Ordinance 2021-4401 Parking Reductions — Harding Townsite and MXE
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-4401
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 130, ENTITLED "OFF-STREET
PARKING," ARTICLE II, "DISTRICTS; REQUIREMENTS," AT SECTION 130-
31, ENTITLED "PARKING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED," TO MODIFY PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN CD-2 OR MXE
DISTRICTS LOCATED IN THE OCEAN DRIVE/COLLINS AVENUE OR
HARDING TOWNSITE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") has the authority to enact laws which
promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of minimum parking requirements in local historic districts
incentivizes the renovation and restoration of existing buildings, by making additions more
economically feasible; and
WHEREAS, applications for new additions or restorations within the MXE and Harding
Townsite districts are subject to the review and approval of the Historic Preservation Board
("HPB"); and
WHEREAS, the requirement of HPB review ensures that any proposed additions are
sensitive and contextually compatible with both existing construction on site and the surrounding
area; and
WHEREAS, the Harding Townsite and Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue Local Historic Districts
are well served by Miami-Dade Transit and the City of Miami Beach Trolley, both of which provide
alternative modes of transportation; 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. Chapter 130 of the City Code, entitled "Off-Street Parking," Article Il, "District
Requirements," is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 130
OFF-STREET PARKING
ARTICLE II. DISTRICTS; REQUIREMENTS
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Sec. 130-31. Parking districts established.
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(e) The off-street parking requirements associated with new construction, within areas zoned CD-
2 or MXE and located in the Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue or Harding Townsite local historic
districts, shall be as follows:
(1) One space per residential unit and 0.5 space per hotel unit.
(2) There shall be no parking requirement for the following:
a. Lots with a width of 100 feet or less.
b. Development sites of 6 units (residential or hotel) or fewer.
c. New buildings on development sites with existing buildings for which off-street
parking is not currently provided, where the total number of new residential and/or
hotel units does not exceed the number of existing residential and/or hotel units.
d. Properties located within 1,500 feet of a public transit stop, or within 1,500 feet
of any public or private parking garage.
(3) Additions to existing buildings. For existing buildings, which are classified as
"contributing" and of which at least 75 percent of the front and street side elevations, and
25 percent of interior side elevations, are substantially retained, preserved, and/or
restored, there shall be no parking requirement for the existing building, or for any new
residential or hotel units, whether attached or detached, regardless of lot width or number
of units. Any proposed addition to the existing building shall be subject to the certificate of
appropriateness criteria set forth in chapter 118, as applicable, and shall include a
renovation plan for the existing building that is fully consistent with the Secretary of the
Interior's Guidelines and Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings.
(4) Waiver. The off-street parking requirements set forth in subsection (c)(1) may be
waived by the historic preservation board, pursuant to the design review or certificate of
appropriateness criteria, as may be applicable, upon a finding that off-street parking is not
necessary to support the construction of new residential or hotel units within a local historic
district or conservation district.
(5) Minimum bicycle parking requirements. Secure off-site storage for bicycles shall be
required as follows:
a. Short-term bicycle parking: Four (4) spaces per building or one (1) space per ten
units, whichever is greater.
b. Long-term bicycle parking: One (1) space per unit.
SECTION 2. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all section and parts of sections in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the City Commission, 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 as
amended; that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish
such intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate
word.
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,
This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /° day of Fel rL.fo ry , 2021.
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City Attorney �� Date
First Reading: December 9, 2020
Second Reading. January 14, 2121
Verified by: /
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Planning Direct•
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila, Interim City Manager
DATE: February 10, 2021
10:15 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: PARKING REDUCTIONS - HARDING TOWNSITE ANS-AXE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 130, ENTITLED "OFF-
STREET PARKING," ARTICLE II, "DISTRICTS; REQUIREMENTS," AT
SECTION 130-31, ENTITLED "PARKING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED," TO
MODIFY PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN
CD-2 OR MXE DISTRICTS LOCATED IN THE 9 . ` • - e • -
AVENUE--OR HARDING TOWNSITE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS; AND
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the subject Ordinance.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
On February 12, 2020, the City Commission approved, at first reading, an ordinance reducing
the parking requirements for hotel and residential uses in the CD-2 zoning districts within the
Normandy Isles national register conservation district. At the request of Commissioner Ricky
Arriola, the City Commission referred the MXE portion of the subject ordinance to the Land Use
and Sustainability Committee (Item R5 H).
