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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-14426City of Miami Ordinance 14426 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 18178 Final Action Date: 12/11/2025 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"), SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.15, TITLED "AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," SECTION 3.16.A, TITLED "WORKFORCE HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," AND SECTION 3.16.B, TITLED "WORKFORCE LIVING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAM SPECIAL BENEFIT SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO ALLOW FOR LIMITED COMMERCIAL USES IN CERTAIN SPECIFIED `RESTRICTED' TRANSECT ZONES; 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, in March 2017, the City Commission created Section 3.16 of the Miami 21 Code to encourage developments that include workforce housing serving those in the low to moderate income brackets in order to assist critical members of our community, such as our health care providers, teachers, police officers and firefighters, as well as citizens with limited incomes who do not qualify for subsidies, especially senior citizens; and WHEREAS, the majority of existing and proposed affordable housing developments are located in neighborhoods that are removed from the major employment centers of the urban core of the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, in September 2025, via Ordinance 14394, the City Commission created Section 3.16.b to introduce a new Workforce Housing Program, titled Workforce Living Development Program, to promote housing affordability and encourage development of land available for residential use in the City of Miami, specifically located in "T4" General Urban, "T5" Urban Center, and "T6" Urban Core Transect Zones in a manner that emphasizes integration of new housing for individuals and families in the workforce target income group into new, expanding, or redeveloping neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2023-17, as amended by Chapter 2024-188, known at the "Live Local Act," made various changes and additions to affordable housing related programs and policies at both the state and local level; these provisions were approved by the Governor and took effect July 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, the progressive thinking in affordable housing nationally is to favor mixed - income development; and City of Miami Page 1 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed On: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 WHEREAS, a Miami 21 Code text amendment is necessary to allow for Affordable Housing funding opportunities through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); this amendment will allow small scale limited Commercial Uses as accessory uses up to no more than 10% of the Building's Floor Area, specifically for properties located in Restricted areas of "T5," Urban Center Transect Zone, and "T6," Urban Core Transect Zone; and WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code text amendment supports the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP") Housing Goal HO-1 to support the increase of safe, decent, sanitary affordable and workforce housing to all existing and future residents especially extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate -income households and special populations by adding new housing units, rehabilitating existing homes, maintaining and revitalizing residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2025, at a duly notice public meeting, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") considered this text amendment to the Miami 21 Code, Item PZAB.2, and passed PZAB-R-25-068, recommending approval, by a vote of eleven to zero (11- 0); and WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the relationship of this amendment to the goals, objectives and policies of the MCNP, with appropriate consideration as to whether the proposed change will further 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 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 Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, is amended in the following particulars:1 "ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES 3.15 AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL 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. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. The added and updated definitions shall be alphabetized. City of Miami Page 2 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 The intent of the Affordable Housing special benefit program established in this section is to facilitate the development of high quality Affordable Housing in the City by providing development incentives, including, but not limited to, modifications of architectural/design standards and parking reductions. 