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Home My WebLink AboutPZAB 7-30-15 Supporting DocumentationPZAB.3 PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD FACT SHEET File ID: 14-01076zt1 Quasi -Judicial Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OR DENIAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 "DEFINITIONS" TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION FOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4 "STANDARDS & TABLES" TO MODIFY STANDARDS FOR PARKING REDUCTIONS APPLICABLE IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREAS AND STRUCTURES OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS AS HEREIN DESCRIBED; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Applicant(s) Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 (305) 250-5400 Purpose: This will modify the definition of "Transit Corridor" to better reflect services provided by Miami -Dade County Transit and the City of Miami Trolley; and revise the standards for parking reductions within Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Transit Corridor areas as well as add parking reductions for any new structure with a floor area of 10,000 square feet or less, while continuing to protect residential neighborhoods. Finding(s): Planning & Zoning: Recommends approval. Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board: July 30, 2015. Of..z City of Miami =Atbit GRAMLegislation a` PZAB Resolution File Number: 14-01076zt1 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OR DENIAL TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BYAMENDING ARTICLE 1 "DEFINITIONS" TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION FOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4 "STANDARDS & TABLES" TO MODIFY STANDARDS FOR PARKING REDUCTIONS APPLICABLE IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREAS AND STRUCTURES OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS AS HEREIN DESCRIBED; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. APPLICANT(S): Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. PURPOSE: This will modify the definition of "Transit Corridor" to better reflect services provided by Miami -Dade County Transit and the City of Miami Trolley; and revise the standards for parking reductions within Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Transit Corridor areas as well as add parking reductions for any new structure with a floor area of 10,000 square feet or less, while continuing to protect residential neighborhoods. WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, at its meeting on July 30, 2015, Item No. PZAB.3, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB._ by a vote of - to - (-), has recommended the adoption of this item to the City of Miami City Commission; and WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted the Miami 21 Code ("Code"), Ordinance 13114 as the City of Miami's Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the definition of "Transit Corridor" in Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance needs to be updated to reflect current services provided by Miami -Dade County Transit and the City of Miami Trolley; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the applicability of "Transit Oriented Development (TOD)" in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance needs to be updated in order to encourage continued development in TOD areas while protecting residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, a geographic analysis was conducted to identify areas in the City where parking reductions may apply (See Exhibit B); and City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id. 14-010767tl ([version: 1) Printed On: 7/22/2015 File Number.' 14-01076ztl WHEREAS, it has been determined that the reductions for "Transit Oriented Development (TOD)" and "Transit Corridors" in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance should be increased from the existing thirty percent (30%) to the proposed fifty percent (50%) in order to reflect current national and international parking best practices and to keep track with current development trends as related to parking requirements as well as encourage future contributions into a transportation trust fund; and WHEREAS, current parking reductions do not exist in a T4 Transect Zone, Civic Space, or Civic Institutional Zones; and WHEREAS, parking reductions are being introduced into the T4 Transect Zone, Civic Space and Civic Institutional Zones; and WHEREAS, creating an exemption for proposed structures with 10,000 square feet or less of Floor Area, as defined in Miami 21, will allow the development of small, multi -family, commercial and affordable units which will aid in the revitalization and development of walkable, urban prototypes; and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2015, the Miami City Commission held a discussion item where extensive public support and comments were received and passed a motion unanimously to direct the City Attorney's Office and the City Administration to draft an ordinance to address parking reductions; and WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Miami and its citizens to amend its Zoning Ordinance as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Ordinance 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami is hereby amended by making modifications in the following particulars {1): "ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS 1.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS Transit Corridor: A designation established by the City involving an area not exceeding a one-quarter (1/4) mile radius from a non -limited access Thoroughfare that includes designated transit stop locations, is served by one or more mass transit route(s) ° na6s +papA;+ oute with designated transit vehicles operating at an average 10 minute or less headway Monday through Friday between the hours of 7AM and 7PM-and iRGludes designated transit stop IGGatien& Multiple transit routes or types of transit vehicles may net be added cumulatively under this definition for the purpose of parking reductions. City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id. 14-010767tl (Version: 1) Printed On: 712212015 File Number.' 14-01076zt1 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING [Where parking ratio reductions are allowed for TOD or Transit Corridors (75 -URBAN CENTER ZONE", 76 -URBAN CORE ZONE", "D1 -WORK PLACE", "D2 -INDUSTRIAL", and "D3 -WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL"), parking requirements shall be modified as follows, and in addition be included for all uses permitted in the 74 -GENERAL URBAN", "CS - CIVIC SPACE" and "CI -CIVIC INSTITUTION" zones:] Parking ratio may be reduced within 1% mile Fadi) a TOD area or within 1 mole Fade a Transit Corridor area by #44v—fifty percent (30-50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement Trust Fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any new Structure with a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. [See Exhibit A] * * *21 Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 4. It is the intention of the City Commission 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, relettered, or placed in tables as needed and that the word 'ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption thereof. {2} REVIEWED AND APPROVED OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: Initial Date Footnotes: City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id. 14-01076711 (Version: 1) Printed On: 712212015 File Number: 14-01076ztl {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. (2) This Ordinance shall become effective as specified unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten 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, whichever is later. City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File Id. 14-010767tl (Version: 1) Printed On: 712212015 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING T3 - SUB -URBAN ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 9 UNITS PER ACRE 9 UNITS PER ACRE 18 UNITS PER ACRE RESIDENTIAL Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimumof2 parking spaces per principal Dwelling Unit. • All Dwelling Units shall be under single ownership Minimum of 2 parking spaces per principal Dwelling Unit. Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum of 1 parking space • Minimum oft parking spaces per principal Dwelling Unit. • Adult Family -Care Homes- Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. Minimum of 1 parking space per Ancillary Dwelling Unit. per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. Community Residence - Minimum of 1 parking space per 'Adult Family -Care Homes -Minimum parking space Community Residence - Minimum of 1 parking space staff member in addition to the parking required for the re per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. per staff member in addition to the parking required for principal Dwelling Unit. the Dwelling Units. Community Residence - Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member in addition to the parking required for the Dwelling Units. CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- sembly use. sembly use. sembly use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. other Uses as required. other Uses as required. CIVIL SUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- sembly uses. sembly uses. sembly uses. EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square of Educational Use. feet of Educational Use. feet of Educational Use. Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, . Schools —Minimum of 1 parking space for each Schools —Minimum of 1 parking space for each 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. and 12. IV.9 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T4 - GENERAL URBAN ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE RESIDENTIAL Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3,limited Residential Uses are permissible aslistedinTable 3,limited Residential Uses are permissible aslistedinTable3,limited by compliance with: by compliance with: by compliance with: Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per principal Dwelling • Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per principal Dwelling •Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per principal Dwelling Unit. Unit. Unit. Ancillary Dwelling - Minimum of 1 parking space per Ancillary Dwelling - Minimum of 1 parking space per • Ancillary Dwelling - Minimum of 1 parking space per ancillary dwelling unit. ancillary dwelling unit. ancillary dwelling unit. Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum of 1 parking space • Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as required by non-residential use in addition to parking per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. required by non-residential use in addition to parking required for the Dwelling Unit. Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per required for the Dwelling Units. Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum of 1 parking space staff member in addition to the parking required for the • Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. Dwelling Units. per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents. Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a • Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member in addition to the parking required for the Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of staff member in addition to the parking required for the Dwelling Units. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Dwelling Units. • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced accordingto the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular or by one hundred percent (100%) foranv Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feetor less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feetor has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feetor less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 LODGING See City Code, Chapter 23. Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units. Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every • Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 5 lodging units. 5 lodging units. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 OFFICE Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: Limited to the first Story of the Principal Building or Ac- • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square cessory Structure, feet of office use. Office and Commercial Uses shall be less than 50% • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Building floor area total. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular feet of office use. spaces required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Parkin ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 IV.10 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T4 - GENERAL URBAN ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE COMMERCIAL Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Limited to the first Story of the Principal Building or Ac- • A maximum area of 4,000 square feet per establishment. cessory Structure, Food establishments of a maximum seating capacity Office and Commercial Uses shall be less than 50% of 40 patrons. Building floor area total. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet A maximum area of4,000 square feet per establishment. of commercial use. Food establishments of a maximum seating capacity • Minimumofone Bike spacefor every 20 vehicular spaces of 40 patrons. required (before any reductions). Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 squarefeet • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the of commercial use. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. spaces required. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a spaces required. Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by Process of Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund, less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 or by one hundred Percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- sembly use. sembly use. sembly use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. other Uses as required. other Uses as required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by Process of Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund. Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund. Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred Percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred Percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred Percent (100%) foranv Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 • Parking for civic uses may be provided off-site within a ri stance of 1000 feet • Parking for civic uses may be provided off-site within a cistance of 1000 feet CIVIL SUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed inTable 3. Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- •Adult Daycare- Minimum of 1 space per staff member. • Minimum ofone Bike space for every 20 vehicularspaces sembly use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- required (before any reductions). Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a sembly use. Adult Daycare- Minimum of 1 space per staff member. Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund. , Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. P g • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as - sembly use. y or by one hundred Percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 spaces required. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of spaces required. Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund. , Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty Percent (50%) by Process of or by one hundred Percent (100%) foranv Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or Waiver and Payment into a transit enhancement fund, less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 or by one hundred Percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 W.11 MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED) AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 T4 - GENERAL URBAN ZONE DENSITY(UPA) 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE 36 UNITS PER ACRE EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 squarefeet feet of Educational Use. of Educational Use. of Educational Use. Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty • Schools— Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or • Schools— Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. 11 and 12. Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ • Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop- space for every 10 clients cared for. space for every 10 clients cared for. off space for every 10 clients cared for. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Parkin requirement may be reduced according to the 9 q Y 9 Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. , Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for eve 20 vehicular Y P every spaces required. •Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a . Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 IV.12 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T5 - URBAN CENTER ZONE DENSITY(UPA) 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE RESIDENTIAL Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: by compliance with: Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 10 Dwelling Units. 10 Dwelling Units. 10 Dwelling Units. Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum 1 space per staff • Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as • Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as member and 1 space per 4 residents. required by the non-residential use in addition to parking required by the non-residential use in addition to parking Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per required for the Dwelling Unit. required for the Dwelling Unit. staff member in addition to the parking required for the • Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum 1 space per staff • Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum 1 space per staff principal Dwelling Unit(s). member and 1 space per 4 residents. member and 1 space per 4 residents. