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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAP 2
MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET
SAP 2.1
APPLICANTS
SAP 2.2
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
SAP 2.3
REGULATING
PLAN
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 2.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 3.
GENERAL TO ZONES
ARTICLE 4.
STANDARDS & TABLES
ARTICLE 5.
SPECIFIC TO ZONES
ARTICLE 6.
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 7.
PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES
ARTICLE 9.
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
SAP 2.4
CONCEPT BOOK
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AMENDMENTS TO MIAMI 21
ORDINANCE
DATE APPROVED
DESCRIPTION
LEGISLATIVE ID
1334
7/26/2012
Special Area Plan for Miami Design District
Retail Street
11-01196ap
13414
10/24/2013
Amendment to MDD Retail Street SAP to add
additional properties
11-01196ap1
2 Amendment to MDD Retail Street SAP to
add an additional property
11-01196ap2
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SAP 2 MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET
The Miami Design District Retail Street is a mixed-use project in the heart of the Design District
situated on certain parcels totaling approximately X1-06 22.86 acres. The site is generally
bounded by Northeast 43rd Street and Northeast 42nd Street to the North, North Federal Highway
and Biscayne Boulevard to the East, Northeast 38th Street to the South, and by NE Miami Court
and North Miami Avenue to the West, Miami, Florida, and further described in Exhibit "A"
SAP 2.1 APPLICANTS
Applicant Entities:
Ben Newton LLC
Dacra Design 4141 LLC
Dacra Design Moore (Del.), LLC
FCAA, LLC
Half -Circle Property (Del.) LLC
Lovely Rita Acquisitions, LLC
MDDA Morning Dew, LLC
Monte Carlo Associates (Del.) LLC
Norwegian Wood Acquisitions, LLC
Oak Plaza Associates (Del.) LLC
Penny Lane Acquisitions, LLC
Sweet Virginia Acquisitions
Tiny Dancer Acquisitions LLC
Sun King, LLC
Uptown Girl Development LLC
Flagler Holding Group, Inc.
4201 NE 2nd Ave, LLC
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SAP 2.2 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SECTION PENDING FINAL REVIEW
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SAP 2.3 REGULATING PLAN
APPENDIX F: MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET SAP
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES (Article 4, Table 3)
d. COMMERCIAL
This category is intended to encompass land Use functions of retail, service, entertainment or
recreational establishments and supporting office. The definitions listed herein shall only
apply within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area.
Entertainment Establishment: A place of business serving the amusement and recreational
needs of the community. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to: cinemas, billiard
parlors, teen clubs, dance halls, video arcades, or special event spaces and ballrooms. Uses
not included: Entertainment Establishment, Adult.
Open Air Retail: A retail sales establishment operated substantially in the open air including, but
not limited to: farmers market, vending carts, kiosks, Retail Merchandising Units, and
the like. Uses not included are: car sales, equipment sales, boat sales,;;Pd home and
garden supplies, and Flea Markets.
1.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS
This section provides for terms in the Code that are technical in nature or that might not be
otherwise reflected in common usage of the word. If a term is not defined in this Article, then the
Zoning Administrator shall determine the correct definition of the term. The definitions listed
herein shall only apply within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area.
Awning: A movable roof -like Structure, cantilevered or otherwise entirely supported from a
Building, used to shade or screen windows or doors.
Cantilever: A Frontage where the Facade includes a cantilevered section of a Building, including
but not limited to, open balconies, bay windows, planters, and similar architectural features,
that may project beyond the Frontage Line, with the Facade at
Sidewalk level remaining at the Frontage Line.
Frontage, Retail: A Principal Frontage facing a public space such as a Thoroughfare of higher
pedestrian importance (i.e. traffic volume, number of lanes, etc.) requiring that Facades be
detailed as storefronts in accordance with the requirements set forth in Sec. 5.4.5.b., 5.5.5.b.,
and 5.6.5.b of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Retail Frontages do not include
the Secondary Frontages located on NE 42nd Street between NE 1st and 2nd Avenues, as
well as those portions of a Pedestrian Passage Frontages located more than twenty-five (25')
from the intersection of any Thoroughfare and the Pedestrian Passage.
Loading Space: An area in which goods and products are moved on and off a vehicle, including
the stall or berth.
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Retail Merchandisina Unit: A freestandina structure open on one or more sides. fixed or
portable, which may be connected to electricity and/or potable water, used as Open Air Retail
for a commercial purpose or for the display or dissemination of information.
Transit Corridor: A mass transit route with designated transit vehicle(s) operating at an average
25 minute or less headway Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. through 7
p.m. and includes designated transit stop locations within 1/4 mile of the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP area. Multiple transit routes or types of transit vehicles may not be
added cumulatively under this definition for the purpose of parking reductions.
1.3 DEFINITIONS OF SIGNS
Copy Area: The area computed by surrounding each Identification or Secondary Identification
Sign with a square or rectangle shape to determine the area. Less those portions within the
square or rectangle consisting of logo brand marks, framing elements, large scale featured
artwork swashes, simple lines, back plates, or other decorative elements.
Directional Sign: Vehicular or pedestrian -scale signage containing multiple messages that serve
to identify the Miami Design District and guide or direct the public safely to destinations within
the district. Directional signs may be located on private property or within the Public Right -of -
Way, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works for all such signs within the
Public Right -of -Way. Directional signs may be combined with address Signs but shall bear no
advertising matter, and may be directed to guide area visitors to entrances, exits,
retailer/tenants, or Parking Areas. The words "advertising matter" shall not be construed to
include graphic logos, registered trade names, or elements of the district identity or "tag lines"
that may be incorporated as part of the sign aesthetics. The size of a Directional Sign, and
copy thereon, shall be scaled appropriately to the speed of the area traffic.
Gateway Sign: A large-scale, mounted identity Sign of not greater than 5,000 square feet in size
or 85% of a Building wall that serves to identify the district, mark a destination for visitors, and
reinforce the district's character as a destination for art, culture, dining, and fashion. A
Gateway Sign may include or be comprised solely of an art installation and recognition of the
installation sponsor, which sponsor or donor recognition shall be limited to one (1) recognition
comprising no more than 15% of the art installation forming all or a part of the Gateway Sign.
Art installations forming part of a Gateway Sign shall not contain any point of sale signage or
commercial product expression related to the donor or sponsor. Gateway Signs shall be
oriented to face major traffic Thoroughfares, such as 1-195, Biscayne Boulevard and North
Miami Avenue, and shall be limited to no more than five (5) such signs within the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP area.
Notice and Warning Sign: Signs limited to providing notice concerning posting of property
against trespass; directing deliveries; indicating the location of buried utilities; warning against
hazardous conditions; prohibiting salesman; peddlers, or agents; and the like.
Secondary Identification Sign: A Sign limited to the name or registered trade name of a
Building, institution or person, whether natural or corporate person.
SAP Signage Package: A comprehensive signage proposal consisting of Gateway Signs and/or
Directional Signs for all or a Block(s) of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP requiring
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approval by SAP Permit for Signage that deviates from the requirements of Article 6 of Miami
21, as further amended by the Miami Design District Retail Street Special Area Plan.
Sign Area: Signs shall be comprised of individual letters, figures or elements on a wall or similar
surface of the Building or Structure. The area and dimension of the Sign shall encompass a
regular geometric shape or a combination of regular geometric shapes, which form, or
approximate, the perimeter of all elements in the display, the frame, and any applied
background that is not part of the architecture of the Building. When separate elements are
organized to form a single Sign, and are separated by open space, the Sign area and
dimensions shall be calculated by determining the geometric form or combination of forms,
which comprise all of the Sign area, including the space between different elements, less the
space attributed to any elements not comprising part of the Copy Area.
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ARTICLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT
2.1.1 INTENT
The intent of the Miami Design District Retail Street Special Area Plan (SAP) is to guide the
design, construction and management of a new retail pedestrian street and its surrounding city
streets in the Design District to ensure a high quality, mixed use, pedestrian experience. The
control of Building location, massing, and surface is intended to produce public space that is safe,
comfortable and interesting for pedestrians and attractive to high-end retail tenants. Pedestrian
mobility is to be improved by an enhanced Public Right -of -Way Streetscape and by the addition
of a four block long Pedestrian Passage.
The public space of the Pedestrian Passage is of a scale that is intimate and episodic. The
quantity and materials of shared elements in the public spaces, such as pavement, signs and
lighting are intended to be minimized and recessive, as the primary experience should be that of
the highly individualistic retail stores. The Building Facade lines of the Miami Design District
Retail Street SAP are drawn to support the continuity of the existing Design District street wall, to
form the sequential character of the pedestrian street experience, and to give store tenants
appropriate space distribution and visibility.
This document precedes the final development program, architectural design and detailing, and
infrastructure engineering, and it is expected that adjustments to the development program,
architectural design and detailing, infrastructure engineering may be necessary during
implementation phases of design development and construction documents. Nothing in this
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, including the initial development program as set forth on
Page A1.98 of the Concept Book, shall be construed to limit development in excess of the initial
development program. Any future development in excess of the initial development program shall
be subject at all times to the maximum density and intensity permitted by the underlying transect
designation of any one Lot or parcel forming part of this SAP and the procedures set forth in
Article 7 of this Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, including the approval of substantial
modifications to the development program by process of Exception.
The SAP is based on the Miami 21 Zoning Code, as amended through April 2012, and shall serve
to supplement the code. Where standards set forth herein conflict with standards set forth in the
code, the standards in this SAP shall govern. Where the standards in the SAP are silent, the
underlying Miami 21 zoning code requirements shall govern. By virtue of the adoption of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and any subsequent amendments thereto, all provisions
of the Miami 21 Zoning Code requiring enactment or authorization by Special Area Plan pursuant
to and identified in Section 3.9, unless modified in the SAP, shall be deemed duly enacted or
authorized.
The Miami Design District Retail Street SAP shall not constitute a precedent for the balance of
the City of Miami. The alternate standards of this SAP should be considered unique with regard to
the large aggregation of property under multiple ownership committed to an integrated
development plan, as well as its unified design and management that will enable and ensure a
coherent, high quality, and sustainable result.
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ARTICLE 3. GENERAL TO ZONES
3.3 LOTS AND FRONTAGES
APPENDIX F: MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET SAP
3.3.6 For new Buildings in Established Setbacks Areas, the Established Setback may be maintained for
those Frontages identified on page A4�2_1 of the Concept Book. Where a new Building is
Setback from the Established Setback Area consistent with Article 5, Illustrations 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6
of the Miami Design District SAP, such Setback shall govern the placement of all new Buildings to
the nearest corner of the same Block Frontage, except for the Setback of plaza entries and as
otherwise permitted in Sec. 5.4.5.d., 5.5.5.e., and 5.6.5.e. Galleries, Cantilevers and Arcades
may be permitted within the First Layer in Established Setback Areas and may be permitted to
encroach into the Public Right -of -Way by SAP Permit and upon a recommendation of approval or
approval with conditions by UDRB and with the approval of the Director of Public Works.
Habitable Space above the Public Right -Of -Way shall be included in the development capacity of
the subject lot and included towards the overall development capacity approved within this SAP.
Established Setback Areas include:
c. Design District
1. Boundary: The Established Setback for the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP shall
be as identified on page A4�2.1 of the Concept Book.
3.5 MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT
3.5.3 Except as specifically provided herein, the Height limitations of this Code shall not apply to any
roof Structures for housing elevators, bathrooms, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, solar energy
collectors, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the Building (provided that such
Structures shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of roof area for T4 and T5); nor to
church spires, steeples, belfries, monuments, water towers, flagpoles, vents, or similar
Structures, which may be allowed to exceed the maximum Height by Waiver; nor to fire or
parapet walls, which shall not extend more than five (5) feet above the maximum Height in T4
and T5 and ten (10) feet in T6 and Districts.
3.6 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
3.6.1 Off-street Parking Standards
Off-street Parking requirements for the individual Transect Zones shall be as set forth in
Article 4, Table 4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Where required off-street
parking is based on square footage of Use, the calculation shall only include Habitable
Rooms and Habitable Space occupied by such Use. With the exception of Block 5 East, Off-
street parking requirements within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area may be
calculated and provided for in aggregate for new Buildings. Existing properties as identified
below shall not be required to provide parking if densities and intensities do not increase from
existing uses from the adopted date of approved Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, as
amended. If density and intensities change then applicable parking requirements shall apply.
All new development shall be subject to parking requirements within Miami 21, as the same
may be modified by the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
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3.6.2
Existing Property Table
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NUMBER
NAME
ADDRESS
1
Laverne (SAP Parcel #1)
90 NE 39 ST
2
Buick Building (SAP Parcel #2)
3841 NE 2 AVE
3
Buena Vista Building (SAP Parcel #7)
180 NE 39 ST
4
Oak Plaza-KVA (SAP Parcel #17)
150 NE 40 ST
5
Oak Plaza-Twery (SAP Parcel #18)
154 and 160 NE 40 ST
6
Thomas Maier (SAP Parcel #19)
170 NE 40 ST
7
Melin (SAP Parcel #20)
3930 NE 2 AVE
8
Newton (SAP Parcel #21)
201 NE 39 ST
9
Rosen (SAP Parcel #24)
151 NE 40 ST
10
Mosaic/Chatham (SAP Parcel #25)
155 NE 40 ST
11
Moore -Garden Lounge (SAP Parcel #26)
175 NE 40 ST
12
Moore Building (SAP Parcel #27)
4040 NE 2 AVE
13
4100/Lee Building (SAP Parcel #45)
4100 NE 2 AVE
14
4141 Building (SAP Parcel #46)
4141 NE 2 AVE
15
Flagler Building (SAP Parcel #48)
4218 NE 2 AVE
16
4240 Building (SAP Parcel #49)
4240 NE 2 AVE
17
Spears (SAP Parcel #52)
3815 NE MIAMI CT
18
Always Flowers (SAP Parcel #53)
50 NE 39 ST
19
Lidia (SAP Parcel #54)
30 NE 39 ST
20
Lidia (SAP Parcel #55)
3840 NE MIAMI AVE
21
Lidia (SAP Parcel #56)
3825 N MIAMI AVE
22
Marcy (SAP Parcel #57)
3852 N MIAMI AVE
23
Marcy (SAP Parcel #58)
20 NW 39 ST
24
Marcy (SAP Parcel #59)
28 NW 39 ST
25
Madonna (SAP Parcel #60)
3900 N MIAMI AVE
26
Madonna (SAP Parcel #60)
21 NW 39 ST
b. Off-street Parking dimensions and Shared Parking (mixed-use) reduction table shall be as set
forth in Article 4, Table 5 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
c. Required Parking for Adaptive Reuses may be reduced or exempted by Waiver for properties
located in a Community Redevelopment Area, or in areas where a Parking Trust Fund has
been established, or for historic sites and contributing Structures within designated historic
districts.
d. Parking reductions shall not be cumulative except in T4, T5 and T6. Parking reductions shall
not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total Off-street Parking required, except for Residential
components of projects within one thousand (1,000) feet of Metrorail or Metromover stations.
