Res No 087-23-16020RESOLUTION NO. 087-23-16020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
STUDY AND IN CORPORA TE ONE OR MORE INCENTIVES TO
PROMOTE A CONDOMINIUM FORM OF OWNERSHIP INTO THE
BONUS STRUCTURE CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY'S PLANNING
CONSULTANTS AS PART OF THEIR PLANNING STUDY AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION, CORRECTIONS, SEVERABILITY AND AN
EFFECTIVE DA TE.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miam i (the "City") maintain s a Co de of Ord inances (the
"Co de") and Land Deve lopment Code (the "LDC ") to promote the hea lth, safety, community
acceptable standard of moral s and ge neral we lfare of the res id ents of the C ity of South Mi ami
through the stated regu lat ion s of th is Code ; and
WHEREAS, changes to the LDC are be ing considered to inccntivi ze deve lopment of
mu lti family re s identia l in the Tow n Cent er and other areas that allo w multifamily res id en tial
developm ent ; and
WHEREAS, th e City Commiss ion find s that current multifamil y deve lopment in it s
Town Cente r and other areas that all ow mu ltifam il y residential deve lopment, including
townhome d evelopm ent, cons ists of a large proporti on of renta l apa rtm ents; and
WHEREAS, condomini ums offer ho me owners hip opportunities that encoura ge long -
term resi de ntia l occupancy wh ich ca n in turn resu lt in a hig her leve l of co mmu nity in ves tm ent
and pa rtic ipation by res idents; and
WHEREAS, so me of the changes to the LDC under co ns id era tio n includ e a potential
bonu s structure for ac hi ev in g he ight and intensi ty , whereby an owner ca n develop to greater
he ights and intens ity by pro vid ing enhancements to the publi c realm , design amen iti es, or other
des ired deve lopment outcomes; and
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WHEREAS, th e C ity Commissio n desires to incentivize development of co ndom ini ums
and finds that including one or more bonu ses ba sed o n projects estab li s hin g condom in ium s
shou ld be studied and in corporated into the cha nges to th e LDC under co nsideration as it is in th e
best interest of the C ity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals A dopted. T he forego in g recitals are hereby ra t ifi ed and
co nfirmed as be in g h·ue a nd they a re incorporated into thi s Reso lution by reference as if set forth
in full here in.
Section 2. Direction to City Manager. The C ity Comm issio n hereby directs the
C ity Ma nager to wo rk w ith the C ity 's Pl annin g Co nsu ltant to s tudy and in co rporate whe re
poss ib le one or more incenti ves to e ncoura ge th e condomin iu m form of ownership through the
bonus structu re(s) being contemp lated fo r c ha nges to the C ity's Land Deve lopment Regu lations.
The C ity Manager is further direc ted to li a ise with the C ity 's Planning Consultant to ensu re that
one or mo re in centi ves for co ndominiums a re in c lud ed in any bonus s truc ture reco mm ended to
the C ity Co mmi ss ion fo r adoption.
Section 3. Implementation. T he C ity Ma nage r is hereby authorized to take any and a ll
actions necessa ry to imp le men t the purposes of thi s Resol ut ion.
Section 4 . Corrections. Conforming la nguage or tech ni ca l scri vener-typ e corrections
may be made by the C ity Atto rn ey for a ny co n fo rmin g ame ndm ents to be in corporated in to th e
fina l reso lu t ion for s igna tu re.
Section 5. Effective Date. T hi s Reso luti on s ha ll become effective im mediately upon
adopti on.
PASSED AND ADOPT ED thi s l 8111 day of l.!:!ly, 2023.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
lh P.Hriw
CITY &ERK D
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MAYOR
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READ AND APPROVED AS T O FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND E:z:,z:_
WEISS SEROTA H ELFMAN C OLE
& BIERMAN, P.L.
CITY ATTORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Fernandez:
Vice Mayor Bon ic h :
Commissioner Call e :
Comm issioner Liebman:
Commissioner Corey:
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Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Agenda Item No:9.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: July 18, 2023
Submitted by: Nkenga Payne
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO STUDY AND INCORPORATE ONE OR MORE INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE A
CONDOMINIUM FORM OF OWNERSHIP INTO THE BONUS STRUCTURE CONTEMPLATED BY THE
CITY’S PLANNING CONSULTANTS AS PART OF THEIR PLANNING STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, CORRECTIONS, SEVERABILITY AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. (COMMISSIONER LIEBMAN)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
CA Memo Re Condo Incentives.docx
Resolution For Incorporating an Incentive for Condominiums as Part of Bonus Structure for Development
Incentives.doc
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:The Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Members of the City Commission
FROM:Lillian Arango and Tony Recio, City Attorneys
CC:Genaro “Chip” Iglesias
DATE:July 18, 2023 City Commission Meeting
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO STUDY AND INCORPORATE ONE
OR MORE INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE A CONDOMINIUM FORM OF OWNERSHIP
INTO THE BONUS STRUCTURE CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY’S PLANNING
CONSULTANTS AS PART OF THEIR PLANNING STUDY AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION, CORRECTIONS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of
Commissioner Liebman.
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