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the •Community Residence - Minimum of1parking space per •Community Residence - Minimum of1parking space per Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. staff member in addition to the parking required for the staff member in addition to the parking required for the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular principal Dwelling Unit(s). principal Dwelling Unit(s). spaces required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking ratio maybe reduced within ;z FM 1eF8d us aTOD Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. or within % ffl le fad us a a Transit Corridor by t" fifty • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular percent (3950%) by process of Waiver and payment into spaces required. spaces required. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent ,parking ratio maybe reduced within 34rNileFedius aTOD • Parking ratio may be reduced within a (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often or within a Transit Condor by tt TOD orwithin m a Transit Condor by" thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site percent (3(50%) by process of Waiver and payment into fifty percent (3(50%) by process of Waiver and payment is within 500 feet of T3. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent into a transit enhancementfund, orbvonehundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (1001/6) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 LODGING Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2lodging units. • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2lodging units. • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2lodging units. Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 10 lodging units. 10 lodging units. 10 lodging units. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. Parking ratio may be reduced within a Parking ratio may be reduced within a •Parking ratio maybereducedwithin 34Fnlefad iusa aTOD TODorwithin% Fm le Fad usoaTransit Corridor byt" TODorwithin a Transit Corridor by t" or within a Transit Corridor byt"fifty fifty percent (9950%) by process of Waiver and payment fifty percent (3950%) by process of Waiver and payment percent (3950%) by process of Waiver and payment into into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area (1001/6) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten oftenthousand(10.000)square feet orless, exceptwhen oftenthousand(10.000)square feet orless, exceptwhen thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 IV.13 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T5 - URBAN CENTER ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE OFFICE Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by by compliance with: compliance with: The first and second Story of the Principal Building and • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square Office and Commercial Uses shall be less than 25% feet of office use. Building floor area total. - Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. feet of office use. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Parking requirement may be reduced according to the spaces required. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. • Parking ratio maybe reduced within tea: a TOD Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular or within ; fn le pad tism a Transit Corridor by"ffff spaces required. percent (38501/6) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent Parking ratio may be reducedv�thin'fflilereditisefaTOD (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten or within sof a Transit Corridor by tfiir#y fifty thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into is within 500 feet of T3. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (1001/6) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite ' Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. COMMERCIAL Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Commercial Uses arepermissible as listedin Table3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: The first and second Story of the Principal Building and • A maximum area of55,000 square feet per establishment, Office and Commercial Uses shall be less than 25% except for Public Storage Facilities. Building floor area total. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet A maximum area of55,000 square feet per establishment. of commercial use, except for Public Storage Facilities, Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet of commercial use. with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the ' Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Public Storage Facilities. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular , Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. -Parking maybe reduced e a TOD , Parking ratio may be reduced within rrimicmaitis a a TOD with n;ti Transit or within m a Transit Corridor by tH{ffY f�ft or within ",S,n Ie mitis a a Transit Corridor by"ffff percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and pavment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (49.50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (1001/6) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less. except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site ,parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite is within 500 feet of T3. within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Commercial Auto -related, Drive-Thru or Drive -In Facili- CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: compliance with: compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- Minimumof1parking space for every 5seatsofassembly sembly uses. sembly uses. uses. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. other Uses as required. other Uses as required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. -Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin maTOD -Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin maTOD -Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin a aTOD or within e a Transit Corridor by t" ffff or within m a Transit Corridor by thir#p ff� or within m a Transit Corridor by fiftv percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T5 - URBAN CENTER ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE 65 UNITS PER ACRE CIVIL SUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1000 square feet of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats ofassembly • Minimum of 1 parking space forevery 5 seats of assembly • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats ofassembly use. use. use. -Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips ofmarine use. -Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips ofmarine use. -Minimum of 1 parking space forevery 5 slips ofmarine use. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Adult Daycare- Minimum of 1 space per staff member. • Adult Daycare- Minimum of 1 space per staff member. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. spaces required. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular -Parking ratio maybe reduced withinaTOD spaces required. spaces required. or within maTransit Corridor byt"fiffV .Parking ratio maybe reduced within '�ileFad as aTOD -Parking ratio maybe reduced within AfflileFad iusaaTOD percent (3(50%) by process of Waiver and payment into or within %ffl lead us a a Transit Corridor by 4" fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by t" fiftv a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (3(50%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%) by process of Waiverand payment into (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site (1001%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often (1001%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten is within 500 feet of T3. thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of Educational Use. of Educational Use. of Educational Use. Schools—Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or •Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or •Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ College/University. College/University. operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off • Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ • Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ space for every 10 clients cared for. operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off Parking requirement may be reduced according to the space for every 10 clients cared for. space for every 10 clients cared for. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. spaces required. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular -Parking ratio maybe reduced within;� ffl le Fad bisa aTOD spaces required. spaces required. or within a Transit Corridor by +hiAq fiftv -Parking ratio maybe reduced within $� fflil0Fadus aTOD -Parking ratio maybereducedwithin '�ileFad iusaaTOD percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into or within % iriieFad us a a Transit Corridor by 4kir#y fifty or within % Fm le us a Transit Corridor by 4hir4q fifty a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850°/x) by process of Waiverand payment into (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site (1001/6) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading- Refer to Article 4, Table 5 IV.15 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T6 - URBAN CORE ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 —1,000 UNITS PER ACRE * RESIDENTIAL Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every • Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 10 Dwelling Units. 10 Dwelling Units. 10 Dwelling Units. Adult Family -Care Homes - Minimum 1 space per staff • Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as • Live -work - Work component shall provide parking as member and 1 space per 4 residents. required by the non-residential use in addition to parking required by the non-residential use in addition to parking Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per required for the Dwelling Unit. required for the Dwelling Unit. staff member in addition to the parking required for the • Adult Family -Care Homes- Minimum 1 space per staff • Adult Family -Care Hames- Minimum 1 space per staff principal Dwelling Unit(s). member and 1 space per 4 residents. member and 1 space per 4 residents. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per • Community Residence- Minimum of 1 parking space per shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. staff member in addition to the parking required for the staff member in addition to the parking required for the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular principal Dwelling Unit(s). principal Dwelling Unit(s). spaces required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin;� mile;aditise a TOD shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. or within m a Transit Corridor by #t#y f • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular percent (5650%) by process of Waiver and payment into spaces required. spaces required. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent ,Parkin ratioma be reducedwithin% ii lerodiuse iaTODorwithin 9 Parking ratioma be reduced within% ii le-rndiuse iaTODorwithin 9�osofy (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten _ a,adusa a Transit Corridor by"fiftypercent (3050%)by � aTransit Corridor byi"fftvpercent (3050%)by thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of 13. process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except • In T6-60 & T6-80, parking for residential Uses located within 1,000 feet of a Metrorail or Metromover station when site is within 500 feetofT3. when site is within 500 feetofT3. shall not be required. • In T6-60 &T6-80, parking for residential Uses located within 1,000 • In T6-60 &T6-80, parking for residential Uses located within 1,000 • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite feet of a Metrorail or Metromover station shall not be required. feet of a Metrorail or Metromover station shall not be required. within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver,exceptwhensite is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may beprovidedbyownership orlease offsite within 1000 •Parking may beprovided byownership orlease offsitewithin1000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of feet by process of Waiver, exceptwhen site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 T3. • Loading -See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 LODGING Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2lodging units. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units. Minimum ofI additional visitor parking space for every 10 lodging Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every units. 10 lodging units. 15 lodging units. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the shared • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular required. spaces required. spaces required. -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin"—, red use aTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin",�Fed use aTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin"—, Fed use aTODorwithin %ii'eradiuseiaTransit Corridor byH*fiftpercent (3050%)by %ii lerod iuse iaTransit Corridor byth*fiftpercent (3050%)by %iilerndinseiaTransit Corridor byth*ftt percent (W50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. when site is within 500 feet of T3. when site is within 500 feet of T3. • Parking maybe provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 • Parking maybe provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 • Parking maybe provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. T3. T3. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 1 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 1 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 OFFICE Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. by compliance with: • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square The Building area allowed for office use on each lot is feet of office use. limited to four Stories of the Principal Building and Office . In T6-24, T6-36 and T6-08, a minimum of 1 parking space and Commercial Uses shall be less than 25% of Building for every 800 square feet of office use shall be provided floor area total. Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square ' In T6-60 and T6-80, a minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet of office use shall be provided feet of office use. In T6-24, T6-36 and T6-48 a minimum of 1 parking space ' Parking requirement may be reduced according to the for every 800 square feet of office use shall be provided shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. In T6-60 and T6-80, a minimum of 1 parking space for ' Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular every 1,000 square feet of office use shall be provided spaces required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the ' Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin a aTOD "" Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. or within —gym a Transit Corridor by #fir f ftv percent (49.50%) by process of Waiver and payment into Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten spaces required. thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site •Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin'hmilered iuse faTODorwithin „�fad safaTransit Corridor by"fiftypercent(3050%)by is within 500 feet of T3. process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except is within 500 feet of T3. when site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is witgV.gV& feet of T3. MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T6 - URBAN CORE ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 750 UNITS PER ACRE * COMMERCIAL Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Commercial establishments limited to a maximum area • The Building area allowed for Commercial Use on each • A maximum area of55,000 square feet per establishment, of 4,000 square feet each and shall be less than 25% lot is limited to two Stories of the Principal Building and except for Public Storage Facilities. building floor area total. Office and Commercial Uses shall be less than 25% of , Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 squarefeet The Building area allowedfor commercial use on each lot Building floor area total. of commercial use, except for Public Storage Facilities, is limited to the first two Stories ofthe Principal Building. •Amaximumarea of55,000square feet per establishment. minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. of commercial use. feet of commercial use. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Public Storage Facilities. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular ' Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. Loading- See Article 4, Table Parking ratio may bereducedwithin a aTOD ' Auto -related - Drive-Thruor Drive -In Facilities -See Article or within m a Transit Corridor by fifty 6. percent (38501/6) by process of Waiver and Payment into • Parking ratio maybe reducedwitlhi0r�le fad tiso a TOD a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent or within m a Transit Corridor by t" fifty (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten is within 500 feet of T3. thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: compliance with: compliance with: Minimumof1 parking space for every 5 seats ofassembly • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as - uses. sembly uses. sembly uses. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 square feet of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for of exhibition or recreation area, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. other Uses as required. other Uses as required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. Loading - See Article 4, Table Parking ratio may bereducedwithin aaTOD -Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin a:aTOD or within m a Transit Corridor by fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by t" fifty percent (3850%)by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%)by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Please refer to Diagram 9 IV17 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED T6 - URBAN CORE ZONE DENSITY (UPA) 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 UNITS PER ACRE* CIVILSUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with:. limited by compliance with:. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1000 square feet • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1000 square feet of Civil Support Use, or of Civil Support Use. of Civil Support Use. Minimumofl parking space for every 5 seats ofassembly Minimumofl parking space for every 5 seats ofassembly Minimumofl parking space forevery 5 seatsofassembly use, or use. use. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips of marine Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips of marine Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips of marine use, or use. use. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member. • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5. spaces required. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular -Parking ratio maybereducedwithin a aTOD spaces required. spaces required. or within m a Transit Corridor by"fiftv a percent (465_0%) by process of Waiver and oavment into •Parking ratio may be reducedwithinoiaTOD -Parking ratio maybe reduced within ofaTOD a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent or within m a Transit Corridor by #tjy fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by tHi yfiftv percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with:. limited by compliance with: Minimum of2 parking spacesfor every 1,000 square feet Minimum of2 parking spacesforevery 1,000 square feet Minimum of2 parking spaces forevery 1,000 squarefeet of Educational Use. of Educational Use. of Educational Use. Schools—Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty •Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or •Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12. 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ College/University. College/University. operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ space for every 10 clients cared for. operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off Parking requirement may be reduced according to the space for every 10 clients cared for. space for every 10 clients cared for. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. spaces required. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular -Parking ratio maybereducedwithin a aTOD spaces required. spaces required. or within m a Transit Corridor by r fifty • Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin e aTOD • Parking ratio maybe reducedwithin e aTOD percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and Payment into or within m a Transit Corridor by fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by t"fifty a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and Payment into percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and Payment into (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 IV.18 MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED) AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 c - civic DENSITY(UPA) WA DENSITY OF ABUTTING ZONE 150 UNITS PER ACRE RESIDENTIAL All intensity, parking and loading regulations to match that Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet of the most restrictive Abutting zone. compliance with: of Residential Use. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Density and all intensity, parking and loading regulations • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. to match that of the most restrictive Abutting zone. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10,000) square feet or less except when site is within 500 feet of T3 LODGING Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet of Residential Use. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 OFFICE Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square of Office Use. feet of Office Use. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicular spaces required (before any reductions). Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Parking ratio may be reduced according to the shared parking standard. Parking may be provided offsite in Cl, D, T5 or T6 within 500 feet through a parking management plan/zone. COMMERCIAL Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of com- limited by compliance with: of Commercial Use. mercial space. • Building area allowed for Commercial Use on each lot • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicular spaces shall be less than 25% Building floor area total. required (before any reductions). Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of com- Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within mercial space a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Minimum of 1 parking space for every 7 seats in a Major Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Sports Facility or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or . Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicular spaces required (before any reductions). less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within Parking ratio may be reduced according to the shared a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of parking standard. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent 000%) for any Structure that Loading - See Article 4, Table 5. has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or Loading needs, including maneuvering, shall be accorrr modated on site. less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Parking ratio may be reduced according to the shared parking standard. Parking ratio may be reduced for Major Sports Facility within 1 mile ofa Metrorail, Metromover Station, ormass transit facility by up to 10%. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading needs, including maneuvering, shall be accom- modated on site. IV.19 MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED) AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 c - civic DENSITY(UPA) I WA DENSITY OF ABUTTING ZONE 150 UNITS PER ACRE CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet Minimumof1parking space forevery5seats ofassembly Minimumof1parking space forevery5seats ofassembly of Civic Use. uses. uses. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Minimumof1parking spaceforevery 1,000sfofexhibition Minimumof1parking spaceforevery 1,000sfofexhibition or recreation space, and parking spaces for other Uses or recreation space, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. as required. Minimum of 1 parking space for every staff member for Minimum of 1 parking space for every staff member for recreational uses. recreational uses. Minimum of 1 parking space for every 500 sf of Building Minimum of 1 parking space for every 500 sf of Building area for recreational uses. area for recreational uses. Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicularspaces • Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicular spaces required (before any reductions). required (before any reductions). Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within • Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Parking may be provided offsite in Cl, D, T5 or T6 within Parking may be provided offsite in Cl, D, T5 or T6 within 500 feet through a parking management plan/zone. 500 feet through a parking management plan/zone. CIVIL SUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: of Civil Support Use. For Civil Support, aminimumof 1 parking spaceforevery For Civil Support, aminimumof 1 parking spaceforevery • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 1,000 sf. 1,000 sf. For Marine Uses, a minimum of 1 parking space for every For Assembly uses, a minimum of 1 parking space for 5 slips. every 5 seats. Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within For Marine Uses, a minimum of 1 parking space for every a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of 5 slips. Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that and 1 space for owner. has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or . Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 800 square feet limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: of Educational Use. Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 educational space educational space Minimum ofone Bike space forevery 20 vehicularspaces •Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or required (before any reductions). staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, Childcare Facilities - Minimum of 1 space per staff member, 1 space for owner and 1 drop-off space for 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or College/University. every 10 clients cared for. Childcare Facilities - Minimum of 1 space per staff Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within member, 1 space for owner and 1 drop-off space for every 10 clients cared for. a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund. Minimum of one Bike space for every 20 vehicular spaces required (before any reductions). or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or . Parking ratio may be reduced within a TOD or within less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 a Transit Corridor by fifty percent (50%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 Iv.20 MIAMI 21 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED) AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 D - DISTRICT � D1 -WORKPLACE D2 -INDUSTRIAL D3- WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL DENSITY(UPA) 36 UNITS PER ACRE WA NIA RESIDENTIAL Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space per Dwelling Unit. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. -Parking ratio maybe reduced within ;4Fmik-raa;asa aTOD or within %fn!a fad'vs of a Transit Corridor by tit* fiftV percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 LODGING Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2lodging units. Minimum of 1 additional parking space forevery 10 lodging units for visitors. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. •Parking ratio may bereduced within r esa aTOD or within m a Transit Corridor by t fifty percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1,000 feet by process of Waiver, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 OFFICE Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: by compliance with: Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of of- • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of of- • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of of- fice space. Tice space. fice space. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. -Parking ratio maybe reduced within maTOD -Parking ratio maybe reduced within maTOD -Parking ratio maybe reduced within;4n,'a fad aTOD or within m a Transit Corridor by t fifty or within % fn 'a fad us a a Transit Corridor by fifty or within moi a Transit Corridor by Nf y fi�ft r percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3850%) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. Waiver. Waiver. Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 IV.21 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED DENSITY(UPA) 36 UNITS PERACRE NIA N/A D - DISTRICT COMMERCIAL Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of com- • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of com- • Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of com- mercial space, except for Public Storage Facilities, mercial space, except for Public Storage Facilities, mercial space, except for Public Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. feet with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. feet with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Public Storage Facilities. Public Storage Facilities. Public Storage Facilities. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. -Parking ratiomaybereduced within "—, ;ad us maTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin "—, ;ad US a:aTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin %FMleF� a:aTODorwithin alaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by o<aTransit Corridor bytirFtyfifty percent (3050%)by aaTransit Corridor by#mtyfifty percent (3050%)by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent 000%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent 000%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. Drive-Thru or Drive -In Facilities - Refer to Article 6. • Drive-Thru or Drive -In Facilities - Refer to Article 6. Drive-Thru or Drive -In Facilities - Refer to Article 6. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. Waiver. Waiver. • Loading - See Article 4 Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4 Table 5 Loading - See Article 4 Table 5 CIVIC Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: compliance with: compliance with: • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of as- sembly uses. sembly uses. sembly uses. • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf of exhibi- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf of exhibi- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf of exhibi- tion or recreation space, and parking spaces for other tion or recreation space, and parking spaces for other tion or recreation space, and parking spaces for other Uses as required. Uses as required. Uses as required. Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. •Parking rate maybereduced within %ii lerad iuseiaTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin%iilerad iuse faTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin%iilerod iusefaTODorwithin %Fn'eradosaaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by %FnlefadosaaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by aaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area often thousand 00.0001 square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. Waiver. Waiver. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 CIVIL SUPPORT Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Civil Support Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf. of Civil • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf. of Civil • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 1,000 sf. of Civil Support Use. Support Use. SupportUse. • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats for as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats for as- • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats for as- sembly uses. sembly uses. sembly uses. • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips for marine • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips for marine • Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 slips for marine Uses. Uses. Uses. • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member. • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member. • Adult Daycare - Minimum of 1 space per staff member. -Parking ratiomaybereduced within%iileradiuseiaTODorwithin -Parking ratio maybe reduced within %ii lerod iuseiaTODorwithin -Parking ratiomaybereducedwithin %11 le Fad iuse faTODorwithin %FMleFHdo8aaTransit Corridor by "fifty percent (3050%)by %FMleF0do9eaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by aaTransit Corridor by"fifty percent (3050%)by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when Area often thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. site is within 500 feet of T3. • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. Waiver. Waiver. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loadin - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED - MAY 2015 ARTICLE 4. TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITYAND PARKING (CONTINUED D - DISTRICT DENSITY(UPA) 36 UNITS PERACRE NIA N/A EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: limited by compliance with: • Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of • Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of • Minimum of 2 parking spaces for every 1,000 sf of educational Use. educational Use. educational Use. Schools— Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the staff member, 1 visitor parking space per 100 students, Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or College/University. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5. -Parking ratio maybe reduced withinmaTOD -Parking ratio maybe reduced withinmaTOD or within m a Transit Corridor by fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by fifty Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular percent (3650%) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (3950%) by process of Waiver and payment into spaces required. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten • Childcare Facilities- Minimum of 1 space for the owner/ thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site operator and 1 space for each employee, and 1 drop-off space for every 10 clients cared for. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. -Parking ratio maybe reduced withina aTOD ' Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite or within tea: a Transit Corridor by #ri_y fiftV within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of percent (3950%) by process of Waiver and payment into Waiver. Waiver. a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent . Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 INDUSTRIAL Industrial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Industrial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited Industrial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with: by compliance with: by compliance with: Please referto Article 6 for additional specific requirements. • Please refertoArticle 6for additional specific requirements. • Please refertoArticle 6for additional specific requirements. •Minimum of1parking spaces forevery1,000sfoflndustrial • Minimum of1parking spaces forevery1,000sfoflndustrial • Minimum of1parking spaces forevery1,000sfoflndustrial Use, exceptforCorrmercialStorage Facilities, minimum Use, exceptforCommercial Storage Facilities, minimum Use, exceptforCommercial Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet with a 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet with a 1 parking space for every 10,000 square feet with a minimum of 8 parking spaces. minimum of 8 parking spaces. minimum of 8 parking spaces. • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the • Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Shared Parking Standard, Article 4, Table 5, except for Public Storage Facilities. Public Storage Facilities. Public Storage Facilities. • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular • Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. spaces required. spaces required. • Parking ratio maybe reduced within ;z fnle Fadius a a TOD • Parking ratio maybe reduced within ;z,:me Fad us a a TOD • Parking ratio maybe reduced within a a TOD or within tee; a Transit Corridor by fifty or within m a Transit Corridor by fiftyor within e a Transit Corridor by r fi1ft r percent (39501/6) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (36501/o) by process of Waiver and payment into percent (36501/6) by process of Waiver and payment into a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent a transit enhancement fund, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site thousand (10.000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. is within 500 feet of T3. • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite • Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of within 1000 feet and in Transect Zone D by process of Waiver. Waiver. Waiver. • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 • Loading - See Article 4, Table 5 IV.23 r•AlaIS-00 OWN File ID: 14-01076zt1 Letters of Support DPZ July 13, 2015 PARTNERS To the attention of: The City of Miami Planning Commission 320 Firehouse Lane Cailhersburfa, MD 20878 The City of Miami Commissioners tel: 301.9A8.6223 The City of Miami Planning Director ~,v.dp7xom Re: Parking exemption for small buildings Dear all, DPZ Partners would like to enthusiastically support the small building parking exemption for buildings 10,000 square feet or less, near TOD areas and not within 500 feet of low-density residential homes. It will more easily permit the redevelopment of smaller plots without burdening property owners with parking requirements simply too difficult to meet on these smaller plots. Around the country, many cities are adopting similar regulations in their desire to revitalize the redevelopment of affordable neighborhoods, and to meet the ever-growing demand for walkable urban living. In fact, many cities lack the crucial "middle housing" building types, (such as townhouses, fourplexes, small courtyard buildings and bungalow courts) we determined were missing in our rewrite of the zoning code precisely because regulations inadvertently precluded smaller lot platting or placed too onerous requirements on regulations, such as parking or setbacks. If you recall, the old zoning code jumped from 18 du/acre to 55 du/acre with no choices in between. Our reintroduction of these necessary transition types of densities from single-family homes to higher density towers between 20 - 40du/acre was intended to significantly diversify the building type choices for Miami residents of different income and age. We believe this proposed Code amendment will greatly incentivize the construction of these new building types at a much faster pace. Miami needs this change. Regards, Marina Khoury, Partner Cc: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberl< & Andres Duany, DPZ May 7, 2014 RE: Supporting Reduced Parking Requirements Miami is a city on the verge of embracing the realities of 21st Century sustainability. With increasing popularity of bicycling, transit, and alternative transportation, the city's impulse to prioritize the automobile is becoming outdated and inconsiderate of an increasing urban population. Miami is metropolitan, and, as most world-class American metro areas like New York, Chicago, or San Francisco suggest, people are more productive uses of space than cars. Our policy makers have a responsibility to the residents and the future of this region. City and county have expressed interest in expanding rail lines, providing widespread and efficient commuter services, and diminishing the strain on roadways by offering more options than personal cars. This requires changing zoning to better serve our urban space by reducing archaic regulations on installing parking spaces in new building projects. Emerge Miami is a network for community -minded advocates and organizations working to achieve common goals in seeing South Florida thrive as a sustainable region. Among our numerous activities are monthly weekend bicycle rides utilizing Metrorail stations as gathering places and visiting local small businesses and events to show our support for Miami's growth. We represent a number of individuals and organizations, that are eager to see restrictions lifted on small-scale developments mandating they install automobile parking spaces, thereby obstructing opportunities for infill development, increased transit, and bicycle use. We have an opportunity to revise standards for Miami's development pattern by taking our focus away from cars and aligning it toward healthy, active, and thriving citizenry. Emerge Miami would therefore willingly endorse any movement by our local representatives to do away with zoning requirements in South Florida which mandate small scale developments, such as those 10,000 square feet or less, install obligatory parking spaces. By encouraging alternative forms of transportation and limiting regulatory priorities for parking and automotive transportation, Miami can set a global standard for recognizing the qualities of a contemporary cosmopolitan metro area connected to its people, its economic prosperity, and its regional growth. Sincerely, Emerge Miami Emerge Miami is a collaboration of local professionals, organizations, and individuals interested in creatively achieving our common goals through community -building activities emergemiami.com @EmergeMiami emerge.miami@gmail.com 4 - 4 L146, CEO' 1� 3730 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Suite 200 Coconut Creek, FL 33066 saaiatatl Builders 954.984.0075 Fax 954.984.4905 and Contractors, Inc. www.abceastflorida.com Florida East Coast Chapter 2014 Board of Directors Chairman George L Guests Guests Construction Chairman Elect Jesus Vazquez May 22 2Q14 Facchina Construction of Florida, L.LC. y r ImmediatePast Chairman Scott R._Mors The Honorable Tomas Regalado Moss &Associates First vice Chai,manjsecrota Irreasurer 3500 Pan American Drive Antonioobregon Miami, FL 33133 FormYite Construction, LLC Directors Dave Aiken CEMEx Dear Mayor Regalado, Carlos Ardavin Jr. Cambridge Construction Corporation John Bennett On behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter I write in Coastal Construction Group support of a small building parking exemption currently being considered by some in Biu Bower City Hall. Southeast Mechanical Contractors Tim Domblaser The Everglades Group, LLe ABC is the largest commercial construction association representing the largest and Charles Ermer smallest contractors from Key West to Melbourne. We support this discussion Right way Plumbing Co. because we know and see that there are areas where businesses would like to be but Alberto Fernandez ANF Croup, Inc, cannot because of current parking guidelines and because we also know there are Clay Fischer neighborhoods where the residents would like there to be a larger business presence. Woodland Construction Co, Inc. This effort speaks to both of those issues. Clinton Class Balfour Beatty Construction Chris Kennedy It is our belief that a small building parking exemption would: Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. (1) Level the playing field for small property owners. Randall Lebolc Lebolo Construction Management, Inc. (2) Let the market decide: Empower small owners to choose how many spaces to Roy F. MacRobert provide based on their property size and knowledge of local needs. Supermix Concrete and Superblock (3) Investment without displacement: Allow small property owners to keep their Russell r. mash William R. Nash, Inc. property and develop it, thus participating in the revitalization of their own Bill Parker neighborhood. InSource, Inca (4) Reduce housing costs: Required parking drives up construction costs and Richard Paul-Hus encourages larger, less -affordable units. Hypower, Inc. Miami -Dade Council Chairman (5) Spread the wealth: The gains from urban development should not be concentrated Scutt prince in a few large companies. Suffolk Construction Co, Inc. (6) Facilitate investment in more urban neighborhoods: Not every neighborhood Kern Smith Baker Concrete' Construction needs 40 stories, some just need 8 units but can't accomplish that due to required Space Coast Council Chairman parking. Michael rut ion Group, Int. (7) Compatible development: Small buildings are compatible with neighborhood M H Williams Construction Group,. Inc. Brian A. Wolf Esq. character. Smith, curie & Hancock LLP (g) Grow world-class neighborhoods: The best urban neighborhoods are made up of Peter CAE M. Dyga, CAE PresidentCEO Peter Mmany small, adaptable buildings. ABC Florida East Coast Chapter The small building parking exemption that is being advocated is as follows, short and simple, in CAPS: "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of TOD or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, OR BY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) FOR ANY STRUCTURE THAT HAS A FLOOR AREA OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS, except when site is within 500 feet of TV' Please vote for this exception. The future of Miami's urban neighborhoods depends on it. rB Vie President of Government Affairs AIAMiami A Chapter of The American Institute of Architects July 2, 2014 .....� The Honorable Tomas Regalado City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive . w.� W.«* '"r" Miami, FL 33133 m"a►V VI RE: SMALL BUILDING PARKING EXEMPTION 2014 Board of Directors Dear Mayor Regalado: President Gene N. Kluesner, AIA On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, I am writing to advise you of our support of a small building parking exemption, President Elect currently being considered. AIA Miami has over 700 members, many of whom work with small Tony Rosabol, AIA property owners on a regular basis. Vice Presidents Javier E. Cordova, AIA Many small property owners find it basically impossible to build new buildings or additions due to Jason R. Hagopian, AIA Miami's zoning requirements for parking. A small building parking exemption would: secretary/Treasurer Neyda S. Otero, AIA • Level the playing field for small property owners. • Let the market decide: Empower small owners to choose how many spaces to provide Chapter Directors based on their property size and knowledge of local needs. Elizabeth G. Comorgo, AIA . Provide more affordable housing in the urban core near transit reducing the dependency Javier F. Salman, AIA on private vehicles. Jason Tapia, AIA • Investment without displacement: Allow small property owners to keep their property State Directors and develop it, thus participating in the revitalization of their own neighborhood. Virgilio Companeria, AIA • Reduce housing costs: Required parking drives up construction costs and encourages Allan T. Shulman, FAIA larger, less -affordable units. Alejandro Silva, AIA Lourdes Solero, FAIA • Facilitate investment in more urban neighborhoods: Not ever neighborhood needs 40 g y g stories, some just need 8 units but can't accomplish that due to required parking. Associate Directors • Compatible development: Small buildings are compatible with neighborhood character. Michelle M. Bilbao, Assoc AIA . Grow world-class neighborhoods: The best urban neighborhoods are made up of many Alejandro B. Bronger, Assoc AIA small, adaptable buildings. AIA Florida Secretary/Treasurer Martin Diaz-Yabor, FAIA The small building parking exemption that is being advocated is as follows, short and simple, in CAPS: "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of TOD or within 1/4 mile radius of Executive Vice President a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, OR BY ONE HUNDRED Cheryl H. Jacobs PERCENT (100%) FOR ANY STRUCTURE THAT HAS A FLOOR AREA OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS, except when site is within 500 feet of T3." We ask that you support this exemption. The future of Miami's urban neighborhoods depends on it. Best regards, AIA MIAMI Cheryl H. Jacobs Executive Vice President 101 NE 1 Avenue Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 305.448.7488 Email: info@aiamiami.org www.aiamiami.ora ILI American Planning Association Florida Chapter Gold Coast Mok ag GS'mCal (ommunitfes tdappeo Executive Board OFFICERS Silvia Vargas, AICP, LEED AP Chair Maeve Desmond, AICP, Vice -Chair Professional Development Officer Lynda Kompelien Westin, AICP Treasurer Arceli Recta Secretary Karen D. Hamilton Immediate Past Chair DIRECTORS Maria Batista, AICP Jerry Bell, AICP Alex David, AICP Brian Gillis, AICP Mirtha Gonzalez Melissa Hege, AICP Sarah Ingle, AICP Edward Murray, AICP Alexis Pena Ralph Rosado, AICP Valerie Neilson, AICP Thomas Hastings, AICP May 15, 2014 City Commission City of Miami Re: Amendment to Miami 21 for Small Building Parking Exemption Honorable Commissioners: On behalf of the Gold Coast Section of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA FL), please accept this letter in support of an amendment to the City of Miami Code to create a small building parking exemption in Transit -Oriented Development areas and along the Transit Corridor. Specifically, our organization would favor an amendment to the present code language to relieve structures with a floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or smaller from current parking requirements, as underlined in the following text: "Parking ratio may be reduced within % mile radius of TOD or within A mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3." APA FL is the state affiliate of the American Planning Association, a non-profit organization formed to provide vision and leadership for the future development and redevelopment of Florida communities. The Gold Coast Section, a division of the Florida Chapter, includes nearly 200 hundred planning professionals, students and allied professionals in Miami - Dade and Monroe Counties. As planners, we believe the goal of our profession is to help create communities that offer better choices for where and how people live. Because of this belief, the APA FL Gold Coast Section supports the proposed amendment. This exemption will facilitate reinvestment in urban neighborhoods with good access to transit, where often small property sizes make it impossible to meet the current parking requirements on site. It will allow owners of small properties to keep their properties (rather than selling to developers for assembly) and pursue smaller projects that are more consistent with the existing character of their neighborhoods. In addition, the exemption will contribute to keep housing more affordable in those neighborhoods, since parking drives up construction costs, which in turn get passed on to residential buyers and renters. We urge you to support the Small Building Parking Exemption amendment, which will have significant benefits for the City's residents. Sincerely, Gold Coast Section APA FL Chapter Gold Coast Section, American Planning Association Florida Chapter 0 100 Northeast 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132 Chair and City Commissioners City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33131 Dear Chairman Gort and City Commissioners: July 16, 2014 Re: Small Building Parking Exemption I am writing on behalf of the Miami -Dade Legislative Committee of the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF)_ Chapter about the above -referenced issue, which proposes an amendment to the City of Miami Code to create a small building parking exemption in Transit -Oriented Development areas and along Transit Corridors. It has been a source of discussion for the past several months, among our committee members, as well as within the community at large. The City of Miami has come to a mature point in its development such that this is an idea most worthy of exploring. Increasingly, the City is spending more capital dollars in building more transit -friendly facilities, including increasing the number of bike lanes, funding the Miami Trolley, and in general, promoting walkability within neighborhoods. Further, since the adoption of Miami 21, the City has strongly encouraged developers to plan their buildings (office and residential buildings) to make more or better use of existing mass transit facilities, including Metro Rail and Metro Mover among other facilities, through the zoning code. We continue to strongly support and endorse these incentives. The next step in this forward -thinking urban planning is the small building parking exemption. This concept, when added to all other existing incentives, will help make all programs even more successful. Finally, we respectfully submit that the City should adopt greater densities within and around these areas as well. While such efforts may have been thwarted in the past, perhaps now is the time for this change as well, to increase the efficacy of the small building parking exemption, too. Sincerely, Truly Burton, Executive/Government Affairs Director cc: Mayor Tomas Regalado Planning and Zoning Director Planning and Zoning Board .. th,,trtve<A pCa.x.R"±£3 aaf 'YNtlSTECx3 s.. <, =v^ RTI f . nfi ry f I&T CC. 0-:o CN.w A.