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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
35/ARTICLE V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS
DISTRICT AND DESIGN DISTRICTS PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUNDS,"
MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 35-220 THROUGH 35-250 TO
UPDATE THE DESIGN DISTRICT PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has an ordinance providing for a Design District Parking
Improvement Trust Fund ("Trust Fund"); and
WHEREAS, the ordinance has not been updated or revised to reflect current market rates or
the rapid expansion of the Design District since 2006; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission authorizes the amendment to the sections pertaining to the
Trust Fund, as set forth in the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), and more
particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, particular boundaries have been previously established based on the former
Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 and such boundaries are to remain delineated as such as depicted in
"Exhibit A", attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, a shared parking strategy is desired to promote the goals and further enhance the
Design District and thus conform to the parking standards in the Miami 21 Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted and
incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 35/Article IV of the City Code, is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 35
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
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ARTICLE V. COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND DESIGN DISTRICTS
PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUNDS
Sec. 35-220. Required off-street parking and payment in lieu of required off-street parking.
(5) If a property owner is entitled to pay a fee in lieu of providing required parking as provided for in
this section, the initial payment, shall be made in advance to the Coconut Grove parking improvement
trust fund, (the "Coconut Grove parking trust fund") or the Design District Parking Improvement Trust
Fund, as applicable, as specified in the letter granting the waiver, and as a condition precedent to the
issuance of a parking waiver certificate, and of a certificate of use. Failure to make any required
payment shall cause the parking waiver and the certificate of use to be revoked.
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Sec. 35-225. Design District Parking Improvement Trust Fund.
(a) There is hereby established a trust fund to be entitled the design district parking improvement trust
fund, ("trust fund") to be maintained and administered by the department of off-street parking
("DOSP") into which funds shall be deposited and from which funds shall be withdrawn pursuant to
sections 35-226 and 35-227 to facilitate parking purposes within the area including but not limited to
public off-street parking, infrastructure improvements and maintenance and marketing to serve the
area consisting of the SD 8 zoning districts as depicted herein, in Exhibit A, and any abutting
properties or properties partly within the boundaries depicted in ExhibitA ("Design District") through
means which may include, but are not limited to the following activities:
(1) Acquire fee simple or other interest in land, and other real property for parking purposes;
(2) Construct, maintain, operate, lease, manage, or otherwise provide off-street parking
facilities for public use;
(3) Provide public information to enhance parking utilization including publicity campaigns,
graphics and signage, and other informational devices;
(4) Coordinate plans for parking facility improvements an-d/or expansion in conjunction with
public transportation plans and operations in the vicinity, particularly, but not limited to, the joint
facilities that might be operated in connection with Metrorail and any feeder services existing or
developed in the future;
(5) Provide accessibility to off-street parking facilities by suitable means such as public shuttle,
tram or trolley service and/or related physical improvements such as bus shelters and
right-of-way modifications;
(6) Perform such other related activities as may be appropriate to carry out the intent of this
article including, but not limited to, infrastructure improvements in the public right-of-way,
contributing to maintenance of the public sidewalks within the business district defined herein,
as well as destination marketing, {only through providing matching funds.}
(b) It is the intent of this article that at least 90 percent of the funds, as determined at the beginning of
each fiscal year, in the trust fund shall be utilized for subsections (a)(1)-(6). At least ten percent of the
funds must be maintained as reserves,
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(c) Any such shuttle, tram or trolley service, as mentioned in subsection (a)(6)-(5), shall be subject to
yearly evaluation of the design district improvement committee.
(d) There is hereby created a Design District Improvement Committee ("Committee") that shall consist
of seven (7) voting members and as many non -voting members, as may be necessary from time to
time, at the discretion of the chief executive officer ("CEO") of DOSP, appointed as follows:
(1) The CEO shall be a non -voting member.
(2) The District 5 Commissioner shall appoint two (2) voting members, who shall not require DOSP
Board confirmation.
