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File ID: 12839
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") BY AMENDING
APPENDIX C — MIDTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT, SECTION 627.1.6,
TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA," SECTION
627.2.6, TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA,"
SECTION 627.2.7, TITLED "MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BUILD -TO, MINIMUM
SETBACK AND USE REQUIREMENTS," AND SECTION 627.2.12,
TITLED "SURFACE PARKING AND PARKING GARAGES";
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: Amendments to Appendix C — Midtown Overlay District of the Miami 21
Code, to amend floor area ratios, allowable building height and parking garage
requirement for the Midtown Miami West Special District.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On December 7, 2022, recommended
approval, by a vote of 7-2. Further, additional updates to the legislation were presented
to the PZAB on February 1, 2023, at which time the PZAB recommended approval, by a
vote of 5-2.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:14156
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 12839 Final Action Date: 3/9/2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") BY AMENDING
APPENDIX C — MIDTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT, SECTION 627.1.6,
TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA," SECTION
627.2.6, TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA,"
SECTION 627.2.7, TITLED "MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BUILD -TO, MINIMUM
SETBACK AND USE REQUIREMENTS," AND SECTION 627.2.12, TITLED
"SURFACE PARKING AND PARKING GARAGES"; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114
as the City of Miami's Zoning Ordinance ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2003, the City of Miami ("City") Commission adopted
Ordinance No. 12447, creating the SD-27 Florida East Coast ("FEC") Railway Corridor and
subsequently adopted Ordinance No. 12688 on May 26, 2005, modifying the name as the
Midtown Miami Special District ("District") and incorporated it into the Miami 21 Code as
Appendix C; and
WHEREAS, the District is of special and substantial public interest given its proximity to
Downtown Miami, the Omni Area, the Design District, Miami Beach, the Wynwood
Neighborhood, and to future proposed commuter transit facilities within the FEC Railway
Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the objective of the District is to promote neighborhood redevelopment
through medium to high -density mixed -use development and provide intensive new housing
opportunities needed to sustain future commercial growth and commuter transit facilities; and
WHEREAS, the District promotes the design of buildings as strategically located visual
gateway structures by providing greater allowable height at strategic street intersections; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
February 1, 2023, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-23-
016 by a vote of five to two (5-2), Item No. PZAB.13, recommending approval of the Miami 21
Code text amendment as stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed amendments
will further the goals, objectives and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
("MCNP"), the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
proposed change, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the
proposed change necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the Planning Director's
recommendations and conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment;
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 Resolution are
adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is
hereby amended by making modifications to Appendix C Midtown Overlay District Section
627.1.6, 627.2.6, Section 627.2.7, and Section 627.2.12 in the following particulars:1
"APPENDIX C — MIDTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT
SD-27.1 Midtown Miami East Special District
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627.1.6. Building Placement and Buildable Area.
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2. Floor Area Limitations.
Floor Area Limitations. Floor area limitations of the SD 27.1 district shall be as follows:
Allowable increase in floor area up to five tenths (0.5) or one and fifty hundredths (1.5) times for
a Gateway Site will be provided for payment into a FEC Corridor Neighborhood Improvement
Trust Fund.
The floor area for all mixed -use buildings shall not exceed three (3.0) times the gross lot area.
Ground floor retail in mixed -use buildings shall not be included in floor area calculations.
Except as otherwise provided below, the floor area ratio shall not exceed one and seventy-two
hundredths (1.72) times the gross lot area for single use commercial buildings.
SD-27.2 Midtown Miami West Special District
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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627.2.6. Building Placement and Buildable Area.
2. Floor Area Limitations.
Floor Area Limitations. Floor area limitations of the SD 27.2 district shall be as follows:
Allowable increase in floor area up to five tenths seventy-five hundredths (0.75) will be provided
for payment into a FEC Corridor Neighborhood Improvement Trust Fund.
The floor area for all mixed -use buildings shall not exceed three (3.0) times the gross lot area.
