Ord. No. 12-81-1106ORDINANCENO.12-81-1106
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 5-10-4 OF ARTICLE VOF SECTION 1
OFORDINANCE NO.20-71-724,HERETOFOREADOPTEDAS
THEOFFICIALZONINGORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFSOUTH
MIAMI,FLORIDA,BY CHANGING CERTAIN DISTRICT REGU
LATIONS IN "RO"(RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT),AND
PROVIDINGWHENTHIS ORDINANCE SHALLTAKE EFFECT.
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 inProgress";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 COMMIS
SION OFTHE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.That Section 5-10-4 of Article V of Section 1 of
Ordinance No.20-71-724,heretofore adopted as the Official Zoning
Ordinance 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 lot size shall be as follows:
Area-7,500 sq.ft.
Frontage -75 i"eet
02
03
04
Minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:
Front -25 feet
Rear -25 feet
Side -io feet
Side (corner)-20feet
Side(adjacentto
residential
district)-25feet
Side (with driveway)-20feet
Side (between
buildings)-20feet
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.
TKe1f1?0r area ratio (FAR)for each siteshallbedeterminedbyTableRO-1 (attached
hereto at the end of this Section).Further,
the maximum lot area that may be covered by
structures 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 ofthe 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 least
50%ofsaid trees shall be 12-14 feet tall atthe
timeof planting,andthe remainder ofthe trees
shallbeatleast8-10feettallatthetimeof
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
residentialdesign:
(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
structuresintheneighborhood.
-07 No structure shall be constructed or altered to
produce a store front,display window or commercial
character.There also shall be no display from
windows or door.
.08 Required off-street parking spaces shall not be
permitted below grade nor ir 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)
teet from 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
^19 I /wrt£er'indivi<3ual buildings shall not beconnectedbyfencesorwallswhichmakethebuildings
t^ttr t0 h?Ye *sin9!e facade more than 80 feet inwidth,provided that buildings may be connected by a
breezewayof no more than eight (8)feet in width at the
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".10 Novehicular access toan 'RO'useshallbe permitted
on side adjacent to residential districts.
.11Noaccessorybuildings,utilitytransformerunits,
orstorage.of supplies,heavyequipment,orlarge
vehicles shall be permitted.
.12 All proposed developments shall be accompanied byan
overall site plan,as defined in Article XI,reflecting
all significant aspects ofthe development.Properties
adjacent tothe proposed development shallbetaken
into consideration,anda reasonable portion of these
areasshallalsobereflectedonthesiteplan."
Section 2.This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately at the time of its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd dayof June ,1981.
Attest:
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City Clerk
Passed on 1st Reading:5/05/81
Passed on2nd Reading:5/02/81
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APPROVED:
YES JJ2.
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RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
Floor Area Ratios
Fl oor Area Ratios (FARs)
Net Lot
Size
(Sq.Ft.)
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0-10,000
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12,000 V
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13,000
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14,000
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..15,000
16,000
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17,000
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18,000
19,000
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•-20,000 ——-
21,000
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22,000
23,000 .—
24,000
25,000
26,000
27,000
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291000
30,000
31,000 —
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32,000
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33,000
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34,000
35,000
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37,000
38,000 ...—
39,000
40,000
41.000
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42,000
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43,000
44,000
45,000
46,000
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43,000
49,000
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*FARS for larger lot sizes shall be interpolated from this chart.