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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND
APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MIAMI
CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, 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.
Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
(305) 250-5400
Purpose: This will amend Appendix D., the SD-16.3 "Miami Worldcenter" of the
Zoning Ordinance.
Planning and Zoning Approval
Department
Recommendation:
Analysis: See supporting documentation
Planning, Zoning June 23, 2014
and Appeals Board:
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, 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.
APPLICANT(S): Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami
FINDINGS:
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommends approval
PURPOSE: This ordinance will amend Appendix D., the SD-16.3 "Miami Worldcenter" of the
Zoning Ordinance to modify design and development standards for the district.
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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
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 connectedness to encourage improving pedestrian connectivity and
encouraging walkability, multi -modal mass a-F4 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.
c 3. A Creating a diversity of uses distributed throughout the selected specific area
„f 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 ;buildings and landscaping that contribute to the physical
definition of Thoroughfares as civic places.
f 6 4 specific area within an evicting District that incli 1dec 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.
8. Developing a world -class Expo Center with exhibition hall(s), ballroom(s), and
conference facilities integrated 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 the Miami Worldcenter Regulating 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 Zoning
Ordinance. districts or portions of districts included within the SD 16 Spccial 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 affects+ the height, mass bulk, location or
exterior configuration of any existing building; (3) the construction of a new building; or �—f-GF
the implementation of signage, awnings, fences or any other improvement visible from a public
rig ht-of-way.
16.12.3.2 Section 3(b) Considerati-ensin 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 he 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 Mauer 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 Miami Worldcenter Permit Minor
Modifications & Modifications to Approvals
Standards, incorporated by reference (collectively, "Design Guidelines and Standards"), may be
waived by the Planning Director pursuant to a Clams II Special Permit . Waivers by the Planning
twenty percent (20%) from the numeric standard.
(1) Unless otherwise required by these SD-16.3 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 Miami Worldcenter Permit ("MWC 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 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 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. MWC 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 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 Planning 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 Planning 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 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 (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
I Inconctrained by the Fno f„r- an„ indi„ids ual cite 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 ender the land development
regulations for the SD-16.3 district, er fer the adjacent areas, and the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan. allocatcs FAR DSufficient FLR must be allocated to build structures-e a
minimum of two stories on all parcels within the project except Open sSpace and eCivic
&Space sites, and provides all SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter area requirements, including open
space, civic space, and parking.
1612 A 1 Maier Uc.e Special Permit
11000, when property within the SD 16.3 Miami Worldccntcr ar a containing nine or morc
Major Use Special Permit within the project is required for: (1) non residential or lodging uses in
a sib build'„di-;g—tfat—exceedc 97 0— guare feet ` e thhan 800 residential units in a
single building; or (3) any combined use which exceeds 2,800 parking spaces in a single
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.
bey radar ter to en. utting--Properties incl ppaperties—across—a—streets
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Arcade: A covered pedestrian outdoor space along the any side of a Building at the ground
level that is open on three sides and has a minimum width of 15 feet feet depth ,
which may provide access to shops along one (1) or more sides, per the Deign
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 does not offset for projections into the street such as bulb-ee#s or tree planting
Balcony: An unenclosed habitable structure cantilevered from or inset within a facade or
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Block: The aggregate of private lots, passages, rear lanes and Alleys, the perimeter of which
abuts Thoroughfares.
Building Configuration: The form of a Building, based on its massing, relationship to
FrontageC and lot linos 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.
Enfront: To place an element along a Frontage, as in "porches enfront the 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 t#e any side of a building on the ground floor which
may provide access 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 Space: Building space which use involvcs human prcscncc with dircct vicw of the
cnfronting strcctc or public or privatc opcn space, excluding parking garagcs, sclf
service storage facilitics, warehouscs, 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, 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 Linc and the Build to Lino 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 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.
public space, masking a use that has 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 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 Regulating Plan within the Development
Standards.
Open &Space: 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
Paseos 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 cyctemc
Paseo: An access way public opcn cpacc restricted limited to pedestrian use and limited
controlled vehicular access that connectings 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 7950% 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 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.
constructed.
Story: A level within a building by which Height is measured.
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 cicmcnt that cctablishcs the major part of the public rcalm. The
for cars —and ciElewal146--or path forpedzstrianss well —as the ama-n-i es --of the
Frontages (street trees and plantings, benches, streetlights, paving, street furniture,
Building Facades and elevations yawls Fences etc )
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Streetscreen: A freestanding wall no greater than eight (8) feet high built along the Frontage
Build tec, or coplanar 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 storict) 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 Deign 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 cidewalhc or paths for pedectrianc ac 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.
Underground Parking: Parking in which the ceiling or roof of the top level does not rise above
any adjoining public sidewalk.
View Corridor: An axial view terminating on a natural, historical, or special feature.
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 exiting 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 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 8Ordinance, the maximum height of a Story from finished floor to finished floor
is 14 feet. Below grade (ovals 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 exceeding 20 feet, or 25 feet at ground level, shall be counted as
2 Stories. Where the first 2 stories ar-e contain retail uses, their total the maximum combined
height shall be limited to 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 5,9 60 feet and the
ground floor and second floor shall be a maximum of 39 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 +e 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 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 nding beyond larger
than thirty-three percent (33%) of the #Floor aArea of the floor plat° Floorplate below shall be
counted as an additional floor.
16.1 74 Section 7 (b)(4) A Parking Structure or a portion of a structure containing parking,
concealed by a Liner or aArchitecturalelement 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 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 gee# 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 1/1 feet; (2) water towers, flagpoles,
vents, or similar Structures, which may be allowed to exceed the maximum Height by Clase II
Special Permit Warrant; or (3) fire or parapet walls. Roof decks shall be permittcd 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) 16.12.7.1, there shall be no
height or coverage limits for (1) non-functional decorative architectural elements, and (2) solar
or wind energy collectors.
