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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOnline Public Comments Submitted at PZAB Mtgs (4.19.23 and 5.17.23)April 19, 2023, Public Comments for PZAB with Agenda Items April 19, 2023 Public Comment for PZAB with Agenda Items April 19, 2023 2:34 PM MDT Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Last Nam Nam e e M Jacq ueLin e Garc is Ema it Addr Addr ess ess Mga 2505 @ou Hook .com 152 NW 34 Stre et, Mia mi, FL 3312 7 Age nda Public Comment Item 4. PZA B File ID 1357 We have seen how this board has allowed the gentrification and forced/harassing 9: tactics of developers pushing out residents/owners out of this neighborhood. Are you Rez going to continue allowing more citizens to be forced out of their neighborhood and onin homes by rezoning areas to make it easier to fully remove multifamily homes for g — commercial use and self financial gain? 136 NW 35 Stre et 9. I am the property owner of Apartment 208 at Brickett Lofts I, 1528 Brickell Avenue, PZA Miami, FL 33129. I oppose the rezoning of 1500 Brickett Avenue to allow for a Large, B 80-person outdoor commercial dining area directly adjacent to Brickett Lofts I. An Fite outdoor patio restaurant facility of this size necessarily exudes unwanted smells and ID sounds, as welt as causes visual disruption, all of which are inimical to the peace and 40 1371 tranquility to which any residential condominium owner is entitled. Ours is a small N.W. 3: building, and the proposed commercial outdoor dining area just feet away wilt have a jesh 3rd Warr serious and direct negative impact on the atmosphere and quality of Life for all apiro St., ant residents of Brickell Loft I. There will inevitably be a great deal of noise from Sha 123 PH-1 App restaurant patrons and employees, including the ongoing clatter of dishes and voices piro @ao Mia eat— on the proposed dining patio; and any playing of music, whether from Loudspeakers, Lco mi, 1500 Live, or otherwise, wilt exacerbate the high decibel Level of noise. In addition to the m FL Brick jarring noise emanating from the Large proposed outdoor dining area, the air quality 3312 eft wilt also be negatively impacted by smoke and odors emanating from the food 8 Aven served as welt as from substances, such as cigarettes and cigars, that may be ue smoked by patrons. Moreover, having a Large outdoor group of patrons virtually on (No. one's doorstep is also visually disconcerting. It is contrary to any rationale or policy PZ- supporting noise, air quality, and related quality -of -Life ordinances to allow such a 1088 jarring, ongoing intrusion disruptive of the Lives of residents of Brickett Lofts I, a quiet 1) boutique condominium on a residential, noncommercial part of Brickett Avenue. End of Report Are you a Lobb yist? No No Public Comments Report for May 17th, 2023 PZAB Meeting May 17, 2023 Public Comment for PZAB with Agenda Items May 17, 2023 6:54 PM MDT Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Last Nam Nam e e jacq uelin e Ema it Addr Addr ess ess 40 N.W. jesh 3rd apiro St., shap 123 PH 1 iro @ao Mia Lco mi, m FL 3312 8 Age nda Public Comment Item Are you a lobb yist? I write as an owner of a unit at Lofts on Brickell I, a 24-unit residential building; my unit abuts the proposed outside commercial dining at 1500 Brickell Ave. The warrant before the Board imposes a significant precondition that the owner "prevent any spillover of light and noise to its abutting residential neighbors," according to the Analysis for Warrant, Staff Analysis Report No. PZ-21-10881 ("Staff Report") at page 20. But the physical proximity of the contemplated commercial dining on the second floor terrace makes satisfaction of this condition seemingly impossible, even without any amplified music. The restaurant's noise study report concludes that the proposed trellis system will reduce only about 12 decibel levels of noise (although it is unclear whether that reduction would apply to outdoor restaurant sounds heard from our units). And even this conclusion from the noise study appears to have been reached without considering the impact of amplified outdoor music, as reflected in the study's premise, on page 7, that "There will be no exterior audio system located on the project exterior site, including the Outdoor Dining Area 2, which is the 2nd floor 1. outside terrace." Moreover, this premise raises concerns given the restaurant's File indication at the last Board meeting that it might give up amplified music only on the ID 2nd floor terrace. All of these circumstances —along with material in the Agenda 1371 packet, stating and underlining by hand, that the initial restaurant tenant "is loud" 3 — (see Analysis for Special Certificate of Appropriateness, at page 2, contained in 1500 Meeting Submittal Document) —give us cause for very real and disturbing concern. In No BRI addition, with regard to concerns raised at the previous Board meeting: No resident CKE on one of our building's very small balconies could possibly make noise approaching