Off-street Parking Driveway Standards [RESERVED]
3.6.3 Additional Off-street Parking Regulations
General performance standards for Off-street Parking facilities:
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a. Parking shall be implemented so as to provide safe and convenient access to and from public
Thoroughfares which include movement lanes and Public Frontages.
b. Vehicular access through Residential properties for nonresidential Uses shall be prohibited.
c. Off-street Parking spaces shall be located with sufficient room for safe and convenient
parking without infringing on any public Thoroughfare or sidewalk.
d. Off-street Parking spaces whose locations require that cars back into movement lanes shall
only be permissible in T3 and T4 zones. Backing into Alleys shall be permissible in all
Transect Zones.
e. Off-street Parking or loading area shall not be used for the sale, repair, or dismantling of any
vehicle or equipment, or for storage of materials or supplies.
f. Parking or storage of commercial trucks, buses, vans, sign trailers; trailers or semi -trailers for
freight, cargo; or the like shall not be permitted in any T3, T4, T5 -R or T6 -R Zone.
g. Inoperable vehicles shall be stored only in storage facilities or other approved places where
they are completely concealed from public view.
h. Except in connection with permitted active continuing construction on the premises,
construction equipment such as earth moving machines, excavators, cranes, and the like
shall only be allowed in D1, D2 and D3, as allowed by this Code.
i. All Off-street Parking shall comply with applicable regulations related to lighting, paving, and
drainage including the Miami -Dade County Code and the Florida Building Code.
j. Specific areas may be set aside for Tandem Parking. Tandem Parking in all Transect Zones,
except T3, may be used by both a valet parking operator or for residential self -parking. Each
Tandem Parking space for residential self -parking shall serve a single residential unit.
k. Parking facilities on adjoining Lots may share access points, driveways and parking subject
to a recorded covenant running with the property on which the facilities are located.
I. Where Lots are Abutting, underground parking may extend to Abutting blocks and Lots,
including under Thoroughfares.
3.6.4 Calculation of Off-street Parking requirements related to number of seats.
Where parking requirements relate to number of seats and seating is in the form of undivided
pews, benches, or the like, twenty (20) lineal inches shall be construed to be equal to one (1)
seat. Where Parking requirements relate to movable seating in auditoriums and other assembly
rooms, ten (10) square feet of Floor Area shall be construed to be equal to one (1) seat except
where otherwise specified. Net floor area shall be the actual area occupied by seating and related
aisles, and shall not include accessory unoccupied areas or the thickness of walls.
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3.6.5 Valet Parking
Off-street Parking facilities maintained with valet parking shall be allowed generally, provided that
the minimum Off-street Parking requirements of this Code are satisfied and that an attendant
shall remain on duty during business hours or as long as the Principal Building is occupied.
Valet parking stations shall respond to demand within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP
area and multiple valet stations may be provided on each block when such stations are operated
under a unified management scheme. Each valet station shall be permitted subject to review by
the Miami Parking Authority (MPA) to ensure that the proposed locations will not adversely affect
the flow of traffic on the adjoining Thoroughfare.
3.6.9 Loading Requirements
Off-street vehicular loading shall be required in accordance with the standards set forth in Article
4, Table 5 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Service and loading vehicles servicing
properties located within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area may gain access to
such off-street loading area in order to service the property by utilizing no more than three (3) on -
street maneuvers.
Loading Standards. On -street loading shall be allowed in areas designated by signage and
for limited intervals during specified hours.
1. Retail/Commercial Loading. On -street loading areas intended to service storefront retail
and retail locations along the Pedestrian Passage shall be permitted within specifically
designated zones. Loading within such designated zones shall not exceed 20 minutes.
Such loading activity shall occur only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.
2. Express Parcel Delivery. On -street loading for express parcel delivery shall be allowed in
specifically designated zones. Loading within such designated zones shall not exceed 15
minutes and shall occur only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
3.6.10 Bicycle Parking Requirements
a. Bicycle parking shall be provided in aggregate for all new, Buildings in all T4, T5, and T6
zones, as shown in Article 4, Table 4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. The
requirement set forth herein shall not apply to any existing and Adaptive Use Buildings.
Existing, on -street bicycle racks located within the public Right —of -Way cannot be utilized to
satisfy bicycle parking requirements set forth herein below.
b. After the first fifty (50) required bicycle spaces are provided within the Miami Design District
Retail Street SAP area , additional required
spaces may be reduced by one-half.
c. Required bicycle parking shall meet the following standards:
1. Required bicycle parking facilities may be located within the project site, adjacent to
multiple Buildings, or in a shared bicycle parking facility located within the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP area and subject to all the conditions for shared bicycle parking
facilities below:
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(a) Required bicycle parking for Buildings within the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP area may be satisfied by the same bicycle parking facility used jointly,
provided that such right of joint use and maintenance is evidenced by covenant
running with the land or equivalent legal document establishing the joint use.
(b) Shared bicycle parking facilities may be located anywhere within the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP area. Any Building(s) seeking to utilize said
shared facility in order to satisfy its bicycle parking requirements shall be located
within 300 feet of any Building housing a shared bicycle parking facility which has
sufficient capacity to provide the required bicycle parking spaces. The
owner/developer of any Building seeking to use a shared parking facility to satisfy
these requirements shall certify to the Zoning Administrator, on a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, that the said shared bicycle parking facility has
sufficient capacity to provide the required bicycle parking spaces.
(c) The minimum number of required bicycle parking is satisfied by all Buildings
using the shared facility.
c. Within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area, bicycle parking requirements may be
satisfied by providing bicycle racks within the Sidewalk or on -street bicycle corrals within an
on -street parking space. Said racks or bicycle corrals shall be available for use by the public
at no cost. Locations may be chosen to support Transit Oriented Development along Priority
Corridors.
d. Bicycle parking requirements shall be calculated in aggregate for the off-street parking
requirements for the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area.
3.9 SPECIAL AREA PLANS
3.9.1 General
g. Unless a Building is specifically approved as part of the Special Area Plan, any Building equal
to or greater than 200,000 sq. ft. shall be reviewed by the Planning Director, after referral to
and recommendation from the CRC for conformance to the Plan, prior to issuance of the
Building Permit.
3.13 SUSTAINABILITY
3.13.1 General
a. Landscape requirements are as required in Article 9 of the Miami Design District Retail Street
SAP, this code, and the City of Miami Tree Protection regulations of Chapter 17 of the City
Code, as amended by the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Development Agreement.
Where regulations of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and th+&e Miami 21 code
+&are more restrictive than the Tree Protection regulations, the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP and th+&e Miami 21 code shall apply.
NOTE: All new Buildings in excess of 50,000 sq. ft. within the Miami Design District Retail Street
SAP shall conform to the sustainability requirements set forth in Miami 21.
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ARTICLE 4, TABLE 4 DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING
T4 - GENERAL URBAN ZONE
DENSITY (UPA)
36 UNITS PER ACRE
RESIDENTIAL
Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 1.5 spaces per principal Dwelling Unit.
• Ancillary Dwelling — Minimum of 1 parking space per ancillary dwelling unit.
• Live -Work —Work component shall provide parking as required by the non-residential Use in
addition to parking required for the Dwelling Unit
• Adult Family -Care Homes — Minimum 1 space per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents.
• Community Residence — Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member in addition to the parking
required for the principal Dwelling Unit(s).
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or /4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and 00 within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Article 3.6.10.
LODGING
Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3.
• Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units.
• Minimum of 1 additional parking space for every 5 lodging units.
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or /4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and 00 within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Article 3.6.10.
OFFICE
Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 s:. sguare feet of office use.
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or /4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and 00 within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for ever 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Article 3.6.10.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• A maximum area of 40,000 square feet per establishment.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial use.
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or /4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and 00 within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required (before any reductions).
See also Article 3.6.10.
CIVIC
Civic Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 1 parking space for every 5 seats of Assembly Use.
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or /4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and 00 within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Parking for Civic Uses may be provided off-site within a distance of 1,000 feet.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Article 3.6.10.
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EDUCATIONAL Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 feet of Educational Use.
• Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space per
100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or College/University.
• Childcare Facilities — Minimum of 1 space for the owner/operator and 1 space for each employee,
and 1 drop-off space for every 10 clients cared for.
• Parking Requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Article 4, Table 5
• Parking ratio may be reduced by thirty percent (30%) if the property is (i) within Yz mile radius of a
TOD or '/4 mile radius of a Transit Corridor, and (ii) within 650 feet from a Parking Garage or
Parking Lot identified in the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management
Program.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Article 3.6. 10
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T5 - URBAN CENTER ZONE
DENSITY (UPA)
65 UNITS PER ACRE
RESIDENTIAL
Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 1.5 spaces per Dwelling Unit
• Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 10 Dwelling Units
• Live -Work — Work component shall provide parking as required by the non-residential Use in
addition to parking required for the Dwelling Unit(s).
• Adult Family -Care Homes — Minimum 1 space per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents.
• Community Residence — Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member in addition to the
parking required for the principal Dwelling Unit(s).
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept book.
LODGING
Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3.
• Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units.
• Minimum of 1 additional parking space for every 10 lodging units.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial use, except for Public
Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 2,000 square feet for the first 20,000
square feet, and 1 parking space per 10,000 square feet thereafter.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
OFFICE
Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of Office use.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• A maximum area of 55,000 per establishment with one (1), 120,000 square foot establishment,
maximum. For Block 5 East, one (1) additional establishment with a maximum size of 100,000
square may be permitted by Exception.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial use, except for Public
Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 2,000 square feet for the first 20,000
square feet, and 1 parking space per 10,000 square feet thereafter.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
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• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Commercial Auto -related, Drive-Thru or Drive -In Facilities — See Article 6.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
EDUCATIONAL
Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of Educational Use.
• Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space
per 100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or College/University.
• Childcare Facilities — Minimum of 1 space for the owner/operator and 1 space for each
employee, and 1 drop-off space for every 10 clients cared for.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
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T6 - URBAN CORE ZONE
DENSITY (UPA)
150 UNITS PER ACRE
RESIDENTIAL
Residential Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 1.5 spaces per Dwelling Unit
• Minimum of 1 additional visitor parking space for every 10 Dwelling Units
• Live -Work — Work component shall provide parking as required by the non-residential Use in
addition to parking required for the Dwelling Unit(s).
• Adult Family -Care Homes — Minimum 1 space per staff member and 1 space per 4 residents.
• Community Residence — Minimum of 1 parking space per staff member in addition to the
parking required for the principal Dwelling Unit(s).
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept book.
LODGING
Lodging Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3.
• Minimum of 1 parking space for every 2 lodging units.
• Minimum of 1 additional parking space for every 10 lodging units.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial use, except for Public
Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 2,000 square feet for the first 20,000
square feet, and 1 parking space per 10,000 square feet thereafter.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offsite within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
OFFICE
Office Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of Office use.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within '/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• A maximum area of 55,000 per establishment with one (1), 120,000 square foot establishment,
maximum and one (1), 160,000 maximum square foot establishment will be allowed in T6-12
and above.
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial use, except for Public
Storage Facilities, minimum 1 parking space for every 2,000 square feet for the first 20,000
square feet, and 1 parking space per 10,000 square feet thereafter.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
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• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
EDUCATIONAL
Educational Uses are permissible as listed in Table 3, limited by compliance with:
• Minimum of 3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of Educational Use.
• Schools — Minimum of 1 parking space for each faculty or staff member, 1 visitor parking space
per 100 students, 1 parking space per 5 students in grades 11 and 12 or College/University.
• Childcare Facilities — Minimum of 1 space for the owner/operator and 1 space for each
employee, and 1 drop-off space for every 10 clients cared for.
• Parking requirement may be reduced according to the Shared Parking standard, Art. 4, Table 5.
• Minimum of 1 Bicycle Rack Space for every 20 vehicular spaces required. See also Art. 3.6.10.
• Parking ratio may be reduced within Yz mile radius of TOD and within 1/4 mile radius of a Transit
Corridor by thirty percent (30%).
• Parking may be provided by ownership or lease offside within 1000 feet.
• Loading — See Article 4, Table 5.
• Parking may be provided off-site within Parking Structures or Parking Lots identified in the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Parking Management Program, as illustrated on pg. A2.2 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
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ARTICLE 5. SPECIFIC TO ZONES
5.1 GENERALLY
APPENDIX F: MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET SAP
5.1.1 This Article sets forth the standards applicable to development within the each Transect Zone
located within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area. Provisions of the Miami 21 Code
modified herein shall apply only within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
5.4 GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONES (T4)
5.4.1 Building Disposition (T4)
a. Newly platted Lots shall be dimensioned according to Illustration 5.4 for each Block of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
b. Lot Coverage by any Building shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.4 and
Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, calculated in aggregate for
new Buildings only.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lot Coverage for new Buildings on Block 5
East shall be calculated independently of the aggregate calculation for new Buildings on
the balance of the Blocks comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Said
Lot Coverage shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.4 for Block 5 East of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
c. A Building shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of its Lot according to Illustration
5.4 for each Block ander Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
d. One Principal Building at the Frontage, and one Outbuilding to the rear of the Principal
Building, may be built on each Lot as shown in Article 4, Table 8 of the Miami Design District
Retail Street SAP. The Outbuilding shall be separated from the Principal Building by a
minimum of ten (10) feet.
e. Setbacks for Principal Buildings shall be as set forth in Article 4, Table 2 and shown in
Illustration 5.4 for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
1. Block 5 East. For the Secondary Frontage along NE 43rd Street of Block 5 East, any
Building shall be Setback a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') from the Frontage Line for
the initial one hundred and fifty feet (150') of said Secondary Frontage from NE 2nd
Avenue and, thereafter, shall be Setback a minimum of fifty feet (50') from the Frontage
Line for the balance of said Frontage to NE 4th Avenue.
f. Facades shall be built parallel to a rectilinear Principal Frontage Line or parallel to the tangent
of a curved Principal Frontage Line, for a minimum fifty percent (50%) of its length.
g. The Setbacks for Outbuildings, pools, tennis courts or other similar recreational facilities shall
be as shown for Outbuildings in Illustration 5.4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
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Accessory Structures shall follow the setbacks for Principal Buildings as shown in Illustration
5.4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. One (1) Story, non -habitable Accessory
Structures, of a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet or ten (10%) percent of the Floor
Area of the Principal Building, whichever is greater, shall be located in the Second or Third
layer of the property and shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from any side Property
Line and ten (10) feet from any rear Property Line.
