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92-2814 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 92-2814 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY: CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF A PORTION OF POLO PARK FROM RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE TO PUBLIC FACILITIES-EDUCATIONAL, AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF A PORTION OF NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM PUBLIC FACILITIES-EDUCATIONAL TO RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: Section I. Intent. The provisions contained herein have been enacted pursuant to the "Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act", Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes. The amendment to the Future Land Use Map is adopted pursuant to Chapter 163.3187 (1) (c), which provides for amendments for small scale developments. The small scale amendment to the Future Land Use Map changes the future land use designation of a portion of Polo Park from Recreation and Open Space to Public Facilities-Educational and the future land use designation of a portion of Nautilus Middle School from Public Facilities-Educational to Recreation and Open Space. This amendment will accommodate a land exchange between the City of Miami Beach and Dade County Public Schools for the purpose of constructing a new middle school in Miami Beach. Section II. Findinqs. The Miami Beach City Commission hereby makes the following findings: 1. On April 21, 1992, the Planning Board of the City of Miami Beach as the Local Planning Agency held a public hearing and voted to recommend in favor of the Future Land Use Map amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2. Said action of the Planning Board has been duly transmitted to the City Commission in accordance with the City's Public Participation Plan and the requirements of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes. 3. The amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan will result in a much needed improvement in Nautilus Middle School and will greatly benefit the residents of the city of Miami Beach. 4. The city has adequate facilities and services to accommodate the construction and operation of a new middle school. 5. The amendment to the Comprehensive Plan represents a small scale amendment, pursuant to Chapter 163.3187 (1) (c); the property consists of 10 acres or less; the cumulative effect of the small scale amendment has not exceeded 60 acres annually; no other amendments have been made on the property; and the amendment does not involve the same owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change within the prior 12 months. 6. The City Commission deems it in the best interests of the general welfare of the City of Miami Beach and its citizens to adopt this amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. Section III. Adoption of Amendment to comprehensive Plan. That the City commission hereby amends the "City of Miami Beach Year 2000 Comprehensive Plan" by amending the Future Land Use Map to change the future land use designation of a portion of Polo Park from "Recreation and Open Space" to "Public Facilities- Educational" and change the future land use designation of a portion of Nautilus Middle School from "Public Facilities- Educational" to "Recreation and Open Space", with boundaries as identified on the Polo Park and Nautilus Middle School site Plan - Completed Project, dated September 28, 1991, attached hereto as Exhibit 1. section IV. Submittal of Adopted Small Scale Plan Amendments to DCA. That the City Administration is hereby authorized and directed to submit the adopted small scale plan amendment and all other required documentation to the Florida Department of Community Affairs and to execute all documents pertinent to the submittal process. 2 section V. Chanqes to Future Land Use Map. That the City Administration is directed to change the official Future Land Use Map of the city of Miami Beach Year 2000 comprehensive Plan as set forth in section III above. section VI. Repealer. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section VII. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. Section VII. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 10 days after adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of October , 1992. a:nautord ATTEST: ~kJ,- f ~ CITY CLERK t~~ 1st reading 9/16/92 2nd reading 10/8/92 FORM APPROVED LEGAL DEPT. By -jc. ~ q ~ I 0 -"11- Date 3 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010 FAX: (305) 673-7782 55j-Cj:( DATE: Sept. 16, 1992 TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and Members of the City Commission FROM: Roger M. ('~nIJ", . . () J CityManag~ SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CHANGING DESIGNATION FOR A PORTION OF NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL CITY OF MIAMI BEACH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP POLO PARK AND A PORTION OF ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends that the City commission adopt two small-scale amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan, changing the Future Land Use Map designations of a portion of Polo Park and Nautilus Middle School. The request is a joint application ,from the City of Miami Beach and the Dade County Public Schools for small-scale amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to chanc;-e a portion or Polo Park from Recreation and Open Space to Public Facilities-Educational and to change a portion of the existing Nautilus School from Public Facilities-Educational to Recreation and Open Space. This is an amendment to the Future Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan to accommodate the construction of a new middle school. BACKGROUND Dade County Public Schools has conducted an extensive structural evaluation of Nautilus Middle School (4301 N. Michiqan Avenue), and it was concluded that it will be necessary to build a replacement structure instead of renovating the existing school. The City-owned Polo Park is located adjacent to the school property to the south and east. The School Board has requested that the ci ty exchange approximately 5 acres of Polo Park for 5 acres of Nautilus Middle School property, so the new school can be built while students continue to attend classes in the old school. Once the new school is completed, the existing school will be demolished and a new park built in its place. In order to accomplish this land exchange, a Comprehensive Plan amendment is required because the existing school is presently designated on the future land use map as Public Facilities - Educational (PFE) , and the park is designated as Recreation and Open Space (ROS) as shown on Map A on the following page. Map B shows the proposed amended designations to accommodate the land swap. 94 AGEND~ _ '3 L- ITEM - _ DATE I 0 -~ - ~ -z. MAPA MAPB Existing PLU Designation Proposed PLU Designation .