Ord. No. 09-81-1103ORDINANCE NO.9-81-1103
ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 5-10-4 OF ARTICLE VOF SECTION 1
OF ORDINANCE NO.20-71-724,HERETOFORE ADOPTEDAS
THE OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE OFTHECITYOF SOUTH
MIAMI,FLORIDA,BY CHANGING CERTAIN DISTRICT
REGULATIONS IN "RO"(RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT),
AND PROVIDING FORTHIS ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY ASAN EMERGENCY MEASURE,AND DISPENSING
WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THIS ORDINANCE AT
NOLESS THAN TWO MEETINGS OFTHECITY COMMISSION.
WHEREAS,Resolution No.86-80-3935 was passed pursuant to Section
14-2-4 of the Zoning Code of the City of South Miami,known as "Zoning in Progress";
and
WHEREAS,the Planning Advisory Board has held"five Public Hearings,and
made their recommendations to the City Commission of South Miami.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.ThatSection 5-10-4 ofArticleVofSection1of
Ordinance No.20-71-724,heretofore adopted as the Official Zoning Ordinances of the
City of South Miami,Florida,be,and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5-10-4 District Regulations
.01 Minimum lotsize shall beasfollows:
Area -7,500 sq.ft.
Frontage -75 feet
.02 Minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:
Front -25feet
Rear -25feet
Side -10feet
Side (corner)-20 feet
Side (adjacent to
residential
district)-25 feet
Side (with driveway)-20 feet
Side (between buildings)-20 feet
.03 No building shall exceed two (2)stories nor thirty feet
in height.No mezzanines or similar intermediate floor
space arrangements shall be permitted.Further,the
facade of any building facing a street shall not exceed
eighty (80)feet in width,measured at its widest point,
excluding roof eaves.
.04 The floor area ratio (FAR)for each site shall be determined
by Table RO-1 (attached hereto at the end of this Section).
Further,the maximum lot area that may be covered by struc
tures shall not exceed thirty (30)percent of the net lot area,
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.05 Open space shall be provided on each lot equal to at least
thirty (30)percent of the total lot area;said space shall
be unencumbered by structures or off-street parking spaces,
and shall be landscaped and well maintained with grass,
trees and shrubbery.At least one tree shall be provided
for every 300 square feet of landscaped open space.At
least50%ofsaidtrees shall be12-14feet tall atthetime
of planting,and the remainder of the trees shall be at
least 8-10 feet tall at the time of planting,and shall comply
with the requirements of Article XV 'Vehicular Use Area
Landscaping'in all other respects.A sprinkler system
shall be installed to ensure proper maintenance of landscaped
areas.
.06 All buildings shall be single-family residential in exterior
appearance.The following criteria shall be considered in
determining whether proposed construction is architecturally
compatible with residential design:
(a)The color,texture and material utilized in the exterior
facade of the building;
(b)The shape,color and material used in construction
of the roof of the building;
(c)The degree and type of landscaping to be utilized;
(d)The zoning of adjacent property;
(e)The effect on existing traffic patterns and the
location of the nearest major traffic arterials;
(f)The architectural style of existing residential
structures in the neighborhood.
.07 No structure shall be constructed or altered to produce a
store front,display window or commercialcharacter.There
also shall be no display from windows or door.
.08 Required off-street parking spaces shall not be permitted
below grade nor the front yard setback area.
.09 A decorative wall of masonry,reinforced concrete,pre-cast
concrete,or other like material that will be compatible
with the main structure,five (5)feet in height shall be
erected along all interior property lines,including the
rear property line;provided,however,in the event that
the rear property line abuts a secondary road,said wall
shall be set in,ten (10)feetfrom the official right-of-
way of the secondary road,and said ten (10)feet shall be
landscaped;provided,further,in the event that the interior
side property line abuts the same or more liberal zoning
district,the requirement for the wall along said common
interior property line shall not apply.Walls within or
extending into the required 25 foot front set-back area
shall be no more than four (4)feet in height.Further,
individual buildings shall not be connected by fences or
wallswhich make the buildings appear to have a single
facade more than 80 feet in width,provided that buildings
may be connected by a breezeway of no more than eight (8)
feetinwidthatthefirstand/orsecond level.
10 No vehicular access to an 'R0'use shall be permitted on
side adjacent to residential districts.
11 No accessory buildings,utility transformer units,or
storage of supplies,heavy equipment,or large vehicles
shall be permitted.
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".12 All proposed developments shall be accompanied byan overall
site plan,as defined in Article XI,reflecting all signifi
cant aspects of the development.Properties adjacent to the
proposed development shall be taken into consideration,and
a reasonable portion of these areas shall also be reflected
on the site plan."
Section 2.This ordinance is declared to bean emergency ordinance
adopted for the purpose of meeting a public emergency affecting the life,safety,
health and property of the residents of the City of South Miami,Florida,and the
requirement of reading this ordinance at no less than two meetings of the City
Commission is hereby dispensed with,and this ordinance shall take effect immediately
at the time of its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of May,1981.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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NetLot
Size
(Sq.Ft.)
TABLE RO-1
RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
Floor Area Ration
FloorAreaRat ios (TARs )
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