Res No 069-12-13626RESOLUTION NO. 69-12-13626
A Resolution to draft an ordinance placing a moratorium on multifamily development
pending appropriate studies of absorption and vacancy rates as well as transportation
and parks concurrency.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is requesting analysis of the existing number of available
multifamily, affordable units within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is requesting an absorption rate and vacancy rate study of housing
units within the City before additional projects are approved for development; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has expressed concerns on the impact of additional multifamily
units on the City's infrastructure of all new multifamily development; and
WHEREAS, the roadway levels of service (LOS) for principal and minor arterials within the City are
designated at LOS 7 "; and
WHEREAS, the City is presently working to select a qualified consultant or consulting firm to
conduct a transportation capacity analysis, update its current roadway levels of service and the impacts of its
designation as a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area, which upon completion and coupled with any
necessary amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations shall serve to
further guide land use and development so that development within the City will further the City's goal of
sustainability; and
WHEREAS,
the City
Commission
in its capacity as the legislative
body that approves all
comprehensive land use planning
and land
development code changes, has reviewed
this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The City Attorney shall draft an ordinance placing a moratorium on multifamily
development pending appropriate studies and to conduct the necessary data and analysis enumerated
hereinabove concerning transportation and parks concurrency as well as, but not limited to, absorption and
vacancy rates.
Section 2. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27thday of March 2012.
ATTEST:
COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Stoddard: Yea
Vice Mayor Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Newman: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Welsh: Yea
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I RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A Resolution opposing the awa -d of Tax Credits under the 2011 UniyTn-o��
4 Applieation, Housing Credit Program for the development of a ninety one
5 unit multifamily senior affordable housing projeet loeated at 6101 Sunset.
6 i, Florida 33143 as well as the Hometown Station and to
7 draft an ordinance placing a moratorium on multifamily development
8 pending appropriate studies of absorption and vacancy rates as well as
9 transportation and parks concurrency.
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11 WHEREAS, Benefieial Communities submiaed an applioation under the 2011 Unive
12 � housing oredits—,and
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14 WHEREAS,
15 multifamily prejeet as Metfe South SenioF ApaAffients, LLG, to be loeated at 6101 Sunset Drive
16 within the City of South Miami, 1~'1..,-;.1x. ,,n
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18 WHEREAS, the City Commission is requesting analysis of the existing number of
19 available multifamily, affordable units within the City; and
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21 WHEREAS, the City Commission is requesting an absorption rate and vacancy rate
22 study of housing units within the City before additional projects are approved for development;
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24 WHEREAS, that although the City's Land Development Code !.mend+ allows fef
25 multifamfly use at the 6101 location, it , the
26 City Commission has expressed concerns on the impact of additional multifamily units on the
27 City's infrastructure of all new multifamily development; and
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29 WHEREAS, the roadway levels of service (LOS) for principal and minor arterials within
30 the City are designated at LOS 7"; and
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32 WHEREAS, the City is presently working to select a qualified consultant or consulting
33 firm to conduct a transportation capacity analysis, update its current roadway levels of service
34 and the impacts of its designation as a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area, which upon
35 completion and coupled with any necessary amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan and
36 Land Development Regulations shall serve to further guide land use and development so that
37 development within the City will further the City's goal of sustainability; and
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39 WHEREAS, the City Commission in its capacity as the legislative body that approves all
40 comprehensive land use planning and land development code changes, has reviewed this
41 Resolution.
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
44 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
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8 Section 21. The City Attorney shall draft an ordinance placing a moratorium on
9 multifamily development pending appropriate studies and to conduct the necessary data and
10 analysis enumerated hereinabove concerning transportation and parks concurrency as well as, but
11 not limited to, absorption and vacancy rates.
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13 Section -32. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
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16 PASSED AND ADOPTED this , day of , 2012.
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CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Welsh: