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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Public Comments Submitted Online for the May 27, 2021 City Commission MeetingCommission Report Commission Meeting Public Comment - May 27, 2021 May 28th, 2021, 8:34 a.m. EST Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Name Israel Judith Priscilla Last Name Street Address Vasquez Paul 3232 NW 2nd Ave. 1000 NW North River Drive, Unit #121 Miami 33136 Greenfield- 901 NW North Manning River Drive Agenda Item Public Comment RE. 4 8839 Execute - Roadway Transfer Agreement PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av test What is the compelling reason to give permission for yet another up -zoning in the urban core? Why another residential high-rise on a site where there is existing housing of reasonable scale with enclosed parking & greenspace borders? A high-rise building with X number of units will contribute at least 1.5 times that number of new transportation issues to the street level mess that already exists on NW 7th Ave. I invite any commissioner casting a vote on this question to come and partake of the traffic experience on NW 7th at commuter hours during the week. Join the civic center, hospital, and city employees in gridlocked traffic as they wait for the 5th Street bridge to close. Envision that experience with the addition of pedestrian residents, bicyclists and skooter commuters. I appeal to the City commissioners to say NO to the out -of -control rezoning which has congested and disabled the streets of our urban core. Those of us residing in the Spring Garden Historic District already have enormous difficulty with traffic from the hospital district and the 2 bridges (5th Street and 12th Avenue) that impact our ability to leave/enter our neighborhood. There is no south exit (Miami River) or west exist (12th Avenue bridge) and one east exit onto NW 7th Ave from NW 7th Street --which is chronically blocked despite a sign to not block the entrance to Spring Garden. I challenge any of you to come into our neighborhood and try to exit during rush hour where traffic is backed up from NW 12 Ave past Culmer Station.We already suffer daily 9140 Submittal -Public Comments Submitted Online for the May 27, 2021 City Commission Meeting Daniella Natalie Barry Pierre 7151 NW 14th Place Apt 105 Miami, FL 33147 750 NE 64th French Street Miami, FL 33138 Fellman 541 NW 27th Street PZ. 9 8725 4th Amendment to Development Agreement - Miami Design District SAP PZ. 9 8725 4th Amendment to Development Agreement - Miami Design District SAP from speeding and cutting through our neighborhood. Spring Garden does not support the zoning change. The true measure of the success of a city should be defined by how well it serves and responds to its most vulnerable residents. As one of the oldest civil rights organizations, we, the Miami -Dade Branch of the NAACP is committed to ensuring equal rights and human rights are afforded to all --- and this includes the homeless population too. The Miami -Dade Branch of the NAACP is in full support of resolution RE.8 9024 that aims to IMPROVE UPON HOW THE Miami PD RESPONDS TO CALLS FOR SERVICE RELATING TO THE CITY'S HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. Additionally, we are willing to work in concert with the city, the entire commission, Miami PD and the community stakeholders to help carry out this initiative to help the homeless population. The Blue condo is a perfect example of why Miami 21 was created, to lower the heights of buildings. Miami adopted Miami 21 for a reason. This goes against the purpose of Miami 21 and will set a very bad precedent. There is plenty of development opportunities to the south. Do not change the character of the area by allowing a 36-story building that will be out - of -scale. This is not the Upper East Side that we want to live in, and Miami 21 was established to protect the residential side from those tall buildings. Thank you. Public Comment for items PZ-8 and PZ-9 Honorable Commissioners, Mayor, City Manager and Staff, It is important for all stakeholders in our community to have responsible development that follows City laws and regulations. Miami 21, the backbone of Miami's Zoning Code, addresses this critical issue. Miami 21 is the Code upon which developers and residents alike rely on for clarity as to what is permitted and what is allowed for new development. Following Miami 21 protects both developers and residents, and helps prevent lawsuits and problems the City continues to experience as a result of over- reaching, over -ambitious and non -compliant development proposals. In items items PZ-8 and PZ-9 Craig Robbins, the developer of the Design District, is asking for an amendment to the Design District Special Area Plan that amounts to spot zoning; one of the ills Miami 21 addresses. The developer is asking for a number of benefits, like allowing apartment - hotels, eliminating public hearings for certain changes, and modified alcohol sales rules. But by far the most troubling request is permission to build a 36-story building at 3750 Biscayne Boulevard when the code permits 12 storiea and allows for increases up to 20 stories. The location is zoned "T6-12", which