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RESOLUTION 91-20222 RESOLUTION NO. 91-20222 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7, ENTITLED "PARKING REGULATIONS" OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 89-2665 BY ADDITION OF SUBSECTION 7-12, ENTITLED "SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION CENTER PARKING," PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION CENTER PARKING PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE USE OF VACANT LOTS IN THE RM-1, RM-2, CD-1, CD-2 AND CD-3 ZONING DISTRICTS LOCATED WITHIN TWENTY—FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, FOR OPERATION AS COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS FOR THE DURATION OF SCHEDULED EVENTS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARKING; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID LOTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT, WHEREAS, on January 8, 1990, the Planning Board held a Public Hearing to consider an ordinance amending to Section 7 , entitled "Parking Regulations" of City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665, by addition of Subsection 7-12 entitled "Supplementary Convention Center Parking, " providing for the issuance of supplementary convention center parking permits for vacant lots in the RM-1, RM-2 , CD-1, CD-2 and CD-3 Zoning Districts located within twenty-five hundred feet of the Convention Center for the duration of scheduled events requiring additional parking, and establishing standards for the operation of said lots; and WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Planning Board has been duly transmitted to the City Commission pursuant to Section 14, entitled "Changes and Amendments" of Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a public hearing for consideration of the aforementioned zoning amendment is hereby called to be held before the City Commission in its chambers on the Third Floor of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, beginning at 11: 15 a .m. on the 2 3rd day of January , 1991 , and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish in a 1 newspaper of general circulation of the City of Miami Beach, at which time and place all interested parties will be heard. PASSED and ADOPTED this 9th day of January 1991. 40/11!:: : 111P MAYOR ATTEST: (jduG.c.4 CITY CLERK LF/SWS/j Cl a:/PARK.RES. FORM APPROVED LEGAL DEPT. By 5444/4- 5r: Ciamt4.A4 Date 1- 2 • Neetoti eete, ead FLORIDA 3 3 1 3 9 * I3NCORP}ORATED .: * "VA CA 7'IONL,4 ND U. S. A.tt h. y ,'q?is 26;1 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER CITY HALL ROB W.PARKINS 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: 673-7010 COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. e) I DATE: JANUARY 9, 1991 TO: Mayor Alex Daoud a Members of the ° Commissi•n 0 FROM: Rob W. Parkin City Manager SUBJECT: PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE 89-2665 SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION CENTER PARKING THE REQUEST The Planning Board is requesting that the City Commission set a public hearing date for the consideration of an Ordinance amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 89-2665 by addition of Subsection 7-12 entitled "Supplementary Convention Center Parking." Said amendment would provide for the issuance of Supplementary Convention Center Parking permits authorizing the use of vacant lots in the RM-1, RM-2, CD-1, CD-2 and CD-3 zoning districts located within twenty-five hundred feet of the Convention Center for operation as commercial parking lots for the duration of scheduled events requiring additional parking. The Ordinance also establishes standards for the maintenance and operation of said lots. BACKGROUND It has been recognized and generally acknowledged for some time that there is inadequate parking near the Miami Beach Convention Center during certain scheduled events. This lack of parking can and does constitute a serious problem for exhibitors participating in the events and also poses a threat to the safety and welfare of persons attending these events due to the increased traffic congestion caused by those drivers seeking parking spaces. This inadequate parking situation has been recently exacerbated by the partial closing of the second level of the two-story parking garage on Lincoln Road; this closure represents a loss of roughly 300 spaces that normally service the Convention Center. The City Administration continues to study the parking situation surrounding the Convention Center, fully anticipating that bookings and visitors will increase under the pending management agreement with Spectacor and that there will be a need for permanent parking solutions. In this regard, it believes that one of these solutions is the use of vacant lots in the immediate vicinity of the Center for supplementary parking for the duration of particular events which generate the exceptional need for more parking than is normally required. The RM-1, RM-2, CD-1, CD-2 and CD-3 zoning districts allow for permanent commercial parking lots as a conditional use. However, because the demand for parking at the Convention Center is variable, the construction of lots to meet City standards is not economically feasible since they would often remain unused. The paving of vacant lots for parking would also leave these sites as hot, desolate and more unattractive than if they were left in a more natural state with a grass surface. • I 1 AGENDA ITEM DATE C1-9 I - •e t ....t(..`.re.'....>.:s5.ailf..iY a.,r.•.,..a'Y J:'a.-..Ts.:.aa.;+.. _-._.......iy:.......i'r'-:r.�s-.L._,.. aM:_y5f l •. ...iFev4..rti=:.isaii. ..4:�.''..-2 a'.L..-a�2^'SY s+.1 .'\..'ls...._1'#.u_,.rwriYX,i-4.:..�'+`.rYt-ls'.�.-sSa.>_Yg. ta✓aG.an.+=-.�+a...�•Y i:.:.•..t:vs-i�'t.K.vt^.�+G..��-..,. .w:'w The proposed ordinance, therefore, calls the obtaining of an occupational license to be eligible for a supplementary Convention Center Parking Permit. The City Manager would authorize the issuance of such permits on an event to event basis; no lot would receive more than six (6) permits per year. Standards for the maintenance and operation of these lots would include: lots that are not paved shall be sodded and continually manicured; lots shall comply with property maintenance standards; lighting, if used, shall be shielded from adjoining properties; fences shall be in good repair; temporary signage shall be limited to two 5 square feet signs to be displayed only during permitted events; curb cuts shall be approved by Public Works Department; and, temporary structures shall be kept in accordance with vacant property maintenance standards. The City Manager would have the reserved right to revoke an Occupational License for the operation of a lot for Supplementary Convention Center Parking if he finds that its operation has an adverse effect on the welfare of surrounding properties. Permits would also not be issued for parking spaces which currently constitute required parking for some other Use. RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends that the City Commission set a first reading hearing date of January 23, 1991. DJG:jm commisn\pa Attachment 2 • 2 ` ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 91-20222 Calling a Public Hearing to consider an Ordinance amending Section 7, entitled "Parking Regulations" of City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665 by addition of Subsection 7-12, entitled "Supplementary Convention Center Parking," providing for the issuance of Supplementary Convention Center Parking permits authorizingthe use of vacant Lots in the RM-1, RM-2, CD-1, CD-2 and CD-3 Zoning Districts located within twenty-five hundred feet of the Convention Center, for operation as commercial parking lots for the duration of scheduled events requiring additional parking; establishing standards for the operation of said lots.