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File ID: 17440
Title: 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"), BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," SECTION 3.14, TITLED
"PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM," TO EXCLUDE PROPERTIES
LOCATED WITHIN OR ABUTTING THE COCONUT GROVE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT (NCD-3) FROM BEING
ABLE TO UTILIZE T5-O BONUS HEIGHT; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE: : Miami 21 Text Amendment to remove the NCD-3 from the T5 Bonus
Height Public Benefits program.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On April 16, 2025, recommended
approval, by a vote of 8-0.
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City of Miami
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Ordinance
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17440 Final Action Date: 6/17/2025
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"), BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," SECTION 3.14, TITLED
"PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM," TO EXCLUDE PROPERTIES LOCATED
WITHIN OR ABUTTING THE COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD
CONSERVATION DISTRICT (NCD-3) FROM BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE
T5-O BONUS HEIGHT; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114,
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which has been amended from time to time
("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, development projects located within certain transit corridors and comprising
of a range of housing and price options contribute to the creation of compact, pedestrian -
oriented, and mixed -use communities in accordance with the Miami 21 Code Guiding Principles;
and
WHEREAS, the Public Benefits Program in the Miami 21 Code allows bonus Building
Height in exchange for a developer contribution to specified programs that provide benefits to
the public and the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Public Benefits program for the "T5," Urban Center Transect Zones,
currently excludes properties that are located within or Abutting the Neighborhood Conservation
District ("NCD") of Coral Gate (NCD-1), Village West Island District and Charles Avenue (NCD-
2), or the Single -Family Residential District of the Coconut Grove Neighborhood Conservation
District (NCD-3); and
WHEREAS, an amendment is necessary to exclude the entirety of the Coconut Grove
Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-3), and those properties Abutting such, from the "T5"
Urban Center Transect Zone, Public Benefits Program to conserve the special characteristics of
the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2025, at a duly noticed public meeting, the Planning, Zoning
and Appeals Board ("PZAB") considered this Miami 21 Code text amendment, Item PZAB 16,
and passed PZAB-R-25-019, recommending approval of the amendment by a vote of eight to
zero (8-0); and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the relationship of this proposed
amendment to the goals, objectives and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood
Plan ("MCNP"), with appropriate consideration as to whether the proposed change will further
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the goals, objectives and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations;
and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed
change, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the proposed
change necessary; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of this matter, it is deemed advisable and in the
best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to amend the Miami 21 Code
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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Article 3 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby further amended in the following
particulars:'
"MIAMI 21 CODE
3.14 PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM
The intent of the Public Benefits Program established in this section is to allow bonus Building
Height in T5 and T6 Zones, bonus FLR in T6 Zones, and bonus Building Height in D1 Zones,
subject to certain conditions, in exchange for the developer's contribution to specified programs
that provide benefits to the public.
3.14.1
The bonus Height and FLR shall be permitted if the proposed Development contributes toward
the specified public benefits, neighborhood enhancements, and/or Affordable/Workforce
Housing above that which is otherwise required by this Code, in the amount and in the manner
as set forth herein.
T5 bonus Height
1. The bonus Height shall only be available to properties in a T5 Transect Zone that are not
located within or Abutting the Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) of Coral Gate
(NCD-1), Village West Island District and Charles Avenue (NCD-2), or the Single Family
Residential District of the Coconut Grove Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-3),
and satisfy one or more of the following circumstances:
a. T5-O site within a TOD not Abutting a T3 Transect Zone; or
b. T5-O site within a TOD Abutting a T3 Transect Zone shall be by process of
Exception with City Commission approval; or
c. T5-O lots assembled and platted prior to Miami 21 that are more than 200,000
square feet shall be by process of Exception with City Commission approval; or
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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d. T5 site that Abuts a D1 Transect Zone except when Abutting a T3 Transect
Zone; or
e. T5-O site within an Opportunity Zone and within a TOD or a quarter (1/4) mile of
a Transit Corridor, but not Abutting a T3 Transect Zone; or
f. T5-O site located within one of the following Transit Corridors:
i. NW 7th Avenue
ii. Biscayne Boulevard
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Section 3. It is the intention that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be
made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which provisions may be
renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article",
or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
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 ten (10) days upon adoption thereof
and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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 or upon the effective date stated herein,
whichever is later.
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