HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubstitution Memo from Planning DepartmentCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Arthur Noriega V, City Manager
DATE: November 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Substitution of PZ. 4 — Updates to "CS"
File ID 16687
FROM: David Snow
Director, Planning Department ENCLOSURE: Updated Legislation
The purpose of this Substitution Memorandum is for Item PZ. 4 on the November 21, 2024, City
Commission Agenda is to provide updated legislation. The updates to the legislation are as
follows:
• Amends Article 4, Table 3 to allow Cultural Facilities such as Museums and Libraries to
be processed by Warrant all other Community Facility uses shall be processed By Right.
• Removes all changes to Article 10 (signs).
Upon approval, the updated egislation for the above -referenced Miami 21 amendment will be
provided to the City Clerk's ; ffice for distribution to the Mayor and all Commissioners.
Approved:
Arth • r Nori : ga V, Tity Manager
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114,
THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21
CODE"), SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE,
TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES/BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO PERMIT
RECREATIONAL FACILITY USES AND CERTAIN COMMUNITY FACILITY USES IN "CS"
CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONES BY RIGHT AND TO AMEND ARTICLE 10, SPECIFICALLY
SECTION 10.1.1, TITLED "GENERAL REQUIREMENTS," AND TABLE 15, TITLED "SPECIFIC
_AI n DS (C) I OW FOR CERTAIN II I UMINATED SIGNS IN "CS"
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CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONE BY RIGHT; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114 was adopted by the Miami City
Commission as the City of Miami's ("City") Zoning Ordinance, which has been amended from
time to time ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code permits specific Recreational Uses such as Recreational
Facility Uses, which includes but is not limited to: golf courses, parks, camping facilities,
playfields, and playgrounds, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code permits specific Civic Uses such as Community Facility
Uses, which includes but is not limited to: community centers; and cultural facilities, such as
libraries and museums, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities are permitted under the
Future Land Use Element of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), but are
currently only permitted by Warrant under the existing Miami 21 Code regulations; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities are non-commercial facilities, primarily an open
space, serving the recreation needs of the general public, including but not limited to golf
courses, parks, camping facilities, playfields and playgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Community Facilities are non-commercial facilities established primarily for
the benefit and service of the general public of the community in which it is located; and
WHEREAS, some Recreational Facilities and some Community Facilities have been in
existence and serving the community for decades and may have a need to expand and adapt to
changing conditions; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities are public gathering places
that reinforce community identity and support self-government; and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will allow Recreational Facility Use and
expansion of previously approved Recreational Facility Uses, such as golf courses, parks,
camping facilities, playfields and playgrounds in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone by right,
subject.to any restrictions and limitations provided in the Miami 21 Code and any other
applicable regulations; and
EREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will allow Community Facility Use and
e aniiQti aof previously approved Community Facility Uses, such as community centers in the
"CS" CivjC Space Transect Zone by right, subject to any restrictions and limitations provided in
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and museums, will still be processed by Warrant; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
October 30, 2024, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-24-
74 by a vote of ten to zero (10 - 0), Item No. PZAB.9, recommending denial of the Miami 21
Code amendment; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted on the Miami 21 Code text amendment;
and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to whether the Miami 21 Code text amendment
will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and other City
regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to the need and justification for the Miami 21
Code amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the
proposed amendment to the Miami 21 Code necessary; and
WHEREAS, after public hearing and careful consideration of the Miami 21 Code
amendment, it is found appropriate and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and
its residents that Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities, except for cultural facilities
such as libraries and museums, be permitted by right in a "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
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
hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
t-�-Secion 2. Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Standards and
t`Tabl$g"/"BtUding Function: Uses," amended in the following particulars:'
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E Allowed By Exception: Public Hearing - granted by PZAB (Planning, Zoning & Appeals Board)
Boxes with no designation signify Use prohibited.
