2017-4122 Ordinance 2017-4122
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARKING ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 130, "OFF-STREET PARKING," DIVISION II, "DISTRICTS;
REQUIREMENTS," AT SECTION 130-32, "OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1," BY ELIMINATING THE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON LOTS THAT
ARE 65 FEET IN WIDTH OR LESS, AND BY REDUCING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON LOTS WIDER THAN 65
FEET; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 130-38, "MECHANICAL AND ROBOTIC
PARKING SYSTEMS," BY ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
MECHANICAL PARKING IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES MAY BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AS APPLICABLE;
PROVIDING CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 130 of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code
contains various provisions related to off-street parking; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to reduce requirements that mandate a minimum number
of parking spaces for new housing Development, or to limit the amount of parking; and
WHEREAS, there are locations with high-quality transit, which could incentivize public
transportation, and as such, the City seeks reduce or eliminate parking requirements; and
WHEREAS, excess parking results in more massive buildings, and the current parking
requirements severely limit the amount of pervious landscaped areas that can be provided on a
site; and
WHEREAS, the proposed regulations would further facilitate new construction on small
lots by reducing the parking requirements generally, and eliminating the parking requirements
on the smallest of lots; and
WHEREAS, these proposed regulations will not affect the general health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the City; 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 II, "Districts;
Requirements," Section 130-32, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 130-32. - Off-street parking requirements for parking district no. 1.
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Except as otherwise provided in these land development regulations, when any building or
structure is erected or altered in parking district no. 1, accessory off-street parking spaces
shall be provided for the building, structure or additional floor area as follows:
(6) Apartment building and apartment-hotel:
a. Apartment buildings in RM-1 or RM-2 zoning districts on lots that are 58 65 feet in
width or less: 1.5 spaces per unit. There shall be no parking requirement,
provided secure storage for alternative transportation such as scooters, bicycles,
and motorcycles, is provided.
c. Apartment buildings in RM-1 or RM-2 zoning districts on lots wider than 65 feet:
1 (one) space per unit for units between 550 and 1,600 square feet;
2.0 (two) spaces per unit for units above 1,600 square feet.
b d Apartment buildings units in all other zoning districts: on lots wider than 60 feet:
1.5 spaces per unit for units between 550 and 999 square feet;
1.75 spaces per unit for units between 1,000 and 1,200 square feet;
2.0 spaces per unit for units above 1,200 square feet.
s.e. Designated guest parking: Developments of 20 units or less shall have no
designated guest parking requirements. Multi-family buildings and suites-hotels
with more than 20 units shall be required to provide supplemental designated
guest parking equal to ten percent of the required residential parking spaces.
d-f_ For existing apartment and apartment-hotel buildings, which are classified as
"contributing" are located within the Normandy Isles National Register District or
the North Shore National Register District, and which are being substantially
retained, preserved and restored, there shall be no parking requirement for the
existing structure, and any addition up to a maximum of 2,500 square feet,
whether attached or detached. The proposed addition to the existing structure
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Design Review Board or
Historic Preservation Board, whichever has jurisdiction, and shall include a
renovation plan for the existing structure that is fully consistent with the Secretary
of the Interior Guidelines and
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SECTION 2. Chapter 130 of the City Code, entitled "Off-Street Parking," Article II,
"Districts; Requirements," Section 130-38, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 130-38. - Mechanical and robotic parking systems.
(1) Definitions.
(a) Mechanical parking means mechanical parking lifts, robotic parking systems,
and/or vehicle elevators.
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(b) Mechanical parking lift means an automated mechanism that lifts vehicles to
make space available to park other vehicles below it in a vertical tandem fashion.
(c) Robotic parking system means a mechanical garage using elevator systems to
hoist individual vehicles from receiving areas to separate auto storage areas.
(d) Vehicle elevator means an elevator used for motor vehicles in lieu of ramps
within a parking structure.
(2) Parking spaces to be used to satisfy accessory off-street parking requirements must
conform to the provisions of article III "design standards" of this chapter, with respect
to all-weather surface area, minimum parking space dimensions, drive width, interior
aisle width, and required markings. Therefore, the use of mechanical parking devices,
robotic parking systems and vehicle elevators to satisfy accessory off-street parking
requirements shall not be permitted, except as hereinafter provided.
(3) Exceptions to the mechanical parking prohibition may be considered by the planning
board, pursuant to the conditional use process in chapter 118, article IV of the City
Code, if the proposed project meets the following conditions:
(a) Commercial main use parking garages on a separate lot.
(i) Commercial main use parking garages, open to the public, may utilize
mechanical parking devices, robotic parking systems and/or vehicle
elevators, subject to all other provisions of section 130-68.