3.15.1 As a pre -requisite to qualify as an Affordable Housing Development eligible for any of the special benefits described in Section 3.15, an applicant shall submit to the Office of Zoning a recorded covenant running with the land acceptable to the City of Miami confirming the property will meet the criteria in subsection (a) or (b) below for a period of no less than thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, whichever is issued first, and Certification by the City's Housing and Community Development Department, or successor Department, that the proposed Development will provide: a. A minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the Dwelling Units (Multi -family or Elderly) as Affordable Housing serving residents at or below sixty percent (60%) of the area median income (AMI) as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually; b. If the Development is not restricted to elderly residents and is located within a Residential Density Increase Area as set forth in Article 4, Diagram 9 of the Miami 21 Code, that the proposed Development is a mixed -income building providing at least: i. forty percent (40%) of the units as Affordable Housing serving residents at or below sixty percent (60%) of AMI; or ii. twenty percent (20%) of the units as Affordable Housing serving residents at or below fifty percent (50%) of AMI. 3.15.2 As a pre -requisite to qualify as an Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Development eligible for any of the special benefits described in Section 3.15, an applicant shall submit to the Office of Zoning: a. Certification by the City's Housing and Community Development Department that the proposed Development will provide a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the Dwelling Units as Affordable Housing serving residents at or below sixty percent (60%) of AMI, a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units above sixty percent (60%) of the AMI and at or below eighty percent (80%) of the AMI, a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units at any price, and the remainder of the Dwelling Units above sixty percent (60%) of the AMI and at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the AMI; or b. Certification by the City's Housing and Community and Economic Development Department that the proposed Development will provide a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the Dwelling Units as Affordable Housing serving residents at or below fifty percent (50%) of AMI, a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units above sixty percent (60%) of the AMI and at or below eighty percent (80%) of the AMI, a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units at any price, and the remainder of the Dwelling Units as Workforce Housing above sixty percent (60%) of the AMI and at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the AMI. c. All Developments under this Section must also submit verification that the proposed City of Miami Page 3 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 Development is within a quarter (1/4) mile of a Transit Corridor, or within a TOD area. d. All Developments under this Section must also submit a recorded covenant running with the land acceptable to the City of Miami, confirming the property will meet the criteria in subsection (a) above for a period of no less than thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy for homeownership or rental housing Development, with two (2) automatic ten (10) year extensions for Development that contains any rental housing that may be released by a vote of the City Commission. Such covenant must also meet all other requirements including those set forth in Chapter 62 of the City Code. 3.15.3 Affordable and Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Developments that are zoned T3 are not eligible for the provisions in Section 3.15. All Affordable and Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Developments where all Dwelling Units are at or below eighty percent (80%) AMI or that are Government or religious institution Developments, whether owned or leased by the City, County, CRA, or a religious institution, that abut a T3 Zone are permitted by Exception with City Commission approval in accordance with Article 4, Table 12. All Affordable and Attainable Mixed -Income Developments that share a property line with a T3 Zone shall provide a buffer appropriate to the context in accordance with Article 4, Table 12. Affordable and Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Developments that are zoned T4 or abut a T4 Zone shall require a Warrant for consideration under Section 3.15. 3.15.4 In place of any conflicting provisions elsewhere in this Code, Affordable and Attainable Mixed - Income Housing Developments may be developed in accordance with the following, subject to a Warrant: a. Height 1. T4: Maximum building height of 40 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories for homeownership Development; 2. T5: Maximum building height of 75 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 3. T6-8: Maximum building height of 125 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 4. T6-12: Maximum building height of 240 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; b. Intensity 1. T6-8: An Attainable -Mixed Income Development that utilizes the provisions of Section 3.15.6.a may receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) bonus FLR. c. Minimum Size a. A one -bedroom Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum size of five hundred (500) square feet. b. A two -bedroom Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum size of six hundred (600) square feet. d. Pedestrian or Vehicular Cross Block Passages shall not be required. e. Development Abutting two (2) or more Thoroughfares shall have only one (1) Principal Frontage and shall not be subject to the minimum Principal Frontage Line requirement. Determination of which Frontage is to serve as the Principal Frontage shall be made by City of Miami Page 4 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 the Planning Director upon request by the Zoning Administrator. f. Development shall not be subject to maximum Lot Area requirements. g. Development in T6 Zones shall be exempt from complying with the requirements contained in Sections 5.6.1 (h) and 5.6.2 (b). h. Setback requirements above the Podium may be modified by Waiver for Development in T6 Zones. i. When located in a T5-R or T6-R Transect Zone a proposed development associated with a Federal or State Funded program may provide limited Commercial Uses up to ten percent (10%) of floor area or not to exceed the minimum prescribed program(s) requirements. 3.15.5 Parking requirements for those units that qualify as Affordable or Attainable Mixed -Income Housing may be reduced as stated below. The parking reductions below may be cumulative; however in no event shall parking be reduced by more than eighty percent (80%) of the spaces required. a. A thirty-five percent (35%) reduction in required parking is permitted by Right. b. Within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD), an additional reduction of fifteen percent (15%) of required parking is permitted by Right and an additional reduction of fifteen percent (15%) of required parking is permitted for Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Projects by Waiver. c. An additional reduction of up to fifteen percent (15%) of required parking may be permitted by Warrant, upon a showing that the reduction in off-street parking is justified in view of the nature and type of prospective occupancy and the economic circumstances involved, and that the impacts from such reduction are not likely to unduly burden traffic and parking facilities in the neighborhood. d. Parking for development proposals providing Housing for the Elderly may be reduced by Warrant to provide a maximum of one (1) parking space per every two (2) Dwelling Units provided as Elderly Housing, upon a showing that the reduction in off-street parking is justified in view of the nature and type of prospective occupancy and the economic circumstances involved, and that the impacts from such reduction are not likely to unduly burden traffic and parking facilities in the neighborhood. e. Affordable or Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Developments whose parking has been reduced under the terms set forth in Section 3.15 will continue to operate under the recorded covenant described in Subsection 3.15.1 or 3.15.2, until parking requirements applicable at the time of release are met. 3.15.6 In addition to the Development incentives listed above, Affordable Housing and Attainable Mixed -Income Housing projects shall be afforded Density bonuses as follows: a. Any Development that meets all the required criteria in Subsection 3.15.2 and provides a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units as Extremely Low Income as defined herein shall be provided a one hundred percent (100%) Density bonus. The Development after the Density bonus shall maintain the affordable and workforce housing mix described in 3.15.2 (a) or 3.15.2 (b), whichever is appliable, and shall provide ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units as Extremely Low Income Housing for City of Miami Page 5 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 the entire Development. b. Any Development that meets all the required criteria in Subsection 3.15.2 and provides a minimum of five percent (5%) of the Dwelling Units as Extremely Low Income as defined herein shall be provided a fifty percent (50%) Density bonus for rental Development or a one hundred percent (100%) Density bonus for Development that is entirely comprised of homeownership units. The Development after the Density bonus shall maintain the affordable and workforce housing mix described in 3.15.2 (a) or 3.15.2 (b), whichever is appliable, and shall provide five percent (5%) of the Dwelling Units as Extremely Low Income Housing for the entire Development. c. Any Affordable Housing Development that is entirely comprised of Dwelling Units that are Housing for the Elderly serving residents at or below sixty percent (60%) of Area Median Income (AMI) shall be provided a one hundred percent (100%) Density bonus. Developments that meet these criteria may be developed in accordance with Subsection 3.15.4 By Right. d. Attainable Mixed -Income Housing Transfer of Development Density Program. A Development shall be eligible to sell excess as -of -right density up to one unit of density for each unit within a qualifying Attainable Mixed -Income Housing development provided the development satisfies all of the following: i. Meets the criteria in Subsection 3.15.2; ii. Includes a minimum 200 Attainable Mixed -Income Housing units; and iii. Located within a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) or Opportunity Zone. In such cases, the City shall permit the owner, or successor in interest, to transfer the difference between the number of to be constructed Attainable Housing units at the eligible property and the as -of -right density of the