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Home My WebLink AboutCity Commission Fact SheetCITY COMMISSION FACT SHEET ;1 [a I l�[RylsSl Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.1., TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.1, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS", TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF GAMBLING FACILITIES AND TO REQUIRE THAT GAMBLING USES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARI- MUTUEL GAMBLING, CARD ROOMS, AND SLOT MACHINE USES, BE APPROVED PURSUANT TO AN EXCEPTION WITH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE; PROVIDING FOR ZONING IN PROGRESS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. APPLICANT(S): Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami PURPOSE: This will amend Article 1, Section 1.1., "Definitions of Building Function: Uses"; and amend Article 6, Section 6.1, Table 13, entitled "Supplemental Regulations" to provide for a definition of gambling facilities and to require that gambling uses be approved pursuant to an Exception with City Commission approval by a four-fifths vote. FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended denial on September 5, 2018, by a vote of 8-0. City of Miami File ID: 4722 (Revision: 8) Printed On: 12/6/2018 GS0 Or 'T7 ` City of Miami City Hall Legislation 3500 Pan Ameican Drive g Miami, FL 33133 ' f�•°� Ordinance www.miamigov.com Enactment Number:13791 File Number: 4722 Final Action Date: 9/27/2018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.1., TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," AND BYAMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.1, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS", TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF GAMBLING FACILITIES AND TO REQUIRE THAT GAMBLING USES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARI-MUTUEL GAMBLING, CARD ROOMS, AND SLOT MACHINE USES, BE APPROVED PURSUANT TO AN EXCEPTION WITH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE; PROVIDING FOR ZONING IN PROGRESS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, over the past decade, the State of Florida ("State") has liberalized regulation of gambling in Florida; and WHEREAS, as recently as the last legislative session, multiple additional reforms were considered that would further liberalize the regulation of gambling in the State; and WHEREAS, Section 849.086(16), Florida Statutes, requires local government approval by a majority vote prior to licensure by the State of any cardroom; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") finds that gambling uses, without reasonable regulations, have the potential to generate adverse impacts on the surrounding community; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has a compelling interest in protecting its residents' health, safety, and welfare from such adverse impacts; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to ensure that gambling uses properly comply with the letter and spirit of the City's Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP") and Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"); and WHEREAS, the City's Zoning Department has issued zoning verification letters concluding that gambling uses may be considered "Entertainment Establishments" for Miami 21 Code's form based purposes and the City Commission wishes to enact land development regulations to clarify such uses; and WHEREAS, given the significant potential for adverse impacts presented by gambling uses, the City Commission wishes to hereby put the public on notice that the rules regulating Entertainment Establishments are under review, subject to change, and that no rights to gambling uses within Entertainment Establishments will be vested during the review and enactment of this proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on September 5, 2018, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB -R-1 8 - City of Miami File ID: 4722 (Revision: 8) Printed On: 12/6/2018 044 by a vote of five to two (5 - 2), Item No. PZAB. 7, recommending denial of this proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed ordinance will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the proposed ordinance, including changed or changing conditions that make the passage of the proposed ordinance; 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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Miami 21 Code is further amended by amending Article 1, Section 1.1 in the following particulars:' "ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1 DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES (Article 4, Table 3) d. COMMERCIAL 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, of and video arcades. Uses specifically not included: Entertainment Establishment, aAdult and Gambling Facilities, or other facilities regulated by Chapters 550 and 551, and Section 849.086, Florida Statutes, as each may be amended from time to time. Gambling Facilities: Any facility that offers gambling including, but not limited to, facilities regulated by Chapters 550 and 551, and Section 849.086, Florida Statutes, as each may be amended from time to time." Section 3. The Miami 21 Code is further amended by amending Article 6, Section 6.1, Table 13 in the following particulars:' ' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanaed material. City of Miami File ID: 4722 (Revision: 8) Printed On: 12/6/2018 "ARTICLE 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS TABLE 13 ARTICLE 6. TABLE 13 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) T6 - URBAN CORE ZONE DENSITY ambling Facilities are allowed b Gambling Facilities are allowed b (UPA) 150 UNITS PER ACRE * 150 UNITS PER ACRE* 150 — 1,000 UNITS PER ACRE* GAMBLING FACILITIES ambling Facilities are allowed b Gambling Facilities are allowed b Exception with CitV Commission approval bV 4/5ths vote. The 4/5ths vote required bV this section maV not be reduced or waived bV Special Area Plan. ARTICLE 6. TABLE 13 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) D - DISTRICT DENSITY ambling Facilities are allowed b (UPA) 36 UNITES PER ACRE N/A N/A GAMBLING FACILITIES ambling Facilities are allowed b xceiption with City Commission roval by 4/5ths vote. The 4/5ths ote required by this section may of be reduced or waived by Special rea Plan. City of Miami File ID: 4722 (Revision: B) Printed On: 12/6/2018 *„ Section 4. Notwithstanding the above, pari-mutuel facilities legally existing as of June 23, 1981 shall be considered legal nonconforming uses and legal nonconforming structures pursuant to Article 7 of the Miami 21 Code. In accordance with Section 550.155(2), Florida Statutes, such pari-mutuel facilities shall also be exempt from the requirement of obtaining an Exception with City Commission approval when seeking City approval for any capital improvements to the existing pari-mutuel facility unless the City is able to show that the proposed improvement presents a justifiable and immediate hazard to the health and safety of the City's residents. Section 5. From and after September 13, 2018 through the effective date of this Ordinance and any prior versions thereof, there is hereby notice to all persons that the laws regulating the approval and operation of Entertainment Establishments, including specifically gambling uses, may be amended, revised, or terminated. Notice is also given that all persons proceed at their own risk and no vested rights of any type shall attach to any development approvals or development permits sought or obtained during the entirety of the adoption process of this Ordinance. Section 6. 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 7. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Miami 21 Code, which provisions may be renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention. Section 8. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i "ndez, City Attor iey 9/19/2018 2 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. City of Miami File ID: 4722 (Revision: 8) Printed On: 12/6/2018