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File ID: #8121
Ordinance
Second Reading
Sponsored by: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DELETING CHAPTER 14,
ARTICLE II, DIVISION 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT/DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT/DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE", AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 54 OF CITY CODE, TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS"; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY CREATING A NEW ARTICLE X, TITLED "PEDESTRIAN
PRIORITY ZONES", ESTABLISHING THE LITTLE HAVANA PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY
ZONE; SETTING BOUNDARIES, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR PEDESTRIAN
COMFORT AND SAFETY, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ARTICLE SHALL GOVERN
IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICTS; FURTHER RECODIFYING AND RENUMBERING
THE SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN
PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 13949
File Number: 8121 Final Action Date: 12/10/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DELETING CHAPTER 14,
ARTICLE II, DIVISION 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT/DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT/DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE", AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 54 OF CITY CODE, TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS"; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY CREATING A NEW ARTICLE X, TITLED "PEDESTRIAN
PRIORITY ZONES", ESTABLISHING THE LITTLE HAVANA PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY
ZONE; SETTING BOUNDARIES, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR PEDESTRIAN
COMFORT AND SAFETY, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ARTICLE SHALL GOVERN
IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICTS; FURTHER RECODIFYING AND RENUMBERING
THE SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN
PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan promotes neighborhoods
served by mass transit and characterized by mixed -use development and a pedestrian -friendly
environment; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2014, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13426
creating a Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone to promote safety, health, amenity, economic
vitality, and general welfare by creating pedestrian -friendly standards for the design of rights -of -
way within the boundaries of the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-20-
0351 directing the City Administration to present an ordinance to create a similar Little Havana
Pedestrian Priority Zone; and
WHEREAS, Little Havana has the highest number of pedestrian crashes in the Miami -
Dade County according to the Florida Department of Vehicle and Highway Safety crash data
provided by the Florida Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, according to the Smart Growth for America's 2019 study, Dangerous by
Design, "...while traffic deaths impact every community in the United States, states and
metropolitan areas across the southern continental United States, older adults, people of color,
and people walking in low-income communities bear a higher share of this harm"; and
WHEREAS, pedestrian priority zones are a tool to make safety improvements for
pedestrians, especially children and seniors who are more likely to be hit by cars; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") received a six -year grant of $3.75M from the
Health Foundation of South Florida to create Live Healthy Little Havana to increase health for
Little Havana residents; and
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WHEREAS, the initial need to develop a pedestrian priority zone for Little Havana was
first identified in the City's 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for Little Havana; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the City, MHCP COLAB and Healthy Little Havana with
grant funding from the Health Foundation of South Florida created a Pedestrian Priority Zone
Needs Assessment and Recommendations for Little Havana ("Needs Assessment"), attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Needs Assessment was funded through the grant to create four (4)
pedestrian zones within one quarter (1/4) mile of four (4) main schools in the City's Little
Havana neighborhood to make it safer for children and parents to walk to school; and
WHEREAS, these zones support the Safe Routes to Schools traffic safety plans for
Riverside Elementary School, Citrus Grove Elementary School, and Citrus Grove Middle School
and complement the Safe Routes to Schools safety improvement projects for the Citrus Grove
area and Riverside Elementary School which are currently under construction with planned
completion at the end of 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that establishment of a Little Havana Pedestrian
Priority Zone within which enhanced pedestrian comfort and safety standards for the design of
all public rights -of -way will promote the safety, health, amenity, economic vitality, and general
welfare of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes for the Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone for
Downtown Miami to continue in its current form notwithstanding its renumbering and change of
location in the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code");
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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in the Section.
Section 2. Chapter 14, Article II, Division 3 of the City Code, titled "Downtown
Development/Downtown District/Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone", is repealed in its entirety.
Section 3. Chapter 54 of the City Code,titled "Streets and Sidewalks", is amended in the
following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE X. RESERVEDPEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONES
Sec. 54-371 - Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone - Established; Boundaries.
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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There is hereby created a Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone ("DPPZ"), the boundaries of
which shall be concurrent with the boundaries of the Downtown Development Authority as
described in Section 14-27 of the City Code.
Sec. 54-372. Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone - Standards.
DPPZ standards for pedestrian comfort and safety are hereby established to account for the
exceptional urban context of downtown Miami; to safeguard its unique relationship between land
use and multi -modal transportation infrastructure; and to promote safety, health, amenity,
economic vitality, and general welfare within the DPPZ. All public rights -of -way within the DPPZ
shall, subject to Section 54-375 of the City Code:
(1) Provide a minimum six foot (6') unobstructed pedestrian path at all sidewalks;
(2) Provide perpendicular curb ramps at all intersections;
(3) Provide marked crosswalks at all intersections at all four (4) corners and mid -block
crosswalks at blocks greater than four hundred feet (400');
(4) Provide pre -timed fixed signals at all traffic controlled intersections with a minimum of
one (1) second of crossing time for every two and eight -tenths feet (2.8') of street width;
(5) Provide driving lane widths of no more than ten feet (10'), turning lanes of no more
than twelve feet (12'), and sharrow lanes of no more than twelve feet (12');
(6) Provide sidewalk bulb -outs extending at least twenty feet (20') from crosswalks in
either direction at all street intersections and curb radii not exceeding fifteen feet (15');
(7) Provide broad spectrum (white) mid -block street lighting that ensures a consistent
and uniform distribution of illumination on all sidewalks;
(8) Provide continuous shade tree canopy on all sidewalks with widths ten feet (10') or
greater; where sidewalks are less than ten feet wide (10'), require adjacent buildings to
have canopies, overhangs, and/or other architectural devices that provide shade onto
the sidewalk area;
(9) Be designed to and posted at a maximum speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour
("25mph"); and
(10) Prohibit "right turn on red" at all intersections.
