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MEMORANDUM
Agenda Item No. 4(B)
TO: Honorable Chairman Esteban L. Bovo, Jr,
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Abigail Price -Williams
County Attorney
DATE: March 20, 2018
SUBJECT: Ordinance relating to the fixed -
guideway Rapid Transit System -
Development Zone; creating
section 33C-10 and amending
sections 33C-2, 33C-3, 33C-4,
and 33C-9 of the Code;
providing for expansion of the
Rapid Transit Zone and creating
the Brickeil Station Subzone;
providing uses, site plan review
standards, and procedures for
approval of such site plan in the
subzone; requiring supermajority
votes by the Board in certain
circumstances
The accompanying ordinance was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime Sponsor
Chairman Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.
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MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chaimnan Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.
and Members, Board of County Cornmissioncrs
DATE: March 20, 2018
SUBJECT: Agenda Item No,
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Agenda Item No. 4(B)
3-20-18
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FIXED -GUIDEWAY RAPID
TRANSIT SYSTEM -DEVELOPMENT ZONE; CREATING
SECTION 33C-10 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 33C-2, 33C-
3, 33C-4, AND 33C-9 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR EXPANSION OF THE
RAPID TRANSIT ZONE AND CREATING THE BRICKELL
STATION SUBZONE; PROVIDING USES, SITE PLAN
REVIEW STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL
OF SUCH SITE PLAN IN THE SUBZONE; REQUIRING
SUPERMAJORITY VOI ES BY THE BOARD IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY,
INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter grants to the County the power
to carry on a central metropolitan government and to provide for rail facilities and public
transportation systems; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that the coordinated review
and analysis of mass transit facilities is necessary to carry on a central metropolitan government
in Miami -Dade County and that coordinated review and analysis of the mass transit system is most
effectively carried on under a uniform plan of regulation applicable to the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, maximum coordination of transportation and land use policy decisions is
essential to optimize the role of transportation as a potent tool for implementing the desired
patterns of metropolitan development consistent with the Comprehensive Development Master
Plan; and
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WHEREAS, providing for increased density and transit -oriented development adjacent to
the County's existing mass transit system will increase ridership on the County's public
transportation system and further the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of
the present and future citizens of the County; and
WHEREAS, the properties surrounding the Brickell Metrorail Station, which this
ordinance includes within the Rapid Transit Zone, are located within the Downtown Regional
Urban Center identified in the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP); and
WHEREAS, the CDMP calls for the highest level of development density and intensity
within the Downtown Regional Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of uniform regulation to encourage private sector development
of market rate, attainable, and workforce housing around the Brickell Metrorail station is in the
best interest of the County,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MJAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into this ordinance and are
approved.
• Section 2. Section 33C-2 of the Code of Miarni-Dade County, Florida is hereby amended
as follows:1
Sec. 33C-2. Rapid Transit Zone.
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1 Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored
and/or »double arrowed« constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now
in effect and remain unchanged.
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(B) Designation of lands included. The Board of County
Commissioners hereby designates all land areas (including
surface, subsurface, and appurtenant airspace) shown on
Exhibits 1 through 16, bearing the following effective dates:
Exhibit 1, July 31, 1998, Exhibits 2 through 9 and Exhibits
11 through 16, July 13, 1979, Exhibit 10, May 26, 1983,
Exhibit 17, February 13, 2014, »and Exhibit 18. [insert
effective date]«« certified by the Clerk of the Board as a
portion of this chapter, incorporated hereby by reference,
and transmitted to the custody of the Department of
Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor
Department, as the Rapid Transit Zone for the Stage I Fixed
Guideway Rapid Transit System. The Director of the
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources or its
successor Department shall submit to each affected
municipality an official map or maps designating the Rapid
Transit Zone which may from time to time be altered,
enlarged, added to, amended or deleted by ordinance, after a
public hearing within each municipality affected.
