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Home My WebLink AboutCity Commission Fact SheetCITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET File ID: 5694 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 7, SECTION 7.1.2.8, TITLED "AMENDMENT TO MIAMI 21 CODE," TO EXEMPT REZONINGS OF PROPERTIES BY THE CITY OF MIAMI TO "CS," CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONES, OR "T-1," NATURAL TRANSECT ZONES, FROM MINIMUM SIZE AND FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS; MAKING FINDINGS; 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 text amendment to the Miami 21 Zoning Code will allow properties under 40,000 square feet or with less than 200 feet of street Frontage to rezone to Civic Space Zones (CS) or Natural Transect Zones (T1). FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval, by a vote of 9- 0, on March 6, 2019. City of Miami File ID: 5694 (Revision: A) Printed On: 5/13/2025 City of Miami Legislation Ordinance Enactment Number:13958 City Hall 3500 Pan Ameican Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 5694 Final Action Date: 12/10/2020 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 7, SECTION 7.1.2.8, TITLED "AMENDMENT TO MIAMI 21 CODE," TO EXEMPT REZONINGS OF PROPERTIES BY THE CITY OF MIAMI TO "CS," CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONES, OR "T-1," NATURAL TRANSECT ZONES, FROM MINIMUM SIZE AND FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114 as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami ("Miami 21 Code"); and WHEREAS, Section 7.1.2.8 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Amendment to Miami 21 Code", provides that all zoning changes shall maintain the goals of the Miami 21 Code to preserve neighborhoods and provide transitions in intensity, density, building height, and scale; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that modifications to Section 7.1.2.8 of the Miami 21 Code are required to further advance the intent of the Miami 21 Code; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would allow rezonings initiated by the City of Miami ("City") of properties to "CS," Civic Space Transect Zones, and "T-1," Natural Transect Zones, without having to comply with the minimum size or frontage requirements; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would allow the development of new open space opportunities throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would also allow the City to provide additional green spaces at a neighborhood scale, improving the quality of neighborhoods throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment will enable the City to designate additional areas as "T1," Natural Transect Zones, furthering the Miami 21 Code's conservation goals; and WHEREAS, on March 6, 2019, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at a duly noticed public hearing, considered PZAB Item No. 4 and passed PZAB Resolution No. R- 19-012 by a vote of 9-0, recommending approval to the City Commission of the proposed amendment as stated herein; and WHEREAS, consideration has been given as to whether the proposed amendment will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and City of Miami File ID: 5694 (Revision: A) Printed On: 5/13/2025 WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the proposed amendment 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 Ordinance are hereby adopted by reference incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8 of the Miami 21 Code is amended in the following particulars: 1 "ARTICLE 7. PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES 7.1 PROCEDURES * 7.1.2 Permits * 7.1.2.8 Amendment to Miami 21 Code * c. Applications for rezoning (Miami 21 Atlas amendment). 1. Except where the proposal for the rezoning of property involves an extension of an existing Transect boundary, no rezoning of land shall be considered which involves less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of land area or two hundred (200) feet of street Frontage on one (1) street. A rezoning to a "CS," Civic Space Transect Zone, or "T1," Natural Transect Zone, initiated by the City shall be exempt from the minimum size and Frontage requirements as stated herein. Any properties less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or two hundred (200) feet of street frontage which are rezoned to "CS," Civic Space Transect Zone, shall not be utilized towards the City's no net loss policy for public park land. Applications for rezoning may be made by: (a) The City Commission; (b) The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board; (c) Any other department, board or agency of the City; (d) Any person or entity other than those listed in (a) through (c), above, provided that only the owner(s) or their agent(s) may apply for the rezoning of property. 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. City of Miami File ID: 5694 (Revision: A) Printed On: 5/13/2025 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 immediately upon its adoption by the City Commission.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 ria i dui ez, i✓ity ttor 11/30/2020 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. City of Miami File ID: 5694 (Revision: A) Printed On: 5/13/2025