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File ID: 15938
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA
STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO
"RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED
HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 185 NORTHEAST 59
STREET AND 175 NORTHEAST 59 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Generally, 185 Northeast 59 Street and 175 Northeast 59 Street
APPLICANT(S): Steven J. Wernick, Esq., on behalf of 5900 W Little Haiti, LLC.
PURPOSE: This application seeks to amend the designation on the Future Land Use
Map for the above property from " Medium Density Multifamily Residential " to "
Restricted Commercial ".
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On April 3, 2024, recommended
approval, by a vote of 7-1.
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City of Miami
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Ordinance
Enactment Number:14309
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15938 Final Action Date: 9/26/2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES,
BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
"MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 185 NORTHEAST 59 STREET AND 175
NORTHEAST 59 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the properties located at 185 Northeast 59 Street and 175 Northeast 59
Street, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit
"A," (collectively the "Property") have a current future land use designation of "Medium Density
Multifamily Residential"; and
WHEREAS, WERNICK & Co, PLLC., on behalf of 5900 W Little Haiti, LLC ("Applicant"),
applied to the City of Miami ("City") to amend the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP") to change the future land use designation of the
Property to "Restricted Commercial"; and
WHEREAS, the Property site is 0.279 ± acres in size; and
WHEREAS, the proposed change of the future land use designation would result in
higher intensity; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on April 3,
2024, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-24-026 by a vote
of seven to one (7-1), Item No. PZAB.7, recommending approval of the future land use
designation change; and
WHEREAS, the PZAB particularly found that this amendment is supported and
consistent with Policy LU-1.1.7 of the MCNP and requested that the Applicant meet with the
Little Haiti Revitalization Trust; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of
the MCNP; Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, ("Miami 21 Code"); and all other City regulations; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
proposed change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the
proposed change necessary; and
WHEREAS, the request is consistent with Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the MCNP;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to
approve this amendment to the FLUM of the MCNP as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the FLUM of the MCNP, pursuant to
small scale amendment procedures subject to Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is hereby
amended by changing the Future Land Use designation of 0.279 ± acres of real property at 185
Northeast 59 Street and 175 Northeast 59 Street, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described
in "Exhibit A," attached and incorporated, from "Medium Density Multifamily Residential" to
"Restricted Commercial."
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 shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second
reading and adoption thereof, pursuant and subject to Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida
Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
rge Wy•ng III, C y ttor -y 5/13/2024
1 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: 15938 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/7/2025