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Ordinance: 13565
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File Number: 14-01076zt1 Final Action Date: 10/22/2015
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
AMENDING ARTICLE 1 "DEFINITIONS" AND ARTICLE 4, TABLE 4, DENSITY,
INTENSITY AND PARKING, "STANDARDS & TABLES", OF ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, KNOWN AS THE
MIAMI 21 CODE, TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION FOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND
TO MODIFY STANDARDS FOR PARKING REDUCTIONS APPLICABLE IN TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREAS AND STRUCTURES
OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS AS HEREIN DESCRIBED, RESPECTIVELY;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, known as the Miami 21 Code ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on July 30,
2015, considered Item No. PZAB 3, and following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution
No. PZAB-R-15-051 by a vote of six to one (6-1), and recommends the adoption of this item to the
City Commission; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the definition of "Transit Corridor" in Article 1 of the Miami
21 Code needs to be updated to reflect current services provided by Miami -Dade County Transit and
the City of Miami Trolley; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the applicability of "Transit Oriented Development"
("TOD") in Article 4 of the Miami 21 Code needs to be updated in order to encourage continued
development in TOD areas while protecting residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the reductions for TOD and "Transit Corridors" in Article 4
of the Miami 21 Code should be increased from the existing thirty percent (30%) to the proposed fifty
percent (50%), as reflected in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated, in order to reflect current
national and international parking best practices and to keep track with current development trends as
related to parking requirements as well as encourage future contributions into a transportation trust
fund; and
WHEREAS, a geographic analysis was conducted to identify areas in the City of Miami ("City")
where parking reductions may apply as described in "Exhibit B", attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, current parking reductions do not exist in a T4 Transect Zone, Civic Space, or Civic
Institutional Zones; and
WHEREAS, parking reductions are being introduced into the T4 Transect Zone, Civic Space, and
Civic Institutional Zones; and
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WHEREAS, creating an exemption for proposed structures with 10,000 square feet or less of
Floor Area, as defined in the Miami 21 Code, will allow the development of small, multi -family,
commercial and affordable units which will aid in the revitalization and development of walkable,
urban prototypes; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2014, the City Commission held a discussion item where extensive
public support and comments were received and unanimously passed a motion directing the City
Attorney's Office and the City Administration to draft an ordinance to address parking reductions; 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 and its citizens to amend the Miami 21 Code
as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 13114, the Miami 21 Code, is hereby amended by making modifications
in the following particulars {1}:
1.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS
"ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
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Transit Corridor: A designation established by the City involving an area not exceeding a one -quarter
(1/4) mile radius from a non -limited access thoroughfare that includes designated transit stop
locations and is served by one or more mass transit route(s) A mass transit route with designated
transit vehicle(s) operating at an average of ten (10) minute or less headway Monday thru Friday
between the hours of 7am thru 7pm and includes designated transit stop locations. Multiple transit
routes or types of transit vehicles may not be added cumulatively under this definition for the purpose
of parking reductions.
ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING
[Where parking ratio reductions are allowed for TOD or Transit Corridors ("T5-URBAN CENTER
ZONE", "T6-URBAN CORE ZONE", "D1-WORK PLACE", "D2-INDUSTRIAL", and
"D3-WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL"), parking requirements shall be modified as follows, and in
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addition be included for all uses permitted in the "T4-GENERAL URBAN", "CS - CIVIC SPACE" and
"CI -CIVIC INSTITUTION" zones:]
Except for sites within 500 feet of an ungated T3 Transect Zone, the Pparking ratio may be reduced
within 1/2 mile radius of a TOD area or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor area by up to thirty
percent (30%) by process of Waiver; by up to fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment
into a transit enhancement Trust Fund, as established by Chapter 35 of the City Code; or by one
hundred percent (100%) for any Structure with a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or
less-.
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Section 3. 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 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, relettered, or placed in tables as needed 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 thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof. {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 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, whichever is later.
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