C-9(B) herein. The DID Corridor Subzone shall function as the urban transit hub of a major international tourism and trade destination. The standards set forth herein further the unique land use characteristics of this area, which lies within the City of Miami Urban Core and within a Regional Urban Center, as designated on the Land Use Plan Map of the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan. Agenda Item No. 1 4(A)(4) Page 14 (B) Boundaries. The DID Corridor Subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone is hereby established; the boundaries of the Subzon, include all portions of the Rapid Transit Zone as described in and incorporated into Exhibit 17 of subsection 33C-2(B). The legal description of the boundaries and a full scale map of/the boundaries of the DID Corridor Subzone presented in Exhibit 17 are on file with the Miami -Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor Department. (C) Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in the DID Corridor Subzone, either alone or as mixed uses in horizontal or vertical integration. "Vertical integration" means any combination of primary uses (such as passenger transit systems or businesses) located on the ground floor, and residential and accommodation uses such as hotels on the upper floors. "Horizontal integration" means any combinations. of parcels or buildings and structures with different primary/ uses within the same development. (1) hotels; (2) commercial/retail; (3) offices; (4) residential; (5) bars and restaurants; (6) intercity passenger rail sy tems,.which provide, but not limited to such uses elements and activities as stations, passenger pi forms and waiting areas, ticket and informatio booths, luggage handling areas, restrooms, utility rooms, in -station advertising displays, stairs, elevators, escalators, walkways, conce sions, vending machines, restaurants, loung s and other service -related businesses offerin r goods and services for sale to passengers, and of er similar uses as are necessary for or ancillary a the proper functioning of a passenger rail sta on or system; (7) maintenance faci ities for an intercity passenger rail system, includin yard and shops, and associated tracks and facilit es. (8) (9) rental car facilities; parking lots and parking structures, including commercial parking lots and garages that charge fees for parking; (10) governmental; Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 15 (11) convention halls and showrooms; (12) institutional; (13) health care facilities», except hospitals«; (14) other similar uses as approved by the Director of the I Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources' or its successor Department. (D) Pre -application conference. The applicant shall participate in at least one pre -application conference with the Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee (RTDIC) prior to filing the application, The applicant shall provide a general outlhi'e of the proposal through schematics and sketch plans including narrative information sufficient for the understanding of the proposed development. i (E) Initial Review. (1) Following the pre -application confere ice, a request for approval of a general site development plan for development within the Downtown termodal District Corridor Subzone of the Rapid Transit ' one as provided in subsection 33C-9 herein, shall be made by filing an application with the Rapid Transit evelopmental Impact Committee (RTDIC) in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-304. Said applieatio shall be considered a special exception for approv of ,a general site development plan to be consider and acted upon directly by the Board of County Com issioners pursuant to the development regulations estaished in Section 33C-9. Applications shall comply with he procedural requirements of Section 33-304 of this cod--. Within sixty (60) days after the filing of the application »the RTDIC Staff Council shall review the application, and« the RTDIC shall issue a recommendation upon such application. »The recommendation shall refill et the consensus of the members present. In the event that the Ci • re presentatives present do not concur with a re 'ommendation for .approval, the recommendation shill be for denial.« The recommendation shall'. be transmitted to the Board of County Commissione s for final action. (2) Phased development. The intermodal characteristics of the DID Corridor Subzone serving the MetroRail, MetroMover, and MetroBus systems may require that the construction of infrastructure to serve future development Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 16 be completed in phases, Where a phased development is requested, the Board of County Commissioners, • in approving a phased site plan, shall specify building footprints, heights, density, intensity, and gross square footage of buildings that are identified on the site plan a's future development parameters granted by the Board/of County Commissioners, Specific land uses and design details of said future development may be reviewed and approved by the Rapid Transit Developmental /impact Committee in subsequent phases pursuant to tlfe Final Review criteria enumerated herein, provided the development parameters approved by the Board' of County Commissioners in the phased site plan are 9.1ot exceeded and