Ordinance 2025-4716 Housing Impact Statement Requirement for
Development Applications— LDR Amendment
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-4716
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED "MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY
CODE," BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL
PROVISIONS," ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS," SECTION '122,
ENTITLED "USE DEFINITIONS," AT SUBSECTION 1.2.2.1, ENTITLED
"RESIDENTIAL," BY CREATING A DEFINITION FOR "HOUSING IMPACT
STATEMENT"; AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES," ARTICLE V,
ENTITLED "REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS," AT
SECTIONS 2.5.2, "CONDITIONAL USE," AND 2.5.3, "DESIGN REVIEW,"
TO AMEND THE PLANNING BOARD AND DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A
HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE VIII,
ENTITLED "VARIANCES," TO AMEND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A
HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE XIII,
ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION," AT SECTION 2.13.7,
"ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS/CERTIFICATE
TO DIGICERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION," TO
AMEND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A HOUSING
IMPACT STATEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to amend the Land Development
Regulations of the Ciry Code to create a definition for"housing impact statemenP'; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to amend the current requirements in
the Land Development Regulations pertaining to application requirements and review criteria for
land use board applications to include a housing impact statement; and
WHEREAS, a housing impact statement is necessary to analyze the impacts of
improvements and modifcalions to existing residential housing in the city; and
WHEREAS, the review of a housing impact statement is an important component of ihe
development review process; and
WHEREAS, a requirement for a housing impact statement as part of the review of
applicable projects by the City's land use boards promotes the general heatth, safety and welfare
of the residents of the city; and
WHEREAS, the amendments set forth below are necessary to accomplish all of the above
objectives.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
SECTION 1. Chapter 1 ofthe Miami Beach Resiliency Code, entitled "General Provisions,"ARicle
II, entitled "Defnitions," is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTERI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.2.2. USE DEFINITIONS
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1.2.2.1 Residential
Housina impact statement shall be defined as a written analvsis provided bv an applicant
seekinq approval from a citv land use board which outlines how a develooment proieciwill impact
existinq and oroposed residential units within the oropertv that is the subiect of the application
and how such impacts will be mitiqated At a minimum this document shall contain the followinq:
a. Adetailed analvsis of the impact of the proposed development comparinq current housinq
availabilitv on the affected propertv before execution of the develooment with future
housinq availabilitv after the development is comoleted
b. A full disclosure as to whether anv residents currentiv or within the oast vear occupied the
propertv soeciNinq how manv of those households were aTfordable (includinq Section 81
or workforce housinq units.
c. Identifv anv voluntary mitiqation measures offered bv the developer to assist affected
residents with relocation or identifvinq alternate housina.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2 of the Miami Beach Resiliency Code, entitled "Administration and Review
Procedures," Article V, entitled "Rezonings and Development Approvals," is hereby amended as
follows:
CHAPTER2
ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
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ARTICLE V. Rezonings and Development Approvals
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2.5.2 Conditional Use
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2.52.2 Standards for approval
A conditional use may be approved if planning board finds that it meets the following general and
supplemental standards for approval:
a. General standards. The following general standards shall be met by all conditional uses.
1. The use shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan or neighborhood plan if
one exists for the area in which the property is located.
2. The intended use or construction shall not result In an impact that will exceed the
thresholds for the levels of service as set forth in the comprehensive plan.
3. Structures and uses associated with the request shall be consistent with these land
development regulations.
4. The public health, safety, morals, and general welfare shall not be adversely
affected.
5. Adequate off-street parking facilities will be provided.
6. Necessary safeguards will be provided for the protection of surrounding property,
persons, and neighborhood values.
7. The concentration of similar types of uses shall not create a negative impact on
the surrounding neighborhood. Geographic concentration of similar types of
conditional uses should be discouraged.
8. The structure and site comply with the sea level rise and resiliency review criteria
in chapter 7, article I, as applicable.
9. Appropriate consideration is given to the safety of and friendliness to pedestrian
traffc; passageways through alleys is encouraged where feasible and driveways
shall be minimized to the extent possible.
