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File Number: 08-01015ztl Final Action Date: 9/29/2014
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: Miami Worldcenter; 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, 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, 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 Miami Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board, at its meeting of September 3,
2014, Item No. PZAB. 3, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-14-056 by
a vote of nine to zero (9-0), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the update of the Appendix D: Miami
Worldcenter text amendment; and
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 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
by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The "Appendix D: Miami Worldcenter", as amended, inclusive of the Amended
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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: MIAMI WORLDCENTER"
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 on the west, NE 11th Street
on the north, and NE 6th Street 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 connectedness to encourage improving pedestrian connectivity and encouraging
walkability, multi -modal mass a-nd 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 Sspecific 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.
b. 2. Maintaining the future growth of downtown infill redevelopment ensuring Miami's
focus for the region's economic, civic, and cultural activities.
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 commercial 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.
d- 4. Reinforcing community identity through thoughtful placement of Gcivic and public
gathering spaces should be located to reinforce community identity.
e. 5. Constructing Sbuildings and landscaping that contribute to the physical definition of
Thoroughfares as civic places.
f 6 A e area with�rexistin District tfin ,des Establishing a framework of
transit and pedestrian systems that accommodates automobiles while respecting the
pedestrian and the special form of public spaces.
Ensuring that private development contributes to infrastructure and embellishes
promotes a pedestrian and transit friendly public and private realm of the highest
quality.
16.12.1.2 Section 1(b) The Miami Worldcenter Design Development Standards ("Design
Development Standards") and the Miami Worldccnter Regu 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 Miami 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 Code. districts or portions of
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districts included within the SD 16 Special District boundaries to the extent indicated herein. Unless
stated otherwise herein, these regulations 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 building
permit for: (1) any development which seeks a deviation from the standards in this Appendix D; (2) a
development which substantially affectsing the height, bulk mass, location, or exterior configuration of
any existing building; (3) the construction of a new building; or (4) 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) Considerathans in making Class II Special Permit determinations
The purpose of the Class II Special Permit Warrant shall be to ensure conformity of the future
development applications with the 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 Master Plan --Design Development Standards and
Regulating 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 Special District Permit Minor Modifications &
Modifications to Approvals
Pursuant to Sec. 1512, unless otherwise required by the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area, as
{20%) from the numeric standard.
(1) Unless otherwise required by these Development Standards, as amended, the Zoning Code of the
City of Miami, as amended, or the Florida Building Code, as amended, these Development Standards
may be modified by the Planning Director, or his or her designee, pursuant to a Special District Permit
("Special District Permit"). The Zoning Administrator, or his or her designee, may waive or modify any
provision of these Development Standards, up to ten percent (10%), by Special District Permit, except
Density, Intensity or Height, on a case by case basis, when doing so will promote the intent of the
Miami Worldcenter or these Development Standards. All applications for a Special District Permit
shall be submitted in writing to the Zoning Administrator, detailing the need for the modification or
correction, as the case may be, together with a fee detailed in the City's adopted fee schedule.
Special District Permit applications shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator within fifteen (15)
days of submission, and shall be referred to the Planning Director, or his or her designee, within five
(5) days after the expiration of the initial fifteen (15) day 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 Planning Director shall approve the Special District Permit.
Special District 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 this
Ordinance, including 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 Planning Director to be appropriate given the
particular facts and circumstances of the Warrant application.
(3) An applicant may modify a Warrant or Special District Permit approved under this Appendix, as a
minor modification through the Special District Permit process. Minor Modifications include:
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1. Those changes that meet these Appendix D regulations; or
2. Changes in the project phasing; or
3. An increase in height not exceeding five percent (5%) of the approved height; 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 the Building Configuration
contained in Section 9(a).
16.12.E Section 4 FLEXIBLE ALLOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY
When pProperty within the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area containing nine or more contiguous
unconstrained by the FAR for any individual site may be subject to a 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 Miami Worldcenter area so long as the overall
FAR Height and mass distribution does not result in development that s 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 Miami Worldcenter area, or for the adjacent
areas, and the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan. alloc- FAR sSufficient FLR must be
allocated to build structures -to a minimum of two (2) stories on all parcels within the project except
oOpen sSpace and oCivic sSpace sites, and provides all SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter ar
16.12.4.1 Major Use Special Permit
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within the project is required for: (1) non residential or lodging uses in a single building that exceeds
975,000 square feet; (2) more than 800 residential units in a single building; or (3) any combined use
which exceeds 2,800 parking spaEes in a single building, except that a MUSP shall be required when
a 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
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.
