2017-29882 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2017-29882
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO
CONSIDER GRANTING THREE (3) WAIVERS OF CERTAIN
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY A 5/7TH VOTE OF THE CITY
COMMISSION, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 142-
425(d), OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR), FOR THE
NEW PARKING GARAGE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE P-23 SURFACE
PARKING LOT, LOCATED AT 1623 WEST AVENUE, WHICH REQUEST
CONSISTS OF: 1) A WAIVER OF SECTION 142-156(a), OF THE LDR, IN
ORDER TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK (WEST SIDE)
ALONG WEST AVENUE; TO REDUCE THE SIDE SETBACK ALONG THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT; AND TO REDUCE THE REAR
SETBACK ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, ALONG
ALTON COURT; 2) A WAIVER OF SECTION 142-155(b) OF THE LDR, IN
ORDER TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 50 FEET
TO 75 FEET; AND 3) WAIVER OF SECTION 142-156(b)(1), OF THE LDR, IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE RETAIL USES AT THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE
GARAGE, FRONTING WEST AVENUE.
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of
Request for Qualifications No. 2016-124-KB (RFQ) for Architectural and Engineering Design Criteria
Professional Services for proposals to construct mixed use parking garages, and which RFQ included
the P-23 Surface Parking Lot site (Project); and
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2016, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 2016-29425,
authorizing the City to negotiate with Desman, Inc. (Consultant); which negotiations were successful,
and an agreement was executed with the Consultant; and
WHEREAS, the construction of an interceptor parking garage at the P-23 Surface Parking Lot
was approved in the FY 2015-16 Capital Budget as part of the City's initiative to expand municipal
parking garages; and
WHEREAS, a Design Criteria Package (DCP) is being prepared by the Consultant and will
be provided to the Design Build Team for the design development and subsequent construction of a
new parking garage; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant is preparing the Design Criteria Package (DCP) that would include
concise performance-oriented specifications for the new Interceptor Garage at the P-23 surface
parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the DCP is to furnish sufficient information to allow Design-Build
(DB) firms to provide a response to the City's Request for Proposals (RFP) for Design-Build services;
and
WHEREAS, at the May 17, 2017 Commission Meeting, the Mayor and City Commission
directed staff to proceed with the development of a parking structure 75 foot in height, with workforce
housing on the top two (2) floors, and retail use on the first floor of the garage; and
WHEREAS, the P-23 Surface Parking Lot is zoned Government Use (GU) and, as per
Section 142-425(d), of the Land Development Regulations, the City Commission may waive by five
sevenths (5/7ths) vote, following a dully noticed public hearing advertised in the newspaper at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing, development regulations "pertaining to governmental owned or
leased buildings, uses and sites which are wholly used by, open and accessible to the general public,
or used by not-for-profit, educational, or cultural organizations, or for convention center hotels, or
convention center hotel accessory garages, or city utilized parking lots, provided they are continually
used for such purposes"; and
WHEREAS, administration is requesting the following development regulation waivers:
1. A waiver of the requirements of section 142-156(a), of the Land Development Regulations, in
order to (a) reduce the minimum front setback, facing West Avenue, from 20 feet to 15 feet; (b)
to reduce the minimum north side setback from 12 feet to 11 feet 4 inches; and to reduce the
rear setback from 15 feet to zero feet;
2. A waiver of section 142-155(b), of the Land Development Regulations, in order to increase the
maximum building height from 50 feet to 75 feet. The requested building height is necessary to
accommodate sufficient parking levels, ensuring sufficient clearance for vans, ensuring the
ability to modify the building in the future to accommodate sea level rise, and to accommodate
workforce housing on the top two (2)floors of the garage.
3. A waiver of section 142-156(b)(1), of the Land Development Regulations in order to allow a
mixed-use development including residential and/or retail space at the first level of the
structure, facing West Avenue. The development regulations require first floor/first level
residential.
