12CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
Via: Kelly Barket, Jr., Acting City Manager ~
From: Christopher Brimo, AICP t. rtV1 /
Planning Director 07
Date: January 8, 2013 ITEM No.
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An Ordinance relating to a request to amend the official zoning map of the City of South Miami
Land Development Code by changing the zoning use district for from "TODD MU-5" Mixed
Use 5 to "H" Hospital, for property located 7031 SW 62 Avenue; Folio #09-4025-027-0010.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
This item was previously heard and approved on first reading by the Commission on August 7,
2012. Prior to the second reading, the applicant requested that the item be tabled. Since there was
no date celiain specified for the item to come back to the Commission, the following Section of
the Code of Ordinances requires that the item to be reheard as first reading.
Sec~ion 2-2.1. -Rules ofprocetlure of city commission.
The following rules of procedure shall govern all meetings of the city commission, namely:
(C) " ... Any agenda item that has been tabled without a time certain shall automatically be
removed ifnot acted upon during the three (3) succeeding regular commission meetings
following the date of said tabling"
The subject rezoning request is an application submitted by Larkin Community Hospital in
conjunction with their previous unity of title approval (Resolution 41-12-13598) and Future Land
Use Map (FLUM) amendment request submitted by staff. The FLUM amendment was presented
to the City's Local Planning Agency on June 19, 2012 to request a review and recommendation
ofa map amendment [PB-12-018] for 7031 SW 62 Avenue from TODD (4+4), to Hospital (H);
the recommendation was for approval by the City Commission, by a vote of 4 ayes, 2 nays.
The property involved is Larkin's main hospital building that is seeking to change the zoning use
district on this entire property from "TODD (MU-5)" Transit Oriented Development District
(Mixed Use-5), to Hospital (H). This facility has been in existence since the 1970's and the
purpose of the request is to bring the zoning into conformance with the existing use of this
propeliy as a hospital, and "to modernize emergency room services at this facility. " The TODD
(MU-5) zoning district permits mixed use residential development with a maximum height limit
of up to eight (8) stories or one-hundred feet (100'). However, this district does not permit the
Rezoning Application
7031 SW 62 Avenue (Larkin Community Hospital) Folio #09-4025-0270010
January 8, 2013
Page 2 af4
development of Hospitals, making this existing use nonconforming. Hospitals are only permitted
in the "H" zoning district following special use approval. Please refer to the permitted use
schedule Section 20-3.3(D), below. Please note that expansion of hospitals are subject to the
dimensional requirements applicable to the MO -Medium Intensity Office District.
The rezoning request went before the Planning Board on july 10,2012, application PB-12-023,
and following a public hearing, the Board made a motion to recommend approval of the request
to the City Commission by a vote of 6 ayes, 1 nay.
SITE LOCATION ANALYSIS
The total site area is 38, 253 sq. ft. (0.88 acres mol) and consists of one rectangular lot, which is
bounded by SW 62nd Avenue, SW 70th Street and SW 61st Court, indicated on "Sheet 1, Lot
B" of the attached Larkin Site Map. The main entrance of the facility is off SW 62 Avenue, with
the emergency room access from SW 70th Street and SW 61st Court. Per the applicants letter of
intent (attached), the Hospital is proposing to expand and modernize the existing emergency
room within the existing footprint of the hospital. Please refer to the attached Plan Sheets 3, 4
and 5.
Parcels Comprehensive Plan Land Development Code Actual Use
Existing Land Use Existing Zoning District
Category
North MU Commercial-Residential H -Hospital Larkin Hospital Parking &
Neuroscience Center
South TODD TODD (MU-5) Mixed Use Medical & Commercial Office
East MU Commercial-Residential MO -Medium Intensity Office Larkin Nursing School;
Medical Offices; Parking
West TODD TODD (MU-5) Mixed Use Medical & Commercial Office
Existing Zoning:
Subject Property
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Rezoning Application
7031 SW 62 Avenue (Larkin Community Hospital) Folio #09-4025-0270010
January 8, 2013
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Compatibility of Use: The site is the main hospital facility and a part of the Larkin Community
Hospital campus as shown on Plan Sheet 2 (Larkin Campus Plan). The site is adjacent to other
Larkin owned propeliy and is surrounded by other medical office, commercial office, and
parking uses. The site is approximately two blocks from the Metrorail transit station and is
within walking distance of the community center, a senior citizen center, a library and an urban
downtown. The property also is located within 500 feet from existing high density residential
developments. The existing future land use map category is currently (TODD), however the
applicant currently has a FLUM amendment request pending before the City Commission to
have this changed to the Hospital (H) category.
Public Facilities: This is a preexisting hospital facility.
Parks / Recreation Concurrency
No impact.
Schools Impact
No impact.
Wastewater (Sewer)
The applicant will be required to obtain approval from the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer
Department for any proposed development on this site.
Transportation/Traffic
A development in this area of the City is not subject to transportation concurrency. Most of the
City of South Miami is within the County established Transportation Concurrency Exception
Area.
Comprehensive Plan:
The proposed use is compatible with the recent text amendment to the City's Comprehensive
Plan that reestablished the "H" hospital land use category on November 1, 2011 (Ordinance 37-
11-2110). As previously noted, this property has a companion map amendment application that
is under review by the City Commission, to change the land use designation from TODD to H.
Staff Recommendation:
This is an existing hospital facility that is nonconforming by the current zoning district. Staff
recommends amending the official zoning map changing the zoning district for this property
from TODD MU-5 to H.
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Rezoning Appficalion
7031 SW 62 Avenue (Larkin Community llospilal) Folio #09-4025-0270010
January 8, 2013
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USE TYPE
Child Care Facility (7 or more
children)
Early childhood child care. Pre-
K. Pre-School
Attachments:
Draft Ordinance
Application
Letter of Intent
Campus Layout & Site Plan Sheets 1-5
SECTION 20-3.3(0)
PERMITTED USE SCHEDULE
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ORDINANCE NO. _____ _
An Ordinance relating to a request to amend the official zoning map of the
City of South Miami Land Development Code by changing the zoning use
district from "TODD MU-5" Mixed Use 5 to "H" Hospital, for property
located 7031 SW 62 Avenue; Folio #09-4025-027-0010.
WHEREAS, Application No. PB-12-023 was submitted to the Planning and Zoning
Department by Larkin Community Hospital, said application requesting to amend the official
zoning map of the City of South Miami by changing the zoning use district for property located
at 7031 SW 62 A venue from Transit Oriented Development District Mixed Use 5 (TODD MU-
5), to the Hospital (H) zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the cun-ent zoning designation does not permit hospitals, and the purpose of
the requested change in zoning is to bring the cun-ent use of the prope11y as Larkin Community
Hospital into conformance with the City'S land Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2012 after Public Hearing, the Planning Board recommended
approval of the requested zoning map amendment by a vote of 6 ayes 1 nay; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1 Application No. PB-12-023 requesting to amend the official zoning map of
the City of South Miami by changing the zoning use district for property located at 7031 SW 62
Avenue from Transit Oriented Development District Mixed Use 5 (TODD MU-5), to the
Hospital (H) zoning district is hereby _______ _
Section 2 If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3 All ordinances or pat1S of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4 This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the enactment hereof.
PASSED AND ENACTED this ____ day of ____ , 2013.
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1 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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5 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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7 1 sl Reading:
8 2nd Reading:
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10 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
11 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
12 EXECUTION THEREOF:
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14 COMMISSION VOTE:
15 Mayor Stoddard:
16 Vice Mayor Liebman:
17 Commissioner Newman:
18 Commissioner Harris:
19 CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Welsh: