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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-3473 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2005-3473 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 118, "ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES," ARTICLE VI, "DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURES," BY AMENDING SECTION 118-262 TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING AN APPEAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach continually seeks to update and clearly define the requirements of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of the City of Miami Beach as they pertain to the City's Development Review Boards; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has adopted regulations pertaining to the review of decisions of the Design Review Board by the City Commission; and, WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach desires to refine, clarify, expand and enhance the requirements for requesting a review of a decision of the Design Review Board; and, WHEREAS, the amendments set forth below are necessary to accomplish all of the above objectives. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. SECTION 1. That Chapter 118, Entitled "Administration and Review Procedures", Article VI, Entitled "Design Review Procedures", of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 118-262. Review of design review decisions. (a) The applicant, or the city manager on behalf of the city administration, or an affected person, Miami Design Preservation League or Dade Heritage Trust may seek review of any order of the design review board by the city commission, except that orders granting or denying a request for reheating shall not be reviewed by the commission. For purposes of this section, "affected person" shall mean either (i) a person owning property within 375 feet of the applicant's project reviewed by the board, or (ii) a person that appeared before the design review board (directly or represented by counsel), and whose appearance is confirmed in the record of the design review board's public hearing(s) for such project. The review shall be based on the record of the hearing before the design review board, shall not be a de novo hearing, and no new, additional testimony shall be taken. The request shall be in writing, include all applicable fees, shall be by or on behalf ora named appellant(s), shall state the factual bases and legal argument in support of the appeal, and shall be submitted to the city clerk on or before the twentieth day after the date of rendition of the board's order. However, in the event that a petition for rehearing is filed pursuant to section 118-261, the time for filing a request shall be on or before the twentieth day after the date of rendition of the board's order on the petition. Upon receipt of the request, the city clerk shall place the request for review on the city commission agenda. The city commission shall set a date and time for a hearing. Notice of the review shall be according to section 118-254, except that there shall be no requirement for mailed notification regarding the subject review. A full verbatim transcript of all proceedings which are the subject of the appeal shall be provided by the party filing the petition, along with a written statement identifying those specific portions of the transcript upon which the party filing it will rely for purposes of the appeal.; ~z The verbatim transcript and written statement, or if represented by legal counsel, appropriate legal briefs, shall be filed no later than two weeks prior to the first scheduled public hearing to consider the appeal. SECTION 2. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, 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, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word. SECTION 3. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. i~Id/l°~° This Ordinance shall take effect ten days follow n. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of ~aqlu~i~l / ATTEST: / ~~...., CITY CLERK ,2005. APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE UTION Date First Reading: December 8, 2004 Sec°ndReading:~nuar~12~l~05' f Verified by: /]I~ t~ l/o.~e~[;. Gbm-ez, AICI~ '~ yanmn~ g Direct;r ~ Underscore denotes new language 1/13/2005 T:XAGENDA~2005XJan1205~Regular~DRB Appeals - Final ORD.rev.doc CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: Design Review Board Appeals. Issue: Amendment to the Design Review Section of the City Code, modifying the procedures for filing an appeal of a Board decision. Item Summary/Recommendation: On December 8, 2004 the City Commission approved the subject Ordinance on First Reading, but instructed the Administration and the City Attorney to draft more simplified language. The revised Ordinance reflects the changes sought by the City Commission. The Administration recommends that the Ordinance be approved. Advisory Board Recommendation: The Planning Board transmitted the proposed Ordinance, with a favorable recommendation, to the City Commission on October 26, 2004. The Design Review Board evaluated the Ordinance on October 19, 2004 and recommended approval. Financial Information: Finance Dept. City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking: Jorge Gomez or Thomas Mooney Sic n-Offs: T:~AGENDA~2005~Jan1205\Regular\DRB Appeals - SUMMARY.doc CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 http:\\ci.miami-beach.fi.us To: From: Subject: COMMISSION MEMORANDUM Mayor David Dermer and Members Of The City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez l ~ City Manager Design Review Board Appeal Procedures Date: January 12, 2005 SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 118, "ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES," ARTICLE VI, "DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURES," BY AMENDING SECTION 118-262 TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING AN APPEAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Ordinance. ANALYSIS Appeals of Design Review Board decisions to the City Commission are filed with the City Clerk. Although a notice of appeal must be filed within 20 days of the rendering of the DRB Order, and transcripts of the meeting must be filed, there is no requirement that the appellant provide the