LL that of crowded outside dining operating every day and night, and any resident doing AVE so would be evicted; nor could a school, given its limited hours and lack of ongoing NUE outdoor music even during its limited hours, make comparable noise. No resident at Lofts on Brickell I could reasonably have anticipated outdoor commercial dining so dose to our open balconies, which look out from each apartment's bedroom and Living room. Importantly, the restaurant was on notice before the warrant was ever issued of objections to the warrant reflecting our concerns, submitted as "collective concerns" and listed on pages 15 and 17 of the Staff Report. Any cost or inconvenience to the restaurant's owners for a new, modified application would be relatively minimal, when compared to the serious threat of harm to our residents' privacy and ability to enjoy our lives, as welt as to our investments, which for many of us represent life savings that would be jeopardized by obstacles to renting or selling posed by the unusually dose proximity —only 19.6 feet away —of so many people eating, laughing, taking, with music playing and employees working aft day, every day, and late into the night —a situation that would give pause to anyone, whether a potential renter or buyer, or ourselves as current owners, seeking to pursue and maintain a quality of life to which aft homeowners are entitled. First Last Nam Nam e e Truly Burt on Rob Wins ert tead Arno Meg fd ar Ema if Addr Addr ess ess truy burt on@ basf onfin e.or g rwin s123 @ao Lco m Arno fd. m efgar 001 @icf oud. com Age nda Public Comment Item 111 10. NW File 183r ID d 1393 Stre 9 - et, Waiv Suit ers e Refo 111 rm Mia Proj mi ect - Gard Ten ens, Perc FL ent 3316 Waiv 9 er 1541 Brick eft Ave. #350 4 Concerns regarding this issue were included in Builders Association of South Florida Letter dated May 17, 2023 and sent via email to Planning Director and Zoning Director Since 2019, I have joined the Brickell Homeowners Association, and other Brickell residents, in meetings with the City Mayor, and members of the Planning department to express our concerns regarding outdoor dining at 1500 Brickell. We have been very 1. consistent in our requests that dining should not be allowed on the terrace adjacent Fite to the Sky Lofts condominium, and that amplified music, or sound from special ID events should not be allowed outside the restaurant interior. To our dismay, these 1371 conditions have not been included in the Planning Department's approval of the 3 — outdoor dining warrant. The zoning for this property does not allow for the operation 1500 of a restaurant. This use is only attowed by exception granted in the interest of BRI preserving a historic site. I believe it is reasonable to include special restrictions on CKE outdoor dining to prevent noise from 1500 Brickell affecting nearby properties. I have LL lived in my home on Brickett since 1987. The BHA and residents have always been AVE successful in keeping Brickett Avenue, south of 15th Road, a quieter, commercial free NUE area of Brickett. Please support our appeal of this warrant, and request the Planning Department to include the conditions that we have requested. This restaurant can be successful, and a good neighbor, by keeping its music and special event noise indoors. 2. Fite ID 1357 Desi 8 - gn 1357 Distr 9 — ict 136 NW 35 STR EET Are you a fobb yist? Yes No As a member of the community for 34 years, I do not support the rezoning of this space because it doesn't align with the overall vision for the community. The impression I felt after attending the community meeting that happened on May 4th is that the owners of the space do not have the best interest of the community at the forefront of their actions and their history with the residents of Wynwood and Clemente Park speaks to that as weft. I do not know of one child that fives in Wynwood Norte who currently attends or could even afford attending that school.. There were no guarantees that the space wilt continue to stay a school. Long term or support for the residents who currently five in the neighborhood with any scholarships opportunities. Clemente Park is the heart of Wynwood Norte and has been used by the school. in the past, but despite that there was no mention of funding for the park No to help renovate it white knowing the conditions that is currently in. I attended all of the community meetings that helped build the NRD-2 along with numerous community stakeholders and business owners and not once did I see the owners of that space attend a meeting to voice their opinions on the future of Wynwood Norte and how their Location would be affected. It would be a huge disservice to everyone who did their part to contribute to implementation of the NRD-2 to allow the rezoning of one space and set a precedent that wilt drastically affect the entire neighborhood as a whole. Thank you for allowing me to voice my opinion and I hope the community of Wynwood Norte is at the forefront of your minds when making your decision. End of Report