the development regulations set forth hergxn are met. (3) Required exhibits for Initial Development. The following exhibits shall be submitted with the application for a general site development plan: r l (a) A narrative describing tl e project's scope, including but not limited to: 'lion statement, size of project and location, and romment components of the development; phasiz of the development if necessary; scale; relevayce to the region; its connection to the sur ounding urban context; economic impact on t e local economy; design concept(s); significance of the project as a gateway to the community; an any additional information necessary to explain t e development. (b) Schematic site an(s) at a scale of not less than one (1) inch e Aals one hundred (100) feet indicating: promi r��ent structural components of the development; p omitted land uses; existing and proposed street , major points of egress/ingress of the developmey t; public open space locations and area in squa e feet; floor area ratio; pedestrian circulation; residential density; and square feet of retail, office/ institutional, governmental, and other proposed 1ad uses not to exceed the development thresholds contained in the administrative site plan development parameters included herein. (c) Information on adjoining and adjacent uses on a plan at a scale no less than one (1) inch equals one Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 17 hundred (100) feet to indicate the relationship(s) between the proposed development and adjacent areas including, but not limited to: existing 1ar d uses and their intensities; densities, vehicular nd pedestrian -circulation systems, blocks and lots,/ and unique geographical features, (d) Perspectives, isometrics, elevations ,and other drawings illustrating proposed development. (e) Any additional information spei ified by the Rapid Transit Development hnpacV Committee at the pre -application conference t6 evaluate the character and impact of the proposed development. (F) Final Review. (1) Final Review for develop ent of the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor Sub one. Following approval of the special exception, final r9, iew for all or a portion of the development, including p Lased development, shall be made and approved admin. tratively by the RTDIC in accordance with plans an documents approved by the Board of County Commis loners. The RTDIC review shall be guided by develo ment standards established in subparagraph 33C-9(F , herein, for an administrative site plan review (ASPR). Applications for modification of a site plan approve pursuant to this section, including applications for 9. proval of a subsequent phase of a previously approved phased site plan, shall be considered and acted upon dministratively by the RTDIC without the necessity of iblic hearing. »In the event that the City epresentativ s present do not concur with approval of the decision of the RTDIC shall be for (2) Nbtice, Mailed notices of the RTDIC Executive Coune/l meeting shall be accomplished by placing in the United States mail a written notice to all property owners of record, as reflected on the Miami -Dade County Property Appraiser's tax roll as updated, within five hundred (500) Agenda Item No. 14(A) (4) Page 18 feet of the subject property. Such mailed notices shall contain general information, including,. but not limited to, the date, time and place of the meeting, the property's location (and street address, if available), and nature of the application shall be sent) no sooner than thirty (30) days and no later than twenty (20) days prior to the meeting. The property shall be posted no later than twenty (20) days prior. to the meeting in a manner conspicuous to the public, byi"a sign or signs containing information including, but not limited to, the applied for zoning action, application number, and the time and place of the public meeting. The property owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the sign is maintained on the site until completion of the public meeting and for removal of the sign within two,'(2) weeks following completion of the public meeting. In addition, notice shall be published in a newspaper/ of general circulation in Miami -Dade County, as follows: a full legal notice, to be published no later than twenty (20) days and no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting, to contain the date, time and place of he meeting, the property's location and street address, i available. (3) Required Exhibits. The follow'ng exhibits must be included with an application. It is rovided, however, that the Director shall have the autho ty to waive any of the items because of the nature or t' 'ng of the development or because the information carmot o e furnished at the time of this review. The application s o all be deemed complete if all items in this subsection are eluded in the application. (a) Master plan at a kale of not less than one (1) inch equals one-hun red (100), which shall include the following inforl ation: (i) Lot linns and setbacks. (ii) Proposed floor area of all permitted uses. (iii) Height, size, shape and location of existing and proposed buildings. 7' Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 19 (iv) Location of off-street parking and layouts showing number of parking spaces required and provided. (v) Proposed grades if significantly altered. (vi) Signage, street and lot lighting, street and lot furniture, (vii) Total number of dwelling unity and hotel rooms, if applicable. (viii) Location and amount of public/private open space required and provided/ (ix) Phase lines, if applicable. (x) Figures indicating gross fid net acreage, and areas to be dedicated f . r public rights - of -way. (xi) Vehicular and pe1estrian circulation system including blogcs, streets, major points of access int6 and out of the development, ped strian crosswalks, medians, and on-stret parking. (xii) Location of edestrian access points, including conne tions to existing or proposed bridge, roadways, or sidewalk areas. (xiii) Loeatio of loading facilities, waste collection area , and other service areas. (b) Floor plans an (1 elevations of all structures, including gross squ/re footage of each floor. (c) Sections of major structures. (d) Isometrics /or perspectives of the proposed development. (e) Landscape/ plan(s) in accordance with Chapter 18(A), except/as modified herein. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 20 (f) Such other design data as may be specified to satisfy a condition of approval of the Initial Review, (G) Administrative Site plan development parameters. The following development regulations shall apply to all development within the DID Corridor Subzone. (1) Parking.. The table below indicates minimum parking for uses located in the DID Corridor Subzone. Use Minimum Parking Requirements Commercial/Retail, Restaurants, Bars, Convention Halls and Showrooms 1,8 spaces / 1000 SF Office, Government, Institutional, Health Care Facilities 0.6 spaces / 1000 SF Residential 0 spaces per unit Hotels 0,3 spaces / room Transit systems including Maintenance Facilities 0,6 spaces / 1000 SF (exclu.ding platf, rrn) Other Uses 50% of t e required parking indicated in ection 33-124 (a) To minimize a 'verse visual effects of the structure(s), multi-st ry parking garages facing public and private streets rights -of -way and/or public open space 011 utilize but not be limited to: liner buildings; *zing; building wall extensions; vertical plante / walls; berms; landscaping; architectural fe Ostration; sculpture; design features or other innovative screening methods, Surface parking lots /fronting streets shall be located a minimum of (10) feet from the right-of-way and screened at the ten (10) foot line with a wall having a maximum height of 3'6", The setback shall Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 21 incorporate a combination of hard-scape and landscape elements finished to match the existing ' sidewalk, (b) Mechanized parking shall be allowed and whezi provided, exempt from the provisions of Section,-33- 122 of this Code. For the purpose of this Subzone, mechanized parking shall be defined :as a mechanism with vertical and horizontal transport capability that provides for automobile storage and retrieval, A mechanized .parking . space/ shall be counted toward the parking requirements of this Section. Mechanized parking may not be provided unless a queuing analysis is submitted and approved during the Administrative Site Plan Review process. (c) Required off-street parking for uses located within the DID Corridor Subzone can be located within one mile of the boundaries of the DID Corridor Subzone. An applic' At for approval of development with off -site par , ng shall execute and record in the public recori s of this County a declaration of restrictions a 'proved by the Director covenanting that such dev opment shall cease and terminate upon the elimination of such parking area, and that no development requiring such parking shall be made of such roperty until the required parking area is availabl, and provided. (2) Setbacks', cubic conteht, and lot size: (a) Due to the unique ue characteristics associated with an intermndal -transit corridor •subzone, development setacks from all streets (other than NW 1st Avenu , interior/rear property lines and Metromover ad Metrorail rights -of -way shall be zero (0) feet minimum. (b) Setb, ck from NW 1st Avenue: The minimum/setback for thirty percent (30%) of buildings/fronting on NW 1st Avenue shall be zero (0) feet. Seventy percent (70%) of buildings fronting on NW 1st Avenue shall setback ten (10) Agenda Item No, 14(A)(4) Page 22 feet minimum; provided, however, where a colonnade is provided the setback shall be zero (0) feet. Colonnades shall have a minimum clear unobstructed width of ten (10) feet and a minimum clear height of ten (10) feet. When the development sets back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the edge of the right-of-way, the setback area shall incorporate a combination of hard-scape and landscape elements finished to match the existing sidewalk. The percentage of frontage requirement may be calculated by street block or as a combined cumulative average of all street blocks fronting NW l sr Avenue. (c) There shall be no cubic content or/minimum lot size requirements. (3) Encroachments: (a) Buildings and stnuctures above the ground floor may be built above colonnades and/or encroach into street setbacks b t shall not extend beyond the public or private tight-of=way; except that a maximum of one-hund ed (100%) percent of the street may be covered a ove the first floor with structures connecting buildings