3THE CITY Of PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members ofthe City Commission
VIA: Steven Alexander, City Manager
FROM: Jane K. Tompkins, Planning and Zoning Direct~
Date: September 28,2017
SUBJECT:
A Resolution amending Resolution No. 071-17-14872 to extend the expiration of the Special
Use approval for an Animal Hospital/Veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution No. 071-17-14872 was approved on April 4, 2017, granting a Special Use approval
for an animal hospital/veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway. The Land Development Code
(LDC) provides that Special Use approvals "shall lapse after six (6) months if no master building
permit which implements the special use or certificate of occupancy has been issued for such
use" (Section 20-5.8(C)). However, that section also provides for a'period greater than six (6)
months to obtain a building permit for good cause.
Per the attached letter from the applicant, the applicant's project was reviewed by the City's
Environmental Review & Preservation Board (ERPB) at its September 5, 2017 regular meeting.
At that time, the project was granted preliminary approval with conditions which are currently
being addressed by the applicant. To prevent a lapse in the special use approval while those
conditions are being addressed, the applicant is requesting an extension to their Special Use
approval. As part of the condition for approval by the City Commission, Resolution #071-17-
14872 required that any and all exterior renovations or modifications for the expansion be
approved by the ERPB prior to the issuance of a building permit. Once the ERPB has granted
final approval for the project, the building permit can be approved by the Planning and Zoning
Department, allowing it to be routed back to the City's Building Department for approval and
issuance. Once the building permit has been issued, the special use will be implemented.
REQUEST:
Staff requests that the Commission approve the resolution.
ANALYSIS:
The delay in obtaining the building permit needed to implement the Special Use is good cause
for extending the Special Use approval. The applicant's request of an extension of six (6)
months would give the applicant an optimal amount of time to continue the review by the ERPB
and obtain the necessary building permits for the project.
6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway -Animal Hospital/Veterinarian Special Use Extension Request
September 28,2017
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Commission approve the applicant's request for an extension
to their Special Use Permit. This approval should be subject to the following terms and
conditions as well as all applicable City ordinances, codes, rules and regulations:
1. Adhere to the Special Conditions applicable in Section 20-3.4(8)(21) Animal
Hospital/Veterinarian and Section 20-5.8 Special Use Approval of the Land Development
Code except for the Special Use expiration;
2. The approved special use shall lapse after April 4, 2018 if no master building permit which
implements the special use or certificate of occupancy has been issued for such use and if
the City Commission has not specified a longer approval period for good cause;
3. If required by the Code, any and all exterior renovations or modifications for the expansion
are subject to approval by the ERP8; and
4. If the subject animal hospital/veterinarian is, in the future, determined by the Director of
Planning, to be adversely affecting the health or safety of persons residing or working in
the vicinity of the proposed use, to be detrimental to the public welfare or property or
improvements in the neighborhood, or to be not in compliance with other applicable Code
provisions, the special use approval may be modified or revoked by the City Commission
upon notification and public hearing.
Attachments:
• Resolution
• Extension Request Letter, dated August 21, 2017
• Resolution 071-17-14872
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RESOLUTION NO. ______ _
A Resolution amending Resolution No. 071-17-14872 to extend the expiration
of the Special Use approval for an Animal HospitaiNeterinarian at 6394-
6396 S. Dixie Highway.
7 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20-3.4 of the Land Development Code (LDC), the
8 Applicant, South East Veterinary Referral Center, submitted Application PB-17 -006 to the
9 Planning Board requesting a Special Use Approval to operate an animal hospital/veterinarian at
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12 WHEREAS, the City Commission unanimously approved Resolution No. 071-17-14872
13 on April 4, 2017 granting the Special Use application subject to the requirements set forth in
14 LDC Section 20-3.4(B)(21):
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1. All such uses shall be located within a fully enclosed, air-conditioned, soundproof
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ii. There shall be no overnight boarding of animals except for medical purposes.