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(D) Uses. No land, body of water, or structure shall be used or
permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter
erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, structurally
altered, or maintained for any purpose in the Rapid Transit
Zone, except as provided in this article.
(2) Other uses; procedures for approval of such uses
within the Rapid Transit Zone. The following
additional uses shall be permitted in conformance
with the requirements set forth herein:
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(e) Process far- {Ty of ,Wiarni.
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»Q1 Brickell _ Station Subzone.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of this code to the contrary, whenever
uses authorized by subparagraphs
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(D)(2)(a) and (D)(2)(b) above are
proposed within the Brickell Station
Subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone as
designated in subsection 3 3 C-10
herein, the procedures and
development standards adopted
pursuant to subsection 33C-10 shall
control.«
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Section 3. Section 33C-3 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 33C-3. Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee,
(a)
(b)
There is hereby established a Rapid Transit Developmental
Impact Committee Executive Council composed of the
County's Developmental Impact Committee Executive
Council (established by Section 33-303.1, Miami -Dade
County Code) and two (2) representatives from each of the
following municipalities: City of South Miami, City of Coral
Gables, City of Miami, and the City of Hialeah. It is
provided, however, that for developments located within the
Downtown Intennodal District Corridor Subzone
established by [[subsection]] »section« 33C-9 »and the
Brickell Station Subzone established by section 33C-10«,
however, the Rapid Transit Developmental Impact
Committee shall be composed of the County's
Developmental Impact Committee Executive Council and
three (3) representatives from the City ofMiami. In addition,
there shall be an RTDIC Staff Council composed of
members of the County Departments identified in Section
33-303.1(A) of this Code and three (3) representatives from
the City of Miami. The Rapid Transit Developmental Impact
Committee shall, subject to the procedures specified in
»section« 33-303.1, Miami -Dade County Code, perform
the duties specified in Section 33C-2 and Section 33C-4 of
this chapter.
Except for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor
Subzone established by subsection 33C-9 »and the Brickell
Station Subzone established by section 33C-10« herein,
mailed notice of hearings before the Rapid Transit
(c)
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Development Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33C-
2(D)(2)(d) shall be provided in the same manner as hearings
on applications filed before the Community Zoning Appeals
Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) for the special
exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed
notice of the hearing shall also be provided simultaneously
to the municipality in which the application site is located.
Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements
of Section 33-304.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor
Subzone established by section 33C-9 »and the Brickell
Station Subzone established by section 33C-10« herein,
notice of meetings before the Rapid Transit Developmental
Impact Committee shall comply with the procedures set
forth in »those respective sections« [[33C 911.
Section 4. Section 33C-4 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 33C-4. Rapid Transit Development Impact Zone.
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(b) Except for the Downtown Intermodal District Corridor
Subzone established by section 33C-9 »and the Brickell
Station Subzone established by section 33C-10« herein,
and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, mailed
notice of hearings before the Rapid Transit Development
Impact Committee pursuant to Section 33-2(D)(2)(e)(1)
shall be provided in the same manner as hearings on
applications fled before the Community Zoning Appeals
Board pursuant to Section 33-310(d)(3) for the special
exceptions expressly enumerated in that subsection. Mailed
notice of hearings shall also be provided simultaneously to
the municipality in which the application site is located.
Applications shall comply with the procedural requirements
of Section 33-304.
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Section 5. Section 33C-10 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby created
as follows:
»Sec. 33C-10. Brickell Station Sub -Zone.
