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Ordinance 2001-3292 ORDINANCE NO. 2001-3292 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SUBPART B OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 118, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES" ; AMENDING ARTICLE X, ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION" ; AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED "DESIGNATION" ; AMENDING SECTION 118-593, ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGNATION" ; AMENDING SUBSECTION 118-593 (E) , ENTITLED "DELINEATION ON ZONING MAP" BY DESIGNATING THE COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT, CONSISTING OF A CERTAIN AREA WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BETWEEN 22ND STREET AND THE APPROVED RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET; ON THE NORTH BY THE APPROVED RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET FROM THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE WEST BANK OF INDIAN CREEK; ON THE WEST BY THE WEST BANK OF INDIAN CREEK FROM THE APPROVED RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET TO THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 25TH STREET; THEN THE BOUNDARY RUNS WESTWARD ALONG THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 25TH STREET FROM THE WEST BANK OF LAKE PANCOAST TO PINETREE DRIVE; THEN EXTENDS ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF PINETREE DRIVE FROM 25TH STREET TO 23RD STREET (EXCLUDING THE 23RD STREET BRIDGE OVER THE COLLINS CANAL) ; AND THEN EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT FROM 23RD STREET AND PARTLY 22ND STREET TO THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY' S ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT; ADOPTING THE DESIGNATION REPORT ATTACHED HERETO AS APPENDIX "A" ; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on August 10 , 2000, the City' s Historic Preservation Board held a public hearing and voted unanimously (5-0 ; 2 absences) in favor of recommending that the City Commission designate the Collins Waterfront Historic District ; and WHEREAS, on September 26, 2000 , the City' s Planning Board held a public hearing and voted (5-1 ; 1 absence) in favor of the proposed designation; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Planning Department has recommended this amendment to the Land Development Regulations of the City Code; and WHEREAS, these recommendations of approval for the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District were based upon the information documented in the Designation Report prepared by the City of Miami Beach Planning Department attached hereto as Appendix "A. " NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT. Those certain areas which are bounded on the east by the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean between 22nd Street and the approved relocation of 44th Street; on the north by the approved relocation of 44th Street from the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean to the west bank of Indian Creek; on the west by the west bank of Indian Creek from the approved relocation of 44th Street to the extended centerline of 25th Street; then the boundary runs westward along the extended centerline of 25th Street from the west bank of Lake Pancoast to Pinetree Drive; then extends along the centerline of Pinetree Drive from 25th Street to 23rd Street (excluding the 23rd Street Bridge over the Collins Canal) ; and then eastward along the northeastern boundary of the National Register Architectural District from 23rd Street and partly 22nd Street to the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean; and having the legal description as described herein, are hereby designated as an Historic District of the City of Miami Beach and shall be known as 2 the "Collins Waterfront Historic District . " That the Designation Report attached hereto as Appendix "A" is hereby adopted. SECTION 2 . AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 118-593 (E) . That Subsection (e) , entitled "Delineation on Zoning Map, " of Section 118-593 , entitled "Historic Preservation Designation, " of Division 4 , entitled "Designation, " of Article X, entitled "Historic Preservation, " of Chapter 118, entitled "Administration and Review Procedures, " of Subpart B of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows : Subpart B. Land Development Regulations * * * Chapter 118 . Administration and Review Procedures * * * Article X. Historic Preservation * * * Division 4 . Designation * * * Section 118-593 . Historic Preservation Designation. * * * (e) Delineation on zoning map. All sites and districts designated as historic sites and districts shall be delineated on the city' s zoning map, pursuant to section 3 142-71, as an overlay district . Such sites and districts include : (18) RM-1 , RM-2 , RM-3 , CD-3 , ROS, PF, P/HPD-9 : The boundaries of the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District commence at the intersection of the easterly extension of the center line of 22nd Street and the Erosion Control line of the Atlantic Ocean. Said intersection being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract of land herein described, thence run northerly, along the Erosion Control Line of the Atlantic Ocean to the intersection with a line that runs parallel to, and 75 . 00 feet (measured at right angle) north of the north line of Lot 1 , Block ,39 and its easterly and westerly extension, as shown in AMENDED MAP OF THE OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY OF THE MIAMI BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, recorded in Plat Book 5, at Page 8, Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence run westerly, along the last described course to the point of intersection with the center line of Collins Avenue; thence southerly, along the center line of Collins Avenue for a distance of 40 . 45 4 feet; thence westerly, along a line parallel to, and 34 . 