Abutting: to reach or touch; to touch at the end or be contiguous with; join at the border or boundary;
terminate on. Abutting properties include properties acro.s a street or alley.
Arcade: A covered pedestrian outdoor space along the any side of a Building at the ground level that
is open on three (3) sides and has a minimum width of fifteen (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 Line: A straight building reference line established at the back of the street curb that
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shown in Table 3 and in the Regulating Plan and Design Standards.
Balcony: An unenclosed habitable structure cantilevered from or inset within a facade or elevation.
Block: The aggregate of private lots, passages, 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 linos and heigh4
,
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 and Design of the Development Standards.
Corridor: A lineal geographic system incorporating transportation, walkway andtor greenw ys
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
Regulating Plan, 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.
Enfr�vialaGe-anrelement along a Frontage as in porches-enfrnnt tree
Entrance, principal: Themainpoint of access of pedestrians into a Building.
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 wallLor 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 the any side of a building on the ground floor which may
provide access along one (1) or more sides of a building_
Green Space: aAn outdoor Open Space outdoors, at grade, unroofed, landscaped, and free of
impervious surfaces.
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Habitable Space: Building space which use involves human- resence with direct view of the
Height: See Building Height.
Infrastructure and Utilities: A facility related to the provision of roads, water and sewer lines,
electrical, telephone 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 Line and the Build to Linc Base Building Line and
the required setback as shown in the Design Development Standards.
Layer, Second: Twenty feet (20) siteward from the Build to Line.
Layer, Third: That portion of the lot thats 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-u.,c that ha✓ no capacity to monitor public space, such as a parking lot,
parking garage or storage facility.
Master Sign Package: The Master Sign Package shall allow buildings exceeding 200,000 square
feet of Building Floor Area, mixed use developments over four (4) stories, entertainment
establishments, and Civil Support Uses exceeding 200,000 square feet of Building Floor
Area greater flexibility in Sign regulations to result in a higher or specialized quality of
design. A Master Sign Package shall include a plan view of each block indicating location
of each sign type on each level and specifications for each sign type.
Open &Space: Any parcel or area of land or water, located at the ground level floor, essentially
unimproved by permanent buildings, and any ground floor level area of Galleries, Arcades,
and Paseos, as depicted in the Development Standards, which is and set aside,
dedicated, or otherwise designated or reserved for public use or enjoyment, or private use
or enjoyment or for the—u+se—an enje enf by the 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 paseos.
Parking Garage or Parking Structure: A structure containing vehicular parking, including
mechanical parking systems.
Paseo: An access way p-u-blic—spcn space restricted limited to pedestrian use and limited controlled
vehicular access that connecting& 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 during regular business hours but may be
secured during 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 7050% of FAR FLR capacity within the district Miami Worldcenter area in
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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 parking facility or portion thereof or garage available to the general
public for parking motor vehicles and bicycles.
Retail Frontage: Lot faces designated where the ground level is available for retail use.
Roof Structure: A structure above the Podium as described in the Development Standards.
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 Regulating Plan within the Development Standards.
constructed.
Story: A level within a building by which Height is measured.
Special District Permit: The Special District Permit shall be an administrative permit as described in
Section 3(c) of this Article.
Stepback: Offset in the facade 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.
Streetscape: The urban element that establishes the major part of the public r Im. The strcctscapc
+s com posed of Thoroughfares (travel lanes for vehicles, parking lanes for cars, and
sidewalks or paths for pcdcctrian.,) as well as thc amcnitics of thc Frontages (street trees
and plantings, bcnchcs, street lights, paving, street furniture, Building Facades and
elevations, yards, fences, etc.).
Streetscreen: A freestanding wall no greater than eight (8) feet high built along the Frontage Build to
line, 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 stories 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 -Lino 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.
Thoroughfare: 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.
View Corridor: aialiew trminating on a nuistorial,pecial feature.
City of Miami
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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 (1) 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
approve, pursuant to a Class II Special Permit, 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 14Height 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 °Ordinance, the maximum l4Height of a Story from finished floor to finished floor is 14 feet.
Below grade levels 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
retail single floor level ex ceeding 20 feet, or 25 feet at ground level, shall be counted as 2 Stories.
