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File ID: 13318
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION
5.3.4, TITLED "PARKING STANDARDS (T3)," TO MODIFY AND
SIMPLIFY REGULATIONS RELATED TO DRIVEWAYS IN THE T3
TRANSECT ZONE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE: Amending Article 5, Section 5.3.4, Titled "Parking Standards (T3)" to
Modify and Simplify Regulations Related to Driveways in the T3 Transect Zone.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On January 18, 2023, recommended
approval, by a vote of 9-0.
City of Miami File ID: 13318 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/27/2025
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File Number: 13318 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, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION
5.3.4, TITLED "PARKING STANDARDS (T3)," TO MODIFY AND SIMPLIFY
REGULATIONS RELATED TO DRIVEWAYS IN THE T3 TRANSECT
ZONE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the Miami City Commission adopted Ordinance No.
13114 as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code contains detailed requirements for driveways in the T3
(single-family and duplex) transect zone; and
WHEREAS, upon review it has been found that such regulations may be overly
burdensome for single-family homeowners and may result in less than optimal conditions
related to site access; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
January 18, 2023, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-23-
011 by a vote of eight to zero (8-0), Item No. PZAB.7, recommending approval of the proposed
Miami 21 Code text amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to offer relief by streamlining and simplifying
driveway regulations for T3 properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has given full consideration to the Planning Director's
recommendations as to this proposed text amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held a public hearing on the proposed text
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed text amendment
will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
("MCNP"), the Miami 21 Code, and other City of Miami regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for
the proposed text amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the
passage of the proposed text amendment necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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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. Article 5 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended in the following
particulars:
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"ARTICLE 5. SPECIFIC TO ZONES
5.3 SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONES (T3)
5.3.4 Parking Standards (T3)
a. Vehicular parking shall be required as shown in Article 4, Tables 4 and 5.
b. Parking may be accessed by an Alley when such is available.
c. Covered parking and garages and at I apt fifty percent (50%) of required parking shall be
located within the Second and Third Layers as shown in Article 4, Table 8; in T3-R and T3-L a
maximum thirty percent (30%) of the width of the Facade may be covered parking or garage. In
T3-O covered parking and garages shall be a maximum sixty percent (60%) of the width of the
facade. Covered parking and garages shall align with or be set back from the Facade.
Driveways and drop-offs including parking may be located within the First Layer.
d. The maximum width at the Property Lino of a driveway on a Frontage in the First Layer shall
be twelve (12) twenty (20) feet. for T3 and TQ_I and twenty (24) feet for T3 0 For I etc
ceeding fifty (50) feet width on a Frontage which provide a jingle access point, the maximum
Driveway width at the Property Line shall be twenty percent (20%) of the Property Line not to
exceed twcnty (20) feet. Two separate driveways on one Lot shall have a minimum separation
of twenty (20) feet in T3 R and T3 L only. On Frontages with less than fifty (50) feet, driveways
in the First Layer shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the length of the Frontage but in no
case shall it be less than ten (10) feet. Two separate driveways on a Frontage shall have a
minimum separation equal to forty percent (40%) of the length of the Frontage.
e. Tandem Parking on site is encouraged.
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Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
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.
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: 13318 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/27/2025
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
City of Miami File ID: 13318 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/27/2025