including: platforms fitted with trai s and passenger waiting areas; roofs; upper ory terraces, pedestrian bridges, automobile ridges between parking garages and parking garages. Adequate clearance for structures above s reets shall be maintained. (b) Cantilevered balconies, awnings, weather protection elenynts and similar features with adequate vertie, l clearance may encroach into street rights -of -way but shall not extend closer than six (6) inches from 1'he curb face. (4) Floor Ar° a Ratio and lot coverage: The floor area ratio, to coverage and maximum square footage of buildii s to be developed within the DID Corridor Subzre shall not be limited. (5) Building Height: The maximum building height shall be limited by FAA criteria. Agenda Item No. 14(A) (4) Page 23 (6) Open Space: The minimum open space requirement shall be fifteen (15%) of the gross developme area. Open space shall include parks, pla as, balconies, terraces, courtyards, arcades/colons des, pedestrian paths, rooftop green spaces above buildings and parking garages, and transitlatform areas improved for pedestrian comfort. (7) Signs: Signs visible from public rigs fts-of-way or public areas shall comply with Section 33-284,87of this Code, except that Class C /signs may be permitted in accordance with Section 33-107 of this Code. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 33-107 of this Code, ,. maximum of five (5) murals may be approved i ' this Subzone. The signage plan submitted with t e application for final site plan review shall contain criteria, locations and sizes of signs. Density: Residential der ity shall not exceed 500 units per gross acre. Architectural Expressia ; Building facades facing public and private st eet rights -of -way or public open space or both sh 11 be a minimum 40% glazed. Glazing is not requi led for building facades which face the Metrorail r MetroMover rights -of -way or for above -grade arking garage structures which face public and private street rights -of -way or public open spa- e; however, parking garages shall conform to th /parking standards included herein. Blank walls f cing public and private street rights - of -way and ublic open space shall be prohibited unless fu ished with some type of artistic expression such as sculpture, mosaic and similar features. (10) Landscaping: Landscaping shall conform to the standards set forth in Section 18A-6, Code of Miami -Dade County, as applicable to non- Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 24 residential development, with the following exceptions: (a) Lot trees: Thirty (30) trees per net acre of open space. In addition to the placement of trees in/ the lot, they may be placed in greens, squares;/ plazas and street medians within or in close proximity to the Subzone. Lot trees shall have a minimum two (2) inch diameter at breast height. (b) .Street trees shall .be planted at a maximum of thirty (30) feet average on center, with a minimum three (3) inch diameter at breast height. Street trees shall be placed inside landscaped strips, tree planters, and in medians in the right-of-way or on private property where demonstrated to be necessary due to right-of-way ;'obstructions as determined by the Public Works and Waste Managernent Department o ` its successor Department or the appropriatauthority within the municipality. (11) Service areas and meeha,'ical equipment: Service areas and fixtures shall re screened and so located as not to be visible fro public and private rights - of -way or public pen space, Mechanical equipment installed o roofs shall be screened from view by parapets o. other architectural elements. Fixtures, includin but not limited to backflow preventers, pumps, underground ventilation exhausts, and eelectrical vaults, shall be located within or tote side or rear of buildings; such fixtures shall �yOt be located within the street setback area, Backflo/Y preventers shall be shielded from view, as regiired by Sec. 32-157(d) of the Code, 1 (H) Plan Review Standards, The purpose of the site development standards is to encourage the creation of development within the Subzone that acts as a significant gateway for and destination to downtown Miami by designing and arranging buildings, public open space, transit and street circulation in a manner that foster round the clock pedestrian -activity, serves the Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 25 local and regional transit demands of the community and contributes to the urban revitalization of the City of Miami. (1) A mix of uses in the design of development projects is encouraged to the maximum extent possible. Mixed -use buildings including without limitation residential; commercial, office, hotel, and restaurants, are hily encouraged in combination with transit facilities. I (2) Developments shall provide direct pedestrian and vehicular connections to the adjacent block and street network. Pedestrian crosswalks providing safe passage from adjoining streets and blocks into the development project of the Subzone shall be installed at street corners and, if practicable, midblock locations. Crosswalks shall be distinguished from other street elements by the use of conspicuous materials, texture and color. (3) Public open space in the form of ,plazas, squares, greens, and landscaped areas shall be i .Corporated in the design of