reasons for the appeal at the time it is submitted. In order to address this deficiency, the Design Review section of the City Code is being amended to require that the factual basis and legal argument in support of an appeal be submitted at the time the appeal is filed, and not midway through the appellate process, or at the time the matter is heard by the City Commission. The Administration had previously recommended that additional language be added to include specific references to the discussion of the record evidence, as well as citations and analysis of controlling cases and other relevant legal authority. However, the Commission expressed some concems that such an expanded legal requirement could impact the ability of an average resident or property owner to file an appeal. The proposed Ordinance was reviewed by the Design Review Board on October 19, 2004, which recommended that it be approved. The Planning Board transmitted the Ordinance to the City Commission with a favorable recommendation on October 26, 2004. January 11, 2005 Commission Memorandum Ordinance - DRB Appeal Procedures Page 2 of 2 On December 8, 2004 the City Commission approved the subject Ordinance on First Reading, but instructed the Administration and the City Attorney to draft more simplified language. The revised Ordinance reflects the changes sought by the City Commission. FISCAL IMPACT: The proposed Ordinance is not expected to have any fiscal impact. CONCLUSION: The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the proposed Ordinance Amendment. Pursuant to Section 118-164(4) of the City Code, an affirmative vote of five-sevenths shall be necessary in order to enact any amendments to the Land Development Regulations. JMG/CMC/JGG/TRM T:~AGENDA~2005~Jan 1205\Regular~DRB Appeals- MEMO.doc E CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that public hearings will be held by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, in the Commission Chambem, 3rd floor, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Flodda, on Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at the times listed below to consider the following: at 10.15 a.m.: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 789, THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SALARY ORDINANCE, FOR THE GROUP I CLASSIRCATIONS, BEING THE CLASSIFICATIONS COVERED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF .STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) LOCAL NO. 1554, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT; RETROACTIVELY INCREASING ON THE RRST PAY PERIOD BEBINNING APRIL 19, 2004, THE MINIMUM OF THE RANGES BY THREE PERCENT (3%) AND THE MAXIMUM OF THE RANGES BY THREE PERCENT (3%); INCREASING THE SALARY OF EACH EMPLOYEE BY THREE PERCENT (3%) EFFECTIVE WITH THE RRST PAY PERIOD BESINNING APRIL 19, 2004; BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES SHALL RECEIVE AN ACROSS THE BOARD INC~ OF THREE PERCENT (3%) WITH THE RRST PAY PERIOD BEGINNING APRIL 18, 2005, AND A THREE PERCENT (3%) INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM OF THE RANGES; AND AN ACROSS THE BOARD INCREASE OF THREE AND ONE HALF PERCENT (3.5%) WITH THE FIRST PAY PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 1,2006, AND A THREE AND ONE HALF PERCENT (3.5%) INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM AND THE MAXIMUM OF THE RANGES; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, SEVERABIUTY, CODIfiCATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. at 10.16 a,m.: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1335, THE CLASSlFE-D EMPLOYEES' LEAVE ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 16 FOR DONATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE AND SICK..L~AVE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, SL~RABILI'I'~, CODIFICATION,AND AN EFFECT~ DATE at 10.17 a.m.: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1613, THE UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES' LEAVE ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14 FOR DONATION OF ANNUAL LEAVE AND SICK LEAVE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, SEVERABIU~ CODIRCATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Inquiries may be directed to Human Resources at (305)673-7524. at 10.18 a.m,: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 118, "ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES," ARTICLE VI, "DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURES," BY AMENDING SECTION 118-262 TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNG AN APPEAL TO THE cr[Y COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERADILIT~, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. at 10'20 a.m.: TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF THE CllY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPOMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE, CHAFTER 130 "OFF-STREET PARKING," ARTICLE III, "DESIGN STANDARDS,"BY AMENDING SECTION 130-70 "TEMPORARY PARKING LOT STANDARDS;" AND SECTION 130-71 "PROVISIONAL PARKING LOT STANDARDS" BY CLARIFYING EXISTING REGULATIONS, PROHIBITING PROVISIONAL LOTS IN THE R-PSI THROUGH 3 RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ZONING DISTRICTS, AND MODIFYING LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. Inqeiriea may be directed to the Planning Department at (305)673-7550. INTERESTED PARTIES ars invit~l to appear at this meeting, or be reprssented by an agent, or to express their views in writing addrsssed to the City Commission, c/o the City Clerk, 1700 ConvanlJon Center Drive, 1st Floor, CH Hall, Miami Beach, Rodda 33139. This meeting may be opened and continued arid, under such circumstances additional legal notice would not be provided. Robert E. Parc, her, City Clerk City of Miami Beach Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Fla. Stat., the City hersby advises the public that: if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing, such beton must ensurs that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. To request this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access 'f~ persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceeding, ptesse contact (305) 604-2489 (voice), (305) 673-7218(TTY) five days in advance to initiate your request TrY users may also call 711 (Rodda Relay Service). Ad ~293