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File ID: 6930
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL
REGULATIONS," TO DISALLOW PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITIES IN A
"T5," URBAN CENTER ZONE, AND "T6," URBAN CORE ZONE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE: This will amend Article 6, Table 13, entitled "Supplemental Regulations" to disallow
Public Storage Facilities in the T5 - Urban Center Zone and T6 —Urban Core Zone.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on January 15, 2020,
by a vote of 8-0.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:13906
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 6930 Final Action Date: 6/11/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO
DISALLOW PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITIES IN A "T5," URBAN CENTER
ZONE, AND "T6," URBAN CORE ZONE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City of Miami ("City") adopted Ordinance No.
13114 as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, Public Storage Facilities are generally designed with a lack of architectural
diversity and inactive ground floors; and
WHEREAS, Public Storage Facilities have been detrimental to commercial corridors;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board at its meeting on January 15,
2020, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-20-005 by a vote
of eight to zero (8-0), Item No. PZAB. 6, recommending approval to amend Article 6, Table 13,
titled "Supplemental Regulations", to disallow Public Storage Facilities in "T5," Urban Center
Transect Zones, and "T6," Urban Core Transect Zones; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed change will
further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, the
Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, due consideration has been given to the need and justification for the
proposed change, including changed conditions that make the passage of the proposed change
necessary;
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 Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami 21 Code is hereby further amended by modifying Article 6, Table
13 in the following particulars:1
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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"ARTICLE 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
TABLE 13.
T5 - URBAN CENTER ZONE - OPEN
DENSITY
(UPA)
T5 —URBAN CENTER ZONE
RESTRICTED
LIMITED
OPEN
65 UNITS PER ACRE
65 UNITS PER
ACRE
65 UNITS PER ACRE
PUBLIC
Allowed by Warrant and
STORAGE
subject to the following
FACILITY
additional requirements:
Minimum distance
requirement of 2,500
feet radius between
facility and
proposed
another existing facility.
Waiver for reduction in
distance requirement is
not
permissible.
Public Storage Facilities
shall have floor
ground
retail along
principal
frontage. A minimum of
50% of the
proposed
floor retail shall
ground
be to the
unrelated
Public Storage Facility.
The maximum size of
any individual storage
rental space shall bo
00 square feet.
Controlled acce-s and
adequate security
surveillance shall be
throughout
provided
facility.
Any boat or
vehicle
stored in these facilities
shall not exceed an
overall length of 25 feet
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DENSITY
(UPA)
and shall be stored
within a completely
enclosed and vventilated
Structure.
Hours of operation shall
be limited to 5:00 am to
11:00 pm.
T6 —URBAN CORE ZONE
RESTRICTED
LIMITED
OPEN
150 UNITS
PER
150 UNITS
PER
150-1,000
UNITS
PER
ACRE*
ACRE*
ACRE*
PUBLIC
Allowed by Warrant and
STORAGE
subject to the following
FACILITY
additional requirements:
Minimum distancc
requirement of 2,500
feet radius between
facility and
proposed
another existing facility
within any T5 or T6
Zone.
Waiver for reduction in
distance requircmcnt it)
not
permissible.
Public Storage Facilitic&
shall have floor
ground
retail along
principal
frontage. A minimum of
50% of the
proposed
floor retail shall
ground
be to tho
unrclatcd
Public Storage Facility.
The maximum size of
any individual storage
rental spacc shall be
/1 00 square feet.
Controlled acce-c and
adequate security
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surveillancc shall be
provided throughout
facility.
Any boat or vehicic
stored in these fates
shall not exceed an
overall length of 25 feet
and shall be stored
within an enclosed and
ventilated Structure.
Hours of operation shall
be limited to 5:00 am to
11:00 pm.
*„
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance should not be
affected.
Section 4. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Miami 21 Code, which provisions may be renumbered
or realtered and that the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. Notwithstanding the passage of Ordinance No. 13888 on January 23, 2020
imposing a moratorium on new applications for zoning entitlements and building permits for
Public Storage Facilities ("Moratorium"), vested rights that accrued for a Public Storage Facility
from an application for a zoning entitlement or building permit submitted prior to the imposition
of the Zoning in Progress and Moratorium shall be recognized.
Section 6. Any legal non -conforming Public Storage Facilities must comply with all of
the regulations in place at the time of issuance of the zoning entitlement.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption by the City Commission.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 1/13/2020
ndez, City Attor
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.
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