NoBe Parking Zones SUAREZNorth Beach Parking Pilot
Prioritize NoBe residential parking for NoBe residents
Walker Consultants Study (July 2024)
Red Areas =
85%+ Current
Utilization Rate
New Private
Developments
●Over 1,400 new
STR/residential
units approved
●New
developments
average ONE
space per unit
●Unregulated street
parking will be
further strained.
Parking Abuses
➢Short-term rentals (eg AirBNB & VRBO)➢Illegal subletting/overcrowding of units➢“Car share” apps such as Turo that
stage & store cars in residential
parking spaces➢Tourists looking for free parking➢Business patrons and employees
utilizing residential spaces➢Spaces used for storage/commercial
purposes
Parking Abuses
Parking Abuses
Parking Abuses
Turo Car Rentals, AirBnB, VRBO
AirBnB Short-Term Rentals
Turo Car Rentals
North Beach
Parking Pilot
●One single zone
●Non-restricted parking
spaces North of 65th
Street and West of
Harding Avenue will be
part of the pilot parking
zone
Parking Pilot Specifics
➔Anticipated start date –November 1, 2024. ➔Only applies to residential street parking. Metered
spaces/surface parking lots will stay metered. ➔Each household –up to 2 permits –additional permits
issued on a case-by-case basis.➔Permits and virtual visitor passes FREE of charge for pilot.➔First 2 months –NO CITATIONS. ➔NO TOWING during one-year pilot; 3 strikes afterwards.➔(e.g) Flamingo Park permits –$56/year (15 cents per
day).➔$1/hour parking at meters and lots citywide.➔Permits apply to any type of residential household
(condo/apt/townhomes/SFH etc.)
Recently Approved
Private Developments
will be EXCLUDED
from the residential
parking pilot program.
Misinformation
●“Parking Tax”
The pilot program is FREE. The average permit cost
in other zones is $56 per YEAR, or 15 cents per day.
This is not a money-maker for the City.
●“Burdensome process”
Registration is available online or in person and will
be available at the NoBe Building Dept satellite
office.
●”Garages are the solution”
A 500 space garage planned for 72nd St won’t be
completed until mid-2028, and will replace a 315
space surface lot –a net gain of 185 spaces.
Garages cost $40,000 per space and take many
years to build.
Misinformation
●”No community outreach”
This was unanimously approved by
FERC and the Transportation advisory
committee, and four community
meetings were held with North Beach
residents.
●”It’s an Enforcement Issue”
Enforcement is currently complaint
driven, and this pilot program will
make it proactive. The pilot program
will make it easier for our Parking
officials to identify which vehicles
belong in the area, and which do not.
“48 hour rule” is not resident-friendly
Misinformation
●“Predatory ransom to enrich the
tow companies”
There’s NO towing in the first year and
a “three strikes” rule after the pilot
program ends.
●”Only one permit per unit”
ALL households will qualify for up to
TWO permits, and additional permits
may be issued by the Parking
Department. This can be modified as
necessary.
Misinformation
Claim:“AirBNBs/Hostels/Bed & Breakfasts
entitled to 24-hour passes per the City
Charter.”
-FALSE Short-term rentals do NOT
qualify for residential parking permits.
There are no hostels/B&Bs in NoBe
and City Charter doesn’t address this,
the municipal code does.
Claim:“Temples get 24-hour permits.”
-ONLY for Miami Beach residents.
Claim:“New buildings will not be
excluded.”
-FALSE New private developments are
excluded from this program
Misinformation
From: Kristie Chau <northshorealliance@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 12:10 PM
To: liaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Subject: Re: Petition for NOBE Parking Permit
Program
Hello,
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month, but I am afraid this is a case of identity theft
and a usage of my email when not authorized. I am
not a resident in Florida, I am in California as a
college student. Please refrain from charging any
fees, doing any digital reports when this is not the
right person at all. Thank you so much.
Common Concerns
●Program is “half-baked” and we should delay/defer.
The program was introduced in December 2023. The Administration has had 8 months to work on it, and
if passed, it won’t be implemented until November 2024. That’s nearly a year of planning.
●More garages are the answer.
The only approved and funded garage is at 72nd St, and is only a net gain of 185 parking spaces (500
space garage vs. current 315 space surface lot). It won’t be completed until mid-2028. Other public lots
are too small and geographical inconvenient to develop multi level parking garages.
●More enforcement is the answer.
Enforcement in North Beach is currently complaint-driven, and this program will make it proactive. “48
hour rule” is not resident friendly. (e.g work from home, vacations, neighbor disputes))
●Converting parallel spaces to angled and removing bulb outs in the answer.