16 4 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 or 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 incorporatcd hcrcin by rcfcrcncc 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 reference 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 the Regulating Plan.
16.12.8.1 Section 8(d) Buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on a Frontage
Build to-Linc 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 sStories, Facades shall be along the Frontage a
minimum of seventy percent (70%) of its length on addressing the Build to Lino Setback Line as
shown in Table 3, Table 3A, ands the Design Development Standards.
16.12.8.6 Section 8(f) At the first Story, Facades along a Frontage Build to-Linc 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(q) Setbacks from the Back of the Curb Linc Base Building Line for
Buildings shall be as shown in Table 3 and Table 3A incorporated herein by reference and tI e
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
cighth floor Podium where flap 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 Linc Base Building Line shall not be required
for a Frontage facing a Pedestrian Promenade, Plaza Civic Space, or a Street Corridor -9&70
feet or greater in width, as provided in the Regulating Plan and Deign 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.
16.12.8.8 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 cighth floor Podium may be reduced to a minimum of twenty (20) zero (0) feet by
Class II Special Permit Warrant. Above the eighth floor in Oho Second I ayer at a Setback from
cxtcnd a maximum of cixty perccnt (60%) of thc non towcr Icngth of thc street Frontages.
additional Setback from the Build -to Line to accommodate depth of swimming pools,
landscaping, transfcr bums, and othcr structural and mcchanical systcros 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 10% of the Tower floors having +e
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 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 '/2 of the Streetwall #Facade 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 bBalconies and bay
windows may project a maximum 6 feet into the First Layer; Above the Streetwall,
bBalconiesand 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,
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.
16.12.9.1 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 •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 Deign 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, Section
616/1 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,
Colleqe/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. a Intensities
shall conform to Table 3 incorporated hcrcin by rcfcrcncc be equivalent to the following:
Floor Lot Ratio (FLR) (18)/50% additional Public Benefit
building that -is entirely below the elevation of the sidewalk, to balconies or terraces, or to same
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
MINIMUM
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
Bicycles
1 rack / 20 required parking
N/A
spaces
Other
1 space / 1000 sf
1 space / 600 sf
16.12.11.1.1 Section 11(b) On -street parking in the SD-16.3 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 y
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,
loading docks and service areas shall either be located within the Third Layer or shall be
masked from the Frontage by: (1) an aArchitectural Screening 1Layer per Sec. 12(d) 16.12.12.E
below, (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 items 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 a€ the minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be sixty
(60) feet. A ten percent (10%) deviation may be approved by Clas€ II Special Permit.
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 A Chapter 62
of the City Code.
16.12.12.2 Section 12(b) The Facades on Retail Frontage Frontage Lines shall be detailed as
storefronts and glazed with clear glass beginning no more than 30" "above the 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 detailed as storefronts and glazed with clear glass beginning no more than 30" above
the sidewalk and extending no less than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the unencumbered
Facade. Display Windows i 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 inside& stated herein. Display Windows are areas of
storefront glazing that arc designed to display itcros 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.
46.'' 74 Section 12(d) The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a
Habitable Liner shall be screened behind an Architectural &Screening Layer 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 pos€ible. 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
Deign Development Standards.
16.12.13.2 Section 13(b) Public sOpen &Space shall be a minimum ten percent L10%1 of the
total gross Net -I Lot -a Area. A minimum of ten percent i10%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 Standards, and consistent with
the intent of Article 10, Table 15 of the Zoning Ordinance, as applicable to T6-O must be
approved by Clasc II permit Warrant, either for an individual cign 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 Class 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 &Space in the SD-16.3 Worldcenter
area shall be assigned to Civic Space, as described in Table 2 incorporated herein by reference
a-n4 of the Design Development Standards.
16.12.17 Section 17 ALLOWABLE INCREASES IN €-AR 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 ccvcnty fifty percent
(7-9 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
Zoning Ordinance. The percentage increase shall be based on the approved square footage for
amended.
16.12.17.2 AffordableNWorkforce Housing
A developer may acquire bonus floor area up to a maximum of 25% of the total FAR capacity by
contributing to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, or by providing onsitc AffordabloiWorkforce
16.12.17.2.1 Trust Fund Contributions
A developer may acquire one additional square foot of buildable space for ach nonrefundable
the time of building permit application) to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by tho
City „f Miami Futid-r-e—adjatments to the amount of contribution per c
space in the SD 16.3 Worldcenter area shall be consistent with the per square foot contributions
for other properties within the Southeast Overtown / Palest CRA boundary.
16.12.17.2.2 Affordable/workforce housing on the site of the development
For each square foot of affordable/workforce housing provided on site, the development shall be
allowed two square feet of additional buildable space.
16.12.17.3 Public Open space
required amount of public open space, the development shall be allowed 3.29 times the
Table 2, or part of the Streetscape, per the Design Standards.
16.12.17.1 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%
minimum standard for certification. Additional increments of FAR capacity provided under tho
City program for LEED certifications at higher than the minimum standard shall be added to the
base 15% established herein. (For example, if silver certification is adopted by the City as the
1 a 3 \nWorldce+nter ea w Teseive a 15° Tease for meeting the minimum silver
standard and a 17% increase for meeting the gold standard). If at the time the first Certificate of
determined based on the value of land per square foot of building in the area of the City in which
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
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
A developer in the SD 16.3 Miami Worldcenter district may select to contribute and build the
in exchange 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, 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
..Footnote
{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.