(3) The director of planning and zoning of the City, or his/her designee, shall be a voting member
who shall not require DOSP Board confirmation.
(4) Two (2) voting members who shall be property owners of any assessed property within the
boundaries of the Design District, who shall be subject to DOSP Board confirmation and shall
serve two (2) year terms.
(5) Two (2) voting members who shall be represented by retail and restaurant/bar establishments
within the boundaries of the Design District, who shall be subject to DOSP Board confirmation
and shall serve three (3) year terms,
(6) At the discretion of the CEO, the CEO shall appoint non -voting members as may be necessary
from time to time, who shall not require DOSP Board confirmation.
(7) Nomination of initial members. The CEO shall appoint a committee nominating commission to
solicit and screen applications, interview candidates, and submit nominations to the CEO for
appointment to the initial committee.
(8) Subsequent nominations and vacancies. A selection committee, chosen by the remaining
Committee members, shall be formed and shall make nominations for filling these seats upon
expiration of a term or in the event of any vacancy, and the DOSP Board shall confirm the
nominees.
(9) Quorum. Quorum shall consist of the presence of four (4) voting members.
Sec. 35-226. Same -Funds made available; financial report.
(a) Funds deposited in the trust fund shall be made available to tho city commission department of
off street parking DOSP for the purposes set forth in section 35-225 and for administrative expenses
after review and recommendation by the design district improvement committee (1-se-m- tee' to ci#y-
commission DOSP and approval by the city commission DOSP Board following receipt and
consideration of the committee's recommendation. DOSP shall submit annual financial reports to the
City Commission on an annual basis.
(b) A financial report on trust fund receipts and expenditures shall be prepared annually at the close of
the fiscal year by the off-street parking department and presented to the design district improvement
committee for its review and approval prior to filing with the city clerk.
Sec. 35-227. Revocation of parking waivers.
Certificate of waiver holders as of February 23, 2014, participating in the installment payment
program option must procure a building permit process number on or before November 22, 2014
and subsequently obtain a building permit for construction within one (1) year of procuring the
process number, or pay the balance on the installment agreement on or before November 22,
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2015. Failure to procure a building permit process number, a building permit, or pay the balance
on the installment agreement as specified in this subsection, shall render the certificate of waiver
null and void. If a certificate of waiver is rendered null and void, no refund or credit will be given
for any payments made.
Certificate of waiver holders participating in the Trust Fund after May 22, 2014, participating in
the installment payment program option must procure a building permit for construction, or pay
the balance on the installment agreement, within one (1) year from the date of issuance of the
certificate of waiver. Failure to procure a building permit or pay the balance on the installment
agreement, within one (1) year from the date of issuance of the certificate of waiver under the
installment payment program option shall render the certificate of waiver null and void.
(c) Certificate of waiver holders as of February 23, 2014, who paid in full and received a
permanent certificate of waiver are vested and not subject to revocation of the permanent
certificate of waiver. However, any change to plans on file with the Planning Department which
requires additional certificates of waiver for a project will be purchased at the rate established
after May 22, 2014 as further clarified herein.
(d) Certificate of waiver holders participating in the Trust Fund after May 22, 2014, who paid in full
and received a permanent certificate of waiver must procure a building permit for construction no
later than one (1) year from the date of issuance of the permanent certificate of waiver. Failure to
procure a building permit within one (1) year from the date of issuance of the permanent
certificate of waiver shall render the permanent certificate of waiver null and void and all payments
shall be held as a credit for a future project as described in subsection (g) below.