55 feet (measured at right angle) north of the north line of Lot 1, Block 40 and its easterly and westerly extension, as shown in the above mentioned AMENDED MAP OF THE OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY OF THE MIAMI BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY to the point of intersection with the east bulkhead line of Indian Creek; thence continue westerly, along the last described course and across Indian Creek to a point located on the east line of Lot 11 , as shown in FLAMINGO BAY SUBDIVISION No. 1 , recorded in Plat Book 6, at Page 101, Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence run southerly, along the east line of Lots 11 thru 1 of the above mentioned FLAMINGO BAY SUBDIVISION No. 1, and its southerly extension to the northeast corner of Lot 29, Block 3 , FLAMINGO TERRACE SUBDIVISION, recorded in Plat Book 10 , at Page 3 , Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence continue southerly, along the east line of said Block 3 and its southerly extension, to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 2 of the above mentioned FLAMINGO TERRACE SUBDIVISION; thence continue, southerly, along the 5 east line of said Block 2 to the northeast corner of Lot 1 , Block 9, FLAMINGO TERRACE EXTENSION, recorded in Plat Book 38 , at Page 61 , Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence continue southerly along the easterly line of said Block 9, to the southeast corner of Lot 5 of said Block 9; thence westerly, along the south line of said Lot 5 and its westerly extension, to the point of intersection with the center line of Flamingo Drive as shown in the above mentioned FLAMINGO TERRACE EXTENSION; thence, northerly along the center line of Flamingo Drive to the point of intersection with the center line of West 25th Street ; thence westerly along the center line of west 25th Street .to the point of intersection with the center line of Pine Tree Drive; thence run southerly and south westerly, along the center line of Pine Tree Drive, to the point of intersection with a line that runs northwesterly from the most westerly corner of Block 3 and perpendicular to the easterly right-of-way of Collins Canal, as shown on Plat entitled DEDICATION OF PORTION OF LIBERTY AVENUE AND WEST 24TH STREET, recorded in Plat Book 6 26 , at Page 13 , Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence northeasterly, along the easterly right-of-way of Collins Canal , to the northeast corner of Lot 10 of Block 3 , as shown in AMENDED MAP OF THE OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY OF THE MIAMI BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, recorded in Plat Book 5 , at Page 7 , Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; thence southerly, along the east line of said Lot 10 to the northwest corner of Lot 9 of said Block 3 ; thence easterly, along the northerly line of said Lot 9 , and its easterly extension to the point of intersection with the center line of Collins Avenue; thence southerly, along the center line of Collins Avenue to the point of intersection with the center line of 22nd Street ; thence easterly along the center line of 22nd Street and its easterly extension to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said lands located lying and being in the City of Miami Beach, County of Miami-Dade, Florida. 7 SECTION 3 . INCLUSION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE. 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 Land Development Regulations of the Code of the City of Miami Beach as amended; and that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention. • SECTION 4 . AMENDMENT OF ZONING MAP. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby amend the Zoning Map of the City of Miami Beach as contained in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code by identifying the area described herein as HPD-9, Historic Preservation District Nine . SECTION 5 . REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of, ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 6 . SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. 8 SECTION 7 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption. PASSED and ADOPTED this 31st day of January , 2001 . ATTEST: MAYOR Pty" CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION: CITY ATTO DATE F:\PLAN\$HPB\COLLINS1\ORDCCOM.WPD 9 MAP 1 : PROPOSED COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT I tai 13) Lkiwm4. s1 t' : ii I 4444 —•alif litil ifilara III air • gp :: 41 . riilitlattiogrAIN 11111 1/ ►� ♦ ♦ � / m ► ►qqi alirli � .' ,,���o 11111 J.(1111111)(IIIIIIIIIIIII Lew % IhA�� MODIFIED DISTRICT �^� • AN �I- 11el."2"4' IN J. 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SII / / eit.:;./ / i* P grill.'” tfifiZWI SI V 10/27/00 15:25 FAX __._ [002 SILZIN SUMBERO DUNN BAENA PRICE & AXELROD LLP A PARTNERSHIP OR PROINESSICNAL ASSOCIATIONS E500 FIRST UNION FINANCIAL CENTER EQO SOUTH SI5CAYNE BOULEVARD •MIAMI,FLORIDA 33131-ZJ3e TELEPHONE:1305)37i-7MRO• PAX:1706)374-7B93 INROABILZIN.COM •WyyW,BILZIN.COM SROWARO:(9640 966-0036 October 27, 2000 - .1 Jorge Gomez, Planning Director -7 —4 City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive J;: -73 Miami Beach, Florida 33139 D'1 —I CJ p rn co VD Sorrento 8unq at the Fontainebleau Dear Jorge: This letter will confirm our earlier conversation and the statements made by Melanie Muss on the record before the Planning Board during consideration of the proposed Collins Historic District. The Fontainebleau agrees that it will preserve and restore the facade of the Sorrento building in accordance with its previously approved DRB plans and order. The City agrees that the northern boundary� of the rrento will ntoricot be District includled be Historic Distted rict. th Street and the City also agrees that We look forward to working with the City with regard to these issues in future. Very truly yours, l v 1/14- rter N. McDowell CNM.czb cc: Richard Lorber G:10MS\0225610902410319336.01 10(27/00 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF ZONING MAP CHANGE The City of Miami Beach proposes to adopt the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SUBPART B OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE; AMENDING ARTICLE X, ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION"; AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED "DESIGNATION"; AMENDING SECTION 118-593, ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGNATION"; AMENDING SUBSECTION 118- 593(E),ENTITLED "DELINEATION ON ZONING MAP" BY DESIGNATING THE COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT,CONSISTING OF A CERTAIN AREA WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BETWEEN 