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STATEMENT OF M CRISTINA NOVO — OWNER AND RESIDENT, 1776 SW
22"d TERRACE, MIAMI 33145
I am sorry to miss this hearing due to vacation plans that took me out of
the country. I am a resident/owner on 22nd Terrace who is immediately
impacted by the requested exception.
I would like to say that the Miami 21 Zoning Code incorporates time -
tested planning principles into the zoning regulations of our City. These
are the principles that make for better neighborhoods, open spaces,
civic spaces, revitalize areas, and foster economic growth.
The building block of Miami 21 is the "Transect." Transects reflect a
natural progression from rural, natural settings to dense urban core
environments. The Code in its wisdom designated the Zone in question
as Transect "73-11," meaning restricted for single-family residences and
SUB -URBAN use. I urge you to preserve the traditional neighborhood
structure.
Under a Pilot Program that expired August 1, 2016J2 applied for
another non -conforming use exception. The Pilot Program's use of the
term "may". In its introductory clauses, makes it clear the City is in no
way obligated to approve the application for exception; it has complete
authority to deny it. The Planning and Zoning Board in its wisdom has
already voted unanimously to recommend denial.
The property in question has been a thorn in the side of our
neighborhood for many years, dating back to the 1985 exception that
allowed a doctor's office to operate there. Please do not perpetuate a
wrong that caused so much heartache in the past. Many abuses on the
premises regarding density, parking overflow, and trash annoyed
residents, and led to abandonment of the commercial use for the
property in January 2013, after numerous complaints. It has NOT had a
commercial use during the past four years.
The City's Planning and Zoning Department in its recommendation
ignored the provisions of the Pilot Program at Section 2.12. (c) (4), which
states a non -conforming use must "not materially adverse the
surrounding properties pursuant to Article 4, Table 12 of Miami 21."
The Table requires that a building's function and density must respond
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to the neighborhood context. A "general office use" does not fit into
the context of our single-family area. Offices bring an influx of strangers
every day to our streets, not to mention overflow parking and traffic.
I don't want the increased traffic intensity, increased population density,
and worse parking overflow that the non -conforming use would bring.
The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended against the
exception for commercial use. Sixty-three (63) owners and residents
have signed a petition AGAINST it. I URGE YOU TO TAKE THEIR VIEWS
INTO CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
Please make this statement a part of the record.
Thank you.