(e) Changes in plans. Any substantial changes in plans on file with the Planning Department shall
result in a review of the existing certificate of waiver. If a certificate of waiver is to be modified
due to an increase in parking requirements, the additional certificates of waiver shall be
purchased at the rate in existence at the time of the substantial modification. A substantial
modification includes, but is not limited to, (i) a change in the footprint of a building by more than
ten (10) feet in any horizontal direction, (ii) an increase in building height by more than five (5) feet
or five (5) percent of the height of the building, whichever is greater; or (iii) a change in the
proposed use.
fi Building permit. Any building permit procured as specified in this section must remain active at
all times. If a building permit becomes inactive or is otherwise abandoned, a revocation of the
certificate of waiver shall be initiated as described in subsection (q) below.
(q) Revocation Process. Upon notice that the parking waiver certificate holder has not complied
with the above requirements, the Zoning Administrator shall revoke the parking certificate waiver
and certificate of use. The certificate of waiver holder and certificate of use holder shall be notified
of the revocation by posting of the notice at the property, hand delivering of the notice, or mailing
of the notice. A parking waiver certificate holder or certificate of use holder may challenge the
revocation by requesting a hearing through the Office of Hearing Boards within ten (10) days of
the revocation. Upon presenting such evidence to the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board
("PZAB") of delay not due to the fault of the certificate of waiver holder or similar good cause, if
the PZAB so determines, the Zoning Administrator shall immediately reinstate any revoked
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certificates. If the PZAB approves the revocation of a certificate of waiver, the certificate of waiver
holder shall receive credit for the future purchase of a certificate of waiver, minus three percent
(3%) of monies paid, to represent an administrative fee. This amount will be in addition to the fifty
percent (50%) non-refundable deposit referenced below and any filing fees. In the event of a
revocation, DOSP shall record an instrument revoking rights to the permanent certificate of
waiver.
Sec. 35-2278. Same -Schedule of fees and charges.
The schedule of fees and charges to be assessed and paid into the trust fund is as follows:
(1) Fee in lieu of providing required off-street parking for sidewalk cafes: in addition to the $20.00 per
square foot permit fee required by the public works department, as specified in section 54-223, there
shall be paid an additional fee as set forth in subsections (3)c. and (3)e., in lieu of providing required
off-street parking, said funds shall be paid monthly into the design district improvement trust fund.
(2) „
exercise the purchase option is subjection (3). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the initial cost shall be
$800.00, per space per year, payable monthly, for the first year ("first year payment"). For the second
annual payment shall be $1,200.00 per space per y r starting with the third year. The annual
the consumer price index urban consumers (CPI U). All property owners currently in possession of
base parking space waivers shall have the option of converting the existing waivers to conform to the
provisions set forth in subsection (3).
( -Fee in lieu of providing required off-street parking for the SD 88 Design District zoning district
amended the -zoning „rdinanGe of the nit„ (h-e "zo�irg ;T ance") shall be as follows:
a. A purchase price of $45,000.0012,000.00 shall apply per parking space waiver (the "purchase
price.") The purchase price shall be inflation adjusted once at the end of each five-year period. The
first such adjustment shall occur on January 1, 201-1-9, reflecting the change from the prior year only,
using the consumer price index urban consumers (CPI-U). The purchase price shall be paid in either
of the following two ways at the option of the property owner
b. 1 Permanent „ertificate of waiver. Payment of the purchase price may shall be made at the time of
application for a permanent certificate of waiver. Upon receipt of the full purchase price, the city shall
issue a "permanent certificate of waiver," recorded at the property owner's expense in the public
records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, to the property owner. A The permanent certificate of
waiver issued prior to February 23, 2014, shall run with the land, and may be leased to another owner
of real property within the SID-8 district Design District in accordance with section 602 1 n .I of the
zoning ordinnan-eo. A certificate of waiver issued prior to February 23, 2014, under an installment
program shall run with the land, and may be leased to another owner of real property within the
Design District, unless revoked as set forth above. A certificate of waiver, either permanent or
obtained through the installment program issued after May 22, 2014, shall not run with the land and
may not be leased. No certificate of waiver issued after May 22, 2014, shall vest unless the
permanent certificate of waiver is paid in full and the owner procures a building permit for construction
no later than one (1) year from the date of issuance of the permanent certificate of waiver.