10. In addition to the foreqoina criteria a housinq imoact statement as defined in
section 1 2 2 1 if aoolicable shall be mandatory for planninq board review of anv
proposal that contains at least one existinq residential unit except for sinqle-familv
homes The housinq impact statement shall be provided for trackinq purposes and
to inform future policv discussions of the board and/or the CiN Commission but
mav not serve as a basis forthe approval or denial of a conditional use apolication.
2.5.2.3 Application and review
Applications for conditional uses shall follow the applicable procedures set forth in article II. Each
application shall be accompanied by a site plan meeting the requiremeMs of subsection 22.3.3,
and such other information as may be required for a determination of the nature of the proposetl
use and its effect on the comprehensive plan, the neighborhood and surrounding properties. For
app�ications on a prooertv containinq at least one residential unit a housino imoact statement, as
defined in section 1 2 2 1 shall be required.
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2.5.3 Design Review
2.5.3.1 Design review criteria
Design review encompasses the examination of architectural drawings for consistency with the
criteria stated below, with regard to the aesthetics, appearance, safety, and function of any new
or existing structure and physical attributes of the project in relation to the site, adjacent structures
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and surrounding community. The design review board and the planning department shall review
plans based upon the below stated criteria, criteria listed in neighborhood plans, if applicable, and
applicable design guidelines. Recommendations of the planning department may include, but not
be limited to, comments from the building department and the public works department.
a. The existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including but not necessarily limited to
topography, vegetation, trees, drainage, and waterways.
b. The location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways,
means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping structures,
signs, and lighting and screening devices.
c The dimensions of all buildings, structures, setbacks, parking spaces, floor area ratio,
height, lot coverage and any other information that may be reasonably necessary to
determine compliance with the requirements of the underlying zoning district, and any
applicable overlays, for a particular application or project.
d. The color, design, selection of landscape materials and architectural elements of euterior
building surfaces and primary public interior areas for developments requiring a building
permit in areas of the city identifed in section 2.5.32.
e. The proposed site plan, and the location, appearance and design of new and existing
buildings and structures are in conformity with the standards of this article and other
applicable ordinances, architectural and design guidelines as adopted and amended
periodically by the design review board and historic preservation board and all pertinent
master plans.
f. The proposed structure, or additions or modifications to an existing structure, indicates a
sensitivity to and is compatible with the environment and adjacent strucWres, and
enhances the appearance of the surrounding properties.
g. The design and layout of the proposed site plan, as well as all new and existing buildings
shall be reviewed so as to provide an efficient arrangement of land uses. Particular
attention shall be given to safety, crime prevention and fire protection, relationship to the
surrounding neighborhood, impact on contiguous and adjacent buildings and lands,
pedestrian sight lines and view corridors.
h. Pedestrian and vehiculartraffc movementwithin and adjacentto the site shall be reviewed
to ensure that clearly defined, segregated pedes[rian access to the site and all buildings
is provided for and that al� parking spaces are usable and are safety and conveniently
arranged; pedestrian furniture and bike racks shall be considered. Access to the site from
adjacent roads shall be designed so as to intertere as little as possible with traffic flow on
these roads and to permit vehicles a rapid and safe ingress and egress to the site.
i. Lighting shall be reviewed to ensure safe movement of persons and vehicles and reflection
on public property for security purposes and to minimize glare and reflection on adjacent
properties. Lighting shall be reviewed to assure that it enhances the appearance of
structures at night.
j. Landscape and paving materials shall be reviewed to ensure an adequate relationship
with and enhancement of the overall site plan design.
k. Buffering materials shall be reviewed to ensure that headlights of vehicles, noise, and light
from structures are adequately shielded from public view, adjacent properties and
pedestrian areas.
