LTC 418-2021 Ordinance 2020-4358 One Year Update418-2021
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O FFI C E OF THE CIT Y MA N AG ER
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO :
FROM:
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Mana~
DATE: October 1, 2021
SUBJECT: Ordinance 2020-4358: One Year Update
On September 16, 2020 Ordinance 2020-4358 was adopted by the City Commission. This Ordinance
created a framework for roof-top, outdoor movie theaters, with accessory bars, within the CD-2 zoning
district on the west side of Alton Road. A subsequent Ordinance amendment (Ordinance No. 2021-
4397, adopted on January 13, 2021) reduced the allowable boundaries for outdoor, roof-top theaters
with accessory bars to the west side of Alton Road between 16 th Street and Collins Canal.
At the time of adoption, the City Commission requested that a one-year look back be provided, to
summarize the status of any applications made for outdoor movie theaters on Alton Road . To date only
one application for an outdoor theater has been submitted; the following is a summary of the required
Land Use Board approvals for this application:
• On December 14, 2020, the Planning Board approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an
Open-Air Entertainment Establishment, an Outdoor Entertainment Establishment, and a
Neighborhood Impact Establishment, for an outdoor, roof-top movie theater at 1600 Alton Road
(PB20-0377). The CUP approval was in accordance with the criteria set forth in Ordinance 2020-
4358, and included additional requirements to mitigate sound at the roof level.
• On January 5, 2021 , the Design Review Board reviewed and approved the construction of the
new rooftop outdoor movie theater and bar addition on the rooftop of the existing 5-story parking
garage at 1600 Alton Road (DRB20-0556). The ORB approval included requirements for
additional landscape planters at the roof level.
On August 25, 2021, a building permit application for the build-out of this outdoor movie theater was
submitted , in accordance with above noted Land Use Board approvals. The first review of the permit
has been completed by all disciplines and the applicant is in the process of addressing all the
outstanding comments and is expected to resubmit the permit application for review .
A TH/ETC/TRM
C: Rafael Paz, Acting City Attorney
Rafael E . Granado, City Clerk
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