Res No 053-19-15325RESOLUTION NO.53-19-15325
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami
opposing the Small -Scale Amendment to the Miami Dade County
Comprehensive Development Master Plan application for the properties
located at 6790 through 6880 S.W. 80th Street, Miami, Florida.
WHEREAS, 6790 thru 6880 S.W. 80th Street are a series of 10 duplex lots within the legal
jurisdiction of Miami -Dade County that are directly across S.W. 80th Street from 10,000-square
foot minimum single-family residential lots of the legal jurisdiction of South Miami, and are
diagonally across S.W. 80th Street and S.W. 69th Avenue from Low -Density (2.5-6 dwelling units
per gross acre) residential lots under the legal jurisdiction of Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the owner of said property has applied for a Small -Scale Amendment to the
Miami Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) to change the property's
designation from Office/Residential to Low -Medium Density Residential (6 to 13 dwelling units
per gross acre), which would allow the development of up to thirty-two (32) residential units. If
the plan amendment and an accompanying rezoning are approved, the owner intends to build a 30-
unit townhouse development at a density of 12 du/net acre; and
WHEREAS, under the current land use designation, the site could be redeveloped with a
maximum of 54,232 sq. ft. of office use or a maximum of fourteen (14) single family detached
homes; and
WHEREAS, Policy ICE -IF of the CDMP states, "Miami Dade County shall consider
compatibility with adopted land use plans of adjacent municipalities as a factor in reviewing
proposed changes to the Land Use Plan map or to a municipal plan"; and
WHEREAS, the Future Land Use Map of the South Miami Comprehensive Plan
designated the area to the north for Single -Family Residential development, which as described
calls for new parcels to have a minimum area equal to or larger than the median of the existing
sites in the surrounding area. In areas where existing platting is characterized by parcels larger
than 10,000 square feet, zoning should be consistent with those sizes. Sites large enough to be
subdivided into parcels of 10,000 square feet or larger, could be zoned accordingly; and
WHEREAS, the properties across the street to the north are predominately 10,000 square
feet or larger in size; and
WHEREAS, if the subject property were developed at a similar density, no more than
eleven (11) dwelling units could be built; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development is incompatible with the Future Land Use Element
of South Miami's Comprehensive Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the properties to the northwest under the jurisdiction of Miami -Dade County
are designated Low Density (2.5 - 6 dwelling units per acre) and range in size from slightly under
20,500 sq. ft. to over 40,000 sq. ft; and
WHEREAS, if the subject property were to be developed at a similar density, six (6) to
fifteen (15) dwelling units would be developed, which would be compatible with the South Miami
Plan; and
WHEREAS, Policy LU-8A of the Miami -Dade CDMP states that residential development
shall "reflect such factors as ... character of existing adjacent or surrounding neighborhoods...";
and
WHEREAS, the density and type of dwelling proposed to be developed on the property is
inconsistent with the character of the existing adjacent residential neighborhood.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals in this Resolution are found to be true and correct and they are
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami hereby finds that
the project is not compatible with the City's detached single-family residential district to the north
of the project and it will be detrimental to those properties. Therefore, the City Commission
requests that the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners deny the Applicant's
request to change the property's land use designation from Office/Residential to Low -Medium
Density Residential (6 to 13 dwelling units per gross acre).
Section 3. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this Resolution to the Mayor and Board
of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County.
Section 4. 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 5. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this I't day of May, 2019.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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CITY CLERK MAYOR
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AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
7 Vice Mayor Harris:
Yea
Commissioner Welsh:
Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
90 Commissioner Gil:
Yea
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Agenda Item Nol.
Special City Commission Agenda item Report
Meeting Date: May 1, 2019
Submitted by: Nkenga Payne
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami opposing the Small -Scale
Amendment to the Miami Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan application for the properties
located at 6790 through 6880 S.W. 80th Street, Miami, Florida. 3/5 (Commissioner Welsh) t
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso re FLUM amendment for 6790thru 6880 SW 80 St.docx
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