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File ID: 3276
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO A
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("FIRST
AMENDMENT"), PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES,
BETWEEN RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL, INC. AND THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES TO THE NORTH BY
ADDING AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3551
MAIN HIGHWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS SPECIAL AREA
PLAN ("SAP") GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3552, 3575, 3695, AND 3575
MAIN HIGHWAY AND 3171, 3173, 3175, AND 3183 ROYAL ROAD,
MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDEVELOPMENT OF
SUCH LAND FOR EDUCATIONAL USE AS AUTHORIZED BY THE SAP;
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING A) THE ADDITION OF THE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS "LA BRISA" THEREBY INCREASING THE LOT AREA OF
THE RANSOM SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS BY APPROXIMATELY
302,527 SQUARE FEET (6.945 ACRES), PROVIDING A TOTAL LOT
AREA OF 801,319 SQUARE FEET (18.40 ± ACRES); B) THE INCREASE
IN THE MAXIMUM STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY SIXTY-SEVEN (67)
STUDENTS, FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (726)
STUDENTS; C) THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STAFF FROM
ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) TO ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160); AND D)
THE INCREASE IN THE SURFACE PARKING LOT BY THIRTY-ONE
(31) SPACES, FOR A TOTAL OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (241)
SPACES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
FIRST AMENDMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 3552, 3575, 3695, and 3575 Main Hwy, and 3171, 3173,
3175 and 3183 Royal Rd [Commissioner Ken Russell - District 2]
APPLICANT(S): Amy Huber, Esq., on behalf of Ransom Everglades School, Inc.
PURPOSE: This will allow the first amendment to the Development Agreement of the
previously -approved Ransom Everglades School Upper Campus Special Area Plan
("SAP").
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:13736
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 3276 Final Action Date: 1/25/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO A
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("FIRST
AMENDMENT"), PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES,
BETWEEN RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL, INC. AND THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES TO THE NORTH BY
ADDING AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3551
MAIN HIGHWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS SPECIAL AREA
PLAN ("SAP") GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3552, 3575, 3695, AND 3575
MAIN HIGHWAY AND 3171, 3173, 3175, AND 3183 ROYAL ROAD, MIAMI,
FLORIDA FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDEVELOPMENT OF SUCH LAND
FOR EDUCATIONAL USE AS AUTHORIZED BY THE SAP;
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING A) THE ADDITION OF THE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS "LA BRISA" THEREBY INCREASING THE LOT AREA OF
THE RANSOM SCHOOL UPPER CAMPUS BY APPROXIMATELY 302,527
SQUARE FEET (6.945 ACRES), PROVIDING A TOTAL LOT AREA OF
801,319 SQUARE FEET (18.40 ± ACRES); B) THE INCREASE IN THE
MAXIMUM STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY SIXTY-SEVEN (67) STUDENTS,
FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (726) STUDENTS; C)
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STAFF FROM ONE HUNDRED
FORTY (140) TO ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160); AND D) THE INCREASE
IN THE SURFACE PARKING LOT BY THIRTY-ONE (31) SPACES, FOR A
TOTAL OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (241) SPACES; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Ransom Everglades School, Inc. ("Applicant") holds fee simple title to
11.45± acres of property located at approximately 3552, 3575, and 3695 Main Highway and
3171, 3173, 3175, and 3183 Royal Road, Miami, Florida, known as the Ransom Everglades
School Upper Campus; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant further holds fee simple title to 6.945± acres of property
located at approximately at 3551 Main Highway, Miami, Florida, known as "La Brisa"; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.9 of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), authorizes the assembly and master planning of
parcels greater than nine (9) abutting acres in size; and
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WHEREAS, this process is referred to as a Special Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.9.1.f. of the Miami 21 Code, development within a
Special Area Plan shall be pursuant to a recorded development agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to amend the previously -approved Ransom
Everglades School Upper Campus Special Area Plan ("SAP") and is requesting approval of the
First Amendment to the previously approved Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163,
Florida Statutes, attached as Exhibit "A" ("First Amendment"); and
WHEREAS, the previously approved Development Agreement was adopted by the City
Commission pursuant to Ordinance No. 13457 on May 22, 2014; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and the Applicant wish for the development of the
Project to proceed substantially in accordance with the amended Regulating Plan and Design
Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Applicant wish for the development of the Project to
conform with the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the requested amendment will facilitate the Master Planning of the Upper
Campus by a) adding the property known as "La Brisa" that will increase the lot area of the
Ransom School Upper Campus by approximately 302,527 square feet (6.945 acres), providing
a total lot area of 801,319 square feet (18.40 ± acres); b) increasing the maximum student
enrollment by sixty-seven (67) students, for a total of seven hundred twenty-six (726) students;
c) increasing the number of staff from one hundred forty (140) to one hundred sixty (160); and
d) increasing the surface parking lot by thirty-one (31) spaces, for a total of two hundred forty-
one (241) spaces; and
WHEREAS, the lack of certainty in the approval of development can result in a waste of
economic and land resources, discourage sound capital improvement planning and financing,
escalate the cost of development, and discourage commitment to comprehensive planning; and
WHEREAS, assurance to the Applicant that it may proceed in accordance with existing
laws and policies, subject to the conditions of the First Amendment, strengthens the public
planning process;
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 First Amendment between the Applicant and the City relating to
development of the approximately 18.40 acres is hereby approved, in substantially the attached
form.
Section 3. The First Amendment is applicable only to property owned by the Applicant,
subject to the development parameters set forth therein.
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Section 4. The City Manager is authorized to execute the First Amendment, in
substantially the attached form, for said purpose.
Section 5. 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 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 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.
City of Miami File ID: 3276 (Revision: A) Printed On: 2/4/2025