means they can build 12 stories "by right". But the City lets them buy permission to build an additional 8 stories via a bonus program, so they can build up to 20 stories. However, because that land - in the developer's eyes - is perhaps in a Special Area Plan, the developer is asking for permission to build up to 36 stories (possibly without paying for the 16 extra bonus floors). That 16-story increase is what has many residents unhappy, as it would be far taller than anything north of the expressway. To be clear - This is a request only - not a right of the landowner. The overall plan being sought by the neighbors is for a compromise; keep the building height capped at 20 stories (still way too tall), but allowing the developer to have the other benefits they are requesting. The proposed 36-story building is illegal because it is on property east of the railroad, so it cannot be part of the Special Area Plan; it's separated from the rest of the SAP by the railroad, which is private property, not a street or alley. Any development there is legally required to be in scale and character with the surrounding area, but 36 stories is NOT in scale and character with the single-family homes of Bay Point, Magnolia Park, Brentwood and Buena Vista East. 36 stories is not even in scale and character with the rest of the Design District! We are sick and tired of seeing this over and over. Instead of making plans that fit the rules, the developers want to change the rules to fit their plans. That building is in a T6-12 transect, which means they can build 12 stories, which is already too high. But the City also allows them to buy an 8-story bonus. So they already have the ability to go up to 20 stories. But that's not enough for them, they're asking for 36 stories, free of charge. This property is in the Magnolia Park plat, which was originally zoned single- family, but now they can go up 20 stories! The neighborhood suffered enough. Please respect the neighborhood's character and interests as is required by our City Zoning code - Miami 21. A 36-story building is completely out of character with the neighborhood. One of the main purposed of Miami 21 was to encourage responsible development and specifically prevent situations like this where the proposed development is out of character with the neighborhood. For many decades new developments north of 36th street in the subject area near the design district at 38th street have been low rise - keeping in character with the neighborhood of low rise commercial and single family homes. The traffic in the area of the proposed project is terrible. That's because there are no on -ramps to I-195 from southbound Biscayne Boulevard. Miami 21 promised us a form -based code, with a defined building envelope, with a hard ceiling. This proposal violates the form of a form -based code. It goes against the whole reason we have Miami 21. The old zoning code, 11,000, allowed developers to squeeze the building envelope to go higher. The Blue condo is an example of that. Miami 21 prevents that from happening, but these two items and the proposed changes they describe are circumventing Miami 21. A proposal like this was attempted shortly after Miami 21 was enacted; a number of developers wanted the code changed so they could squeeze the building envelopes to exceed the height maximums. The City said no, we now have a form -based code. We were told Miami 21 would end up -zonings. They say this is not an up -zoning, but they want to add 16 floors, so it's a defacto up -zoning of a form -based code transect. Miami 21 does not allow height variances. This is a massive height variance under the guise of being an SAP amendment. There's a place for tall buildings and that's downtown. The planning dept said the land south of 1-195 could go up to 48 and 60 stories. That's incompatible with the Code and City regulations. Not only should this high-rise be rejected, the City should down -zone that area. Miami is already hugely over -zoned. Our zoning laws already allow 8 times more housing units than were counted in the 2010 census. The developer lives in Miami Beach. We vote in the City of Miami. The developer said he wants 36 stories so he can build a "gateway" building. As if they can't build a "gateway building" that's 12 stories tall? Or 20 stories tall? This is greed, pure and simple. They say if they build within their existing limits, it would be a fat building. That's false. They can build within the existing height limit, and it doesn't have to be fat, because they don't have to max out their building envelope. The building envelope is a maximum, not a requirement. There is no justification for these out -of -scale changes, no hardship, no special circumstances. This is simply a case of 'the developer wants it' to maximize their profit. The developer wants the greater value that would come with the upper floors, at the expense of our neighborhood. This will be another bad precedent. Blue was mentioned as a precedent for this, and this will be mentioned as a precedent for the next one. The Blue condo is a perfect example of why Miami 21 was created, to lower the heights of buildings. There is no justification for this, it's just another example of a