I. The proposed structure has an orientation and massing which is sensitive to and
compatible with the building site and surrounding area and which creates or maintains
important view corridor(s).
m. The building has, where feasible, space in that part of the ground floor fronting a street or
streets which is to be occupied for residential or commercial uses; likewise, the upper
floors of the pedestal portion of the proposed building fronting a street, or streets shall
have residential or commercial spaces, shall have the appearance of being a residential
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or commercial space or shall have an architectural treatment which shall buffer the
appearance of the parking structure from the surrounding area and is integrated with the
overall appearance of the project.
n. The building shall have an appropriate and fully integrated rooftop architectural treatment
which substantially screens all mechanical equipment, stairs and elevator towers.
o. An addition on a building site shall be designed, sited and massed in a manner which is
sensitive to and compatible with the existing improvement(s).
p. All portions of a project fronting a street or sidewalk shall incorporate an architecturally
appropriate amount of transparency at the frst level in order to achieve pedestrian
compatibility and adequate visual interest.
q. The location, design, screening and buffering of all required service bays, delivery bays,
trash and refuse receptacles, as well as trash rooms shall be arranged so as to have a
minimal impact on adjacent properties.
r. In addition to the foregoing criteria, section 104-6 (t) the General Ordinances shall apply
to the design review board's review of any proposal to place, construct, modify or maintain
a wireless communications facility or other over the air radio transmission or radio
reception facility in the public rights-of-way.
s. The structure and site comply with the sea level rise and resiliency review criteria
in chapter 7, article I, as applicable.
t. In addition to the foreqoinq criteria a housinq impact statement as defned in section
1 2 2 1 if applicable shall be mandatory for desiqn review board review of anv oroposal
that contains at least one existinq residential unit except for sinqle-familv homes The
housinp impact statement shall be provided for trackinq purposes and to inform future
policv discussions of the board and/or the Citv Commission but mav not serve as a basis
for the aoproval or denial of an aoplication for desiqn review
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2.5.3.4 Application for design review
c. In addition to the application requirements of article II, the application shall include such
information and attached exhlbits as the board and the planning director determine are
needed to allow for complete evaluation of the proposed demolition, construction and other
physical improvements, alterations or modlfications including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Written description of proposed action with details of application request.
b. Survey (original signed and sealed) dated less than six months old at the time of
application (lot area shall be providetl by surveyor), identifying grade(d not sidewalk,
provide a letterfrom Public Works, establishing grade), spot elevations and Elevation
Certifcate.
c. All applicable zoning information.
d. Complete site plan.
e. Materials containing detailed data as to architectural elevations and plans showing
proposed changes and existing conditions to be preserved.
f. Preliminary plans showing new construction in cases of demolition.
g. All available data and historic documentation regarding the building, site orfeatures,
if required.
h. For a commercial and mixed-use projects over 5,000 new gross square feet and
multi-family projects with more than four new units or 15,000 new gross square feet,
and those applications that propose an increase in Floor area to such commercial,
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mixed use and multi-family projects, the application shall include a transportation
analysis and mitigation plan, prepared by a professional traffc engineer, licensed
and registered in [he State of Florida. The analysis and plan shall at a minimum
provide the following:
i. Details on the impact of projected tra�c on the adjacent corridors, intersections,
and areas to be determined by the city.
ii. Strategies to mitigate the impact of the proposed development on the adjacent
transportation nerivork, to the maximum extent feasible, in a manner consistent
with the adopted transportation master plan and adopted mode share goals.
iii. Whenever possible, driveways shall be minimized and use common access
points to reduce potential turn movements and conflict points with pedestrians.
iv. Applicable treatments may include, without limitation, transportation demand
management strategies included in the transportation element of
the comprehensive plan.
i. For apolications on a oropertv containinq at least one residential unit a housinq
impact statement as defned in section � 2 2 1 shall be required.
ARTICLE VIII. Variances
2.8.3 Variance Criteria
a. Hardship criteria. Unless permitted as listed in subsection 2.8.3(b) as a practical dlfficulty
variance, the following findings must be made by the land use board in order to authorize
any variance from the terms of these land development regulations and section 6-4 and 6-
41(a) and (b) of the General Ordinances:
1. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land,
structure, or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands,
structures, or buildings in the same zoning district;
2. The special conditions and circumstances do not result from the action of the
applicank
3. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special
privilege that is denied by these land development regulafions to other lands,
buildings, or structures in the same zoning district;
4. Literal interpretation of the provisions of these land development regulations would
deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same
zoning district under the terms of these land development regulations and would
work unnecessary and undue hardship on the applicant;
5. The variance granted is the minimum variance that will make possible the
reasonable use of the land, building or structure;
6. The granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose
of these land developmeni regulations and that such variance will not be injurious
to the area involved or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare;
7. The granting of this request is consistent with the comprehensive plan and does
not reduce the levels of service as set forth in the plan; and
8. The granting of the variance will result in a structure and site that complies with the
sea level rise and resiliency review criteria in chapter 7, article I, as applicable.
