LTC 325-2017 Mayor's North Beach CommitteeMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #
325-2017
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 21, 2017
SUBJECT: Mayor's North Beach Committee
LETTER TO COMMISSION
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The purpose of this Letter to the Commission (LTC) is to inform the Commission of the
motions passed by the Mayor's North Beach Committee at their April 27, 2017 meeting.
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the motions are all related to proposed Conservation
District regulations that will overlay the Normandy Isle and North Shore National
Register Historic Districts in North Beach.
Members Present: Margueritte Ramos (Chair), Daniel Veitia, Betsy Perez, Brad Bonessi,
Kirk Paskal, Nancy Liebman, Suzanne Torriente (non-voting member).
Members Absent: Carolina Jones.
1) MOTION: To recommend the parking requirements for apartment building
and apartment -hotel as recommended by the Planning Board.
Motion Made By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Seconded By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Passed: Votes 5-1, (Kirk Paskal opposed)
2) MOTION: the North Beach Committee recommends that the City
Administration prioritize relief initiatives in the conservation districts by the
introduction of resident parking structures in order to diminish the zoning
challenges imposed by the current deficit of residential parking for the
North Beach RM -1 districts.
Motion Made By: Kirk Paskal
Motion Seconded By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Passed: Votes 6-0
3) MOTION: To recommend the passing of Planning Staff recommendations
on lot aggregation.
Motion Made By: Betsy Perez
Motion Seconded By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Passed: Votes 4-2 (Nancy Liebman and Kirk Paskal opposed)
4) MOTION: To recommend the setbacks as set forth by Staff in their
recommendation.
Motion Made By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Seconded By Brad Bonesi
Motion Passed: Votes 5-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed)
5) MOTION: To accept the Planning Staff recommendations on Height but
where the lot is less than 125 feet in depth, the height shall only be 30 feet
for the first 25 feet of the building.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By Brad Bonessi
Motion Passed: Votes 5-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed)
6) MOTION: To recommend the Planning Staff recommendations on Minimum
and Average Unit Size.
Motion Made By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Seconded By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Passed: Votes 5-1 (Margueritte Ramos opposed)
7) MOTION: To recommend the Planning Staff recommendations on Rooftop
Additions, however ,the authority for staff to approve such additions shall
be for a one-story building only and anything above one story would have
to go to the Design Review Board for approval.
Motion Made By: Brad Bonessi
Motion Seconded By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Passed: Votes 6-0
8) MOTION: to recommend the Planning Staff proposal on Demolitions
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By Krik Paskal
Motion Passed., Votes 6-0
9) MOTION: That the CD -2 be bifurcated from this effort and staff come back
with separate regulations in the future
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By Betsy Perez
Motion Passed: Votes 6-0
cc: Kathie Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Susanne Torriente, Assistant City Manager/Chief Resiliency Officer
Eva Silverstein, Tourism, Culture, and Economic Development Director
Thomas Mooney, Planning Director
Jeffrey Oris, Economic Development Division Director