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PZAB Resolution
Enactment Number: PZAB-R-23-064
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File ID: 13926
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
("PZAB") RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 4, DIAGRAM 11, TITLED "DIAGRAM 11 TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT - TOD," TO PROVIDE AND ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FROM HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED SITES TO CERTAIN
PROPERTIES WITHIN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES ZONED CI -HD;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City of Miami adopted Ordinance No. 13114, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City permits the transfer of residential density from historically
designated sites to transit oriented development ("TOD") zones in order to aggregate Density in
close proximity to mass transit options; and
WHEREAS, the City's health district, one of the largest employment centers in the City,
is designated CI -HD and is located within a TOD zone; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of residential density from historically designated sites is
currently not permitted in the CI -HD Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, permitting the transfer of residential density from historically designated
sites to the CI -HD Transect Zone will decrease vehicle dependency, reduce urban sprawl, and
increase the efficient use of land; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Director recommends approval of the modifications to Miami
21 Code to allow for the transfer of residential density from historically designated sites to TOD
zones with a CI -HD Transect Zone designation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") has considered the
Planning Director's recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the PZAB has conducted a public hearing on the proposed text amendment;
and
WHEREAS, the PZAB has considered whether the proposed amendment 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 PZAB has considered the need and justification for the proposed
change, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the proposed
change necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The PZAB recommends that the City Commission amend Ordinance No.
13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida by amending Article 4, Diagram 11 of
the Miami 21 Code in the following particulars:
"ARTICLE 4. STANDARDS AND TABLES
DIAGRAM 11 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT - TOD
TOD RESIDENTIAL DENSITY TRANSFER AREA — Up to a fifty percent (50%) increase above
allowable Density in a T4, T5, a4 T6, and CI -HD is permitted through the Historic Preservation
Transfer of Development Density program established in Chapter 23 of the City Code. This
increase is allowable within three-quarters (3/4) of a mile of a transit station. Density transfer into
T4 allowed by Exception with City Commission approval.
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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 this Ordinance should not be
affected.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
Reviewed and Approved:
Lakisha Hull AICP LEED AP BD+C
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