Resolution 12445 RESOLUTION NO. 12445
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, is considering amending Ordinance No. 289, commonly
known as the "Zoning Ordinance of Miami Beach, Florida" , and
the maps attached thereto and made a part thereof, so as to
provide off-street parking facilities as follows :
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
ECT ION 9. OFF- REST 'ARKIN
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t e public way., it is ne.essa y that regulations be eetabli hed
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chicle in , e City. i
' 70 Parking District Established
For the purpose of establishing off-street parking requirements,
the entire City shall be. considered in a single district.
1.. pkt Design Standards
A. MINIMUM AREA. For the purpose of this Ordinance, an off-
street parking space is an. all-weather surfaced area not
in a street or alley and having a width of not less than
nine (9) feet and a length of not less than twenty (20)
feet, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for
the temporary storage of one automobile and connected
with a street or alley by an all-weather surfaced driveway
which afford ingress and egress for an automobile without
requiring another automobile to be moved.
B. DRAINAGE AND MAINTENANCE. Off-street parking facilities shall
be drained to prevent damage to abutting property and/or public
streets and alleys and surfaced with erosion-resistant material
in accordance with applicable city specifications. Off-street
parking areas shall ha maintained in a clean, orderly, and dust
free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee and not
used for the sale, repair, or dismantling or servicing of any
vehicles, equipment, materials cr supplies.
C. SEPARATION FROM WALKWA7S AND STREETS. Off-Street parking spaces
shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys
by a wall, fence, or curbing or other approved protective device;
as specified by the Dade County Ordinance No. 67-65.
D. ENTRANCES AND EXITS. Location and design of entrances and exits
shall be in accord with the requirements of applicable traffic
regulations and standards. Landscaping, curbing, or approved
barriers shall be provided along lot boundaries to control
entrance and exit of vehicles or pedestrians, as specified by
the Cade County Ordinance No. 67-65.
E. INTERIOR DRIVES. Interior drives shall be of adequate width to
serve a particular design arrangement of parking spaces,
twenty (2' )'et being the minimum width permitted.
F. MARKING. Parking spaces in lots of more than ten (IQ) 'spaces
shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means to
indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers shall be used as
necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation of the lot.
G. LIGHTIG. Adequate lighting shall be provided in lots of more
than ten (10) spaces if off-street parking spaces are to be
used at night. The lighting shall be arranged and installed to
minimize glare on property in a residential district,
H. SCREENING. When off-street parking areas for ten (10) or more
automobiles amrr located closer than fifty (50) feet to a lot in
a residential district, or to any lot upon which there is a
dwelling as a pe;.mitted use, under this Ordinance, and where
such parking areas are not entirely screened visually from such
lot by an intervening building or structure, there shall be
provided along the lot line a continuous, vision barrier screen
with a minimum height of six feet. Such screen may consist of
a compact evergreen hedge or foliage screening or a louvered wall
or fence. This screening must also comply with the Dade County
Ordinance No. 67-65.
iJoint_Use and Off-Site Facilities
A. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the
same lot with the building or use served, or within a distance
not to exceed 400 feet from such lot.
B. Up to 50- percent of the parking spaces required for (1) theatres,
public auditoriums, bowling alleys, and night clubs, and up to
100 percent of the parking spaces required for a church
auditorium may be provided and used jointly by (2) banks,
offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments,
and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during
the same hours as those listed in (1) ; provided , however, that
written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as
specified below.
C. In any case, where the required parking spaces are not located
on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such
spaces are collectively or jointly provided, and used, a written
agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes,
shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned,
approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed
with the application for a building permit.
D. INTERPRETATION OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
1. The parking required herein is in addition to space for
storage of trucks or other vehicles used in connection
with a business, commercial, or industrial use.
2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces re-
quired shall be construed to be the next highest whole
ntgmber..
3. The parking space requirements for a use not specifically
listed in this Section shall be the same as for a listed
use of similar characteristics of parking demand generation.
4. In the cave of mixed uses, uses with different parking
requirements occupying the same building or premises, Dr
in the case of joint use of a building or premises by more
than one use having the same parking requirements, the
parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the require-
ments of the various uses computed separately, except that
parking requirements for permitted accessory uses inean
apartment building, apartment-hotel, hotel, motel, or motor
lodge and containing 100 or more dwelling units and./or
rental sleeping units, shall be provided as follows:
One space per 600 square feet of retail, personal services,
and/or office floor space;
One space per 10 seats of total, combined seating capacity
in public eating and drinking facilities and assembly and
meeting rooms for the first 1,000 seats ; and
One space per 18 seats of such seating capacity in excess
of 1,000 seats.