iii. The hours of operation for visits and treatment will be 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday; hours of operation shall not prevent emergency medical
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1. Adhere to the Special Conditions applicable in Section 20-3.4(B)(21) Animal
HospitallVeterinarian and Section 20-5.8 Special Use Approval of the Land
Development Code;
2. The approved special use shall lapse after six (6) months if no master building
permit which implements the special use or certificate of occupancy has been issued
for such use and if the City Commission has not specified a longer approval period
for good cause;
3. If required by the Code, any and all exterior renovations or modifications for the
expansion are subject to approval by the ERPB; and
4. If the subject animal hospital/veterinarian is, in the future, determined by the
Director of Planning, to be adversely affecting the health or safety of persons
residing or working in the vicinity of the proposed use, to be detrimental to the
public welfare or property or improvements in the neighborhood, or to be not in
compliance with other applicable Code provisions, the special use approval may be
modified or revoked by the City Commission upon notification and public hearing.
41 WHEREAS, Section 20-5.8(C) of the LDC provides that Special Use Approvals "shall
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1 WHEREAS, the Applicant encountered unexpected delays while the permit was under
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7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
8 COMMISsioN OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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12 Approval for an animal hospital/veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway is hereby amended
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Section 1: Special Use Application (PB-17 -006) submitted by applicant South
East Veterinary Referral Center for an animal hospital/veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie
Highway, within the General Retail "GR" zoning district is hereby approved subject to
the following terms and conditions as well as all applicable City ordinances, codes, rules
and regulations:
1. Adhere to the Special Conditions applicable in Section 20-3.4(B)(21) Animal
HospitallVeterinarian and Section 20-5.8 Special Use Approval of the Land
Development Code except for the Special Use expiration;
2. The approved special use shall lapse after six (6) months April 4, 2018 if no master
building permit which implements the special use or certificate of occupancy has been
issued for such use and if the City Commission has not specified a longer approval
period for good cause;
3. If required by the Code, any and all exterior renovations or modifications for the
expansion are subject to approval by the ERPB; and
4. If the subject animal hospital/veterinarian is, in the future, determined by the Director
of Planning, to be adversely affecting the health or safety of persons residing or
working in the vicinity of the proposed use, to be detrimental to the public welfare or
property or improvements in the neighborhood, or to be not in compliance with other
applicable Code provisions, the special use approval may be modified or revoked by
the City Commission upon notification and public hearing.
40 Section 2. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is
41 for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
42 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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44 Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
45 adoption by vote of the City Commission.
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1 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of
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9 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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11 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE:
12 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
13 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice-Mayor Welsh:
14 Commissioner Edmond:
15 Commissioner Harris:
16 CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Liebman:
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Southeast
Veterinary
Referral Center
WWW.SVRCFLORIDA.COM
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Terry Carro, DVM
Diplomate, American College
of Vet erin my Internal
Medicine
Raquel Fuentes, DVM
Practice Limited to Internal
Medicine
ONCOLOGY
Stephanie Correa, DVM
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Oncology)
Tanya Gustafson, DVM
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Oncology)
DERMATOLOGY
Millie Rosales, DVM
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Dermatology
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Robert Swinger, DVM
Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Cherlene Delgado, DVM
Diplomate, American College of
VeterinalY Ophthalmologists
SURGERY
Rebecca Lin, DVM, CCRT
Diplomate, American College
of Veterinary Surgeons
CARDIOLOGY
Robert Prosek, DVM, MS
Diplomate, America College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Cardiology)
Diplomate,European College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Companion Animals)
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Marco Ruffato, DVM, CVMA
Emergency & Critical Care
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Residency Trained
Marco Ruffato, DVM,CVMA
Jessie Hatfield, DVM
Rachel Meyer, DVM
Lissette Cepero, DVM
Phillip DeFabio, DVM
August 21, 2017
Mr. Marcus W. Lightfoot
Zone Review Coordinator
City of South Miami -Zoning Department
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143-5093
Re: Extension Request for Special Permit Use -Southeast Veterinary Referral
Center
6396 S. Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33143
RESOLUTION NO. 071-17-14872
Dear Mr. Lightfoot:
The Southeast Veterinary Referral Center (SVRC) was granted a special permit use
for the renovation of its facility at 63996 S. Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33143.