22ND STREET AND THE APPROVED RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET; ON THE NORTH BY THE APPROVED RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET FROM THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE WEST BANK OF INDIAN CREEK; ON THE WEST BY THE WEST BANK OF INDIAN CREEK FROM 44TH STREET TO THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 25TH STREET; THEN THE BOUNDARY RUNS WESTWARD ALONG THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 25TH STREET FROM THE WEST BANK OF LAKE PANCOAST TO PINETREE DRIVE; THEN EXTENDS ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF PINETREE DRIVE FROM 25TH STREET TO 23RD STREET (EXCLUDING THE 23RD STREET BRIDGE OVER THE COLLINS CANAL); AND THEN EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT FROM 23RD STREET AND PARTLY 22ND STREET TO THE EROSION CONTROL LINE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY'S ZONING MAP SHALL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT; ADOPTING THE DESIGNATION REPORT ATTACHED HERETO AS APPENDIX "A"; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a second reading public hearing on the ordinance will be held by the City Commission on WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 31,2001 at 5:00 P.M. in the City Commission Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. The historic district proposed for designation is shown on the Map within this Zoning Map Change. [Graphic of Map goes here] All Persons Are Invited to Appear at this Meeting or Be Represented by an Agent, or to Express Their Views in Writing Addressed to the City Commission c/o the City Clerk, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, City Hall, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. A Copy of this Ordinance, and All Documents Related to the Collins Waterfront Historic District Are Available for Public Inspection During Normal Business Hours in the City Clerk's Office. Inquiries May Be Directed to the Planning Department at(305) 673-7550. The above item may be continued at this meeting and, under such circumstances, additional legal notice would not be provided. Any person may contact the City Clerk at(305)673-7411 for information as to the status of this item as a result of the meeting. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Fla. Stat.,the City hereby advises the public that: if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing, such person must insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. In Accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Persons Needing Special Accommodation to Participate in this Proceeding Should Contact the City Clerk's Office No Later than Four Days Prior to the Proceeding. Telephone (305) 673-7411 for Assistance; If Hearing Impaired,Telephone the Florida Relay Service Numbers,(800)955-8771 (TDD)or (800)955-8770 (Voice), for Assistance. • PROPOSED COLLINS WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT it lit 22_� II �e.�� !Jr urn :..•�i:��e •�-- sr ZrAilii•44.- �_� �•1//Ir C� aloft1 rj�' �� Y' t'UUI/ /IUIII1111/' im i D+ o 1611.1- /nut�'���D !�"' zzig al. =I-� -= -U_ i IA LailerI:az� :114?:41111 -°semi MEM alio rsa... Mamie :L: ��A�Ma ��' �= /i mil •� Q nun gun lam 6s� Ciilll l■111 u� .i= ;��, � -iirim min:D nil I !r =nun/our.__ IA, .4.1. _.__ _ I I 22 ii O =iii a. -7 4 hi .6i 8 ir .. - 11 ill IX real al .1, Air t*'. .,,,,,,,.„,„,. „.. ...., 1 rile v4II - 4701 PROPOSED HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARIES :----.4' 'Ale i iii f ,40,-- CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 http:\\ci.miami-beach.fl.us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 5 I TO: Mayor Neisen Kasdin and DATE: January 31, 2001 Members of the City Commission FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez City Manager SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,Amending Subpart B of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code; Amending Article X, Entitled "Historic Preservation"; Amending Division 4, Entitled "Designation"; Amending Section 118-593, Entitled "Historic Preservation Designation";Amending Subsection 118-593(e),Entitled "Delineation on Zoning Map" by Designating the Collins Waterfront Historic District, Consisting of a Certain Area Which Is Bounded on the East by the Erosion Control Line of the Atlantic Ocean Between 22nd Street and the Approved Relocation of 44th Street; on the North by the Approved Relocation of 44th Street from the Erosion Control Line of the Atlantic Ocean to the West Bank of Indian Creek; on the West by the West Bank of Indian Creek from 44th Street to the Extended Centerline of 25th Street; Then the Boundary Runs Westward along the Extended Centerline of 25th Street from the West Bank of Lake Pancoast to Pinetree Drive; Then Extends along the Centerline of Pinetree Drive from 25th Street to 23rd Street(Excluding the 23rd Street Bridge over the Collins Canal); and Then Eastward along the Northeastern Boundary of the National Register Architectural District from 23rd Street and Partly 22nd Street to the Erosion Control Line of the Atlantic Ocean, as More Particularly Described Herein; Providing That the City's Zoning Map Shall Be Amended to Include the Collins Waterfront Historic District; Adopting the Designation Report Attached Hereto as Appendix "A"; Providing for Inclusion in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code, Repealer, Severability, and an Effective Date. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends that the City Commission, upon second reading public hearing, adopt the proposed amending Ordinance. AGENDA ITEM IRS F DATE -3/-0/ T:\AGENDA\2001\lAN3 10 l\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 2 ANALYSIS At its May 4, 1998,meeting,the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board directed staff to proceed with research and prepare a preliminary evaluation and recommendation relative to identifying and proposing historic designation protection to areas, sites, and structures along the Collins Avenue corridor north of the National Register Historic District. Over the last two years the Planning Department has intensively researched the areas along the Collins Avenue corridor, including Indian Creek Drive, Harding Avenue, and the cross streets from 22nd Street to 87th Terrace, as well as the Lake Pancoast multi-family residential neighborhood due west of the lake; • staff has developed six (6) volumes of historical documentation. At its September 9, 1999, meeting, the Historic Preservation Board reviewed the preliminary evaluation report with recommendations prepared by the staff of the Planning Department regarding the designation of an area of the City which is generally bounded on the east by the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean between 22nd Street and 44th Street; on the north by 44th Street from the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean to the west bank of Indian Creek; on the west by the west bank of Indian Creek from 44th Street to the extended centerline of 25th Street; then the boundary runs westward along the extended centerline of 25th Street from the west bank of Lake Pancoast to Pinetree Drive; then extends along the centerline of Pinetree Drive from 25th Street to 23rd Street (excluding the 23rd Street Bridge over the Collins Canal); and then eastward along the northeastern boundary of the National Register Architectural District from 23rd Street and partly 22nd Street to the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean. The Board unanimously approved a motion(6 to 0; 2 absences, 1 vacancy)to direct staff to preparg a designation report and schedule a public hearing relative to the designation of this new historic district, now to be known as the Collins Waterfront Historic District, and found the structures and sites located within the proposed boundaries to be in compliance with the criteria for designation listed in Sections 118-591 through 118-593 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code. Actions/Recommendations Historic Preservation Board August 10. 2000 The Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved a motion(5 to 0; 2 absences)to recommend approval of the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District in accordance with staff recommendations with modifications, as reflected in the attached Designation Report. The Board modified the proposed boundaries of the historic district to exclude the subject property located at 255 West 24th Street due to the inadvertent omission of individual mail notices for this site. Following the meeting, staff identified three (3) other sites within the proposed historic district which also did not receive individual mail notices; these properties are 320 West 25th Street, 228 West 40th Street, and 205 West 42nd Street. The cumulative acreage of these properties constitutes T:\AGENDA\2001UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD • Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 3 less than one (1) percent of the total acreage of the proposed historic district and the surrounding properties within 375 feet. The Board directed staff to schedule a public hearing in a timely manner and notify those property owners who did not receive individual mail notices, as referenced above, with regard to the designation and inclusion of their properties within the boundaries of the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District. Historic Preservation Board September 8, 2000 The Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved a motion(6 to 0; 1 absence)to recommend inclusion of certain properties within the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District. These • properties are 255 West 24th Street,320 West 25th Street,228 West 40th Street, and 205 West 42nd Street (as more particularly described above). Planning Board September 26, 2000 The Planning Board approved a motion (vote of the Board: 5-1; Yes: Capote, Datorre, Lejeune, Wallack, Schlesser;No: Needelman; Absent: Kay)to recommend approval of the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District subject to the two (2) conditions delineated hereto. First, the City Commission shall concurrently adopt an amendment to the City Code which would modify the prohibition of rooftop additions of more than one(1) story within the Collins Waterfront Historic District in conjunction with the adoption of the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District. Secondly, a section of the proposed northern bpundary of the historic district shall be modified to coincide with the center line of the approved relocation of 44th Street which would exclude the Sorrento Hotel at 4399 Collins Avenue and the vacant property at 4380 Collins Avenue and 4381 Indian Creek Drive. This modification would address the approved relocation plans for 44th Street. The property owners of the Sorrento Hotel at 4399 Collins Avenue have voluntarily agreed to enter into an agreement with the City which would ensure the retention and preservation of the structure; therefore, the relocation of the proposed northern boundary should be deemed acceptable. The Administration concurs with the Planning Board's recommended northern boundary, and the attached ordinance has been prepared to reflect same. Historic Preservation Board October 10, 2000 The Historic Preservation Board approved a motion (vote of the Board: 6-1; Yes: Diaz, Fuller, Garcia, Nepomechie, Taylor, Toledo; No: Sosa) to support the proposed amendment to the City Code from the Planning Board which would modify the prohibition of rooftop additions of more than one (1) story within the Collins Waterfront Historic District. T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD • Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 4 City Commission First Reading Public Hearing November 8. 2000 • The City Commission approved the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District on first reading and scheduled the second reading public hearing for November 29, 2000. However, the companion ordinance addressing rooftop additions in the proposed District,as recommended by the Planning Board and the Administration, failed to gain approval. City Commission Second Reading Public Hearing November 29. 