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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING APPENDIX D, TITLED SD-16.3 MIAMI WORLDCENTER
TO MODIFY CERTAIN DESIGN STANDARDS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2008, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13038,
creating the 25 +/- acre zoning district entitled SD-16.3 "MIAMI WORLDCENTER", as amended; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114, the
Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended incorporating SD-16.3
as Appendix D; and
WHEREAS, the "Miami Worldcenter" project integrates public improvements and infrastructure
while providing greater flexibility resulting in higher quality architecture and design; and
WHEREAS, transformative projects such as Miami Worldcenter are critically important to the
economic revitalization and enhancement of the City of Miami Downtown area; and
WHEREAS, an amended "Miami Worldcenter" is an appropriate opportunity to incorporate an
exposition center, since it is consistent with the development goals of the SD-16.3 "Miami
Worldcenter" area; and
WHEREAS, the amended "Miami Worldcenter" Development Standards will benefit the area by
promoting the development of a significant mixed -use community in the City's Urban Core inclusive of
a retail commercial center, residential units, hotel rooms, an exposition center, multiple central open
plazas promoting interaction with existing uses including but not limited to, Biscayne Boulevard, Park
West, Southeast Overtown, Miami River and Downtown; and
WHEREAS, the exposition center use integrated with the hotel is not provided elsewhere in the
City or region, and is of critical importance to the economic future of the area; and
WHEREAS, the City is amending the zoning atlas designation of Ordinance 13114, as
amended, of adjacent property to expand the SD-16.3 "Miami Worldcenter" boundaries by adding
approximately 4.67± acres generally bounded by North Miami Avenue on the east, NW 8th Street on
the north, NW 1st Avenue on the west, and the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway on the south, to
accommodate the Expo Center; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board, at its meeting of June 23, 2014,
Item No.PZAB.1, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-14- by a vote
of to (_ _), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the update of the Appendix D: SD-16.3.,
"Miami Worldcenter" text amendment; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its inhabitants to amend
Ordinance No. 13114 as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Appendix D: SD-16.3 "Miami Worldcenter", as amended, inclusive of the
Amended Zoning Regulations and the Development Standards, as approved, shall be binding upon
any development project within the district boundaries.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby
amended by making modifications to Appendix D in the following particulars {1}:
" "APPENDIX D. SD-16.3 MIAMI WORLDCENTER"
SD-16.3 MIAMI WORLDCENTER
The Miami Worldcenter (hereinafter also referred to as the "SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area") is
generally bounded by NE 2nd Avenue on the east, North Miami Avenue and NW 1st Avenue on the
west, NE 11th Street and NW 8th Street on the north, and NE 6th Street and the FEC Railway on the
south, excluding the areas generally described as "The Club District" and the "Network Access Point of
the Americas (NAP Center)". The boundaries are more specifically identified in Map 1, as included in
the Development Standards.
16.12.1 Section 1 MIAMI WORLDCENTER GOALS
The conservation goals include conserving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions through
improved street conncctcdnc"c to encourage improving pedestrian connectivity and encouraging
walkability, multi -modal mass a transit use, increased increasing tree canopy, new public spaces,
and encouraging green buildings.
16.12.1.1 Section 1(a) The development goals include:
a. 1. Establishing gspecific areas that are compact, pedestrian -oriented and mixed -use.
Increased density and intensity of use is encouraged due to the proximity of current and
proposed transit service and appropriate building densities and land uses should occur
within walking distance of transit stops.
la. 2. Maintaining the future growth of downtown infill redevelopment ensuring Miami's focus
for the region's economic, civic, and cultural activities.
o- 3. A Creating a diversity of uses distributed throughout the selected specific area of an
existing District that enables a variety of economic activity, workplace, residences
residential and civic space. Civic and com-mercial activity should be embedded in the
mixed -use District as identified in the Intent for SD 16, 16.1, 16.2 the Southeast
Overtown Park West Commercial -Residential Districts.
4. Reinforcing community identity through thoughtful placement of Gcivic and public
gathering spaces should be located to reinforce community identity.
e. 5. Constructing Bbuildings and landscaping that contribute to the physical definition of
Thoroughfares as civic places.
f 6. A specific area within an existing District that includes Establishing a framework of
transit and pedestrian systems that accommodates automobiles while respecting the
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pedestrian and the special form of public spaces.
7. Ensuring that private development contributes to infrastructure and cmbcllishcs
promotes a pedestrian and transit friendly public and private realm of the highest
quality.
8. Developinq a world -class Expo Center with exhibition hall(s), ballroom(s), and
conference facilities inteqrated with a hotel and accessory uses to create a destination
venue for companies/industries to hold conferences and shows and thereby increase
visitors to the City and generate employment opportunities and a substantial positive
economic impact for the City.
16.12.1.2 Section 1(b) The Miami Worldcenter Design Development Standards ("Design
Development Standards") and thc Miami Worldccntcr Rcgu lating Plan ("Regulating Plan") provide
more detailed clarification to are intended to provide context and illustrative examples of permitted and
compatible development of the SD_16.3 Worldcenter area and are incorporated herein by reference.
16.12.2 Section 2 EFFECT OF SD-16.3 MIAMI WORLDCENTER AREA DESIGNATION
The SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter Master Plan Design Development Standards and the regulations
herein shall supplant those otherwise in conflict with the Miami 21 Zoninq Ordinance. districts or
Unless stated otherwise herein, these requlations supersede any provisions within the Miami 21 Code.
16.12.3 CLASS II SPECIAL PERMIT Section 3 WARRANT
16.12.3.1 Section 3 (a) When required
A Class II Special Permit Warrant shall be required prior to approval the issuance of any a buildinq
permit for: (1) any development which seeks a deviation from the standards in this Appendix D; (2) a
development which substantially affectsing the height, mass bulk, location or exterior configuration of
any existing building; (3) the construction of a new building; or L4j for the implementation of signage,
awnings, fences or any other improvement visible from a public right-of-way.
16.12.3.2 Section 3(b) Considerations in making Class II Special Permit determinations
The purpose of the Clasp II Special Permit Warrant shall be to ensure conformity of thc future
development applications with t ►e. Appendix D, as amended, keeping in mind the expressed intent of
Sec. 616. SD 16, 16.1, 16.2, the Southeast Overtown Park West Commercial- Residential Districts,
with the general considerations listed in Section 1305, Article 4, Table 12 and with the special
considerations contained in the Miami Worldcenter Mactcr Plan Dccign Development Standards a+4
Rcgulating Plan incorporated herein by reference. A Traffic Study shall only be required in connection
with: (1) an original Warrant application for a new Building; or (2) modifications to approved Buildings
where the proposed use(s) is substantially different from that originally approved.
16.12.3.3 Section 3(c) Waiver of Design Standards Miami Worldcenter Permit Minor Modifications &
Modifications to Approvals
Pursuant to Sec. 1512, unless otherwise required by the SD 16.3 Miami Worldccntcr ar a, as
amcndcd, Ordinancc 11000, as amcndcd, thc Codc of the City of Miami, as amended, or the Florida
Building Code, as amended, and Miami Worldcenter Master Plan Design Development Standards,
incorporated by reference (collectively, "Design Guidelines and Standards"), may be waived by the
Planning Director pursuant to a Class II Special Permit . Waivers by the Planning Director for
numerically measured Design Guidelines and Standards may not vary more than twenty percent (20%)
from the numeric standard.
(1) Unless otherwise required by these SD-16.3 Development Standards, as amended, the Zoninq
Code of the City of Miami, as amended, or the Florida Buildinq Code, as amended, these
Development Standards may be modified by the Planninq Director, or his or her desiqnee, pursuant to
a Miami Worldcenter Permit ("MWC Permit"). The Zoninq Administrator, or his or her designee, may
waive or modify any provision of these Development Standards, up to ten percent (10%), by MWC
Permit, except Density, Intensity and Height, on a case by case basis, when doing so will promote the
intent of the SD - 16.3 or these Development Standards. All applications for an MWC Permit shall be
submitted in writinq to the Zoninq Administrator, detailinq the need for the modification or correction,
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as the case may be, together with a fee detailed in the City's adopted fee schedule. MWC Permit
applications shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator within fifteen (15) days of submission, and
shall be referred to the Planninq Director, or his or her designee, within three (3) days after the
expiration of the initial fifteen (15) days review period. If the requested relief or modification to these
Development Standards is determined to be in compliance with the intent of these Development
Standards, the Planninq Director shall approve the MWC Permit. MWC Permit applications may be
filed in connection with a new building or in connection with the modification of a previously issued
approval, including, but not limited to a Warrant.
(2) The Planning Director, or his or her designee, may authorize variations or modifications to these
Development Standards up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) by Warrant, on a case by case
basis, when such variation would promote the intent of these Development Standards, or is otherwise
found by the Planninq Director to be appropriate given the particular facts and circumstances of the
Warrant application.
(3) An applicant may modify a Warrant or MWC Permit approved under this Article, as a minor
modification through the MWC Permit process. Minor Modifications include:
1. Those changes that meet these Appendix D regulations; or
2. Changes in the project phasing; or
3. An increase in heiqht not exceeding five percent (5%) of the approved heiqht; in no instance can
such increase exceed the twenty percent (20%) cumulative increase available by Warrant in Appendix
D, as amended.
In the event that the modification is determined to be "not minor" a new Warrant shall be required.
Modifications available under this Section 3(c) shall not be applicable to (1) the Building Configuration
contained in Section 9(a); (2) Podium Lot Coverage; or (3) the Expo Center. Specific standards
applicable to the Expo Center may be altered by Waiver as provided elsewhere in Miami 21.
16.12.1 Section 4 FLEXIBLE ALLOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY
When pProperty within the SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area containing nine or more contiguous acres
Under the ownership or control of a single entity is submitted as a project ("Project"), the allowable
the FAR for any individual site may be subject to a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant(s) in Lieu of
Unity of Title in a form approved by the City and the City Attorney ("Covenant in Lieu"), which permits
flexible allocation of Density and Intensity for sites within the SD-16.3 district so long as the overall
FAR Height and mass distribution does not result in development that is out of scale or character,
within the permitted Building envelope(s). The Covenant in Lieu shall be consistent with development
allowed under the land development regulations for the SD-16.3 district, ar for the adjacent areas, and
the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan. allocates FAR sSufficient FLR must be allocated to
build structures—ts a minimum of two stories on all parcels within the project except GOpen Space and
GCivic Space sites, and provides all SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area requirements, including open
16.12.4.1 Major Usc Spccial Pcrmit
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area or Ordinance 11000,
when property within the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area containing nine or more contiguous acres
Under the ownership or control of a single entity is submitted as a project, a Major Use Special Permit
within the project is required for: (1) non residential or lodging uses in a single building that exceeds
075,000 square fcct; (2) morc than 800 residential units in a single building; or (3) any combined use
conference center, conference center hotel and related office building with a mix of retail and office
uses, exceeds two million square feet.