The Parking Department will conduct a parking survey in NoBe to identify where this can be done; but it’s
not an immediate and end-all solution. We need a multi-faceted approach.
●Crespi/Biscayne Beach should be carved out.
The parking problem will simply shift over to Crespi if it’s carved out. 85th st and Crespi Blvd are only 3
blocks from the beach.
Who’s Against This?
●Developers
-Will need to build more on-site parking (or find tenants without extra cars).
-Are currently relying on unregulated street parking.
●Realtors/Property Management Companies
-Will make it more difficult to illegally rent (§17-26. Minimum space, use
and location requirements). Single-family units rented to multiple unrelated
individuals (e.g., 8 unrelated adults in one unit) taking up parking.
-Realtors and management companies are worried they cannot advertise
“free parking,” and tenants will ask for help in obtaining permits.
●Paid political activists
-For reasons suspected.
Crime Prevention
●License Plate Readers (LPRs)
used to enforce residential
parking zones help enhance
public safety.
●LPRs can identify lost and stolen
vehicles and keep track of parking
violations.
●LPRs track vehicles NOT people.
●Residential parking zones bring a sense of structure and organization to
the neighborhood –it will no longer be a parking free-for-all.
Community Outreach
●Mailers to all affected residents
Pilot information was mailed to all area residents
●Community Meetings
4 separate Community meetings were held locally in NoBe
●Direct Outreach
Outreach to neighborhood HOAs, City Facebook page/social
media, email blasts to residents, flyers placed on vehicles
●2 month "education campaign"
Flyers placed on vehicles; no citations during this time
●In-person Assistance
At NoBe Building Dept office (on Normandy Isles) to provide
residents with in-person assistance to apply for permits
Community Outreach
Timeline
Final public
hearing and
vote
July
2024
Four (4)
community
meetings held;
feedback
implemented
July
2024
City
Commission
accepted FERC
recommendati
on
June
2024
Favorable
recommendati
on from
Transportation
Committee
(unanimous)
June
2024
Favorable
recommendati
on from FERC
(4-0)
April
2024
Parking Pilot
Introduced at
Commission
December
2023
Safeguards
●One-year Pilot Program
2 month “education” period –No citations
No towing during pilot period, “3 strikes” towing after pilot
●Temporary Permits
Can be issued for 90 days to allow residents time to switch
their vehicle registration to Miami Beach
●Leniency
Citations can be dismissed as a one-time courtesy if
residents register their vehicles after being cited.
●Caregivers/Congregants
Will be accommodated by the Administration.
●Exclusions
All new private developments under construction and/or
approved will be excluded from participating.
Accessibility
●Hours
Parking spaces adjacent to parks/schools/houses of worship
will be open to the public until close. Hours of enforcement
will be from 6pm to 7am. Unrestricted parking during the
daytime.
●Business parking
Metered parking in commercial zones will stay metered.
●2 permits per household
ALL households qualify for up to 2 permits, and additional
permits may be issued on a case-by-case basis.
●Visitor Passes
Visitor passes are available to all residents –free of charge
during pilot. Maximum 30 visitor passes per quarter.
Public Perception
Miami Herald article (7/2/2024)
“I live here. I’m supposed to come
back, really tired from work, and I
just want to be home,” Mejia said.
“There’s no space for me.” He
says he has driven up to an hour
circling his neighborhood and
surrounding areas for parking.
North Beach resident Pablo Mejie. Credit: Carl Juste, Miami Herald
Public Perception
●“As a resident of Normandy Isles, this pilot program is a ‘god send’.”
●“Hello I am so happy to hear this is happening FINALLY. I have been
ripping my hair out nightly trying to find parking!!”
●“Hoping this time we, residents of North Beach area will have a final
solution at the benefits of all of us North Beach Residents.”
●“I live [North Beach] going on 15 years and have seen it all thanks for
stepping up for true FULL TIME residents of north beach.”
●“I live in Parkview point condo , and I have never seen the mess we have
going on it’s very worrisome.”
●“Bullet point 3 is great. Our neighbor illegally converted his house into a
monster rental with 8 residents who all have cars. They have taken up
most of the street. This will help for people who abuse the limited
resources we have.”
●“I support the parking program [...] I wish we could get started sooner.”
Conclusion
Residents are tired of coming home from work and circling to find
parking.
Residents shouldn’t have to compete against non-residents and bad
actors.
One-year pilot program –nothing is perfect at first. This allows us to
work out kinks during the pilot.
“Do not let perfect, be the enemy of good”
Starts November 2024 -ample time to create and install signs,
additional community outreach and final administrative loose ends.