Presentation by Environmental Department 4-28-21North Beach Community
Redevelopment Area
April 28, 2021
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BEST AVAILABLE
PLANNING,
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING1
GUIDING PLANS
& POLICIES:
PUBLIC + PRIVATE
3 IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECTS
As we plan for flood mitigation and sea level
rise, we address broader resilience:
•Safety: Reducing flood risk and avoiding damage
•Aging Infrastructure: W&S, Roads
•Blue-Green Infrastructure
•Urban Tree Canopy
•Aesthetics
•Water Quality, Sustainability and Environmental
Resources
•Mobility
•Historic Preservation
•Private Property Adaptation
•Social and Economic Resilience
Climate Risks
Increased Heat Increased Storm Events Rising Sea Level / Groundwater
Southeast Florida Unified Sea Level Rise Projection
Resilience Planning
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GREEN BUILDING ORDINANCE
Design, build, and operate a new generation of efficient,
environmentally responsible, healthy and resilient buildings
HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE
•Solar Panels
•Wind Turbines
•Sustainable Roofing
•Sustainable roofing
▪Solar Roof
▪Blue Roof
▪White Roof
▪Cool Roof
▪Green Roof
▪Metal Roof
•Solar carports
•Cool/Porous
Pavement in driveways
•Residential Height
exceptions
URBAN HEAT ISLAND ORDINANCE
•Chapter 46: Tree Preservation Code
•Chapter 126: Land Development
Regulations
•Street Tree & Lot Area requirements
•Urban Forestry provides guidance for
managing the urban forest
•Increase citywide canopy
coverage from 17% to 22%
•Reduce palm canopy coverage on
public property
from 57%to >25%by 2050
•Diversify planting palette
•Improved tree preservation
of existing mature canopy
•Optimize tree growth in public
rights-of-way
TREE PRESERVATION PROGRAM
•Building permit fee waiver for all solar
projects
•Zoning review fee waiver for solar roof
or other renewable energy system
projects
•1-Day walkthrough permit review
SOLAR INCENTIVES
ALTERNATIVE PARKING INCENTIVES
•Encourage the use of alternative modes of travel.
•Reduce automobile parking requirements for providing:
•Short-term bicycle parking
•Long-term bicycle parking
•Carpool/vanpool parking
•Drop-off and loading zones for transportation for compensation vehicles (Such as Uber & Lyft)
•Scooter, moped and motorcycle parking
•Showers for commercial uses
•Requires new buildings to provide
EV infrastructure
•2% of required offstreet parking
spaces for EVS
•EV parking spaces and charging
stations standards
EV-READY ORDINANCE
The photo shows the
front of the property
elevated 5 feet above
BFE (13 feet NGVD
and 11.44 feet NAVD).
Red line shows the
lowest living floor
elevation of the
house.
PRIVATE PROPERTY ADAPTATION:
Land Use Board Review Criteria
FREEBOARD ORDINANCE
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GRADE ORDINANCE
•Height of Buildings =Base Flood Elevation + Freeboard
•Commercial properties height= base flood elevation + freeboard
•1st floor Height-tall enough to allow the 1st floor to be elevated to BFE + Freeboard, with a future minimum interior height of at least 12 ft (as measured from the height of the future elevated adjacent right-of-way elevation as provided under the city's public works manual)
•Future Crown of Road: 5.26 NGVD (3.7 NAVD)
•Residential Districts Yard Elevations:
•Min Yard Elevation: 6.56 ft. NGVD (5 ft. NAVD).
•Max Yard Elevation: Greater of 30 inches above grade or Future Adjusted Grade (Adjusted Grade from Future Crown of Road).
•Requires stormwater retention and retaining walls
•Address overtopping of the
seawalls that cause flooding to
adjacent properties
•Codify the minimum seawall
elevation
SEAWALL ORDINANCE
Fiscal Responsibility
“TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE AND
LONG-TERM CLIMATE AND WEATHER
RELATED RISKS…IN OUR VIEW, THE CITY
MAINTAINS AMONG THE MOST ROBUST PLANS
ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THESE RISKS THAT
WE’VE REVIEWED FOR U.S. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.”
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www.MBRisingAbove.com
Elizabeth Wheaton
Environment & Sustainability
City of Miami Beach
ewheaton@miamibeachfl.gov
THANK YOU!