>}'xc.r , e c>:a.utaa} C nm stn rx tir ra, im'. Yt:ac}7 r [)—ol",.rmaarmc GA., C5—.nha+ g.'r-c.,k) - 9}t>}Land and K.'kjhc i7,b an i7xRvc t1>}rn a<rnr. Grc>xa}:> Th.iconC panie,-VAM Ew }. 'i.,E.s + Wetzer C_ x rurtit i«rF A chapter of Florida Atlantic Building Association www.myfaba.com_ 4601 Sheridan Street, #401, Hollywood, FL 33021 T:954-399-9233 F:954-639-7107 �(4HACDC HAITIAN AMERICAN HAITIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ..,,„ ,.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION „Suife in • fomes, 1J(�ii(dii� fives, 1J G�i(d Yi�i, Com YYIGIl%dT " June 2, 2014 Dear City of Miami Commissioners, The Haitian American Community Development Corporation (HACDC) endorses modification to City of Miami zoning code requirements that will decrease the cost to build much needed infill housing by reducing parking requirements for small properties zoned T4, T5 and T6. Reduced costs for housing and increased supply moves our community a long way towards addressing the growing need for affordable housing in the urban core. Providing affordable housing in the urban core where there is an abundance of small properties within walking distance to places of employment and essential services and amenities, and ready access to public transportation, also reduces the dependency on privately owned vehicles.. For the majority of residents of Miami housing and transportation costs combined consume close to 70% of total household income making Miami the most expensive city in the entire country in which to live. By providing small property owners near transit networks the opportunity to reduce the number of parking spaces has the potential to reduce both housing and transportation costs. The small building parking exemption that HACDC supports would allow for parking ratio to be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of Transit Oriented Development areas or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by one hundred percent (100%) for any structure that has a floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3 zoned property. As a community development corporation we seek strategies that create sustainable, livable communities by utilizing community assets. Allowing small property owners the opportunity to more fully utilize the asset that is their property to meet the need for more affordable housing, while creating an increased tax base and revenue for the city, is in my mind a classic win-win situation for all. With best regards and hopes that this progressive modification to City of Miami Code and Zoning be considered and supported. Si rely, S iller Executive Director May 9, 2014 Dear Commissioners, By way of this letter, the Little Havana Merchant Alliance would like to express that we support the idea of a small building parking exemption in Transit -Oriented Development areas and along the Transit Corridor and we like this specific proposed text for T4, 5 & 6: "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius ofTOD or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, or by one hundred percent (100%) for any Structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less, except when site is within 500 feet of T3." We feel that this proposal will: 1. Level the playing field for small Miami property owners 2. Enable small steps toward more walkable urban neighborhoods. 3. Promote investment in Little Havana. We encourage you to vote for this proposal. Cordially, The Board of the Little Havana Merchant Alliance: Anneliese Morales, HAC Architects Bill Fuller, Barlington Group Raisa Fernandez, Brickell Kidz Bus Corinna Moebius, Little Havana Guide Alvaro Alvarez, Continental National Bank Carol Ann Taylor, Little Havana To Go Reine Price, Miami Dade College Marta Viciedo, Urban Impact Lab Suzanne Battle, Azucar Ice Cream Fernando Arencibia, RE/MAX Realty 1 1637 CALLE OCHO LITTLE HAVANA, MIAMI, FL 33135 (786) 255-4664 440 West Flagler Street Suite 105 Miami, FL 33130 Telephone; 786-469-2060 Fax, 305-372-6337 0101 inf.@-i--�ihomeless.org -i-mihomeless.org Miami Coalition for the Homeless. Inc. wvvw.tniam homeless.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS May 15, 2014 Monica Vigues•Pitan Commissioner Francis: Suarez President City of Miami City Hall Legal Services of Greater Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Jason Pittman Vice -President Dear Coininissionex Suarez, Touching Miami with Love The Miami Coalition for the Homeless endorses progressive modifications to zoning: Maria Cristina Barros and code requirements that will decrease constriction costs and increase the stock of Secretary affordable rental housing for low-income households. NBCUniversal, Telemundo According to a Center for Housing Policy study, moderate -income renters in the Vance Aloupis Miami metro area spend 381/6 of their household monthly income on housing costs. The Children's Movement of Florida When transportation costs are combined with housing costs, the percentage of monthly household income consumed by renters increases to nearly 69% --the highest percentage in the country. This leaves moderate -income renters as well as lower - Clove Bell Riverside House income households with limited resources to afford essentials such as food, medication, and healthcare and snakes households increasingly vulnerable to becoming homeless. Anthony Brunson Sharpton, Brunson & Company, P.A. Parking exemptions for small urban buildings near transit networks is a cost effective approach to reduce housing and transportation costs. Eliminating minimum parking Ana Castilla requirements .will significantly reduce the cost of creating new housing in location - TD Bank efficient areas by decreasing construction costs and encouraging smaller, more affordable units. Increasing density near transit networks will also help to create more Judge Cindy Lederman walkable cominunities and begin to offset the high costs of auto ownership. 111, Judicial Circuit Court Furthermore, replacing parking with denser development will generate more property and sales tax for the city and county. Barbara L. Romani The Miami Coalition for the Homeless strongly .supports this effort because of its Citibank potential to successfully encourage the inclusion of affordable housing within the urban core. This is a fundamental component of our affordable housing initiative, Curtis Taylor Miami Homes for AN), This initiative seeks to establish a loan fiend to finance the CardourSupportive 'Housing development of rental units affordable to extremely low-income households within a mixed -income context. Miami Homes for Alio will greatly benefit from the increased development of small, adaptable buildings. "Thank you on behalf of Miami individuals and families struggling to make ends meet in this challenging, economy. r Barbara A. (Bobbie) Tbarra, SPHR Executive Director WORKIN(34 TO END NO'MELESSNESS May 6, 2014 City of Miami Commissioners, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida endorses a small building parking exemption, specifically the text below. Our mission is to develop affordable, sustainable housing and to stabilize neighborhoods. We are dedicated to neighborhoods where development is driven by local property owners and businesses, not outside interests. The proposed small building parking exemption directly helps our mission. Many small property owners find it basically impossible to build new buildings or additions due to Miami's zoning requirements for parking. A small building parking exemption would: ■ Level the playing field for small property owners. ■ Let the market decide: Empower small owners to choose how many spaces to provide based on their property size and knowledge of local needs. ■ Investment without displacement: Allow small property owners to keep their property and develop it, thus participating in the revitalization of their own neighborhood. ■ Reduce housing costs: Required parking drives up construction costs and encourages larger, less -affordable units. ■ Spread the wealth: The gains from urban development should not be concentrated in a few large companies. ■ Facilitate investment in more urban neighborhoods: Not every neighborhood needs 40 stories, some just need 8 units but can't accomplish that due to required parking. ■ Compatible development: Small buildings are compatible with neighborhood character. ■ Grow world-class neighborhoods: The best urban neighborhoods are made up of many small, adaptable buildings. The small building parking exemption that is being advocated is as follows, short and simple, in CAPS: "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of TOD or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, OR BY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) FOR ANY STRUCTURE THAT HAS A FLOOR AREA OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS, except when site is within 500 feet of T3." Please vote for this exception. The future of Miami's urban neighborhoods depends on it. Best regards, Arden Shank President & CEO FC C SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITION May 12, 2014 City of Miami Commissioners, The South Florida Community Development Coalition (SFCDC) endorses a small building parking exemption, specifically the text below. Our mission is to support community development efforts for low -to -moderate income families. We are dedicated to promoting neighborhood revitalization by building the capacity of local, community-based developers, property owners, and businesses. The proposed small building parking exemption directly supports.the mission of the SFCDC and the members we serve. Many small property owners find it impossible to build new, affordable buildings or additions due to Miami's zoning requirements for parking. A small building parking exemption would: ■ Level the playing field for small property owners. VIII Let the market decide: Empower small owners to choose how many spaces to provide based on their property size and knowledge of local needs. ■ Investment without displacement: Allow small property owners to keep their property and develop it, thus participating in the revitalization of their own neighborhood. a Reduce housing costs: Required parking drives up construction costs and encourages larger, less -affordable units. ■ Spread the wealth: The gains from urban development should not be concentrated in a few large companies. ■ Facilitate investment in more urban neighborhoods: Not every neighborhood needs 40 stories, some just need 8 units but can't accomplish that due to required parking. ■ Compatible development: Small buildings are compatible with neighborhood character. ■ Grow world-class neighborhoods: The best urban neighborhoods are made up of many small, adaptable buildings. The small building parking exemption being advocated fords as follows: "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of TOD or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, OR BY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (10096) FOR ANY STRUCTURE THAT HAS A FLOOR AREA OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS, except when site is within 500 feet of T3." Please vote for this exception and support a sustainable future for Miami's Urban neighborhoods. Sincerely, 1 David Halpern Interim Executive Director 300 NW 12TH AVENUE! MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128 WVWv. SOUTH FLORIDACDC.ORG 786-237-2125 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Arden Shank, President Neighborhood Housing 8ervims VI South 'ipride Jihad S. Rashid, Vice -President Ccrlaconjlive Devalopmenl Corporation Oliver Gross, Treasurer Urt)an League of Greater ai1i8n3i Marla Coto, Secretary Evelyn Bruce Mario Artecona af ,rsalar Elaine Black r .. r;utuntty ksv�a;aiiz..a'ce ,.st Myrna Sonora Sam Diller Haitian American Housing Association Doug Mayer Stone Soup Development Don Patterson Mt, Zion Development, fnc. Jihad S. Rashid Collaborative Development Corporation Barbara lbarra Miami Coalition for the Homeless Barbara Romani tj ccmmjr!iiy Development Denis Russ riliarn Beac4tCommunity r vel^prnent Corporat cr Juan Rojas ,,.c: aIi<ar - n<wi e Bank `:usI TRANSIT ACTION COMMITTEE April 28, 2014 Re: Support for Reduced Parking Requirements :¢gnu .S.Nn _ t:x.� : ;s`" As our city grows and becomes denser, the requirement for additional parking continues to come up as an obstacle. Rather than continuing to accommodate more automobiles, our policymakers should be intent on creating an urban setting, as well as a transportation system, where trips by car are not the default. TrAC, or Transit Action Committee, is a political action committee in Miami in support of elected officials, policies and candidates that prioritize robust transit options for Miami -Dade. TrAC fully supports any measure that would eliminate the need for small-scale developments, 10,000 sq. ft. or less, to provide parking spaces near transit stations and corridors. Ensuring that a small building parking exemption moves forward will help build a livable and walkable community, increase economic/business activity, increase housing affordability and improve transit use. By creating new policies or revising existing ones that allow for the creation and realization of mix -use developments around our transit stations and corridors, we are paving the way for an economically vibrant, resilient, and attractive Miami. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, TrAC Miami TrAC is a non-partisan, political action committee In support of elected officials, policies and candidates that prioritize robust transit options for Miami -Dade. TrAC Is registered with the Florida Division of Elections. www.tracmiami.org I trac@tracmiami.org I @tracmiami 1 786-508-2944 We Walk. We Ride. We Vote. Wynwood Business Improvement District 310 NW 26th Street # 1 Miami, Florida 33127 May 7, 2014 Dear City of Miami Commissioners: We are writing this letter on behalf of the Wynwood Business Improvement District's Board of Directors which represents over 400 Properties in the Wynwood Area. At the Boards, regularly scheduled meeting on May 15, 2014 a motion was approved to endorse a small building parking exemption for T4,T5 and T6. "Parking ratio may be reduced within 1/2 mile radius of TOD or within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of Waiver, or by one hundred percent (100%)for any structure that has a Floor Area of ten thousand (10,000)square feet or less _except when site is within 500 feet of TV' The Board feels that this proposed zoning change provides a first necessary and important step in the promotion of small scale infill development in the City of Miami. We urge you to support the Small Building Parking Exemption amendment, which will have significant benefits for the Clty's residents. David Polin ky, PHO. Chair, Transportation/PI Committee Joe�t'i�st Chair, `y Wood BID CC. Francisco Garcia, Director, Planning and Zoning City of Miami File ID: 14-01076zt1 City Commission Minutes October 23, 2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 or three weeks because of other projects and so forth. And I remember speaking to the Manager, which was Johnny Martinez at the time, and I told him, "So if they have too much work, why are we waiting for them; why don't we then go to the second, second bidder? " The bottom line is that, you know, it was done. We went with the second bidder and the work was done on time. And what's important about that is that, you know, for some reason, we fall into "Let's do what's been done before, " or "That's never been done, " and just by saying, "Okay, you don't want the work right now or you can't fulfill the work right now, we'll go with the second bidder, " that saved us three weeks. Now, what was important about that? We needed to start the project by a certain time and finish by a certain time, because that's right next to Marlins Park, and we didn't want the season to start and then have all that construction going on surrounding the stadium where it was going to be chaotic not only for, you know, the people visiting the park, but also the residents. So again, I just want -- and I know this is going to take a long time, because everything I guess with capital improvements in the City takes a long time, but I just want to look at the process and start drilling at it little by little by little, and hopefully get to a point where, you know, at least the residents will understand and be happy with. So I'll -- you know, if you could provide that for the next meeting, I'll have the same discussion item on. It'll be an update and we could go from there. Mr. Spanioli: That sounds fair. We do have a critical path schedule that Commissioner Gort -- Chairman Gort mentioned for the four boilerplates, and I'm happy to provide that. CommissionerCarollo: Thankyou. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. END OF DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER FRANCIS SUAREZ D4.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 14-01002 SMALL BUILDING PARKING EXEMPTION. 