9. In addition to the foreaoinq criteria a housinq impact statement as defned in
section 1 2 2 1 if applicable shall be mandatory for board of adiustment review of
anv oroposal that contains at least one existlnq residential unit except for sinqle-
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familv homes The housinq impact statement shall be provided for trackinq
purposes and to inform future policv discussions of the board and/or the Citv
Commission but mav not serve as a basis for the approval or denial of a variance
aoplication.
b. Practical difficulty variance. Reserved
2.8.4 Application and Hearing
a. An application for a variance and the board hearing shall follow the procedures of article
II. The planning direc[or may require applicants to submit documentation to support the
fnding that the variance criteria are met prior to the scheduling of a public hearing or any
time prior to the board voting on the applicanPs request Additionallv for apolications on a
propertv containinq at least one residential unit a housina impact statement as defined
in section 122.1 shall be reauired.
b. In granting a variance, the board may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards.
Violation of such conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which
the variance is granted, shall be deemed a violation of these land development
regulations.
ARTICLE XIII. Historic Preservation
2.13.7 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESSICERTIFICATE TO
DIGICERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION
a. Application
1. An application for a certificate of appropriateness may be filed with the historic
preservation board at the same time or in advance of the submission of an application
for a building permit. Copies of all filed applications shall be made available for
inspection by the general public.
2. All applications for historic preservation board review involving demolition, new
building construction, atteration, rehabilitation, renovation, restoration or any other
physical modification of any building, structure, improvement, landscape feature,
public interior or site individually tlesignated in accordance with section 2.13.9, or
located within an historic district shall be on a form provided by the planning
department and shall include such information and attached exhibits as the board and
the planning department determine are needed to allow for complete evaluation of the
proposed demolition, construction and other physical improvements, alterations or
modifications including, but not limited to, the following:
J For applications on a prooertv containinq at least one residential unit a housinq
impact statement as defined in section 1 22.1 shall be required.
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d. Decisions on certificates of appropriateness.
1. Any applicant requesting a public hearing on any application pursuant to this section shall
pay, upon submission, the applicable fees in subsection 22.3.5. No application shall be
considered complete until all requested information has been submitted and all applicable
fees paid.
2. A decision on an application for a certifcate of appropriateness shall be based upon the
following:
C. The examination of architeciural drawings for consistencywith the criteria stated below,
with regard to the aesthetics, appearances, safety, and function of any new or existing
strucWre, public interior space and physical attributes of the project in relation to the site,
adjacent structures and properties, and surrounding community. The historic preserva[ion
board and planning department shall review plans based upon the below stated criteria
and recommendations of the planning department may include, but not be limited to,
comments from the building department. The criteria referenced above are as follows:
I. The location of all existing and proposed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways,
means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility services, landscaping
structures, signs, and lighting and screening devices.
II. The dimensions of all buildings, structures, setbacks, parking spaces, floor area ratio,
height, lot coverage and any other information that may be reasonably necessary to
determine compliance with the requirements of the underlying zoning district, and any
applicable ovedays, for a particular application or project.
III. The color, design, surface finishes and selection of landscape materials and
architectural elements of the exterior of all buildings and structures and primary public
interior areas for developments requiring a building permit in areas of the city identified
in section 2.13.1(c).
IV. The proposed structure, or additions to an existing structure are appropriate to and
compatible with ihe ernironment and adjacent structures, and enhance the
appearance of the surrounding properties, or the purposes for which the district was
created.