(ii) Parking spaces within commercial main use parking garages utilizing
mechanical parking may be used to satisfy off street parking requirements for
residential or commercial uses required within the building by section 130-68
for the cladding of such garages, as may be required by the design review
procedures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accessory commercial use
within commercial main use parking garages utilizing mechanical parking
shall not generate an off-street parking requirement in excess of 25 percent
of the total number of spaces in the garage.
(iii) Parking spaces within commercial main use parking garages utilizing
mechanical parking, constructed on land:
a. Located within a local historic district (except not within the Ocean
Beach local historic district); and
b. On land which was vacant as of October 17, 2008; and
c. On land within 300 feet of a proposed new hotel development;
May be used to satisfy off street parking requirements for the proposed
new hotel units and the following hotel accessory uses: retail (at a
maximum of 75 square feet per hotel unit), auditorium, ballroom,
convention hall, gymnasium, spa, meeting rooms or other similar places of
assembly (not including restaurants or alcoholic beverage establishments).
However, in order to utilize mechanical parking to satisfy off street parking
requirements for the foregoing uses, the following conditions must be
satisfied:
1. At least one-half of all parking spaces within the commercial main use
parking garage shall be reserved for use by the general public (not to
be used for valet storage for offsite valet services);
2. Mechanical parking permitted under this subsection shall be for the
sole purpose of new hotel development. For purposes of this
subsection, new hotel development means newly constructed hotel
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units and the following hotel accessory uses, provided that such hotel
accessory uses are part of the same development project as the
newly constructed hotel units: retail (at a maximum of 75 square feet
per hotel unit), auditorium, ballroom, convention hall, gymnasium,
spa, meeting rooms or other similar places of assembly (not including
restaurants or alcoholic beverage establishments);
3. A restrictive covenant in a form acceptable to the city attorney
committing the parking garage to providing parking for the related
hotel property, and maintaining such hotel property as a hotel, for at
least 30 years, subject to release by the planning board if such board
determines that the restriction is no longer necessary, shall be
recorded prior to the issuance of a full building permit; and
4. Suite hotel units, as defined by section 142-1105, cannot satisfy their
off-street parking requirements by using mechanical parking.
(iv) Except as described above in subsections 3(a)(ii) and (iii), mechanical
parking system within main use parking garages, operating either as
commercial garages open to the public, or, as private noncommercial
garages, may not be used to satisfy off street parking requirements for uses
on a separate lot. This provision may be waived through the procedures
detailed in subsection (c), below.
(b) Existing multifamily buildings.
(i) Existing multifamily buildings with a deficiency of parking may utilize
mechanical parking devices within the space of the existing parking structure
area. All parking lifts shall be located within a fully enclosed parking garage
and shall not be visible from exterior view. No outside parking lifts shall be
permitted.
(ii) The increased number of parking spaces as a result of mechanical parking
under this provision shall not be used to satisfy any accessory off-street
parking requirements.
(c) Projects proposing to use mechanical parking devices, robotic parking systems
and/or vehicle elevators to satisfy accessory and main use off-street parking
requirements.
(i) Projects proposing to use mechanical parking devices, robotic parking
systems and/or vehicle elevators to satisfy accessory and main use off-street
parking requirements shall prepare schematic floor plans prior to site plan
review by the applicable land use board. Two sets of schematic floor plans
shall be required:
1. One set of schematic plans sufficient to show the proposed
development project with accessory and main use off-street parking
requirements satisfied by traditional, nonmechanical means, meeting
all aspects of the design standards for parking spaces required in
article Ill of chapter 130, and other provisions of these land
development regulations, and requiring no variances from these
provisions; and
2. A second set of schematic plans, sufficient to show the same
proposed development project, utilizing mechanical parking devices,
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robotic parking systems and/or vehicle elevators to satisfy accessory
and main use off-street parking requirements.
The first set of schematic plans shall be reviewed by planning department staff
for zoning compliance prior to the site plan review hearing by the applicable
land use board. This first set of schematic plans may include one level of
below-grade parking spaces, provided such below grade spaces are within the
confines of the subject development site and are not located below city
property, adjacent private property that is not part of the development site or
any rights-of-way. If it is determined that these schematic plans meet the
requirements of the design standards of the city code, then the total number of
parking spaces shown on the plans shall be noted. Henceforth, the project may
proceed to site plan approval based on the second set of plans, using
mechanical parking. However, if the first set of schematic plans includes below
grade parking spaces, at least 50 percent of the number of below grade parking
spaces shown in the first set of plans must be located below grade in the
second set of plans utilizing mechanical parking. Further, the allowable
residential density, and the intensity of the uses permitted for the proposed
project, shall not exceed that which would have been permitted using the
number of parking spaces noted on the first set of plans using traditional
parking. No variances to these provisions shall be permitted.
