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Home My WebLink AboutCity Commission Fact SheetCITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET File ID: 18563 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 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING TABLE 3, TITLED "BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES FOR CERTAIN "CI" CIVIC INSTITUTION PROPERTIES AFFILIATED WITH OR OWNED BY A RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, NOT -FOR -PROFIT INSTITUTION, OR A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, AND TABLE 4, TITLED "DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING," TO ESTABLISH RULES FOR APPLYING DENSITY ALLOWANCES; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, Former City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami PURPOSE: Amending Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami 21 Zoning Code (Ordinance 13114) by amending sections that address the Definitions, Standards, and Uses as it pertains to establishing Residential Uses in Religious, Educational, and Not -For -Profit Institutions. FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. City of Miami File ID: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026 City of Miami Legislation Ordinance Enactment Number City Hall 3500 Pan Ameican Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 18563 Final Action Date: 1/22/2026 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 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING TABLE 3, TITLED "BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES FOR CERTAIN "Cl" CIVIC INSTITUTION PROPERTIES AFFILIATED WITH OR OWNED BY A RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, NOT - FOR -PROFIT INSTITUTION, OR A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, AND TABLE 4, TITLED "DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING," TO ESTABLISH RULES FOR APPLYING DENSITY ALLOWANCES; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, authorizes the governing board of a municipality to approve the development of housing that is affordable, including mixed -use residential, on any parcel owned by religious institutions; and WHEREAS, Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), provides the City of Miami ("City") Planning Department with the administrative authority and responsibility for the preparation, conduct, and implementation of the continuing comprehensive planning program as set out in state statutes and elsewhere in the City Code; and WHEREAS, Article 4, Table 3 of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("Miami 21 Code") lists Building Functions: Uses and allowable intensities by Transect Zone Designation; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami 21 Code to allow Residential Uses By -Right on properties owned by (or controlled by) religious institutions, as defined in Section 170.201(2), Florida Statutes; owned by not -for -profit Institutions; owned by a governmental entity; or contains an Elementary, Middle, or High School Educational Facility; and WHEREAS, the City categorizes Religious Facilities as a Civic Use, which is intended to encompass Land Use functions predominantly of community -oriented purposes or objectives including those of not -for -profit organizations dedicated to arts and culture, education, recreation, religion, government, and the like; and WHEREAS, the City currently has approximately 668 properties that are considered Civic Uses; and City of Miami File ID: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026 WHEREAS, of those 668 properties, 27 properties have been identified as religious institutions zoned "Civic Institution" ("CI"), 246 properties have been identified religious institutions zoned with a Transect other than "CI," and 395 properties have been identified as non -religious Civic Uses zoned "CI"; and WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") has conducted a public hearing on the proposed text amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on November 5, 2025, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-25- 072 by a vote of seven to zero (7 - 0), Item No. PZAB. 7, recommending approval, with the modification that properties abutting T3 are able to develop at T4 by process of Exception, of the Miami 21 Code text amendment; and WHEREAS, consideration has been given as to whether the proposed change will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan, the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and WHEREAS, due consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the proposed change necessary; and WHEREAS, after careful consideration of this matter, the City Commission finds it appropriate and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to approve the proposed Miami 21 Code text amendment as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 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 4 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended in the following particulars:' "ARTICLE 4. STANDARDS AND TABLES TABLE 3 BUILDING FUNCTION: USES T3 T T 5 R L ORLORLORLOCCI C D D2 D3 S I- 1 H D SUB- URBAN URBAN GENER URBAN CENTE URBAN CORE CIVIC DISTRICT S ' 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. City of Miami File ID: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026 AL R DENSITY (UNIT PER ACRE) 9 9 1 8 * 3 6 3 6 3 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 1 5 0 * 1 5 0 * 1 5/ 0 * N A AZ ** 1 5 0 * 3 6 A Z* *** AZ *** * RESIDEN TIAL CO- LIVING RRRRR ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * R *** *** *** RR ** * * * * SINGLE FAMILY RESIDEN CE R R RRRRRRRRRR COMMUNI TY RESIDEN CE R R RRRRRRRRRR R ANCILLAR Y UNIT R RRR TWO FAMILY RESIDEN CE RRRRRRRRRR MULTI FAMILY** HOUSING** RRRRRRRRR R *** R DORMITO RY EE RR RR E R HOME OFFICE R R RRRRRRRRRR R LIVE - WORK RR RR RR R WORK- LIVE RR R Allowed By Right W Allowed By Warrant: Administrative Process - CRC (Coordinated Review Committee) 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- 0 zones may be modified by specific regulations in Article 5. ** AZ: Density of lowest Abutting Zone City of Miami File ID: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026 *** 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. ********* By Right only on a parcel, or a parcel connected thereto, which is owned (or controlled by or affiliated with a religious institution by legal instrument) by a religious institution, as defined by Section 170.201(2), F.S., and contains a physical place of worship on site; a parcel that is owned by a not -for -profit institution; a parcel that is owned by a governmental entity; or a parcel that contains an Elementary, Middle, or High School Educational Facility. * * * TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING (C) DENSITY (UPA) RESIDENTI AL CS — CIVIC SPACE N/A CI — CIVIC INSTITUTION DENSITY OF ABUTTING ZONE Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: • Density and all intensity, parking and loading regulations to match that of the most restrictive Abutting zone. • When a CI property owned (or controlled by or affiliated with a religious institution by legal instrument) by a religious institution and contains a physical place of worship on site; a property that is owned by a not -for -profit institution; a property that is owned by a aovernmental entity: CI -HD — CIVIC INSTITUTION HEALTH DISTRICT 150 UNITS PER ACRE • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet of Residential Use. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Co -Living - A minimum of .25 Bicycle Rack Space per Co -Living Room is required. Co -Living: Minimum of 0.5 parking space per Co -Living Room with a minimum of one (1) additional visitor parking space for every ten (10) Co -Living Rooms. Thirty percent (30%) of required Co -Living Parking may be provided through payment -in -lieu into the Transportation Trust Fund identified within City Code Chapter City of Miami File ID: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026 or a property that 35. contains an Elementary, Middle, or High School Educational Facility has no abutting property that allows residential density, residential uses shall be allowed at a density equivalent to T4. Properties abutting T3 may develop as T4 by process of Warrant. Residential Developments within CI properties shall provide units at a minimum Workforce Housing AMI level identified within Section 3.16. * 33 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 realtered 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 after adoption.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 2 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: 18563 (Revision:) Printed On: 2/2/2026