16.12.5 Section 5 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of the SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area, the following definitions shall apply: Terms
not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in Miami 21 Article 1 Sec.2502 of the Zoning
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Ordinance of the City of Miami ("Zoning Ordinance").
Accessway: An ingress/egress easement for pedestrian and vehicular access as designated by a
recorded plat, deed, or other legal instrument.
terminate on. Abutting properties include properties across a street or alley.
Arcade: A covered pedestrian outdoor space along t ►e. any side of a Building at the ground level that
is open on three sides and has a minimum width of 15 feet foot depth , which may provide
access to shops along one (1) or more sides, per the Design Development Standards.
Architectural Screening Layer: An architectural treatment along the face of a building facade
intended to conceal all internal building elements such as ramping, plumbing pipes, fans,
ducts, ceilings, slab edges and lighting. An Architectural Screening Layer is required for
any parking garage or portion thereof that is not concealed by a Liner.
Back of Curb Linc: A straight building reference line established at the back of the street curb that
does not offset for projections into the street such as bulb outs or trcc planting ar as, as
sho n in T ble 3 and in the Dora dating Plan and Design Standards
Balcony: An unenclosed habitable structure cantilevered from or inset within a facade or elevation.
Block: The aggregate of private lots, pasages, rear lanes and Alleys, the perimeter of which abuts
Thorough fares.
Building Configuration: The form of a Building, based on its massing, relationship to Frontages and
lot lines, and height.
Building Disposition: The placement of a Building on its lot.
Building Use: The uses accommodated by a Building and its lot.
Building Height: The vertical extent of a building measured in Stories.
Build to line: A line established within a given Lot indicating where the outer edge of a structure must
be located.
Civic Space: An outdoor area provided or dedicated for public use in perpetuity by fee title or
easement. Civic Space types are defined by the combination of certain physical constants
including the relationship between their intended use, their size, their landscaping and their
enfronting buildings. See Table 2 a Design of the Development Standards.
Corridor: A lineal geographic system incorporating transportation , walkways, and/or greenways.
Courtyard: Open space, partially defined by walls or buildings as regulated by the SD_16.3 Miami
Worldcenter area. See Design Development Standards.
Design Speed: The speed at which a Thoroughfare is designed to be driven.
Development Standards: Those standards attached hereto and incorporated herein, inclusive of the
Open Space Diagram, Street Designs, Building Designs and applicable Tables.
Display Windows: Areas of storefront glazing that are designed to display items for sale within the
retail space behind the display.
Elevation, Floor: Height of floor level.
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€a tTo�;ace-an element along a Frontage, es i es enfr„ a street."
Entrance, principal: The main point of access of pedestrians into a Building.
Expo Center: A conference and exhibition center consisting of exhibition hall(s), ballroom(s), event
space(s), and meeting room(s) intended for public assembly occupation of varying sizes together with
a hotel of a minimum of 1,500 lodging units and including accessory uses supportive of the assembly
and hotel uses such as, without limitation, kitchen(s), catering facilities, restaurant(s), lounge(s),
bar(s), retail, administrative office(s), hotel amenities, and the like.
Expo Center Grand Entrance: A covered vehicular and pedestrian court designed as a distinct
gathering place with specialty design features intended to receive the high volume of visitor
traffic associated with an exposition center use (available only within the Expo Center Site).
Expo Center Site: An area generally bounded by North Miami Avenue on the east, NW 8th Street on
the north, NW 1st Avenue on the west, and the FEC Railway on the south, as more
specifically depicted in the Development Standards.
Facade: The exterior wall of a building that is set along a Frontage
Floorplate: The total indoor and outdoor Floor Area of any given Story of a Building, measured to the
exterior of the walLor balcony excluding Balconies.
Frontage: Lot face abutting a public space, such as a Thoroughfare, whether at the front, rear, or side
of a lot.
Gallery: A covered pedestrian area abutting tho any side of a building on the ground floor which may
provide ac-cess along one or more sides of a building;
Green Space: aAn outdoor Open Space outdoors, at grade, unroofed, landscaped and free of
impervious surfaces.
Habitable Spacc: Building space which use involves human presence with direct view of the
cnfronting strcctc or public or privatc opcn spacc, cxcluding parking garages, self service
storage facilities, warehouses, and display windows separated from retail activity.
Height: See Building Height.
Infrastructure and Utilities: A facility related to the provision of roads, water and sewer lines,
electrical, tele-phone and cable transmission, and all other utilities and communication
systems necessary to the functioning of a community.
Layer, First: The area between the Back of Curb Linc and the Build to Lino Base Building Line and
the required setback as shown in the Design Development Standards.
Laycr, Second: Twenty feet (20) siteward from the Build to Line.
Laycr, Third: That portion of the lot that is not within the First and Second Layer.
Layer: A range of depth of a lot within which certain elements are permitted as regulated in the
SD_16.3 Miami Worldcenter area, as provided in the Design Development Standards.
Liner: A building or part of a building with Habitable Space specifically designed to enfront a public
space, masking a use that has no capacity to monitor public space, such as a parking lot,
parking garage or storage facility.
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Master Sign Package: The Master Siqn Packaqe shall allow buildings exceedinq 200,000 square
feet of Buildinq Floor Area, mixed use developments over four (4) stories, entertainment
establishments, and Civil Support Uses exceedinq 200,000 square feet of Buildinq Floor
Area greater flexibility in Siqn regulations to result in a higher or specialized quality of
design. A Master Siqn Packaqe shall include the following: a plan view of each block
indicating location of each sign type on each level, and specifications for each sign type.
