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File ID: 8365
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA
STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
FROM UNDESIGNATED TO "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION" OF
APPROXIMATELY 9 ACRES DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3301 RICKENBACKER
CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway [Commissioner Ken Russell
- District 2]
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager, on behalf of City of Miami
PURPOSE: This will amend the designation of one parcel on the Future Land Use Map
for the above property from "Undesignated" to "Public Parks and Recreation".
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on December
16, 2020, by a vote of 7-0.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:13977
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 8365 Final Action Date: 2/25/2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES,
BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
UNDESIGNATED TO "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION" OF
APPROXIMATELY 9 ACRES DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3301 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY,
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 Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
December 16, 2020, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-
20-049 by a vote of seven to zero (7-0), Item No. PZAB.5, recommending approval of the
amendment to the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood
Plan ("MCNP") as proposed herein; and
WHEREAS, the property located at approximately 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway,
Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated
("Property"), does not have a current future land use designation on the FLUM of the MCNP;
and
WHEREAS, the City Miami ("City") wishes to amend the FLUM of the MCNP to
designate the Property as "Public Parks and Recreation"; and
WHEREAS, the Property is approximately 9 acres in size and is located in Commission
District 2; and
WHEREAS, the Property is bounded by Biscayne Bay on the south and the
Rickenbacker Causeway on the north; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located between Virginia Key and the mainland of the City;
and
WHEREAS, by designating the Property as "Public Parks and Recreation" in the FLUM,
the City will add a total of approximately 9 acres of park land to the City; and
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WHEREAS, the park that currently exists on the Property is owned by Miami -Dade
County ("County"); is operated and maintained by the County's Parks, Recreation and Open
Space Department; and it is located within the City's limits; and
WHEREAS, the Property has been functioning as a park since 1947 and public facilities
have been provided for the park for an undetermined period of time; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this Property to the City's FLUM represents no impact to
services provided by the City or the County because this proposed update to the City's FLUM
introduces no change to the Property's density, intensity, or use; and
WHEREAS, there is a concurrent proposed FLUM amendment for approximately 5.38
acres of property located at approximately 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail from "Public Parks and
Recreation" to "Restricted Commercial"; and
WHEREAS, with the adoption of this FLUM amendment, the City remains consistent
with Policy PR-2.1.1 of the MCNP, which prohibits any net loss of park land; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of
the MCNP, Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("Miami 21 Code"), and all other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed
change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the proposed
change necessary; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of this matter, the City Commission finds that it is
in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to approve this
amendment to the FLUM of the MCNP 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 is
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby further amends Ordinance No. 10544, as
amended, the FLUM of the MCNP, pursuant to small scale amendment procedures subject to
Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, by changing the Future Land Use designation of the
Property as described in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated, from "Undesignated" to "Public
Parks and Recreation".
Section 3. It is found that this Comprehensive Plan designation change:
(a) Is necessary due to changed or changing conditions;
(b) The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all small-scale development
amendments adopted by the City does not exceed a maximum of one hundred twenty
(120) acres in a calendar year;
(c) Does not involve a text change to goals, policies, or objectives of the MCNP but
proposes a land use change to the FLUM for a site -specific development. However, text
changes that relate directly to and are adopted simultaneously with the FLUM
amendment shall be permissible;
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(d) Is one which is not located within an area of critical state concern as designated by
Section 380.0552, Florida Statutes, or by the Administration Commission pursuant to
Section 380.05(1), Florida Statutes.
(e) Density will be "Public Parks and Recreation" with zero (0) dwelling units per acre
pursuant to the MCNP and intensity will be as established in Article 4 of the Miami 21
Code.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second
reading and adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1/5/2021
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.
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