The MXE discussion item was placed on the March 17, 2020 agenda of the Land Use and
Sustainability Committee (LUSC). The March 17, 2020 LUSO meeting was postponed, and the
item was moved to the May 6, 2020 LUSC meeting. On May 6. 2020 the item was deferred to
the June 30, 2020 LUSC meeting.
On June 24, 2020 the City Commission adopted the ordinance reducing the parking
requirements for hotel and residential uses in the CD-2 zoning districts within the Normandy
Isles national register conservation district. At the request of Commissioner Ricky Arriola, the
City Commission also referred a discussion pertaining to parking requirements in the Harding
Townsite district in North Beach to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (Item R5 D).
At the request of the item sponsor the Harding Townsite parking discussion was combined with
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the MXE discussion into a single item. Additionally, the combined item was deferred from the
June 30, 2020 LUSC agenda to the September 22, 2020 agenda. On September 22, 2020 the
LUSC discussed the proposal and transmitted it to the City Commission with no
recommendation.
On October 14, 2020, the City Commission referred the item to the Planning Board for review
and recommendation (Item C4 H).
ANALYSIS
PLANNING ANALYSIS
The attached map shows the North Beach areas of the City where parking reductions have been
proposed. Overlaid into this map are locations of existing parking facilities, as well as dedicated
transit stops and ridership information for these stops. This map illustrates how transit stops and
parking facilities are well within the established industry standard walking distance of 1/4 mile, or
1,500 feet.
A Map of the Harding Townsite area is also attached. The commercial areas of the Harding
Townsite historic district are much more limited, as the properties zoned CD-2 and MXE are
bounded by 73rd Street on the south, 75th Street on the north, Ocean Terrace to the east and
Harding Avenue to the west.
Attached is a revised Ordinance for Second Reading that only applies to the Harding Townsite
area and would remove the minimum off-street parking requirements for new construction that
meets certain minimum benchmarks, including the following:
1. Lots with a width of 100 feet or less.
2. Development sites of 6 units (hotel or residential) or fewer.
3. New buildings on development sites with existing buildings for which off-street parking is not
currently provided, where the total number of new residential and/or hotel units does not exceed
the number of existing residential and/or hotel units.
4. Properties located within 1,500 feet of a public transit stop, or within 1,500 feet of any public
or private parking garage.
The proposal would only apply to new construction (existing buildings do not have a parking
requirement). As such, the number of actual spaces required is limited to the square footage of
new construction, which is typically in the form of a ground level or roof-top addition.
The elimination of minimum parking requirements in local historic districts is good policy and will
be an incentive for existing buildings to be renovated and restored, as additions will be more
economically feasible. All addition and renovation proposals within the Harding Townsite districts
are subject to the review and approval of the Historic Preservation Board. This will ensure that
any proposed additions are limited, as well as sensitive and contextually compatible with both
the structure on site and the surrounding area.
Finally, with the recent adoption of the City-wide mobility fee, which replaced the concurrency
management fee for traffic, a broader measurement for mobility, as opposed to solely vehicular
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traffic, has been put in place. The mobility fee considers all mobility aspects of a project and is
not limited solely to vehicular congestion and off-site vehicular storage.
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
On November 17, 2020 the Planning Board held a public hearing and transmitted the Ordinance
to the City Commission with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 6-0.
UPDATE
On December 9, 2020 First Reading of the proposed Ordinance was deferred to January 13,
2021. On January 13, 2021 the subject Ordinance was approved at First Reading for the
Harding Townsite area only. The MXE area was bi-furcated and referred to the Land Use and
Sustainability Committee for further discussion. The Ordinance provided for Second Reading
has been updated and only includes the Harding Townsite area.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
N/A
CONCLUSION
The administration recommends the City Commission adopt the subject Ordinance.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
Yes No
Legislative Tracking
Planning
Sponsor
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
• Transit and Parkign Maps - NB
• Harding Townsite Map
• REVISED ORD - Harding Only - FA
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