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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED, THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED
STATE REVIEW PROCESS SUBJECT TO §163.3184, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY
AMENDING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE 2020 FUTURE LAND USE MAP WITHIN
THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT AND THE 2020 FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES
CONTAINED IN APPENDIX LU-1, TO ESTABLISH THE MIAMI RIVER RESIDENTIAL
DENSITY INCREASE AREA OVERLAY PERMITTING UP TO 400 DWELLING UNITS
PER ACRE, AN AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY SOUTHWEST 5TH STREET AND
THE MIAMI RIVER ON THE NORTH, THE METRO RAIL ON THE EAST, SOUTHWEST
3RD AVENUE ON THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST 7TH STREET ON THE SOUTH,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED,
WHILE MAINTAINING ALL UNDERLYING FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATIONS;
MAKING FINDINGS; DIRECTING TRANSMITTALS TO AFFECTED AGENCIES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, there is a need for higher density uses without significant scale increases in the Miami
River area in order to further encourage economic development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City's") Comprehensive Plan ("MCNP"), adopted February 9, 1989,
pursuant to Ordinance No. 10544, pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, in Appendix LU-1,
identifies this area as within the Urban Central Business District, which shall contain high intensity, high
density multi -use development; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to encourage high density redevelopment in the Miami River area; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on June 3,
2015, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-15-031, by a vote of eleven
to zero (11-0), Item no. 5, recommending APPROVAL of the amendments to the MCNP as set forth; 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 inhabitants to amend the MCNP 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 adopted
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by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Interpretation of the 2020 Future Land Use Map and the 2020 Future Land Use Map
is hereby amended to establish the Miami River Residential Density Increase Area, as indicated on the map
attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated into the 2020 Future Land Use Map series herein.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the MCNP, is hereby revised by amending the text of
the Policies of said Ordinance as follows: {1 }
"Interpretation of the 2020 Future Land Use Map"
High Density Multifamily Residential: Areas designated as "High Density Multifamily Residential" allow residential
structures to a maximum density of 150 dwelling units per acre, subject to the detailed provisions of the
applicable land development regulations and the maintenance of required levels of service for facilities and
services included in the City's adopted concurrency management requirements. Higher densities may be allowed
as shown for these specially -designated areas:
Little Havana Target Area 200 units per acre
Southeast Overtown 300 units per acre
Miami River 400 units per acre
Brickell, Omni, Park West, and River Quadrant 500 units per acre
Section 4. It is found that this MCNP text change:
(a) Is necessary due to changed or changing conditions; and
(b) Follows an Expedited State Review Process pursuant to Section 163.3184(3), Florida Statutes.
Section 5. The City shall hold its second public hearing for adoption of this Ordinance within one
hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of agency comments pursuant to Section 163.3184(3)(c)(2), Florida
Statutes.
Section 6. Within ten (10) days after adoption on second reading, the City Manager is directed to
instruct the Director of the Planning and Zoning Department to promptly transmit a certified copy of this
Ordinance to the appropriate agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes.
Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 8. 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 9. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second reading and
adoption and thirty-one (31) days after the state land planning agency notifies the City that the plan
amendment package is complete thereof pursuant and subject to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes. If
timely challenged, the amendment shall not become effective until the state land planning agency or the
Administration Commission enters a final order determining the adopted amendment to be in
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compliance. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted 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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