5.4.2 Building Configuration (T4)
a. Development within Private Frontages shall comply with Article 4, Table 2 and Illustration 5.4
of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Galleries, Arcades and Cantilevered Buildings shall be permitted to extend above the Public
Right-of-WayA P'. (See Section 3.3.6 and Article 4, Table 6 of the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP). �'a'�ies,AFA-a-d-aa And- Gaptilo„oris I. GERtA- ) Vithin tho
D6 hli^GR'S^t_OfaySholl nn4 A -0 -1 -Int to VaFd OPOR C . At;p4; In T4, an Arcade,
Gallery or Cantilever, and the addition of any Habitable Space above an Arcade or
Cantilever, shall require an SAP Permit andLJ[Z 61PeR a recommendation of approval or
approval with conditions by DDRB, and ii w#h-the approval of the Director of Public Works.
1. An Arcade shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen feet (15') above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Arcade shall be a minimum of thirteen feet (13') deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
2. A Cantilever extending into the Public Right -Of -Way, shall maintain a minimum vertical
clearance of fifteen (15') feet above the average Sidewalk grade. A Cantilever may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
3. A Gallery shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen feet (15') above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Gallery shall be a minimum of thirteen feet (13') deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
c. Encroachments shall be allowed as follows:
1. Pedestrian Passage. An Awning and/or Canopy within the Pedestrian Passage shall be
permitted to encroach to a maximum depth of eight (8) feet or twenty five percent (25%)
of the width of the Pedestrian Passage, whichever is less. Such Encroachment shall
further be limited by objects in the Pedestrian Passage such as trees, streetlamps, etc.
Bottom edges of Awnings or Canopies shall be no lower than eight (8) feet above the
pavement/floor. Awnings of the quarter -sphere type shall not be permitted.
2. Sidewalk or Public Alleys. Awnings or Canopies abutting a Sidewalk or a public Alley or
similar Public Right -Of -Way shall be designed in accordance with Section 54-186 of the
City Code and:
Shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet (8') above the Sidewalk and
shall not extend into or occupy more than two-thirds (2/3) of the width of the Sidewalk
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measured from the building where said Awning or Canopy has a vertical clearance of
less than fifteen feet (15') above the Sidewalk.
ii. Stanchions or columns that support Awnings or Canopies shall be located not less
than two (2) feet in from the curb line.
iii. Shall not extend over any portion of the Sidewalk within two (2) feet of the curb
where said Awning or Canopy has a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15') feet
or greater above the Sidewalk.
iv. Shall be further limited by objects located within the Public Right -of -Way such as
trees, street lights, etc.
3. Open Balconies, bay windows, planters and other architectural features shall be
permitted to encroach into the Pedestrian Passage up to three (3) feet beyond the
Building Facade for up to twenty five percent (25%) of the width of the Building Facade
when located not less than fourteen (14') feet above the surface of the Pedestrian
Passage.
d. Unroofed screen enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer only and shall
have a five (5) feet minimum side and rear Setback.
All outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and communications equipment and
appurtenant enclosures, shall be within the Second or Third Layer and concealed from view
from any Frontage or sidewalk by liner buildings, walls, Streetscreens, or opaque gates.
These shall not be allowed as Encroachments on any required Setback, except for Buildings
existing as of the effective date of this Code, where mechanical equipment, such as air
conditioning units, pumps, exhaust fans or other similar noise producing equipment may be
allowed as Encroachments in the Setback by Waiver.
f. Loading and service entries shall be accessed from Alleys when available. When a Lot has
only Principal Frontages, vehicular entries, Loading Docks and service areas shall be
permitted on Principal Frontages. Loading and service entries shall be screened from all
Pedestrian Passage and Principal Frontage views by decorative walls or gates, commercial
grade decorative wood or metal, tile, artistic or non -advertising signage (including way finding
signage), Streetscreens or art or green walls.
g. Building Heights shall be measured in Stories and shall conform to Article 4, Table 2 and as
shown in Illustration 5.4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. The first -floor
Elevation of a Principal Building shall be at average Sidewalk grade; a first -floor Residential
Function should be at a minimum Height of two (2) feet and a maximum Height of three and a
half (3.5) feet for privacy reasons or as regulated by FEMA, whichever is higher. The height
of the building shall be up to three (3) Stories, and a maximum of forty (40) feet to the top of
the roof slab.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of a Building or Structure
located within Zone B of Block 5 East shall not exceed one (1) Story with a maximum
Height of twenty-five (25') feet. See also Illustration 5.4 for Block 5 East and Sec. A4.3 of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book.
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h. Mechanical equipment on a roof shall be enclosed by parapets of the minimum Height
necessary to conceal it, and a maximum Height of five (5) feet. Other ornamental Building
features may extend up to five (5) feet above the maximum Building Height. Roof decks shall
be permitted up to the maximum Height. Trellises may extend above the maximum Height up
to eight (8) feet. Extensions up to ten (10) feet above the maximum Height for a stair, elevator
or mechanical enclosure shall be limited to twenty (20%) percent of the roof area.
i. Fences and walls may be located at the Frontage Line as shown in Article 4, Table 6 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Fences and walls shall be a maximum Height of four
(4) feet at the First Layer, except aluminum or iron picket and post Fences with or without
masonry posts which shall not exceed a maximum of six (6) feet in Height. Within the Second
and Third Layers, Fences and walls shall be a maximum Height of eight (8) feet.
All ground floor and roof top utility infrastructure and mechanical equipment shall be
concealed from public view. At the Building Frontage, all equipment such as backflow
preventers, siamese connections, and the like shall be placed within the line of the Facade or
behind the Streetscreen. Exhaust air fans and louvers may be allowed on the Facade only on
Frontages located not less than fourteen (14') feet above the Sidewalk in a fashion that does
not adversely impact the pedestrian experience. All service infrastructure and utility elements,
including, but not limited to, electrical transformers, telephone boxes, cable and other utility
boxes, utility wiring, meters, backflow preventers, condensers, dumpsters and loading docks,
shall be screened from all Pedestrian Passage and street views by walls or gates. Loading
and service entries shall be accessed from subterranean garages or designated service
areas.
k. Service, infrastructure and utility elements may be creatively concealed or emphasized.
Rooftop elements, such as equipment, tanks, exits and elevator towers, shall be designed,
housed or concealed as architectural elements worthy of public view as such elements shall
be visible from the elevated highway and surrounding Buildings.
5.4.3 Building Function & Density (T4)
Buildings in T4 shall conform to the Functions, Densities, and Intensities described in Article
4, Tables 3 and 4 and Illustration 5.4 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Certain
functions as shown in Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP shall
require approval by Warrant or Exception. Consult Article 6 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP for any supplemental use regulations.
5.4.4 Parking Standards (T4)
a. Vehicular parking shall be required as shown in Article 4, Tables 4 and 5 of the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP.
b. Parking maybe accessed by an Alley when available.
c. Surface parking lots, covered parking and garages shall be located within the Second and
Third Layers as illustrated in Article 4, Table 8 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Surface parking lots, garages, Loading space and service areas shall be masked from the
Frontage by a Streetscreen as specified in Illustration 5.4 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP. A maximum one hundred per cent (100%) of the width of the Facade may be
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surface parking, covered parking or garage, which shall align with or be set back from the
Facade. Driveways and drop-offs, including parking, may be located within the Second Layer.
d. Underground parking may extend into the First Layer. Ramps to underground parking shall
be within the Second and Third Layers. Underground structures should be entered by
pedestrians from a Building or the Pedestrian Passage.
e. The maximum width at the Property Line of a driveway on a Frontage shall be twelve (12)
feet. Shared driveway width combining ingress and egress shall be a maximum width of
thirty-five (35) feet at the Property Line and may encroach into Setbacks. Two separate
driveways on one Lot shall have a minimum separation of twenty (20) feet. Any vehicular
drive greater than twenty (20) feet in width shall require a median of not less than three (3)
feet in width between vehicular ingress and egress travel lanes to enhance pedestrian safety.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no driveways or curb cuts shall be
permitted along the Frontage abutting NE 43rd Street east of NE 2nd Avenue.
f. Tandem Parking on site should be encouraged.
g. Shared Parking shall be calculated according to Article 4, Table 5 for the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP.
h. In T4 -L and T4-0 a minimum of one (1) bicycle rack space shall be provided for every twenty
(20) vehicular parking spaces and may be in the Private Frontage or the Public Right -of -Way
in a fashion consistent with the guidelines referenced in 3.6.10.d of the Miami Design District
Retail Street SAP.
i. Where Lots are Abutting, underground parking may extend to Abutting Blocks and Lots,
including under Thoroughfares.
j. Above -grade parking may extend into the Second Layer above a first floor Liner with
decorative Facade treatment matching the Liner Facade below or an art or green wall.
Underground Parking may extend above grade into a first floor Liner if the Building Facade is
designed to meet the Sidewalk in such a manner that fully obscures the Parking Area.
5.4.5 Architectural Standards (T4)
a. Only permanent structures shall be allowed. Temporary Structures, such as mobile homes,
construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary structures, shall
not be allowed except as otherwise permitted by City Code.
The Facades on Retail Frontages shall be detailed as storefronts with decorative Facade
treatment or an art or green wall, and glazed no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the
Sidewalk -level Story. A reduction to the above glazing standard to provide between forty-
nine percent (49%) and thirtv percent (30%) alazina may be aranted by SAP Permit.
Requests for reductions to provide between twenty-nine percent (29%) to a minimum of
fifteen percent (15%) glazing may be granted by SAP Permit with review by the UDRB.4
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c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high -Albedo or a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. Building walls shall reinforce the continuity of the Frontage Line and of the a Pedestrian
Passage by their surfaces and by their establishment of the edge. Building walls may curve,
angle, or deviate from the Setback, established pursuant to Sec. 3.3.6, by no more than ten
feet (10') if approved by SAP Permit.
1. Block 5 East. Buildina walls for the Secondary Frontaae abuttina NE 43rd Street m
depart from the above requirement in a manner consistent with the standards set forth in
Sec. 5.4.1.e.1.
Each Shopfront Facade may be an individual design. In the case of Abutting Shopfront
Facades, their designs shall be coordinated. Party walls may extend beyond or above the
walls of Abutting Buildings and shall be designed and finished as if they were intended to be
permanent, as they may be seen from Thoroughfares, the Pedestrian Passage, and from
surrounding Buildings.
f. Entrance doors shall be at Sidewalk grade or the grade of the Pedestrian Passage, with the
exception to entrance doors for existing Buildings and their additions. At the first Story,
Facades along a Frontage Line shall have: (i) frequent doors and windows; (ii) pedestrian
entrances at a maximum spacing of seventy-five (75') feet; and (iii) vehicular entries at a
minimum spacing of sixty (60') feet, unless otherwise approved by SAP Permit.
g. The visible exterior soffits of Balconies and roof overhangs and the ceilings of Arcades and
Balconies shall be articulated with attention to materials and lighting given that the
undersides of such elements are frequently more visible than the Facade.
5.4.6 Landscape Standards (T4)
Open Space Calculation. Open Space shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all of the
new Building Lots included as part of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and shall be
a minimum of six and a half percent (6.5%) of the total new Building Lot Area. Should the
Open Space provided at the completion of the development program set forth on page A1.98
of the Concept Book fall below ten percent (10%) of the total new Building Lot Area, the
owner(s) of the multiple properties comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP
area shall off -set the difference between the desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and the
required six and a half percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the
Development Agreement. Areas under permanent kiosks or Retail Merchandising Units shall
not be calculated as Open Space.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Open Space for Block 5 East shall be
calculated independently of the aaareaate calculation for new Buildinas on the balance of
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c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high -Albedo or a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. Building walls shall reinforce the continuity of the Frontage Line and of the a Pedestrian
Passage by their surfaces and by their establishment of the edge. Building walls may curve,
angle, or deviate from the Setback, established pursuant to Sec. 3.3.6, by no more than ten
feet (10') if approved by SAP Permit.
1. Block 5 East. Buildina walls for the Secondary Frontaae abuttina NE 43rd Street m
depart from the above requirement in a manner consistent with the standards set forth in
Sec. 5.4.1.e.1.
Each Shopfront Facade may be an individual design. In the case of Abutting Shopfront
Facades, their designs shall be coordinated. Party walls may extend beyond or above the
walls of Abutting Buildings and shall be designed and finished as if they were intended to be
permanent, as they may be seen from Thoroughfares, the Pedestrian Passage, and from
surrounding Buildings.
f. Entrance doors shall be at Sidewalk grade or the grade of the Pedestrian Passage, with the
exception to entrance doors for existing Buildings and their additions. At the first Story,
Facades along a Frontage Line shall have: (i) frequent doors and windows; (ii) pedestrian
entrances at a maximum spacing of seventy-five (75') feet; and (iii) vehicular entries at a
minimum spacing of sixty (60') feet, unless otherwise approved by SAP Permit.
g. The visible exterior soffits of Balconies and roof overhangs and the ceilings of Arcades and
Balconies shall be articulated with attention to materials and lighting given that the
undersides of such elements are frequently more visible than the Facade.
5.4.6 Landscape Standards (T4)
Open Space Calculation. Open Space shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all of the
new Building Lots included as part of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and shall be
a minimum of six and a half percent (6.5%) of the total new Building Lot Area. Should the
Open Space provided at the completion of the development program set forth on page A1.98
of the Concept Book fall below ten percent (10%) of the total new Building Lot Area, the
owner(s) of the multiple properties comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP
area shall off -set the difference between the desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and the
required six and a half percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the
Development Agreement. Areas under permanent kiosks or Retail Merchandising Units shall
not be calculated as Open Space.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Open Space for Block 5 East shall be
calculated independently of the aaareaate calculation for new Buildinas on the balance of
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the Blocks comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Open Space for
Block 5 East shall be a minimum of six and a half percent (6.5%) of the Block 5 East Lot
Area. Should the Open Space provided on Block 5 East fall below ten percent (10%) of
the Block 5 East Lot Area, the owner(s) of the tracts comprising Block 5 East shall off -set
the difference desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and the required six and a half
percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the Block 5 East
Development Agreement.
b. Please see Article 9 for Additional Regulations.
5.4.7 Ambient Standards (T4)
a. Noise regulation shall be as established by the City Code.
b. Average lighting levels measured at the Building Frontage shall not exceed 2.0 foot-candles
(fc). Average Horizontal illuminance, measured at the Building Frontage, where adjacent to
T3 shall not exceed 1.0 fc.
c. Lighting of Building and Open Space of First and Second Layers shall complement the street
lighting of Abutting public spaces.
d. The lighting fixtures of exposed rooftop parking shall be concealed by a parapet wall and
shall not be seen from surrounding streets.
e. Neither direct nor reflected light or glare shall extend or pollute beyond parapet walls.
