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File ID: 2843
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 3 AND 7 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), REZONING
CERTAIN PARCELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY
20.975 ACRES (913,683,200 SQUARE FEET) FOR THE "MIAMI JEWISH
HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIAL AREA PLAN" ("SAP"), A MEDICAL
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 5060, 5200,
AND 5246 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE; 5201 AND 5265 NORTH MIAMI
AVENUE; 95, 145, AND 155 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE; 71 AND 75
NORTHEAST 51 STREET; 10, 20, 32, 42, AND 58 NORTHEAST 53
STREET; AND 11, 17, 25, 35, 36, 43, 44, 57, AND 61 NORTHEAST 52
TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN EXHIBIT "A" ("SELECTED PARCELS"); THE SAP CONSISTING OF A
PHASED PROJECT DIVIDED INTO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) PHASES
WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 1,497,754 SQUARE FEET OF
STRUCTURES AFTER ALL PHASES OF THE SAP ARE COMPLETED
AND INCLUDING: A) PHASE I: EMPATHICARE BUILDING WITH
THREE-STORY GARAGE; B) PHASE II: INSTITUTE AND FIVE -STORY
GARAGE; C) PHASE III: CONFERENCE AND HOTEL CENTER; AND D)
PHASE IV: CYPEN TOWER CONNECTOR, WELCOME CENTER,
THERAPY CENTER, THERAPY VILLAGE, VILLAGE BISTRO,
CREATIVE ART CENTER, AND SUMMER GARDEN; THE SAP WILL
MODIFY THE TRANSECT ZONE REGULATIONS THAT ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE SELECTED PARCELS AND WHERE A
REGULATION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED BY THE SAP, THE
REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE WILL
APPLY; THE SQUARE FOOTAGES ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE AND
MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT BUT
SHALL NOT EXCEED 1,497,754 SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT
AND SHALL CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 63,277 SQUARE FEET OF CIVIC
SPACE AND A MINIMUM OF 461,601 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN
SPACE; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS
OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR BINDING EFFECT; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 5060, 5200, and 5246 NE 2 Ave.; 5201 and 5265 N Miami Ave.;
95, 145, and 155 NE 50 Terr.; 71 and 75 NE 51 St.; 10, 20, 32, 42, and 58 NE 53 St., and 11,
17, 25, 35, 36, 43, 44, 57, and 61 NE 52 Terr. [Commissioner Keon Hardemon - District 5]
APPLICANT(S): Iris Escarra, Esq., on behalf of Miami Jewish Health Systems
PURPOSE: This will allow the area to be Master Planned to allow a greater integration of public
improvements and infrastructure and greater flexibility as part of the Miami Jewish Health
Systems Special Area Plan (SAP). This will be accomplished through a rezoning from CI to and
T4-R to new Zoning designations CI-T5-O and CI-T6-8-O, and the adoption of new regulations.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval with conditions.
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PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval with conditions on
October 16, 2017, by a vote of 9-0.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:13721
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 2843 Final Action Date: 12/14/2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 3 AND 7 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), REZONING CERTAIN
PARCELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 20.975
ACRES (913,683,200 SQUARE FEET) FOR THE "MIAMI JEWISH
HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIAL AREA PLAN" ("SAP"), A MEDICAL
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 5060, 5200,
AND 5246 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE; 5201 AND 5265 NORTH MIAMI
AVENUE; 95, 145, AND 155 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE; 71 AND 75
NORTHEAST 51 STREET; 10, 20, 32, 42, AND 58 NORTHEAST 53
STREET; AND 11, 17, 25, 35, 36, 43, 44, 57, AND 61 NORTHEAST 52
TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A" ("SELECTED PARCELS"); THE SAP CONSISTING OF A
PHASED PROJECT DIVIDED INTO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) PHASES
WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 1,497,754 SQUARE FEET OF
STRUCTURES AFTER ALL PHASES OF THE SAP ARE COMPLETED
AND INCLUDING: A) PHASE I: EMPATHICARE BUILDING WITH THREE-
STORY GARAGE; B) PHASE II: INSTITUTE AND FIVE -STORY GARAGE;
C) PHASE III: CONFERENCE AND HOTEL CENTER; AND D) PHASE IV:
CYPEN TOWER CONNECTOR, WELCOME CENTER, THERAPY
CENTER, THERAPY VILLAGE, VILLAGE BISTRO, CREATIVE ART
CENTER, AND SUMMER GARDEN; THE SAP WILL MODIFY THE
TRANSECT ZONE REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE
SELECTED PARCELS AND WHERE A REGULATION IS NOT
SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED BY THE SAP, THE REGULATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE WILL APPLY; THE SQUARE
FOOTAGES ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY INCREASE OR
DECREASE AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED
1,497,754 SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT AND SHALL CONTAIN A
MINIMUM OF 63,277 SQUARE FEET OF CIVIC SPACE AND A MINIMUM
OF 461,601 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE; MAKING FINDINGS OF
FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR
BINDING EFFECT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Jewish Health Systems ("Applicant") has submitted an application
for the proposed Miami Jewish Health Systems Special Area Plan ("SAP"); and
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WHEREAS, the SAP consists of 20.975 ± acres of selected parcels located at