developer wanting more than they're entitled to. If you lived in one of the single family homes near this proposed project and the proposed changes you would not b happy about them, just as many of the neighborhood residents as well as many others. Please respect our neigborhoods, Please respect our existing laws and codes. Please vote against these two items PZ. 8 and PZ. 9. In summary: The proposed amendments requesting approval to construct a 36-story building amount to Spot Zoning in a low rise district of buildings that range from single family homes to two, three and five story commercial buildings. The proposed 36-story building would be illegal because the property east of the railroad is not contiguous with the rest of the Special Area Plan; it's separated by a railroad, which is private property, not a street or alley. This proposal is legally required to be in scale and character with the surrounding area, which is far lower than 36 stories. But at first reading the Planning Department mostly talked about the zoning south of 1-195, which is zoned way too tall at 48 and 60 stories and should be down -zoned. There was no mention of the five -story and three-story zoning and single-family homes a block away in Magnolia Park, overlooking them to mention the Blue condo. Nor were the nearby single-family homes of Bay Point mentioned even though Bay Point is closer to the proposed building Barry 541 NW 27th Fellman Street, Miami FL 33127 PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District than Blue. Miami 21 allows the first floor to be 25 feet, floors above that to be 14 feet. Doing the math, this 36-story building could be 515 feet tall! That's the height of a traditional 50 story building. A 20 story building could be 291 feet — still too tall. The beauty of the Design District is that it's low scale, mostly one and two stories with a few five -story buildings. 36 stories is not only out of scale and character with the area, it's out of scale and character with the Design District itself. Here's a fair compromise: Let the developers have the other benefits agreed to at the end of first reading, including hotel and auto -related uses, amenities without a public hearing and increased alcohol sales, but keep the building heights as they are. Not 36 stories, only 20, which is already way too high. Miami 21 promised and gave us a form -based code with a defined building envelope and a hard ceiling. This proposal violates Miami 21 and the form of a form -based code. And it violates the neighborhood and the will of the neighbors. It goes against the whole reason we have Miami 21. Please reject PZ. 8 and PZ. 9 as presented today in your agenda packet and instead - vote for the compromise: Glve the developer all the benefits agreed to after first reading, but keep the building capped at 20 stories, which is already way too high. Thank you. Barry Fellman Note to City Clerk: Please confirm by email to the email address I entered in this online submittal form that my comments have been distributed to the Elected Officials and City Administration, and will be included in the public record. Thank you. Public Comment for items PZ-8 and PZ-9 Honorable Commissioners and Mayor, It is important for all stakeholders in our community to have responsible development that follows City laws and regulations. Miami 21, the backbone of Miami's Zoning Code, addresses this critical issue. Miami 21 is the Code upon which developers and residents alike rely on for clarity as to what is permitted and what is allowed for new development. Following Miami 21 protects both developers and residents, and helps prevent lawsuits and problems the City continues to experience as a result of over -reaching, over -ambitious and non -compliant development proposals. In items items PZ-8 and PZ-9 Craig Robbins, the developer of the Design District, is asking for an amendment to the Design District Special Area Plan that amounts to spot zoning; one of the ills Miami 21 addresses. The developer is asking for a number of benefits, like allowing apartment -hotels, eliminating public hearings for certain changes, and modified alcohol sales rules. But by far the most troubling request is permission to build a 36-story building at 3750 Biscayne Boulevard when the code permits 12 storiea and allows for increases up to 20 stories. The location is zoned "T6-12", which means they can build 12 stories "by right". But the City lets them buy permission to build an additional 8 stories via a bonus program, so they can build up to 20 stories. However, because that land - in the developer's eyes - is perhaps in a Special Area Plan, the developer is asking for permission to build up to 36 stories (possibly without paying for the 16 extra bonus floors). That 16-story increase is what has many residents unhappy, as it would be far taller than anything north of the expressway. To be clear - This is a request only - not a right of the landowner. The overall plan being sought by the neighbors is for a compromise; keep the building height capped at 20 stories (still way too tall), but allowing the developer to have the other benefits they are requesting. The proposed 36-story building is illegal because it is on property