96-21890 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
96-21890
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CALLING A
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WAIVING THE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN SECTION SIX OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SETBACKS,
HEIGHT, WIDTHS, AND FLOOR AREA RATIO IN ORDER
TO CONSTRUCT THE 16TH STREET GARAGE BETWEEN
COLLINS AVENUE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the proposed 16th Street garage between Collins
Avenue and Washington Avenue has received all necessary approvals
from the required City Boards; and
WHEREAS, in order to alleviate the demand for off-street and
on-street parking, and to provide parking for the proposed
Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel it is necessary to waive
the development regulations pertaining to setbacks, height, widths,
and floor area ratio in 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 setbacks, height, widths, and floor area ratio in Section 6 of
the Zoning Ordinance in order to allow for the construction of the
16th Street garage between Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue, is
hereby scheduled on Tuesday, April 2, 1996 at 2:30 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.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th
Februar
, 1996.
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CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. <85 - ~ 1.0
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Memben of the City Commission
DATE:
February 20, 1996
FROM:
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa 11
City Manager
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING
TO WAIVE THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 6-12 (B) (4) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO
CONSTRUCT THE 16TH STREET GARAGE BETWEEN COLLINS
AVENUE AND WASHINGTON A VENUE
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission set a public hearing on April 2, 1996 to
waive all pertinent development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance regarding Floor Area Ratio,
height and widths and setback of driveways for the 16th Street Garage between Collins Avenue and
Washington Avenue.
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
ReviewIHistoric Preservation Board was granted on January 9, 1996.
b. A recommendation to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition from
the Historic Preservation Board was granted on December 14, 1995 and approved by
the City Commis~ion on January 24, 1996.
The project consists of the construction of an 804 space, seven (7) level (66' to the highest slab and
74'-8" to the highest architectural projection), municipal parking garage, with accessory retail space
on the first floor. Said project involves the re-creation of the original 16th Street right-of-way
between Collins and W ashington Avenues, and also the demolition of the original Justice of the
Peace Building at 1575 Washington Avenue and the original Anchor Hotel Building at 1581
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Washington Avenue, and their respective western annexes; however, the front facades of the two (2)
existing original structures are to be relocated to the west elevation of the proposed parking garage.
The project is proposed to be located on multiple lots, all of which are within both the Ocean
Drive/Collins A venue and Flamingo Local Historic Districts and the National Register District. The
existing original structures within the former 16th Street right-of-way portion of this site, the Anchor
Hotel and the Justice of the Peace Building, are both designated as contributing by the Miami Beach
Historic Properties Database.
The Administration is requesting that the City Commission waive all pertinent development
regulations regarding floor area ratio, maximum height and drive widths, pursuant to Section 6-12
(B) (4) of the Zoning Ordinance which reads, in part:
"Following a public hearing, the Development Regulations and any Design Review
process otherwise required by this Ordinance may be waived by a five-sevenths (517)
vote of the City Commission for Development pertaining to Municipal Buildings,
Uses and sites which are wholly used by, open and accessible to the general public" ...
A public hearing on such a waiver requires that a 30 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.
ANALYSIS
Because the project has already received all necessary approvals from the required Boards, the
general design and scope of the project has been thoroughly scrutinized and endorsed.
The Planning and Zoning Director has determined that this project shall be developed according to
the regulations of the MXE district. However, in order for the development of the project to
proceed, it is necessary to waive the following development regulations:
1. Floor Area Ratio
The total square footage of the proposed structure when divided by the lot area of the garage
site results in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of3.87. The maximum FAR allowed by the Zoning
Ordinance in the MXE District is 3.00. A waiver of 0.87 FAR is; therefore, required.
2. Height
The maximum height allowed for a main structure in the MXE District is 50 feet. The height
to the top of the main deck of the proposed parking structure is 66 feet. Therefore, it is
necessary to waive 16 feet of the maximum height allowed.
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3. Driveway Width
The project proposes to provide an access driveway to the private parking lot on the adjacent
property. The Ordinance requires that a two-way drive be a minimum of 22 feet in width.
This driveway is proposed to be 15 feet wide. A waiver of seven feet is thus required.
4. Driveway Side Setback
The above mentioned driveway also requires a setback of five feet according to the Zoning
Ordinance. Since it provides access to the adjoining property it crosses the property line.
Therefore, a waiver of five feet is required.
CONCLUSION
The Administration has concluded that the City Commission should proceed to set a public hearing
for April 2, 1996, to waive all pertinent development regulations pursuant to Section 6-12 (B) (h)
of the Zoning Ordinance for the construction of the parking garage at 16th Street between Collins
Avenue and Washington Avenue.
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