Uses may be further modified by Supplemental Regulations, State Regulations, or other
provisions of this Code. See City Code Chapter 4 for regulations related to Alcohol Service
Establishment and Food Service Establishments.
* Additional densities in some T6 zones are illustrated in Diagram 9 and densities in T3-O zones
may be modified by specific regulations in Article 5.
** AZ: Density of lowest Abutting Zone
*** By Right only in the UCBD, Civic Health District, NRD-1 and NRD-2.
***Hotel Uses only allowed by Warrant in D1 for properties identified in Appendix PA-1 of the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan and located on the north side of the Lower River.
See Article 6, Table 13 for supplemental regulations.
****AZ: Density of lowest Abutting Zone nearest to the subject property not to exceed 65
du/acre.
***** Educational Uses may be allowed By -Right if the requirements are met in Article 6, titled
Supplemental Regulations.
******Cultural Facilities such as Museums and Libraries shall be processed by Warrant; all other
Community Facility uses shall be processed By Right.
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 adoption thereof and
signature of the Mayor.2
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2 If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar 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.
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 16687 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED
"STANDARDS AND TABLES/BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO PERMIT
RECREATIONAL FACILITY USES AND COMMUNITY FACILITY USES IN
"CS" CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONES BY RIGHT AND TO AMEND
ARTICLE 10, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 10.1.4, TITLED "GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS," AND TABLE 15, TITLED "SPECIFIC SIGN DESIGN
STANDARDS (C)," TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN ILLUMINATED SIGNS IN
"CS" CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONE BY RIGHT; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, Ordinance No. 13114 was adopted by the Miami City
Commission as the City of Miami's ("City") Zoning Ordinance, which has been amended from
time to time ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code permits specific Recreational Uses such as Recreational
Facility Uses, which includes but is not limited to: golf courses, parks, camping facilities,
playfields, and playgrounds, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code permits specific Civic Uses such as Community Facility
Uses, which includes but is not limited to: community centers; and cultural facilities, such as
libraries and museums, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities are permitted under the
Future Land Use Element of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), but are
currently only permitted by Warrant under the existing Miami 21 Code regulations; and
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities are non-commercial facilities, primarily an open
space, serving the recreation needs of the general public, including but not limited to golf
courses, parks, camping facilities, playfields and playgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Community Facilities are non-commercial facilities established primarily for
the benefit and service of the general public of the community in which it is located; and
WHEREAS, some Recreational Facilities and some Community Facilities have been in
existence and serving the community for decades and may have a need to expand and adapt to
changing conditions; and
City of Miami File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024
WHEREAS, Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities are public gathering places
that reinforce community identity and support self-government; and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will allow Recreational Facility Use and
expansion of previously approved Recreational Facility Uses, such as golf courses, parks,
camping facilities, playfields and playgrounds in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone by right,
subject to any restrictions and limitations provided in the Miami 21 Code and any other
applicable regulations; and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will allow Community Facility Use and
expansion of previously approved Community Facility Uses, such as community centers; and
cultural facilities, such as libraries and museums, in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone by
right, subject to any restrictions and limitations provided in the Miami 21 Code and any other
applicable regulations; and
WHEREAS, additionally, a Warrant is currently required to permit an illuminated
monument sign in "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone; and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will allow illuminated monument signs
under eight (8) feet in height in the "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone by right, and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment will still require a Warrant for monument
signs over eight (8) feet and up to fourteen (14) feet in height; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
October 30, 2024, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-24-
0074 by a vote of eleven to zero (11 - 0), Item No. PZAB. 9, recommending denial of the Miami
21 Code amendment; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted on the Miami 21 Code text amendment;
and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to whether the Miami 21 Code text amendment
will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and other City
regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration was given as to the need and justification for the Miami 21
Code amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the
proposed amendment to the Miami 21 Code necessary; and
WHEREAS, after public hearing and careful consideration of the Miami 21 Code
amendment, it is found appropriate and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and
its residents that Recreational Facilities and Community Facilities be permitted by right in a "CS"
Civic Space Transect Zone; and that illuminated monument signs under eight (8) feet in height
be permitted by right in "CS" Civic Space Transect Zone;
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
hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
City of Miami File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024
Section 2. Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Standards and
Tables"/"Building Function: Uses," is amended in the following particulars:1
"ARTICLE 4. STANDARDS AND TABLES
TABLE 3. BUILDING FUNCTIONS: USES
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Section 3. Article 10 of the Miami 21 Code, titled "Sign Regulations," is amended in the
following particulars:2
"ARTICLE 10. SIGN REGULATIONS
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.