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5.5 URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONES (T5)
5.5.1 Building Disposition (T5)
a. Newly platted Lots shall be dimensioned according to Illustration 5.5 for each Block of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
b. Lot coverage by any Building shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.5 for each
Block and Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, calculated in
aggregate for new Buildings only.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lot Coverage for new Buildings in Block 5
East shall be calculated independent of the aggregate calculation for new Buildings on
the balance of the Blocks comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Said
Lot Coverage shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.5 for Block 5 East of
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
c. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their Lots according to Illustration
5.5 for each Block and Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
d. Buildings or Shopfronts shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on the Pedestrian
Passage, a Principal Frontage Line or from a Courtyard at the Second Layer. Where a
Building or Shopfront fronts both the Pedestrian Passage and a Principal Frontage and its
length along the Principal Frontage is eighty (80') feet or less, its principal pedestrian
entrance may be located on either the Pedestrian Passage or the Principal Frontage. Where
a Building or Shopfront fronts both the Pedestrian Passage and a Principal Frontage and its
length along the Principal Frontage is greater than eighty (80') feet on the ground floor fronts
on both the Pedestrian Passage and a Principal Frontage, its principal pedestrian entrance
shall be located on the Principal Frontage.
e. For the minimum Height, Facades shall be built parallel to the Principal Frontage Line along a
minimum of sixty percent (60%) of its length on the Setback line as shown in Illustration 5.5
for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. In the absence of a Building
along the remainder of the Frontage line, a Streetscreen shall be built co -planar with the
Facade to conceal parking and service areas.
f. At the first Story, Facades along a Principal Frontage should have frequent doors and
windows.
g. Setbacks for Buildings shall be as shown in Illustration 5.5 for each Block and set forth in
Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
h Cnr citoc With throo hllpdF@d and fei4y (340) foot FFE)Rt0g@ I@Rgth nr mnro a A cross -Block
passage shall be provided as follows:
Cross -Block Pedestrian Connection. If the Frontage Line of a site is at any point more
than three hundred and forty (340) feet from a Thoroughfare intersection, the Building
shall provide a cross -Block Pedestrian Passage, subject to the following exceptions:-.
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a. Block 3 West. An above ground Parking Garage or above ground Parking Structure
located in Block 3 West shall not be
required to provide a cross -Block Pedestrian Passage.
b. Block 4. A cross -Block Pedestrian Passage shall not be provided to exit onto NE
4?nri Street
c. Block 5 East. In lieu of providing a cross -Block Pedestrian Passage for Block 5
East, any Building or Structure constructed thereon shall, at a minimum, incorporate
a Cantilever, Arcade or Gallery along NE 2nd Avenue Frontage for Block 5 East,
cantilevered Awnings and entry Canopies shall be liberally used as part of the
Building design along said Frontage, subject to the limitations set forth in Section
5.5.2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and in combination with street
trees to ensure that pedestrians are adequately protected from the elements.
2. Cross -Block Vehicular Passage. If the Frontage Line of a site is at any point six hundred
and fifty (650) feet from a Thoroughfare intersection, a vehicular cross -Block passage
shall be provided. A. sresTRIAAk senneoties shall net beprevided to exit entry N€42Pa
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5.5.2 Building Configuration J5)
a. Development within Private Frontages shall comply with Article 4, Table 2 and Illustration 5.5
for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Galleries, Arcades and Cantilevered Buildings shall be permitted to extend above the Public
Right -of -Way. (See Section 3.3.6 and Article 4, Table 6 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP). Galleries APr.orte0 onrt /'`ontile�ierc InnotRd Wothin the Dllhlln Dire h4_(lf_\A/a droll
_ . In T5, an Arcade, Gallery or Cantilever, and
the addition of any Habitable Space above an Arcade or Cantilever, shall require an SAP
Permit ander 61POR a recommendation of approval or approval with conditions by DDRB; and
M With the approval of the Director of Public Works.
1. An Arcade shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk, and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen feet (15') above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Arcade shall be no less than thirteen (13') feet deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
2. A Cantilever extending into the Public Right -Of -Way shall maintain a minimum vertical
clearance of fifteen (15') feet above the average Sidewalk grade. A Cantilever may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within not less than two (2') feet of the curb.
3. A Gallery shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15') feet above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Gallery shall be a minimum of thirteen (13') feet deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
c. Encroachments shall be allowed as follows:
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1. Pedestrian Passage. Awnings and/or Canopies within the Pedestrian Passage shall be
permitted to encroach to a maximum depth of eight feet (8) or twenty five percent (25%)
of the width of the Pedestrian Passage. Such encroachment shall be further limited by
objects located within the Pedestrian Passage such as trees, street lights, etc. Bottom
edges of Awnings or Canopies shall be no lower than eight feet (8') above the
pavement/floor. Awnings of the quarter -sphere type shall not be permitted.
2. Sidewalk or Public Alleys. Awnings or Canopies abutting a Sidewalk or public Alley or
similar Public Right -Of -Way shall be designed in accordance with the Section 54-186 of
the City Code and:
Shall maintain a minimum clearance of eight feet (8') above the Sidewalk and shall
not extend into or occupy more than two-thirds (2/3) of the width of the Sidewalk
measured from the building where said Awning or Canopy has a vertical clearance
of less than fifteen (15') feet above the Sidewalk.
Stanchions or columns that support Awnings or Canopies shall be located not less
than two (2) feet from within the curb line.
iii. Shall not extend over any portion of the Sidewalk within two (2) feet of the curb
where said Awning or Canopy has a minimum vertical clearance of less than fifteen
(15') feet above the Sidewalk.
3. Other cantilevered portions of the Building shall maintain the required Setbacks. At the
Second and Third Layers, bay windows, chimneys, roofs, and stairs may encroach up to
fifty percent (50%) of the depth of the side or rear Setback. At the Second and Third
Layers, Balconies may encroach up to fifty percent (50%) of the depth of the side or rear
Setback.
4. Open Balconies, bay windows, planters and other architectural features shall be
permitted to encroach into the Pedestrian Passage up to three (3) feet beyond the
Building Facade for up to twenty five percent (25%) of the width of the Building fagade
when located not less than fourteen feet (14') above the surface of the Pedestrian
Passage.
d. Screen enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer only and shall have a
five (5) feet minimum side and rear Setback when Abutting T3 or T4.
d. Loading and service entries shall be accessed from Alleys when available and otherwise from
the Secondary Frontage. When Lots have only Principal Frontages, vehicular entries,
Loading spaces and service areas shall be permitted on Principal Frontages. Loading and
service entries shall be screened from all Pedestrian Passage and Primary Frontage views
by decorative walls, gates or Streetscreens.
e. All outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and communications equipment and
appurtenant enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer and concealed
from view from any Frontage or Sidewalk by Liner Buildings, walls, Streetscreens, or opaque
gates. These shall not be allowed as Encroachments.
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Building Heights shall be measured in Stories and shall conform to Article 4, Table 2 and be
as shown in Illustration 5.5 for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP,
shall be eighty one foot /91'\ with ne limi#o#inn en the number of Steries The first floor
elevation shall be at average Sidewalk grade. A first floor Residential Function should be
raised a minimum of two (2) feet and a maximum of three and a half (3.5) feet above average
Sidewalk grade. Existing one Story Structures shall be considered conforming and may be
enlarged. Each of the following Blocks shall be subject to the additional standards set forth
herein helnw-
1. Block 3 West. Parking Garages or Parking Structures located on Block 3 West shall
have a maximum Building Height of eighty-one feet (81') with no limitation on the total
number of Stories.
2. Block 4. Buildings and Structures, or portions thereof, located on Block 4 shall be limited
to a maximum Height of fifty feet (50').
3. Block 5 East. Buildings and Structures, or portions thereof, located on Block 5 East
shall be developed in a manner consistent with the standards for each of the Block 5 East
zones depicted in Section A4.3 of the Miami Design District SAP Concept Book. Said
Building(s) and Structure(s) shall comply with the following maximum Heights for each
zone:
i. Zone C:
2 Stories
ii. Zone D:
4 Stories
iii. Zone D2:
5 Stories
iv. Zone E:
5 Stories
Within Zone E, the introduction of a mezzanine level within the 5th Story shall be
permitted and shall not be counted as an additional Story so long as the Height of the
improvements located within said zone do not exceed eight -one feet (81').
g. Mechanical equipment on a roof shall be enclosed by parapets of the minimum Height
necessary to conceal it and a maximum Height of five (5) feet. Other ornamental Building
features may extend up to ten (10) feet above the maximum Building Height. Roof decks
shall be permitted up to the maximum Height. Trellises may extend above the maximum
Height up to eight (8) feet. Extensions up to ten (10) feet above the maximum Height for stair,
elevator or mechanical enclosures shall be limited to twenty (20%) percent of the roof area,
unless approved by Waiver.
All ground floor and roof top utility infrastructure and mechanical equipment shall be
concealed from public view. At the Building Frontage, all equipment such as backflow
preventers, siamese connections, and the like shall be screened from public view with
landscaping or a similar aesthetic treatment placed within the line of the Facade or located
behind the Streetscreen. Exhaust air fans and louvers may be allowed on the Facade only on
Secondary Frontages when located not less than fourteen (14') feet above the average
Sidewalk Elevation in a fashion that does not adversely impact the pedestrian experience.
Service, infrastructure and utility elements may be creatively concealed or emphasized.
Rooftop elements, such as equipment, tanks, exits and elevator towers, shall be designed,
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housed or concealed as architectural elements worthy of public view as such elements shall
be visible from the elevated highway and surrounding Buildings.
i. Streetscreens shall be a minimum of three and a half (3.5) feet in Height and constructed of a
material matching the adjacent building Facade or of masonry, commercial grade decorative
wood or metal, tile, artistic or non -advertising signage (including way finding), or art or a
green wall. The Streetscreen may be replaced by a hedge or fence. Streetscreens shall have
openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. Streetscreens
shall be located co -planar with the Building Facade Line. Streetscreens more than three (3)
feet high shall be fifty percent (50%) permeable or articulated to avoid blank walls.
j. Within the Second and Third Layers, fences and walls shall not exceed a Height of eight (8)
feet, with the exception of Streetscreens masking loading docks.
5.5.3 Building Function & Density (T5)
a. Buildings in T5 shall conform to the Functions, Densities, and Intensities described in Article
4, Tables 3 and 4 and Illustration 5.5 for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street
SAP. Certain Functions as shown in Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP shall require approval by Warrant or Exception. Consult Article 6 of the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP for any Supplemental Use regulations.
5.5.4 Parking Standards (T5)
a. Vehicular parking and loading shall be required as shown in Article 4, Tables 4 and 5 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
b. On -street parking available along the Frontage Lines that correspond to each Lot shall be
counted toward the parking requirement of the Building on the Lot.
c. Parking should be accessed by an Alley. Parking shall, when available, be accessed from the
Secondary Frontage. Where Lots have only Principal Frontages, parking may be accessed
from the Principal Frontages. When a Lot has only Principal Frontages, Driveways, Loading
Docks and service areas shall be at the Second Layer and permitted on Principal Frontages.
d. All parking, open parking areas, covered parking, garages, Loading Spaces and service
areas, shall be masked from the Frontage by a Streetscreen as illustrated in Article 4, Table 8
of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Underground parking may extend into the
Second Layer only if it is fully underground. Ramps to underground parking shall be only
within the Second and Third Layers. Above ground parking may extend into the Second
Layer with appropriate Facade treatment. For any above ground parking structures located at
the intersection of two Thoroughfares, a retail liner shall be provided for a minimum of fifty
(50) feet in order to complement the surrounding architecture. Surface parking may extend
into the Second Layer a maximum of twenty five percent (25%) of the length of the Primary
Frontage up to a maximum of fifty (50) feet, except Interim Parking which may be 100% of
the length of the Primary Frontage and shall comply with all other applicable City Code
regulations.
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The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage on a Frontage shall be no wider than forty-
five (45) feet, evnen+ fnr a PaFkiRg Gaga ve OF PaFkiRg C+n infi ire in RInnL 2 Wast irlen+iffier+ nn
,inns appFeval by coo Dermi+ The minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be
twenty (20) feet at the Property Line and may encroach into Setbacks. Where the vehicular
entrance exceeds thirty (30) feet in width, a median of not less than three (3) feet in width
shall be provided between vehicular ingress and egress travel lanes to enhance pedestrian
safety.
1. Block 3 West. For any Parking Garage or Parking Structure in Block 3 West identified
on page A2.2 of the Concept Book, the vehicular entrance of said parking lot or garage
shall be limited to total vehicular pavement not wider than fifty-one feet (51') (exclusive of
the width of the pedestrian refuge and any abutting alley) upon approval by SAP Permit.
Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and parking structures shall be directly from a
Frontage Line. Underground parking structures should be entered by pedestrians directly
from a Principal Building or the Pedestrian Passage.
g. Buildings mixing Uses shall provide parking for each Use. Shared Parking shall be calculated
according to Article 4, Table 5 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
h. Underground parking may extend into the First Layer. Ramps to underground parking shall
be within the Second and Third Layers. Where Lots are Abutting, underground parking may
extend to Abutting Blocks and Lots, including under Thoroughfares.
Above -grade parking may extend into the Second Layer above a first floor Liner with
decorative Facade treatment matching the Liner Facade below or an art or green wall. F-G�F
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onr) ;2u lightingUnderground Parking may extend above -grade into a first floor Liner if
the Building Facade is designed to meet the Sidewalk in such a manner that fully obscures
the Parking Area.
1. Block 3 West. For any Parking Garage or Parking Structure located on Block 3 West, a
decorative Facade treatment or art or green wall shall be approved via SAP Permit. The
Facade treatment shall conceal from view all internal elements including, but not limited
to, vehicles, piping, fans, ducts and all lighting.
5.5.5 Architectural Standards (T5)
a. Only permanent Structures shall be allowed. Temporary Structures such as mobile homes,
construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary Structures shall
not be allowed, except as otherwise permitted by the City Code and this code.
The Facades on Retail Frontages shall be detailed as storefronts with decorative Facade
treatment or an art or green wall, and glazed no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the
Sidewalk -level Story. A reduction to the above glazing standard to provide between forty-
nine percent (49%) and thirty percent (30%) glazing may be granted by SAP Permit.
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Requests for reductions to provide between twenty-nine percent (29%) to a minimum of
fifteen percent (15%) glazing may be granted by SAP Permit with review by the UDRB.4
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c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high Albedo or of a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. The Facade of a Parking Garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner shall be
screened to conceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans, ducts and lighting.
Ramping should be internalized wherever possible. Exposed spandrels shall be prohibited.
The exposed top level of parking Structures shall be covered a maximum of sixty percent
(60%) with a shade producing Structure such as, but not limited to, a vined pergola or
retractable canvas shade Structure. In lieu of the use of the aforementioned shade producing
Structure, an alternate treatment of the exposed top level of parking Structure may be
approved by SAP Permit.
e. Building walls shall reinforce the continuity of the Frontage Line and of the Pedestrian
Passage by their surfaces and by their establishment of the edge. Building walls may curve,
angle, or deviate from the established Setback, as established pursuant to Sec. 3.3.6., by no
more than ten feet (10') if approved by SAP Permit.
f. Each Shopfront Facade may be an individual design. In the case of Abutting Shopfront
Facades, their designs shall be coordinated. Party walls may extend beyond or above the
walls of Abutting Buildings and shall be designed and finished as if they were intended to be
permanent, as they may be seen from Thoroughfares, the Pedestrian Passage, and from
surrounding Buildings.
g. Not less than one (1) entrance doors per Building or tenant space, as the case may be, shall
be at Sidewalk grade or the grade of the Pedestrian Passage, with the exception to entrance
doors for existing Buildings and their additions.
h. The visible exterior soffits of Balconies and roof overhangs and the ceilings of Arcades and
Balconies shall be articulated with attention to materials and lighting given that the
undersides of such elements are frequently more visible than the Facade.