WHEREAS, the requested waivers would allow construction of the maximum number of
parking spaces (approximately 170 to 180 spaces on four levels) and two (2) floors of workforce
housing (approximately 32,000 gross square feet); and
WHEREAS, the administration, requests that a public hearing be scheduled for July 26, 2017,
as is required by 142-425(d), of the Land Development Regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City Commission set a Public
Hearing to consider granting three (3) waivers of certain Land Development Regulations, by a
5/7th vote of the City Commission, after public hearing, pursuant to section 142-425(d), of the
Land Development Regulations (LDR), for the new parking garage to be constructed at the
P-23 surface parking lot, located at 1623 West Avenue, which request consists of: 1) a
waiver of section 142-156(a), of the LDR, in order to reduce the minimum front setback (west
side) along west avenue; to reduce the side setback along the north side of the parking lot;
and to reduce the rear setback along the east side of the parking lot, along Alton Court; 2) a
waiver of section 142-155(b), of the LDR, in order to increase the maximum building height
from 50 feet to 75 feet; and 3) waiver of section 142-156(b)(1), of the LDR, in order to provide
retail uses at the first level of the garage, fronting West Avenue.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 7, 2017
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO
CONSIDER GRANTING THREE (3) WAIVERS OF CERTAIN
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY A 5/7TH VOTE OF THE CITY
COMMISSION, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 142-
425(d), OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR), FOR THE
NEW PARKING GARAGE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE P-23 SURFACE
PARKING LOT, LOCATED AT 1623 WEST AVENUE, WHICH REQUEST
CONSISTS OF: 1) A WAIVER OF SECTION 142-156(a), OF THE LDR, IN
ORDER TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK (WEST SIDE)
ALONG WEST AVENUE; TO REDUCE THE SIDE SETBACK ALONG THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT; AND TO REDUCE THE REAR
SETBACK ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT,ALONG ALTON
COURT; 2)A WAIVER OF SECTION 142-155(b) OF THE LDR, IN ORDER TO
INCREASE THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 50 FEET TO 75
FEET; AND 3) WAIVER OF SECTION 142-156(b)(1), OF THE LDR, IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE RETAIL USES AT THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE
GARAGE, FRONTING WEST AVENUE.
ANALYSIS
On April 13, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of Request for
Qualifications No. 2016-124-KB (RFQ) for Architectural and Engineering Design Criteria
Professional Services for mixed use parking garages, including the P-23 Surface Parking Lot
Project(Project).
The RFQ was issued on April 20, 2016, and on June 8, 2016, the City Commission approved
Resolution No. 2016-29425 authorizing the City to negotiate with DESMAN, INC. (Consultant);
negotiations were successful, and an agreement was executed with the Consultant.
The construction of an interceptor parking garage at the P-23 Surface Parking Lot was
approved in the FY 2015-16 Capital Budget as part of the City's initiative to expand municipal
parking garages.
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A Design Criteria Package (DCP) is being prepared by the Consultant and will be provided to
the Design Build Team for the design development and subsequent construction of a new
parking garage.
The administration decided to proceed with a design-build method of procurement. The
Consultant is preparing the Design Criteria Package (DCP) that would include concise
performance-oriented specifications for the new Interceptor Garage at the P-23 surface parking
lot. The purpose of the DCP is to furnish sufficient information to allow Design-Build (DB)firms
to provide a response to the City's Request for Proposals (RFP)for Design-Build services.
At the May 17, 2017 Commission Meeting, the Mayor and City Commission directed staff to
proceed with the development of a parking structure 75 foot in height, with workforce housing on
the top two (2)floors and retail use on the first floor of the garage.
The P-23 Surface Parking Lot is zoned Government Use (GU) and, as per Section 142-425(d)
of the City Code, the City Commission may waive by five sevenths (5/7ths) vote, following a
dully noticed public hearing advertised in the newspaper at least fifteen (15) days prior to the
hearing, development regulations "pertaining to governmental owned or leased buildings, uses
and sites which are wholly used by, open and accessible to the general public, or used by not-
for-profit, educational, or cultural organizations, or for convention center hotels, or convention
center hotel accessory garages, or city utilized parking lots, provided they are continually used
for such purposes." Specifically, administration is requesting the following development
regulation waivers:
1 . 142-156(a), to reduce the minimum front setback, facing West Avenue from twenty
feet (20'-0") to fifteen feet (15'-0"); to reduce the minimum north side setback from
twelve feet (12'-0") to eleven feet four inches (11'-4"); to reduce the rear setback from
fifteen feet(15'-0")to zero feet(0'-0");
2 . 142-155(b), to increase the maximum building height from fifty feet (50') to seventy
five feet (75'). The requested building height is necessary to accommodate parking
levels, takes into account sufficient clearance for vans, future modifications to
accommodate sea level rise and to accommodate workforce housing on the top two (2)
floors of the garage.
3 . 142-156(b) (1), to allow mixed-use development including residential and/or retail
space at the first level facing West Avenue.
The requested waivers would allow construction of the maximum number of parking spaces
(approximately 170 to 180 spaces on four levels) and two floors of workforce housing
(approximately 32,000 gross square feet).
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the resolution.
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