2 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 unchanaed.
City of Miami File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024
SECTION 10.1.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 15: SPECIFIC SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS (C)
SIGN DESIGN
STANDARDS
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SINGLE
ESTABLISHMEN
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BUILDING
Aggregate Area
Ratio
0.25
sq.ft. per
linear
Frontage
1.5 sq.ft. per
linear
Frontage
N/A
10 sq. ft. max per
Display Surface
Aggregate Area
(total linear
building Frontage)
x (aggregate area
ratio); 300 sq.ft. max per
Frontage (25 sq.ft. max
for CS)
40 sq. ft. max per
Display Surface
Width
40% of
linear
Frontage
70% of linear
Frontage
60% of valance area
8 fL max
8 ft. max
Height
(Measured from
Average
Sidewalk
Elevation)
8 ft. min (bottom of
sign)
8 ft. min (bottom of sign)
Letters, emblems,
ogos or symbols on
valance 8 in. max
8 ft. max (14 ft.max. by
Warrant)
10 in. max
Depth/Projection
12 in. max
4 ft. max
24 in. max
Aggregate Area
Per Sign Type
Shall not exceed 60%
of Aggregate Area;
Included in total
Aggregate Are
1
sq.ft.
max
20% of total
glass area;
Included in total
Aggregate Area
25 sq.ft. max; Included
in total Aggregate
Area
6 sq.ft. max per frontage;
Included in total
Aggregate Area
Limited to skirt or
bottom edge of
Awning; Included in
total Aggregate Area
Principal
Frontage
Quantity
1 sign per 150 ft linear
Frontage (no more than
3 signs total)
1
per
unit
1 Sign per
window
1 sign per 150 ft linear
Frontage
1 sign per 150 ft linear
Frontage
1 sign per window or
door opening located
on the Principal
Frontage
1 sign per 100 ft. of
Frontage (no more
than 2 Display
Surfaces)
1 sign per entrance,
exit or parking area
Secondary
Frontage
Quantity
1 sign per 250 ft linear
Frontage (shall not
exceed 50 sq.ft. area)
1 Sign
per windo
w
1 sign per 250 ft linear
Frontage
1 sign per 250 ft linear
Frontage
1 sign per entrance,
exit or parking area
BUILDING WITH
MORE THAN
ONE
ESTABLISHMEN
T OPENING TO
THE OUTDOORS
Aggregate Area
Rato
1.0 sq.ft. per
linear ft.
See Wall Sign
Aggregate Area
See Wall
Sign
Aggregate
Area
See Wall Sign
• ggregate Area
See Wall
Sign
Aggregate
Area
Aggregate Area
(Building
Identficaton)
max 50 sq.ft.D
per Frontage
40 sq. ft. max
per Display
Surface
24 sq.ft. Display
Surface
(linear feet of
Frontage) x
(aggregate
area rato)
Aggregate Area
(Business
Identficaton)
See Wall
Sign
Aggregate
Area
15 sq.ft. max
per Display
Surface
Width
70% of linear
Frontage (per
establishment
60% valance
area
8 ft. max
Height
(Measured from
Average
Sidewalk
Elevaton)
8 ft min
(bottom of
Sign)
: ft min (bottom
•f Sign)
Letters,
emblems,
logos or
symbols on
valance max
8 in
8 ft. max (14
ft. max by
Warrant)
7 ft. max
Depth/Projecton
12 in. max
3 ft. max
12 in. max
24 in. max
City of Miami
File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024
Aggregate Area
Per Sign Type
N/A
Shall not
exceed 60%
of Aggregate
Area;
Included in
total
Aggregate
Area
N/A
20% of total
glass area;
Included in total
Aggregate Area
N/A
25 sq.ft.