2000 The City Commission continued the second reading public hearing of the Collins Waterfront Historic District until the January 10, 2001, meeting due to insufficient public notice. • City Commission Second Reading Public Hearing January 10, 2001 The City Commission continued the second reading public hearing of the Collins Waterfront Historic District until the January 31, 2001, meeting in order to consider the revised companion ordinance addressing rooftop additions in the proposed district at the same public hearing. DESIGNATION PROCESS The designation report for a proposed historic district is required to be presented to the Historic Preservation Board and the Planning Board at separate public hearings. Following public input,the Historic Preservation Board votes on whether or not the proposed district meets the criteria listed in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code and transmits a recommendation on historic designation to the Planning Board and City Commission. If the Historic Preservation Board votes against the designation,no further action is required. If the Historic Preservation Board votes in favor of designation, the Planning Board reviews the designation report and formulates its own recommendation. The recommendations of both Boards, along with the designation report, are presented to the City Commission. Because in this instance the proposed ordinance involves an area of ten(10)or more contiguous acres,the City Commission must hold two (2)public hearings on the designation, unless if at its first public hearing the City Commission votes to deny the proposed designation, in which instance the designation process ends immediately. Upon conclusion of the second hearing, if one should occur,the City Commission can immediately adopt the ordinance with a 5/7 majority vote. RELATION TO ORDINANCE CRITERIA 1. In accordance with Section 118-592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code, eligibility for designation is determined on the basis of compliance with the listed criteria set forth below. T:\AGENDA\200I V AN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD • • Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District • Page 5 (a) The Historic Preservation Board shall have the authority to recommend that properties be designated as Historic Buildings, Historic Structures, Historic Improvements, Historic Landscape Features, Historic Interiors (architecturally significant public portions only), Historic Sites or Historic Districts if they are significant in the historical, architectural,cultural, aesthetic or archeological heritage of the City of Miami Beach,the county, state or nation. Such properties shall possess an integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling or association and meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the history of Miami Beach, the county, state or nation; (2) Association with the lives of Persons significant in our past history; (3) Embody the distinctive characteristics of an historical period, architectural or design style or method of construction; (4) Possesses high artistic values; (5) Represent the work of a master; serve as an outstanding or representative work of a master designer, architect or builder who contributed to our historical, aesthetic or architectural heritage; (6) Have yielded, or are likely to yield, information important in pre-history or history; (7) Listed in the National Register of Historic Places; (8) Consist of a geographically definable area that possesses a significant concentration of Sites, Buildings or Structures united by historically significant past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development, whose components may lack individual distinction. (b) A Building, Structure (including the public portions of the interior), Improvement or Landscape Feature may be designated historic even if it has been altered if the alteration is reversible and the most significant architectural elements are intact and repairable. T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 6 2. The proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District is eligible for designation as it complies with the criteria as specified in Section 118-592 in the Land Development Regulations of the City Code outlined above. (a) Staff finds the proposed historic district to be eligible for historic designation and in conformance with the designation criteria for the following reasons: (1) Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the history of Miami Beach. the County, state or nation: The Collins Avenue oceanfront neighborhood is closely associated with the first known settlement of the barrier island that would become Miami Beach. Except for the small area west of Lake Pancoast, this land was first platted in 1916 as the Oceanfront Subdivision by the Miami Beach Improvement Company, the realty company founded by Miami Beach pioneer John Collins in 1912. The company name was the first official use of the term "Miami Beach. " The dredging and opening of the Collins Canal as well as the construction and opening of the wooden Collins Bridge across Biscayne Bay made the island conveniently accessible to the mainland and literally paved the way for the Beach's subsequent development as the unique oceanfront resort that significantly benefited Miami and the County, State and Nation as well. Together with the rest of Miami Beach, this area north of 22nd Street also made a major contribution to the Nation's World War II effort in 1942-45. The U.S. Army-Air Forces leased about 300 structures throughout the City for use as barracks, mess halls, hospitals, and training facilities; of these, about 200 still remain today and 31 of them are in this neighborhood. While the area to the south served as a training ground for new recruits, the hotels along Collins Avenue from 24th to 42nd Streets comprised the Army-Air Forces Redistribution Station #2, where war-weary GIs spent two to three weeks at the close of their service for the final processing of their records and payment in a recuperative setting. (2) Association with the lives of Persons significant in our past history, The dredging of Lake Pancoast and the construction of the Collins Canal were part of Miami Beach pioneer John Collins' agricultural project of nearly a century ago. Collins Canal, Collins Avenue, Collins Park, and the T:\AGENDA\2001 VAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD • Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 7 John S. Collins Memorial Library (now the Bass Museum of Art) were all named for this remarkable pioneer. The shores of the Lake were the site of the original homestead of