Where the first two (2) Stories are contain retail uses, their total the maximum combined l4Height shall
be limited to 39 40 feet and the first floor shall be a minimum of 14 feet. Where the first three (3)
Stories are retail, their total maximum combined l4Height shall be 59 60 feet and the ground floor and
second floor shall be a maximum of 39 40 feet in combined floor to floor 14Height. The three (3) retail
floors shall be counted as three (3) Stories, and the total finished floor to finished floor 14Height of the
Podium shall not exceed 129 feet.
16.12.7.2.2 Section 7(b)(2) Single floors within i a Podium above ground level used for public
functions, such as ballrooms, meeting rooms, convention halls, classrooms, lecture rooms, theaters,
and sports facilities may have a single Story floor to floor l4Height up to a maximum of 60 feet. The
total finished floor to finished floor l4Height of the Podium shall not exceed 129 feet.
16.12.7.2.3 Section 7(b)(3) Mezzanines are permitted. Mezzanines tending beyond larger than
thirty-three percent (33%) of the #Floor aArea of the floor plate Floorplate below shall be counted as
an additional floor.
16.12.7.2.1 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 the Design Stan-dards
and Regulating 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 of
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 roof 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 and
shall not cxcccd the maximum Height by 14 feet; (2) water towers, flagpoles, vents, or similar
Structures, which may be allowed to exceed the maximum Height by Class II Special Permit Warrant;
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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 16.12 4 7(d); there shall be no
hHeight 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 aviation 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 er and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) may 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 by refcr encc 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 of the Development Standards incorporated herein by reference and the Regulating Plan.
16.12.8.1 Section 8(d) Buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on a Frontage
Build to -Lino or from a GCourtyard at the Second Layer as depicted in the Design Development
Standards.
16.12.8.5 Section 8(e) For the first two (2) sStories, Facades shall be along the Frontage a minimum
of seventy percent (70%) of its length erg addressing the Build to -Lino Setback Line as shown in Table
3 of and in 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 Design 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 unless a shorter distance is approved daeoved by Class II pecial
Permit Warrant.
16.12.8.7 Section 8(g) Setbacks from the Back of the Curb Line Base Building Line for Buildings
shall be as shown in Table 3 nco, crated her in by references-a-nd-she Regulating Plan of the
Development Standards. Setbacks from the Back of Curb Linc 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-Linc Base Building Line above the eighth 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 Cla.s II Special permit Warrant. Lots abutting the FEC Railway and the Metromover Rail may
have a zero (0) foot Setback for the Podium and Tower. The Frontage Setback from the Build to-Linc
Base Building Line shall not be required for a Frontage facing a Pedestrian Promenade, Plaza Civic
Space, or a Street Corridor 9-0-70 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 ten (10) feet on all frontages.
16.12.8.8 Section 8(h) Above the eighth floor Podium, minimum building Tower spacing is sixty (60)
feet, except the Signature Tower which shall be spaced a minimum of one hundred (100) feet, Tower
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to Tower. For lots having one (1) 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 eighth floor
Podium may be reduced to a minima im of twenty (en) zero (0) feet by Class II Special Permit
Warrant.
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six feet of non habitable space may be allowed without additional Setback from the Build -to Line to
accommodate depth of swimming pools, landscaping, transfer beams, and other structural and
mechanical systems and will not count as FAR ar
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 ten percent (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.
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 Signature Tower may contain a Floorplate of up to 27,500 square feet and may
have a maximum Tower length of 275 linear feet.
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 #Facade may project up to six (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 bBalconies and bay windows may project a
maximum six (6) feet into the First Layer; Above the Streetwall, bBalconiesand bay windows may
project up to six (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 four (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,
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 14Height of an aArcade, measured to its lowest point, shall be no less
than its width.
16.12.9.E Section 9(d) All outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and communications
equipment and appurtenant 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 gdocks 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.
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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(g) 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 616.4 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 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. and Intensities shall conform to Table 3
incorporated herein by reference be equivalent to the following:
Floor Lot Ratio (FLR) (18)/50% additional Public Benefit
that is entirely below the elevation of the sidewalk, to balconies or terraces, or to same store retail
uses that have a ground floor with direct access to the sidewalk and street Frontages.
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:
USE
Retail and Commercial
Office
Residential
Hotel
Theater
Bicycles
Other
MINIMUM
1 space/ 1000 sf
1 space/ 1000 sf
1 space/ dwelling unit
1 space/ 4 guest rooms
1 space/ 7 seats
1 rack/ 20 required parking spaces
1 space/ 1000 sf
MAXIMUM
1 space/300 sf
1 space/ 600 sf
2 spaces/ dwelling unit
1.5 spaces/ guest room
1 space/ 3 seats
N/A
1 space/ 600 sf
16.12.11.1.1 Section 11(b) On -street parking in the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area shall count
toward the minimum parking requirements.