Ground floor retail in mixed -use buildings shall not be included in floor area calculations.
Except as otherwise provided below, the floor area ratio shall not exceed one and seventy-two
hundredths (1.72) times the gross lot area for single use commercial buildings.
627.2.7 Maximum height, Build -to, Minimum Setback and Use Requirements.
TABLE INSET:
SD 27.2 Maximum height, Build -To, Minimum Setback and Use Requirements
Street/Classification Height
Midtown Boulevard
Primary
Buena Vista Avenue
(north of 34th Street)
Primary
Buena Vista Avenue
(south of 34th Street)
Primary
60' for
commercial
single -use
300' 120' for
residential or
mixed- use
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
Ground Floor
Building To
120' Build -To Area
Mid -level
Setback*
between the building
frontage and based
building line shall be
improved as open
space. Maximum
Allowable
encroachment (0'
build -to) for 80' of
linear frontage per
block
0' Build -To
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use or
theaters
0' Build -To
Upper -
level
Setback**
35'
setback
above 60' N/A
elevation
N/A
N/A
15'
setback
above 60'
elevation
15'
setback
above 60'
elevation
Uses
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
except that Big
Box retail shall
not be
permitted from
31 st Street to
36th Street.
Liner uses on
all parking
structures
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
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NE 36th Street
Primary
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use or
theaters
NE 29th Street
Primary
North Miami Avenue
Primary
NE 34th Street
Primary
NE 32nd Street
Secondary
NE 31 st Street
Secondary
9' setback with
colonnade or awning
Maximum Setback of N/A
20'
60' for
commercial
single -use or
180' 120' for
mixed use
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
200' for mixed
use and
gateway 1
requirement
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
60' for
commercial
single -use
250' 120' for
mixed -use
15'
setback
above 60'
elevation
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
Liner uses on
all parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided in
Section
627.2.12
N/A N/A
9' Build -To with
colonnade or awning
5' build -to from
centerline of NE 36th
Street south for a
distance
of 315'
0' Build -To
N/A
15'
setback
above 20'
elevation
0' Build -To
N/A
All SD27.2
uses permitted
Liner uses on
all parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided in
Section
627.2.12
15'
setback
above 60'
N/A
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
Liner uses on
all parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided in
Section
627.2.12
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
Liner uses on
all parking
structures
except as
otherwise
provided in
Section
627.2.12
10'
setback
above 20' N/A
elevation
0' Build -To
N/A
30% active
ground floor
uses All SD
27.2 uses
permitted
N/A
30% active
ground floor
uses All SD
27.2 uses
permitted
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NE 30th 33rd, 35th
Street and NE 34th
Terrace Secondary
60' for
commercial
single -use 0' Build -To
120' for
mixed -use
Dedicated Open
Space greater than 1
acre
Interior Side
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
60' for
commercial
single -use
120' for
mixed -use
1
0' Build -To
0' Setback
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
30% active
ground floor
uses All SD
27.2 uses
permitted
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
All SD 27.2
uses permitted
627.2.12 Surface Parking and Parking Garages.
1.
Ground level off-street parking is not permitted along frontages of primary streets.
2. Blank, unarticulated walls shall not be permitted for parking garage facades that are not
lined with uses. Such facades shall have architectural treatments designed to be
compatible with adjacent buildings. Ramps, stairwells and any other portion of a garage
should be buffered with the use of decorative grilles and screens, landscaping, and other
varied materials.
3. As provided in Section 627.2.7, liner uses are generally required on parking garages that
front primary streets. When such liner uses are on primary streets for a minimum of
70% of the frontage, a parking structure may exceed seventy-five feet (75') in height up
to one hundred twenty-three feet (123') in height. When required, ground level parking
facilities must be lined with active uses. Upper level parking facilities that do not
incorporate liner uses shall be setback no less than 85' and shall not exceed a height of
50'. All other requirements provided herein shall apply.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of the Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption thereof.2
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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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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