Collins and of his son-in-law Thomas J. Pancoast, who was the City's second mayor, founded the Chamber of Commerce and contributed greatly to the early days of the City's development as a resort. Pancoast's son Russell was raised here, and became one of Miami Beach's foremost architects in the 1930's. Two buildings he designed are included in this district: the Miami Beach Woman's Club at 2401 Pinetree Drive, already an individually designated historic site; and a private residence at 2701 Indian Creek Drive. This Collins Waterfront Historic District is also associated with Newton B.T. Roney as the site of his 1925 Roney Plaza Hotel at the northeast corner of Collins Avenue and 23rd Street, where the Roney Palace Condominium now stands. Roney contributed much to the early building of the City, but he suffered heavy financial losses in the 1926 hurricane. His perseverance in rebuilding thereafter is credited with greatly helping the City's recovery at that time. (3) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a historical period, architectural or design style or method of construction; Exemplary buildings of six(6)distinct Miami Beach architectural styles have been identified in this area. (For complete listings see Section IX in the attached Designation Report.) They include the following: Vernacular/Early Transitional: the non-academic local style of traditional construction methods and materials, sometimes combined with specific features typical of the Mediterranean Revival style. Mediterranean Revival: the quintessential Miami Beach architecture of the 1920s, suitable to the climate and also with an "exotic"appeal in demand at the time; it includes variations such as Mission, Moorish, Spanish Baroque, and Beaux Arts styles. Med-Deco: the transitional style that became another distinctive local style as the avant-garde European "Moderne"style of the late 1920s was fused with old-school Mediterranean Revival. T:\AGENDA\2001 U AN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W P D Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 8 Art Deco/Streamline Moderne: the now-classic Decorative and Streamline styles of the 1930s, made world-famous by the historic designation in the National Register of the Miami Beach Architectural District, largely south of 15th Street. Equally fine examples of this style exist in this neighborhood, including the Helen Mar, the Traymore, the Embassy, the Rendale, the Indian Creek Hotel, Lakeside Apartments, Hotel Alden, and the Sovereign. Larger building lots in this area allowed the Deco style to be carried to greater heights and scale than are seen farther south, as in the Sea Isle, Lord Tarleton, and Cadillac. Classical Revival-Art Deco: buildings that exhibit basic Classical form with decorative elements of the Art Deco style of Miami Beach architecture of the 1930s to mid 1940s. Post War Modern: the style of buildings dating from 1945-1968, only now coming of age and achieving appreciation as a contributing historical style. After a hiatus in construction due to World War II, Post War Modern picked up where Art Deco left off, with the added influences of a booming post war economy and such new technologies as air-conditioning and the prevalence of the automobile. The local expression of this style has recently been dubbed "MiMo"(Miami Modern). Prime examples of this style in this district are the Ankara (Banana Bungalow), the Empress, Seville, Sorrento and Saxony Hotels; and apartment bpildings such as the Lorraine on Collins Avenue and several in the enclave west of the Canal. Buildings of this type were first designated as Contributing structures in the Ocean Beach local historic district in 1995 and have now attained significant stature in Miami Beach and beyond. Dade Heritage Trust currently lists the MiMo Hotels on Miami Beach as one of ten "Most Endangered Historic Sites" in the County. (4) Possess high artistic values; Attesting to the quality of design and high artistic values in this district is the recognition of several of its buildings in noteworthy architectural journals and promotional literature of the time, including: Residence at 237 38th Street, pictured in "Beautiful Homes of Miami and Environs, " 1920s. Croydon Arms Hotel, 3720 Collins Avenue, written up in Architectural Record, January 1938. T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 9 Tatem Hotel, 4343 Collins Avenue,featured in Florida Architecture, 1939. Sans Souci Hotel, 3101 Collins Avenue, in Florida Architecture & Allied Arts. 1951. Saxony Hotel, 3201 Collins Avenue, in Florida Architecture and Allied Arts, 1950. Seville Hotel, 2901 Collins Avenue, in Florida Architecture and Allied Arts, 1957. (5) Represent the work of a master designer.architect or builder who contributed • to historical, aesthetic or architectural heritage; A few of the more prominent Miami Beach architects represented in this district are the following: Martin L. Hampton, with eight(8) buildings, including Hampton Court, La Corona, Embassy, Claridge Beach, Clavelon (Beach Castle), and Pierre. Russell Pancoast, grandson of John Collins, represented by two buildings in this district, the Miami Beach Woman's Club at 2401 Pinetree Drive, and a residence at 2701 Indian Creek Drive. Roy France, with 20 surviving buildings, including the Sea Isle, Sans Souci, Saxony, Versailles, Cadillac, Sovereign, and Ocean Grande;several others have bees demolished, but this neighborhood still has the highest concentration of Roy France buildings anywhere. Albert Anis, with 11 buildings, including the Traymore, Promenade, Mantell Plaza, Copley Plaza, and Westover Arms. Robert E. Collins designed the Helen Mar in 1937, an Art Deco gem,fully developed on all four(4) sides. Henry Hohauser designed the Lorraine and Sundeck apartment buildings. L. Murray Dixon, with seven (7) buildings here, including the Caribbean, Grand Plaza, and Greenbrier Hotels. Harry O. Nelson designed the Lakeside and Arlene Arms apartments. Victor H. Nellenbogen designed the Lord Tarleton, later known as the Crown Hotel, now the Ramada. Carlos B. Schoeppl, "master builder of Florida's Gold Coast, " has six (6) buildings here, including the Lucerne Hotel(now Howard Johnson's) and several residences. T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN310I\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 