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Ordinance 88-2597 ORDINANCE NO. 88-2597 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NO . 1891 ; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12-6 ENTITLED TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND UNUSED FLOOR AREA, PROVIDING FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF UNUSED FLOOR AREA FROM CITY- OWNED PROPERTY TO CONTIGUOUS, SEPARATELY OWNED PROPERTY IN THE CPS-4 ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE; 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 1: That Section 12 , Subsection 12-6 of Zoning Ordinance No. 1891 entitled Transfer of Development Rights and Unused Floor Area is hereby amended pursuant to subsection 12-6A by the addition of Section 12-6H to read as follows : Section 12-6H. Rules and Regulations for Transfer of unused floor area from Municipal Use district to contiguous, separately owned property in the CPS-4 district. A) Intent. It is intended to permit joint action by City and adjoining property owners to allow greater flexibility in the use or pattern of development of land, to the extent that this can be done without adverse effects on public regulatory purposes. It is, therefore, intended that upon application of City and of the owner of contiguous property, that the City Commission may authorize a permit if a logical pattern of development is proposed , and any development of such property would be allowable if they formed a parcel in single ownership, or if their interior lot lines were differently located. The transfer of unused floor area is desirable for purposes of enhancing the overall development , the creation of view corridors , and creation of public and semi-public spaces within the project , B) Application for permit . In addition to general procedures and requirements of this section, the following requirements and limitations shall apply: 1 ) Applicants shall be City and owners of adjoining lots located in a CPS-4 district . 2 ) Application shall be filed with Planning and Zoning Director . City Commission shall approve permit and agreement transferring unused floor area . 3 ) Applicants shall submit a plan demonstrating a general description of the manner in which the project shall be constructed . Plans shall include, but not be limited to, a site plan and elevations . 4 ) The applicants shall agree to bind themselves and their successors in title , individually and 1 r collectively , to maintain the pattern of development proposed in such a way that , for the area of agreement as a whole , there will be conformity with applicable zoning regulations . No such agreement shall be accepted without approval of the City Attorney as to the legal sufficiency of the documents involved. 5 ) If variances are required, no agreement shall be executed until the Board of Adjustment approves the development . C) Findings required to support issuance of permit ; limitations on effect of permit. Upon written findings ( that the area of land covered by the agreement : ) 1 ) is compact , regular , and logical in relation to the form of development proposed; and 2) that the proposed development for the area covered by the agreement as a whole conforms to the intent and requirements set out above; and 3 ) that the proposed agreement assures future protection of public interest and achievement of public objectives to the same or higher degree than would application of regulations to individual properties, the transfer of unused floor area shall be issued, provided approval as to the legal sufficiency of the documents involved has been obtained from the City Attorney. D) Recording Agreement. Within thirty days of approval of the transfer of unused floor area, the development agreement, which shall be part of the conditions , shall be recorded by the applicant with the clerk of the circuit court for Dade County, Florida. E) Changes in development plan or agreement. The approved development plan and the agreement between the owners shall not be changed unless such change be approved by the City Commission and such other agencies and boards which were involved in the initial approval . - SECTION 2: INCLUSION IN ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1891 . It is the intention of the City Commission , and it is hereby ordained that the provision of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of Miami Beach Zoning Ordinance No. 1891 as amended; that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention ; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word. SECTION 3: REPEALER. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. 2 • SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall become effective ten ( 10 ) days after adoption on January 30 , 1988 . PASSED AND ADOPTED 20th day of January , 1988 . LAI MAY ATTEST: 4/4/41401 albill# CITY CLERK 1st Reading - January 6, 1988 2nd Reading - January 20, 1988 LEGAL FORM APPROVED: Date f `.2 ( -1k MLB/rlw 3 • 4-1 H • (1) a) 4-I O • 0 E bD U) }a .0 a0 0 a • O •rl r� o J-) 4-1 "0 d 0 a) r1 4J a) .. CO a) 0 4-, -*1-1i NO a+ 0 •1-1 0 a a.0 I H 01 N 0 N 4-) U) N ca CS3 O rl •rl zN a) $4 41.) 4-I Uq H I 0 a) �+ H• CO (!) 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