(4) The following exceptions to the mechanical parking prohibition may be considered by
the design review board or historic preservation board, as applicable.
(a) Apartment buildings with 20 apartment units or less may utilize mechanical lifts, in
accordance with the review criteria of section 138-38(5), provided the parking area
is accessed from a rear alley and secure storage for alternative transportation
such as scooters, bicycles, and motorcycles is provided on site.
(b) Single-family homes utilizing up to three (3) mechanical lifts may be approved by
the design review board or historic preservation board, as applicable, in
accordance with the applicable review criteria of Section 130-38(5).
(4),01 As part of the conditional use, design review board, or historic preservation board
review process for the use of mechanical parking devices, robotic parking systems
and/or vehicle elevators under any of the provisions of this section,
shall consider the following review criteria shall be evaluated when considering each
application for the use of mechanical parking systems:
(a) Whether the scale of the proposed structure is compatible with the existing
urban character of the surrounding neighborhood;
(b) Whether the proposed use of mechanical parking results in an improvement
of design characteristics and compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood
and has demonstrated to the planning board how the scale, mass, volume
and height of the building are reduced by the use of mechanical parking;
(c) Whether the proposed use of mechanical parking does not result in an
increase in density or intensity over what could be constructed with
conventional parking;
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(d) Whether parking lifts or mechanisms are located inside, within a fully
enclosed building, and not visible from exterior view;
(e) In cases where mechanical parking lifts are used for self-parking in
multifamily residential buildings; whether approval is conditioned upon the
proper restrictive covenant being provided limiting the use of each lift to the
same unit owner;
(f) In cases where mechanical parking lifts are used for valet parking; whether
approval is conditioned upon the proper restrictive covenant being provided
stipulating that a valet service or operator must be provided for such parking
for so long as the use continues;
(g) Whether a traffic study has been provided that details the ingress, egress
and circulation within the mechanical parking facility, and the technical and
staffing requirements necessary to ensure that the proposed mechanical
parking system does not cause excessive stacking, waiting, or backups onto
the public right-of-way;
(h) Whether a proposed operations plan, including hours of operation, number of
employees, maintenance requirements, noise specifications, and emergency
procedures, has been provided;
(i) In cases where the proposed facility includes accessory uses in addition to
the parking garage, whether the accessory uses are in proportion to the
facility as a whole, and delivery of merchandise and removal of refuse, and
any additional impacts upon the surrounding neighborhood created by the
scale and intensity of the proposed accessory uses, are adequately
addressed;
(j) Whether the proximity of the proposed facility to similar size structures and to
residential uses creates adverse impacts and how such impacts are
mitigated;
(k) Whether a cumulative effect from the proposed facility with adjacent and
nearby structures arises, and how such cumulative effect will be addressed;
(5) Mechanical parking devices, robotic parking systems and/or vehicle elevators must
also satisfy the following conditions:
(a) The noise or vibration from the operation of mechanical parking lifts, car
elevators, or robotic parking systems shall not be plainly audible to or felt by
any individual standing outside an apartment or hotel unit at any adjacent or
nearby property. In addition, noise and vibration barriers shall be utilized to
ensure that surrounding walls decrease sound and vibration emissions
outside of the parking garage;
(b) For mechanical lifts, the parking lift platform must be fully load-bearing, and
must be sealed and of a sufficient width and length to prevent dripping liquids
or debris onto the vehicle below;
(c) All free-standing mechanical parking lifts must be designed so that power is
required to lift the car, but that no power is required to lower the car, in order
to ensure that the lift can be lowered and the top vehicle can be accessed in
the event of a power outage; robotic garages and vehicle elevators must
have backup generators sufficient to power the system;
(d) All mechanical lifts must be designed to prevent lowering of the lift when a
vehicle is parked below the lift;
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(e) The ceiling heights of any parking level with parking lifts within the parking
garage shall be a minimum of 11 feet by six inches;
(f) All mechanical parking systems, including lifts, elevators and robotic
systems, must be inspected and certified as safe and in good working order
by a licensed mechanical engineer at least once per year and the findings of
the inspection shall be summarized in a report signed by the same licensed
mechanical engineer or firm. Such report shall be furnished to the planning
director and the building official; and
(g) All parking lifts shall be maintained and kept in good working order.