(A) Purpose and Intent. The following development review
standards and criteria shall govern applications for Initial
Plan Approval of the general site development plan and
applications for Final Site Plan Review for all development
to be located within the boundaries of the Brickell Station
Sub -Zone established in this section. The standards set forth
herein further the unique land use characteristics of this area.
which lies within the City of Miami Urban Core, as defined
in section 33-84, and within the Downtown Regional Urban
Center, as designated on the Land Use Plan Map of the
County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan, and are
consistent with, and support the City's commitment to,
principles of urban planning, including responding to the
existing conditions of the City, its downtown corridor, and
its natural features, infrastructure, and buildings, improved
mobility, enhanced pedestrian environment, and the
reduction of urban sprawl. Development in this sub -zone
also addresses government service and infrastructure needs
of this quickly growing area, and therefore projects within
this sub -zone are encouraged to incorporate public service.,
public infrastructure, or public benefit components,
including, but not limited to, a police or fire station, regional
sewer pump station, and affordable housing.
(B) Boundaries. The Brickell Station Sub -zone of the Rapid
Transit Zone is hereby established, the boundaries of the
Sub -zone are identified in Exhibit 18 of section 33C-2(B).
The legal description and a full-scale map of the boundaries
are on file with the Miami -Dade County Department of
Regulatory and Economic Resources or its successor
Department (the "Department").
(C) Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in the
Brickell Station Sub -zone, either alone or as rnixed uses in
horizontal or vertical integration. "Vertical integration"
means any combination of primary uses (such as passenger
transit systems or businesses) located on the ground floor,
and residential and accommodation uses such as hotels on
the upper floors. "Horizontal integration" means any
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combination of parcels or buildings and structures with
different primary uses within the same development.
(1) hotels;
conunerciallretail;
(31 offices;
(4) residential;
(5) bars and restaurants;
(6) rental car facilities;
parking lots and parking structures, including
commercial parking lots and garages that charge fees
for parking;
(8) governmental;
(9) convention halls and showrooms;
(10) institutional;
(11) health care facilities, except hospitals;
(12) public parks and open spaces; and
(13) other similar uses, as approved by the Director of the
Department.
(D) Pre -application conference. The applicant shall participate
in at least one pre -application conference with the Rapid
Transit Development Impact Committee (RTDIC) prior to
filing the application. The applicant shall provide a general
outline of the proposal through schematics and sketch plans
including narrative information sufficient for the
understanding of the proposed development.
(E) Initial Review.
(1) Application. Following the pre -application
conference, a request for approval of a general site
development plan for development within the
Brickell Station Sub -zone, shall be made by filing an
application with the RTDIC in accordance with the
provisions of section 33-304. Said application shall
be considered a special exception for approval of a
general site development plan to be considered and
acted upon directly by the Board of County
Commissioners pursuant to the development
regulations established in this section. Applications
shall comply with the procedural requirements of
section 33-304 of this code.
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(2) RTDIC recommendation. Within 60 days after the
filing of the application, the RTDIC Staff Council
shall review the application, and the RTDIC shall
issue a recommendation. upon such application. The
recommendation shall reflect the consensus of the
members present. In the event that the City
representatives present do not concur with a
recommendation for approval, the recommendation
shall be for denial. The recommendation shall be
transmitted to the Board of County Commissioners
for final action. In the event of a recommendation of
denial by the RTDIC, approval of the application
shall require the affirmative vote of 9 members of the
Board of County Commissioners,
(3)
Phased development. Projects within the sub -zone
ma be constructed i.n bases_ and the construction
of public buildings and infrastructure to serve future
development may accordingly need to be completed
in phases. Where a phased development is requested,
the Board of County Commissioners, in approving a
phased site plan, shall specify building footprints,
heights, density, intensity, and gross square footage
of buildings as future development parameters. The
RTDIC may review and approve specific land uses
and design details of said future development in
subsequent phases pursuant to the Final Review
criteria enumerated herein, provided that the
development parameters approved by the Board of
County Commissioners in the phased site plan are
not exceeded and that the development regulations
set forth herein are met.