c. Installment payment program. A non-refundable fifty percent (50%) deposit along with a five
hundred U.S. Dollar ($500.00) application fee shall be paid to DOSP upon filing the request for the
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installment payment program. The purchase price, minus the fifty percent deposit, shall then be paid
in installments over a self -amortizing period of-(-1-5} five (5) years, ut with a balloon payment after
three (3) ten years from date of execution of an installment payment agreement for permanent
certificate of waiver (the "agreement"), with interest at one percent (1 %) below the bank prime rate.
Each installment shall be referred to as a "payment." Bank prime rate shall refer to the rate set by the
banking institution used by the department of off-street parking (the "department"). Payments shall be
due and payable on the 1st of each month (the "due date"). The property owner shall pay a late fee of
five_percent (5%) of each payment which is not received within 15 days of the due date. Payments not
made within 30 days after the due date shall be charged interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per
annum calculated monthly on the unpaid balance, including applicable late fees. If any payment is
returned because of insufficient or uncollected funds in addition to any other fee or charge due, the
property owner shall be liable for a returned check charge in the amount of five percent (5%) of the
amount of the check; in such event, DOSP may require that all future payments be made by cashier's
check. In the event any returned payment is not repaid and received by DOSP within 90 days of the
due date, the applicable certificate(s) of waiver shall be revoked by the zoning administrator, and the
property owner shall forfeit any and all rights thereunder, and any amounts paid pursuant to the
agreement, and shall not be entitled to participate further in the installment payment program, unless
its to avail themselves of an alternate installment payment program that becomes available.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the property owner shall remain responsible for providing parking as
required by the Miami 21 Code, or apply and pay for the necessary monthly parking space waivers or
make full payment.
b. Reserved.
specified in under section 602.10.1 of the zoning ordinance. ("rental fee") for the first years, shall be
$800.00 $1,200.00 per parking space, per year, to be paid on a monthly basis, until a reduction of
waiver certificate is obtained. Beginning in year six, the rental fcc shall be $1,0800.00 per parking
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d. Supplemental off-street parking spaces may be purchased for a fee, as set forth in subsections
(3)a.1. ei?, as may be applicable.
e. All payments set forth in this subsection (3) shall be inflation -adjusted once at the end of each
five-year period, the first such adjustment shall commence on January 1, 20149, reflecting the change
from the prior year only, through the consumer price index -urban consumers (CPI-U).
f. Payment of the fees set forth in subsections (3)a., b., and d., hereinabove shall permanently exempt
the respective property from the corresponding parking requirement for such use as specified in the
certificate of waiver
owners participating in the installment payment agreement for permanent certificate of waiver, the
amount sufficient to secure three months' payments „ndor the waiver application o l dadume
total of three consecutive months, the property owner shall forfeit any right and interest to the security
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retaiLi'in C7hV enIti a amount of the secunr4ty-dens i-t-oT-performance bond
of ten percent per annum calculated monthly
may be demolished.
(7 3) Upon enactment of a city ordinance pursuant to F.S. § 166.271, authorizing the collection and
disbursement of parking surcharge fees for infrastructure and other purposes defined therein, the
design district improvement trust fund would receive the same percentage as derived from parking
surcharge revenues from the design district. Said distributions would be retained in a separate account
to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in the ordinance governing the use of parking
surcharge funds.
(84) Fees generated by the use of design district sidewalks for sidewalk cafes for the purpose of
contributing to the maintenance of the public sidewalks and infrastructure within those sidewalks in the
business district as defined herein.
defined herein.
{1-8}.(5) Such other fees as may from time to time be authorized by the city commission.
Secs. 35-2289-35-250. Reserved.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final reading and adoption
thereof. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY VtiV
Footnotes:
{1} Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein,
whichever is later.
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