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CITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET
File ID: 7885
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION
PROPORTIONAL DRIVEWAY WIDTH REGULATIONS FOR LOW
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE:
proportional driveway width regulations for low density residential properties.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on October 7,
2020, by a vote of 7-0.
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Ordinance
Enactment Number:13946
File Number: 7885Final Action Date: 11/19/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION
PROPORTIONAL DRIVEWAY WIDTH REGULATIONS FOR LOW
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
October 7, 2020 following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-20 -
037by a vote of seven to zero (7 0) Item No. 2, recommending approval of the proposed
Miami 21 Code text amendment; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114
as
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code seeksto minimize the impact of automobile parking and
driveways on the pedestrian environment and adjacent properties, especially within low density
residential areas; and
WHEREAS, for pedestrian and vehicular safety, it is important to minimize conflicts
created by driveways as they enfront residential streets; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to minimize off-street parking adjacent to a thoroughfare front;
and
WHEREAS, it is best to accommodate vehicles on-site and avoid parking spillover onto
public rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, larger lots can proportionately accommodate ampler driveways while
retaining the desirable pervious and landscaped areas appropriate for low density residential
areas;and
WHEREAS, the
recommendations as to this proposed text amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held a public hearing on the proposed text
amendment; and
WHEREAS, theCity Commission has considered whether the proposed text amendment
will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami ComprehensiveNeighborhoodPlan
, the Miami 21 Code, and other Cityof Miamiregulations; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for
the proposed text amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the
passage of the proposed text amendment necessary;
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. Article 5 of the Miami 21 Code is further amended in the following
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particulars:
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SECTION 5.3.4 PARKING STANDARDS (T3)
a. Vehicular parking shall be required as shown in Article 4, Tables 4 and 5.
b. Parking may be accessed by an Alley when such is available.
c. Covered parking and garages and at least fifty percent (50%) of required parking shall be
located within the Second and Third Layers as shown in Article 4, Table 8; in T3-R and T3-L a
maximum thirty percent (30%) of the width of the Facade may be covered parking or garage. In
T3-O covered parking and garages shall be a maximum sixty percent (60%) of the width of the
façade. Covered parking and garages shall align with or be set back from the Facade.
Driveways and drop-offs including parking may be located within the First Layer.
d. The maximum width at the Property Line of a Driveway on a Frontage shall be twelve (12)
feet for T3-R and T3-L and twenty (20) feet for T3-O. For Lots exceeding fifty (50) feet width on
a Frontage which provide a single access point, the maximum Driveway width at the Property
Line shall be twenty percent (20%) of the Property Line not to exceed twenty (20) feet. Two
separate Driveways on one Lot shall have a minimum separation of twenty (20) feet in T3-R and
T3-L only.
e. Tandem Parking on site is encouraged.
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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 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 Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which
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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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Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoptionand
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signature by the Mayor.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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