14-01002 E -Mail - Discussion Item.pdf 14-01002 Draft Legislation.pdf 14-01002 Back -Up Documentation. pdf 14-01002-Submittal-Commisisioner Suarez -Newspaper Articles.pdf 14 -01002 -Submittal -The Growing Crisis in Rental Housing.pdf DISCUSSED A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez and seconded by Commissioner Sarnoff and passed unanimously directing the City Attorney and the Administration to include the following language within the legislation that will be presented to the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (PZAB) for their consideration: Parking ratios may be reduced within half mile of a transit oriented development or within a quarter mile radius of a transit corridor by thirty percent (30%) by process of a waiver or by 100% for any structure that has a f oor area of 10, 000 square feet or less except when the site is within 500 feet of a T3 Single Family Residential neighborhood. " Commissioner Suarez: I'm ready now, Mr. Chairman, if you are. Chair Gort: You're ready? Okay, you're recognized. City ofMiand Page 92 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Commissioner Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank everyone who's here. I see Andrew and others who are here in support of a small building parking exemption in the City of Miami. The City is transforming before our very eyes. Today the City Commission has asked me to go before the MPO, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, advocating for mass transit in the form of a connector between -- a trolley connector, a -- I'm sorry; not a trolley. A -- Unidentified Speaker: Streetcar. Commissioner Suarez: What's that? Unidentified Speaker: Streetcar. Chair Gort: Streetcar. Commissioner Suarez: Streetcar connector. Thank you. --between downtown and Midtown and connecting all of the neighborhoods within. And we're going to be advocating for that with the Mayor's help and the support -- unanimous support of this Commission, but there are other things that we need to do to efficiently develop our lands and to continue to promote walkability, to continue to promote biking and transit, and get people out of cars in a heavily congested city and county and allow them to utilize their properties in a very efficient way. I know that sometimes these ideas can be difficult and controversial because they inquire a change of philosophy, which is sometimes difficult. And even sometimes when you do something that's visionary, you actually make the problem a little worse before it gets better, because you are restricting certain things that will have a short-term difficult effect, but a long-term very, very positive effect. And I know that this small building parking exemption has been vetted very much by the Administration, and I'm not sure if they've spoken to you as Commissioners, but 1 presume and I hope that they have. They have a proposal. I have what I feel is a reasonable counterproposal. Obviously, we don't have the right or the ability to discuss it outside of the sunshine, which is why I wanted to bring it to the forefront, because, ultimately, what happens sometimes with good legislation is it kind of remains in legislative limbo and it never makes its way to the forefront for a variety of reasons, and so I wanted to bring it to the forefront of my Commissioners. And if it has support, I'd like to bring it in the future as a change to our Zoning Ordinance. And you know, just to give you an example of what I would be looking for is language that would say that a parking ratio may be reduced within half a mile of a transit -oriented development, half a mile being a walkable distance, in essence, of a transit -oriented development, or within a quarter mile of a transit corridor by 30 percent by process of waiver, or -- which means it goes through an administrative process that is appealable -- or 100 percent for any structure that has a floor area of less than 10, 000 square feet -- 10, 000 squarefeet or less, except when it's within 500 feet of a T-3, which is a single-family residential home, so that there's no overflow or spillage parking into residential neighborhoods, which we know has been an issue. This is very similar to what we did in the affordable housing context. What we did was we said, as a city, we want to become competitive with other cities in the State of Florida that have a formula, and we know what that formula is, to dole out affordable housing dollars; and we did a wholesale reform of Miami 21 when it was enacted, and the result of that was we got 1, 000 units of affordable housing within a two- or three-year period, so we did extremely well on the competitive process. And what we're doing here is something similar. We're looking at the utilization of our properties and we're saying, number one, is this the best utilization of our properties? Number two, is this in line with our philosophy as a city? What should we be promoting as a city? And one of the things that I see clearly from this Commission -- although I'm not saying that this isn't going to have debate -- is that we want to promote mass transit, we want to promote walkability and bike -ability in our cities, because the congestion is getting so bad right now -- and that's exclusive of a tremendous amount of density that we're going to see in the next 5 to 10 years with the buildings that we're going to be seeing online. So, you know, I just wanted to bring it up for discussion. I know there's a variety of speakers that have signed up to speak on it. And I thank the Chairman for his indulgence in allowing me to City of Miami Page 93 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 bring this at a time certain. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chair Gort: Yes, sir. Commissioner Suarez: Speakers? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes. I have about 16 speakers signed up. Would you like to open it tip to the public hearing? Commissioner Suarez: It's up to the Chairman. Chair Gort: Go ahead and open it up. Commissioner Suarez: The only thing I would ask -- there's 16 speakers. There's about 20 minutes before lunch, and you know, in consideration of the Commissioners' time, if it it's something that someone has already said, then you can just simply say, "I support it, " or "it's been said, " or "it was said by this speaker, " and not avail yourself of the full two minutes that each person has every right to take, by the way, if yoti feel like you have something special and unique to add to the discussion. Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Andrew Frey. Andrew Frey: Thank you, honorable Chair, Commissioners. Andrew Frey, in support of the small building parking exemption. I've spoken, I believe, with all four of you about this issue. This issue promotes a lot of different great policies in our city. Commissioner Suarez has mentioned the mobility, how it promotes walkability, alternative transportation, things like that. My main focus is actually on our small property owners in the City, many of whom have 50 -by -100 -foot lots or other small properties, and due to the requirements of parking, find it basically impossible to do anything with their properties, and so you have folks that basically have only the option of selling out to a large land assembler who can then meet the parking requirements. So promoting small neighborhood investment, helping out our small -- existing small property owners, promoting mobility, these are just a number of the reasons that you're hereto support this. The draft ordinance that you have in your agenda package right now does not include the small building parking exemption. It's scheduled to be heard by the Planning Board on November 5, and we would like your direction to include the small building parking exemption at least for debate and for consideration. It's an idea that deserves to be heard and you see there's a lot of support here for it. And it'll come back to you. It'll come back to you for final adoption. Thankyou. Commissioner Suarez: And I would just add, Mr. Chair -- Chair Gort: Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: -- that the corollary to what Andrew is saying -- Mr. Frey is saying about having small property owners be able to develop their land efficiently is the blight that comes when they're not able to, which is you see empty lots littered, and that not only affects them, it affects us and it affects the neighbors, so there's a corollary to that. Mr. Frey: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Hannon: Hernando Arencibia. Fernando Arencibia: Thank you, Commissioners, for your time. I'll be brief. I'm going to cut this down as well. City of Miami Page 94 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Commissioner Suarez: Thankyou. Mr. Arencibia: I will say that I'm a proud son of the City of Miami. I'm a proud son of Little Havana, and a graduate of Miami Senior High school; go Stingarees. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Arencibia: And I just want to say that -- Chair Gort: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Arencibia.• Excellent. -- a small parking exemption would allow small business owners to invest in their neighborhoods instead of being forced to sell. It encourages small-scale economic developments; small buildings are compatible with the character of a neighborhood; they promote walkabiliiy; they enhance the connections and interactions that make us a community. It's time to level the playing field. Miami zoning already has a parking exemption for the biggest building; now it's time that small buildings get the same consideration. Commissioners, I don't want Little Havana to just be a thoroughfare to downtown or to Brickell. We are becoming a city of neighborhoods like other great cities around the country and we must be vigilant; that we continue to foster the growth of these neighborhoods without infringing on their character. This issue is at the very heart of our future as a city. Millennials have a very different attitude about cars and driving than those ofpast generations. They find their grandparents' love affair with cars to be outdated, and they find the economic and environmental cost of acquiring and maintaining a vehicle to be prohibitive. They also don't want to grow old waiting in traffic. They want to live near the urban core, close to where they have access to different transit options, but they don't want to pay the cost of parking for a vehicle they don't own, nor do they want to own. This is exactly the place where we are proposing this small building exemption, near the transit corridor, near the TOD (Transit -Oriented Development); therefore, I encourage yo it to have a long-term view when entertaining this small building exemption and to share the vision that Miami can be a city where neighborhoods that are culturally rich and diverse have its own characters, they're integral part of the City, and each has the ability to adapt to the changing demands of our society. It's time that we built for its. Thank you so much for your time. Commissioner Suarez: Hey, you got it right on time. Chair Gort: Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: That's awesome. Chair Gort: Next. Mr. Hannon: Leo Macias. Leo Macias: Good morning, and I'm here to support the -- Chair Gort: Name and address, please, sir. Mr. Macias: Pardon? Chair Gort: Name and address, please. Mr. Macias: Oh. Chair Gort: Name and address. City ofMiarni Page 95 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Mr. Macias: Leo Macias, 1401 Southwest 4th Street. I'm an owner of property in Little Havana, and I'm hereto support the small building parking exemption. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Next. Mr. Hannon: Jorge Damian de la Paz. Jorge Damian de to Paz: Good morning. My name is Jorge de la Paz. I'm with the Miami Coalition for the Homeless, and we strongly support a parking exemptions for small urban buildings because of its potential to encourage the development of new affordable housing units and additions by significantly reducing construction costs. Currently, the high cost of building parking spaces pass onto residents, resulting in higher rents and fewer affordable housing units. According to the Shimberg Center, nearly half of all households within the City of Miami are cost -burdened; of which, 38, 000 households are spending more than half of their income on housing costs. This leaves households with limited resources to afford other essentials, such as food, clothing, and healthcare, and makes them increasingly vulnerable to becoming homeless. This exemption will promote much-needed infill housing and more economically resilient neighborhoods. These are also fundamental components of our affordable housing initiative, Miami Homes For All, which seeks to establish a loan fiord to finance the development of mixed -used, mixed -income rental housing with a percentage of the units set aside for extremely low-income households. This initiative will greatly benefit from the increased development of small adaptable buildings. In conclusion, this parking exemption will allow its to transform asphalt into housing; it will generate increased tax revenue for public programs and promote new opportunities for workforce and millennial retention. We must deploy a full variety of tools, like zoning changes and innovative financing structures, like Miami Homes For All, to better address local housing needs. Thank you for your time. Chair Gort: Thank you. Next. Mr. Hannon: Raissa Fernandez. Raissa Fernandez: Good morning or good afternoon; one of those two. Chair Gort: Good morning; it's still morning. Ms. Fernandez: I'm here. My name is Raissa Fernandez, 1020 Southwest 7th Street, Miami. I was born and raised in the neighborhood, went to school here, and in 2005, decided to invest in a small condo conversion building in Little Havana, and I love the idea that I'm able to walk, ride bike to all the places I love -- Coconut Grove, Brickell, downtown, Wynwood -- and would love to see this come through. I see a lot of empty vacant lots that I believe can be transformed to great neighborhoods in like San Francisco, New York, with small buildings and no parking. So I support it and hope you guys support it, as well. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Jason Chamber [sicj. Jason Chandler: Good morning, Commissioners. Thank you. My name is Jason Chandler, 1201 Genoa Street, Coral Gables. I'm an architect and the chair of the Department of Architecture at Florida International University. I'm here speaking up for myself. I support this proposal to exempt small buildings from parking. 1-- a quick thing: If I were to come here and ask you to increase the amount of parking needed for small buildings, the smaller the building goes is the more parking it requires, you would think I was crazy, right? But essentially, the code is written in that fashion; that as property gets smaller, it is harder to accommodate parking on Cit), of Miami Page 96 Printed on 12/2912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 there, so the proportion of the building that you're trying to figure out with --is the same code -- becomes hampered by parking, so the result is buildings that are dreadful, right? And you all know the building that the ground floor is all parking, and it sits on little columns, and on top of it is housing. So again, I support it. Thank you for your time. Commissioner Suarez: I think what you mean is -- Chair Gort: Thank you. Next. Commissioner Suarez: --a park --parking space doesn't shrink in proportion to the size of the lot. Mr. Hannon: Nikolay Nedev Nikolay Nedev: Good morning. Nikolay Nedev, 8117 Northeast 1st Avenue. I am an architect and also a faculty at FIU (Florida International University) School ofArchitecture, and I'm currently in the process of purchasing a small property in Little Havana. I live in downtown Miami, and I work in downtown Miami, in buildings that are not small, but they do not have any parking. So my wife and], we have a four year old son, and a big dog, and we walk from our condo to our office, and both of the buildings do not have any parking requirements or they don't have any parking, but the developers have been smart enough to make arrangements for the tenants to park elsewhere in public or private garages, so it significantly limits the amount of parking that is needed for these buildings. And it took some getting used to, but my wife and I, and our dog, and our four year old lid are very happy walking in downtown without a car, and I support this proposition. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Now, let me ask you a question. My understanding is your building owner provides parking. Mr. Nedev: I'm sorry? Chair Gork The building owner provides parking. Mr. Nedev: Well, the -- Chair Gort: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) parking. Mr. Nedev: -- building does not have parking. Chair Gort: But they assign parking space to the clients? Mr. Nedev: But they have an arrangement with a separate -- Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Mr. Nedev: -- building. Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Carlos Fausto Miranda. Carlos Fausto Miranda: Carlos Fausto Miranda, 185 Southwest 7th Street. Most of the technical points I think have been made and will be made by the next couple speakers. The way that I see it is that the --I like metaphors. The ancient Athenians had a metaphor for the city. They viewed it as a ship, and they viewed that ship -- they viewed the citizens of the city as the crew of that ship, and they viewed sort of the decisions that were made, and the history, the timeline of that city as the journey. So why do I say that? I think that the way that the Zoning City ofMiami Page 97 Printed on 12/2912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Code is written right now, we are eliminating the most creative, driven, capable members of our crew from this equation, from this journey, and that is the small property owners and the entrepreneurs. The -- if we think about, you know, sort of the greatest cities in the world, the -- you know, places like London, like Paris, like New York, like Cartagena, these places that we take our free time -- you know, we step away from our daily lives in order to go to, these places were all built under conditions similar to what this amendment is supporting. So I feel that if we want to build that type of a city, we need to pass this amendment and unleash the strength, the energy and the abilities of these small property owners and entrepreneurs that originally are what Miami was built on, founded on and continues to grow with. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Next. Mr. Hannon: Mari Chael. Mari Chaek Morning, Commissioners. My name is Mari Chael, and I'm an architect working in affiliation with the town planning firm of Dover Kohl & Partners, and I specialize in -- Chair Gort: Address, please. Ms. Chael: Sure. 6227 Southwest 57th Street. And I specialize in small buildings for small developers. You know, in my hometown of South Miami, I've built buildings that are just like the ones that we're trying to promote here, and one particular one on Sunset Drive and U.S. 1, the small property developer was so proud after he built his three-story building that he wanted his name inscribed on the parapet of the building. And another one right on our main street on Sunset Drive, a local coffee shop, you know, did a mixed -story building that is one of the focal points in our community, and next to it, a local bank embarked on a development where otherwise wouldn't have been. Now, all these were done by people with civic pride, local people, not big pockets, in little lots, and all these small buildings are quite an amenity to our community. And the important thing is that they are all in urban environments where you park once. You park your car once, you know, in supply that is absorbed by the streets, is -- you know, and you don't need a parking space in all of the individual parcels; that's crazy. So there are many spaces and places locally where it assumes that you must drive everywhere, and I assure you, those are not the places where people want to be. Chair Gort: In conclusion. Ms. Chael: I'm sorry? Chair Gort: In conclusion; your time's up. Ms. Chael: So in conclusion, please, please adopt this ordinance; it's what Miami needs. Chair Gort: Thank you. Ms. Chael: Thank you. Chair Gort: Next. Mr, Hannon: The next speaker is Victor Dover and after rictor Dover, it'll be David Polinsky and Joe Furst. Victor Dover: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Victor Dover. I'm a town planner in private practice. I'm not here for any client; just because I think this ordinance is a great idea. 1'd love to see it move forward. Fin fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and in the past, I've been in front of you with projects like Museum Park, Miami or the Southeast City ofMianvi Page 98 Printed on 12/2912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) Plan. Let -- as we look at cities, what we see is that the places where people really want to be seem to be the places that have a lot of small buildings and don't have a lot of parking on every little lot, but rather they take on parking as part of public infrastructure. And I don't mean just at the bright center of the metropolis where the tallest, biggest buildings are. If you think about Back Bay in Boston, or you think about Old Town Alexandria in Greater Washington, those surrounding neighborhoods are what make the bright center strong. And when you look at those neighborhoods, what do you see? Small buildings close together, usually with very little if any parking on their own little lot. So this is a great opportimity for its to get in sync with a pattern that has existed throughout the history of urban civilization. I hope you'll take it into consideration. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Next. David Polinsky: My name's David Polinsky, 1040 Biscayne. I'm the developer of 250 Wynwood Project in Wynwood, and I was told out in the hallway that I'm the poster child for small developments. And what I'd like to say is that this proposed amendment is a great opportunity for the Commission and the City of Miami to embrace and catalyze progressive ideas about small buildings, and to embrace the trend that we all see and know is true that people are going to be less reliant in the future on privately owned vehicle, so I think this is a wonderful place to start. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Next. Joe Furst: Good morning still; good morning, Commissioners, Chair. Joe Furst, 2750 Northwest 3rd Avenue, here on behalf of Goldman Properties, on behalf of Joe Furst and I think most importantly in this case, on behalf of the Wynwood Business Improvement District. As you all know, we're working very, very hard to be progressive, thoughtful for a city that has tremendous growth and really growth that happens in a more localized nature, right? So for us, in trying to create interesting neighborhoods that are unique, differentiated, that have interesting building types, this parking ordinance is absolutely essential for our future and we ask for your support. Thankyou. Chair Gort: Thank you. Next. Mr. Hannon: The next three speakers are Tony Cho, Truly Burton and Felipe Azenha [sic]; if I could have all three of you come up to the podium. Tony Cho: Good morning, Commissioners. Thanks for the opportunity. I'm here in support of the small building parking exemption. I'm a member of the Business Improvement District, Wynwood Business Improvement District Board, a small developer and business owner in Wynwood at 120 Northeast 27th Street. I think this is an opportunityfor the Commission and for the City to innovate and to look at opportunities to create a city that is sustainable, and that's unique, and that's individual in its neighborhoods, and I think this is a way for its to try to innovate with alternatives for what currently we have in our current zoning, so I'm here in support, and thank you for the opportunity. Chair Gort: Thank you. Truly Burton: Good "almost" afternoon, Mr. Chairman and City Commissioners. Truly Burton, executive director of the Builders Association of South Florida. Back in July, we had sent you a letter indicating our support of this particular matter. I will just tell you briefly this is smarter growth; not smart growth. It's smarter growth. You asked the development industry back in the day to review Miami 21. I was here early and often. We did that, and I think this is the next step in that direction. To --I think several architects and planners indicated about a variety of buildings, variety of form. I think that's very important. Mr. Dover indicated Alexandria City ofMiami Page 99 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Virginia, Old Town and Back Bay in Boston. I would ask you to think of Manhattan, but think of Greenwich Village. We lived therefor a while. Those buildings were no more than six to eight stories tall; downtown, different story; midtown, different story. But you need to have that variety of housing opportunity partly because housing affordability is a big issue; it will continue to be a big issue. People need to be able to develop on those lots for housing affordability, as well. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chair Gort: Thank you. Felipe Isaiah: Good morning. Felipe Isaiah, 727 Northeast 76th Street. Ditto what everyone before me said; this is certainly a small right step in the right direction for Miami. Although this will not affect me personally because I live not in Little Havana, I would hope that this would eventually be expanded to my neighborhood, to other neighborhoods, as well. If we want a less autocentric Miami, this is the first step, parking Armageddon, it will not occur with this. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: The next three speakers, if I may have you come up to the podium, are Hector Roos, Charles Ratner and Peter Ehrlich. Hector Roos: Good afternoon, Commissioners, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor. I support this initiative. I think it's a great idea. 1 think number one, the City is about its people. When you want to develop a site and the first thing neighbors ask is, "Well, who is the developer? " And it tends to be that these kind of small scale, small building developments tend to attract people who are in the area first and foremost; no problems there. I would also like to talk about the future. You know, I'll take an analogy that was said about the ship by Mr. Miranda. You know, the people and the future, they're the future of the ship; where it goes is guided by its rudder. The futture of the City of Miami are the people who will live in small buildings in these communities where they're not in million dollar condos; they're in smaller, smaller footprint buildings, and I'm telling you this is a great idea for the future of the City of Miami, and this is a great start, and I hope with more to come. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Yes, sir. Charles Ratner: Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. My name is Charles Ratner. I represent myself and my sister. Our property is located at 127 Northwest 5th Street in Miami. The last time I was before this Commission, on this property in this room, 1 was 17 years old speaking about this property, asking for a variance. I'm 51 now. Our property remained vacant and blighted throughout that period of time. Our property is also the poster child for this particular ordinance change. We are 50 -by -150 feet, within 500 feet ofMetrorail, Metromover and the entrance to the new train station. We have a parking garage across the street from us. On the next block, Don Peebles is building over 700 parking spaces, and there is a new tower being constructed next to us, as well. Yet ifI want to build 5,000 square feet ofretail on my property, I can't do it because I have to park on my roof, and with a 50 -by -150 lot, it's impossible to actually get a car in and out of there, so I've got to go and negotiate with my neighbors and some people and maybe spend halfa million dollars, a million dollars to lease some off-site parking spaces that will never in fact be utilized by anybody, but will increase the cost of our property, increase the rents, et cetera. So I am very much in support of this ordinance and would urge you to consider it. Thank you for your time. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Peter Ehrlich. Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. Peter Ehrlich. My address is 720 Northeast 69th Street. I live in Bayside and I have property in Lemon City. I'm City of Miami Page 100 Printed on 1212912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 speaking in favor of the proposed legislation and I would just like to state that as a properly owner in Lemon City, I would like to ask the Planning Department to consider drafting legislation to respect zero lot line buildings, especially older commercial and industrial buildings in areas like Lemon City, Little River and the other industrial areas of our City that, you know, continue to maintain space for small users and users that need the type of products that we offer. Thankyou very much. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Mr. Hannon: The last three speakers I have signed up for item D4.1: Renita Holmes, T'Villiams Armbrister and Alberto Milo. Please come up to the podium. Renita Holmes: Thank you. Madam Renita Holmes for the record, 350 LeBray [phonetic] Place, resident of Overtown. While I highly support this and recall my support of another building recently that 1 guess superseded or was precedent in allowing the lack of parking and talking about the advantage of space, I have to reiterate that this is also great because of the environmentals. The residue, the chemicals, the pollutants that occur when you have small buildings and small streets, and the multiplicity of cars that continue to go to and fro leave a deposit, and even those that have these great grand parking stacked on top still have that same contamination. And you know me; I'm big on EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). That was done because the Cityfunded the brownsfield program and talked to many of us about respiratory illnesses, and the contaminations, and where the high (UNINTELLIGIBLE), but particularly, my concern that may be a little bit -- and make me ambivalent about it is that in Overtown, we're already inundated with small buildings that have mothers that have children and affordable housing is also this -- built as mixed housing, so I'm wondering how this is going to affect those of us in Overtown whose tenants are not transportation -oriented development pro that are historical families there, have been renting for a long time. So I would like to hear someone address how Planning & Zoning can deal with the difference in the cultures of the families that makes up the households that do the affordable housing on small buildings, and remember that health comes first, safety comes first. The more cars, the increase in the safety issues, the more -- so you're a winner on that, but for those of us in Overtown that are already paying for Miami 21 and dealing with those issues where there will be parking and charged parking, and who have that same increase and have families, we do need that. How do we address the balance in this, and how it applies to those of us? Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, ma'am. Williams Armbrister: Villiams Armbrister. You've allowed something for decades -- Chair Gort: Address, address. Mr. Armbrister: 3260 Thomas Avenue. Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Armbrister: Miami, Florida, here in Coconut Grove. Before 1 start, I'd like to address the statement you opened up with, Commissioner Suarez. When you talk about affordable housing, make sure there's some specificity in what you're saying when it comes to -- I may have just made that word up, but you understand what I mean. Okay, when you're talking about affordable housing, make sure that you also include with that statement household incomes at $44, 000 and up, because you're leaving outmost of the people here that need homeownership for low- and moderate -income families that has never been included. You've always defined low- and moderate -income and affordable under the same banner, which is not -- but my -- since my time is running and I know Commissioner Gort would like for me to speed it up. So what 1 want to say is you might want to consider in the future that when you allow these businesses to open that City of Miami Page 101 Printed on 12129/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 they have appropriate parking available for the business that they intend to open, and that will solve most of our issues moving forward, but you can't undo what you've already allowed to take place, see. And I just wanted to weigh in on here since I heard this and I was here. I figure that this is where I need to be at this time and for this purpose, and if you'll go ahead now, you use the rest of my time. I want to hear you. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thankyou. Go ahead. Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Armbrister. First of all, I agree with what you'resaying. I think -- f rst, it's not my definition of affordable housing. It's the State's definition of affordable housing, and I don't necessarily agree with itper se, because you're right; it defines affordable housing in terms of percentages of area median income, and I think sometimes, it doesn't do enough for some of the lower area median incomes. Mr. Armbrister: It doesn't do anything. Commissioner Suarez: It does very little, very little, let's put it that way. It does something, but it does very, very, very little. And so I think we need to do better or at least urge the State to do better in terms of the way it thinks about its formula, so I completely agree with you. In terms of homeownership and affordable housing, there's almost none of it. Mr. Armbrister: I'll send you the documentation that was provided by Dade County and -- Chair Gort: Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. Commissioner Suarez: I'm agreeing with you by the way. I don't know if you noticed. Mr. Armbrister: -- documentation. Chair Gort: Get the clock running, please. Commissioner Suarez: I'm kind of agreeing with you -- Chair Gort: We cannot have this debate. Commissioner Suarez: -- which is that on homeowner and affordable housing, I'm not aware of much if any that is happening, so I think what you're trying to say is that we can do better, and I don't disagree with you. I think we can do better, and we need to do better, and we will do better. Mr. Armbrister: That's not what I'm trying to say at all. What I'm saying is you can do something. Unidentified Speaker: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Chair Gort: No, he's got 11 minutes [sic]. Go ahead. Mr. Armbrister: Okay. I'm not trying to say --I can always clarify what I'm trying to say. I'm not trying to say that you can do better. I'm saying that you can do something because -- Commissioner Suarez: Same thing. Mr. Armbrister: -- no. Because doing something means nothing in that area is being done, and I can send you the documentation to prove what I'm saying -- City of Miami Page 102 Printed on 1212912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Chair Gort: Thank you, sir. Mr. Armbrister: -- and you can pass it on. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Armbrister.• God bless. Chair Gort: You have a good day now. Mr. Armbrister. All right, you too now. Chair Gort: Will do. Mr. Milo. Albert Milo: I guess it's "good afternoon" now, right? Good afternoon, Commissioners, Mr. Mayor. I -- Chair Gort: Name and address. Mr. Milo: Albert Milo, a principal of Related Urban, 315 South Biscayne Boulevard. And maybe some of you are a little surprised to kind of see me coming here to speak on this ordinance. We don't really build small buildings. However, when I read the article in the Miami Today a couple weeks ago, I felt compelled to come here and address the Commission. I was also born and raised in Miami, and I don't want this item to get confused as an affordable housing item, because, obviously, that's our main business, and we build large-scale buildings, but I think this is more of -- and you heard a lot of different opinions today, most -- almost everybody in favor. I think this is more of a mixed -income approach, and it's more about neighborhood revitalization. This is an opportunity to take what today is a flaw in the code that takes your typical lot which is 50 foot wide either by 100 feet deep or 150 deep; and a lot of neighborhoods throughout the City, they're really unbuildable. So what you're hearing today is if some small either property owner or developer wanted to build a property, the code doesn't really allow for them to do it unless they have some type of chitty-chitty-bam-bam car land on the roof or something. R just doesn't work. So I think this is a good ordinance. Obviously, the devil's into detail, and I think it's attuned to the ordinance that this Commission passed earlier this year where we worked on together with the Planning Department for an 80-20 ordinance or to allow for large-scale projects that are 80 percent market and 20 percent affordable to also -- Chair Gort: Excuse me. Mr. Milo: -- adhere to the parking relaxation. So I would support this ordinance and I'll work closely with the Commission or the Planning Department. Chair Gort: Thank you. Mr. Milo: Thank you. Chair Gort: Next. Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, if I may, real quick, before he leaves? Mr. Milo, sorry, how many units of affordable housing has your -- as defined by the State, by the way -- company built since we reformed Miami 21? Mr. Milo: Us, personally, we've got over 700 units in the last two years since we had -- with the parking relaxation. City ofMiand Page 103 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Commissioner Suarez: And I think it's important what you said at the end, because it goes to the point that Commissioner Sarnoff and I debated when we passed that affordable housing legislation, which is he said to me, "You know, Commissioner, for this thing to work, it can't just be affordable, it has to be " -- and I said -- well, you were Chair at the time, Mr. Chair -- `I will comeback and I promise you," and we did it and we got it passed at mixed income so that we also have the ability to include those projects, as well, and I think that was very significant. And if you -- thank you, and if-- Mr. Chair, if I just may -- Chair Gort: Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: -- wrap it up by saying -- Chair Gort: Guys, let me say -- close the public hearings. Go ahead. Commissioner Suarez: --just wrap it up by saving the Miami Herald on June 4, 2014 wrote an article saying, "Car dependency drives young people away. " Some of the speakers here today alluded to a Miami Today article, and I think that's what prompted Mr. Milo to come. Transit Miami is involved. We've gotten letters of stipport by many of the people who are here, but the Transit Action Committee, Neighborhoods, Housing Services of South Florida, E -Merge Miami, the Wynwood Business Improvement District, Little Havana Merchants Alliance, South Florida Community Development Coalition, American Planning Association, Miami Coalition for the Homeless that came today, thank you; just a variety of specific -- Elizabeth Plater-Zyberg, Association of Building Contractors. Truly, thank you for coming; the Haitian -American Community Development Corporation and Builders Association of South Florida, the AIA Miami. So we've gotten -- there's been a tremendous amount of support on this issue. I think the speakers spoke very eloquently on the reasons why we need this. I think, as Mr. Frey said, I think the -- we should at least make this part of the debate and allow them to express their perspective at the Planning & Zoning Board, and hopefully, if it comes to the City Commission. That's all I'm asking for; that that language that I articulated, and I make that as a motion, be included in what gets presented to the Planning & Zoning Board at the next meeting. Chair Gort: I'm sorry, what was the motion again? Commissioner Suarez: The motion is that the language that I articulated at the beginning that parking ratios may be reduced within half a mile of a transit -oriented development or within a quarter mile radius of a transit corridor by 30 percent by process of waiver, which is an administrative process that can be appealed, or by 100 percent for- any structure that has a floor area of 10, 000 square feet or less, except when the site is within 500 feet of a T3, which is a single-family residential neighborhood, since we don't want this to be a negative thing for single-family residential neighborhoods. It's the same thing we did with the affordable housing parking reduction legislation. We buffered the single-family residential neighborhoods from this. And if you notice, there have been no single-family residents come here since we passed that legislation. Ms. Mendez: And just to be clear, this is a directive for an ordinance to come back with this language? Commissioner Suarez: Well, I think it's going to go to Planning & Zoning, and so what we want is to make sure that this language is inserted -- Ms. Mendez: Okay. Commissioner Suarez: -- and it's a directive of this Commission that it be supported by the Administration, and then it comes to this Commission for approval. City ofMianii Page 104 Printed on 1212912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Ms. Mendez: Through the normal process. Commissioner Suarez: Correct. Commissioner Sarnoff.• Second, Mr. Chair. Ms. Mendez: Thank you. Chair Gort: It's been moved and seconded. Discussion. Commissioner Sarnoff As a discussion. Chair Gort: Yes, sir. Commissioner Sarnoff: I feel pretty capable -- well, first off, let me ask a question that -- 'cause I love these kind of questions. Of everybody wearing one of those pretty blue shirts, how many of you vote four out offive times, just by a show of hands? How many of you don't vote at all? Okay, somebody didn't raise their hand. So some of you are three voters, two voters and one voters. If you want to be the voice of Miami and you want to really have your voice heard, you need to vote, and not talk about voting, and not be a one -voter, a two -voter or a three -voter, and that's really important, because you're about to change the complexion of the City of Miami, which is okay with me, because, unlike -- Pin going to call him "Georgia Boy" over here --from -- he said the watermelon capital of the world -- or of my two colleagues to myfar right, which I think were born and raised in Miami, I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I'm a Flatbush boy, which is right next to Williamsburg, which is essentially what you want the City of Miami to look like. Now, when I was born and raised in Brooklyn, you didn't want to talk about that. You want to say, `Tm from Brooklyn "; you didn't want to live in Brooklyn. It is a change in the complexion of the City of Miami, a change I'm accustomed to, a change I'm okay with. It's a change that I want to make sure that everyone on this Board is accustomed to, is aware of and supports. I can support this, and I do support this, but I want to do so in conjunction with Director of Planning Francisco Garcia, and I don't mind prodding him to move along and get this thing moving a little faster than it is, but I want to do so with his support, because this is a profound change. I call these one of -- I call this one of these organic changes of the City of Miami, and 1 certainly applaud Commissioner Suarez for doing that, 'cause he's a Miami boy, born and raised. I'm from Brooklyn. I'm okay with this. This is Williamsburg. This is, in part, Flatbush. We never had a parking spot, but --and we didn't have parks in Brooklyn, either. Everybody know that book, 'A Tree Doesn't Grow in" -- `A Tree Grows in Brooklyn "? I think there was one tree when I grew up. I think I saw it once. It was right by Gil Hodges' house. He lived about a block away from me. He was the former manager of the New York Mets. Reused to plavfor the Yankees. Anyway, it changes your neighborhood. We played stickball, stoop ball out in the street, and you did so amongst the cars, and that's just what we knew growing up; that's how Brooklyn looked. It was what we understood. Who did we know or how did we know -- what? -- 50, 60 years later that was really cool or that's what you want to do? But it is an organic change in the City of Miami. We just have to be accustomed,- you have to be comfortable with that type of change. Will it allow urban infill? Absolutely. Will it afford people the opportunity to make some pretty cool projects? Yes. But to the young folk out there and to this Commission --I sent this about two months ago --I strongly urge each and everyone of you to read this. It's called "The High Cost of Free Parking. " If you want to change your city, ifyou want to make it more livable, you need to read and rudimentally [sic] understand the high cost of free parking. Once you understand that, and once you appreciate that, and once you implement that in your policy and procedures, you can have exactly what you're asking for. But then ask each Commissioner up here when they're about to vote the next time you come up through the PZAB and whatnot, "Have you all read 'The High Cost of Free Parking'? You agree with it? " That will explain their vote, 'cause some of them may agree with it and some of them don't -- may not agree with it. I'm -- it's sort of like an inconvenient truth from Al Gore. I know that's not City of Miami Page 105 Printed on 1212912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 popular to say right now. I read that or listened to it and I believed in it. I believe in the high cost of free parking. So here's my challenge to each and every one of you: If you're a one -voter and a two -voter, even a three -voter, you should be a five -voter. If you haven't read "The High Cost of Free Parking, " the next time you come here and you speak, say, "Commissioner, I've read 'The High Cost of Free Parking,' I support this, " and I still support this ordinance. Thank you. Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair. Chair Gort: Yes, sir. Commissioner Suarez: I'm a Miami boy with a Miami boy, so that makes me a double Miami boy. No, I just wanted to address one issue, which is that I completely agree that I want to have the Planning director's full and complete support and bury -in. I think in fairness to him, sometimes, he looks to us to reconcile some of the policy issues, because he can take us so far and then it's on us to decide do we want to go that extra step, or do we want to pull back or -- you know. So in fairness to him, I think sometimes we need to provide guidance so that he knows, quote/unquote, "what the marching orders are, " and then he can go from there. And so I completely agree with you, and I just wanted to make that last statement. Thank you. Chair Gort: Go ahead. Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to say that, first of all, as all of you know, I always welcome the discussion and the debate, and I thought that this was going to be more of a discussion than a debate. I know we're starting to get away from discussion items beingjust a discussion item. We're always --it seems like we're always getting a vote of some kind when a discussion item comes up, and I'd rather not continue in that route for the future, but it seems like what you're asking is to have it go to PZAB and then to the Commission for us to have the discussion and the debate at that time. Commissioner Suarez: Right. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. And I could support your resolution, because we will have the debate and the discussion -- Commissioner Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Carollo: -- on this. I'll be honest with you. I'm not there yet with regards to this. I still haven't vetted this fudly. I know Commissioner Sarnoff had a question. I mean, I also have a question: Out of all of you with the blue shirts that are here, how many actually took public transportation over here? And that's something --one person --that's something that we need to, you know, also, you know, discuss, vet, because even though maybe in the future we're there, I don't know if we're there yet, and we need to have a -- and listen, I understand with the blue shirts, maybe it's not the most popular thing to say right now, but at the same time, I hold my fiduciary duty to the City very, very strongly, and I want to make sure, and that's why I always welcome the discussion and the debate, because I want to make sure that, you know, whatever laws we pass, or whatever ordinance we pass, we do not pass, with my vote I can justify what I've done and make sure that I have sufficient time to do all of my homework. With that said, that doesn't mean that I'm against it, because in all fairness, I think I've demonstrated that, you know, I'm reasonable and open-minded, but I think it does need a lot more vetting. So I can support a resolution for it to go to PZAB and then to this Commission to have a good, hearty debate. I appreciate Mr. Frey coming to speak tome. I don't think --I think I've been pretty straightforward with you, and I look forward to meeting with you again, with the Planning Department, and really vetting all this, because what I would want is if we pass any type of ordinance to it be sound and something that will be good for the City of Miami now and in the City of Miami Page 106 Printed on 1212912014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 futture. And then we have to see pretty much how match of a time warp or time would take for it to be where, you know, we're saying it's going to be. So again, I'm open to the, you know, the discussion; I'm open to the debate and I will be supporting the resolution. Chair Gort: Yes, sir. Commissioner Suarez: Yeah. I'm sorry; I have to address a couple issues. First of all, I want to thank the Commissioner for his support of the resolution. I do something very peculiar with discussion items. I actually provide the backup to my discussion, so, you know, I actually put a lot of information about what I want to discuss, why I want to discuss it, and that's why seldomly I will ask for a vote. But in this particular case, it's a direction; it's not a vote on any sort of -- which, like you said, Commissioner -- you're right -- it will come back to its, so there will be many, many opportunities to properly vet this legislation and to make sure that we discuss it and debate it. I think, like has unfortunately happened in the past, that has not happened on discussion items or items brought by certain Commissioners, we have not had the backup for those items, we have not had an opportunity, and we've been asked to vote on them vett', very quickly. So, you know, in this case, I'm very, very deliberate. I'm very -- I try to treat my colleagues in a way that I would like to be treated, so I'm very transparent about what I'm trying to do, and so you can have many, many opportunities to debate and discuss it with staff, et cetera. As far as people here not taking mass transit to get here, there is very little mass transit accessibility. Chair Gort: None. Commissioner Suarez: And that's what we're talking about here, and it reminds me of when they were going to reconstruct Coral Way. The Florida Department of Transportation came to me and said -- we said, "Look, we want Coral Way to be more pedestrian friendly. " And they said, "Well, Commissioner, we did a study and do you realize that we did a study and no pedestrians are crossing Coral Way? " And I said, "Why do you think that is? Because it's a nightmare to cross Coral Way; it's -- you're taking your life in your own hands. " So, you know, we were thankfully able to impress upon them the logic, and they are now doingfour crosswalks and an extra signalization on Coral Way with the emphasis of trying to make Coral Way more transit - and pedestrian -friendly. So what comes first, the chicken or the egg? You know, obviously, Coral Way was not traversable by pedestrians unless you wanted to put your life at risk, and so therefore, there had to be a policy decision made that we are going to give a priority to a certain mode of transportation over another one, because that is our public policy priority, and that's what this is about. Mass transit may not be here for another five, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50 years comprehensively; I sincerely hope it is earlier than that so that at least ifI can't enjoy it, my son can. But it's -- I think it's our responsibility today to do something to change that, and that's why I'm advancing this. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, sir, and thank you all for being here. I went to school in New York, and I saw Brooklyn and a lot of the cities you all mentioned. Yes, they have great mass transportation; you don't need a car. In here, it's a little different. And I'm going to be asking staff a lot of questions about the -- all these buildings that have been built right next to mass transportation, how they have increased their ridership in those locations, and I'll give you the places where the locations are at. Thank you all for being here. And debate is good- we'll continue to debate. Are we ready today? I don't know. I'm not convinced that we're ready for today. Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Chair. Commissioner Suarez: Take the vote. Mr. Hannon: I do need a vote on the motion. City ofMtami Page 107 Printed on 12/29/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 23, 2014 Chair Gort: All in favor, state it by saying "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Suarez: Thankyou. Chair Gort: I'm sorry, when we come hack at 3, we lost some of the -- I'd appreciate it -- shh. That's not going to help. D4.2 DISCUSSION ITEM 14-01024 DISCUSSION REGARDING CONDITION OF FLAGLER AND EIGHT STREET BUSINESS CORRIDOR. 14-01024 E -Mail - Discussion Item.pdf NO ACTION TAKEN END OF DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 5 VICE CHAIR KEON HARDEMON NA.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 14-01090 END OF DISTRICT 5 NON AGENDA ITEMS) PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 286.011(8) FLORIDA STATUTES, CITY ATTORNEY VICTORIA MENDEZ REQUESTED TO SCHEDULE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 2014, AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN THE CASE OF: SOUTHERN WASTE SYSTEMS, LLC VS. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 13-00619 CA 02, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE SUBJECT OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONFINED TO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. DISCUSSED Chair Gort: DI1.1 [sic]. Commissioner Sarnoff Item DI. 1. 1. Chair Gort: Police item. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): While we're waiting.for the Police item, could I read two things that I need to read? Chair Gort: Sure. City olMia ni Page 108 Printed on 12129/2014