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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOnline Public Comments Submitted at PZAB Mtg (3.15.2023)March 15, 2023, Public Comments for PZAB March 15, 2023 Public Comment for PZAB with Agenda Items March 15, 2023 10:26 PM EDT Public Comment motero@miamigov,com First Last Nam Nam e e Chet land Cole Ema it Addr Addr ess ess chell andr 7524 ea.c NW ©g 1st mail. Ave com Age nda Public Comment Item 9. PZA B File It? Also, for the record I wanted to state that I am neither 1340 for or against the proposed item. I love my 3: neighborhood and have had no issues with our current Land owners. My wife also grew up in this same Use neighborhood that we live in now. I am only seeking clarity, as to what this re -zoning means, if anything, 120 as a resident of one of the properties. Thank you! NW 76 Stre et Are you a lobb yist? No First Last Nam Nam e e Masi a Crist ina Chet tan Ema it Addr Addr ess ess mari acris Abell tinaa bello o @g mail, Cole Corti_ chelt andr ea.c @g mail. coin 2255 over broo ke Age nda Public Comment item Save the playhouse from demolition... The Playhouse does not need to be torn down. A demolition by neglect is a tactic was part of the County from the beginning of the lease. The theater is in this shape solely because the County purposely has allowed it to deteriorate and can definitely be spare from demolition. It is in this condition because the county has allowed it to deteriorate. Yet it definitely CAN BE RESTORED to its original splendor and I am referring to theentire theater, is not merely the facade. The grant Historical Designation was based upon multiple NIA factors, including the historical significance of the Playhouse, what happened inside during almost 100 years and of: course the architectural. design of its 9. PZA B Fite ID 7524 1340 NW 3: lst Land Aven Use ue - 120 NW 76 Stre et JOY NEL grovi 2535 N/A CE SON tes INA ern GUA AV original architect, Richard Kiehnel, and architect Alfred Browning Parker's subsequent 1950s. The :County's current plan is a shadow of what was originally planned. 100,000 people per year attended shows an educational commurtity activities. A 300 seat theater in the midst of retail shops and restaurants is not what thousands of citizens voted for. It's really disgracefulhow deceitful the new County's plans are. Thank you Hello, I am a resident in one of the noticed properties for this hearing. I am not able to be in attendance tonight but am watching live. I am not familiar with what the zoning requests mean for residents living in these properties. Would these requests being approved mean evictions for us in the near term for future property development or is this a re -zoning task that is being undertaken by the city to align with future city goats/zoning regulations? Thank you for alt you do. I have been a resident of Coconut Grove since 1974, During the subsequent years watched our quaint village change and go through waves of development and recession. During those years The Playhouse was Are you a tobb yist? No First Nair.. ac.c :. Last Nam COC' ONU it ddr Age Addr GRO Lida Public Comment e VE Item Are you a lobb yistT. one of the constants until its closure in 2005 Being an on and off season ticket holder I enjoyed many wonderful performances with my fondest memory being Jimmy Buffet's "Don't Stop the Carnival Thirty years ago, after the devastation of our community and our canopy caused by Hurricane Andrew, I became an ardent historic preservationist. The City of Miami had begun to plan for the demolition of the Historic Pan American Airlines Hangars,the. machine Shop, and the Coast. Guard Hangar.; I fought for eleven years to designate: our waterfront historic, and to place the structures on the National Register Through all of that I learned when: to hold the line and when there would need to be compromise. There have been many more battles sincethen with disapponting :losses. and wonderful wins. This brings me to the Coconut Grove Playhouse. We had a wonderful win when the playhouse and the surrounding property belonging to it was designated historic. There were even more wins like getting Miami Dade County to set aside 20 million dollars and preventing the State of.. Florida from taking the property back,. Then negotiating: settlement. agreements freeing the Playhouse from: all debt thus allowing it to reach an agreement with the State and FIU for a long-term leaseI attended every meeting that I was aware of and participated in the "Give It Back" protest in 2012. After that I realized that people were beginning to lose sight of our historic: places in Coconut Grove;: so in 2015 with the help of a few friends we raised enough money to place eight historic markers throughout the village. The first marker was put at the playhouseso that people would not forget about its significance in our community: Here we are 17 years later and some of us are faced with a'disa:ppointing loss but. with it comes some compromise on all sides. We will preserve the three story Kiefnel and Elliott building with the legacy of the playhouse. Along with it wilt come a new live performance theater with all the bells and whistles needed for:today's performances. A wonderful production company in Gables Stage and educational opportunities via FIU. Lastly the merchants will finally get the parking they have been begging years for, First Last Nam Nam e e Ema it Addr Addr ess ess Age nda Public Comrnent Item Are you a lobb yist? JOY NEL grovi 2535 N/A I have been a resident of Coconut Grove since 1974, No CE SON tes I NA During the subsequent years watched our quaint @rn GUA village change and go through waves of development ac,c AV and recession. During those years The Playhouse was om COC one of the constants until its closure in 2006. Being ONU an an and off season ticket holder I enjoyed many T wonderful performances with my fondest memory GRO being Jimmy Buffet's "Don't Stop the Carnival". Thirty VE years ago, after the devastation of our community and our canopy caused by Hurricane Andrew, I became an ardent historic preservationist. The City of Miami had begun to plan for the demolition of the Historic Pan American Airlines Hangars, the machine shop, and the Coast Guard Hangar. I fought for eleven years to designate our waterfront historic, and to place the structures on the National Register. Through all of that I learned when to hold the Line and when there would need to be compromise. There have been many more battles since then with disappointing tosses and wonderful wins. This brings me to the Coconut Grove Playhouse. We had a wonderful win when the playhouse and the surrounding property belonging to it was designated historic. There were even more wins like getting Miami -Dade County to set aside 20 million dollars and preventing the State of Florida from taking the property back. Then negotiating settlement agreements freeing the Playhouse from all debt thus allowing it to reach an agreement with the State and FIU for a long-term tease. I attended every meeting that I was aware of and participated in the "Give It Back" protest in 2012. After that I realized that people were beginning to lose sight of our historic places in Coconut Grove, so in 2015 with the help of a few friends we raised enough money to place eight historic markers throughout the village. The first marker was put at the playhouse so that people would not forget about its significance in our community. Here we are 17 years later and some of us are faced with a disappointing loss but with it comes some compromise on all sides. We will preserve the three story Kiehnel and Elliott building with the legacy of the playhouse. Along with it will come a new live performance theater with all the bells and whistles needed for today's performances. A First Last Nam Nam e e JOY. NEL CE SON Ema it Addr Addr ess ess Age nda Public Comment Item wonderful production company in Gables Stage and educational opportunities via FIU, Lastly the merchants will finally get the parking they have been begging years for. I have been very active since 2006 trying to get our Playhouse back up and running. That's 17 years..l was a season ticket holder for years. I am the one 2535 who put the historical marker out in front of the INAPlayhouse for al[ to know its story. r have been to all rav€- GUI the meetings and saw what it really looks like inside, tes AVE. Most people: have no idea of how awful it is inside. It. `. @m COC N/A has been torn apart and put back together several ac.c 01NU times and it looks awful. It was originally a movie om T theater and it is unsuitable for a real theater. We can GRO preserve what is original which is the corner facade VE <: and make a beautiful stage inside. I am asking you not to purse this any [onger or use our tax 'dollars to :. do it. I want our theatre back. Please let's move forward. End of Report Are you a lobb yist?