5.5.6 Landscape Standards (T5)
a. Open Space shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all of the new Building Lots
included as part of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and shall be a minimum of six
and a half percent (6.5%) of the total new Building Lot Area. Should the Open Space
provided at the completion of the development program set forth on page A1.98 of the
Concept Book fall below ten percent (10%) of the total new Building Lot Area, the owner(s) of
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c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high Albedo or of a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. The Facade of a Parking Garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner shall be
screened to conceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans, ducts and lighting.
Ramping should be internalized wherever possible. Exposed spandrels shall be prohibited.
The exposed top level of parking Structures shall be covered a maximum of sixty percent
(60%) with a shade producing Structure such as, but not limited to, a vined pergola or
retractable canvas shade Structure. In lieu of the use of the aforementioned shade producing
Structure, an alternate treatment of the exposed top level of parking Structure may be
approved by SAP Permit.
e. Building walls shall reinforce the continuity of the Frontage Line and of the Pedestrian
Passage by their surfaces and by their establishment of the edge. Building walls may curve,
angle, or deviate from the established Setback, as established pursuant to Sec. 3.3.6., by no
more than ten feet (10') if approved by SAP Permit.
f. Each Shopfront Facade may be an individual design. In the case of Abutting Shopfront
Facades, their designs shall be coordinated. Party walls may extend beyond or above the
walls of Abutting Buildings and shall be designed and finished as if they were intended to be
permanent, as they may be seen from Thoroughfares, the Pedestrian Passage, and from
surrounding Buildings.
g. Not less than one (1) entrance doors per Building or tenant space, as the case may be, shall
be at Sidewalk grade or the grade of the Pedestrian Passage, with the exception to entrance
doors for existing Buildings and their additions.
h. The visible exterior soffits of Balconies and roof overhangs and the ceilings of Arcades and
Balconies shall be articulated with attention to materials and lighting given that the
undersides of such elements are frequently more visible than the Facade.
5.5.6 Landscape Standards (T5)
a. Open Space shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all of the new Building Lots
included as part of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and shall be a minimum of six
and a half percent (6.5%) of the total new Building Lot Area. Should the Open Space
provided at the completion of the development program set forth on page A1.98 of the
Concept Book fall below ten percent (10%) of the total new Building Lot Area, the owner(s) of
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the multiple properties comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area shall off-
set the difference between the desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and required six and a
half percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the Development
Agreement. Areas under permanent kiosks shall not be calculated as Open Space.
Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Open Space for Block 5 East shall be
calculated independent of the aggregate calculation for new Buildings on the balance of
the Blocks comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Open Space for
Block 5 East shall be a minimum of six and a half percent (6.5%) of the Block 5 East Lot
Area. Should the Open Space provided on Block 5 East fall below ten percent (10%) of
the Block 5 East Lot Area, the owner(s) of the tracts comprising Block 5 East shall off -set
the difference desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and the required six and a half
percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the Block 5 East
Development Agreement.
5.5.7 Ambient Standards (T5)
a. Noise regulations shall be as established in the City Code.
Average lighting levels measured at the Building Frontage shall not exceed 5.0 foot-candles
(fc). Average horizontal illuminance, measured at the Building Frontage, where adjacent to
T3 shall not exceed 1.0 fc.
c. Lighting of Building and contingent Open Spaces shall be complementary with the street
lighting of Abutting public spaces as illustrated in Article 8 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP. Interior garage lighting fixtures shall not be visible from streets.
d. The lighting fixtures of exposed rooftop parking shall be concealed by a parapet wall and
shall not be seen from surrounding streets.
e. Neither direct nor reflected light or glare shall extend or pollute beyond parapet walls.
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5.6 URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES (T6)
5.6.1 Building Disposition (T6)
a. Lot coverage by any Building shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.6 for each
Block and Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, calculated in
aggregate for new Buildings only.
1. Block 5 East. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lot Coverage for new Buildings shall be
calculated independent of the aggregate calculation for new Buildings on the balance of
the Blocks comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Said Lot Coverage
shall not exceed the percentage listed in Illustration 5.6 for Block 5 East of the Miami
Desian District SAP.
b. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their Lots according to Illustration
5.6 for each Block and the standards set forth in Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP.
c. Buildings or Shopfronts shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on the Pedestrian
Passage, a Principal Frontage Line or from a courtyard at the Second Layer. Where a
Building or Shopfront fronts both the Pedestrian Passage and a Principal Frontage and its
length along the Principal Frontage is eighty (80') feet or less, its principal pedestrian
entrance may be located on either the Pedestrian Passage or the Principal Frontage. Where
a Building or Shopfront fronts both the Pedestrian Passage and a Principal Frontage and its
length along the Principal Frontage is greater than eighty (80') feet, its principal pedestrian
entrance shall be located on the Principal Frontage.
d. For the minimum Height, Facades shall be built parallel to the Principal Frontage Line along a
minimum of sixty percent (60%) of its length on the Setback line as shown in Illustration 5.6
for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. In the absence of Building
along the remainder of the Frontage line, a Streetscreen shall be built co -planar with the
Facade to shield parking and service areas. In the case of two (2) or three (3) Principal
Frontages meeting at Thoroughfare intersections, the Building corner may recede from the
designated Setback up to twenty percent (20%) of the Lot length.
Setbacks for Buildings shall be as shown in Illustration 5.6 for each Block and set forth in
Article 4, Table 2 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. F=^.p Ta --Q A-nd T-6 12
h6lRdF@d (100) f00+ OF 1000 May ho a YY11RiMI im of 78,-„ rm foo+ For T6-12, T6-24, T6- 36, T6-
48, T6-60 and T6-80, the Frontage Setbacks above the eighth floor shall not be required for a
Frontage facing a Civic Space or a Right -of -Way seventy (70) feet or greater in width. At
property lines Abutting a lower Transect Zone the Setbacks shall reflect the transition as
shown in Illustration 5.6 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
1. Block 2. For Lots zoned T6-12 having one (1) dimension measuring one hundred feet
(100') or less, Frontage Setbacks above the eighth floor may be a minimum of zero feet
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2. Block 2 West. For Lots zoned T6-12 having one (1) dimension measuring one hundred
feet (100') or less, Frontage Setbacks above the eighth floor may be a minimum of zero
feet 0'
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3. Block 3 West. For Lots zoned T6-8 having one (1) dimension measuring one hundred
feet (100') or less, Frontage Setbacks above the eighth floor may be a minimum of zero
feet 0' .
Above the eighth floor, minimum building spacing is sixty (60) feet, except that where the
Building abuts T5, the sixty (60) feet required spacing above the fifth floor shall be 20 feet.
For T --T2, T6- 24, T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6-80 Lots having one dimension one hundred
(100) feet or less, side and rear Setbacks above the eighth floor may be reduced to a
minimum of twenty (20) feet.. For T6 12, T6-24, T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6-80 above the
eighth floor in the Second Layer, at a setback of ten (10) feet, an additional two stories of
habitable space may extend a maximum sixty percent (60%) of the length of the street
Frontages. For T6-12, T6-24, T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6- 80 above the eighth floor an
additional six feet of non -habitable space may be allowed without additional setback to
accommodate depth of swimming pools, landscaping, transfer beams, and other structural
and mechanical systems.
Block 2 West. Lots zoned T6-12 may:
i. Reduce to a minimum of twenty feet (20') Frontage Setbacks above the eighth
floor when the Lot has one (1) dimension measuring one hundred feet (100') or
less;
ii. Reduce side Setbacks above the 5th floor to a minimum of ten feet (10') and no
Building separation shall be required when adjacent to a T5 zoned Lot;
iii. Reduce side Setbacks above the 8th floor to a minimum of fifteen feet (15') and
building separation to thirty feet (30') when the Building is adjacent to a T6 Lot;
and
iv. Permit closed stairs and open balconies to encroach up to five feet (5') into the
Setback via SAP Permit.
ry Cnr ci4oc With 4hroo hlinrJrorJ onrJ fnrh�i /411(1\ foo4 Crnn4ono lonn4h nr mere, aA cross -Block
J passage shall be provided as follows:
Cross -Block Pedestrian Connection. If the Frontage Line of a site is at any point more
than three hundred and forty (340) feet from a Thoroughfare intersection, the Building
shall provide a cross -Block Pedestrian Passage, subject to the exception listed herein
below. Such a cross -Block connection may be covered above the first floor by a
maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of its length with Structures connecting Buildings,
such as a terrace, pedestrian bridge or vehicular bridge. In all T6 zones, a cross Block
connection may be roofed.
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a. Block 1 West. A Parking Garage or Parking Structure located in Block 1 West shall
not be required to provide a cross -Block Pedestrian Passage.
2. Cross -Block Vehicular Connection. If the Frontage Line of a site is at any point six
hundred and fifty (650) feet from a Thoroughfare intersection, a vehicular cross -Block
connection shall be provided.
5.6.2 Building Configuration (T6)
a. Development within Private Frontages shall comply with Article 4, Tables 2 and Illustration
5.6 for each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Galleries, Arcades and Cantilevered Buildings shall be permitted to extend above the Public
Right -of -Way . (See Section 3.3.6 and Article 4, Table 6 of the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP). Galva lareFiess,°teals And- Gaptilo„oris I.,notort Vithin tho
D6 ihli�n DRight_OfayShall nn4 A -0 -1 -Int 4n VaFd OPOR C . gt;p4c In T6, an Arcade,
Gallery or Cantilever, and the addition of any Habitable Space above an Arcade or Cantilever
shall require an SAP Permit ander 61POR a recommendation of approval or approval with
conditions by UDRBL and ii w#h-the approval of the Director of Public Works.
1. An Arcade shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen feet (15') above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Arcade shall be no less than thirteen (13') feet deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
2. A Cantilever extending into the Public Right -Of -Way, shall maintain a minimum vertical
clearance of fifteen (15') feet above the average Sidewalk grade. A Cantilever may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') feet of the curb.
3. A Gallery shall not reduce the active Sidewalk width from the connecting Sidewalk and
shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15') feet above the average
Sidewalk grade. The Gallery shall be a minimum of thirteen (13') feet deep and may
overlap the whole width of the Sidewalk to within two (2') of the curb.
c. Above the eighth floor, the Building Floorplate dimensions shall be limited as follows:
1. 15,000 square feet maximum for Residential Uses in T6-8, T6-12 and T6-24
2. 18,000 square feet maximum for Residential Uses in T6-36, T6-48, T6-60 and T6-80
3. 30,000 square feet maximum for Commercial Uses and for parking
4. 180 feet maximum length for Residential Uses
5. 215 feet maximum length for Commercial Uses
d. Encroachments shall be as follows:
1. Pedestrian Passage. Awnings or Canopies within the Pedestrian Passage shall be
permitted to encroach to a maximum depth of eight (8') feet or twenty five percent (25%)
of the width of the Pedestrian Passage, whichever is less. Such Encroachment shall be
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further limited by objects located within the Pedestrian Passage such as trees, street
lights, etc. Bottom edges of Awning or Canopies shall be no lower than eight feet (8')
above the pavement/floor. Awnings of the quarter -sphere type shall not be permitted.
2. Sidewalk or Public Alley. Awnings or Canopies abutting a Sidewalk or a public Alley or
similar Public Right -of -Way shall be designed in accordance with Section 54-186 of the
City Code and:
i. Shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of not less than eight feet (8') above
the pavement/floor and shall not extend into or occupy more than two-thirds (2/3)
of the width of the Sidewalk measured from the building where said Awning or
Canopy has a vertical clearance of less than fifteen (15') feet above the
Sidewalk.
ii. Stanchions or columns that support Awnings or Canopies shall be located not
less than two (2) feet from within the curb line.
iii. Shall not extend over any portion of the Sidewalk within two (2) feet of the curb
where said Awning or Canopy has a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15')
feet above the Sidewalk.
iv. Such Encroachment shall be further limited by the edge of the Sidewalk or by
objects in the Public Right -of -Way such as trees, streetlamps, etc.
3. At the Second Layer, bay windows and roofs shall be at a maximum three (3) feet deep
and may encroach up to thirty percent (30%) of the depth of the Sidewalk. Other
cantilevered portions of the Building shall maintain the required Setbacks. At the Second
and Third Layers, bay windows, chimneys, roofs, and stairs may encroach up to fifty
percent (50%) of the depth of the side or rear Setback. At the Second and Third Layers,
Balconies may encroach up to fifty percent (50%) of the depth of the side or rear
Setback.
4. Open balconies, bay windows, planters and other architectural features shall be
permitted to encroach into the Pedestrian Passage up to three (3) feet beyond the
Building Facade for up to twenty five percent (25%) of the width of the Building fagade
when located not less than fourteen (14') feet above the surface of the Pedestrian
Passage.
e. All outdoor storage, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and communications equipment and
appurtenant enclosures shall be located within the Second or Third Layer and concealed
from view from any Frontage or Sidewalk by Liner Buildings, walls, Streetscreens, or opaque
gates. These shall not be allowed as Encroachments.
Loading and service entries shall be accessed from Alleys when available, and otherwise
from the Secondary Frontage. Loading spaces and service areas shall be internal to the
building, @XG@ t fnr T642 LAfiS I.A.9616t Aff NII= trot AyAP110 Whoro 1=0adoRgSholl be E)PGR hilt
b61ff9ror+ by a highly d@GGFo+iyo Ieioll OF goon and p@FFRi#@d by CAD RaPmit. Where Lots
have only Principal Frontages, vehicular entries, Loading Docks and service areas shall be
permitted on Principal Frontages. Loading and service entries shall be screened from all
Pedestrian Passage and Primary Frontage views by decorative walls or gates or
Streetscreens.
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1. Block 2 West. Unenclosed Loading Spaces and services areas on T6-12 zoned Lots
within Block 2 West are permitted by SAP Permit and shall be buffered by a hiahlv
decorative wall or screen.
g. Building Heights shall be measured in Stories and shall conform to Article 4, Table 2 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and be allocated as required in Illustration 5.6 for
each Block of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. First -floor elevation shall be at
average Sidewalk grade. A first level Residential Function should be raised a minimum of two
(2) feet and a maximum of three and a half (3.5) feet above average Sidewalk grade. Existing
one Story Structures shall be considered conforming and may be enlarged.
1. Block 2 West. Building(s) and Structu
West shall have their maximum benefit I
Parcel 11: 0 Stories
ii. Parcel 12: 2 Stories
or anv portions thereof. located on Block 2
is limited as follows:
2. Block 3 West. Building(s) and Structure(s), or any portions thereof, located on Parcels
22 and 23 of Block 3 West shall have a maximum benefit Height of two (2) Stories.
Mechanical equipment on a roof shall be enclosed by parapets of the minimum Height
necessary to conceal it. Other enclosures for housing stairs, bathrooms, elevators or
mechanical equipment or for ornamental Building features may extend up to ten (10) feet
above maximum height for T6-8 and T6-12. Roof decks shall be permitted up to the
maximum Height. Trellises may extend above the maximum Height up to fourteen (14) feet.
All ground floor and roof top utility infrastructure and mechanical equipment shall be
concealed from public view. At the Building Frontage, all equipment such as backflow
preventers, siamese connections, and the like shall be screened from public view with
landscaping or a similar aesthetic treatment, placed within the line of the Facade or behind
the Streetscreen. Exhaust air fans and louvers may be allowed on the Facade only on
Frontages fourteen (14') feet above the Sidewalk in a fashion that does not adversely impact
the pedestrian experience. Service, infrastructure and utility elements may be creatively
concealed or emphasized. Rooftop elements, such as equipment, tanks, exits and elevator
towers, shall be designed, housed or concealed as architectural elements worthy of public
view, as such elements shall be visible from the elevated highway and surrounding tall
Buildings.
j. Streetscreens or fences shall be a minimum of three and a half (3.5) feet in Height and
constructed of a material matching the adjacent Building Facade or of masonry, wrought iron
or aluminum. The Streetscreen may be replaced by a hedge. Streetscreens shall have
openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. Streetscreens
shall be located co -planar with the Building Facade Line. Streetscreens over three (3) feet
high shall be fifty percent (50%) permeable or articulated to avoid blank walls.
k. Within the Second and Third Layers, fences and walls shall not exceed a Height of eight (8)
feet, with the exception of Streetscreens masking loading docks.
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5.6.3 Building Function & Density (T6)
a. Buildings in T6 shall conform to the Functions, Densities, and Intensities described in Article
4, Tables 3 and 4 and Illustration 5.6 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. Certain
Functions as shown in Article 4, Table 3 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP shall
require approval by Warrant or Exception. Consult Article 6 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP for any supplemental regulations.
b. The calculation of the FLR shall not apply to that portion of the building that is entirely below
base flood elevation.
5.6.4 Parking Standards (T6)
a. Vehicular parking and loading shall be required as shown in Article 4, Tables 4 and 5 of the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
b. On -street parking available along the Frontage Lines that correspond to each Lot shall be
counted toward the parking requirement of the Building on the Lot.
c. Parking should be accessed by an Alley. Parking shall be accessed from the Secondary
Frontage when available. Where Lots have only Principal Frontages, parking may be
accessed from the Principal Frontages. When a Lot has only Principal Frontages, Driveways,
vehicular entries, Loading Docks and service areas shall be at the Second Layer and
permitted on Principal Frontages.
d. Primary Frontage. All parking, open parking areas, covered parking, garages, Loading
Spaces and service areas, with the exception of drop-off drives and porte-cocheres, shall be
located within the Third Layer and shall be masked from the Frontage by a Liner Building or
Streetscreen as illustrated in Article 4, Table 8 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Parking, drop-off drives and porte-cocheres may extend into the Second Layer with
appropriate Facade or Landscape treatment. For any above or below ground parking
structures located at the intersection of two Thoroughfares, a retail Liner shall be provided for
a minimum of fifty feet (50') in order to complement the surrounding architecture. Surface
parking may extend into the Second Layer a maximum of twenty five percent (25%) of the
length of the Primary Frontage up to a maximum of fifty (50) feet, except for Interim Parking
which may be 100% of the length of the Primary Frontage and shall comply with all other
applicable City Code regulations.
e. Underground parking may extend into the First Layer. Ramps to underground parking shall
be within the Second or Third Layers.
The vehicular entrance of a parking Lot or garage on a Frontage shall be no wider than forty-
five (45) feet, ovnon4 fnr a PaFkiRg Ga Fagg nr PaFkiRg Con int iro in RIAAk 2 Wp i;t irJon4ifiorJ nn
(51') feet The minimum distance between vehicular entrances shall be twenty (20) feet at the
Property Line and may encroach into Setbacks. Where the vehicular entrance exceeds thirty
(30) feet in width, a median of not less than three (3) feet in width shall be provided between
vehicular ingress and egress travel lanes to enhance pedestrian safety.
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1. Block 3 West. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the vehicular entrance of a Parking
Garage or Parking Structure on a Frontage on Block 3 West shall be no wider than fifty-
one feet (51').
g. Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and Parking Structures shall be directly from a
Frontage Line. Underground Parking Structures should be entered by pedestrians directly
from a Principal Building or the Pedestrian Passage.
h. Buildings mixing uses shall provide parking for each Use. Shared Parking shall be calculated
according to Article 4, Table 5 of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP.
Where Lots are Abutting, underground parking may extend to Abutting Blocks and Lots,
including under Thoroughfares.
j. Above -grade parking may extend into the Second Layer above a first floor liner with
decorative facade treatment matching the liner facade below or an art or green wall.
Underground parking may extend above grade into a first floor Liner if the Building Facade is
designed to meet the Sidewalk in such a manner that fully obscures the Parking Area.
5.6.5 Architectural Standards (T6)
a. Only permanent Structures shall be allowed. Temporary Structures, such as mobile homes,
construction trailers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles and other temporary Structures, shall
not be allowed, except as otherwise permitted by the City Code and this code.
The Facades on Retail Frontages shall be detailed as storefronts with decorative Facade
treatment or an art or green wall, and glazed no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the
Sidewalk -level Story. A reduction to the above glazing standard to provide between forty-
nine percent (49%) and thirty percent (30%) glazing may be granted by SAP Permit.
Requests for reductions to provide between twenty-nine percent (29%) to a minimum of
fifteen percent (15%) glazing may be granted by SAP Permit with review by the UDRB.4
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• Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the first two hundred feet (200') of NE 38th Street
east of NE 1st Avenue shall be detailed as a storefront and glazed with clear glass for no
less than 70% of the sidewalk -level Story.
c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high Albedo or of a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner and all
Elevations shall be screened to conceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans,
ducts and lighting. Ramping should be internalized wherever possible. Exposed spandrels
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east of NE 1st Avenue shall be detailed as a storefront and glazed with clear glass for no
less than 70% of the sidewalk -level Story.
c. Roof materials should be light-colored, high Albedo or of a planted surface and shall comply
with Article 3, Section 3.13.2 of this Code.
d. The Facade of a parking garage that is not concealed behind a Habitable Liner and all
Elevations shall be screened to conceal all internal elements such as plumbing pipes, fans,
ducts and lighting. Ramping should be internalized wherever possible. Exposed spandrels
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shall be prohibited. The exposed top level of parking structures shall be covered a minimum
of sixty percent (60%) with a shade producing structure such as, but not limited to, a vined
pergola or retractable canvas shade structure. In lieu of the use of the aforementioned shade
producing Structure, an alternate treatment of the exposed top level of parking Structure may
be approved by SAP Permit.
e. Building walls shall reinforce the continuity of the Frontage Line and of the Pedestrian
Passage by their surfaces and by their establishment of the edge. Building walls may curve,
angle, or deviate from the established Setback, as established pursuant to Sec. 3.3.6., by no
more than ten feet (10') if approved by SAP Permit
f. Each Shopfront Facade may be an individual design. In the case of Abutting Shopfront
Facades, their designs shall be coordinated. Party walls may extend beyond or above the
walls of Abutting buildings and shall be designed and finished as if they were intended to be
permanent as they may be seen from Thoroughfares, the Pedestrian Passage, and from
surrounding Buildings.
g. Not less than one (1) entrance door per Building or tenant space, as the case may be, shall
be at Sidewalk grade or the grade of the Pedestrian Passage, with the exception to entrance
doors for existing Buildings and their additions.
h. The visible exterior soffits of Balconies and roof overhangs and the ceilings of Arcades and
Balconies shall be articulated with attention to materials and lighting given that the
undersides of such elements are frequently more visible than the Facade.
5.6.6 Landscape Standards (T6)
Open Space shall be calculated on an aggregate basis for all of the new Building Lots
included as part of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP and shall be a minimum of six
and a half percent (6.5%) of the total new Building Lot Area. Should the Open Space
provided at the completion of the development program set forth on page A1.98 of the
Concept Book fall below ten percent (10%) of the total new Building Lot Area, the owner(s) of
the multiple properties comprising the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area shall off-
set the difference between the desired ten percent (10%) Open Space and required six and a
half percent (6.5%) Open Space in accordance with the terms of the Development
Agreement. Areas under permanent kiosks shall not be calculated as Open Space.
5.6.7 Ambient Standards (T6)
a. Noise regulations shall be as established in the City Code.
b. Average lighting levels measured at the Building Frontage shall not exceed 20 fc (foot-
candles).
c. Average Lighting of Building and contingent Open Spaces shall complement the street
lighting of Abutting public spaces as illustrated in Article 8 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP. Interior garage lighting fixtures shall not be visible from Thoroughfares.
d. The lighting fixtures of exposed rooftop parking shall be concealed by a parapet wall and
shall not be seen from surrounding Thoroughfares.
e. Neither direct nor reflected light or glare shall extend or pollute beyond parapet walls.
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ARTICLE 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
6.3 COMMERCIAL USES
6.3.1 Large Scale Retail
A single commercial establishment occupying more than 55,000 square feet of Floor Area in the Miami
Design District Retail Street S.A.P. shall be permitted subject to the following requirements:
LOCATION
By Right in T6-12 or above for up to two (2) establishments with a maximum size of 120,000 square
feet and 160,000 square feet.
By Right in T5 for up to one (1) establishment with a maximum size of 120,000 square feet.
By Exception in T5 on Block 5 East for up to one (1) establishment with a maximum size of 100,000
square feet.
By Warrant in D1
By Right in D2. Section 6.3.1. "Additional Requirements" shall not apply.
LOT SIZE I As required by the Transect Zone.
COMMERCIAL AREA Minimum of 55,000 square feet.
LIMITATIONS
REQUIREMENTS 0 A minimum of one (1) shade tree with a minimum Height of twelve (12) feet shall be planted
WHEN ABUTTING A at twenty-five feet (25) on center along the perimeter of the wall.
MORE RESTRICTIVE 0 Additional landscaping in the form of shrubs and Buffer plant material shall also be required.
TRANSECT
PARKING All required Parking shall conform to the Transect Zone.
ADDITIONAL 0 At ground level: Habitable Space, such as Liners , to conceal Parking Structures or Parking
REQUIREMENTS Areas must be provided for at least sixty-five percent (65%) of linear street Frontages.
• Second floor level: Habitable Space, such as Liners to conceal Parking Structures, with a
combination of architectural articulation for all linear street Frontages shall be required;
however, in no case shall the Habitable Space Liners be less than forty percent (40%) of all
Linear street Frontages.
• Third floor level and above: Habitable Space, such as Liners, to conceal a Parking Structure
with a combination of architectural articulation for all liner street Frontages shall be permitted;
however, in no case will the Habitable Space Liners be less than twenty-five percent (25%) of
all linear street Frontages.
• A decorative facade, art wall or green wall may substitute for the Liner on a maximum of two
(2) street Frontages.
6.3.2 Criteria for Certain Open Air Retail Uses
a. Open Air Retail uses are permitted by Right.
b. All exhibits, displays and sales of items from a Retail Merchandising Unit shall be subject to
the following limitations:
1. Retail Merchandising Units, excluding any associated signage, as permitted below in
b.5., shall be limited to a maximum size of one hundred and sixty (160) square feet in
area and shall not exceed a maximum Height of fifteen (15) feet;
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2. There shall be no more than twenty (20) Retail Merchandising Units located in the SAP
boundaries, and limited to Parcels 1-63, as identified on Sheet A1.5 of the Concept Book.
3. Retail Merchandising Units shall be setback from any adjacent public right-of-way by a
minimum of ten (10) feet.
4. Retail Merchandising Unit openings and windows may be closed from time to time to
secure the structure.
5. Individual exterior identity signs shall be limited to sixteen (16) square feet in area, with
no dimension exceeding eight (8) linear feet in length. There shall be no more than two
(2) identity signs per Retail Merchandising Unit.
c. Open Air Retail uses shall not count towards gross buildable area and floor lot ratio
calculations if the vending carts, kiosks, Retail Merchandising Units or other structure has
wheels and is removable within 24 hours in case of emergency.
d. Deviations from the standards set forth in Section 6.3.2.b may be approved by SAP Permit
upon a finding by the Planning Director that the requested modifications are justified due to
one or more of the following special conditions:
1. Established pedestrian flow patterns;
2. Existing landscape features;
3. Governmental action which creates a peculiar configuration on the subject property;
4. Deviations do not interfere with the pedestrian experience within the Pedestrian Passage.
6.5 SIGN STANDARDS
6.5.1.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The following general requirements and limitations shall apply with regard to Signs located within the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, in addition to provisions appearing elsewhere in this code, with
the exception of Signs located more than twenty-five feet (25') from the intersection of any Thoroughfare
and the Pedestrian Passage. No Variance from these provisions is permitted unless other -wise provided
herein.
a. Any Sign allowed herein may contain, in lieu of any other message or copy, any lawful non -
Commercial message, so long as said Sign complies with the size, Height, Area and other
requirements of this code and the City Code.
b. Limitations on false and misleading Signs. It shall be unlawful to post any Sign that is false or
misleading.
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c. No Sign adjacent to a T3, T4 -R, T5 -R or T6 -R zone shall be illuminated or Flashing unless
such Signs are specifically authorized by the regulations for the Transect in which erected.
Whether or not illuminated or Flashing Signs are authorized generally within a zone, no
Flashing Sign shall be permitted within one hundred (100) feet of any portion of property in a
Residential district located north of NE 42nd Street, as measured along the street Frontage
on the same side of the street, or as measured in a straight line to property across the street,
if the flashing element of such Sign is directly visible from the Residential property involved.
d. Revolving or Whirling Signs and pennant or streamer Signs are hereby prohibited unless
such Signs are specifically authorized by the regulations for the Zone in which erected.
e. Signs of historic significance. Any Sign determined to be of historic significance by the
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, through resolution that makes findings
according to the Chapter 23 of the City Code, may be exempted by Warrant from any Sign
limitation imposed by this code. The placement of said Sign may be as approved according to
the considerations and standards of Warrant approval, as the criteria in Chapter 23.