RESOLUTION NO. 071-17-14872 was passed and adopted on April 4th
, 2017.
Our architect is presenting the project to the ERPB at the September 5th meeting.
We want to make sure we have enough time to process any potential
recommendations from the Board before the special permit use expires (October 4,
2017). Therefore, we are hereby requesting an extension to our current special
permit use (Resolution No. 071-17-14872). We understand there is a $500 fee
extension. Attached is required fee for the extension processing.
Do look forward to hearing from you. Don't hesitate to contact us should you need
additional information.
Sincerely, (-0
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Ma' aging ra~~er
Sou heasYVeterinary Referral Center
t\UG ; 3 2017
6394 South Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33143 Tel. (305) 666-4142 Fax (305) 661-2434 www.svrcflorida.com
RESOLUTION NO. 071-17-14872
A Resolution relating to a Special Use application to permit the expansion of an
Animal Hospital! Veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20-3.4(B)(21) of the Land Development Code (LDC), the
applicant, South East Veterinary Referral Center, submitted Application No. PB-17 -006 to the
Planning Board requesting a Special Use Approval to operate an animal hospital/veterinary 6394-
6396 S. Dixie Highway, within the General Retail "GR" zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the applicant proposes to expand the existing animal hospital/veterinarian use
by adding 800 square feet on the ground floor, 947 square feet on the second floor, and a 181 square
foot second floor open terrace to the existing 3,361 square foot building; and
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WHEREAS, the animal hospital/veterinarian use is listed in the Permitted Use Schedule
(Section 20-3.3D) as a special use within the General Retail "GR" and is subject to meeting the
general conditions specified in LDC Section 20-5.8 and subject to meeting the special use
requirements set forth in LDC Section 20-3.4(B)(21) for an animal hospital/veterinarian; and
WHEREAS, the applicant's animal hospital/veterinarian use meets the special use
requirements set forth in LDC Section 20-3.4(B)(21) which are:
i. All such uses shall be located within a fully enclosed, air-conditioned, soundproof
structure.
ii. There shall be no overnight boarding of animals except for medical purposes.
iii. The hours of operation for visits and treatment will be 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday; hours of operation shall not prevent emergency medical
treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Department has determined that the applicant's
animal hospital/veterinarian special use meets the parking requirements for the General Retail "GR"
zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the approval of a special use requires a recommendation from the Planning
Board and the approval of the City Commission after a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, at the March 14,2017 Planning Board meeting, and following a public hearing,
the Board reviewed application PB-17-006 and voted seven (7) ayes, zero (0) nays to recommend
approval of the request for a special use to operate an animal hospital/veterinarian with conditions;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1: Special Use Application (PB-17-006) submitted by applicant South East
Veterinary Referral Center to operate an animal hospital/veterinarian at 6394-6396 S. Dixie
Pg. 2 of Res. No. 071-17-14872
Highway, within the General Retail "GR" zoning district is hereby approved. This approval is
subject to the following terms and conditions as well as all applicable City ordinances, codes, rules
and regulations:
1. Adhere to the Special Conditions applicable in Section 20-3.4(B)(21) Animal
HospitallVeterinarian and Section 20-5.8 Special Use Approval of the Land Development
Code;
2. The approved special use shaUlapse after six (6) months if no master building permit which
implements the special use or certificate of occupancy has been issued for such use and if the
City Commission has not specified a longer approval period for good cause;
3. If required by the Code, any and all exterior renovations or modifications for the expansion
are subject to approval by the ERPB; and
4. If the subject animal hospital/veterinarian is, in the future, determined by the Director of
Planning, to be adversely affecting the health or safety of persons residing or working in the
vicinity of the proposed use, to be detrimental to the public welfare or property or
improvements in the neighborhood, or to be not in compliance with other applicable Code
provisions, the special use approval may be modified or revoked by the City Commission
upon notification and public hearing.
Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this .resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption
by vote ofthe City Commission.
PASSEDANDADOPTEDthis 4th day of, April ,2017. --=--------
APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Stoddard: Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh: Yea
Commissioner Edmond: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Liebman: Yea