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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
FROM "INDUSTRIAL" TO "GENERAL COMMERCIAL" OF THE 8.25 ±
ACRES OF REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2140 NORTHWEST 12
AVENUE, 1243 NORTHWEST 21 STREET, AND 1215 NORTHWEST 21
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
LOCATION: Approximately 2140 NW 12 Ave [Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort -
District 1 ]
APPLICANT(S): Javier Avino, Esquire, on behalf of Miami Produce Center, LLC
PURPOSE: This will amend the designation on the Future Land Use Map for the above
property from "Industrial" to "General Commercial".
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval on February 6,
2019, by a vote of 8-2.
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File Number: 5525 Final Action Date: 4/25/2019
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 FROM
"INDUSTRIAL" TO "GENERAL COMMERCIAL" OF THE 8.25 ± ACRES OF
REAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2140 NORTHWEST 12 AVENUE, 1243
NORTHWEST 21 STREET, AND 1215 NORTHWEST 21 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
WHEREAS, the property located at approximately 2140 Northwest 12 Avenue, Miami,
Florida with alternate addresses of 1243 Northwest 21 Street and 1215 Northwest 21 Street,
Miami, Florida under Folio No. 01-3126-066-0010, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A,"
attached and incorporated ("Property"), has a current future land use designation of "Industrial;"
and
WHEREAS, Miami Produce Center, LLC ("Applicant") submitted a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment application to change the future land use designation of the Property to "General
Commercial;" and
WHEREAS, the Property is 8.25 ± acres in size; and
WHEREAS, the proposed land use change would restrict most industrial uses but open
up more liberal commercial uses and provide for Residential Density on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Property is within a quarter -mile of the Health District and the proposed
land use change will provide new opportunities for Residential Density near jobs and transit; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in a Qualified Census Tract by the United States
Housing and Urban Development Department, meaning that the area has very high rates of
poverty; and
WHEREAS, redevelopment of the Property presents opportunities for redevelopment for
many of the City of Miami's ("City") most needy residents; and
WHEREAS, the economic study provided by the Applicant does not account for jobs that
will be lost due to the redevelopment of the Property; and
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WHEREAS, the economic study identified that seventy-five percent (75%) of jobs to fill
the retail and restaurant space will not be full-time jobs and will be jobs that typically pay below
the City's Median Household Income; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has proposed innovative approaches to leverage the
Property's proximity to transit and has proposed creative Transportation Control Measures such
as subsidized transit passes for employees, carpool incentives, and enhanced sidewalks; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes to create the City's first co -housing project as a
Workforce Housing solution to the City's housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, the proposed co -housing proposal includes units wherein each room is
assigned a Density of 0.25 per room but a Workforce Housing credit of 1.0 per room; and
WHEREAS, the concepts proposed by the Concept Book of the related Special Area
Plan are generally supported by the Health District Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan
published by the Miami -Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization, now known as the
Miami -Dade County Transportation Planning Organization; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
February 6, 2019, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-19-
005 by a vote of eight to two (8-2), Item No. PZAB. 3, recommending approval of the Land Use
Designation Change as stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of
the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"); Ordinance No. 13114, as amended,
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida ("Miami 21 Code"); and all other City
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
proposed land use change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage
of the proposed land use change necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it in
the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to approve this
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") as hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 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 FLUM of the MCNP, pursuant to
small scale amendment procedures subject to Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is amended
by changing the Future Land Use designation of 8.25 ± acres of the Property from "Industrial" to
"General Commercial", as more particularly described 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;
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(b) The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all small-scale
development amendments adopted by the City does not exceed a maximum of one hundred
twenty (120) acres in a calendar year;
(c) The proposed land use change does not involve a text change to
goals, policies, or objectives of the City's MCNP but proposes a land use change to the FLUM
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 "General Commercial", 150 dwelling units per acre,
pursuant to the MCNP and intensity will be as established in Article 4 of the Miami 21 Code; 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. 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 5. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Planning
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.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after second
reading and adoption thereof pursuant and subject to Section 163.3187(5)(c), Florida Statutes.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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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