(6) The proposed use of mechanical parking systems, including mechanical parking lifts,
robotic parking systems or vehicular elevators, for any type of development or
improvement, including, but not limited to, vehicle storage, whether proposed under
the provisions of section 130-38, or any other section of the City Code, shall require
compliance with the provisions of subsections 130-38(4) and 130-38(5), and, with the
exception of mechanical parking used to provide parking on a property containing less
than 20 units, shall require the review and approval of the planning board, pursuant to
the conditional use process in chapter 118, article IV of the Code.
SECTION 3. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all section and parts of sections in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 re-numbered or re-lettered to accomplish
such intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate
word.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 04 day of /4( , 201
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Mayor
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 26, 2017
10:45 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARKING:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 130, "OFF-STREET PARKING," DIVISION II, "DISTRICTS;
REQUIREMENTS," AT SECTION 130-32, "OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1," BY ELIMINATING THE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON LOTS THAT ARE
65 FEET IN WIDTH OR LESS, AND BY REDUCING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON LOTS WIDER THAN 65
FEET; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 130-38, "MECHANICAL AND ROBOTIC
PARKING SYSTEMS," BY ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
MECHANICAL PARKING IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES MAY BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AS APPLICABLE; PROVIDING
CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY;AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
BACKGROUND
After several months of discussion and review, on January 17, 2017, the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding
and Sea Level Rise discussed the attached ordinance amendment and recommended that the City Commission
refer it to the Land Use and Development Committee and Planning Board. Commissioners John Elizabeth Aleman
and Joy Malakoff are the sponsors of the item.
On February 8, 2017, the City Commission referred the proposed Ordinance amendment to the Land Use and
Development Committee and the Planning Board. On February 15, 2017, the Land Use and Development
Committee discussed the proposed ordinance and continued the discussion to the March 8,2017 meeting.
On March 8, 2017, the Land Use and Development Committee discussed the proposed ordinance and continued
the discussion to the April 19, 2017 meeting. On April 19, 2017, the Land Use and Development Committee
recommended that the Planning Board transmit the ordinance to the City Commission with a favorable
recommendation.
PLANNING ANALYSIS
The proposed ordinance amendments were vetted by the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Level
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Rise. The recommended code amendments are the result of numerous meetings in which the panel focused on
changes needed to ensure the resiliency of new construction and properties located in the RM-1 and RM-2 districts.
The proposed code amendments address resiliency and sustainability efforts, as well as complement our ongoing
public investments in sea level rise risk reduction.
The following is a summary of the existing regulations along with the modifications as revised and recommended by
the Land Use and Development Committee:
1.Parking requirements
Currently the City code requires between 1.5 to 2.0 parking spaces per residential unit as outlined below. As
proposed, no parking would be required on lots that are less than 65 feet in width,and the range of parking spaces
required for larger properties is outlined below. On small lots it can be difficult to provide parking, and may overly
restrict the redevelopment of small single lots. Development on small lots allows strategic infill rather than more
extensive demolition and larger new construction. Such smaller scale construction is often more pedestrian oriented
for the neighborhood.
Current Regulations Proposed Regulations
6.Parking Zero for lots<=65 feet in width
1.5/unit(550-999 SF) 1 /unit(550-1600 SF)
1.75/unit(1000-1200 SF)
2/unit(>1200 SF) 2/unit(>1600 SF)
Recently the City of Miami adopted code modifications to the Little Havana area to eliminate the parking
requirements for buildings that are under 10,000 SF and located near public transit.The market will dictate need.
2.Mechanical parking
Lastly,for small residential buildings of less than 20 units,the proposed ordinance would allow the DRB or HPB to
review and approve mechanical parking. Currently, any mechanical parking, regardless of the size of development,
requires the review and the approval of the Planning Board.
Current Regulations Proposed Regulations
7. Mechanical Parking Conditional Use approval required May be approved by the Design
from Planning Board regardless of Review Board or Hstoric
project size Preservation Board for buildings
with<20 units
As proposed, the ordinance would also allow the Design Review Board or Historic Preservation Board to review
and approve mechanical parking for up to three(3)mechanical lifts in single family homes.
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
On May 23, 2017, the Planning Board transmitted the proposed Ordinance Amendments to the City
Commission, with a favorable recommendation. The Planning Board also recommended the
following modification:
1. Reduce parking requirement to one(1)space per unit regardless of unit size.
SUMMARY/UPDATE
On June 7, 2017 the City Commission approved the subject Ordinance at First Reading, as originally drafted and
without the parking space reduction suggested by the Planning Board.
CONCLUSION
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The Administration recommends that The City Commission adopt the Ordinance.
Legislative Tracking
Planning
Sponsor
Commissioners John Elizabeth Aleman and Joy Malakoff
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
❑ Ordinance
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