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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-75-0502FROM: Honorable Members City C ofhtftt s si ofl P. W. Andrews City Mattager CItY tir t LO itIA TE:t-OPPiC e M' 'MiC RAtslDUM r.;., ft.. SUSJFCT. SAY 21 la's City Cothmission Agenda. Item #24 May 22 1915 r..t4C.1.0;;URES, Mr. Sidney Aronovitz. attorney representing the Charter Club, has requested that the City of Miami take whatever action is ,necessary to allow a. restaurant in the Charter Club that would be much larger than presently allowed under the Use Provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Pursuant to his request, the Planning Department evaluated the current provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and found that the Ordinance should be amended to include standards that would: 1) allow larger restaurants in apartment buildings and 2) control the commercial facility as it relates to the principal residential use and the surrounding area. Therefore, it is recommended that the Commission refer the following standards to the Planning Advisory Board for public hearing. The standards are followed by background and analysis information. R ECOMMENDATION Arnend Article IV, Section 20, conditions for restaurant facilities in Apartment Developments in the B -4, R-5, R-5A and R =C districts to include: Size: One (l.) seat for each one and one-half (lz) dwelling units up to a maximum of three hundred seatsincludingthe waiting and lounge areas. The gross area of the facility shall be limited to twenty (20) square feet for each dwelling unit. The lounge area shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the total number of seats permitted. Access: All access to restaurants, except for necessary service entrances and fire exits, shall be from a lobby or other interior portion of the principal use. Parking: To lessen the vehicular conflicts between restaurant patrons and building residents parking shall be in accord with the requirements of Article XXIII and shall be immediately adjacent and reserved for the restaurant. Page 1 of 3 #otota.1ble Members of the City Cotiiinission 4n..try a d, xit ng. Curbs cut for access to the restaurant area. shall not be closer than one hundred '(100) feet from the intersection `Of any stt°efts Access to the restaurant and restaurant parking area shall be frotn an arterial street or by way of a service road connecting to an arterial street, Access to the parking area slia.il be so designed so as to provide sufficient stacking area for incoming patrons awaiting valet parking services, iatdin,g,t. Restaurant facilities shalt provide a separate loading area which shall be screened and buffered from visibility from the surrounding residential develop talent, and the entry ways of both the principal use and restaurant facility. Landscapipg and Amenities: The location, orientation, design and landscaping shall be so provided so as to separate the restaurant activities and the activities of the principal use and the other ancillary uses of the principal use. Signs: Signs for such facility shall be limited to identification of the use on the entrance to the use, not to exceed three square feet. BACKGROUND The inclusion of certain accessory uses in multi -family districts was established in 1961, with the adoption of Ordinance 6871, the City of Miami Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The purpose of allowing these uses was principally one of convenience to building residents. Conditions established at that time included restricting these uses, including restaurant facilities, to one thousand (1,000) feet of area, with access exclusively from within the building and limited signage. With the advent of the large condominium project in the '60's it vas recognized that greater flexibility in the size of these convenience facilities was needed, and the Zoning Ordinance was amended to allow the size of restaurants to be twelve (12) square feet per dwelling unit. ANALYSIS Recognizing the changed conditions in the type and magnitude of large scale development in Miami and the need on the part of urban developers to provide residents with added amenities now provided in outlying areas, the need to permit upon conditional use, larger restaurant establishments is warranted: however, in liberalizing the amount of permitted area, standards are needed for traffic ha.ndling, service facilities, security, maximum size of restaurant, off-street loading and parking, in order to preserve a satisfactory multi -family Page 2 of 3 llo ioral)le Members of the it r 'Commission residential atmoslipefe4 i ecetit changes to Zoning Ordinances of major metropolitan areas, reflect sign fica. ittyi Bigler square foot allowances for accessory cotnl it:rcial ttses: Accessory Uses in aparttnef t development allow `between $5 anti 15 gross sgtiarc feet per t tcell ng unit with restrictions pla.or tl oh the location of the facility, parking requirements+ s gnages loading anti lantlscapit1g 0 - r !F 741�y.' i>IUfoLie *gdwrrv, ri! 