approximately 5060, 5200, and 5246 Northeast 2 Avenue; 5201 and 5265 North Miami Avenue;
95, 145, and 155 Northeast 50 Terrace; 71 and 75 Northeast 51 Street; 10, 20, 32, 42, and 58
Northeast 53 Street; and 11, 17, 25, 35, 36, 43, 44, 57, and 61 Northeast 52 Terrace, Miami,
Florida, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, as part of the SAP, the Applicant proposes to create two (2) hybrid zoning
transect zones (CI-T5-O and CI-T6-8-O) to combine the allowed uses of CI with the height and
density of T5-O and T6-8-O Transect Zones respectively; and
WHEREAS, in the SAP, the property within the subject site that is currently located in a
T4-R Transect Zone will be rezoned to a CI-T5-O Transect Zone and the property within the
subject site that is currently located in a CI Transect Zone will be rezoned to a CI-T5-O Transect
Zone or a CI-T6-8-O Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, the property within the SAP currently contains underutilized buildings and
surface parking lots; and
WHEREAS, the SAP will consist of approximately 1,497,754 square feet of development
which includes approximately 96,815 square feet of residential uses, approximately 171,300
square feet of lodging uses, approximately 52,620 square feet of office uses, approximately
100,658 square feet of ancillary commercial uses, approximately 197,519 square feet of civic
uses, approximately 483,871 square feet of Civil Support uses, a 63,000 square foot
Conference Center, approximately 331,971 square feet of parking, approximately 461,601
square feet of open space, and approximately 63,277 square feet of Civic Space; and
WHEREAS, the SAP will facilitate the redevelopment of the area by creating residential
units, hotel rooms, and ancillary commercial uses as well as civic and open space for the
enjoyment of the general public; and
WHEREAS, the SAP will integrate public improvements and infrastructure while
providing greater flexibility resulting in a higher quality and specialized building and streetscape
design; and
WHEREAS, projects such as this SAP are important to the economic revitalization and
enhancement of the City of Miami ("City"), in general, and specifically the Little Haiti area; and
WHEREAS, the SAP will create certain recurring and non -recurring financial benefits as
well as temporary and permanent jobs; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a proposed Regulating Plan and Concept Book
which have been reviewed by the Department of Planning; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning has recommended approval, with conditions, of
the SAP including the Regulating Plan and Concept Book, attached and incorporated herein;
and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning recommends the following conditions as part of
the SAP:
1. The Applicant shall meet all applicable building code, land development
regulations, ordinances, and other laws and pay all applicable fees prior to the issuance
of any building permit.
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2. The development shall be substantially in accordance with the Regulating Plan
and Concept Book entitled "Miami Jewish Health Systems SAP" as prepared by
Greenberg Traurig and c.c. hodgson Architectural Group, respectively, consisting of 46
pages and 139 pages, respectively, date stamped received by the Hearing Boards
Division on July 14, 2017 including supplemental sheets submitted as of August 25,
2017.
3. The Applicant shall employ its best efforts to comply with the Affirmative Action
Plan submitted to the City as part of the Application for Development Approval, with the
understanding that the Applicant must use its best efforts to follow the provisions of the
City's Minority/Women Business Affairs and Procurement Program as a guide, as
applicable.
4. The Applicant shall record the following in the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County, Florida prior to the issuance of any building permit:
a. A Declaration of Restrictive Covenants providing that the ownership,
operation, and maintenance of all common areas, civic spaces, and facilities
will be maintained by the property owner, its heirs, successors, and assigns
in perpetuity; and
b. A Unity of Title or a Covenant in Lieu of a Unity of Title, if applicable, subject
to the review and approval of the City Attorney's Office.
5. The Applicant shall provide the Department of Planning with a temporary
construction plan that addresses construction phasing and includes the following
elements. Said plan shall be subject to the review and approval by the Department of
Planning prior to the issuance of any building permit and shall be enforced during all
construction activity. All construction activity shall remain in full compliance with the
provisions of the submitted temporary construction plan. Failure to comply may lead to a
suspension or revocation of the SAP.
5.1. Temporary construction parking plan with an enforcement policy;
5.2. Construction noise management plan with an enforcement policy; and
5.3. Maintenance plan for the temporary construction site.
6. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the Applicant shall provide the
Department of Planning for review and approval:
6.1. An Environmental Impact Statement and final reports for the lots included in
the SAP site;
6.2. An updated Sufficiency Letter from the City's Office of Transportation;
6.3. A final determination of Public School Concurrency and Capacity
Reservation; and
6.4. Proof of compliance with conditions established by the following
Departments and agencies:
■ City's Public Works Department;
■ Miami -Dade County Transportation and Public Works Department;
■ Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department; and
■ Miami -Dade County Traffic Engineering Division.
