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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PLANNING BOARD
After Action
April 22, 2008
I. Discussion of Planning Issues
• Presentation by City’s Transportation Manager, Mr. Xavier Falconi, and brief overview
of current transportation initiatives – The Board heard the presentation and asked
questions and made suggestions. FDOT will be asked to make a presentation to the
Board regarding the Alton Road plan at a special meeting on May 13 after FDOT’S
meeting with the Historic Preservation Board.
• Fee in lieu of providing required parking.
• Re-evaluation to whom it should apply
• How much required parking should be allowed to be paid instead of providing.
• Parking districts - re-evaluation of district boundaries (No. Beach, Sunset
Harbor)
• Fees collected in lieu of providing parking, to be used for transit-oriented
projects.
• Proposed amendments to the By-Laws. Mr. Stolar went over his recommendations for
7 of the sections, which were discussed. It was determined that in the future no
changes should be made to the adopted schedule of meetings before the April
meeting.
After Action report – March 25, 2008 meeting
Motion: Stolar/Fryd. Vote: 7-0. Approve.
III. Items for Continuance/Withdrawal
None
IV. Public Hearings
File No. 1774 - 1000 5th Street - Progress report on valet and storage for off-site
valet operators.
Motion: Kuperman/Stolar. Vote: 7-0. Another progress report in 30 days so the garage owner, the
valet operator and a resident can meet and try to work out concerns about valet drivers using
residential streets.
File No. 1865 – Ordinance – Alcoholic Beverages in Movie Theaters. An
Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida;
amending the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, amending Chapter 6,
entitled “Alcoholic Beverages”, Section 6-4, entitled “Location and Use Restrictions”,
by permitting beer and wine to be sold in motion picture theaters subject to
conditional use approval; Providing for inclusion in the Code of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida; Repealer; Severability; and an Effective Date.
Motion: Appel/Fryd. Vote: 5-1. Kuper recused. Recommend denial to the City Commission.
File No. 1864 - Ordinance - Mechanical and Robotic Parking Systems. An
Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
amending the Land Development Regulations of the City Code by amending
Chapter 130 “Off-Street Parking,” Article II “Districts, Requirements,” by creating
Section 130-38 “Mechanical and Robotic Parking Systems” to permit Mechanical
Parking Devices and Robotic Parking Systems to be used in order to satisfy parking
requirements; Providing for Repealer; Codification; Severability and an Effective
Date.
Motion: Fryd/Kuperman. Vote: 7-0. Approve with modifications.
File No. 1563 - 1719 Lenox Avenue. The applicant, Cuban-Hebrew Congregation
of Miami, Inc., is requesting a Modification to an existing Conditional Use permit to
expand the existing daycare facility into a space in the synagogue, which will not
require any exterior modifications, in order to accommodate additional student
enrollment.
Motion: Fryd/Kuperman. Vote 7-0. Approve with modifications to staff conditions.
File No. 1869 – 630 Alton Road. The applicant, Associated Parking Systems, Inc.,
is requesting a Conditional Use permit to use 100 underutilized spaces, out of a total
of 273 in the existing parking garage of the South Shore Hospital for valet storage of
vehicles on a 24-hour basis.
Motion: Fryd/Appel. Vote 6-0. Kuper absent. Approve with modifications to staff conditions
including a progress report in 90 days.
File No. 1726 - 717-721 Washington Avenue - INK. Mach 9, LLC, d/b/a Ora, the
new owner/operator of the establishment previously known as INK, is requesting a
modification to the existing Conditional Use Permit as required by Condition No. 2 of
the Permit which states that “any change of operator or ownership shall require
review and approval by the Planning Board as a modification to this Conditional Use
Permit.”
Motion: Fryd/Appel. Vote 6-0. Kuper absent. Applicant to come back in May with a complete
application form and more in depth background about the operator.
V. Meetings Reminder / New Business
*** Next Month's Regular Meeting: TUESDAY, May 27, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. for discussion
items; 3:00 p.m. for the regular agenda, unless otherwise changed in consultation with the
Chairperson depending on the length of the agenda. Please mark your calendars and
inform staff if you have a schedule conflict.
VI. Adjournment
Planning Board members: Remember to save the plans and backup materials from items
that were continued or deferred; the Planning Department does not have any additional
copies.
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