Sec. 54-373 — Little Havana Pedestrian Priority Zone, Subzones, and Greenways — Established;
Boundaries.
(a) There is hereby created a Little Havana Pedestrian Priority Zone ("LHPPZ"), the subzones of
which collectively comprise the LHPPZ as follows:
(1) Citrus Grove Subzone - An area bounded by Northwest 23rd Avenue to the west,
Northwest 19th Avenue to the east, Northwest 6th Street to the north, and Northwest 1st
Terrace to the south.
(2) Riverside Subzone - An area bounded by West Flagler Street to the north, Southwest
5th Street to the south, Southwest 14th Avenue to the west, and Southwest 9th Avenue
to the east.
(3) Riverside Park/Jose Marti Park - An area bounded by Southwest 1st Street to the
north, Southwest 6th Street to the south, Southwest 8th Avenue to the west, and
Southwest 4th Avenue to the east.
(4) Miami Senior High School - An area bounded by Southwest 27th Avenue to the west,
Southwest 22nd Avenue to the east, Southwest 3rd Street to the south, and West
Flagler Street to the north.
(b) The following streets within the following respective LHPPZ subzone are designated as Little
Havana Greenways:
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(1) Citrus Grove: Northwest 19th Avenue, Northwest 3rd Street, and Northwest 6th
Street.
(2) Riverside: Southwest 13th Avenue, Southwest 10th Avenue, Southwest 3rd Street,
and Southwest 1st Street.
(3) Riverside Park/Jose Marti Park: Southwest 9th Avenue, Southwest 4th Avenue,
Southwest 2nd Street, and Southwest 5th Street.
(4) Miami Senior High School: Southwest 25th Avenue, Southwest 22nd Avenue,
Northwest 2nd Street, and Southwest 3rd Street.
Sec. 54-374. Little Havana Pedestrian Priority Zone Standards.
The following standards shall govern rights -of -way in the LHPPZ subject to Section 54-375 of
the City Code:
(a) Upon reconstruction of any Little Havana Greenway, as described above, include the
following:
(1) Crosswalks with perpendicular curb ramps and detectable warning strips at all
four (4) crossings.
(2) Trees at least thirty feet (30') on center.
(3) Paint to change turning radii to twenty feet (20') or fifteen feet (15') or build
curb extensions.
(4) Painted and striped parking lanes.
(b) Improve intersections for roadway collectors to include:
(1) High -emphasis crosswalks at all four (4) crossings if none exist.
(2) Adding perpendicular curb ramps with detectable warning strips.
(3) Using paint to change turning radii to twenty feet (20') or fifteen feet (15') or
build curb extensions for intersections with greenways only.
(c) Improve pedestrian signals at existing signalized intersections. All existing signalized
intersections shall have:
(1) Pedestrian signals.
(2) Leading pedestrian intervals or adjusted signal timing for children.
(3) Pedestrian countdowns on all signal heads.
(d) Initiate "no right tums on red" for turning movement towards schools at signalized
intersections during school hours.
(e) Study opportunities for mid -block crossings on established routes to schools:
(1) For roadway segments that are more than three hundred feet (300') from the
nearest traffic signals.
(2) To include pedestrian refuge islands.
(3) On painted islands that can be converted to pedestrian refuge islands when
not in conflict with driveways.
(f) Maintenance standards are:
(1) Restriping crosswalks that are faded.
(2) Restriping faded stop lines.
(3) Replacing missing or faded school zone signs.
(4) Replanting empty curb extension planters.
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(g) Install 25mph speed limit signs on residential streets.
Sec. 54-375. Conflicts with other chapters and regulations.
Within any pedestrian priority zone, this Article shall govern in the event of conflicts with:
(a) other provisions of the City Code,
(b) the City's engineering standards as defined in Section 54-1 of the City Code,
(c) to the extent allowed by law, the minimum standards for public works construction as
promulgated in the Miami -Dade County Public Works Manual pursuant to Section 2-100
of the Miami -Dade County Code of Ordinances. Variances may be requested from the
Miami -Dade County Transportation and Public Works Director.
(d) the Florida Greenbook, and
(e) to the extent allowed by law, any other guidelines or standards of any other entity having
jurisdiction over public rights -of -way within any pedestrian priority zone.
Sec. 54-376 - 54-410. - Reserved."
Section 4. 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ey 11/9/2020
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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