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1 ORDINANCE NO. ______ _
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3 An Ordinance amending Section 20-4.4(B), Section 20-S.S(C) and Section
4 20-7.12(C) of the City of South Miami's Land Development Code to
5 delineate the types of uses being regulated and to modify parking
6 requirements in multi-family residential rental properties.
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8 WHEREAS, excessive parking requirements waste land, waste buildable space,
9 eliminate potential green space, reduce the earth's ability to recharge the aquifer when
10 built with impervious materials, are typically constructed with non-biodegradable
11 products, and drive up the cost of rental housing for those who can least afford it; and
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13 WHEREAS, the 2010 US Census found that occupants of rental properties in the
14 City of South Miami owned 0.66 vehicles on average; and
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16 WHEREAS, the 2010 US Census found that occupants of rental properties in the
17 census block bounded by Sunset Drive, SW 62 nd Ave, SW 64 th St, and Red Road owned
18 0.44 vehicles on average; and
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20 WHEREAS, the 2010 US Census found that occupants of rental properties in the
21 census block bounded by Sunset Drive, SW 62 nd Ave, SW 80 th St, and Red Road owned
22 0.79 vehicles on average; and
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24 WHEREAS, most rental units in these two census blocks are in multi-family
25 apartments; and
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27 WHEREAS, the South Miami Land Development Code requires residential
28 properties to have 2 parking spaces per unit irrespective of demonstrated need; and
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30 WHEREAS, the City's existing parking regulations require 2~ 4 parking spaces
31 per car owned by rental apartment dwellers in South Miami, a significant waste of
32 resources; and
33 WHEREAS, Metrorail was recently extended to Miami International Airport,
34 which now allows visitors to reach the City quickly and easily using public transit instead
35 of a rental car.:.
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38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
39 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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41 Section 1. Section 20-4.4(B)4-B of the City of South Miami's Land
42 Development Code shall be amended to read as follows:
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44 (B) Space Requirements._ The minimum number of off-street parking spaces
45 required for each permitted or special use shall be as set forth below and
46 referenced in Section 20-3.3D. _Where fractional spaces result for a propeliy, the
47 number of spaces required shall be the next highest whole number.
1 ill Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, or one (1) space per dwelling unit for multi-
2 family rental properties.
3 -(2) Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit, provided that at least one (1) space per unit
4 shall be enclosed, or one (1) space per dwelling unit in multi-family rental
5 properties enclosed or not.
6 (3) One and one-half (1.5) spaces per efficiency or studio unit and two (2) spaces
7 per unit with one (1) or more bedrooms, plus an additional visitor space for every
8 ten (10) units-;-, except that no more than one (1) space per dwelling unit is required
9 for multi-family rental properties.
10 ill One (1) space per guest room or three-quarters (0.75) spaces per guest room
11 within a third (0.33) mile of the South Miami Metrorail Station, plus two (2)
12 spaces for the reception office.
13 (5)-One and three-quarters (1. 7 5) spaces per bed.
14 ® One (1) space per three (3) seating spaces in the main assembly room.
15 (7) One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
16 (8) One (1) space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area.
17 (9) One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
18 (10) One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
19 (11) One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
20 (12) One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area.
21 (13) One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.
22 (14) One (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.
23 (15) One (1) space per four (4) seats or seating places.
24 (16) Five (5) spaces per alley or five hundred (500) square feet of rink area.
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26 Section 2. Section 20-8.8(C) of the City of South Miami's Land Development
27 Code shall be amended to read as follows:
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29 (C) Required Parking Uses.
30 1 .. Residential: A minimum of two (2) cars per unit is required for
31 residential uses, or one (1) car per dwelling unit for multi-family rental
32 properties. Conversion from rental to condominium requires compliance
33 with parking codes for non-rented uses.
34 2. Commercial/Retail: One (1) space per 150 sq. ft. to 400 sq. ft. of gross
35 floor area (see schedule section 20-7.12A).
36 3. Office: One (1) space per 200 sq. ft. to 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area (see
37 schedule section 20-7.12B).
38 4. Light Industrial:
39 (a) One space per 100 sq. ft. to 1,000 sq. ft. (See schedule section 20-3.3
40 and 20-4.4).
41 (b) No parking of vehicles in driveway at any time.
42 (c) In any area with light industrial uses, any vehicle under repair must be
43 stored inside buildings at all times.
44 (d) For light industrial uses, any garage areas must be totally enclosed and
45 have garage doors closed when not in use.
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1 Section 3. Section 20-7 .l2( C) of the City of South Miami's Land
2 Development Code, relating specifically to the Hometown District Overlay, shall be
3 amended to read as follows:
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C. Residential & Lodging
Uses
Unadjusted Minimum Parking Requirements:
Dwelling, Townhouse 2 spaces per dwelling unit, or 1 space per dwelling unit
for rental properties * *
Dwelling, Multi-Family 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit, or 1 space per dwelling unit
(Efficiency) for rental properties**
Dwelling, Multi-Family (1 + 2 spaces per dwelling unit, or 1 space per dwelling unit
bedrooms) for rental properties**
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Hotel -l-0.75 spaces per room + 2 additional
Community Residential 2 spaces 1 space per dwelling unit
Horne
Adult Congreg. Living 2 spaces 1 space per dwelling unit
Facility*
Convalescent Horne 1 space per 500 SF
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6 ** plus 1 additional parking space required for every 10 units, except if the entire
7 building is a multi-family rental property.
8 * Uses marked with an asterisk require a special use permit with city commission
9 approval. All other uses are permitted of right. Outdoor dining is permitted of right
10 in special pre-approved areas (see Regulating Plan).
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12 Section 4: Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be
13 made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the
14 sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such intention;
15 and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word.
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17 Section 5. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
18 ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
19 jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
20 ordinance.
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22 Section 6. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
23 sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
24 However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or parts of
25 ordinances, that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances can be
26 harmonized or when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to
27 harmonize the ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be harmonized by amending its
28 terms, it is hereby amended to harmonize the two ordinances. Therefore, only that portion
29 that needs to be repealed to harmonize the two ordinances shall be repealed.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon
enactment.
Passed and adopted this __ t_h day of _______ , 2015.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1st Reading
2nd Reading
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Welsh: