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Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED,
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT
PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA
STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 100
NORTHWEST 17 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM "MEDIUM
DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL,
PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES"; MAKING
FINDINGS; DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL TO AFFECTED AGENCIES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: 100 NW 17th Street [Commissioner Keon Hardemon - District 5]
APPLICANT(S): Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE: This will change the above property from "Medium Density Multifamily Residential'
to "Major Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation, and Utilities".
FINDING(S):
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on December 21,
2016, by a vote of 8-0.
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City of Miami City Hall
Legislation 3500 Pan Ameican Drive
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Ordinance www.miamigov.com
Enactment Number:13663
File Number: 1542 Final Action Date: 2/23/2017
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF
THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA
STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE
ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 100 NORTHWEST 17
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL"
TO "MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND
UTILITIES"; MAKING FINDINGS; DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL TO AFFECTED
AGENCIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
December 21, 2016 following an advertised public hearing adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-16-
084 by a vote of eight to zero (8-0), Item No.3, recommending approval of the Future Land Use
Change as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, in 1940, Mr. Dana A. Dorsey donated the subject property located at 100
Northwest 17 Street, Miami, Florida ("Property") to the City of Miami ("City") with the explicit
condition that the land be used for a public library; and
WHEREAS, after the death of Mr. Dorsey, the City, following the conditions of the deed
conveying the Property and the wishes of Mr. Dorsey, constructed the Dorsey Memorial Library
("Library") in 1941 working with the Washington Heights Neighborhood Association and the
Friendship Garden and Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, the Library opened to the public on August 13, 1941; and
WHEREAS, the Library operated for twenty (20) years in the building before the Library
function was moved to a new location in the same neighborhood of Overtown; and
WHEREAS, after decades of neglect, the Library is in major disrepair, having been
closed for more than fifty (50) years; and
WHEREAS, in 2003, the Library was designated as a historic site in recognition of its
significance as one of the first libraries in the City to serve the segregated African-American
community, as well as being the first building built specifically to function as a library; and
WHEREAS, the City's historically African-American neighborhoods have lost many
important architectural, historic, and cultural assets due to neglect and demolition; and
WHEREAS, the repair and reopening of the Library necessitates the amendment of the
Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") to change the Zoning Atlas; and
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to honor the vision of Mr. Dorsey and restore the Library to
its original state; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to grant
this change of land use designation as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 10544, as amended, the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of
the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), pursuant to small scale amendment
procedures subject to Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is further amended by changing the
Future Land Use designation of 0.179± acres of real properties at approximately 100 Northwest
17 Street, Miami, Florida from "Medium Density Multifamily Residential" to "Major Institutional,
Public Facilities, Transportation, and Utilities", as described and depicted in "Exhibit A",
attached and incorporated.
Section 3. It is found that this Comprehensive Plan designation change involves a use
of ten (10) acres or fewer and:
(a) Is necessary due to changed or changing conditions;
(b) The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all small scale
development amendments adopted by the local government does not exceed a maximum of
one hundred twenty (120) acres in a calendar year;
(c) The proposed amendment does not involve a text change to
goals, policies, and objectives of the local government's comprehensive plan, but proposes a
land use change to the future land use map for a site-specific development. However, text
changes that relate directly to and are adopted simultaneously with the small scale FLUM
amendment shall be permissible;
(d) Is one which is not located within an area of critical state concern
as designated by Section 380.0552, Florida Statutes, or by the Administration Commission
pursuant to Section 380.05(1), Florida Statutes;
(e) Density will be "Major Institutional, Public Facilities,
Transportation, and Utilities", sixty-five (65) dwelling units per acre, per the MCNP, as amended,
and intensity will be as established in Article 4 of the Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Miami, Florida, as amended; and
(f) The proposed amendment complies with the applicable acreage
and density limitations set forth in the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act including, without limitation, Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Planning and
Zoning Department to promptly transmit a certified copy of this Ordinance after its adoption on
second reading to the reviewing agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, and
any other person or entity requesting a copy.
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Section 5. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 6. This Ordinance may not become effective until thirty-one (31) days after
second reading and adoption thereof pursuant and subject to Section 163.3187, Florida
Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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