property. Eligible off -site properties may receive up to fifty percent (50%) increase above allowable Density. The City shall permit the density transfer without requiring provision of Workforce Housing or Affordable Housing at the receiving property. For purposes of this section, an eligible receiving site shall mean any property that satisfies all the following: i. Located within a T5, T6, or CI -HD Transect Zone; ii. Located within a Transit Oriented Development area or Transit Corridor; and iii. Eligible to increase its Density by being consistent with the Interpretation of the Future Land Use Map of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (MCNP). Upon the City's issuance of a building permit for construction of an Attainable project qualifying under this section, the City's Zoning Administrator, or designee, shall issue a Certificate of Eligibility confirming that the Owner is entitled to sell the unused density to an eligible receiving property. The City's Zoning Administrator shall be notified of each transfer of density and the Zoning Administrator shall issue a Certificate of Transfer confirming the sale of the units and the balance of units eligible to be transferred after each transfer transaction, to be recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County. A percentage of proceeds of each transfer shall be contributed to the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund or to the applicable CRA for implementation of the CRA master plan. A final contribution amount of between fifteen to twenty-five percent (15% - 25%) of the proceeds shall be negotiated and determined by the City Manager or designee. 3.15.7 Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions elsewhere in this Code, City -owned Lots located wholly within a T5 and/or T6 Transect Zone with Developments qualified under Section 3.15.1 or Section 3.15.2 and meeting the requirements of Subsection (a) may be developed as City of Miami Page 6 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 provided in Subsection (b). (a) Requirements: (1) The proposed Development shall be within a quarter ('V4) mile of a Transit Corridor or a half (1/2) mile of a TOD; and (2) The proposed Development shall not Abut a T3 Transect Zone. (b) Qualifying Developments pursuant to this Section may be developed by Waiver as follows: (1) The Development's maximum Density may be increased by one hundred percent (100%) over and above the base amount allowed for the corresponding Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan Future Land Use Designation unless located in a Residential Density Increase Area, in which case such Density shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.1. (2) The Development's maximum FLR shall be as allowed by the corresponding Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan Future Land Use Designation for the Lot subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.1. (3) For T5 and T6-8, the maximum Building Height shall be 125 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories. (4) Setbacks shall be provided pursuant to the underlying Transect up to the maximum Height allowed in this Subsection. (5) Parking may be provided pursuant to Section 3.15.5 provided that parking reductions within a TOD may be attained within a Transit Corridor. (6) Allow Tandem Parking by both a valet operator or for residential self -parking provided that the total number of spaces is equal to or greater than the number of units with one (1) Tandem Parking space satisfying one (1) required parking space. Each Tandem Parking space for residential self -parking shall serve a single residential unit. (7) Development Abutting two (2) or more Thoroughfares shall have only one (1) Principal Frontage and shall not be subject to the minimum Principal Frontage Line requirement. Determination of which Frontage is to serve as the Principal Frontage shall be made by the Planning Director upon request by the Zoning Administrator. (c) The requirements set forth in Subsections (a) and (b) above shall not apply to any properties wholly located in City Commission District 2 or 4 3.16.A. WORKFORCE HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS 3.16.a.1 As a pre -requisite to qualify as an Attainable Workforce Housing Development eligible for any of the special benefits described in Section 3.16.a, an applicant shall submit to the Office of Zoning: a. Certification by the City's Housing and Community Development Department that the proposed Development will provide a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Dwelling Units as Workforce Housing serving residents above sixty percent (60%) of the area median income ("AMI") and at or below eighty percent (80%) of the AMI as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") annually; and the proposed Development will provide the remaining Dwelling Units as Workforce Housing serving residents above sixty percent (60%) of the AMI and at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the AMI as published by HUD annually; b. Verification that the proposed Development is within a quarter (1/4) mile from a Transit City of Miami Page 7 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 Corridor or a half (%2) mile from a Transit Oriented Development ("TOD"); and c. A recorded covenant running with the land, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, requiring the property meet the criteria in Subsection (a) above for a period of no less than thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of a temporary or final Certificate of Occupancy, whichever is issued first. 