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RESOLUTION NO. 93-20888
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 AND DESIGN REVIEW
PROCESS REQUIRED BY ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 89-
2665 FOR DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING AT 1337
COLLINS AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has voted in favor of acquiring
the property located at 1337 Collins Avenue in order to expand the
existing public parking garage at the corner of 13th Street and
Collins Avenue; and
WHEREAS, there have been numerous problems associated with
this property including repeated break-ins and other such
nuisances; and
WHEREAS, an expeditious demolition of the existing building
would be in the best interests of the residents of the City of
Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the property is located within the Ocean
Drive/Collins Avenue Local History District and the existing
building located upon the property is designated "non-historic" in
the City's Historic Properties Database; and
WHEREAS, the City's Development regulations require that a
Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition be obtained from the
City's Historic Preservation Board prior to demolition of a
property located in a historic district and also require that a
permit for new construction be obtained prior to demolition; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently in the process of soliciting
proposals for architectural services to design the expansion of the
parking garage and the project will not be approved and completed
for about one year; and
WHEREAS, Subsection 6-12B of the City's Zoning Ordinance
authorizes the City Commission to waive the development regulations
and required design review process following a noticed public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, waiving the development regulations and design review
process regarding demolition will permit the demolition of the
existing building prior to completion of the plans for the new
project; and
WHEREAS, when plans for the project are completed the plans
will meet the requirements of the applicable development
regulations and will be reviewed in accordance with the design
review process.
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 and design
review process required by Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665 for
demolition of a building located at 1337 Collins Avenue, is hereby
called to be held before the Mayor and City Commission in their
• chambers on the Third Floor of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center .
Drive, Miami Beach, Florida' on October 20 , 1993 beginning at
5:30 p.m. , and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to publish appropriate Public Notice of the said Public
Hearings in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Miami
Beach, at which time and place all interested parties will be
heard.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 8th d= of September Ai , 1993.
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FORM APPROVED
LEGAL DEPT.
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• C.ITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7782
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. g3-j3
TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and DATEoptember 8, 1993
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Roger M.
City Manage
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SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING TO WAIVE THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-12 (B) (h) OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING BUILDING
AT 1337 COLLINS AVENUE
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission set a public
hearing to waive all pertinent development regulations in the
Zoning Ordinance regarding demolition procedures in order to
demolish an existing non-historic structure at 1337 Collins Avenue
for the expansion of an existing parking garage.
BACKGROUND
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The City Commission has voted to acquire the property at 1337
Collins Avenue, in order to expand the existing parking garage at
the corner of 13th Street and Collins Avenue. It is understood
that the design and physical layout of the new addition will
require approval from the Joint Design Review/Historic Preservation
Board.
The building currently existing on the property has numerous
problems associated with it including a plethora of break-ins and
other assorted public nuisances. Consequently, the Administration
• is of the opinion that it would be in the City's best interest to
demolish the building now, in order to expedite the construction
process for the parking garage expansion.
The existing building is within the Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue
Local Historic District and is technically subject to a hearing
before the Historic Preservation Board in order to obtain a
Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition. However, because it
is a designated "non-historic" structure, according to the City's
Historic Properties Database, the Board would, in all likelihood,
affirm the non-historic status and issue a Certificate of
Appropriateness for Demolition. -
Such a Certificate cannot be issued, however, until the design of
the replacement building is also approved. The design of the
expansion of the 13th Street garage is currently in the Request for
Proposals for Architectural Services phase and will require at
least a year to be completed including the design before the Joint
Design Review/Historic Preservation Board. 171
The Administration is requesting that the City Commission waive all
pertinent development regulations and design review procedures /
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pursuant to Section 6-12 (B) (h) 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 (5/7) 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 requires that a 30 day notice be given and that
the notice be posted on the property, advertised in the newspaper
and mailed to all property owners within 375 feet.
ANALYSIS
Because the building has a non-historic designation, according to
the City's Historic Properties Database, the issuance of a
Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition is imminent.
However, the procedure for obtaining this Certificate would set the
parking garage expansion project back months. This is not in the
best interest of the City due to the physical and nuisance problems
associated with the existing building.
CONCLUSION
We have discussed this situation with the Chairpersons of both the
Design Review and Historic Preservation Boards and they are in
support of the Administration recommendation to expedite this
process. The Administration has concluded that the City Commission
should proceed to set-up a public hearing to waive all pertinent
development regulations pursuant to Section 6-12 (B) (h) of the
Zoning Ordinance for the demolition of the existing structure at
1337 Collins Avenue.
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