MWC Permit: The Miami Worldcenter Permit shall be an administrative permit as described in Section
3(c) of this Article.
MWC Signature Tower: The Miami Worldcenter Signature Tower shall be a distinct and unique Tower
to be located on Tract A of the Miami Worldcenter Plat which shall front on NE 1st Avenue
and maintain a minimum distance of 100 feet from any other Tower located on Tract A as
shown on the Requlatinq Plan within the Development Standards.
Open sSpace: Any parcel or area of land or water, located at the ground level floor, essentially
unimproved by permanent buildings and/or set aside, dedicated, or otherwise designated or
reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and
occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open spaces. Open Space includes the
ground floor level of Galleries, Arcades and covered and uncovered aPaseos as depicted in
the Development Standards. For the Expo Center, Open Space may be roofed at ground
level, such as with the Expo Center Grand Entrance, and may include any combination of
hardscape, landscape, and water features.
Parking Garage or Parking Structure: A structure containing vehicular parking, including robotic
and/or mechanical parking systems.
Paseo: An access way public opcn space restricted limited to pedestrian use and limited controlled
vehicular access that connectinj & streets, plazas, alleys, garages and other public use
spaces. Paseos must have a minimum width of 20' feet and may be enclosed or otherwise
secured. Paseos will remain open to the public durinq regular business hours but may be
secured durinq non -business hours.
Podium: That portion of a building up to the eighth Story 129 feet, as measured from the average
elevation of the crown of the adjacent right-of-way.
Porte Cochere: A vehicular entrance/drop-off area that includes a canopy element and a driveway
that extends into the First Layer.
Public Benefits Bonus: aAn advantage that allows a developer to increase FAR FLR by an additional
7450% of FAR FLR capacity within the district SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area in
exchange for the developer's contribution to specified programs that provide benefit,
advantages, and increased use and enjoyment of the district to the public.
Public Parking: A structured parkinq facility or portion thereof or qaraqe available to the general
public for parkinq motor vehcles and bicycles.
Retail Frontage: Lot faces designated where the ground level is available for retal use.
Roof Structure: A structure above the Podium as described in the Development Standards.
ctback: The distance from a specified rcfcrcncc line to the point where a building may be constructed.
Story: A level within a building by which Height is measured.
Stepback: Offset in the fagade of the Podium as depicted in the Development Standards .
Street Corridor: The space defined by the Streetwall (building facades) and the ground plane in
between the Streetwalls.
Strectscapc: The urban element that establishes the major part of theublic rea. The streetscape is
com posed o Thoroughfes (travel lanes for vehicles, parking anes for cars, and sidewalks
or paths for pedestrians) as well as the amenities of the Frontages (street trees and
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yards, fences, etc.).
Streetscreen: A freestanding wall no greater than eight (8) feet high built along the Frontage Build to
lino, or co -planar with the Facade, often for the purpose of masking a parking lot or other
structure from the Thoroughfare.
Streetwall: Refers to the facades of buildings up to the first eight storics of the Podium that face a
Thoroughfare, as provided in the Design Development Standards. Streetwalls shape the
level of visual interest on each block and create a sense of enclosure for pedestrians .
Streetwall height is measured from the average grade of the sidewalk level to the first
building Setback from the Build to Linc Base Building Line, as shown in the Design
Development Standards.
Tract A: The area encompassed and depicted in the Miami Worldcenter Plat and generally bounded
by NE 10th Street on the north, NE 7th Street on the south, NE 2nd Avenue on the east,
and NE 1st Avenue on the west and as shown on the Regulating Plan in the Development
Standards.
Thoroughfarc: A vehicular way incorporating travel lanes for vehicles, parking lanes for cars, and
sidewalks or paths for pedestrians as part of an interconnected network for vehicular and
pedestrian mobility.
Tower: That portion of a building that extends above the Podium, excluding Roof Structures as
described in the Development Standards.
adjoining public sidewalk.
Vicw Corridor: An axial view terminating on a natural, historical, or cpccial f aturc.
6 Section 6 LOTS AND FRONTAGES
16.12.6.1 Section 6 (a) Buildable sites shall Enfront a vehicular Thoroughfare, or Civic Space with at
least one Frontage, as depicted in the Design Development Standards and Regulating Plan.
16.12.6.2 Section 6 (b) For the purposes of the SD_16.3 Miami Worldcenter area, lots are divided into
Layers which control development on the lot.
16.12.6.3 Where the property to be developed abuts an existing building, the Planning Director may
approvc, pursuant to a Class II Spccial Pcrmit, a transition so that the proposed building location
matches or provides a transition to the adjacent building location.
16.12.7 Section 7 MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT
16.12.7.1 Section 7 (a) Unless otherwise specified herein, the Height of Buildings shall be measured
in Stories. The height of fences, walls and hedges shall be measured in feet. The Height of Building
facades facing the street, fences, walls. and hedges shall be measured from the Average Sidewalk
Elevation or Base Flood Elevation as established by FEMA.
16.12.7.2 Section 7 (b) A Story is a habitable level within a Building. Except as otherwise provided in
this aOrdinance, the maximum height of a Story from finished floor to finished floor is 14 feet.
Below grade Icvcls Basements that are fully below -grade are not considered Stories for the purposes
of determining Building Height.