(4) Required exhibits for Initial Development, The
following exhibits shall be submitted with the
application for a general site development plan;
A narrative describing the project's scope,
including but not limited to : vision statement,
the project's consistency with the intent and
-purpose of these regulations, size of project
and location, and prominent components of
the development; phasing_ of the development
if necessary; scale; relevance to the region; its
connection to the surrounding urban context;
to
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economic impact on the local economy;
design concept(s); significance of the project
as a gateway to the community; and any
additional information necessary to explain
the development.
(b) Schematic site plan(s), at a scale of not less
than 1 inch equals 100 feet, indicating:
prominent structural components of the
development; permitted land uses; existing
and proposed streets; major points of
egress/ingress of the development; public
open space locations and area in square feet;
floor area ratio; pedestrian circulation;
residential density; and square feet of retail,
office, institutional, governmental, and other
proposed land uses, not to exceed the
development thresholds contained in the
administrative site plan development
parameters included herein,
Information on adjoining and adjacent uses,
on a plan at a scale no less than 1. inch equals
100 feet, to indicate the relationship(s)
between the proposed development and
adjacent areas including, but not Iimited to:
existing land uses and their intensities;
densities, vehicular and pedestrian
circulation systems. blocks and lots, and
unique geographical features.
(d) Perspectives. isometrics, elevations and other
drawings illustrating proposed development.
(e) Any additional information specified by the
RTDIC at the pre -application conference to
evaluate the character and impact of the
proposed development.
(F) Final Review.
Final Review for development of the Brickell
Subzone. Following approval of the special
exception, final review for all or a portion of the
development, including phased development, shall
be made and approved administratively by the
RTDIC in accordance with the plans and documents
approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
The RTDIC review shall be guided by development
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standards established in this section. Applications to
modify a site plan approved pursuant to this section,
including applications to approve a subsequent phase
of apreviously-approved phased site plan, shall be
considered and acted upon administratively by the
RTDIC without the necessity of public hearing.
(2) In the event that the City representatives present do
not concur with approval of the application, the
decision of the RTDIC shall be for denial. The
affirmative vote of 9 members of the Board of
County Commissioners shall be required to reverse a
decision of denial by the RTDIC.
al Notice.
(a) Mailed notices of the RI'DIC Executive
Council meeting shall be accomplished by
placing in the United States mail a written
notice to all property owners of record, as
reflected on the Miami -Dade County
Property Appraiser's tax roll as updated,
within 500 feet of the subject property. Such
mailed notices shall contain general
information. including, but not limited to, the
date, time and place of the meeting, the
property's location (and street address. if
available). and nature of the application shall
be sent no sooner than 30 days and no later
than 20 days prior to the meeting.
The property shall be posted no later than 20
days prior to the meeting in a mariner
conspicuous to the public, by a sign or signs
containing infoiiiration including, but not
limited to, the applied for zoning action,
application number, and the time and place of
the public meeting. The property owner shall
be responsible for ensuring- that the sign is
maintained on the site until completion of the
public meeting and for removal of the sign
within two weeks following completion of
the public meeting.
(c) In addition, notice shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in Miami -
Dade County, as follows: a full legal notice,
to be published no later than 20 days and no
earlier than 30 days prior to the meeting, to
contain the date, time and place of the
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meeting, the property's location and street
address, if available.
Required Exhibits. The following exhibits must be
included with an application. It is provided, however,
that the Director of the Department shall have the
authority to waive any of the items because of the
nature or timing of the development or because the
information cannot be furnished at the time of this
review. The application shall be deemed complete if
all items in this subsection are included in the
application.
LW Master plan, at a scale of not less than 1 inch
equals 100 feet, which shall include the
following information:
(i) Lot lines and setbacks.
(ii) Proposed floor area of all permitted
uses.
(iii) Height, size, shape, and location of
existing and proposed buildings.
(iv) Location of off-street parking and
layouts showing number of parking
spaces required and provided.
(v) Proposed grades if significantly
altered.
(vi) Signage, street and lot lighting, and
street and lot furniture.
(vii) Total number of dwelling units and
hotel rooms, if applicable.
