96-21935 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
96-21935
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WAIVING THE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN SECTION SIX OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS TO ALLOW FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED LOEWS/ST. MORITZ
CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL.
WHEREAS, the proposed Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel
has received all necessary approvals from the required City Boards;
and
WHEREAS, in order for the Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center
Hotel to provide convention center hotel facilities to meet the
current needs the City of Miami Beach, it is necessary to waive the
development regulations pertaining to temporary construction signs
ln Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Miami Beach Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665,
Subsection 6-12B, the City Commission may waive certain development
regulations following a noticed public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a public
hearing to consider waiving the development regulations pertaining
to temporary construction signs ln Section 6 of the
Zoning
Ordinance in order to allow for the construction of the Loews/St.
Moritz Convention Center Hotel, is hereby scheduled on Wednesday,
April 17, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers at 1700
Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, and the City Clerk
is hereby authorized and directed to publish and distribute the
appropriate public notice of said public hearing at which time and
place all interested parties will be heard.
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CITY CLERK
April
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. _Ifir. -q ~
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Memben of the City Commission
DATE:
April 2, 1996
SUBJECT:
Jose Garcia_pedrosala
City Manager
REQUEST FOR E CITY COMMISSION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING
TO WAIVE A DEVELOPMENT REGULATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
6-12 (B) (4) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE
ERECTION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SIGN FOR THE
LOEWS/ST. MORITZ HOTEL PROJECT
FROM:
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission set a public hearing on April 17, 1996,
to waive the development regulation in the Zoning Ordinance regarding the maximum size of
temporary construction signs for the proposed Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel.
BACKGROUND
The project has already received the following approvals from the respective Boards.
a. Certificate of Appropriateness for Design Review Approval from the Joint Design
ReviewlHistoric Preservation Board was granted on October 24, 1995.
b. A recommendation to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition from
the Historic Preservation Board was granted on October 24, 1995, and approved by
the City Commission on December 6, 1995.
Essentially, the project has several components - the construction of a new sixteen (16) story hotel
building including a ballroom, restaurants, swimming pool, recreational facilities, a grand palm court
and new perimeter retail buildings, as well as the rehabilitation, renovation and expansion of the
existing St. Moritz Hotel building, including a six (6) level addition to its south elevation.
AGENDA ITEM
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The existing St. Moritz hotel is within the Ocean Drive/Collins A venue Local Historic District and
is designated historic by the City's historic properties database.
The Administration is requesting that the City Commission waive the development regulation
regarding the maximum size of temporary construction signs, pursuant to Section 6-12 (B) (4) of
the Zoning Ordinance which reads, in part:
"Following a public hearing, the Development Regulations required by this
Ordinance, except for the Historic Preservation and Design Review processes, may
be waived by a five-sevenths (517) vote of the City Commission for Development
pertaining to Governmental owned or leased Buildings, Uses and sites which are
wholly used by, open and accessible to the general public, and for Convention
Center Hotels and Convention Center Hotel Accessory Garages and City utilized
parking lots, provided they are continually used for such purposes."...
A public hearing on such a waiver requires that a 15 day notice be given and that the notice be
posted on the property, advertised in a newspaper of general circulation and mailed to all property
owners within 375 feet of the site.
ANALYSIS
Because the project has already received all necessary approvals from the required Boards, the
overall design and scope of the project has been thoroughly scrutinized and endorsed.
However, in order for this project to proceed, it is necessary to waive the development regulation
in the Zoning Ordinance that limits the maximum size of temporary construction sign to 75 square
feet.
The proposed construction sign would measure six feet high by 16 feet wide, or a total of 96 square
feet. A waiver of 21 square feet is thus required. Due to the fact that this project involves many
entities, including the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, a larger
than usual sign is needed in order to accommodate the additional wording in a manner that is both
legible and attractive.
It should be noted that if the Loews Hotel and the St. Moritz Hotel were being developed separately,
the Ordinance would permit construction signs of 75 square feet and 64 square feet respectively.
The combined sign area of these two signs would be approximately 139 square feet, far in excess
of the 96 square feet being proposed.
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CONCLUSION
The Administration has concluded that the City Commission should proceed to set a public hearing
for April I?, 1996, to waive the development regulation pursuant to Section 6-12,B.4 of the Zoning
Ordinance, in order to erect the proposed 96 square feet temporary construction sign for the
Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel.
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