Variances for Height on freestanding outdoor Advertising Signs may be granted by the
Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, pursuant to the limitations set forth in this code and
upon compliance with the following:
An application for a Height Variance for a freestanding outdoor Advertising Sign may only
be submitted, and accepted by the City, if the Height Variance is necessary due to a
government action which renders the Sign not visible from the roadway(s) which it was
intended to be viewed from; said government action will only be considered a justification
for the requested Variance if the action occurs after the Sign has been legally erected
under the provisions of the zoning ordinance in effect at the time the Sign was built. A
legally erected Sign that was legally constructed and not in compliance with the Height
provisions of the Zoning Ordinance may not justify the noncompliant Height as hardship
for a Variance request; only a subsequent government action, which physically impedes
the visibility of a Sign, will be considered a valid justification;
2. Any application for a Height Variance for a freestanding outdoor Advertising Sign must be
ac companied by line of sight studies from the roadway(s) which such Sign is intended to
be viewed from; and
3. A finding must be made that the Variance be requested is the minimum Variance
necessary to make such Sign visible from the roadway(s) which such Sign is intended to
be viewed from.
4. In addition, this section shall not apply to any Sign with nonconforming status.
g. All Temporary Signs shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 62 of the City Code.
h. All Signs shall comply with the vision clearance standards of this code.
i. A Warrant shall be required for establishment of community or Neighborhood bulletin boards,
including kiosks in districts where permissible, but no Sign permits shall be required for
posting of notices thereon. Size and location standards shall be as set forth in the districts
where permissible. Subject to approval by the officer or agent designated by the City
Manager, such bulletin boards or kiosks may be erected on public property. Conditions of the
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Warrant shall include assignment of responsibility for erection or maintenance, and provision
for removal if not properly maintained.
j. Freestanding Signs higher than seven (7) feet in height are prohibited in Transect Zones T6-
24, T6-36, T6-48, T6-60, and T6-80. Free standing Signs above seven (7) feet in height are
allowed By Right in District (D) Zones and may be permitted by Warrant in all other Zones,
subject to any applicable Design Guidelines. These regulations do not apply to those signs
regulated under Chapter 62, Article 13 of the City Code.
k. Painted wall Signs are prohibited in Transect Zones T6-24, T6-36, T6-48, T6-60, and T6-80.
Painted wall Signs are allowed By Right in District (D) Zones and may be permitted by
Warrant in all other Zones, subject to any applicable Design Guidelines. Painted wall Signs
shall be limited to on -premises business identification signage as more specifically regulated
in each transect zone per Section 6.5.2. These regulations do not apply to those signs
regulated under Chapter 62, Article 13 of the City Code.
6.5.2 TRANSECT SPECIFIC STANDARDS
6.5.2.1 GENERALLY
Criteria. In the review and approval of Signs, the City shall ensure compliance with all
applicable sections of the Florida Building Code and ensure that the Signs comply with the
zoning regulations of this code including:
1. The size and Area of the Signs comply with the specifications set forth for the type of
Sign and the Zone in which the Sign is to be located; and
2. The Signs comply with location standards on the subject property or Structure as
specified herein.
6.5.2.5 T4-0, T5 -L, T5-0, T6 -L, T6-0, CI -HD, D1, D2 AND D3
Except as otherwise provided, the following Signs are permitted and may be illuminated but shall not be
Animated or flashing.
a. For a single establishment within a Building:
1. Wall Signs. When a single establishment takes up an entire Building, wall Signs shall be
limited to one and one half (1 1/2) square feet of Sign Area for each lineal foot of Building
Facade area.
• Each establishment is permitted one (1) Identification Sign and up to two (2)
Secondary Identification Signs per Shopfront Facade, all of which shall be subject to
the aggregate Sign Area. The Sign Area for each Shopfront Facade shall be
calculated independently.
Wall signs shall be limited to registered trade names, logo brand marks, swashed,
simple lines, back plates and other decorative touches. Tag lines, bylines,
merchandise or service descriptions are not permitted.
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The Copy Area of each Identification Sign and Secondary Identification Sign shall be
computed by surrounding each Sign with a square or rectangle shape in order to
calculate the area. Elements such as logo brand marks, swashes, simple lines, back
plates or other decorative touches shall not be included as part of the Copy Area.
Letter height shall be determined by measuring the tallest letter of an Identification
Sign or Secondary Identification Sign, inclusive of swashes, ascenders, and
descenders. Identification Signs and Secondary Identification Signs shall not exceed
eighty percent (80%) of the width of the Shopfront Facade. The combined area of all
Identification Signs and Secondary Identification Signs shall not exceed thirty-five
percent (35%) of the area of the Shopfront Facade.
2. Window Signs. Attached signs shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) of the glassed area of
the window in which placed. Number of such Signs in not limited by these regulations, but
the Window Sign areas shall be included as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as limited
above. Only trade names or graphic logos may be used. Store description,
advertisements, or tag lines are not permitted. The entire graphic shall be mounted below
48" in height from finished floor and all applied graphics shall be adhered to the interior
side of the glass. Painted Signs in the form of artistic murals may be allowed by SAP
Permit.
3. Projecting Signs. Shall be limited to one (1) Sign structure with no more than two (2) Sign
surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in Sign Area; however, such
permissible Sign Area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum
projection from the face of the Building is two (2) feet or less; sixty (60) square feet where
projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet; and forty (40) square feet
where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet. The aggregate Area
of such Signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as limited above.
4. Ground/Freestanding Signs. Shall be limited to one (1) Sign structure with no more than
two (2) Sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in Sign Area for
each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street Frontage. Permitted Sign
Area may be cumulative, but no Sign surface shall exceed one hundred (100) square
feet. Maximum Height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including embellishments,
measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street, not including
limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the Zoning
Administrator may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to
accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions.
5. Tenant Logo Treatment. Identification Signage (fascia wall signs, for example) can be
inter -mixed with large expressions and artistic interpretations of the tenant brand logo
marks. Tenant logos may be considered as larger scaled artistic expressions of the
merchandising and can be used at a large urban Building scale, as Building patterns, or
may be incorporated into the Building architecture itself, so as to be considered a part of
the Building and Facade expression. Building wraps are not permitted. All Tenant Logo
Treatment shall not be calculated as part of aggregate Facade Sign Area.
Where a tenant logo or any letter, numeral, character, figure or emblem will cover more
than fifty percent (50%) of the area of the Building Facade, such architectural or artistic
treatment shall require approval by SAP Permit.
6. Building Address Signs. Building addresses will not be calculated as part of aggregate
wall Sign Area, as limited above.
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7. Wall Mounted Plaque. Not more than one (1) such Sign, not exceeding four (4) square
feet in area, may be located adjacent to entry doors. No taglines, slogans, service or
product descriptions are permitted in the text. A Wall Mounted Plaque shall be calculated
as part of aggregate Facade Sign Area, as limited above.
8. Inlaid Entry Vestibule Floor Signs. Not more than one (1) such Sign not exceeding ten
(10) square feet in area, may be recessed into the floor, located solely within tenant lease
line at the entry vestibule of the store, and integrated flush into the surrounding flooring
system. Such Signs must be fabricated out of durable, non -slip materials. Inlaid Entry
Vestibule Floor Signs shall not be calculated as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as
limited above.
9. Interior Signs. Signage, mounted inside the store three (3) feet beyond the Shopfront
Facade, viewed from the pedestrian walkway will not be calculated as part of aggregate
Facade Sign Area, as limited above. Any Signage mounted inside the store within three
(3) feet of the Shop -front Facade shall be considered a Window Sign and governed by
the requirements of Sec. 6.5.2.5.a.2.
10. Video and animated architectural Facade treatments may be used as approved by
Warrant.
11. Prohibited Sign Types. Following is a list of prohibited sign types:
• Suspended blade signs.
• Moving, rotating, or flashing signs, except video facade treatments permitted via SAP
Permit.
• Signs with exposed neon, vacuum -formed plastic, and internally illuminated plex-
faced box signs.
• Parapet -mounted signs or signs which project above the parapet.
• Painted tenant identity signs, except artistic murals permitted via SAP Permit.
• Balloon or inflatable signs.
• Signs which emit sound, odor, or any visible matter, except audio video permitted
through the SAP Permit.
• Simulated materials, i.e. plastic laminate, paper, cardboard, foam, Sentra.
• Freestanding tenant identity signs and portable signs such as A -frame sandwich
boards.
• Signs advertising the availability of employment opportunities.
• Signs with tag lines, slogans, phone numbers, or service description.
• Signs attached, painted on, or otherwise affixed to trees and landscaping.
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b. For a single Building with more than one establishment opening up to the outdoors:
1. Wall Signs. The Building in which the establishments are located shall be allowed one (1)
wall Sign, limited to a Building Identification Sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in
Area, for each face of the Building oriented toward the street, In addition, each individual
establishment within a Building that has a separate entrance to the outdoors (available to
the general public, whether on the ground floor or on an upper level), and a minimum
Frontage of twenty (20) linear feet to the outdoors, shall be allowed the following Signs:
• A wall Sign not to exceed one (1) square foot in Area for each linear foot of Frontage
of the establishment.
• Window Signs not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the glass area of the window or
glass door in which placed; such Window Signs may be painted or attached. The
number of such Signs is not limited by these regulations, but aggregate Area shall be
included as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as limited above.
• A hanging (as in under an Awning or similar Structure) Sign not to exceed three (3)
square feet in Area.
2. Window Signs. Attached signs shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) of the glassed area of
the window in which placed. The number of such Signs is not limited by these
regulations, but the total areas shall be included as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as
limited above. Only trade names or graphic logos may be used. Store descriptions,
advertisements, or tag lines are not permitted. The entire graphic shall be mounted below
48" in height from finished floor and all applied graphics shall be adhered to the interior
side of the glass. Painted Signs in the form of artistic murals may be allowed by SAP
Permit.
3. Projecting Signs. Shall be limited to one (1) Sign structure with no more than two (2) Sign
surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in Sign Area; however, such
permissible Sign Area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet where maximum
projection from the face of the Building is two (2) feet or less; sixty (60) square feet where
projection is more than two (2) and less than three (3) feet; and forty (40) square feet
where projection is at least three (3), but not more than four (4) feet. The aggregate Area
of such Signs shall be included as part of aggregate wall Sign Area, as limited above.
4. Ground or freestanding Signs. Shall be limited to one (1) Sign structure with no more
than two (2) Sign surfaces, neither of which shall exceed forty (40) square feet in Sign
Area for each establishment or for each one hundred (100) feet of street Frontage.
Permitted Sign Area may be cumulative, but no Sign surface shall exceed one hundred
(100) square feet. Maximum Height limitation shall be twenty (20) feet including
embellishments, measured from the crown of the nearest adjacent local or arterial street,
not including limited access highways or expressways, provided, however, that the
Zoning Administrator may increase the measurement of the crown by up to five (5) feet to
accommodate unusual or undulating site conditions.
c. For outdoor advertising business Signs. Outdoor advertising business Signs shall be
permitted as accessory Uses to principal Commercial Uses, and such Signs shall further be
limited as follows:
Signs shall be wall mounted only on side walls of the existing principal Commercial
Structure and shall not be freestanding;
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2. Signs shall be limited to one Sign per Structure only;
3. Sign Area shall be limited to no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet;
4. Permissible Sign Area may only be utilized on a Commercial Structure which has the
allowable thirty-two (32) square feet of Sign Area unused from the total permissible wall
Sign Area for the Structure in question (not counting the twenty (20) square feet of wall
Signs allowable per establishment); and
5. Such Signs may either be painted or mounted onto the subject wall.
6.5.3 Limitations on Signs Above a Height of Fifty (50) Feet Above Grade
Except as otherwise provided in a specific Transect Zone, the following regulations shall apply to all Signs
above a Height of fifty (50) feet above grade:
a. Signs shall be limited to the identification of the Building or the name of one (1) major tenant
of the Building occupying more than five percent (5%) of the gross leasable Building Floor
Area. Not more than two (2) Signs per Building on two (2) separate Building Facades shall be
permitted.
b. Signs shall consist of individual letters or a graphic logotype, including embellishments such
as borders or backgrounds.
c. The maximum height of a letter shall be as indicated in the table below.
any portion of a Sign over fifty (50) feet but less than
4 FEET
two hundred (200) feet above grade
any portion of a Sign over two hundred (200) feet but
6 FEET
less than three hundred (300) feet above grade
any portion of a Sign over three hundred (300) feet but
8 FEET
less than four hundred (400) feet above grade
any portion of a Sign over four hundred (400) feet
9 FEET
above grade
d. The maximum height of a logo may exceed the maximum letter height by up to fifty percent
(50%) if its width does not exceed its height. When text and a graphic logotype are combined
in an integrated fashion to form a seal or emblem representative of an institution or
corporation, and when this emblem is to serve as the principal means of Building
identification, the following regulations shall apply.
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any portion of a Sign over fifty (50) feet but less than
200 SQ. FT
two hundred (200) feet above grade
any portion of a Sign over two hundred (200) feet
300 SQ. FT
but less than three hundred (300) feet above grade.
any portion of a Sign over three hundred (300) feet
400 SQ. FT
but less than four hundred (400) feet above grade
any portion of a Sign over four hundred (400) feet
500 SQ. FT
above grade
e. The maximum length of the Sign shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the width of the
Building wall upon which it is placed, as measured at the height of the Sign. The Sign shall
consist of not more than one (1) horizontal line or one (1) vertical of letters or symbols, unless
it is determined that two (2) lines of lettering would be more compatible with the Building
design. The total length of the two (2) lines of lettering, end-to-end, if permitted, shall not
exceed eighty percent (80%) of the width of the Building wall.
f. Deviations from the maximum size of letter, logotype, length of Sign or number of Signs may
be granted by Waiver.
g. All Signs higher than fifty (50) feet above grade may be permitted by Warrant and shall be
reviewed based on the following guidelines:
Signs should respect the Architectural Features of the Facade and be sized and placed
subordinate to those features. Overlapping of functional windows, extensions beyond
parapet edges obscuring architectural ornamentation or disruption of dominant Facade
lines are examples of Sign design problems considered unacceptable.
2. The Sign's color and value (shades of light and dark) should be harmonious with Building
materials.
3. In the case of a lighted Sign, a reverse channel letter that silhouettes the Sign against a
lighted Building face or the subtle application of illuminated letter returns is desirable.
Lighting of a Sign should be accompanied by accent lighting of the Building's distinctive
Architectural Features and especially the Facade area surrounding the Sign. Lighted
Signs on unlit Buildings are un -acceptable. The objective is a visual lighting emphasis on
the Building with the lighted Sign as subordinate.
4. Feature lighting of the Building, including exposed light elements that enhance Building
lines, light sculpture or kinetic displays that meet the criteria of the Miami -Dade County
art -in -public places ordinance, shall not be construed as Signage subject to these
regulations.
