_Add-on BAdd-On Item b)
Sponsored by: Commissioner Welsh
City Commission Meeting 9/02/14
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RESOLUTION NO. _________________ 1
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A Resolution instructing the Planning Board and the Environmental Review 3
and Preservation Board to investigate the need to make new house sizes 4
compatible with the existing neighborhoods in which they are built and to 5
make recommendations for changes to the Land Development Code. 6
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WHEREAS, before 2004 the maximum Floor Area Ratio of a single-family house 8 built on an RS-3 for a 10,000 square foot lot was .6FAR which permitted up to 3,000 square 9 feet of construction on the first floor and 3,000 feet of construction on the second floor; and 10 11
WHEREAS, in 2004 due to the efforts of Yvonne Beckman and members of the 12 South Miami Homeowners association the maximum FAR of a single-family house on an RS-13 3 for a10,000 square foot lot was reduced to .46 14 15
WHEREAS, in reaction to the continued propagation of McMansions during the 16 "Boom" years the 2006 Commission adopted Table 2 of Section 20-3.5 which established 17 new FAR maximums depending on the lot size 18 19
WHEREAS, due to economic recovery of the past few years a resurgence in the 20 construction of houses whose average square footage is over twice that of the existing 21 homes in the neighborhood in which they are built 22 23
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 24
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: 25
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. The Planning Board and the Environmental Review and Preservation 27 Board are hereby instructed to investigate the need to make new house sizes compatible 28 with the existing neighborhoods in which they are built and to make recommendations for 29 changes to the Land Development Code in this regard. 30
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Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 32
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall 33
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 34
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38 Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon 36
adoption by vote of the City Commission. 37
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _____________, 2014. 39
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 42
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Add-On Item b)
Sponsored by: Commissioner Welsh
City Commission Meeting 9/02/14
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 1
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE: 3
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard: 4
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris: 5
Commissioner Edmond: 6
_____________________________ Commissioner Liebman: 7
CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Welsh: 8
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