5. Whenever a building or use, constructed or established after
the effective date of this Ordinance, is changed or enlarged
in floor area, number of dwelling or rental sleeping units,
seating capacity or otherwise, to create a requirement for an
increase in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces
shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
04 Parking in Front Yards
Off-street parking spaces shall not be located in a required front
yard, provided one required space for a single-family detached
dwelling may be located in said front yard, and required parking
spaces for lots under 10,000 .8A -ft finy=bei l6uated+yin said front yce
111 Off-Street Parking Required
Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, when any building
or structure is erected, structurally altered to the extent of
increasing the floor area by fifty (50) percent or more, or con-
verted in use,accessory off-street parking spaces ehall be provided
t7-;o _..l.,•y st1:u t':re Pa fol,'.ow':
1 . Single-family detached dwelling - 2 spaces
2. Two, three and four-family - 3 spaces for each two units.
3 . Group House - 2 spaces per dwelling unit.
4. Apartment building and apartment-hotel - 1 space per unit
for each efficiency unit 1 space per one-bedroom unit
3 spaces per 2 dwelling units with two or more bedrooms
dwelling unit with more than three bedrooms shall provide
1 extra space per bedroom unit for any bed5,7aom exit;".al.7
upon. the exterior of the building or upon a corridor;
an 1 apace per sleeping room.
5. Rooming, boarding or lodging house - I space per sleeping
unit plus 2 spaces for the building.
6. Hotel - 1 space per sleeping unit.
7. Mot4l or motor lodge - 1 space per rental sleeping unit.
8. Church, synagogue or temple, auditorium or place of assembly-
1 space per 6 seats, or bench seating spaces in main
auditorium.
9. College - 1 space per 5 seats in the main auditorium,
1 space per 3 seats per classro op, whichever is greater.
10. High School - 1 space per 12 seats in the main auditorium,
or 2 spaces per platform, whichever is greater.
11 . Junior high, elementary, or nursery school - I space per
15 seats in main assembly room plus I space per classroom.
12. Private clubs, country clubs, fraternities, sororities, and
lodges - I space per 250 square feet of floor area.
13. Restaurants or other establishment for consumption of food
or beverages on the premises - I space per 4 seats. �R
14. Hospital - 1.52 space per bed installation.
15. Office or office building, studio, or clinic. - 1 space
per 400 square feet of floor area.
16. Funeral home - 1 space per 6 seats or bench seating spaces
in chapel .
17. Retail store or personal service establishment and banks -
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area, excluding stock
brokerage.
18. Furniture store, hardware, machinery, equipment and
automobile and boat sales and service - I space per
400 square feet of floor area.
19. Animal hospital_ - 1 space per 400 square feet of floor area.
20. Bus or other mass; transit station - 1 space per 50 square
feet of floor area.
21. Auditorium, theatre,gymnasium, stadium, arena, or
convention hall - 1 space per 4 seats.
22. Bowling alley - 5 spaces per alley.
23. Amusement plane, dance hall , skating rink, swimming pool,
natatorium 0:: exhibition hall without fixed seats - 1 space
for each 50 feet of floor area, available for seats.
24. General service or repair establishment, research or
testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, wholesale,
warehouse or similar establishment - 1 space for each
250 square feet of floor area.
25. Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or
testing laboratory, creamery, bottling plant, wholesale,
warehouse or similar establishment - 1 space for each
250 square feet of floor area.
26 . Marina - 12 spaces per beat berth. "
The City Council, in its discretion, following the conclusion
of said public hearing, and any adjournment or recess thereof,
may alter, modify, change, or delete any of the foregoing
requirements as it may find and determine to be in the best
interests of the City and its residents .
and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, is considering amending said ordinance so as to provide
for maximum lot coverage as follows :
"The following regulations shall apply to
apartment buildings and apartment hotels in
all districts where such uses are permitted,
and to hotels and motels in all districts
where such uses are permitted :
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY-1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
SETBACK AND LOT COVERAGE REGULATIONS FOR MULTIPLE-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS
1. Lots with a total area of less than 10,000 sq. ft.
A. MINIMUM YARDS.
(1) Front: 25 feet, but no point on a building shall be closer to the
center line of the front street than one-half the height of the
point above grade.
