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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Commission Fact SheetCITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET File ID: 4540 Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE CLOSURE, VACATION, ABANDONMENT, AND DISCONTINUANCE FOR PUBLIC USE A STREET LOCATED AT NORTHEAST 14 TERRACE BETWEEN BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AN INCORPORATED, PURSUANT TO SECTION 55-15(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. LOCATION: Approximately NE 14 Ter between Biscayne Blvd and N Bayshore Dr. [Commissioner Ken Russell - District 2] APPLICANT(S): Vicky Leiva, Esquire, on behalf of Resorts World Miami, LLC and Miami -Dade County PURPOSE: This will close, vacate, abandon and discontinue the public use of a Street. FIN DING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval with conditions. PLAT & STREET COMMITTEE: Recommended approval with conditions on September 25, 2017, by a vote of 6 — 0. PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval with conditions on June 6, 2018, byavote of4-3. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-18-0426 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 4540 Final Action Date:9/27/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE CLOSURE, VACATION, ABANDONMENT, AND DISCONTINUANCE FOR PUBLIC USE A STREET LOCATED AT NORTHEAST 14 TERRACE BETWEEN BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AN INCORPORATED, PURSUANT TO SECTION 55-15(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Resorts World Miami, LLC and Miami -Dade County (collectively, "Applicant") submitted an application to the City of Miami ("City") for the vacation and closure of a street located at Northeast 14 Terrace between Biscayne Boulevard and North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida ("Street"), as more particularly described in Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the Street lies within the limits of the approved Awana Forest Tentative Plat #1904; and WHEREAS, the City's Department of Resilience and Public Works and the Plat and Street Committee ("PSC") have reviewed the subject vacation and closure and determined that it will not affect pedestrian or vehicular traffic circulation or access for public service; and WHEREAS, at its meeting held on September 25, 2017, the PSC reviewed the Street closure application and determined it complied with the required findings for a closure and that all technical requirements had been met; and WHEREAS, the PSC, pursuant to the requirements of Section 55-15 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), considered the request for vacation and closure of the Street and recommended approval with conditions by a vote of six to zero (6 - 0); and WHEREAS, the City's Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on June 6, 2018, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-18-031 by a vote of four to three (4 - 3), recommending approval with conditions of the vacation and closure of the Street as presented; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to grant the vacation and closure of the Street and deems it advisable to do so; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Street, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A", is closed, vacated, abandoned, and discontinued for public use. Section 3. The closure, vacation, abandonment, and discontinuance for public use of a portion of the Street must comply with the following conditions: a) The Applicant, owner, or their successor must meet all applicable development standards identified in the Ordinance No. 13114, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida and all other applicable local, County, State, and Federal regulations. b) A building permit, including phased permits, will not be issued on the property being platted until the final plat is recorded or as authorized pursuant to Section 55-10 of the City Code. c) A Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of Use, Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, or Temporary Certificate of Use shall only be issued after all the required subdivision improvements have been completed. d) The Applicant, owner, or their successor shall comply with the conditions of approval stated for the Awana Forest Tentative Plat #1904 in a letter dated October 10, 2017 issued by the Department of Resilience and Public Works. Section 4. The approval of the requested vacation and closure shall be valid for a period of four (4) years and shall remain independent of the referenced tentative plat during this period. Section 5. The approved final plat must be recorded within the four (4) year approval period of the requested vacation and closure. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, ity Attor ey 9/17/2018 1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.