east of the railroad, so it cannot be part of the Special Area Plan; it's separated from the rest of the SAP by the railroad, which is private property, not a street or alley. Any development there is legally required to be in scale and character with the surrounding area, but 36 stories is NOT in scale and character with the single-family homes of Bay Point, Magnolia Park, Brentwood and Buena Vista East. 36 stories is not even in scale and character with the rest of the Design District! We are sick and tired of seeing this over and over. Instead of making plans that fit the rules, the developers want to change the rules to fit their plans. That building is in a T6-12 transect, which means they can build 12 stories, which is already too high. But the City also allows them to buy an 8-story bonus. So they already have the ability to go up to 20 stories. But that's not enough for them, they're asking for 36 stories, free of charge. This property is in the Magnolia Park plat, which was originally zoned single- family, but now they can go up 20 stories! The neighborhood suffered enough. Please respect the neighborhood's character and interests as is required by our City Zoning code - Miami 21. A 36-story building is completely out of character with the neighborhood. One of the main purposed of Miami 21 was to encourage responsible development and specifically prevent situations like this where the proposed development is out of character with the neighborhood. For many decades new developments north of 36th street in the subject area near the design district at 38th street have been low rise - keeping in character with the neighborhood of low rise commercial and single family homes. The traffic in the area of the proposed project is terrible. That's because there are no on -ramps to 1-195 from southbound Biscayne Boulevard. Miami 21 promised us a form -based code, with a defined building envelope, with a hard ceiling. This proposal violates the form of a form -based code. It goes against the whole reason we have Miami 21. The old zoning code, 11,000, allowed developers to squeeze the building envelope to go higher. The Blue condo is an example of that. Miami 21 prevents that from happening, but these two items and the proposed changes they describe are circumventing Miami 21. A proposal like this was attempted shortly after Miami 21 was enacted; a number of developers wanted the code changed so they could squeeze the building envelopes to exceed the height maximums. The City said no, we now have a form -based code. We were told Miami 21 would end up -zonings. They say this is not an up -zoning, but they want to add 16 floors, so it's a defacto up -zoning of a form -based code transect. Miami 21 does not allow height variances. This is a massive height variance under the guise of being an SAP amendment. There's a place for tall buildings and that's downtown. The planning dept said the land south of 1-195 could go up to 48 and 60 stories. That's incompatible with the Code and City regulations. Not only should this high-rise be rejected, the City should down -zone that area. Miami is already hugely over -zoned. Our zoning laws already allow 8 times more housing units than were counted in the 2010 census. The developer lives in Miami Beach. We vote in the City of Miami. The developer said he wants 36 stories so he can build a "gateway" building. As if they can't build a "gateway building" that's 12 stories tall? Or 20 stories tall? This is greed, pure and simple. They say if they build within their existing limits, it would be a fat building. That's false. They can build within the existing height limit, and it doesn't have to be fat, because they don't have to max out their building envelope. The building envelope is a maximum, not a requirement. There is no justification for these out -of -scale changes, no hardship, no special circumstances. This is simply a case of 'the developer wants it' to maximize their profit. The developer wants the greater value that would come with the upper floors, at the expense of our neighborhood. This will be another bad precedent. Blue was mentioned as a precedent for this, and this will be mentioned as a precedent for the next one. The Blue condo is a perfect example of why Miami 21 was created, to lower the heights of buildings. There is no justification for this, it's just another example of a developer wanting more than they're entitled to. If you lived in one of the single family homes near this proposed project and the proposed changes you would not b happy about them, just as many of the neighborhood residents as well as many others. Please respect our neigborhoods, Please respect our existing laws and codes. Please vote against these two items PZ. 8 and PZ. 9. In summary: The proposed amendments requesting approval to construct a 36-story building amount to Spot Zoning in a low rise district of buildings that range from single family homes to two, three and five story commercial buildings. The proposed 36-story building would be illegal because the property east of the railroad is not contiguous with the rest of the Special Area Plan; it's separated by a railroad, which is private property, not a street or alley. This proposal is