(viii) Location and amount of open space
required and provided.
ix Phase lines, if applicable.
(x) Figures indicating gross and net
acreage, and areas to be dedicated for
public rights -of -way.
(xi) Vehicular and pedestrian circulation
system, including blocks, streets,
major points of access into and out of
the development, pedestrian
crosswalks, medians, and on -street
p arki .
(xii) Location of pedestrian access points,
including connections to existing or
proposed bridges, roadways, or
sidewalk areas.
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(xiii) Location of loading facilities, waste
collection areas, and other service
areas.
(h) Floor plans and elevations of all structures,
including gross square footage of each floor,
Sections of major structures.
,(L11 Isometrics or perspectives of the proposed
development.
Landscape plan(s) in accordance with
Chapter 18(A), except as modified herein.
(f) Such other design data as may be specified to
satisfy a condition of approval of the Initial
Review.
Administrative Site plan development parameters. The
following development regulations shall apply to all
development within the sub -zone.
(1)
Parking The table below indicates minimum
parking for each type of use.
Use
Minimum Parking Requirements
Commercial/Retail, Restaurants, Bars, Convention
l . &spaces / 1000 SF
Halls and Showrooms
Office, Government. Institutional, Health Care
{16 spaces / 1000 SF
Facilities
Residential
0 spaces per unit
Hotels
0.3 spaces / room
Transit systems including Maintenance Facilities
0 spaces / 1000 SF (excluding
platform)
Other Uses
50% of the required parking indicated in
Section 33-124
To minimize adverse visual effects of the
structure(s), multi -story parking garages
facing public and private streets, rights -of -
way, and/or public open space shall use
screening methods, including, without
limitation: liner buildings; glazing; building
wall extensions; vertical planted walls;
berms; landscaping: architectural
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fenestration; sculpture; design features;
and/or other innovative screening methods.
02) Surface parking lots fronting streets shall be
located a minimum of 10 feet from the right-
of-way and screened at the 10-foot line with
a wall having a maximum height of 3'6". The
setback shall incorporate a combination of
hard-scape and landscape elements finished
to match the existing sidewalk.
(c) Mechanized parking shall be allowed and,
when provided, shall be exempt from the
provisions of Section 33-122. For the purpose
of this sub -zone, mechanized parking shall be
defined as a mechanism with vertical and
horizontal transport capability that provides
for automobile storage and retrieval. A
mechanized parking space shall be counted
toward the parking requirements of this
Section. Mechanized parking may not be
provided unless a queuing analysis is
submitted and approved during the
Administrative Site Plan Review process.
(d) Required off-street parking for uses located
within this Sub -zone may be located within
one mile of the boundaries of the sub -zone.
An applicant for approval of development
with off -site parking shall execute and record
in the public records of this County a
declaration of restrictions, approved by the
Director of the Department covenanting that
such development shall cease and terminate
upon the elimination of such parking area,
and that no development requiring such
parking shall be made of such property until
the required parking area is available and
provided.
c2,), Setbacks, cubic content, and lot size:
.(0a Due to the unique characteristics associated
with the high -density or high -intensity,
mixed -use developments contemplated for
this sub -zone, there shall be no minimum
setback from streets at grade and above the
eighth floor, interior/rear property lines, and
park rights -of -way.
{3)
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(b) There shall be no maximum or minimum
limitation on the size of a floor plate.
Ccl The minimum lot size required to develop
pursuant to these regulations is 32,000 square
feet,
Encroachments:
a Buildings and structures above the ground
floor may be built above colonnades and/or
encroach into street setbacks but shall not
extend into the public or private right-of-way
unless permitted by State law and approved
by the Miami -Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works or
successor agency ("DTPW") or by other
agency with authority over the right-of-way.