16.12.7.2.1 Section 7 (b)(1) A ground level retail Story may exceed the 14 foot limit up to 25 feet. A
Where the first 2 stories aro contain retail uses, thcir total the maximum combined height shall be
limited to 3$ 40 feet and the first floor shall be a minimum of 14 feet. Where the first three stories are
retail, their total maximum combined height shall be 54 60 feet and the ground floor and second floor
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shall be a maximum of 49 40 feet in combined floor to floor height. The three retail floors shall be
counted as 3 Stories, and the total finished floor to finished floor height of the Podium shall not exceed
129 feet.
16.12.7.2.2 Section 7 (b)(2) Single floors within i+4 a Podium above ground level used for public
functions, such as ballrooms, meet-ing rooms, convention halls, classrooms, lecture rooms, theaters,
and sports facilities may have a single Story floor to floor height up to a maximum of 60 feet. The total
finished floor to finished floor height of the Podium shall not exceed 129 feet.
16.12.7.2.3 Section 7 (b)(3) Mezzanines are permitted. Mezzanines extending beyond larger than
thirty-three percent (33%) of the fFloor aArea of the floor plats Floorplate below shall be counted as an
additional floor.
16.12.7.2.4 Section 7 (b)(4) A Parking Structure or a portion of a structure containing parking,
concealed by a Liner or aArchitectural element Screening Layer as provided in thc Design Stan dards
and Rcgulating Plan may be equal to the Height of the Podium, without regard for the number of
Stories in the Parking Structure as further defined in the Development Standards.
16.12.7.3 Section 7 (c) Building Heights shall be measured in Stories and shall conform to Table 3
and to the Design Development Standards. First -floor elevation shall be at average Sidewalk grade. A
first level Residential use or Lodging use shall be raised a minimum of two (2) feet and a maximum of
three and a half (3.5) feet above average sidewalk street grade, except that entrance lobbies and
public spaces may be at sidewalk level.
16.12.7.3.1 Section 7(c)(1) Except as specifically provided herein, the Height limitations of the
SD-16.3 Miami Worldcenter area shall not apply to (1) any see# Structures for housing elevators,
stairways, tanks, ventilating fans,, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the Building
(provided that such Structures shall not cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of roof area aa4
shall not exceed the maximum Height by 11 feet; (2) water towers, flagpoles, vents, or similar
Structures, which may be allowed to exceed the maximum Height by Class 11 Special Permit Warrant;
or (3) fire or parapet walls. Roof decks shall be permitted up to the maximum Height. Trellises may
extend above the maximum Height up to fourteen (14) feet.
16.12.7.3.2 Section 7(c)(2) Except as provided in Subsection 7(d) 16.12.7.11, there shall be no height
or coverage limits for (1) non-functional decorative architectural elements, and (2) solar or wind energy
collectors.
16.12.7.1 Section 7(d) No Building or other Structure shall be located in a manner or built to a Height
which constitutes a hazard to aviation or creates hazards to persons or property by reason of unusual
exposure to avia-tion hazards. In addition to any Height limitations established by the SD-16.3 Miami
Worldcenter area, limitations established by the Miami -Dade County Height Zoning Ordinance as
stated in Article 37 of the Code of Miami -Dade County (Miami International Airport), as may be
amended from time to time, shall apply to Heights of Buildings and Structures.
A letter authorizing clearance from the Miami -Dade Aviation Department eF and the Federal Aviation
Ad -ministration (FAA) shall be required by the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of any
Building permit.
16.12.8 Section 8 BUILDING DISPOSITION
16.12.8.1 Section 8(a) Improvements on newly platted lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 3
incorporated herein by reference of the Development Standards.
16.12.8.2 Section 8(b) Lot coverage by any Building shall not exceed that shown in Table 3
incorporated herein b„ refer o e of the Development Standards.
16.12.8.3 Section 8(c) Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their lots according
to Table 3 incorporated herein by reference and thc Rcgulating Plan.
16.12.8.1 Section 8(d) Buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on a Frontage Build to
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Linc or from a &Court -yard at the Second Layer as depicted in the Design Development Standards.
16.12.8.5 Section 8(e) For the first two &Stories, Facades shall be along the Frontage a minimum of
seventy percent (70%) of its length ae addressing the Build to Lino Setback Line as shown in Table 3
and-i- the Design Development Standards.
16.12.8.6 Section 8(f) At the first Story, Facades along a Frontage Build to Lino shall have frequent
doors and windows as provided in the Dccign Development Standards. Vehicular entries should be
minimized to the maximum extent possible consistent with the level of use and shall occur at a
minimum spacing of sixty (60) feet un-less a shorter distance is approved dacovcd by Clare II pccial
Permit Warrant.
16.12.8.7 Section 8(q) Setbacks from the Back of the Curb Line Base Building Line for Buildings shall
be as shown in Table 3 and Table 3A incorporated herein by reference and tie Regulating Plan of the
Development Standards. Setbacks from the Back of Curb Line Base Building Line may be adjusted to
conform to an existing adjacent building location by Class II Special permit Warrant. Frontage
Setbacks from the Build to Line Base Building Line above the cighth floor Podium where for lots
having have one dimension measuring one hundred (100) feet or less may be a minimum of zero (0)
feet by Class II Special permit Warrant. Lots abutting the FEC Railway and the Metromover Rail may
have a zero (0) Setback for the Podium and Tower. The Frontage Setback from the Build to Lino Base
Building Line shall not be required for a Frontage facing a Pedestrian Promenade, Plaza, Civic Space.
or a Street Corridor -90-70 feet or greater in width, as provided in the Regulating Plan and Design
Development Standards. A heavily landscaped and Streetscreened outdoor vehicle storage area may
be located on NE 10th Street between North Miami Avenue and NE 1st Avenue, by Warrant, having a
reduced parking placement Setback of only 10 feet on all frontages.
