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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-13923City of Miami Ordinance 13923 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 7577 Final Action Date: 9/24/2020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "D1", WORK PLACE DISTRICT TRANSECT ZONE, TO "T6-12-0", URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 690 NORTHWEST 13 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the property located at 690 Northwest 13 Street, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated ("Property"), is presently zoned "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone on the Zoning Atlas of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"); and WHEREAS, KTLC Biscayne, LLC ("Applicant") has submitted a request to the City of Miami ("City") to change the zoning classification of the Property from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-12-0", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open; and WHEREAS, the Applicant submitted a companion application (ePlan File ID PZ-19- 4927) to change the future land use designation of the Property on the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP") from "Light Industrial" to "Restricted Commercial"; and WHEREAS, the Property is generally bounded on the east by Northwest 7th Avenue, on the north by Northwest 14th Street, on the east by Booker T. Washington High School, and on the south by a driveway and the Metrorail and is approximately 122,192 square feet (2.81 acres) in size; and WHEREAS, the Property is currently developed with a large single -story warehouse and a smaller single story out -building; and WHEREAS, the Property is currently contaminated from a prior occupant that warehoused and sold industrial chemicals; and WHEREAS, the current zoning of the Property, "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, has seen recently reduced demand for development, evidenced by an uptick in rezoning applications away from that category; and WHEREAS, a rezoning from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-12-0", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open, may increase the likelihood of redevelopment, and subsequent remediation of the Property's contamination; and City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File ID: 7577 (Revision:) Printed On: 5/6/2025 File ID: 7577 Enactment Number: 13923 WHEREAS, the Property is located east of Northwest 7th Avenue, a Transit Corridor, and the Property is within the Transit Oriented Development ("TOD") originating from the Culmer Metrorail station; and WHEREAS, a Transit Corridor is an area that is radius from a thoroughfare served by one (1) or more mass transit routes with transit vehicles operating with an average of ten (10) minute headways between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. and a TOD is defined as proximate to a fixed rail transit stop; and WHEREAS, due to its inclusion within a Transit Corridor and a TOD, the Property is well - served by mass transportation and well positioned to absorb additional residential density and intensity; and WHEREAS, impact on the surrounding community will be minimized due to a high concentration of surrounding neighborhood -serving Uses and mass transportation accessibility; and WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8.a.3. and Section 7.1.2.8.f.2 of the Miami 21 Code provides that a change to the Miami 21 Atlas may be made only to the next Transect Zone and shall maintain the goals of the Miami 21 Code to preserve neighborhoods and to provide transitions in intensity and Building Height; and WHEREAS, the City's Planning Department reviewed the application and found that both the requested zoning change from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-12-0", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open, is successional; WHEREAs, the City's Planning Department has determined that a zoning change from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-8-O", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open, which is also successional, would yield the most coherent development pattern given the adjacent neighborhood and zoning context; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2020, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at a duly noticed public hearing, considered PZAB Item No. 4 and passed Resolution No. PZAB-R- 20-019 by a vote of seven to two (7-2), recommending approval to the City Commission of the proposed zoning change from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-12-0", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open ; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and all other City regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the proposed zoning change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the propose zoning change necessary; and WHEREAS, the proposed zoning change furthers the goals and objectives of the MCNP; and WHEREAS, the proposed zoning change furthers the goals of the Miami 21 Code centered on focused growth around transit and preservation of neighborhoods through transitions in intensity and building height; and City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File ID: 7577 (Revision:) Printed on: 5/6/2025 File ID: 7577 Enactment Number: 13923 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 inhabitants to approve this amendment to the Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code, as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 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 City Commission approves the amendment to the Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code by changing the zoning classification from "D1", Work Place District Transect Zone, to "T6-12-0", Urban Core Transect Zone — Open, for the property located at approximately 690 Northwest 13 Street, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated. 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. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second reading and adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to Section 163.3184(12), Florida Statutes and Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Attor ey 7/13/2020 1 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 Page 3 of 3 File ID: 7577 (Revision:) Printed on: 5/6/2025