max;
Included in
total
Aggregate
Area
N/A
6 sq.ft. max per
Frontage;
Included in total
Aggregate Area
N/A
Limited to
skirt or
bottom edge
of Awning;
Include in
total
Aggregate
Area
N/A
iN/A
N/A
Principal
Frontage
Quantity
1 Business
Identification
Sign per 20
ft. of
establishment
accessing the
outdoors
1 Sign per
window
1 Business
Identification
Sign per 20
ft. of
establishmen
t
accessing
the outdoors
1 Business
Identification
Sign per 20 ft. of
establishment
accessing the
outdoors
1 Business
Identification
Sign per 20
ft. of
establishmen
t
accessing
the outdoors
1 sign per
100 ft. of
Frontage (no
more than 2
Display
Surfaces)
1 sign per drive -
through (no
more than 1
Display Surface)
Secondary
Frontage
Quantity
1 Sign per
100 ft. of
establishment
accessing the
outdoors
1 Sign per
window
1 Sign per
100 ft. of
establishmen
t accessing
the outdoors
1 Sign per 100 ft.
of establishment
accessing the
outdoors
1 Sign per
150 ft. of
establishment
accessing the
outdoors
ILLUMINATION
PERMIT
By
Warrant
By Right
N/A
By
Warrant
By Right
By
Warrant
By Right
By
Warrant
By Right
By
Warrant
/L
yht
By Right
By Right
By Right
ADDRESS SIGN
max 10 sq.ft. area/max
1 sign
max 10 sq.ft. area/max
1 sign
N/A
N/A
max 10 sq.ft.
area/max 1 sign
max 10 sq.ft. area/max
1 sign
max 5 sq.ft. area/max
1 sign
SUPPLEMENTAL
STANDARDS
Limited to
establishment name,
Limited to
establishment name,
Limited to
establishment
Limited to establishment
name,
Limited to
establishment
Limited to
establishment name,
Limited to
establishment
Limited to Wall,
Hanging, or
ogo, decorative
graphic bands, hours
of operation and
Class B Signs.
• My painted Wall
logo, decorative
graphic bands, hours
of operation and
Class B Signs.
• Signage to be
name, logo,
decorative graphic
bands, hours of
operation and Class
B Signs.
logo, decorative graphic
bands, hours of
operation and Class B
Signs.
name, logo,
decorative graphic
bands, hours of
operation and Class
B Signs.
logo, decorative
graphic bands, hours
of operation.
Regional parks shall
be allowed
name, logo, menu
selection/ pricing
for food service,
hours of operation.
• Shall be located
Monument Signs.
Signs shall be
displayed on street
• Projection angle
commercial
within the Third
permitted by
level windows only
shall be parallel or
sponsorship
Layer between the
Warrant.
perpendicular to
messages not to
building and the
wall.
exceed twenty-five
precent (25%) of
total Sign Area
• Monument Sign total
Sign Area shall not
exceed one hundred
drive -through lane
and shall not be
noticeably visible
from the public
right-of-way.
(100) square feet.
• Height may exceed
eight (8) feet by
Warrant process, but
shall not exceed
fourteen (14) feet in
• Illuminated signs
that exceed (8) feet in
height shall be
processed by Warrant.
Section 4. 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately adoption thereof and
signature of the Mayor.3
3 If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar 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.
City of Miami File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
gWy j ng III, C y or -y 10/15/2024
City of Miami File ID: 16687 (Revision: D) Printed On: 11/12/2024