3.16.a.2 Attainable Workforce Housing Developments that Abut a T3 Zone are not eligible for the provisions in Section 3.16.a. Attainable Workforce Housing Developments that abut a T4 Zone shall require a Warrant for consideration under Section 3.16.a. 3.16.a.3 Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions elsewhere in this Code, Attainable Workforce Housing Developments may be developed in accordance with the following, subject to a Warrant: a. Height 1. T5: Maximum building height of seventy-five (75) feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 2. T6-8: Maximum building height of one hundred twenty-five (125) feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 3. T6-12: Maximum building height of two hundred forty (240) feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; b. Pedestrian or Vehicular Cross Block Passages shall not be required. c. Developments abutting two (2) or more Thoroughfares shall have only one (1) Principal Frontage and shall not be subject to the minimum Principal Frontage Line requirement. Determination of which Frontage is to serve as the Principal Frontage shall be made by the Planning Director upon request by the Zoning Administrator. d. Developments shall not be subject to maximum Lot Area requirements. e. Developments in T6 Zones shall be exempt from complying with the requirements contained in Sections 5.6.1(h) and 5.6.2(b). f. Setback requirements above the Podium may be modified for Developments in T6 Zones. g. When located in a T5-R or T6-R Transect Zone a proposed development associated with a Federal or State Funded program may provide limited commercial uses up to ten percent (10%) of floor area or not to exceed the minimum prescribed program(s) requirements. 3.16.a.4 Parking requirements for those units that qualify as Attainable Workforce Housing may be reduced as stated below. The parking reductions below may be cumulative; however, in no event shall parking be reduced by more than eighty percent (80%) of the spaces required. a. A thirty-five percent (35%) reduction in required parking is permitted by Right. b. Within a TOD, an additional reduction of fifteen percent (15%) of required parking is permitted by Right and an additional reduction of fifteen percent (15%) of required parking is permitted for Attainable Workforce Housing Projects by Waiver. c. An additional reduction of up to fifteen percent (15%) of required parking may be permitted by Warrant, upon a showing that the reduction in off-street parking is justified in view of the nature and type of prospective occupancy and the economic circumstances involved, and that the impacts from such reduction are not likely to unduly burden traffic and parking facilities in the neighborhood. d. Attainable Workforce Housing Developments whose parking has been reduced under City of Miami Page 8 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 the terms set forth in Section 3.16.a will continue to operate under the recorded covenant described in Subsection 3.16.a.1(c), until parking requirements applicable at the time of release are met. 3.16.B WORKFORCE LIVING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAM SPECIAL BENEFIT SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS 3.16.b.1. As a pre -requisite to qualify as a Workforce Living Housing Development eligible for any of the special benefits described in Section 3.16.b.2, an applicant shall submit to the Office of Zoning all of the following information: a. Certification by the City's Housing and Community Development Department that the proposed Development will provide all of the following: i. A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the Dwelling Units serving residents at or below sixty percent (60%) of the AMI as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually; ii. A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Dwelling Units serving residents at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the AMI as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually; and iii. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the Dwelling Units serving residents at or below one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the AMI as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually. b. Verification that the proposed Development is within a quarter ('/4) mile of a Transit Corridor, or within a TOD area. c. Verification that the proposed Development does not exceed the Height as described below: i. T4: Maximum building height of 50 feet with a limit of four (4) Stories; ii. T5: Maximum building height of 75 feet; iii. T6-8: Maximum building height of 125 feet; iv. T6-12: Maximum building height of 240 feet; d. A recorded covenant running with the land acceptable to the City of Miami, confirming the property will meet the criteria in subsection (a) above for a period of no less than thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy for homeownership or rental housing Development, with two (2) automatic ten (10) year extensions for Development that contains any rental housing that may be released by a vote of the City Commission. Such covenant must also meet all other requirements including those set forth in Chapter 62 of the City Code. e. A narrative in their Building Permit application. The narrative shall include the property address(es), a list of all special benefits applied to the Development under Section 3.16.b.2., and a description of any other associated special entitlements. 