Portions of the Expo Center of any Height may encroach into any Setback areas to the Base Building
Line for a maximum of forty percent (40%) of its lineal frontage on N. Miami Avenue and eighty-five
percent (85%) of its lineal frontage on NW 8th Street, and for up to one hundred percent (100%) of its
lineal frontage on NW 1st Avenue, NW 7th Street, and the FEC railway right-of-way.
16.12.8.E Section 8(h) Above the eighth floor Podium, minimum building Tower spacing is sixty (60)
feet, except the MWC Signature Tower which shall be spaced a minimum of one hundred (100) feet,
Tower to Tower. For lots having one dimension of one hundred (100) feet or less along a street
Frontage or its longest depth, side and rear Setbacks from non -Frontage lot lines above the e
floor Podium may be reduced to a minimum of twcnty (20) zero (0) feet by Clacc II Spccial Pcrmit
Warrant. Above the eighth floor in the Second Layer, at a Setback from the Build to Linc of not less
{60%) of the non tower length of the street Frontages. Above the eighth floor an additional six feet of
non habitable space may be allowed without additional Setback from the Build to Line to
accommodate dcpth of swimming pools, landscaping, transfer beams, and other structural and
mechanical systems and will not count as FAR area
Section 8(i) Above the Podium, additional habitable space shall be permitted as described in the
Development Standards, Roof Structures.
16.12.9 Section 9 BUILDING CONFIGURATION
16.12.9.1 Section 9(a) Above the cighth floor Podium, the maximum Building Tower Floorplate
dimensions shall be limited as follows: detailed below. Length of Building shall be measured
parallel to the Frontage Line.
a. 18,000 20,000 square feet for Residential Uses.
b. 30,000 square feet for Commercial Uses and for parking.
c. Vertical mixed -use buildings with at least 33 10% of the Tower floors having i
Commercial Uses may use the 30,000 square foot Floorplate average for the entire
Tower.
d. 180 feet maximum length of a side for Residential Uses._
e. d. 225 200 linear feet maximum Tower length of a side for Commercial Uses or
Residential Uses.
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e. 22,500 square feet for Residential Uses and 225 linear feet maximum Tower Floorplate
length of a side for Residential Uses on Tract A.
f. The MWC Signature Tower may contain a Floorplate of up to 27,500 square feet and
may have a maximum Tower length of 275 linear feet .
q. The Expo Center Tower may contain a maximum Floorplate of up to 30,000 square feet
and may include attached Roof Structures at the Podium level for up to 25% of the
Podium, excluding the Tower footprint. The Expo Center Tower shall be architecturally
configured so that groupings of hotel units are arranged as distinct Tower elements
(notwithstanding that such groupings are actually connected to each other). Each Tower
element shall be no more than 200 linear feet and shall be offset from the adjacent
Tower element (establishing up to five Tower elements).
16.12.9.2 Section 9(b) Projections into the First Layer shall be as follows: Above the first story, up to
1/2 of the Streetwall fFacade may project up to 6 feet into the First layer; Entry canopies may project up
to one hundred percent (100%) of the depth of the First Layer, except as may be further allowed by
Chapter 54 of the City Code; Canopies and cantilevered awnings may project into the First Layer up to
15 feet; Above the first Story, cantilevered 4Balconies and bay windows may project a maximum 6 feet
into the First Layer; Above the Streetwall, i3Balconiesand bay windows may project up to 6 feet into the
setback from the Streetwall; Roof cantilevers, trellises, and crowns may project up to 15 feet into the
First Layer and be elevated one sStory above the roof terrace; and, Facade components promoting
energy efficiency such as shading and Screening devices that are non -accessible may project a
maximum of 4 feet into the First Layer.
16.12.9.3 Section 9(c) Galleries and Arcades shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide deep and,
notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Ordinance 11000, as amended, or the Code of the
City of Miami, as amended may overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2) feet of the
curb, except where the Gallery or Arcade is located under the Miami Dade County Transit System,
then the Gallery or Arcade may be reduced in conformance with that permitted by the Miami Dade
County Transit Authority. The height of an aArcade, measured to its lowest point, shall be no less than
its width.
16.12.9.4 Section 9(d) All outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and communications
equipment and appur-tenant enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer and
concealed from view from any Frontage or Sidewalk by Liner Buildings, walls, Streetscreens, or
opaque gates.
16.12.9.5 Section 9(e) Loading Ddocks and service areas shall be internal to the building served .
Required Loading Spaces may be reduced by process of Warrant upon submittal of a shared service
management plan. Vehicular entries to loading docks and service areas shall be as provided in the
Design Development Standards, Parking, Loading , and Service Access Diagram.
16.12.9.6 Section 9(f) All ground floor utility infrastructure and mechanical equipment shall be
concealed from public view. At the building Frontage, all equipment such as backflow preventers ,
Siamese connections, and the like shall be placed within the line of the Facade or behind the
Streetscreen. Exhaust air fans and louvers may be allowed on the Facade only above the first second
floor as shown described in the Design Development Standards, Services and Utilities. Rooftop
equipment, except antennas, shall be screened from lateral view.
16.12.9.7 Section 9(q) Within the Second and Third Layers, fences, walls and hedges shall not
exceed a height of eight (8) feet; this limitation shall not apply on top of the Podium.