legally required to be in scale and character with the surrounding area, which is far lower than 36 stories. But at first reading the Planning Department mostly talked about the zoning south of 1-195, which is zoned way too tall at 48 and 60 stories and should be down -zoned. There was no mention of the five -story and three-story zoning and single-family homes a block away in Magnolia Park, overlooking them to mention the Blue condo. Nor were the nearby single-family Maria Nadine JOYCE Freed 3055 Washington Avenue, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 2915 Catalina Johnson Street Miami, FI. 33133 NELSON 2535 INAGUA AV PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District homes of Bay Point mentioned even though Bay Point is closer to the proposed building than Blue. Miami 21 allows the first floor to be 25 feet, floors above that to be 14 feet. Doing the math, this 36-story building could be 515 feet tall! That's the height of a traditional 50 story building. A 20 story building could be 291 feet — still too tall. The beauty of the Design District is that it's low scale, mostly one and two stories with a few five -story buildings. 36 stories is not only out of scale and character with the area, it's out of scale and character with the Design District itself. Here's a fair compromise: Let the developers have the other benefits agreed to at the end of first reading, including hotel and auto -related uses, amenities without a public hearing and increased alcohol sales, but keep the building heights as they are. Not 36 stories, only 20, which is already way too high. Miami 21 promised and gave us a form -based code with a defined building envelope and a hard ceiling. This proposal violates the form of a form -based code. And it violates the neighborhood and the will of the neighbors. It goes against the whole reason we have Miami 21. Please reject PZ. 8 and PZ. 9 as presented today in your agenda packet and instead - vote for the compromise: Give the developer the benefits agreed to after first reading, but keep the building capped at 20 stories, which is already way too high. Thank you. Barry Fellman Please observe the height requirements that are acceptable to this community. Please follow Miami 21 Zoning Code and do not allow a 36 story building to be built at Biscayne Blvd and 38th Street. A 36 story building will be out of scale for the neighborhood. PZ 8 & 9 Regarding the Design District Special Area Plan amendments of PZ 8 and 9, I am in strong opposition to allowing a 36-story building. It is illegal to increase the height on that land because it is separated from the rest of the SAP by the railroad, which is private property, so it is not contiguous or abutting the SAP. Therefore, it must comply with a T6-12 transect under Miami 21, which does not allow height variances. Here's a fair and reasonable SR. 2 8727 Amend Code - Chapter 10 - William Quinlan 7223 NE 4th Ct Building Energy and Water Consumption Benchmarking compromise: Let the developers have the many other benefits agreed to at the end of first reading, but keep the maximum building heights as they are. Not 36 stories, only 20, which already includes an 8-story compromise bonus and is already way too high. 36 stories would be out of scale and character with the surrounding area, despite what you've been told. There are mostly single-family homes and two-story apartment buildings in the T4 and T5 zones to the east, and single-family homes in Magnolia Park, Bay Point, Brentwood and Buena Vista East that would have their sky blocked by such a tall tower. 36 stories is not even in scale and character with the rest of the Design District, which is mostly one and two story buildings, with a few five story buildings. This would be a terrible precedent north of I- 195. Traffic is horrible there, and it will not get any better until there are expressway on -ramps from southbound Biscayne Boulevard, without having to make a left turn. Rather than allow a 36- story building, you should get the state to buy the properties on either side of Biscayne Boulevard there for on -ramps. That would be best for the public welfare. Commissioner Russell, we know you received $10,000 in campaign money from this developer. Please be honest. Please don't do business -as -usual by favoring developers and their campaign contributions. Please do the right thing and vote for the compromise; let them have the benefits agreed to after first reading, but keep the building capped at 20 stories, which is already way too high. Mayor and Commissioners: I am a resident who would like to comment about the building energy benchmarking ordinance, agenda item SR.2. It is an admirable proposal that, if enacted, will set our city up for leading energy savings and performance. But as with other commenters, I question the exemption for affordable multifamily housing properties, detailed in section 10-153(b)(5) of the proposed ordinance. The scope of the plan already limits its applicability for small landlords, meaning that without the exemption, it would only burden landlords who house more than five units on a property. These are not likely to be small-time operators who would be unable to comply with the ordinance. At the