10 Melvin Grossman, a prolific architect in the Post War Modern style, designed the Seville, Empress, and Barcelona Hotels and Post War additions to the Cadillac, Lord Tarleton, and Caribbean. Robert Swartburg designed the Sorrento Hotel, a fine example of Post War Modern style. Morris Lapidus significantly contributed to the design of the Sans Souci Hotel, a prelude to the Fontainebleau. Norman Giller, who contributed so much to Miami Beach's post war architecture, has one building in this district, the Park Shore • Apartments, at 3003 Indian Creek Drive. (6) Have yielded, or are likely to yield. information important in pre-history or history; Indian Creek itself is a natural waterway and gives evidence of the local environment in pre-settlement days, including some of the last remaining mangrove trees. In the first quarter of the 20th Century, the Creek was lined with mangrove trees and forests, according to the memoirs of Russell Pancoast. Any evidence of prehistoric use of this land has yet to be discovered, but is certainly a possibility. The Lake Pancoast/Collins Canal area gives evidence of the early dredging and engineering efforts that created and shaped the very substance of the City. The proposed historic district is, of course, intimately aspciated with John S. Collins, the horticulturist from New Jersey who is acknowledged as the premier `pioneer"of Miami Beach. (7) Listed in the National Register of Historic Places., Although this area is not presently listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it clearly appears eligible for registration. (8) Consists of a geographically definable area that possesses a significant concentration of Sites, Buildings or Structures united by historically significant past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development, whose components may lack individual distinction; This two-mile-long isthmus is a clearly-delineated geographic entity with an extremely cohesive encapsulation of highly significant post-World War I architecture dating from 1922 through 1968. Historically, its northern and southern borders coincide with John Collins' original Oceanfront T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 11 Subdivision,filed in 1916, situated between Collins Park at 22nd Street and the mansions of"Millionaires'Row"north of 44th Street. Since its inception this subdivision has been developed almost exclusively as an area of multi- unit buildings (hotels and apartment houses)for upper-middle class tourists and residents. At its center runs Collins Avenue, the very spinal cord of the City, named for this neighborhood's earliest and most illustrious pioneer. Geographically, it is also important to note that this is a "Waterfront" district on three sides, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Indian Creek to the west, and Lake Pancoast and the Collins Canal at its southern end. No • property in this district is more than two blocks away from a body of water, and the vast majority are within one block. The architectural structures in the proposed historic district are mostly hotels and apartment buildings, with a small number of commercial structures and single-family homes. Engineering structures included as contributing elements are a portion of the Collins Canal; three (3)footbridges crossing the Canal, the Lake, and the Creek; and the roadway bridge across Indian Creek at 41st Street. Construction dates for the 143 buildings range from 1922 to the present, with approximately half predating World War II. Distributed by decade of construction, they number: 1920s 12 1930s 4,5 1940s 34 1950s 14 1960s 8 1970s 14 post-1979 16 Total 143 Staff has determined that 110 of these buildings, or 77%, are "contributing" on the basis of the established criteria for historic district designation. Adding the Canal and the four (4) bridges, the ratio is 115 contributing structures out of a total of 148, or 78%. (b) Altered structures proposed for designation in the City of Miami Beach may be designated historic structures if alterations are readily reversible and/or significant architectural elements are intact and repairable. T:\AGENDA\2001\JAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 12 Although a few of the buildings within the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District have been altered over the years, these structures retain much of their original architectural integrity and contribute to the special character of the neighborhood. Exterior restoration could be successfully completed by following original architectural plans and available historical photographs and/or documentation. Despite alterations to these few structures, they continue to be representative of the architectural and cultural history of Miami Beach. ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDING ORDINANCE In reviewing a request for an amendment to the Land Development Regulations of the City Code or a change in land use, the Planning Board shall consider the following: 1. Whether the proposed change is consistent and compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and any applicable neighborhood or Redevelopment Plans; Consistent - The proposed designation is consistent the Comprehensive Plan, specifically with the Historic Preservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan's Objective No. 1 which, in part, states: "...increase the total number of structures designated as historically significant from that number of structures designated in 1988, either individually or as a contributing structure within a National Register Historic Preservation District or a local Historic Preservation District." A small area at the southern end of the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District is located within the City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment Area. 2. Whether the proposed change would create an isolated district unrelated to adjacent or nearby districts; Consistent - The amendment would not change the underlying zoning district for any areas within the City. 3. Whether the change suggested is out of scale with the needs of the neighborhood or the City; Consistent - The designation of the area as a local historic district would help to encourage redevelopment and rehabilitation that is compatible with the scale, characteristics and needs of the surrounding neighborhood T:\AGENDA\2001\JAN31 O1\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District • Page 13 and help to preserve the architectural character of the built environment. 