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File Number: 1228 Final Action Date: 12/8/2016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, ENTITLED "STANDARDS AND
TABLES", AND ARTICLE 5, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES", TO REVISE
LOT AREA AND LOT WIDTH MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS FOR T4, T5, AND
T6 TRANSECT ZONES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114,
the Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance for the City of Miami, as amended ("Miami 21 Code");
and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code sets forth minimum and maximum thresholds for proper
lot regulations that are established for the appropriate development of each lot; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Department ("Department") carefully analyzed
these thresholds given the existing conditions, present regulations, and development patterns;
and
WHEREAS, based on this analysis, the Department recommends these thresholds be
modified in order to calibrate appropriate development under each Transect Zone designation;
and
WHEREAS, the Department recommends modifications to the Lot Area and Lot Width
requirements within the T4, T5, and T6 Transect Zones, enumerated in Article 4, Table 2 and
Article 5, Illustrations 5.4 through 5.6, as further depicted in "Exhibit A", attached and
incorporated; and
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-
055 by a vote of seven to one (7-1), item no. 2, recommending approval of this item to the City
Commission; 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 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.
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Section 2. The Miami 21 Code is hereby amended by making modifications in the
following particulars:1
"ARTICLE 4. STANDARDS AND TABLES
TABLE 2 - MIAMI 21 SUMMARY
Lot Occupation
a. Lot Area
T4 1,100 s.f. 20,000 s.f.** 10,000 s.f. min. - 20,000 s.f. max. **
T5 1,200 s.f. 10,000 s.f.** 10,000 s.f. min. - 40,000 s.f. max. **
T6-8 5,000 s.f. min. 10,000 s.f. max. ** 20,000 s.f. min. - 50,000 s.f. max. **
T6-12 5,000 s.f. min. 20,000 s. f. min - 70,000 s.f. max.**
T6-24 5,000 s.f. min. 100,000 s.f. max ** 30,000 s.f. min.**
T6-36 5,000 s.f. min. 30,000 s.f. min. **
T6-48 5,000 s.f. min. 30,000 s.f. min. **
T6-60 5,000 s.f. min. 30,000 s.f. min. **
T6-80 5,000 s.f. min. 30,000 s.f. min. **
b. Lot Width
T4 16 ft. min. / 50 ft. min. **
T5 16 ft. min. / 50 ft. min. **
100 ft. min. **
100 ft. min. **
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.
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T6-8 50 ft. min. **
T6-12 50 ft. min. **
T6-24 50 ft. min. **
T6-36
T6-48
T6-60
T6-80
100 ft. min. **
100 ft. min. **
100 ft. min. **
100 ft. min. **
ARTICLE 5. SPECIFIC TO ZONES
100 ft. min. **
150 ft. min. **
200 ft. min. **
200 ft. min. **
200 ft. min. **
200 ft. min. **
200 ft. min. **
ILLUSTRATION 5.4 GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONES (T4)
a. Lot Area 5,000 10,000 s.f. min.; 20,000 40,000 s.f. max.
With rear vehicular access 1/00 s.f. min.; 20,000 s.f. max.
b. Lot Width
With rear vehicular access
50 100 ft. min.
16 ft. min.
ILLLUSTRATION 5.5 URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONES (T5)
a. Lot Area5,000 10,000 s.f. min.; 40,000
s.f. max.
With rear vehicular acccs& 1,200 s.f. min.; 40,000 s.f. max.
b. Lot Width
With rear vehicular accc-f.>
50 100 ft min.
16 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-8)
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a. Lot Area5,000 20,000 s.f. min.; /10,000
50,000 s.f. max.
b. Lot Width 50 100 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-12)
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a. Lot Area5,000 20,000 s.f. min.; 70,000 s.f. max.
b. Lot Width 50 150 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-24)
a. Lot Area5,000 30,000 s.f. min.; 100,000 s.f. max.
b. Lot Width 50 200 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-36)
a. Lot Area5,000 30,000 s.f. min.
b. Lot Width 489 200 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-48)
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a. Lot Area5,000 30,000 s.f. min.
b. Lot Width 4-04 200 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-60)
a. Lot Area5,000 30,000 s.f. min.
b. Lot Width 4-04 200 ft. min.
ILLUSTRATION 5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6-80)
a. Lot Area5,000 30,000 s.f. min.
b. Lot Width 4-04 200 ft. min.
[SEE EXHIBIT A FOR CHANGES ABOVE REFLECTED IN THE MIAMI 21 CODE TABLES]
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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 Miami 21 Code, 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 30 days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
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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