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File ID: 8000
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS" , TO
ALLOW FOR AND ESTABLISH CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES,
IN THE D-1, "WORKPLACE", TRANSECT ZONE SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY WARRANT; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes
PURPOSE: This will amend Article 6, Table 13, in order to allow certain Community
Support Facilities in the D-1 transects, presuming certain criteria are met.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on November
4, 2020, by a vote of 6-1.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:13959
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 8000 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; SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS" , TO
ALLOW FOR AND ESTABLISH CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES,
IN THE D-1, "WORKPLACE", TRANSECT ZONE SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY WARRANT; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, at its meeting on November 4,
2020, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-20-042 by a vote
of six to one (6-1), Item No. PZAB.2, recommending approval of the proposed text amendment
as stated herein; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114 was adopted as the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Miami ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, Community Support Facilities are defined in the Miami 21 Code as facilities
that provide basic services for the benefit and service of the population of the community in
which they are located, including but not limited to police and fire stations, Extended Care
Facilities, Nursing Homes, convalescent homes, Continuing Care Facilities, Assisted Living
Facilities ("ALFs"), and Adult Daycare Centers as defined by Chapter 429, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the demand for large Community Support Facilities, specifically ALFs, has
increased in the City of Miami ("City") due to the additional Density in and around the urban
core; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to have ALFs where seniors may live independent, secure
lives, safely interacting in healthy activities during their older years, in a stable and safe
environment and close to family; and
WHEREAS, Community Support Facilities based on their scale are Civil Support building
functions under the Miami 21 Code and are distinguished from smaller Community Residences
and similar Home/Facilities, which are categorized as Residential building functions under the
Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the Supplemental Regulations applicable to Community Support Facilities in
the D-1, "Workplace", Transect Zone only restrict Residential Facilities and do not provide
standards for larger Community Support Facilities that are Civil Support uses; and
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the Supplemental Regulations in Article 6 of the
Miami 21 Code to establish compatibility standards for larger ALFs that are appropriately
located in the D1, "Workplace", Transect Zone and qualify as Community Support Facilities; and
WHEREAS, this proposed text amendment would require ALFs to be approved in the
D1, "Workplace", Transect Zone by process of Warrant pursuant to Article 7 of the Miami 21
Code; and
WHEREAS, it is in the community's and the City's best interests that ALFs be allowed in
the D1, "Workplace", Transect Zone with appropriate conditions by process of Warrant via
specific standards; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the relationship of the proposed text
amendment to the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Neighborhood Comprehensive
Plan, the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed
text amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the
proposed text amendment necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it 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 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. Table 13 of Article 6 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended in the
following particulars:1
"ARTICLE 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 6. TABLE 13 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS (CONTINUED)
ADOPTED — JANUARY 2018 D - DISTRICT
D-1 WORKPLACE
D-2 INDUSTRIAL D-3 WATERFRONT
INDUSTRIAL
*
COMMUNITY
Residential Facilities not
Residential
Facilities
Residential
Facilities
not
allowed.
SUPPORT
not allowed.
allowed.
FACILITY
Community Residences
and similar
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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Home/Facilities not
allowed.
Assisted Living Facilities
meeting Community
Support Facility
thresholds in Section 6.2
are allowed by Warrant
and are subject to the
following additional
requirements:
Each room shall not
have more than two (2)
residents.
Minimum distance
requirement of 3,000
feet between proposed
facility and another
existing facility.
*
*11
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 be effective ten (10) days after adoption hereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 11/6/2020
ndez, City Attor
iey Jl 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.
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