(2) Side: The sum of the side yards shall be at least 25% of the lot
width, blt no side yard adjacent to a street shall be less than
15 feet, no interior side yard shall be less than 5 feet, and no
point on a building shall be closer to the center line of a side
street than one-half the building height. When building height
exceeds 40 feet, that portion of the building higher than 25 feet
shall be no closer than one-half the building height to a northerly
or westerly side lot line or closer than one-third the building height
to a southerly or easterly side lot line.
(3) Rear: 15% of the lot depth, but not less than 20 feet. When
building height exceeds 40 feet, that portion of the building higher
than 25 feet shall be no closer to the rear lot line than one-half
of the building height.
B. MAXIMUM HEIGHT - 166 feet.
C. LOT COVERAGE.
There shall be no Lot Coverage restrictions.
II. Lots with a total area of 10,000 sq. ft or greater.
A. M.IlNIPUM YARDS.,
(1) Front: 20 feet, but no point on a building shall be closer to the
center line of the front street than one-half the height of the
point above grade.
(2) Side: The sum of the side yards shall be at least 25% of the lot
width, but no side yard adjacent to a street shall be less than 15
feet, no interior side yard shall be less than 10% of the lot width,
and no point on a building shall be closer to the center line of a
side street than one-half the building height. When building height
exceeds 40 feet, that portion of the building higher than 25 feet
shall be no closer than one-half the building height to a northerly
or westerly side lot line, or closer than one-third the building
height to a southerly or easterly side lot line.
(3) Rear: 15% of the lot depth, but not less than 20 feet. When
building height exceeds 40 feet, that portion of the building higher
than 25 feet shall be no closer to the rear lot line than one-half
the building height.
B. MAXIMUM HEIGHT - 166 feet.
C. LOT COVERAGE.
On a Lot with a total area of 10,000 square feet or greater, the Lot
Coverage permitted shall be determined by the Height of Building in
accordance with the following table; provided that the maximum Lot
Coverage permitted shall be 50% for the first 25.0 feet of Night of
any building, or group of buildings, regardless of the total Height
of Building.
The maximum Lot Coverage shall not exceed the following:
Height of Building Lot Coverage
25,0 feet or less 50%
25.1 feet to 30 feet 33%
30.1 feet to 40 feet 31%
h0.1 ieet to 50 feet 29%
50.1 feet to 60 feet 28%
60.1 feet to 70 feet 27%
70.1 feet to 80 feet 26%
80.1 feet to 90 feet 25%
90.1 feet to 100 feet 24%
100.1 feet to 110 feet 23%
110.1 feet to 120 feet 22%
120.1 feet to 130 feet 21%
130.1 feet or. more 20%
000V44 SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT, AREA, AND BULK REGULATIONS
The regulations set forth in this Section qualify or supplement
the District Regulations appearing elsewhere in this Ordinance.
Corner Visibility
On a corner lot, there shall be no structure or planting which
materially obstructs traffic visibility between the heights of
2 feet and 10 feet above the street corner grade, within the
triangular space bounded by the two intersecting right-of-way
lines and a straight line connecting the right-of-way lines
15 feet from their intersection.
:2 Mixed Use-Height, Area, and Bulk Requirements
A. Where more than 25 percent of the total floor area of any
building in a business district, is used for dwelling
purposes, the minimum height, area, and bulk requirements
for residential development as described in this ordinance
shall apply, subject to the side yard modification for
mixed uses contained elsewhere in this ; ticle° Wheee 25
percent or less of the total floor area of such building
is used for dwelling purposes, the buildings shall be
subject to the height, area, and bulk requirements
applicable to non-residential buildings in the district.
B. Where a building containing both residential and non-
residential uses is subject to the height, area, and bulk
requirements applicable to residential developments the
side yard requirements for residential development shall
be applied only to the lowest floor (and all floors above
it) which contains more than twenty-five (25) percent of
its area used for dwelling, except that all floors shall
be subject to side yards required by this Ordinance for
commercial buildings adjacent to residential districts.
3 Modification of Height Regulations
A. The height regulations as prescribed in this Ordinance
shall not apply to:
1. Belfries.
2. Chimneys,
3. Church spires.
4. Conveyors.
5. Cooling towers.
6. Elevator bulkheads.
7. Fire towers.
8. Flag poles.
9. Monument s.
10. Ornamental towers and spires.
11, Radio and television towers less than 125 feet in height,
12. Smoke stacks.
13. Stage towers or scenery lofts,
14. Tanks.
15. Water towers.
B. Notwithstanding other provisions of these regulations,
the height of all structures and natural growth shall be
limited by the requirements of the Federal Aviation Agency
and any airport zoning regulations applicable to such
structures and natural growth.