same time, the energy bills William Quinlan 7223 NE 4th Ct, Miami FL SR. 1 8454 Non - Exclusive Natural Gas Franchise Agreement - TECO Natural Gas that the measure is meant to protect still should fall mainly on the low-income tenants living in the buildings. Exempting these buildings does not lower the cost of compliance with the ordinance; it instead just pushes the cost of noncompliance on to the tenants who have the least ability to pay! Is our city trying to say that the benefits of modern, efficient, and clean buildings are too good for the working family? I am sure that the entire ordinance was offered from a place of good intentions, but find it hard to think about the implications of this specific exemption any other way. I hope that an amendment can strike it. Thank you, William Quinlan Mayor and Commissioners: I am a local resident, and would like to raise a specific concern regarding the franchise agreement between the City of Miami and People's Gas, Agenda Item SR.1. The term of the agreement is for twenty years, envisioning that it will last until 2041. By that point, our city's new Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy projects that our emissions will need to be less than one-third of our current levels. I submit that we act with greater humility in planning a future around fossil fuels, and call for the contract to be reconsidered with a much shorter and flexible term. Section 19(B) of the agreement gives some room to modify the franchise in case of a change in governing law, but it is too narrow to afford Miami the flexibility it may require within the decade. The International Energy Agency, long considered friendly to the oil and gas industry, offers similar advice. Its current director was a former analyst for OPEC, and its models have historically underestimated renewable electricity performance. But just last week, it issued a report detailing policies to bring the world to net -zero emissions by 2050 (actions necessary to protect our city). One of the main highlights was an end in new natural gas connections to buildings worldwide by 2025, only four years from now. This is because of the lifespan of buildings and the difficult costs of retrofitting them once gas infrastructure is in place. I cannot say how progress on building electrification will proceed locally, given the conflicting signals out from Tallahassee and Washington on municipal jurisdiction. I hope, but cannot expect, that Congress passes an Michael Jenny Ariel Adriana Hepburn 645 NE 77th Street 1028 Nw n Perez River dr miami FI 955 nw 10th Salazar Ave Miami FL 33136 Salazar 955 NW 10th Avenue PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av infrastructure bill to smooth the transition costs. With this uncertainty, it would be foolish to lock in place an agreement for twenty years, when the landscape for natural gas might change in the next five to ten. Shorten the term, even if it raises a risk premium on the deal, and give us the flexibility to change in the future as we need. Thank you, William Quinlan Mayor Suarez and City of Miami Commissioners, Instead of police departments across our nation stocking up with military - grade weapons and armor. Our focus here in the City of Miami should be on executing innovative community policing practices and building community -led partnerships, so we can serve and protect our city together. That is why I am advocating for your support to direct our City Manager to assist Police Chief Acevedo with implementing and holding our police force accountable for: -- Adhering to 100% Compliance with wearing their issued body - worn cameras; -- Attending yearly held "De - Escalation" and "Implicit Bias" trainings (in order to teach our officers how to verbally diffuse potentially violent confrontations with residents); -- Participating in Crisis Intervention trainings to assist our officers with interacting with people suffering from mental illness, disabilities or substance abuse concerns; and -- The formation of a Miami Response Team made up of licensed clinicians and social workers, who will be dispatched to deescalate/provide services to nonviolent and mental health crises calls. Respectfully, Michael A. Hepburn Executive Director I Civic Activist I Silver Knight I'm resident of spring garden Im not agree with the building I think will Make the area with crazy traffic and overcrowded We are pro to have the neighborhood better but with a large building I think will not contributed I strongly oppose the up zoning since it will significantly affect the residents of Spring Garden and nearby communities. It will box of us by adding significant amount of traffic to already congested streets with poor infrastructure. Thank you. I strongly oppose re -zoning of this property. This will have a significant negative impact on the traffic and is not appropriate in the proximity to a Miami few remaining historical ORLANDO ARGUELLES 1011 NW 10TH AVE Jennifer Roswitha Nadia Elizabeth Christine Rolle White 3457 Margaret Street 905 NW 10th Ave 927 NW 10th Earl Ct Miami FI 33126 Gibson Civantos 4145 el Prado blvd 1020 Obispo Ave. PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 6 7226 Land Use - 3227, 3247, 3257 and 3277 Charles