V. The design and layout of the proposed site plan, as well as all new and existing
buildings and public interior spaces shall be reviewed so as to provide an efficient
arrangement of land uses. Particular attention shall be given to safety, crime
prevention and fre protection, relationship to the surrounding neighborhood, impact
on preserving historic character of the neighborhood and district, contiguous and
adjacent buildings and lands, pedestrian sight lines and view corridors.
VI. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic movement within and adjacent to the site shall be
reviewed to ensure that clearly defned, segregated pedestrian access to the site and
all buildings is provided for and that any driveways and parking spaces are usable,
safely and conveniently arranged and have a minimal impact on pedestrian circutation
throughout the site. Access to the site from adjacent roads shall be designed so as to
interfere as little as possible with vehicular traffic flow on these roads and pedestrian
movement onto and within the site, as well as permit both pedestrians and vehicles a
safe ingress and egress to the site.
VII. Lighting shall be reviewed to ensure safe movement of persons and vehicles and
reflection on public property for security purposes and to minimize giare and reflection
on adjacent properties and consistent with a city master plan, where applicable.
VIII. Landscape and paving materials shall be reviewed to ensure an adequate relationship
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with and enhancement of the overall site plan design.
IX. Buffering materials shall be reviewed to ensure that headlights of vehicles, noise, and
light from structures are adequately shielded from public view, adjacent properties and
pedestrian areas.
X. Any proposed new structure shall have an orientation and massing which is sensitive
to and compatible with the building site and surrounding area and which creates or
maintains important view corridor(s).
XI. All buildings shall have, to the greatest extent possible, space in that part of the ground
floor fronting a sidewalk, street or streets which is to be occupied for residential or
commercial uses; likewise, the upper Floors of the pedestal portion of the proposed
building fronting a sidewalk street, or streets shall have residential or commercial
spaces, or shall have the appearance of being a residential or commercial space or
shall have an architectural treatment which shall buffer the appearance of a parking
structure from the surrounding area and is integrated with the overall appearance of
the project.
XII. All buildings shall have an appropriate and fulty integrated rooftop architectural
treatment which substantially screens all mechanical equipment, stairs and elevator
towers.
XIII. Any addition on a building site shall be designed, sited and massed in a manner which
is sensitive to and compatible with the existing improvement(s).
XIV. All portions of a project fronting a street or sidewalk shall incorporate an amount of
transparency at the frst level necessary to achieve pedestrian compatibility.
XV. The location, design, screening and buffering of all required service bays, delivery
bays, trash and refuse receptades, as well as trash rooms shall be arranged so as to
have a minimal impact on adjacent properties.
XVI. In addition to the foregoing criteria, subsection 104-6 (t)and the requirements
of chapter 104, of the General Ordinances, shall appty to the historic preservation
board's review of any proposal to place, construct, modify or maintain a wireless
communications facility or other over Ihe air radio transmission or radio reception
facility in the public rights-of-way.
XVII. The granting of the variance will result in a structure and site that complies with the
sea level rise and resiliency review criteria in chapter 7, article I, as applicable.
XVIII. In addition to the foreqoina criteria a housinq impact statement as defined in section
1 2 2 1 if applicable shall be mandatory for historic preservation board review of anv
proposal that contains at least one existina residential unit except for sinale-familv
homes The housina imoact statement shall be provided for trackinq purposes and to
inform future policv discussions of the board and/or the CiN Commission but mav not
serve as a basis for the approval or denial of a certifcate of aporopriateness
aoolication.
SECTION 3. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all section and parts of sections in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this
ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach as amended;
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that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such
intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed ro "section" or other appropriate word.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect sixty(60) days following adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this .?3 day of RQ✓7� , 2025.