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
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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.E Section 11(f) All parking, including open parking areas, covered parking, garages,
hloading gdocks, and service areas shall either be located within the Third Layer or shall be masked
from the Frontage by: (1) an aArchitectural sScreening ILayer per Sec. 16.12.12.4 below 12(d), (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(g) The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage on a Frontage shall be no
wider than 45 feet and the minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be sixty (60) feet —A -
ten percent (10%) deviation may be approved by Class II Special Permit.
16.12.12 Section 12 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
16.12.12.1 Section 12(a) Only permanent sStructures shall be allowed. Temporary sStructures such
as mobile homes, construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary
structures shall not be allowed except as otherwise provided by Article 9 Chapter 62 of the City Code.
16.12.12.2 Section 12(b) The Facades on Retail Frontages Frontage Lines shall be detailed as
storefronts and glazed with clear glass beginning no more than 30" "above the sidewalk and
extending no Tess 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 detailed as storefronts and glazed with clear glass beginning no more than 30" above the sidewalk
and extending no Tess than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the unencumbered Facade. Display
Windows le on Retail Frontages 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 „f st„refr„nt glazing that are
designed to displs 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 Miami 21.
16.12.12.E Section 12(d) The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable
Liner shall be screened behind an Architectural sScreening ILayer recessed at least two (2) feet from
the outside face of along the Facade to conceal 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 wherever possible. 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 eOpen sSpace shall be a minimum ten percent 10%) of the total
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gross Net-1 Lot —a Area. A minimum of ten percent 10%) of the public open space shall be
landscaped, as provided in the Design Development Sandards and Regulating Plan.
16.12.14 Section 14 SIGN STANDARDS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the City cCode and Zoning Ordinance 11000, signs shall be
permitted in the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area in accordance with the Development Standards,
and consistent with the intent of Article 10, Table 15 of Miami 21, as applicable to T6-O must be
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Approval of an individual sign or a Master Sign Package, including deviation from Article 10, Table 15
of Miami 21, 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 Clac.s II Special Permit Warrant.
16.12.15.2 Section 15(b) Streetlights shall be of a type illustrated in Tthe 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 public °Open sSpace in the SD 16.3 Miami 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 FAR 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 Miami 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 (70
50%) of FAR FLR capacity shall be permitted if the proposed development contributes to the
specified programs below in the amount and manner set forth herein in Section 3.14 of the Zonng
Ordinance. The percentage increase shall be based on the approved square footage for the project,
including all bonuses approved pursuant to other provisions of Ordinance 11000 as amended.
16 17 17 2 4ffordahle/Workforce Housing
contributing to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, or by providing onsite Affordable/Workforce hous
inn as that termis definer! by the City,
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16 17 7210 Try Est unr! Contributions
A developer may acquire —mead uildable space for each nonrefundable
contribution of $12.40 (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. Futurc adjustments t—°- the a rmo61f—Eontrib r sn, ,are foot of buildable space in
within the Southeast Oyertown / Park West CR boundary
16.12.17.2.2 Affordable/workforce housing on the site of the development
allowed two square feet of additional buildable space.
16.12.17.3 Public Open space
amount of public opcn space, the development shall be allowed 3.29 times the development capacity
of the land provided. The open space may be a courtyard, plaza, or pedestrian passage through a
site connecting two streets, a.-the..e spaces are dcscr, bode in Table 2 o rt-GT treescape r
the Design Standards.
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16.12.17.E Section 17(b) Sustainability
Fifteen (15) percent additional FAR capacity shall be allowed for buildings certified by the U.S. Green
Building Council as LEED certified. If the City adopts a sustainability program, the 15% bonus for the
for certification. Additional increments of FAR capacity provided under the City program for LEED
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herein. (For example, if silver certification is adopted by the City as the minimum standard, with a 2%
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gold standard). If at the time the first Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the building that re ceived
achieved, then the owner shall post a performance bond in a form acceptable to the City of Miami.
the area of the City in which 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
issuance of the Certificate of 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
for an equivalent bonus into one of the other Public Benefits.
16.12.18 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.
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 its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
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{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
(10) 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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