6.5.4 Special Area Plan Signage Package
The Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Signage Package shall serve to enhance the district's iden-
tity, provide safe and clear directional devices for visitors into and through the district, deliver information
about the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area, and preserve the character of the surrounding
community as a unique destination for art, culture, design, and fashion in Miami. A SAP Signage Package
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shall allow greater flexibility in sign regulations when the flexibility results in a higher or specialized quality
design. Approval of such a package may also authorize the placement of Directional Signs within the
Public Right -of -Way or First Layer subject to the following conditions: (i) Directional Signs shall not be
located within the First Layer or Public Right -of -Way so as to disrupt pedestrian activity; (ii) Directional
Signs shall respect the vision clearance standards set forth in Sec. 3.8.4 of Miami 21; and (iii) the
placement of a Directional Sign within the Public Right -of -Way shall require the approval of Public Works
Department. Specific sign standards may be exceeded for various sign types with the exception that the
total aggregate areas for Building Identification and Directional Signs are not exceeded. A SAP Signage
Package submittal may be submitted for either the entirety of the SAP area or for the individual blocks
comprising the SAP area. Such submittal, at a minimum, shall include the following: (i) a plan view of
each Sign type indicating the typical condition for each Sign type and (ii) the specifications of each sign
type. Where an SAP Signage Package is approved for an individual block, all subsequent submittals for
future blocks shall incorporate an aesthetic consistent with the aesthetic of the previously approved
Signage package. Upon approval of a SAP Signage Package, all signs which conform to the standards
set forth therein shall not require an individual SAP Permit, and shall be permitted if in compliance with
the Florida Building Code.
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ARTICLE 7. PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES
7.1.2 Permits
The permits that may be necessary to develop property within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP
area include the following: Warrant; Waiver; Exception; Variance; SAP Permit; and amendment to the
Miami Design District Retail Street SAP. The permits, with the exception of the SAP Permit, are illustrated
in Article 7, Diagram 14. In addition, certain approvals may be necessary to confirm that uses are
permitted under the Code, these include zoning approval (by right), certificate of use, planning
determination, or zoning interpretation. Permits issued in error shall convey no rights to any party. The
Zoning Administrator shall require corrections to be made unless construction has commenced on that
portion of the construction that was permitted in error.
7.1.2.10 Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Permit
a. SAP Permit.
The SAP Permit authorizes the Development of Structures or Uses within the Miami Design
District Retail Street SAP area following review of the proposed design or Use by the
Planning Director. Design conditions or Uses requiring approval by SAP Permit are described
in the various articles of the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and are referenced here
only for convenience. The specific parameters of each SAP Permit are further described in
the articles in which each SAP Permit appears in the Code.
Arcades, Galleries, and Cantilevers in T4, T5, and T6 (Article 5, Section 5.4.2.b, 5.5.2.b,
and 5.6.2.b).
2. Encroachment of closed stair and open balconies above the 8th floor for T6-12 Lots west
of NE 1st Avenue a maximum of five (5) feet into the required Setback (Article 5, Section
5.6.1.f).
3. Habitable stories above Arcade and Cantilevered Buildings in T4, T5, and T6 (Article 5,
Section 5.4.2.b, 5.5.2.b, and 5.6.2.b).
4. Open, buffered Loading for T6-12 Lots located west of NE 1st Avenue (Article 5, Section
5.6.2.f).
5. Retail Frontage glazing reductions (Article 5, Section 5.4.5.b, 5.5.5.b, 5.6.5.b).
6. Single Establishment within a Building - painted Signs in the form of artistic murals
(Article 6, Sec. 6.5.2.5.a.2).
7. Building with more than one establishment — painted Signs in the form of artistic murals
(Article 6, Sec. 6.5.2.5.b.2).
8. Architectural or artistic signage treatment where tenant logo or any letter, numeral,
character figure or emblem in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the area of the Building
Fagade (Article 6, Sec. 6.5.2.5.a.5).
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9. SAP Signage Package approval (Article 6, Section 6.5.4).
10. Decorative Facade treatment or art or green wall (Article 5, Section 5.5.4.1).
11. Building Setback modification from Established Setback (Article 5, Section 5.4.5.d.,
5.5.5.e, and 5.6.5.e).
12. Vehicular pavement width for parking lot or Parking Garage entrance (Article 5, Section
5.5.4.e.i.1).
b. SAP Permit review and approval process.
All Development of Structures or authorization of Uses within the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP area identified as permitted by SAP Permit shall be reviewed and approved as
set forth below.
Applications for SAP permits shall be made on forms provided by the city and, in addition,
shall be accompanied by any information reasonably deemed necessary by the Planning
Director to render a decision on the subject application. The Planning Director shall
review each submitted application for a SAP Permit for completeness. Unless a Building
was specifically approved as part of the Special Area Plan, all Buildings shall be reviewed
by the Planning Director, after referral for recommendation to the Coordinated Review
Committee (CRC) for conformance to the Plan, prior to the issuance of the Building
Permit, consistent with the requirements of Sec. 3.9.1.g of this Code. All applications for
Uses within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP authorized by the SAP Permit
shall be reviewed by the Planning Director without need for referral to the CRC.
2. Where there is no referral to the CRC, the Planning Director shall issue a notice of an
intended decision within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a determination that the SAP
Permit application is complete. Where there is a referral to the CRC, the Planning
Director shall issue a notice of an intended decision within fifteen (15) calendar days of
the meeting date of the CRC. The applicant shall have seven (7) calendar days from
receipt of the notice of the intended decision to request a conference with the Planning
Director to discuss revisions or provide additional information regarding the application.
Within ten (10) calendar days of the conference, or if no conference is requested within
ten (10) days of the notice of the intended decision, the Planning Director shall issue his
decision with written findings and determinations regarding the applicable criteria set forth
in this section and any other applicable regulations as they relate to the application. The
applicant and the Planning Director may mutually agree to an extension of time for the
issuance of the final decision. The findings and determinations shall be used to approve,
approve with condition, or deny the SAP Permit application. If a decision is not issued by
the Planning Director within the above-specified timeframes, the SAP Permit application
shall be deemed approved.
3. The Planning Director shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the SAP Permit
application. Approvals shall be granted when the application is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and the terms of the
accompanying Development Agreement. Conditional approvals shall be granted when
the application requires the imposition of conditions in order to be consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and the terms of the
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accompanying Development Agreement. Denials of applications shall be issued if, in the
estimation of the Planning Director, conditions and safeguards have been considered and
the application is still found to be inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP, and the accompanying Development Agreement. The
decision of the Planning Director shall include an explanation of the code requirements
for an appeal of the decision. The Director shall include a citation of the legal authority
supporting the denial of an SAP Permit application.
c. SAP Permit Review Criteria.
A SAP Permit shall be approved if the application is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,
the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, and its accompanying Development Agreement.
The Planning Director shall further consider the criteria set forth in Table 12 of Article IV
where appropriate.
d. SAP Permit Appeal to the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
The SAP Permit applicant may appeal the determination of the Planning Director within
fifteen (15) calendar days of the issuance of a final decision. Appeal of the determination of
the Planning Director shall be filed with the Office of Hearing Boards and shall be heard de
novo by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The Board shall determine whether to
affirm or reverse the determination of the Planning Director. Should the Board choose to
reverse the determination of the Planning Director, where the Planning Director previously
denied the SAP Permit, the Board may approve the permit as requested by the applicant or
approve with conditions and safeguards necessary to ensure the SAP permits consistency
with the Comprehensive Plan, the Miami Design District Special Area Plan, and the terms of
the accompanying Development Agreement.
The SAP Permit applicant may appeal the ruling of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board
to the City Commission within fifteen (15) calendar days of the issuance of its ruling. Such
appeals shall be filed with the Office of Hearing Boards and shall be considered de novo by
the City Commission. The City Commission shall determine whether to affirm or reverse the
ruling of the Board.
The filing of all appeals shall state the specific reasons for such appeal and shall be made on
forms designated by the Office of Hearing Boards together with the payment of any required
fee(s).
7.1.2.11 Modifications to the Initial Development Program & Redevelopment Credits
1. Uses, and their respective Intensities or Densities, indicated on page A1.98 of the
Concept Book are the Principal Uses currently envisioned for development on each
specific parcel. However, the Densities and Intensities listed therein may be redistributed
to any Lot or parcel within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP area, subject
always to the Density and Intensity limits of the underlying Transect. Notwithstanding the
Densities and Intensities listed on page A1.98 of the Concept Book, future development
within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP may exceed such specified Densities
and Intensities in aggregate by 10% without need for further administrative review. Any
proposed development within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP which exceeds
the Densities and Intensities specified on page. A1.98 of the Concept Book by more than
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10% in aggregate may be approved by process of Exception, subject at all times to the
maximum Densities and Intensities permitted by the underlying Transect designation of a
particular Lot or parcel.
2. Where an existing Building identified on Page A2.3 of the Miami Design District Retail
Street SAP Concept Book is redeveloped. only the net additional Floor Area shall be
counted against the Density and Intensity limits set forth on Page A1.8 of the Miami
Design District Retail Street SAP Concept Book. Such redevelopment, however, shall
remain subject at all times to the maximum Densities and Intensities permitted by the
underlying Transect designation of a particular Lot or parcel.
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ARTICLE 9. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
9.5 MINIMUM STANDARDS
The following standards shall be considered minimum requirements unless otherwise
indicated:
9.5.3 TREES
a. Tree Size
All trees, except street trees, shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet high and have a
minimum caliper or diameter at breast height (DBH) of two (2) inches at time of planting,
except that thirty (30) percent of the tree requirement may be met by native species with a
minimum height of ten (10) feet and a minimum caliper of one and one-half (1 1/2) inches at
time of planting.
b. Street tree size and spacing
Street trees shall be of a species typically grown in Miami -Dade County which normally
mature to a height of fifteen (15) feet and a minimum caliper of three (3) inches at time of
planting, and shall be provided along all roadways at a maximum average spacing of thirty
(30) feet on center, except as otherwise provided in this Article. The thirty (30) foot average
spacing requirement for multiple single family units and townhouse shall be based on the
total lineal footage of roadway for the entire project and not based on individual Lot widths.
Street trees shall be placed within the swale area or shall be placed on private property
where demonstrated to be necessary due to right-of-way obstructions as determined by the
Public Works Department. Street trees planted along private roadways shall be placed within
seven (7) feet of the edge of roadway pavement and/or where present within seven (7) feet of
the sidewalk.
c. Power lines
Where the height and location of overhead power -lines requires the planting of low growing
trees, street trees shall have a minimum height of eight (8) feet, a minimum caliper of one
and one-half (11/2) inches at time of planting, and shall meet the following requirements:
1. Single trunk trees clear of lateral branches to four (4) feet and/or multi trunk trees or
tree/shrubs, as referenced in the Landscape Manual, cleared of foliage to a height of four
(4) feet.
2. A maximum average spacing of twenty-five (25) feet on center.
3. Maturing to a height and spread not encroaching within five (5) feet of overhead power
distribution lines.
4. Under high voltage (50kV and above) transmission lines installed independent of under
built distribution lines, tree height and spread shall not exceed the minimum approach
distances specified in the current ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Z133.1
Standards, as referenced in the Landscape Manual.
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9.5.5 MINIMUM NUMBER OF TREES
The minimum number of required trees, in addition to street trees, is referenced in Table A.
Within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP, where the trees provided exceed the
minimum caliper or DBH requirements set forth in Sec 9.5.3.a and 9.5.3.b, the total number of
required trees may be reduced, so long as, at the time of planting, the total minimum caliper or
DBH provided is equal to or greater than the total minimum caliper or DBH for the number trees
required in Table A and Sec. 9.5.3.b at the time of planting.
TABLE A
*Note: Chart to be inserted.
*Requirements determined by most restrictive abutting Transect Zone
Where a conflict exists, the requirement imposing the higher standard shall apply.
a. Urban Center and Urban Core Transect Zones. In Urban Center or Urban Core Transect
Zones, if the minimum number of trees required cannot be reasonably planted on the ground
level of the subject property, the applicant may plant twenty-five percent (25%) of the
required trees on upper levels such as open recreation areas or exposed decks.
b. Off-site tree planting. If the minimum number of trees required cannot be reasonably planted
within the Miami Design District Retail Street SAP Area, the applicant may enter into an
agreement with the city, as approved by the department, to plant the excess number of
required trees on public property in the following order of priority: (i) elsewhere within Design
District; (ii) within one (1) mile of the Design District; or (iii) within any City park; or (iv) at any
location within the City approved by the Planning Department.
c. Tree trust fund. If the minimum number of trees required cannot be reasonably planted on the
subject property, but as an alternative to the off-site tree planting option provided in
subsection 9.5.5.b, the applicant shall contribute into the city's tree trust fund the sum of one
thousand dollars ($1000.00) for each two (2) inch caliper tree required in accordance with
Table A of Section 9.5.5. A city resident with current proof of residency and homestead status
shall contribute five hundred ($500.00) for each two (2) inch caliper tree required in
accordance with Table A of Section 9.5.5.
d. Grassed areas that are to be used for organized sports such as football and soccer or other
similar sports or playgrounds, that are clearly identified on a landscape plan shall not be
counted toward calculating tree and maximum lawn area requirements.
e. Trees shall be planted to provide shade to residential structures of a height of thirty-five (35)
feet or less. At least two (2) required lot trees shall be positioned in the energy conservation
zone as defined herein. All exterior air conditioning units, except for air conditioning units
placed on the roof, shall be shaded by trees and/or shrubs as referenced in the Landscape
Manual.
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f. Palms of a fourteen (14) foot minimum overall height and minimum caliper of three (3) inches
at time of planting shall count as a required tree on the basis of two (2) palms -per tree,
except as provided herein for palms used as of street trees. No more than thirty (30) percent
of the minimum tree requirements shall be palms.
g. Existing trees required by law to be preserved on site and that meet the requirements of
Section 9.5.3, may be counted toward fulfilling the minimum tree requirements.
Prohibited and controlled tree species shall not be counted toward fulfilling minimum tree
requirements. Prohibited trees shall be removed from the site after obtaining approval of a
tree removal permit.
i. No less than thirty (30) percent of the required trees and/or palms shall be native species.
No less than fifty (50) percent of the required trees shall be low maintenance and drought
tolerant species.
k. Eighty (80) percent of the trees shall be listed in the Miami -Dade Landscape Manual, the
Miami -Dade Street Tree Master Plan and/or the University of Florida's Low -Maintenance
Landscape Plants for South Florida list.
In order to prevent adverse environmental impacts to existing native plant communities,
cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) that are harvested from the wild shall not be used to satisfy
minimum landscaping requirements. Only existing cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) which are
rescued from government approved donor sites, transplanted within the site, or commercially
grown from seed shall be counted towards the minimum tree and native plant requirements.
m. When trees are planted within the right-of-way, the owners of land adjacent to the areas
where street trees are planted must maintain those areas including the trees, plants and sod,
using pruning methods specified in this Code. A covenant executed by those owners is
required, or a special taxing district must be created to maintain these areas. Where the
State, County or municipality determines that the planting of trees and other landscape
material is not appropriate in the public right-of-way, they may require that said trees and
landscape material be placed on private property.
n. Consideration shall be given to the selection of trees, plants and planting site to avoid serious
problems such as clogged sewers, cracked sidewalks, and power service interruptions.
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