26THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
From: Steven Alexander, City Manager
Date: September 15, 2015 Agenda Item NO.:.2Jt,
CC DwaYlJe Williams, Planning Director
SIJBIECr:
An Ordinance Adopting a Small Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the
Comprehensive Plan, amending the designation of the Marshall Williamson property
located at approximately SW 61st Court and SW 64th Terrace, from Single Family
Residential -Two Story to Multifamily Residential -Four Story.
BACKGROUND:
The City desires to foster development that benefits its residents and construction of affordable
and workforce housing is an established goal in the City's Comprehensive Plan. In order to
implement affordable housing projects such as the Madison Square project, it is necessary to
provide for a sufficient level of development in order to qualify for funding opportunities. The
increase of residential development intensities in targeted zoning districts to provide for the
development of sustainable affordable and workforce housing is an appropriate means to
implement these strategies and has been made necessary by the State of Florida's policies to
encourage more provision of affordable housing opportunities by raising the minimum level of
units to be able to qualify for tax credits which in most cases are essential to the funding of
such developments.
The land use map designation of the 1.01 acre (more or less) Marshall Williamson property
located at approximately SW 61 st Court and SW 64th Terrace needs to be revised to enable the
Madison Square project to be constructed with the appropriate minimum number of units
within the entire project from Single Family Residential (2 Story) to Multiple-Family Residential
(4-Story) on the Future Land Use Map.
ANALYSIS:
The proposed Future Land Use Map amendment to the Comprehensive Plan will modify the
depiction of the existing land use category for the Marshall Williamson property from Single
Family Residential (Two Story) to Multifamily Residential (Four Story). Although the Future
Land Use Map change raises the possibility of the creation of a four story development, it is
important to recognize that this land use category change is necessary to enable the property
density on the Marshall Williamson property for the establishment of the minimum number of
unites for the qualifying for the State tax credits for the project. The enabling of these units
are critical to the Madison Square development. The folio numbers for the Land use Map
amendment are:
• 6488 SW 60 AVE South Miami, FL 33143-3452
Folio: 09-4025-000-0850
• No address provided
Folio: 09-4025-065-0090
• No Address provided
Folio: 09-4025-000-0852
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval.
ATTACHMENTS:
• An Ordinance Adopting a Small Scale Amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the
Comprehensive Plan, amending the designation of the Marshall Williamson property
located at approximately SW 61st Court and SW 64th Terrace, from Single Family
Residential-Two Story to Multifamily Residential-Four Story.
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ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance adopting a small scale amendment to the Future Land Use Map of
the Comprehensive Plan, amending the designation of the Marshall Williamson
property located at approximately SW 61 st court and SW 64th terrace, from Single
Family Residential -Two Story to Multifamily Residential -Four Story.
WHEREAS, The City of South Miami has prepared a small-scale Future Land Use Map
amendment to change the designation of the 1.01 acre subject property located at approximately
SW 61 st Court and SW 64th Terrace from Single Family Residential (2-Story) to Multiple-Family
Residential (4-Story) on the Future Land Use Map;
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the proposed amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan, held an advertised public hearing, provided for public participation in the
process and rendered its recommendation to the City Commission, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of South Miami hereby adopts the Small Scale Amendment to the Future
Land Use Map as indicated on the Map attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A";
Section 2, The City of South Miami hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit the adopted
Ordinance to the Department of Economic Opportunity as a courtesy, as provided in Section
163.3181(1), Florida Statutes (F.S.)
Section 3. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended.
Section 4. Severability. 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 or the Guidelines adopted hereunder.
Section 5. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all sections and
parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of ,2015.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
1st Reading
2nd Reading
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Welsh:
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36SE I News I NEIGHBORS
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The Public is advised that the South A Municipal Advisory Committee (MAC) will be holding a meeting
on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 6:30 P.M. at Deerwood Bonita lakes. Park, 14445 SW 122nd
Avenue, Miami, 33186.
The MAC will be evaluating the potential incorporation of the area into a separate municipalfty; it will also
be meeting with staff to discuss the County's concerns regarding any adverse impact to the remaining
uilincorporated municipal service area or other regional municipal-type services thai could occur due to
any such incorporation.
The MAC area is generally bounded as follows:
NORTHERN MOST BOUNDARY;
SW 120th Street
SOUTHERN MOST BOUNDARY:
SW 232nd Street
EASTERN MOST BOUNDARY:
US 1
WESTERN MOST BOUNDARY:
SW 157th Avenue
(BrmmJaries only inc/ude areas wilflin
County Commissicn Oislrfut 9 fer study area}
The public is invited to share its thoughts on incorporation, the proposed boundaries, services it wishes to
see enhanced and any additional information that may assist the MAC in its deliberations.
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY giv.m dml the CilyCommillsion of the Cily ofS""t11 Miami, Florida will conduC\ Public Hearing(s) at
its roguJarCity Commission meeting scheduled f"rTue.d.,\)" Oc1obcr 6, 2015 bcgilming 31 7:00 p.m .• in the City Commission
Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider the following it=(s):
A Rerolutiou npprrniug an application for II V".m31ICC for II new devcll'Pll1cntlo~ntedat 610] Sunset Drive.
A Re~o!ut;ou forspcc;al u~c appro"'''! to permit two (2) general re:;tauranls at SS40 SW 71 Strom.
AResolution approving II special exception waiving strict conlpliance with the provisious of the hometown district
O'o·erlay parkingreqlliremcnts. to locate tw<> (2) gencrnl rc~1aur3nt" at Sg40 SW 71 Str(;Ct.