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Steven Meiner, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO
FORM AND LANGUAGE
�& FO XECUTION
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Ciry A ey �k Date
First Reading: February 3, 02
Second Reading: pril 23, 20 5
Verifed By:
Thomas R. ooney, AICP
Planning Director
Sponsored by CommissionerAlex J. Femandez
Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Joseph Magazine
Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Tanya K Bhatt
CoSponsored by Mayor Steven Meiner
CaSponsored by Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Krislen Rosen Gonzalez
T:wgenda�2025\01 Febmary 03,2o25\Planning\Housing Impact Statement Requiremenls LDR-First Reading ORo.tlocs
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Ordinances -RS G
MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: April 23, 2025 9:30 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
TI7LE: HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS- LDR AMENDMENT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CIN OF
MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED "MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE," BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS," ARTICLE II,
ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS," SECTION 122, ENTITLED "USE DEFINITIONS," AT
SUBSECTION 122.1, ENTITLED 'RESIDENTIAL," BY CREATING A DEFINITION
FOR "HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT"�, AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
ENTITLE� "ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES," ARTICLE V,
ENTITLED "REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS," AT SECTIONS
2.52, "CONDITIONAL USE," AND 2.5.3, "DESIGN REVIEW;' TO AMEND THE
PLANNING BOARD AND DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A HOUSING IMPACT
STATEMEN7; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE VIII, ENTITLED "VARIANCES," TO
AMEND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND
REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT; AND 8V
AMENDING ARTICLE XIII, ENTITLED"HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"AT SECTION
2.137, "ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFlCATE OF APPROPRIATENESSICERTIFICATE
TO DIG/CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION," TO AMEND
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD APPLICATION RE�UIREMENTS AND
REVIEW CRITERIA TO INCLUDE A HOUSWG IMPACT STATEMENT; AND
PROVIDWG FOR CODIFlCATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission (City Commission) adopt
the ordinance.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
On September 71, 2024, at the request of Commissioner Alex Femandez, Ihe City Commission
referred an item (C4 U) to �he Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC) pertaining to Ihe
establishment of a mandatory housing impact statement as part of land use board applications.
On October 10, 2024, Ihe WSC diswssed the proposal and recommended that the City
Commission refer an ordinance amendmeN to the Planning Board in accordance with the
recommendations in the WSC memorendum.
On November 20, 2024, at the request of Commissioner Alex Femandez, the City Commission
referred the ordinance (C4 N)to the Planning Board. The item is co-sponsored by Commissioner
Joseph Magazine.
ANALYSIS
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The allached ordinance amends the Land Development Regulations o( lhe City Code (LDRs).
Specifcally, Chap�er 1 of the LDRs is proposed to be amended to create a definition for a housing
impact statement, and Chapter 2 of the LDRs will be amended to create a requirement for a
housing impact statement in the application requirements and review criteria for all land use
boards. Acorresponding amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is also proposed,as a separate
ortlinance.
The housing impact statement would 6e provided fortracking purposes and to inform future policy
diswssions of lhe 6oard andlor lhe City Commission but may nol serve as a basis for the approval
or denial of a conditional use applicalion.
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
On January 7, 2025, the Planning Board held a pubiic hearing and transmitted Ihe proposed
ordinance to the Ciry Commission wi�h a favorable recommendation (7-0).
UPDATE
The subjec[ordinance was approved at First Reading on February 3, 2025 with no changes.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
No Fiscal Impact Expected
Does [his Ordinance reQuire a Business Imoact Estimate? Yes
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE)was pu6lished on: 3/79/2025
See BIE at ht[psilwww mia '6eachfl qovlci[y-halllcity-clerk/meetinq-no[icesl
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Not Applicable
CONCLUSION
The Administralion recommends that the City Commission adopl Ihe ordinance.
Apolicable Area
Cilywide
Is this a "Residen[s Riqht to Know" i[em, Is this item relateA to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to CitV Code Section 2-17? Proiect?
Ves No
Was this Aqenda Item init'ally requested bv a lobbvist wh'ch as defined in Code Sec. 2-481.
'ncludes a principal enqaqed in lobbvinq? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and pnncipal(s):
DepaRment
1929
Planning
$POI150f(S)
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
Co-snonsorlsl
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
Condensed Title
9'.30 a.m. 2nd Rdg, Housing Impac� Staiement Req-Dev Applio-LDR AmendmenL (AFIJM) 5/7
Previous Action IFor Citv Clerk Use Onlvl
First Reading Public Hearing on 2/3/2025- RS W
1930