3.16.b.2. Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions elsewhere in this Code, Workforce Living Housing Developments may be developed in accordance with the following By Right: a. Height 1. T4: Maximum building height of 50 feet with a limit of four (4) Stories; City of Miami Page 9 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 2. T5: Maximum building height of 75 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 3. T6-8: Maximum building height of 125 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; 4. T6-12: Maximum building height of 240 feet with no limitation on the number of Stories; b. Setbacks: Projects may be developed in accordance with the outlined setbacks below 1. T4: i. Rear: 5' setback, except when abutting T3 ii. Side: 0' setback, except when abutting T3 2. T5: i. When abutting Side or Rear T4: Respective Side or Rear Setback shall be 18ft. min through all Stories. ii. When abutting Side or Rear T4: Respective Side or Rear Setback above the 5th Story shall not have cantilevered balconies. 3. T6: i. Principal Front: 10 ft. min through all Stories ii. When abutting Side or Rear T4: Respective Side or Rear Setback shall be 15 ft. min. 1st through 8th Story; 25 ft. min. above 8th Story iii. When abutting Side or Rear T4: Respective Side or Rear Setback above the 8th Story shall not have cantilevered balconies. c. Lot Area: 1. T4: Lot Area max. increase to 40,000 sf. d. Lot Coverage: 1. T4: 80% lot coverage, except when Abutting T3. e. Density: 1. T4: up to 100% bonus Density. 2. T5: up to 100% bonus Density. 3. T6: up to 100% bonus Density. f. Intensity: 1. When located in a T5-R or T6-R Transect Zone a proposed development associated with a Federal or State Funded program may provide limited commercial uses up to ten percent (10%) of floor area or not to exceed the minimum prescribed program(s) requirements by process of Warrant. 2. T6: A Workforce Living Development that utilizes the provisions of Section 3.16.b.1.a may receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) bonus FLR. g. Parking: 1. T4: Parking reduction by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure with a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less. 2. T5/T6: Parking may extend into the Second Layer above the first Story along all Frontages. The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner shall be screened to conceal from view all internal elements including, but not limited to, vehicles, plumbing pipes, fans, ducts and all lighting. The size, location, and materials for such screening elements shall be of a design City of Miami Page 10 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 to be approved by the Planning Director or designee for one hundred (100%) percent of that portion of the Pedestal Facade where there is no Liner. h. Minimum Size: 1. A one -bedroom Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum size of five hundred (500) square feet. 2. A two -bedroom Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum size of six hundred (600) square feet. i. Dwelling Unit Size: 1. Micro -dwelling units shall be permitted. j. Cross Block Passages: 1. T5/T6: Pedestrian or Vehicular Cross Block Passages may be covered. k. Frontages: 1. Development Abutting two (2) or more Thoroughfares shall have only one (1) Principal Frontage. Determination of which Frontage is to serve as the Principal Frontage shall be made by the Zoning Administrator. 3.16.b.3. Parking requirements for those units that qualify as Workforce Living Housing Development may be reduced as stated below. The parking reductions below may be cumulative; however, in no event shall parking be reduced by more than eighty percent (80%) of the spaces required, unless otherwise specially provided herein or above. a. A sixty-five percent (65%) reduction in required parking is permitted By Right. b. An additional reduction of up to fifteen percent (15%) of required parking may be permitted by Warrant, upon a showing that the reduction in off-street parking is justified in view of the nature and type of prospective occupancy and the economic circumstances involved, and that the impacts from such reduction are not likely to unduly burden traffic and parking facilities in the neighborhood. c. Workforce Living Housing Developments in which parking has been reduced under the terms set forth in Section 3.16 will continue to operate under the recorded covenant described in Subsection 3.16.b.1, until parking requirements applicable at the time of release are met. *„ 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. City of Miami Page 11 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025 File ID: 18178 Enactment Number: 14426 Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days upon adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ge Wy ng III, C y tor -y 11/6/2025 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 Page 12 of 12 File ID: 18178 (Revision:) Printed on: 12/18/2025