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Home My WebLink AboutO-13485City of Miami Legislation Ordinance: 13485 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14-00664zt 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 ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.1, "DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION"; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.1, TABLE 13, TO CLARIFY APPLICABILITY AND ESTABLISH DESIGN STANDARDS FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITY COMPLEXES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan allows for the designation of Regional Activity Centers to "facilitate mixed -use development, encourage mass transit, reduce the need for automobile travel, provide incentives for quality development and give definition to the urban form"; and WHEREAS, Regional Activity Centers "encourage and promote large-scale development and redevelopment," facilitate "a balanced mix of land uses by providing maximum flexibility for development and redevelopment activities," and "may include: residential use; commercial; office; cultural and community facilities; recreational and entertainment facilities; hotels or motels; transportation facilities; utilities; and appropriate industrial activities"; and WHEREAS, the City zoning code allows for Regional Activity Complexes to provide for a variety of regional and community uses that attract visitors and businesses, and provide media exposure, thereby generating a substantial positive economic impact that is important to the City; and WHEREAS, the Miami Downtown Development Authority has identified the need for a downtown conference center with large, uninterrupted exhibition and meeting spaces to support the City Commission's regional economic development strategy; and WHEREAS, the current definition of Regional Activity Complexes does not adequately address the variety and unique characteristics of Regional Activity Complexes; and WHEREAS, an exposition center of the scope, size, and scale of a downtown conference center is not specifically addressed in the current Zoning Ordinance of the City; and WHEREAS, a Regional Activity Complex must be designed to serve the purpose of its intended use, it must also respond to the contextual framework of existing and planned development of the surrounding area being more logical and appropriate than imposing existing generally applicable regulations; and City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id: 14-006647t (Version: 2) Printed On: 1/12/2018 File Number: 14-00664zt Enactment Number: 13485 WHEREAS, Table 13 in Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City already regulates Regional Activity Complexes, and it is therefore appropriate to provide additional design standards in Table 13; and WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") recommended approval, with modifications (see Exhibit "1"), on July 16, 2014 by a vote of nine to zero (9-0) to the City Commission; 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 fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby amended by making modifications to Article 1 and Article 6 in the following particulars {1}: "ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS Section 1.1: Definitions of Building Function: USES e. Civic Regional Activity Complex: A large facility encompassing at least one Principal Building with possible Accessory Structures designed and outfitted as a venue for large assemblies, performance or events intended to serve as a regional destination. Regional Activity Complexes shall be located in parcels larger than (4) acres; shall be equipped to provide permanent seating for more than 4,000 patrons or provide more than 100,000 square feet of exhibition space and shall provide Off -Street Parking for more than 1,000 vehicles. ARTICLE 6. Supplemental Regulations * Table 13 T6 - Urban Core Zone - OPEN Regional Activity Complex: Allowed by Exception with City Commission approval and subject to the following additional requirements: Regional Activity Complexes are not allowed in Transect Zones T6-8 and T6-12. Minimum Distance requirement of 1,000 feet between proposed facility and any T3 or T4 zones. Transect regulations pertaining to Building Disposition, and Building Configuration shall be considered referential guidelines for Regional Activity Complexes. Any exemption from these guidelines must comply with the following criteria: City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id: 14-006647t (Version: 2) Printed On: 1/12/2018 File Number: 14-00664zt Enactment Number: 13485 1. exemptions shall be justified by functional requirements connected to the uses proposed; and 2. exemptions shall be reduced to the minimum required to achieve the required functionality; and 3. exemptions in the aggregate shall be evaluated for compliance with the Transect's intent regarding intensity and scale; and 4. exemptions shall be evaluated for compliance with criteria set forth in Article 4, Table 12, as applicable; and 5. specific findings shall be made by the Planning Director regarding the nature and extent of each proposed exemption and said findings shall be contained in the recommendation report for the Exception which may be considered as substantial and competent evidence by the PZAB and City Commission respectively. CI - CIVIC INSTITUTION Regional Activity Complex: Allowed by Exception with City Commission approval and subject to the following additional requirements: Regional Activity Complexes are not allowed in Transect Zones T6-8 and T6-12. Minimum Distance requirement of 1,000 feet between proposed facility and any T3 or T4 zones. Transect regulations pertaining to Building Disposition, Building Configuration shall be considered referential guidelines for Regional Activity Complexes. Any exemption from these guidelines must comply with the following criteria: 1. exemptions shall be justified by functional requirements connected to the uses proposed; and 2. exemptions shall be reduced to the minimum required to achieve the required functionality; and 3. exemptions in the aggregate shall be evaluated for compliance with the Transect's intent regarding intensity and scale; and 4. exemptions shall be evaluated for responsiveness to criteria set forth in Article 4, Table 12, as applicable; and 5. specific findings shall be made by the Planning Director regarding the nature and extent of each proposed exemption and said findings shall be contained in the recommendation report for the Exception which may be considered as substantial and competent evidence by the PZAB and City Commission respectively. * CI -HD - CIVIC INSTITUTION HEALTH DISTRICT Regional Activity Complex: Allowed by Exception with City Commission approval and subject to the following additional requirements: Regional Activity Complexes are not allowed in Transect Zones T6-8 and T6-12. Minimum Distance requirement of 1,000 feet between proposed facility and any T3 or T4 zones. Transect regulations pertaining to Building Disposition, Building Configuration shall be considered referential guidelines for Regional Activity Complexes. Any exemption from these guidelines must comply with the following criteria: 1. exemptions shall be justified by functional requirements connected to the uses proposed; and 2. exemptions shall be reduced to the minimum required to achieve the required functionality; and 3. exemptions in the aggregate shall be evaluated for compliance with the Transect's intent regarding intensity and scale; and 4. exemptions shall be evaluated for compliance with criteria set forth in Article 4, Table 12, as applicable; and 5. specific findings shall be made by the Planning Director regarding the nature and extent of each City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id: 14-006647t (Version: 2) Printed On: 1/12/2018 File Number: 14-00664zt Enactment Number: 13485 proposed exemption and said findings shall be contained in the recommendation report for the Exception which may be considered as substantial and competent evidence by the PZAB and City Commission respectively. *II Section 3. 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. Section 4. 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, which provisions may be renumbered or re -lettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and signature by the Mayor. {2} Footnotes: {1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. {2} 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. City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File Id: 14-006647t (Version: 2) Printed On: 1/12/2018