~ ~~ ~, ~'ml:::-. - ,=V p~,~ ~UgL'C :&":IlIT'" ~:)~_:""'tONA~ ~cs j:lECPE.ATIC~A.i.. AN: C~E"-i SPACE KEY PFi.E' PUBLIC 'ACILlTY EDc'CATICNA" ROS AECRE"iIO~Al A~C: ='~EN S~A::= The zoning on both the school site and Polo Park i~GU-Government Use. No future rezoning will be necessary to accomplish the land swap. Conditional use approval will not be required for either the park or the school, but Design Review Board approval 'Will be necessary, unless waived by a 5/7 vote of the city commission. According to preliminary plans submitted, the proposed design of the new school will not require a variance for setbacks. The new parking lot will provide 129 spaces, considerably in excess of the 86 spaces required by the Zoning Ordinance. This is due to the fact that the state Department of Education requires one parking spa~e for each employee as well as visitor parking. The school and park are surrounded by single family homes on three sides; zoning is RS-4. Several mUlti-family buildings are located to the south on W. 42nd Street. Interspersed among the apartment buildings are small parking lots which service the 41st Street commercial district adjacent to these properties, The area is zoned RM-1 (Multiple Family Low Intensity) and CD-3 (Commercial High Intensity). On West 42nd Street, there is considerable on-street parking. The Nautilus/Polo Park site consists of 10.1 acres bounded by W. 42nd Street to the south, N. Michigan Avenue to the west, and N. Meridian Avenue to the east. A block of single family homes fronting on W. 43rd Court abuts the property immediately to the north. Nautilus Middle School The existing Nautilus school fronts on N. Michigan Avenue. The main building, constructed in 1949, is primarily a single story complex with ~ small two story structure fronting on N. Michigan Avenue. As was indicated earlier, the majority of the school is structurally deficient, as is described in detail in a report entitled "Nautilus Middle School - Modernization vs. Replacement Analysis", (September 27, 1991). One major problem associated with the existing school is that the floor elevations of all existing buildings average 2.5 feet below minimum flood zone criteria. Portions of the site experience flooding during seasonal rainfalls. Other problems include: roof and ceiling construction and corridor walls do not meet life safety requirements, and all spaces are programmatically substandard. 2 ~ , 95 The existing media center, built in 1963, is the newest on the campus. It is in good condition, and it is proposed to be retained as a new City of Miami Beach recreational facility on the proposed Polo Park site. There are two existing parking lots on the Nautilus site. To the north of the building is a 40 space employee lot, and to the south of the building is a 14 space lot. Total parking is insufficient, and neither lot meets the City's code. At the present time, school buses load and unload directly on N. Michigan Avenue in front of the main entrance to the school. A poorly maintained, unpaved swale area is used for this purpose. Fencing around the school is in poor condition, and there is virtually no landscaping. Polo Park The existing Polo Park site contains a small activities building with covered patio (scheduled to remain), a multi-use field, 3 tennis courts, and 2 basketball courts. According to the city of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan Supporting Documents, the utilization of the park is heavy, and the layout needs redesign for better utilization of space to create joint use with the school. As is the case with the existing school site, landscaping of the park is minimal, and fencing is in fair to poor condition. PROPOSED SCHOOL AND PARI CONDITIONS New Nautilus Kiddle School The proposed new school will be a three story structure ori~nted toward the interior of the school property, away from all residential areas. In other words, the entrance to the school and the QUs turn-around will be located on the interior of the five- acre parcel. The largest portion of the structure will be situated along W. 42 Court, across the street from multi-family buildings and parking lots. A thirty foot landscaped buffer will be provided along W. 42nd Street. The new school will have 54 classrooms and a 475 seat auditorium, with a total building area of 160,262 square feet. The projected enrollment for the new school is 1,425 students. The projected cost for the new school and park improvements is $14,325,000. A new parking area will be constructed on the west side of the school property, with 129 parking spaces, a portion of which can be used during non-school hours for park users. The parking area is separated from N. Michigan Avenue by a landscaped buffer area. An integral part of the parking and loading area design is a bus loading and unloading circulation plan on the interior of the property. Students will no longer be dropped off on N. Michigan Avenue. Hew Polo Park The new Polo Pa:rk improvements will be constructed by and funded by Dade County Public Schools. They will include 4 tennis courts, 4 basketball courts, 2 racquetball courts, a new tot lot, a park pavilion, a softball field, and, as was discussed earlier, a new recreational building (the existing media center). The tennis courts will not have lighting so as not to disturb nearby residents. ANALYSIS The Administration has reviewed supportive of the overall concept. the proposal submitted and is The land swap ~ill accommodate 3 96 a much needed improvement in Nautilus Middle School, where present conditions may in fact pose life safety risks for the children attending the school. The design of the new school is oriented away from the residences surrounding the school, since it fronts on the interior of the five-acre parcel. The proposed plan will substantially improve the existing conditions relating to bus traffic and parking. At the present time, visitors to the school often park in front of single family homes, since there is insufficient parking. This problem will be alleviated with the construction of the new facility. The new Polo Park will provide enhanced recreational opportunities for both Nautilus students and residents of the surrounding neighborhood. A softball field is needed, and the addition of a new indoor recreational facility (the media center) offers new opportunities for additional programming which is not possible at the present time. A major factor in supporting this comprehensive plan amendment and land exchange is that the City will receive the benefit of a new school and park at no additional cost. Visually, both the school and the park will improve the area with enhanced landscaping and fencing, with adequate buffer areas and setbacks. The construction of a new school and park is consistent with many of the goals, objectives, and policies contained within the City's Comprehensive Plan. It will provide improved recreational opportunities and improved educational facilities for our changing population which includes an increase in the number of children who will be attending middle school during the next ten years. CONCLUSION On April 21, 1992 the Planning Board acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommended approval of the request. Specifically, they recommended approval of a joint application from the City of Miami Beach'and the Dade County Public Schools for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change a portion of Polo Park from Recreation and Open Space to Public Facilities-Educational and to change a portion of the existing Nautilus School from Publ ic Facili ties- Educational to Recreation and Open Space for the purpose of constructing a new school and park. city Commission approval of an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan is required for the land swap to occur. -Since the property in question totals 10 acres, these two amendments are considered by the State to be small-scale amendments. They will be sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs after they are adopted, and the DCA will conduct an abbreviated review. RMC/DJG/SRP/jm cOmmisn\92nautam.92 4 97