A Reso\utillll apprming a special exceptillll to construct a 5 story Large SCille De-·elopmentat 6201 Sunset Drive
within theTr.msit Oriented Dcvcloptn<..""11t District Mixed Usc-5 "TODD MU~5·' lOlling district.
A ~oIulion authoriziug Ihe City Manag"l·IO enter into a Ihree-year agmc'1Ilcnl and one, two-yoor ol'lion rm· a
tot~l of five cunse.::utive yearn, with South.-m Carpel Care Inc. DBA Elite Maintenam;e & Management Co. for
janilorial services:u; required by tile Cily.
An ONinan<...., mnending Chapter 17, Article IV oflhe City Code l'Dtitlcd "D~Dgcrous lnterwctillll Safety··;
providing for U~e of the traffic infraction dctCl."lorn 10 promote compliance with red light signal di=t;vcs
com;isn.'Dt wilh gC11Cra! I",,· of the Stal" ufFlorida. ~ Un Ordinan"" Adupting a Small Scal~ Amendm<nt to the ('utllIe L:I .. nl1 Usc Map or the Cmnprohonsive Plan,
amending Ihe designation of the Marshall Williamson property located at approximately SW 61 ~ Court an
W 64"TcIT".!Cc, from Singlc family Rllsidt"t1li;a[ -T= Slory 10 MultJfmnily Rf:sidential·_ FO\IT Slory.
An Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map "" pr.mded in the City of South Miami L:md Development
Code. Article III, ··Zoning Regulations," Section 20-J.l(C), and otl>cr appliCilblc provisions, ~mcnding the
del'ignation of the Marshall Wl.lliamsnn property lrn:ated at approximately SW 61" Court and SW 64'" Terrace,
from Smal! LntSingle-Family Residential District RS-4 to Low Density Multi-FamilyRcsidential District RM-18.
ALL interested parties are im·iled to al1cnd and will be heard.
For furthl ... infunnation, pl~ase "'-'ntacl the City ("lerk's Office al: 305-663-6.'140.
Z86·.010S.!he t'lty
Maria M. Menendez, ("Me
Gty C1erk
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CORAL GABLES
dents who support the
outdoor seating.
"This is one more in-
trusion that really isn't
needed, isn't wanted, isn't
desired," Don Slesnick
said.
Others said the pavers
and the proposed six ta-
bles, 22 chairs and two
umbrellas would not be a
significant change and
would add to the cafe and
the club's character.
"We live in Miami; out-
door spaces are something
that we should have," resi-
dent Bob Liu said.
Ultimately, the Liberty
Entertainment Group will
be allowed to keep some
existing benches that are
outside the club but noth-
ing else for the time being.
"I would love to see the
outdoor dining. However, I
just don't think it's com-
patible at this time with the
congestion we get in that
area/, Vice Mayor Frank
Quesada said.
The city commission
previously denied a similar
2009 request from Liberty
that called for eight tables
and 32 chairs for the out-
door area.
OTHER BUSINESS
• Solid waste dispute:
The commission granted
the city attorney permis-
sion to seek a dispute reso-
lution and settlement with
Miami-Dade County over
placement of a solid-waste
special assessment on the
tax rolls.
The assessment was
approved by the commis-
sion in June in an effort to
collect delinquent solid-
waste fees that exceeded
$850.
City Attorney Craig Leen
said the county tax collec-
tor and property apprais-
er's offices have been un-
willing to place the assess-
ment on this year's tax
rolls. The resolution argues
that based on Florida statu-
te the two offices are min-
isterial and cannot prevent
the action.
"The issue for us is that
although they are calling
these delinquent fees, this
is an imposed special as-
sessment this year for work
that has done by the city
over the past seven, eight,
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY
POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
"Westwood Christian School, a ministry
of First Baptist Church of Westwood
Lake, Inc., admits students of any race,
color, national and ethnic origin to all
the rights, privileges, programs, and
activities generally accorded or made
available to students at the school. It
does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national and ethnic origin in
administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and
loan programs, and athletic and other
school-administered programs."
I SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2015
MIAMIHERAto.(OM
nine years that has never
been paid for," Leen said_
Commissioner Patricia
Keon said the county might
be hesitant because placing
the assessment on the rolls
couJd make Miami-Dade
officials seem like debt
collectors, but she ulti-
mately supported the city
attorney moving forward.
"I think they feel maybe
they're being placed in the
position where they are
acting as a collection agen-
cy for delinquent fees,
which is not something
that they have traditionally
done," Keon said.
• City guardhouses: In
an effort to increase safety,
the commission approved
an item that would allow
guardhouse operators to
ask specific questions of
drivers entering certain
communities.
The ordinance is in-
tended primarily to get
drivers to roll down their
window and to state their
reason for visiting the
neighborhood and their
destination. The commis-
sion plans to fine-tune the
language of the law after
receiving input from Police
Chief Ed Hudak.
The new rules would be
in effect from 11 p_m. to 6
a.m.
• Citywide transporta-
tion plan: Commissioners
approved an item allowing
staff to negotiate hiring
Atkins North America to
prepare the city's compre-
hensive transportation
plan.
The plan is intended to
identify multimodal forms
of transportation, identify
bike and pedestrian paths
and recommend other
transit improvements.
THE NEXT MEETING
• When: 9 a.m. Oct. B_
• Where: Coral Gables
City Hall. 405 Biltmore
Way, Coral Gables
Lance Dixon:
305-376-3708, @LDixon_3