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Ordinance: 13589
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15-00672zc Final Action Date: 1/28/2016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, AS AMENDED, BY
CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 5.31 ± ACRES OF THE REAL
PROPERTY GENERALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TRACT
"D" OF WATSON ISLAND, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM "CS" CIVIC SPACE TO "Cl"
CIVIC INSTITUTIONAL, AS DESCRIBED IN "EXHIBITA", ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
September 2, 2015, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-15-054
by a vote of six to three (6-3), item no. 2, recommending APPROVAL of the Zoning Change as set
forth; and
WHEREAS, the existing Interlocal Agreement with the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority, as
revised and amended on October 9, 2013, provides for the development and operation of a seaplane
base and a heliport on 5.31± acres of the real property generally identified as the Southern Portion of
Tract D of Watson Island, Miami, Florida ("Tract D"); and
WHEREAS, there is an existing lease for a term of thirty (30) years with an effective date of
October 9, 2013, with Linden Airport Services Corp., to operate a heliport facility within the 5.31±
acres of Tract D; and
WHEREAS, there is an existing lease for a term of thirty (30) years with an effective date of July
29, 2014, with Chalks Airline, Inc., d/b/a Chalks & Nautilus Enterprises, LLC, to develop and operate a
seaplane base within the 5.31± acres of Tract D; and
WHEREAS, there is a negligible impact to traffic on the MacArthur Causeway as a result of the
proposed 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 grant this
change of zoning classification 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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Zoning Atlas of Ordinance No. 13114, as amended, is further amended by
changing the zoning classification from CS "Civic Space" to CI "Civic Institutional", for 5.31 ± acres of
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the real property generally identified as the southern portion of Tract D of Watson Island, Miami,
Florida, as described in "Exhibit A", attached and incorporated.
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 Miami 21 Code, 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second reading and
adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to §163.3187(3)(c), Florida Statutes.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} 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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