96-22243 RESORESOLUTION NO. 96-222~43
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WAIVING THE DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-12, (B)(4) OF THE CITY'S
ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO. 89-2665) AND AUTHORIZING
THE PARKING DEPARTMENT TO TEMPORARILY SURFACE THE
CITY-OWNED LOT ADJACENT TO THE 13TH STREET MUNICIPAL
GARAGE.
WHEREAS, the City owns a vacant lot adjacent to the 13th Street Municipal Garage,
located at 13th Street and Collins Avenue (the Lot); and
WHEREAS, the City's Parking Department would like to temporarily surface the Lot an, 1
use same for valet parking thereby freeing up additional public parking in other parking lots; z.nd
WHEREAS, a waiver of the landscape and irrigation requirements for provisional parkin
lots is herein requested to effectuate the temporary surfacing of the Lot in the most cost effic ier
manner available; and
WHEREAS, a waiver of the development regulations pursuant to Section 6-12(B)(4) c f
the City's Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 89-2665) is necessary to allow the Parkin;
Department to alleviate the parking shortage in the area by providing spaces for valet parking in th ~
Lot, on a month to month basis, until the expansion and rehabilitation of the 13th Street Munic ip~ 1
Garage is imminent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE Cl T'' ~
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and Cit/
Commission herein waive the Development Regulations Pursuant to Section 6-12(B)(4) of the CAt
of Miami Beach Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 89-2665) to enable the Parking Department t
temporarily surface the City-owned vacant lot adjacent to the 13th Street Municipal Garage, locate
at 13th Street and Collins Avenue.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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day of December, 1996.
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TC
FORM & LANGUAGE
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAM[ BEACH FLORIDA 33139
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission DATE: December 18, 1996
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A RESOLUTI OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WAIVING THE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-12,
(B)(4) OF THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO.
89-2665) AND AUTHORIZING T. HE PARKING DEPARTMENT TO
TEMPORARILY SURFACE THE CITY-OWNED LOT ADJACENT
TO THE 13TH STREET MUNICIPAL GARAGE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Resolution waiving the Development Regulations Pursuant to Section 6-12(B)(4) of
the Zoning Ordinance authorizing the Parking Department to temporarily surface the City-owr:.ed
vacant lot adjacent to the 13th Street garage.
BACKGROUND:
The City owns the lot adjacent to the 13th Street Municipal Garage and desires to improve the
as a provisional parking lot, for the purposes of alleviating the parking shortage in the area, by
providing spaces for valet parking. The lot will be used on a month-to-month basis until 1he
expansion and rehabilitation of the 13th Street Municipal Garage is imminent.
ANALYSIS:
The City plans to expand and refurbish the 13th Street Municipal Garage upon the issuance of 1997
Parking Revenue Bonds. The Parking Department would like to alleviate the demand for valet
storage in metered facilities by using the lot for valet parking. The community benefit derived from
the lot' s improvement and subsequent use for valet parking will allow the Parking Department to
open up approximately 40 metered parking spaces to the public in other lots. Currently, these
spaces are in lots along Washington Avenue where valet companies currently lease meters for va let
storage during peak valet demand (Thursdays - Sundays).
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Commission Memorandum
December 18, 1996
The City allows provisional commercial and non-commercial parking lots in the MXE (Mixed U: e
Entertainment) District. Provisional lots are required to be brought to grade with a dust free surfa~ e
of no less than two inches of crushed rock. A landscape buffer around the entire property and a ho::e
bib within 50 feet of the lot to provide irrigation are required to meet the requirements fo~
development of a provisional lot. The Parking Department proposes instead, to complete this work
by placing a landscape buffer along the Collins Avenue frontage of the lot and by submitting a ~l~n
addressing the regular maintenance and watering of landscaping, in lieu of providing hose 5i[s
within the required distances. This requires a waiver of City requirements by the Mayor and
Commission.
The Parking Department estimates the cost of surfacing the lot with gravel and providing tl:.
required wheel stops at the perimeter of the lot at $7,500. The landscaping along the Collins Ave,m:
property line will cost approximately $3,000. Once a waiver of the development regulatior,s:
granted, it should take approximately 4 weeks to have the lot resurfaced and ready for use.
CONCLUSION:
The Parking Department believes that it can easily recover the investment used to improve the', Ict
through the rental of the lot for valet parking, particularly if these waivers are granted which M 1
reduce the City's cost. It is estimated that the provisional use of the parking lot for valet sto~ag '-
will be in effect for a maximum of seven (7) months, from December 1996 to June 1997, or whe ~
the construction on the expansion of the garage commences and renders the lot no longer usabk:.
Due to all the reason mentioned above, the Administration recommends that the requested wa:ve r
of development regulations be granted.
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