'i$ 1t 0. t` Ii V F4 I4,CF1Aait] rt. bootH AFifiNCJVIft . wt o11.16tis @hilt@ woe 11,f0r1Lft �fUILErI'f�d of 1i. e.'hi•t I0,vt4Lil Q011A011, fl-014I bA 53131E Honorable Paul Andrews City Manager, City ot Miami P. D. Box 708, Coconut Grove Station Miami, r for ida 33133 Re: Biscayne Bay Development Corp., a f`lor da corporation as agent for Charter Cltib on Biscayne Bay, an Illinois Limited partner- ship. 600 N. E. 36th St., _Miami,, l 1orida, Dear Mr. Andrews: Subsequent to the conference in your office and in accordance with the procedure therein discussed, I have twice conferred with Mr. George Acton, Director, Planning Department, City of Miami, Mr. Whipple, his assistant, and other staff members. As a result of my latest conference this morning, I understand that Mr. Acton and his staff will be prepared to make recommendations to you and in turn to the City Commission with regard to the problem outlined in my letter of April 23, 1975 addressed to you. It was further indicated that such suggestions would be in form sufficient to permit the matter to be discussed on the May 22, 1975 Agenda of the City Commission. JRE*'bc3bd So% 454 I A411 Thereupon, I would like to request that the subject matter of my letter of April 23, 1975, and particularly the staff suggestions above referred to, be placed upon the Agenda of the Miami City Com- mission at any time on the day of May 22, 1975, and :; i Honorable P au l Andrews May 14, 197 Page #2 that, 1 he afforded an opportunity of an appearance before the City COtti88ittift at that time to discuss same and seem such relief as ttje Ordinances and Regulations permit; oe at feast to request that the procedure be set in motion foe consideration of the relief being requested. i reiterate that time is of the essence, and your cooperation in achieving a hearing on May 22, 1975 will be most appreciated. SMA:GS Cordially, (\:, ,,,Lt at 0\ Sidney M. onovitrz cc: Mr. Andrew Crouch, Assistant City Manager, City of Miami Mr. George Acton, Director, Planning Department, City of Miami Mr. David Simpson, Executive Director, Planning and Zoning Boards, City of Miami ARONOVITZ, SILVER & BOOTH Stb NKi''NI. ttroNovtT7 miot 1CJD APO OVIT� 1.4wbfFIC-Es t Uif!'9O6 4,1f4$L1='Y k3UiLb1M03 fk N. . itlR$T AVE_WUE Mt;l'fMlr, t-tOttibA.3Stsc Honorable Paul Andrews City Manager, City tf Mis.mi P. 0. nog 708, Coconut Crove 'Station Miami, P orida 33133 Re: Eistayne Bay Development Corp. , a Florida corporation as agent for Charter Club on Biscayne lay, an Illinois limited partnership. At or_about 600 N E. 36th Street ,rnMiami, Florida. rit a. Dear sir . Andrews This firm represents the above -named owner of the property indicated. Construction thereon is rapidly nearing completion and the developer is making improvements which will be a worthy con- tribution to the high quality of planning and construction in the City of Miami. However, it is the ownerts intent to include in the de- velopment (R-5) a very fine restaurant with international cuisine and design to afford the finest quality of service to the public. The owner has already obtained permission from the City of Miami to have a restaurant containing 5,352 square feet, but feels that it is essential that such a restaurant be built with 9,330 square feet. +tL€nf-IONt zf*kA c Dt 3t1t MIAMI 373.,It 23 , 1.075 The Executive Director of the Planning and Zoning Boards advises us that he cannot accept an application for a Conditional Use in excess of 5,352 square feet in accordance with Sub -Section (3)(c) of Section 20 of Article IV of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami because, in his opinion, same would constitute a Use Variance. While we are not necessarily in agreement with the interpre- tation given, we believe that some relief should be forthcoming for this 446-unit project which occupies approximately eight acres on Biscayne Bay. We therefore must turn to the Miami City Commission tonorable Paul Andres April.'25, 1975 Page #. stir help and would respectfully request that an appearance be granted to the undersigned it behalf of the ottner before the City Commission for the purpose of obtaining relief that Could permit the construction of the proposed facility. Such a hearing Could be for the purpose of suggesting to the Miami City Commission that Sub -Section () (c) of Section 20 of Article IV (CI,O) be amended or repealed, or such other relief be considered as will pexmit the construction of the subject restaurant. Conferences have been held with the Director, Department of Plann .trig, and t ecutive Director, Department of Administration, Planning and Zoning Boards, regarding possible solutions that we may present to the City Commission for its deliberation and con- sideration. We would hope that this opportunity would be afforded us as requested herein. Time is of the essence inasmuch as construction has been scheduled for completion at ': point in time when it is necessary for the owner to be able to make plans now in order to include the restaurant for completion of the project. Otherwise, the costs will be considerably higher. For this reason, we respectfully request that this matter be placed upon the Agenda of the next City Com- mission meeting on May 8, 1975. Kindly advise at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. SMA:GS Cordially, ,, Sidney M. Aronovitz Hon. Maurice Ferre, Mayor, City of Miami Hon. J. L. Plummer, Jr., City Commissioner Hon. Rose Gordon, City Commissioner Hon. Rev. Edward T. Graham, City Commissioner Hon. Manolo Reboso, City Commissioner Mr. David Simpson, Executive Director Planning and Zoning Boards, City of Miami Mr. George Acton, Director, Planning Department, City of Miami ARONOVITZ,SILVER & BOOTH