all development projects at •ade or on above - grade surfaces. The public open space should have a scale that is compatible and complementar with the intensity of proposed development, and their de gn should relate to the development's concept. Landscapi g, furniture, art, paved pedestrian paths, and lighting, am ng other features, should be used to enhance the open spac s pedestrian experience. (4) Consideration should/be given to providing landscaping in a manner that educes the heat island effect of the development on the urbbn environment. (5) All new developent shall strive to meet certification standards 9 om Florida Green Building Coalition or a similar org4nization. (6) Developments sllall be designed with a coordinated outdoor lighting and sinage system that is an integral part of the project and compatible and harmonious with existing and proposed development in the Subzone and with surrounding uses. Signage should clearly indicate locations of and guide pedestrians and vehicles to proposed parking Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 26 areas, transit facilities, permitted uses, and surrounding activities and uses. (7) Proposed building scale should be in harmony with building scales allowed by applicable City of Miami regulations for surrounding properties. Buildings and the]. landscapes shall be built to the sidewalk edge in a mare2.eer that frames the adjacent street to create public space in/the street corridor that is comfortable and interesting, as well as . safe for pedestrians. Architectural elements at street' level shall have abundant fenestration, windows and doers and design elements that create interest for the pedestrian. (8) Proposed development in the Subzone shall provide connections via bridges, paths, sidewalks, or a combination of such features to the MetroRail and MetroMover systems that adjoin the property. (I) Platting. Separate parcels located within the DID Corridor Subzone and made subject to a unity of title o covenant in lieu of unity of title shall not be deemed a subdivisiol and shall be exempt from the platting requirements of Chapter 28 (J) Conflicts: The development revie procedures, standards, and criteria set forth in this section 33C-9 shall govern in the event of conflicts with other zoning, subdivisi n or landscape regulations of the Miami -Dade County Code or w th the Miami -Dade County Public Works and Waste Managernenj Department Manual. »(K) Amendments. A.Ule' s si i eeks prior to the scheduled public hearing of any arnendme is to this Section 33C-9, the County shall mail or e-mail a c v of the roaosed ordinance to the City Clerk and the Ci At me of the Citaof Miami, The communication to the City sha1 include the date of the scheduled public hearing,« Section 8. Section 33-314 of t11e Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida. is hereby amended as follows: Agenda Item. No, 14(A)(4) Page 27 See. 33-314. Direct applications and appeals to the County Commission. * k (C) The County Commission shall have jurisdiction to three y hear other applications as follows: (10) Upon application for, hear and decide appeals of decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee pertaining to site plan approvals an related zoning actions issued pursuant to Section. 33C- 2(D)[[(9)()]]»(2)(d) and (2)(e) or Section 33C-' « of the Code of Miami -Dade County. Section 9. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected bjy such invalidity. Agenda Item No. 14(A)(4) Page 28 Section 10. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and be made a part of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word. Section 11. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall beco e effective only upon an override by this Board. PASSED AND ADOPTED: Approved by County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency: Prepared by: Craig H. Collor Dennis A. Kerbel Prime Sponsor: Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson Co -Sponsors: Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro Chairwoman Rebeoa Sosa Exhibit "B" Sketch of Downtown Xntermodal District Corridor Subzone DOWNTOWN INTERMODAL DISTRICT CORRIDOR SUBZONE N W 8th ST. (- -__ I I 1 1 I I I I 1 1 Il- i NOT TO SCALE r ST. 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Official Record Book BEGIN at the centerlines intersection of NW lst Avenue and NW lst Street; thence run North along the centerline of said NW 1st Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of NW 8th Street; thence run West along the centerline of said NW 8th Street to the point of intersection with the West Right -of -Way line of the Miami -Dade County Metrorail North Corridor; thence run South along said Right -of -Way line to the point of intersection with the centerline of NW lst Street; thence run East along said centerline of NW 1st Street to the POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH: That property described in Exhibit A from a QUITCLAIM DEED recorded in Official Records Book 26134, Page 3234 from the Public Records of Miami -Dade Count , Florida; Tess and Except that portion of Tract"C" of the Plat of "MIAMI ARENA SUBDIVISION", as recorded in Plat Book 129 at Page 53, lying therein; plus that portion of the East half of NW 1st Avenue :butting said property. 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