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Home My WebLink AboutTab 1 - Letter of Intent (Comp Plan) (OBSOLETE)akerman August 2, 2018 Via Hand Delivery Mr. Francisco Garcia, Planning Director City of Miami 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor Miami, FL 33130 Neisen O. Kasdin Akerman LLP Three Brickell City Centre 98 Southeast Seventh Street Suite 1100 Miami, FL 33131 T: 305 374 5600 F: 305 374 5095 RE: Second Updated Letter of Intent — Comprehensive Plan (FLUM) Amendment for Certain Parcels in the Magic City Innovation District Special Area Plan Dear Mr. Garcia: Akerman LLP is land use counsel to MCD Miami, LLC and its affiliate co -applicants (collectively, the "Applicant"), the owners or contract purchasers of thirty-seven (37) abutting parcels located on the site of the former Magic City trailer park and in the surrounding warehouse district, all of which are proposed to be included in the Magic City Innovation District Special Area Plan (the "Magic City SAP"). On January 12, 2018, the Applicant submitted formal applications to the City of Miami ("City") for (i) the Magic City SAP (the "SAP Application"), with (ii) a companion Comprehensive Plan (FLUM) Amendment application to amend the future land use ("FLUM") designations of multiple Magic City SAP parcels from their current FLUM designations to Restricted Commercial (this "Comp. Plan Application"). Since the Applicant's January 12, 2018 filing, there has been extensive collaboration with City planning and zoning staff and the local community to refine the SAP Application and the proposed development program for the Magic City SAP. Specifically regarding this Comp. Plan Application, City planning and zoning staff have requested that the Applicant modify this Comp. Plan Application to request a FLUM designation change to General Commercial, rather than Restricted Commercial, in order to preserve the potential for various light industrial uses within the subject areas of the Magic City SAP. In light of the foregoing, the Applicant is respectfully submitting the enclosed updated Comp. Plan Application for thirty (30) of the thirty-seven (37) total Magic City SAP parcels to amend their current FLUM designations to General Commercial, instead of the Applicant's prior request to Restricted Commercial. The specific parcels subject of this Comp. Plan Application (collectively, the "SAP FLUM Parcels") are detailed on Exhibit A hereto. Description of the SAP FLUM Parcels The SAP FLUM Parcels comprise approximately 16.08 acres out of an approximate total of 17.75 acres for the entire Magic City SAP area, thus being a clear majority of the land included in the Magic City SAP. The locations of the specific SAP FLUM Parcels within the overall Magic City SAP area are illustrated on the aerial map at Exhibit B hereto. akerman.com Magic City Innovation District SAP — FLUM Amendment August 2, 2018 Page 2 FLUM Amendment Required for a Mixed -Use, Innovation -Oriented Urban Campus The mixed -use, innovation -oriented urban campus envisioned for the Magic City SAP, as described in detail in the companion SAP Application, will require the specific FLUM amendments to the SAP FLUM Parcels described in detail on Exhibit A (i.e., amending the existing Light Industrial or Medium Density Restricted Commercial designations, as applicable, for the SAP FLUM Parcels to be designated as General Commercial). The FLUM amendments requested herein are both consistent with and in furtherance of Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (MCNP) policies promoting mixed -use infill development, sustainability, resiliency, walkability and connectivity near existing and future transit hubs, and the development of centralized public open spaces and civic spaces within private development projects. As highlighted in the SAP Application, the Magic City SAP envisions the development of substantial centralized public open and civic spaces to serve residents and visitors of the proposed mixed - use, innovation -oriented urban campus, along with extensive pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and a potential future commuter rail station to serve the area. In addition, the enclosed Kimley Horn traffic study prepared specifically for this Comp. Plan Application concludes that traffic generation in a maximum development potential scenario under the new General Commercial FLUM designations proposed for the SAP FLUM Parcels would not adversely impact the City's required levels of service for the affected public rights -of -way. Furthermore, the maximum development potential under the General Commercial FLUM designations proposed herein for the SAP FLUM Parcels will never even be reached because, as described in detail in the companion SAP Application, the Magic City SAP development program limits future development to a level significantly below the general potential maximum development capacity that would be available under the standard General Commercial FLUM designation. Conclusion Enclosed please find a complete updated Comp Plan Application package for the SAP FLUM Parcels, including all required supporting materials. This Comp Plan Application should be viewed as a companion application to the full SAP Application for the Magic City SAP being considered concurrently herewith. We look forward to continuing to work with the City on this Comp Plan Application, and on the overall SAP Application for the Magic City SAP. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding this letter or the enclosed materials. Neisen O. Kasdin Enclosures cc: Devin Cejas Jacqueline Ellis Sue Trone David Snow Joe Eisenberg Tamara Frost T. Spencer Crowley III, Esq. Steven J. Wernick, Esq. EXHIBIT A Magic City Innovation District Parcels Requiring FLUM Change to "General Commercial" Address Folio Current FLUM Designation Proposed FLUM Designation 240 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0160 Light Industrial General Commercial 6001 NE 2nd Avenue 01-3218-015-0210 Split between Medium Density Restricted Commercial & Restricted Commercial Split between General Commercial & Restricted Commercial 352 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0060 Light Industrial General Commercial 372 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0080 Light Industrial General Commercial 382 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0190 Light Industrial General Commercial 6300 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-020-0330 Light Industrial General Commercial 401 NE 62nd Street 01-3218-014-0030 Light Industrial General Commercial 300 NE 62nd Street 01-3218-015-0770 Light Industrial General Commercial 301 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0771 Light Industrial General Commercial 320 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0030 Light Industrial General Commercial 270 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0200 Light Industrial General Commercial 334 NE 60th Street 01-3218-016-0140 Light Industrial General Commercial 350 NE 60th Street 01-3218-016-0150 Light Industrial General Commercial 250 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0180 Light Industrial General Commercial 262 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0170 Light Industrial General Commercial 6380 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-020-0321 Light Industrial General Commercial 6301 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-020-0361 Light Industrial General Commercial 415 NE 62nd Street 01-3218-047-0010 Light Industrial General Commercial 365 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0730 Light Industrial General Commercial 298 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0100 Light Industrial General Commercial 300 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0010 Light Industrial General Commercial 310 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0020 Light Industrial General Commercial 340 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0040 Light Industrial General Commercial 371 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0720 Light Industrial General Commercial 6350 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-020-0320 Light Industrial General Commercial 353 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0740 Light Industrial General Commercial 288 NE 61st Street 01-3218-022-0090 Light Industrial General Commercial 370 NE 60th Street 01-3218-016-0180 Light Industrial General Commercial 5972 & 5974 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-089-0010; 01-3218-089-0020 Light Industrial General Commercial 5952 NE 4th Avenue 01-3218-016-0200 Light Industrial General Commercial Magic City Innovation District Parcels Not Requiring FLUM Change Address Folio Current FLUM Designation Proposed FLUM Designation 6041 NE 2nd Avenue 01-3218-015-0140 Restricted Commercial Same 228 NE 61st Street 01-3218-015-0150 Restricted Commercial Same 200 NE 62nd Street 01-3218-066-0010 Restricted Commercial Same 6200 NE 4th Court 01-3218-024-0200 Light Industrial Same 6210 NE 4th Court 01-3218-024-0180 Light Industrial Same 296 NE 60th Street 01-3218-016-0100 Light Industrial Same 270 NE 60th Street 01-3218-016-0070 Light Industrial Same EXHIBIT B to LOI Magic City Innovation District SAP - FLUM Amendment City of Miami, FL Aerial Map: FLUM Changes = SAP Boundary = FLUM Change Parcel • 0 115 1111111111116 if4