16.12.10 Section 10 BUILDING USE & DENSITY
16.12.10.1 Section 10(a) Principal and accessory uses of Buildings shall conform to Article 4, Table 3,
Building Function: Uses, for T6-O, Urban Core. Zoning Ordinance 11000, Sections 616.11 and 616.5,
respectively. All uses permitted by Right (R), shall continue to be permitted by Right. Open Air Retail
(excluding Flea Markets), Large Scale Retail Establishments, College/University, and Community
Facilities shall also be permitted by Right. Alcohol Beverage Establishments shall be permitted
pursuant to Chapter 4 of the City Code. All other uses shall conform to the necessary approval as
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described in Article 4, Table 3.
16.12.10.2 Section 10(b) Densities are permitted in accordance with Article 4, Diagram 9, Residential
Density Increase Areas within the Park West District, as amended. Lot Area, inclusive of dedications,
is used for purposes of calculating Density and Intensity. a Intensities shall conform to Table 3
incorporated herein by reference be equivalent to the following:
Floor Lot Ratio (FLR) (18)/50% additional Public Benefit
16.12.10.3 The calculation of the FAR shall not apply to on site parking, to that portion of the building
that is entirely below the elevation of the sidewalk, to balconies or terraces, or to same store retail
16.12.11 Section 11 PARKING STANDARDS
16.12.11.1 Section 11(a) The required parking shall be calculated based on the Habitable Rooms of
each Use as follows:
USEMINIMUM MAXIMUM
Retail and Commercial 1 space / 1000 sf 1 space / 300 sf
Office 1 space / 1000 sf 1 space / 600 sf
Residential 1 space / dwelling unit 2 spaces / dwelling unit
Hotel 1 space / 4 guest rooms 1.5 spaces / guest room
Theater 1 space / 7 seats 1 space / 3 seats
Bicyclesl rack / 20 required
spaces N/A
Other 1 space / 1000 sf 1 space / 600 sf
parking
16.12.11.1.1 Section 11(b) On -street parking in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter area shall count toward the
minimum parking re-quirements.
16.12.11.1.2 Section 11(c) For residential uses located within 1,000 feet of an existing Metromover
stop, no off-street parking is required. Parking may be reduced as described in Article 4, Table 4 of
Miami 21, as may be amended.
16.12.11.2 Section 11(d) Vehicular parking design standards and loading shall be required as shown
in Table 1 incorporated herein by reference of the Development Standards.
16.12.11.3 Section 11(e) Required Parking and loading is encouraged to shall be accessed by an
Alley when available and otherwise as provided in the Design Standards as detailed on the Parking,
Loading, and Service Access Diagram of the Development Standards unless approved by Warrant.
16.12.11.1 Section 11(f) All parking, including open parking areas, covered parking, garages, -Lloading
Ddocks and service areas shall either be located within the Third Layer or shall be masked from the
Frontage by: (1) an aAr-chitectural sScreening }Layer per Sec. 12(d) 16.12.12.4bol (2) a Liner
Building or, (3) a Streetscreen, as illustrated in the Design Development Standards and in a design to
be approved by the Planning Director. Underground parking may extend into the Second and First
Layers only if it is fully underground and does not require raising the first -floor elevation of the First
and Second Layers above that of the sidewalk. Ramps to underground parking shall be within the
Second or Third Layers.
16.12.11.5 Section 11(q) The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage on a Frontage shall be no
wider than 45 feet aa4 the minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be sixty (60) feet —A -
ten percent (10%) deviation may be approved by Class II Special Permit.
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16.12.12 Section 12 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
16.12.12.1 Section 12(a) Only permanent Structures shall be allowed. Temporary Structures such
as mobile homes, construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary
structures shall not be allowed except as otherwise provided by Articic4 Chapter 62 of the City Code.
16.12.12.2 Section 12(b) The Facades on Retail Frontagcs Frontage Lines shall be detailed as
storefronts and glazed with clear glass begin-ning no more than 30" =above he sidewalk and
extending no less than seventy percent (70%) of the length of the sidewalk -level Story and any second
floor facade containing pedestrian active use as provided in the Design Development Standards
except retail establishments with a ground floor area of 35,000 square feet or more shall be detiled as
storefronts and glazed with clear glass begin-ning no more than 30" above the sidewalk and extending
no less than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the unencumbered Facade. Display Windows on
Retail Frontagcs Frontage Lines must be a minimum of three (3) feet in depth, must include
three-dimensional displays, should include visibility into the retail space. and must be accessible from
the insides stated herein. Display Windows are areas of storefront glazing that are designed to display
items for sale within the retail space behind the display. Security screens shall be seventy percent
(70%) open.
16.12.12.3 Section 12(c) Roof materials should be light-colored, high albedo., or planted surface and
shall be designed in accordance with the regulations in Section 3.13.2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
16.12.12.1 Section 12(d) The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitablo
Liner shall be screened behind an Architectural Screening )Layer recessed at least two (2) feet from
the outside face of along the Facade to con-ceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans,
ducts, ceilings, slab beds edges and lighting, as illustrated in the Design Development Standards. The
architectural expression shall complement and enhance the building. Ramping should shall be
internalized whercvcr poc..ibIo. Exposed spandrels shall be prohibited. Spandrels that are integrated
into the wall system shall be permitted. Spandrels are considered to be integrated when there is no
open space adjacent to the spandrel(s); the intent is to integrate the spandrel into the wall system, and
to screen interior elements form view. As depicted in the Development Standards, parking may extend
into the Second Layer above the second Story if an Architectural Screening Layer is provided for one
hundred (100%) percent of that portion of the Podium Facade.