It is provided, however, that. to the extent
pernutted by State law and subject to the
approval of DTPW or other agency with
authority over the right-of-way, and for the
transportation purpose of providing a
connecting pedestrian or vehicular corridor,
the street may be covered above the first floor
with publicly -accessible structures
connecting buildings, including: platforms
fitted with trains and passenger waiting areas;
roofs; upper story terraces, pedestrian
bridges, and automobile bridges between
parking garages. Adequate clearance for
structures above streets shall he maintained.
(b) Cantilevered balconies, awnings, weather
protection elements and similar features with
adequate vertical clearance may encroach
into street rights -of -way but shall not extend
closer than six (6) inches from the curb face.
(4) Floor Area Ratio and lot coverage: The floor area
ratio, lot coverage, and maximum square footage of
buildings to be developed within the sub -zone shall
not be limited.
(5) Building Height: The maximum building height shall
• be the maximum allowed by the Federal Aviation
Administration.
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(6) Open Space: The minimum open space requirement
shall be 15 percent of the gross development arca.
Open space shall include parks, plazas, balconies,
terraces, courtyards, arcades/colonnades, pedestrian
paths. rooftop green spaces above buildings and
parking garages, and transit platform areas improved
for pedestrian comfort.
(7) Signs: Signs visible from public rights -of -way or
public areas shall comply with section 33-284.87 of
this Code, except that Class C signs may be permitted
in accordance with section 33-107 of this Code, The
signage plan submitted with the application for final
site plan review shall contain criteria, locations and
sizes of signs.
(8) Density: Residential density shall not exceed 500
units per gross acre.
(9) Architectural Expression: Building facades facing
public and private street rights -of -way or public open
space or both shall be a minimum 40 percent glazed.
Glazing is not required for building facades that face
the Metrorail or Metromover rights -of -way or for
above -grade parking garage structures that face
public and private street rights -of -way or public open
space; however, parking garages shall confofill to the
parkingstandards included herein. Blank walls facing
public and private street rights -of -way and public
open space shall be prohibited unless furnished with
some type of artistic expression, such as sculpture,
mosaic and similar features.
(10) Landscaping: Landscaping shall conform to the
standards set forth in section 18A-6, Code of Miami -
Dade County, as applicable to non-residential
development, with the following exceptions:
(a) A minimum of 30 trees per net acre of open
space shall be provided. Trees may be placed
in the lot, or in greens, squares, plazas and
street medians within or in close proximity to
this sub -zone. Lot trees shall have a
minimum 2-inch diameter at breast height.
(b). Street trees shall be planted at a maximum of
30 feet average on center, with a minimum 3-
inch diameter at breast height. Street trees
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shall be placed inside landscaped strips, tree
planters, and in medians in the right-of-way
or on private property where demonstrated to
be necessary due to right-of-way
obstructions, as determined by the
Department of Transportation and Public
Works or its successor Department or other
agency with jurisdiction.
(11) Service areas and mechanical equipment: Service
areas and fixtures shall be screened and located so as
not to be visible from public and private rights -of -
way or public open space. Mechanical equipment
installed on roofs shall be screened from view by
parapets or other architectural elements. Fixtures,
including but not limited to backflow preventers,
pumps, underground ventilation exhausts, and
electrical vaults, shall be located within or to the side
or rear of buildings; such fixtures shall not be located
within the street setback area. Backflow preventers
shall be shielded from view, as required by section
32-157(d).
(12) Alcoholic Beverages: The restrictions on premises
used for the sale of alcoholic beverages set forth in
chapter 33, article X of this code regarding hours and
days of sale, distance from other premises used for
the sale of alcoholic beverages, and distance from
schools or religious facilities shall not apply in this
sub -zone.
Plan Review Standards. The purpose of the plan review
standards is to encourage the creation of development within
the Brickell Subzone that is consistent with the intent and
purposes of these regulations, acts as a significant gateway
for and destination to the Brickell area, and facilitates its
future growth by designing and arranging buildings, public
open space, transit, and street circulation in a manner that
fosters around -the -clock pedestrian activity, serves the local
and regional transit demands of the community, contributes
to the urban revitalization of the City of Miami, and
encourages public service, infrastructure, or public benefit
components to address the needs of a growing population.
