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PZAB Resolution
Enactment Number: PZAB-R-24-050
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE VII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUND," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 35-254(C) OF THE
CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH A PURCHASE PRICE OF PARKING SPACES PAYABLE
INTO THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, transit and mobility are challenges currently facing the residents and
visitors of the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13568 on October 22, 2015,
which established the Transportation Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, at the time of adoption it was identified that, due to the existing City -
operated trolleys and planned new expanded routes, that the City would exhaust its
restricted funds to continue trolley operations at some point in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Transportation Trust Fund created a dedicated
source of revenue for transportation alternatives by requiring that the City budget a
certain minimum amount of revenue for said purpose; and
WHEREAS, expenditures from the Transportation Trust Fund will require
authorization by a supermajority of the City Commission, ensuring the money collected
will be spent in the best interest of all the residents of, and visitors to, the City; and
WHEREAS, Article 4, Table 4 of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("Miami 21 Code") provides for a 50% reduction in
parking spaces within Transit Oriented Development areas and along Transit Corridors
with payment into the Transportation Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, no fee for payment was established at the time of adoption of the
Transportation Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment meets the intent of Goal TR-1, Objective
TR1.1, Policy TR-1.1.3, Policy TR-1.1.4, Policy TR-1.1.5, Objective TR-1.2, Policy TR-1.2.1,
and Policy TR-1.2.4 of maintaining an effective and cost-efficient circulation network that
provides transportation for all persons while reducing both the dependency on automobiles
and overall roadway congestion; and
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WHEREAS, consideration was given as to whether the proposed text amendment will
further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan,
the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to the need and justification for the proposed
amendment to the City Code, including changed or changing conditions that make the
passage of the proposed amendment to the City Code necessary; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of this matter, it is deemed it advisable and in
the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend the City Code as
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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. Chapter 35/Article VII of the City Code, is amended in the following
particulars.'
"CHAPTER 35
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE VII. TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND
C. Garage contribution. All funds collected through parking ratio reductions pursuant to
Article 4, Table 4 of the Miami 21 Code, as amended, shall be reserved in this trust fund for
capital or acquisition costs associated with the creation of new public parking garages
operated by the department of off-street parking. These funds may be carried over to the
succeeding fiscal year. The purchase price is $10,000.00 per half -space (residential) and
$20,000.00 per full space (commercial or residential) per parking space waiver ("Purchase
Price"). The purchase price shall be adjusted for inflation at the end of each five-year period,
as approved by the City Manager or his/her designee.
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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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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 Resolution shall not be
affected.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption
thereof.
Reviewed and Approved:
David Snow
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