1,r4 Supplementary Yard Regulations
A. GENERAL,
1. Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the
alley width may be considered as a portion of the
required yard,
2. Where these regulations refer to side streets, the
Planning and Zoning Director shall be guided by the
pattern of development in the vicinity of the lot in
question in determining which of two streets is the
side street,
3. Where an official line has been established for the
future widening or opening of a street upon which a lot
abuts, then the depth of a front or side yard shall be
measured from such official line to the building line.
4, Except as other rise provided in this Ordinance, on through
lots the required front yard shall be provided on each
street.
5. Where twenty-five (25) percent or more of the street front-
age between intersections, or where twenty-five (25) per-
cent or more of the street frontage between intersections
within three hundred (300) feet of the property in question
is improved with buildings that have a front or rear yard
setback (with a variation of 6 feet or less) that is
greater or less than the required yard setback in the
district no building shall project beyond the average front
or rear yard so established; provided, however, that a
depth of front yard of more than 50 percent in excess of
the depth of the required front yard in the district in
which the building is located shall not be required.
6. The minimum depth of interior side yards for schools,
libraries, churches, community houses, and other public
and semi-public buildings in residential districts shall
be fifty (50) feet, except where a side yard is adjacent
to a business district, in which case, the depth of that
yard shall be as required for the district in which the
building is located.
B. ALLOWABLE ENCROACHMENTS.
1. Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky,
except as authorized by this Ordinance, and except
ordinary projections of sills , belt courses, roof overhang,
window air conditioning units , chimneys, cornices, canti-
levers, and ornamental features which may project into a
required yard a distance not to exceed 36 inches.
2., Movable awnings attached to, and supported by a building
wall may be placed over doors or windows in any required
yard, but such awnings shall not project closer than three
feet to any lot line.
3. A canopy shall be permitted to extend from the entrance
door to the street line of any main building in a multiple-
family residential district. Where a sidewalk and curb
exist, the canopy may extend to within eighteen (18) inches
of the curb line. Such canopies shall not exceed fifteen
(15) feet in width or twelve (12) feet in height or be
screened or enclosed in any manner and shall provide an
unobstructed, clear space between the grade and the bottom
of the valance of at least seven (7) feet.
1 . Open, unenclosed porches, or platforms not covered by a
roof or canopy, and which do not extend above the level cf
the first floor of the building, may extend or project
into the front or side yard not more than six (6) feet.
5. Ornamental fences, walls and hedges are permitted as
follows:
a. Front yards - maximum of 5 feet.
b. Side and rear yards - maximum of 7 feet.
c. Along the boundary between a residential and a
business district -- 10 feet.
6. Accessory swimming pools, open and unenclosed, or covered
by a screen enclosure, or screen enclosure not covering a
swimming pool, may occupy a, required rear or side yard,
provided they are not located closer than 6 feet to a rear
lot line or 10 feet to an interior side lot line. A walk
space at least 18 inches wide shall be provided between
pool walls and fences or screen enclosure walls. Every
swimming pool shall be protected by a safety barrier
approved by the Planning and Zoning Director.
Accessory buildings:which are not apt of the zanin
may be constructed in a rear yard, provided such accessory
building does not occupy more than 30% of the area of -Lhe
required rear yard and provided it is not.. Located closer
than 5 feet to a rear or interior side lot line. A scroen
enclosure shall be included in the computation of area
occupied in a required rear yard but an open, uncovered
swimming pool shall not be included.
The City Council, in its discretion, following the
conclusion of said public hearing, and any adjournment or recess
thereof, may alter, modify, change or delete any of the foregoing
requirements, as it may find and determine to be in the best
interests of the City and its residents .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a public hearing be and the
same is hereby called to be held on the 10th day of July, 1968,
at 10:00 o'clock A.M. , in the Council Chambers, City Hall,
Miami Beach, Florida, for the consideration of said amendment
pertaining to off-street parking, and at 11 :00 o'clock A.M. on
said date for the consideration of said amendment pertaining to
setback and lot coverage regulations .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Finance
Director be and she is hereby directed to give fifteen (15) days '
notice of the time, place and object of said hearing by public
notice thereof, published in the Miami Beach Daily Sun, a
newspaper of general circulation in said City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1968.
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk and Finance Director
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