Av, and 3256 and 3270 William Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av CA. 1 8935 Extend - Miami 21 Code Report RE. 11 9089 Direct CM - Marine Stadium Basin neighborhoods like Spring Garden. I urge the City to focus more on preservation of such important places in Miami and not allow for developers to obscure Miami's history. I don't think this conforms with the neighbourhood I definitely don't want to send my neighbourhood I could not stay at the meeting due to my employment. I'm opposed to the development of this hotel between Charles, Williams and Thomas (all within 500ft). This area is too small to handle the magnitude of traffic that will come into this community. I'm born and raised in Coconut Grove and lived at my home for over 25 yrs. I've noticed people/groups that are not 500ft within this area should have a say as to what should be built there. THIS PROJECT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.. I am not supporting the upzoning. When the River bridge is up, everyone is backed up and driving to our neighborhood already. This will cast a greater shadow over our neighborhood and further box us in. It will also lead to more traffic in our already congested neighborhood during rush hour. Thank you! RW I am not in favor of this rezoning. Higher density buildings will only increase the amount of traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods. Increasing the building height will block out natural light that is beneficial to the health and well being of Spring Garden residents. Residents in the surrounding areas practice healthy outdoor activities including gardening and exercise that are conducive to a healthy amount of sunlight. Blocking sunlight will also decrease the amount of natural light needed for our local flora and fauna to survive and flourish. 2. Changing the zoning will create more traffic. This will encourage more street parking within the neighborhood and create traffic congestion. I am against allowing a taller building than what is already accepted. It will overshadow surrounding properties and ruin the current landscape. We need to stop this overbuilding I support Commissioner Ken Russell's life safety proposal for the Marine Stadium Basin, Item 9089 scheduled for 5/27/21. The basin is currently a dangerous place for humans: almost every time my son comes back from rowing practice he has a new story about a jet -skier or Charles Greenfield Carlos Salas 901 NW N River Dr 1021 NW North River Dr PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av motor -boater who was driving recklessly and almost crashed into his boat or that of one of his teammates. The police and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) can't keep up with the danger unless we create a safe zone for non -motorized activities. This proposal will not only protect the lives of people who use the area for non -motorized sports, but will also assist the City of Miami Marine Patrol, FWC, and the Miami Dade County Marine Patrol in their efforts to bring safety to the basin for all citizens. How will we who live in Spring Garden be able to enter/exit our small, historic neighborhood if the zoning change is passed? Most residents don't even attempt to exit M-F, especially during rush hour. When the 5th Street Bridge goes up, the traffic already backs up past 14th Street. Totally opposed to a change in zoning. Hi, my name is Carlos Salas and I am a home owner within the Spring Garden Historic District. Current zoning is already impacting our historic neighborhood greatly. The neighborhood is being boxed in by buildings and they are hovering over our neighborhood and casting a shadow in our lush tree lined neighborhood. The proposed up zoning will greatly impact our historic neighborhood further with additional vehicular and pedestrian traffic as well as noise and cast a greater shadow over our neighborhood of single family homes. Spring Garden Historic District has been waiting for funding from the City of Miami to implement an approved traffic calming plan {traffic tables, etc.} since 2017. It is not fair to add additional traffic to our historic district when the city is not able to help those residents currently impacted by these changes. Additionally, the area is doing phenomenally with commercial and residential development as well as home prices have seen double digit increases year after year. No need to approve the proposed up zoning to help the surrounding area. Furthermore, any future development would not be entitled to a parking reduction/waiver as they are within 500ft of our historic district. This waiver is prohibited within 500 feet of an ungated T3 zoning transect. Spring Garden is an ungated T3 within 500 feet, and thus, the waiver is illegal and this rule supersedes the proximity to the Culmer Station. Moreover, its common Erik JOYCE Helmut Ofengand NELSON 1555 Cleveland Rd 33141 2535 INAGUA AV Albrecht 3350 SW 27th Ave Apt 2203 SR. 2 8727 Amend Code - Chapter 10 - Building Energy and Water Consumption Benchmarking RE. 11 9089 Direct CM - Marine Stadium Basin RE. 11 9089 Direct CM - Marine Stadium Basin knowledge that metrorail ridership is down significantly as resident continue to use ride sharing services like