7. The Applicant shall comply with the recommendations of the Urban Design
Review Board ("UDRB") Resolution dated February 27, 2017 which include that:
7.1. Prior to permitting of Phase I, the Applicant will provide a landscape plan
prepared by a certified landscape architect to be submitted to UDRB for
approval; and
7.2. The Applicant will consider a habitable ground floor liner of the parking
garage fronting Northeast 53 Street.
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8. The SAP includes a Development Review Process which addresses the build out
of the individual Buildings as identified in the Regulating Plan. All development within
the SAP shall be submitted for the review and approval by the Director of Planning prior
to the issuance of any building permit consistent with the requirements of Article 3,
Section 3.9.1(g) of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), and the SAP.
9. Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the ordinance approving the SAP,
a Development Agreement specifying that the Development Agreement runs with the
land and is binding on the Applicant, its successors, and assigns, jointly or severally,
must be recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on October
16, 2017, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-17-062 by a
vote of nine to zero (9-0), recommending approval with conditions; and
WHEREAS, in additions to the conditions recommend by the Department of Planning,
the PZAB recommended the following additional conditions:
1. The Applicant increase cleanup patrols around campus to a minimum of three (3)
times per week and work with the City to install "No Dumping" signs where
appropriate and permitted.
2. The lot where vehicle cleaning is currently occurring is to be incorporated into the
Empathicare Village. Vehicle cleaning will be internalized within the Empathicare
Village parking structure, away from the residential neighbors. In the interim, the
Applicant will limit vehicle washing to the hours of 8:00 A.M. through 6:00 P.M.,
Monday through Friday.
3. The Applicant will comply with the Chapter 36, entitled "Noise," the City's Noise
Ordinance, which limits construction work to the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.,
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
4. The Applicant will install lighting within the Civic Spaces as detailed within the
Concept Book. Lighting in the public Right -of -Way will comply with the City's
standard street lighting.
5. The Applicant will maintain and secure the park at the intersection of Northeast 50
Terrace and Northeast Miami Place. The Applicant currently maintains perimeter
security around the entirety of the campus and along the residential edges.
6. With the construction of the parking structures, the Applicant will be able to provide
sufficient onsite parking for all employee and visitors, which will free up on -site street
parking spaces.
7. In an effort to increase communication with the neighbors, the Applicant will schedule
semi-annual community meetings during the construction process in order to provide
updates to the neighbors and to listen to any concerns. Newsletters regarding the
process will be circulated by U.S. mail and electronic mail.
8. The Applicant will attempt to coordinate a community meeting with the City's Police
Neighborhood Resource Officer in order to provide information regarding what other
neighborhoods have done to reduce speeding and provide solutions to enforcing
speed limits in our area. The Applicant will also attempt to coordinate a meeting with
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neighbors and the City's Traffic Engineer to discuss solutions and suggested
improvements to be installed on Northeast 50 Terrace and Northeast 53 Street to
reduce the speed along these two streets, including potential speed bumps, crossing
sections and/or further reducing the speed from 30 miles per hour.
9. Subject to review by experts in this field, trees in this area will be a minimum of
twelve (12) feet in height at the time of installation and there shall be a variety of tree
plantings to create a dense buffer. It is important that the trees be suitable for
climatic conditions and storms.
10. The Applicant will retain the services of a pest control company during construction
to install appropriate pest control protection to deter spillage of pests from the
construction area. Specific neighbor concerns will be addressed, should they arise.
11. The Applicant will specify that contractors provide control protocols for their
employees to mitigate dust outside the boundary of the construction site.
12. The Applicant will maintain the strip of land as open space.
The proposed park at the intersection of Northeast 50th Terrace and Northeast Miami
Place will be dog friendly and will incorporate design elements to accommodate dogs
WHEREAS, the Applicant has affirmed it will maintain a vacant strip of land, which has a
street address of 71 Northeast 51 Street, Miami, Florida situated outside of the area being
included in the Special Area Plan, as a vacant parcel upon which the Applicant will not erect any
structures; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of the matter, deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its residents to
recommend approval of the SAP 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
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The SAP, including the Regulating Plan, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "B", and the Concept Book, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "C", are approved
subject to the conditions as recommended by the Department of Planning and specified herein
and the Miami 21 Code.
Section 3. The City Commission makes the following findings of fact:
a. The SAP is consistent with the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, as
amended;
b. The SAP will have a favorable impact on the economy of the City;
c. The SAP will efficiently use public transportation facilities;
d. Any potentially adverse effects of the development will be mitigated through
compliance with the conditions of this SAP as stated herein;
e. The SAP will efficiently use existing public and Civic Spaces;
f. The SAP will not negatively impact the environment or any natural resources of the
City;
g. The SAP will not adversely affect living conditions in the neighborhood;
h. The SAP will not adversely affect public safety; and
i. The public welfare will be served by the SAP.
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Section 4. The Regulating Plan and Concept Book for the SAP which were submitted
after amendments and on file with the Hearing Boards Section of the Department of Planning as
of August 25, 2017, shall be relied upon generally for administrative interpretations.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 5/9/2018
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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