4. Whether the proposed change would tax the existing load on public facilities and infrastructure; Consistent - The LOS for the area public facilities and infrastructure should not be negatively affected, if at all, by the proposed amending ordinance. 5. Whether existing district boundaries are illogically drawn in relation to existing conditions on the property proposed for change; Consistent- The proposed historic district is a clearly-delineated geographic entity with an extremely cohesive encapsulation of highly significant post- World War I architecture dating from 1922 through 1968. Historically, its northern and southern borders coincide with John Collins' original Oceanfront Subdivision, filed in 1916, situated between Collins Park at 22nd Street and the mansions of "Millionaires' Row" north of 44th Street. The boundaries of the proposed Collins Waterfront Historic District are defined as following: generally bounded on the east by the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean between 22nd Street and the relocated 44th Street; on the north by the relocated 44th Street from the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean to the west bank of Indian Creek; on the west by the west bank of Indian Creek from the relocated 44th Street to the extended centerline of 25th Street; then the boundary runs westward along the extended centerline of 25th Street from the west bank of Lake Pancoast to Pinetree Drive; then extends along the centerline of Pinetree Drive from 25th Street to 23rd Street(excluding the 23rd Street Bridge over the Collins Canal); and then eastward along the northeastern boundary of the National Register Architectural District from 23rd Street and partly 22nd Street to the erosion control line of the Atlantic Ocean. The location of these boundaries has been determined through careful investigation and research of building records and historical documentation. They define a geographic area which possesses a significant concentration of historic buildings, sites and structures. A detailed description of T:\AGENDA\2001 UAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.WPD • • Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 14 the proposed boundaries is delineated within the attached Designation Report. 6. Whether changed or changing conditions make the passage of the proposed change necessary; Consistent - The success of historic preservation in the ongoing revitalization of Miami Beach supports the protection of the proposed district. Past demolition of historic structures demonstrates the necessity of this • amendment to maintain the architectural integrity of the area. 7. Whether the proposed change will adversely influence living conditions in the neighborhood; Consistent - The proposed change should not negatively effect living conditions or the Quality of Life for the surrounding properties. Indeed, the quality of living conditions in designated historic areas has significantly improved since the City started designating historic districts.The thousands of Design Review approvals(both substantial rehabilitation and minor improvements) within the existing historic districts demonstrate this principle. 8. Whether the proposed change wilt create or excessively increase traffic congestion beyond the Level Of Service as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan or otherwise affect public safety; Consistent - As designation encourages the retention of existing buildings and does not change the permitted land uses,the levels of service set forth in the Comprehensive Plan will not be affected by designation. Likewise,public safety will not be affected. 9. Whether the proposed change will seriously reduce light and air to adjacent properties; Consistent - If designation results in the retention of existing buildings, there should be no reduction in light and air either on site or to adjacent properties. 10. Whether the proposed change will adversely affect property values in the adjacent area; T:W GENDA\2001\JAN3101\REGULAR\COLLCMM.W PD Commission Memorandum January 31, 2001 Designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District Page 15 Consistent- As property values and value of construction have historically increased in the existing designated historic sites and districts, there • is no evidence to suggest that designation would adversely affect property values in the area surrounding the proposed designation. To the contrary, the designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District should help to reinforce and promote continuous quality enhancement of the area. 11. Whether the proposed change will be a deterrent to the improvement or development of adjacent property in accordance with existing regulations; Consistent - The proposed amendment will not change the development regulations for adjacent sites which must comply with their own site specific development regulations. Furthermore, the proposed ordinance should not affect the ability for an adjacent property to be developed in accordance with said regulations. 12. Whether there are substantial reasons why the property cannot be used in accordance with existing zoning; Consistent - The permitted land uses are not affected since the proposed amendment does not change the underlying zoning district for any property. 13. Whether it is impossible to find other adequate Sites in the City for the proposed Use in a district already permitting such Use; Not Applicable - This review criteria is not applicable to this Zoning Ordinance amendment. The proposed designation of the Collins Waterfront Historic District is appropriate to protect the aesthetic, architectural and historical importance of the neighborhood. The positive social and economic impact that preservation has had on the revitalization of Miami Beach, as well as the worldwide media recognition of Miami Beach, is well known. Local residents, as well as visitors from around the world, are seeking the very special urban character of Miami Beach that the Planning Department seeks to preserve. 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