Uber and scooter rentals. People in Miami love their cars and commute long distances where the Metrorail has not excelled at as once hoped decades ago. Please do not approve the proposed up zoning. Greetings commissioners! I am a representative of 350 South Florida, the local chapter of the global climate action organization 350.org. Equity and justice is a critical part of our efforts to ensure a carbonfree and sustainable future. We are concerned that the BE 305 ordinance, while a good first step to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is leaving behind many Miami residents who most need the immediate relief lower utility bills from improved building efficiency would provide. We urge you to remove the efficiency exemption in sections 10-153 parts 4-5 of the building efficiency ordinance. We are concerned that this ordinance, with its current exemptions, will leave out the buildings where residents have the highest energy burden, and thus, where energy efficiency, and corresponding lower utility bills would make a bigger impact on improving the quality of life for Miami residents. Please remove the exemptions in parts 4&5 of this ordinance. Thank you. As a resident of the City of Miami, I am in favor of Commissioner Ken Russell's life safety proposal for the Marine Stadium Basin, Item number RE.11 9089 scheduled for 5/27/21 regarding less than 50 moorings in the basin and creating a safety zone for the Triathletes, Walkers, Paddlers, Kayakers, Swimmers and Rowers seeking to enjoy the water in safety. Currently, paddlers, triathletes, kayakers and rowers in addition to marine life are constantly put in a state of danger from fast speed vessels. The basin is a dangerous place for humans and the police and FWC can't keep up with the danger unless we create a safe zone for non -motorized activities. This proposal will assist not only the safety for humans but also assist the City of Miami Marine Patrol, FWC and the Miami Dade County Marine Patrol in their efforts to bring safety to the basin for all citizens. This will aid the situation greatly. As a resident of the City of Miami, I am in favor of Commissioner Ken Russell's life safety proposal for the Marine Stadium Basin, Item Shannon Megan Kathleen Natalie Gibson 3230 Matilda McKee Street Miami, FL 33133 Halloran 804 NW 7th Street Rd 1090 NW Marrero North River Dr, 501 750 NE 64th French Street Miami, FL 33138 Elizabeth 4145 el Prado blbd RE. 11 9089 Direct CM - Marine Stadium Basin PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 10 8945 Rezoning - 1020 NW 7 Av PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District CA. 1 8935 Extend - Miami 21 Code Report number RE.11 9089 scheduled for 5/27/21 regarding less than 50 moorings in the basin and creating a safety zone for the Triathletes, Walkers, Paddlers, Kayakers, Swimmers and Rowers seeking to enjoy the water in safety. Currently, paddlers, triathletes, kayakers and rowers in addition to marine life are constantly put in a state of danger from fast speed vessels. The basin is a dangerous place for humans and the police and FWC can't keep up with the danger unless we create a safe zone for non - motorized activities. This proposal will assist not only the safety for humans but also assist the City of Miami Marine Patrol, FWC and the Miami -Dade County Marine Patrol in their efforts to bring safety to the basin for all citizens. This will aid the situation greatly. Thank you! Helmut Albrecht, MD Coconut Grove As a resident of City of Miami I am in favor of Commissioner Ken Russell's life safety proposal for the Marine Stadium Basin, Item number 9089 scheduled for 5/27/21 regarding less than 50 moorings in the basin and creating a safety zone for the Triathletes, Walkers, Paddlers, Kayakers, Swimmers and Rowers seeking to enjoy the water in safety. My son is a rower at Ransom Everglades and has been harassed by reckless boaters and jet -skiers in the basin creating dangerous conditions. Currently, paddlers, triathletes, kayakers and rowers in addition to marine life are constantly put in a state of danger from fast speed vessels. This will aid the situation greatly. As a resident in the historic neighborhood of Spring Garden, I vehemently OPPOSE the request to change the zoning at 1020 NW 7th Avenue. As a long time resident of Spring Garden, I oppose the proposed upzoning of this neighboring property. We need to preserve what little pockets of historic areas left in Miami. Miami 21 promised us a form -based code, with a defined building envelope, with a hard ceiling. This proposal violates the form of a form -based code. It goes against the whole reason we have Miami 21. Maria Velasquez Constance Gilbert Theresa Pinto Constance Gilbert Rose White a b gail beckham 3234 McDonald Street, Miami, FL 33133 3348 William Avenue 1951 NW 7th Ave Suite 600 3348 William Avenue 905 NW 10th Street d 3191 Grand Avenue #325 Coconut Grove FL 33133 CA. 1 8935 Extend - Miami 21 Code Report PZ - Planning and Zoning Item(s) SR. 2 8727 Amend Code - Chapter 10 - Building Energy and Water Consumption Benchmarking PH - Public Hearings PZ - Planning and Zoning Item(s) PZ. 8 8724 4th Amendment to SAP - Miami Design District RE. 11 9089 Direct CM - Marine Stadium Basin