96-21982 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
96-21982
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA SETTING A
DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
A REQUEST BY THE ST. MORITZ HOTEL CORPORATION
AND MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION
FOR REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANS FOR
DEMOLITION OF PORTIONS OF THE FORMER ST.
MORITZ HOTEL, AN HISTORIC STRUCTURE LOCATED AT
1565 COLLINS AVENUE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO (2) STORY KITCHEN AND
AMENITIES WING IN LIEU OF THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED SIX (6) STORY LANAI GUEST ROOM WING.
WHEREAS, the applicants, St. Moritz Hotel Corporation and
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency, have requested a Certificate of
Appropriateness for Demolition for revisions to previously approved
plans for demolition of portions of the former St. Moritz Hotel
("Hotel"), an historic structure located at 1565 Collins Avenue,
which provides for the construction of a two (2) story kitchen and
amenities wing in lieu of the previously approved six (6) story
lanai guest room wing; and
WHEREAS, the former St. Moritz Hotel is located on the
proposed Convention Center Hotel site between 15th and 16th Streets
on the east side of Collins Avenue as such site is identified in
the City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and
Revitalization Area Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Subsection 19-11 of Zoning Ordinance No.
89-2665,
Certificates of Appropriateness for the proposed
Convention Center Hotel site located on the east side of Collins
Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets, as such site is identified in
the Plan, are granted or denied in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 19 of the City'S former Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the former St. Moritz Hotel is classified as an
historic structure in the City's Historic Properties Data Base; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Subsection 19-6 of Section 19 of the
City's former Zoning Ordinance, the procedures for granting or
denying a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for
Demolition of an historic structure require that the Historic
Preservation Board hold a public hearing and transmit a
recommendation to the City Commission, and that the City Commission
then hold a public hearing and vote on the request; and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 1996, the City's Historic Preservation
Board held a public hearing to consider the request, after which
the Board voted 8 to 0 to recommend that the request be granted;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Subsection 19-6 of the City's former
Zoning Ordinance, the City Commission must now consider the request
at a public hearing.
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 a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness
for Demolition for revisions to previously approved plans for the
demolition of portions of the former St. Moritz Hotel, an historic
structure located at 1565 Collins Avenue, in order to allow for the
construction of a two (2) story kitchen and amenities wing in lieu
of the previously approved six (6) story lanai guest room wing, is
hereby called to be held before the Mayor and City Commission in
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their Chambers on the Third Floor of City Hall, 1700 Convention
Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, on June 5, 1996 at 3:00 p.m.,
and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish
appropriate Public Notice of the said Public Hearing in a newspaper
of general paid circulation in the City of Miami Beach, at which
time and place all interested parties will be heard.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
15th
day of
May
, 1996.
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CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. :;), :l - '1 '-
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission
DATE:
May 15, 1996
FROM:
Jose Garcia_pedros/!
City Manager
A Resolution of e Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida Setting a Date and Time Certain for a Public Hearing to Consider a
Request by the St. Moritz Hotel Corporation and Miami Beach Redevelopment
Agency for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition for Revisions to
Previously Approved Plans for Demolition of Portions ofthe Former St. Moritz
Hotel, a Historic Structure Located at 1565 Collins Avenue, in Order to Allow
for Construction of a Convention Center Hotel.
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the attached Resolution setting
a date and time certain for a public hearing on June 5, 1996 to consider a request by the St. Moritz
Hotel Corporation and Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency for a Certificate of Appropriateness
for Demolition for revisions to previously approved plans for demolition of portions of the former
S1. Moritz Hotel, a historic structure located at 1565 Collins Avenue, in order to allow for
construction of the Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel.
BACKGROUND
The S1. Moritz Hotel structure is located on one of the Convention Hotel sites between 15th and 16th
Streets as shown on the City CenterIHistoric Convention Village Redevelopment and Revitalization
Area Plan. The subject structure was classified as a historic structure in the City's Historic Properties
Data Base. Pursuant to Subsection 19-11 of Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665, Certificates of
Appropriateness for the proposed hotel sites located between 15th and 16th Streets, as shown on this
Plan, are granted or denied in accordance with procedures set forth in the former Zoning Ordinance
Section 19 (as amended prior to May 5, 1994).
Pursuant to Subsection 19-6 of former Zoning Ordinance Section 19, the procedures for granting or
denying a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a historic structure require
that the Historic Preservation Board hold a public hearing and transmit a recommendation to the City
Commission, and that the City Commission then hold a public hearing and vote on the request.
AGENDA ITEM
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On October 24, 1995, the City's Historic Preservation Board held a public hearing, after which the
Board voted to recommend that the request be granted subject to staffs recommendation that the
former St. Moritz Hotel's original dining room, lounge, and east porch area be retained and
substantially restored to original condition. At its December 6, 1995 meeting, the City Commission
voted in favor of the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition for demolition of
portions of the St. Moritz Hotel, in accordance with the Historic Preservation Board's
recommendation.
On May 9, 1996, it is anticipated that the City's Historic Preservation Board will have held a public
hearing and voted to recommend that the City Commission vote in favor of a request by the St.
Moritz Hotel Corporation and Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency for a Certificate of
Appropriateness for Demolition for revisions to the previously approved plans for demolition of
portions of the former St. Moritz Hotel. In the event this vote does not occur, the matter would be
continued.
ANALYSIS
It is anticipated that at its May 9, 1996 public hearing, the City's Historic Preservation Board will
have found that the proposed revisions to previously approved plans would significantly reduce the
total amount of demolition necessary for lower portions of the south wall of the existing St. Moritz
Hotel. The Board will, in all likelihood, further determine that said revisions would preserve and
reveal more of the building's original architectural features as well as enhance the preservation of
its historic character as a "free standing tower". Accordingly, the Administration expects that the
Board will have voted to recommend to the Mayor and City Commission that the applicants' request
be granted, subject to the recommendations of staff, and that the applicants will have, in all
likelihood, agreed with the recommendation of the Board.
CONCLUSION
Based on the anticipated action by the Historic Preservation Board, the Administration recommends
that the City Commission approve the attached resolution setting of a date and time certain for a
public hearing on June 5, 1996 to consider a request by the St. Moritz Hotel Corporation and the
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition for
revisions to the previously approved plans for demolition of portions of the former St. Moritz Hotel,
a historic structure located at 1565 Collins Avenue, in order to allow for construction of the
Loews/St. Moritz Convention Center Hotel.
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