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Ordinance: 13844
File Number: 5230
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 6/27/2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION 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 "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO
"MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 NORTHWEST 63 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") at its meeting on
December 19, 2018, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-
18-062 by a vote of nine to zero (9-0), Item No. PZAB.1, recommending approval of the
amendment to the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM") of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood
Plan ("MCNP") pursuant to small scale amendment procedures as stated herein; and
WHEREAS, the property located at 1415 Northwest 63 Street, Miami, Florida
("Property") has a current future land use designation of "Medium Density Multifamily
Residential'; and
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County ("Applicant") submitted a comprehensive plan
amendment application to change the future land use designation to "Medium Density
Restricted Commercial' for approximately 4.73 acres of the approximately 17.6 -acre Property
("Amendment"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in the Liberty Square public housing development in
the Liberty City neighborhood and the Model City Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("NET")
area; and
WHEREAS, the Property is the oldest segregated public housing development in the
southeastern United States and has many persistent problems with the existing buildings; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, the Applicant, through a request for proposals, selected Related
Urban to develop and implement a redevelopment plan for the entirety of the Property and
surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the Property, before redevelopment, contained over seven hundred (700)
dwelling units and the redevelopment plan seeks to demolish and construct a greater number of
units, to provide new housing to existing residents currently living at the Property, and new
housing options to future tenants; and
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WHEREAS, the Amendment would allow the redevelopment of portions of the Property
in such a way as to enliven the street environment by allowing a mix of uses for the community
and increasing the availability and types of affordable housing, meeting the intent of Housing
Policy HO -1.2.3 of the MCNP; and
WHEREAS, with the Amendment proposes no change to the allowed density, as both
"Medium Density Multifamily Residential" and "Medium Density Restricted Commercial" allow up
to sixty-five (65) dwelling units per acre; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the goals, objectives, and policies of
the MCNP; Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("Miami 21 Code"); and all other City of Miami ("City") regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for the
Amendment, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the
Amendment 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
Amendment to the 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. The City Commission approves the Amendment pursuant to small scale
amendment procedures subject to Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, to change the Future
Land Use designation of 4.73± acres of the Property from "Medium Density Multifamily
Residential" to "Medium Density Restricted Commercial," as more particularly described in
Exhibit 'A" attached and incorporated.
Section 3. It is found that this Amendment 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 City does not exceed a maximum of one hundred twenty
(120) acres in a calendar year;
(c) The Amendment does not involve a text change to goals, policies, or
objectives of the City'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;
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(e) Density will be "Medium Density Restricted Commercial', sixty-five (65)
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 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. 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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i ria i ' ndez, City Attor ey 1213112018
' 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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