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File ID: 4237
Title:
MAY BE WITHDRAWN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"); MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3,
SECTION 3.6, TITLED "OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS", TO
ALLOW PARKING FACILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL AND SUBORDINATE TO A
PRINCIPAL USE IN CERTAIN T5, "URBAN CENTER ZONE," OR T6, "URBAN CORE
ZONE," TO BE PROVIDED ON AN ABUTTING PROPERTY IN A T3, "SUB -URBAN
ZONE," IF THE PARKING FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN AN AUXILIARY PARKING
AREA AND SATISFY OTHER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR AREAS ON CORAL
WAY, BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE
BY PROCESS OF EXCEPTION; 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 allow parking facilities that are incidental and subordinate to a principal use
in certain T5 or T6 Transect Zones to be provided on an abutting property in a T3 Transect
Zone if they are located in an auxiliary parking area and satisfy other specific conditions for
areas on Coral Way between Southwest 27th Avenue and Southwest 17th Avenue by process of
Exception.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended denial on September 5, 2018,
by a vote of 8-0.
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City of Miami
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File Number: 4237 Final Action Date: 6/25/2020
MAY BE WITHDRAWN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"); MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3,
SECTION 3.6, TITLED "OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS", TO
ALLOW PARKING FACILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL AND SUBORDINATE TO A
PRINCIPAL USE IN CERTAIN T5, "URBAN CENTER ZONE," OR T6, "URBAN CORE
ZONE," TO BE PROVIDED ON AN ABUTTING PROPERTY IN A T3, "SUB -URBAN
ZONE," IF THE PARKING FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN AN AUXILIARY PARKING
AREA AND SATISFY OTHER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR AREAS ON CORAL
WAY, BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE
BY PROCESS OF EXCEPTION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Miami, Florida, was adopted as the City of Miami's ("City") Zoning Ordinance ("Miami 21
Code"); and
WHEREAS, Article 3, Section 3.6 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Off -Street Parking and
Loading Standards", codifies Off -Street Parking regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code currently precludes utilizing properties in T3, "Sub -
Urban Zone," to satisfy the parking requirement of abutting properties in T5, "Urban Center
Zone," or T6, "Urban Core Zone;" and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty percent (20%) of properties in T6, "Urban Core Zone,"
in the City abut properties in T3, "Sub -Urban Zone;" and
WHEREAS, providing parking for uses of a property in T5, "Urban Center Zone," or T6,
"Urban Core Zone," in an abutting T3, "Sub -Urban Zone," can be responsibly achieved through
the establishment of criteria sensitive to the form of T3, "Sub -Urban Zone;" and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
September 5, 2018, following an advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-18-038
by a vote of eight to zero (8-0), recommending denial of this item to the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has taken public comment on this matter and analyzed
the matter justifying the change as hereinafter set forth; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its residents to amend
the Miami 21 Code as hereinafter set forth;
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 Miami 21 Code is hereby amended by making modifications to Article 3
in the following particulars:1
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ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
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3.6 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
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3.6.1 Off-street Parking Standards
f. New parking facilities that are incidental and subordinate to a principal Use in certain T5 or T6
Transect Zones may be provided on an abutting property in a T3 Transect Zone if the parking
facilities are located in an auxiliary Parking Area and comply with the following criteria:
1. The property in the T3 Transect Zone and the property in the T5 or T6 Transect Zone
are joined by a Unity of Title or Covenant in Lieu of Unity of Title.
2. The parking facilities on the property in the T3 Transect Zone shall only be accessible
through the property in the T5 or T6 Transect Zone or through an Alley.
3. There is a preference for Underground Parking and if the parking facility proposed on
the property in the T3 Transect Zone is not fully underground, the applicant shall state
the reason in the application.
4. Any Parking Structure built on the property in the T3 Transect Zone will require a
residential liner within the T3 Transect Zone portion of the property. Fifty percent (50%)
or more of the linear footage in the T3 Transect Zone must be lined with Residential
Uses.
5. Any Parking Structure built on the property in the T3 Transect Zone shall conform to
the form based standards of the T3 Transect Zone with the following provisions:
a. Parking Structure may only be in the Third Layer.
b. Parking Structures need not comply with side or rear Setbacks.
c. Residential Uses must comply with side Setbacks.
d. Residential facade widths must match adjacent T3 Transect Zone.
e. Parking levels must be visually screened in order to account for privacy of the
surrounding T3 Transect Zone.
f. Landscape in the First and Second Layer must visually screen parking from the
surrounding T3 Transect Zone.
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 an
unchanged material.
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q.15% minimum Greenspace is required.
h. A roof or landscaped trellis is required on the top level of a Parking Structure.
i. A minimum seven foot parapet wall is required on the top level of Parking
Structure.
6. No parking shall be provided on the unified site in excess of the required minimum
parking as set forth in this Code or Chapter 35 of the City Code, as applicable.
7. Approval of parking facilities pursuant to this Section shall be by process of Exception.
8. Auxiliary Parking Areas shall be limited to Coral Way between Southwest 27th
Avenue and Southwest 17th Avenue.
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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 shall 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 relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
end" ez, City )ttor ey 2/15/2019
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: 4237 (Revision: A) Printed On: 5/2/2025