.(1) A mix of uses in the design of development projects
is encouraged to the maximum extent possible.
Mixed -use buildings, including, without limitation,
residential, commercial, office, hotel, and
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restaurants, are highly encouraged in combination
with transit and other governmental facilities.
(2) Developments shall provide direct pedestrian and
vehicular connections to the adj aeent block and street
network. Pedestrian crosswalks providing safe
passage from adjoining_ streets and blocks into the
development project of the sub -zone shall be
installed at street corners and, if practicable,
midblock locations. Crosswalks shall be
distinguished from other street elements by the use
of conspicuous materials, texture and color.
el Public open space in the form of plazas, squares,
greens, and landscaped areas shall be incorporated in
the design of all development projects at grade or on
above -grade surfaces. The public open spaces should
have a scale that is compatible and complementary
with the intensity of proposed development, and their
design should relate to the development's concept.
Landscaping, furniture, art, paved pedestrian paths,
and lighting, among other features, should be used to
enhance the open spaces pedestrian experience.
Consideration should be given to providing
landscaping in a manner that reduces the heat island
effect of the development on the urban environment.
(5) A11 new development shall strive to meet
certification standards from Florida Green Building
Coalition or a similar organization.
Developments shall be designed with a coordinated
outdoor lighting and signage systemthat is an
integral part of the project and compatible and
harmonious with existing and proposed development
in the sub -zone and with surrounding uses. Signage
should clearly indicate locations of, and guide
pedestrians and vehicles to, proposed parking areas,
transit facilities, permitted uses, and surrounding
activities and uses.
(7) Proposed building scale should be in harmony with
building scales allowed by applicable City of Miami
regulations for surrounding properties. Buildings and
their landscapes shall be built to the sidewalk edge in
a manner that frames the adjacent street to create
public space in the street corridor that is comfortable
and interesting, as well as safe for pedestrians.
Architectural elements at street level shall have
abundant fenestration, windows and doors and
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design elements that create interest for the
pedestrian.
L81 Proposed development in the sub -zone shall provide
connections via bridges, paths, sidewalks, or a
combination of such features to adjacent or nearby
Metrorail and Metrorover systems.
fll Platting. Separate parcels located within the sub -zone and
made subject to a unity of title or covenant in lieu of unity of
title shall not be deemed a subdivision and shall be exempt
from the platting requirements of chapter 28.
in Conflicts. The development review procedures, standards,
and criteria set forth in this section 33C-10 shall govern in
the event of conflicts with other zoning, subdivision, or
landscape regulations of the Miami -Dade County Code or
with the Miami -Dade County Public Works Manual.
(K) Arendrnents. At least six weeks prior to the scheduled public
hearing of any amendments to this section 33C-10, the
County shall mail or e-mail a copy of the proposed ordinance
to the City Clerk and the City Attorney of the City of Ivliami.
The communication to the City shall include the date of the
scheduled public hearing.«
Section 6. Section 33-314 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec. 33-314. Direct applications and appeals to the County
Commission.
(C) The County Commission shall have jurisdiction to directly
hear other applications as follows:
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(10) Upon application for, hear and decide appeals of
decisions of the Rapid Transit Developmental
Impact Committee pertaining to site plan approvals
and related zoning actions issued pursuant to Section
33C-2(D)(2)(d) and (2)(e) », section<< [[er
Section]] 33C-9 », or section 33C-10« [[of the
Code of Miami Dade County]].
Section 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 8. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and
be made a part of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may
be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be
changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.
Section 9. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of
enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override
by this Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED:
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency:
Prepared by:
Dennis A. Kerbel
Prime Sponsor: Chairman Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.
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