16.12.13 Section 13 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS
16.12.13.1 Section 13(a) The First Layer shall be surfaced and landscaped as shown in the Design
Development Standards.
16.12.13.2 Section 13(b) Public aOpen Space shall be a minimum ten percent L10%1 of the total
gross Net-t Lot —a Area. A minimum of ten percent 110%1 of the public open space shall be landscaped,
as provided in the Design Development Standards and Regulating Plan. _
Section 13(c) The design of the Expo Center Grand Entrance shall be reviewed and approved by the
Planning Director.
16.12.14 Section 14 SIGN STANDARDS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the City GCode and Zoning Ordinance 11000, signs shall be
permitted in the SD-16.3 in accordance with the Development Sandards, and consistent with the intent
of Article 10, Table 15 of h Zoni Ordinance, as applicable o T6-O ut be approvedby Class II permit
arrant, cithcr for an individual sign or a Master Sign Package._
Approval of an individual sign or a Master Sign Package, including deviation from Article 10, Table 15
of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be by Warrant.
16.12.15 Section 15 AMBIENT LIGHTING STANDARDS
16.12.15.1 Section 15(a) Average lighting levels measured at the Building Frontage shall not exceed
two (2) foot-candles except where a greater level is approved by a Cla c II Spccial Permit Warrant.
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16.12.15.2 Section 15(b) Streetlights shall be of a type illustrated in ;the Design Development
Standards. Interior garage lighting fixtures shall not be visible from streets.
16.12.16 Section 16 CIVIC SPACE
At least twenty percent (20%) of the required tic aOpen Space in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter area
shall be assigned to Civic Space, as described in Table 2 incorporated herein by reference and of the
Design Development Standards.
16.12.17 Section 17 ALLOWABLE INCREASES IN TAR FLR FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC BENEFITS
16.12.17.1 Section 17(a) The intent of this section is to provide bonus building capacity in the SD-16.3
Worldcenter area in exchange for the developer's contribution to specified programs that provide
benefit and enjoyment to the public. A bonus of an additional seventy fifty percent (79 50%) of FAR
FLR capacity shall be permitted if the proposed development contributes to the specified programs
below in the amount and man-ner set forth herein in Section 3.14 of the Zoning Ordinance. The
percentage increase shall be based on the approved square footage for the project, including all
16.12.17.2 Affordable/Workforce Housing
A developer may acquire bonus floor arca up to a maximum of 25% of thc total FAR capacity by
contributing to thc Affordable Housing Trust Fund, or by providing oncitc Affordablc/Workforcc hous
16.12.17.2.1 Trust Fund Contributions
A developer may acquire one additional square foot of buildable space for each nonrefundable
contribution of $12.'10 (as of the time of approval and subject to applicable price adjustments at the
time of building permit application) to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by the City of
Miami. Future adjustments to the amount of contribution per square foot of buildable space in the
SD 16.3 Worldcenter area shall be consistent with the per square foot contributions for other
properties within the Southeast Overtown / Park West CRA boundary.
16.12.17.2.2 Affordabl 96 a n the site of the deyelr,.,.,- ent
For each square foot of affordable/workforce housing provided on site, the development shall be
allowcd two square fcct of additional buildable space.
16.12.17.3 Public Open space
For every square foot of public open space that a project provides onsite in excess of the required
amount of public open space, the development shall be allowed 3.29 times the development capacity
connecting two streets, as those spaces are described in Table 2, or part of the Streetscape, per the
Design Standards.
16.12.17.E Section 17(b) Sustainability
Fiftccn (15) perccnt additional FAR capacity shall be allowcd for buildings ccrtificd by thc U .S. Grccn
Building Council as LEED ccrtificd. If thc City adopts a suctainability program, thc 15% bonus for thc
minimum standard for thc SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter arcaa shall match thc City's minimum standard
for certification. Additional increments of FAR capacity provided under the City program for LEED
certifications at higher than the minimum standard shall be added to the base 15% established herein.
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increase for meeting the minimum silver standard and a 17% increase for meeting the gold standard).
shall post a performance bond in a form acceptable to the City of Miami. The performance bond shall
the proposed project is located, which may be adjusted from time to time based on market conditions .
The methodology for determining the value of land per square foot of building shall be maintained in
the Planning Department. The City will draw down on the bond funds if LEED certification has not
been achieved and accepted by the City within one year of the City issuance of the Certificate of
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Occupancy for the building. Funds that become available to the City from the forfeiture of the
performance bond shall be placed in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. All buildings in the Miami
Worldcenter area shall be certified by the United States Green Building Council ("USGBC"), at a
minimum, as LEED Silver, or by an equivalent certification agency approved by the City, within a year
after obtaining a certificate of occupancy or its equivalent.
16.12.17.5 Streetcar Infrastructure
A developer in thc SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter district may ccicct to contributc and build thc accoci
atcd infrastructure for a proposed Miami streetcar system to be placed within thc district in exchange
for a alont bonus into o of tho other Public Bonofitc
16.12.1E Section 18 If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. In the
event of a conflict between the text of Appendix D and the visual charts, graphics, and maps
comprising the Development Standards, the text shall control, except for the Expo Center where Table
3A and the Development Standards shall control over any conflicting provision in this Appendix D, as
amended, or the Zoning Code.
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Section 4. 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 5. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, which
provisions may be renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to
"section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and signature of the
Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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
an unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
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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