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• p CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI 1111.
fi� 19'oP OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor Feliu and Members of the City Commission
Via: Yvonne S. McKinley, City Manager �r
From: Julian Perez, Planning Direct
Date: Februa ry 6 , 2006 ITEM No. /7
Subject: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE BY DESIGNATING A COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800
SUNSET DRIVE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP' -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE
DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Request: The historic designation of a commercial building at 5800 Sunset Drive is part of a series of
downtown buildings recommended for designation by the Historic Preservation Board. The building at 5800 Sunset
Drive was constructed in 1929, and is one of only a small group that remains that reveals the type of design, and
uses employed during the Real Estate Boom of the 1920s. The style of this two story rectangular building is best
described as Mediterranean Revival, an eclectic design based on prototypes from Spanish, Italian and Moorish
architectural prototypes. The building at 5800 Sunset Drive, expresses the hallmarks of the Mediterranean Revival
style in its masonry construction, the regularly spaced window placements and the prominent parapet that peaks in
a triangular pediment in the center, and extends higher at the ends of the building on both the north and south sides.
Despite the fact that there have been alterations to the storefronts, and the windows have been replaced, the overall
character of the building is still readily discernible as a product of the 1920s.
The Historic Preservation Board at its December 18, 2006 meeting reviewed the Designation Report, conducted a
public hearing, and adopted a motion by a vote of 5 ayes 0 nay recommending that the historic designation be
approved. The Planning Board at its January 16, 2007 meeting, after a public hearing, adopted a motion by a vote
of 6 ayes 0 nay recommending that the historic designation be approved.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the historic designation and the placement of an `•`HP -OV" district over the existing zoning
district for the building at 5800 Sunset Drive be approved on first reading
Backup Documentation:
Draft Ordinance
Planning Department Staff Report, 1 -16 -07
Designation Report
Excerpt Planning Board Minutes 1 -16 -07
Mail Notice to applicant
Public notices
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ORDINANCE NO.
3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
4 SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE
5 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT
6 CODE BY DESIGNATING A COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800
7 SUNSET DRIVE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC
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FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Application No. PB -07 -002 was submitted to the Planning Department by the
Historic Preservation Board , said application requesting to amend the official zoning map of the City of
South Miami by overlaying an "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district for property
identified as 5800 Sunset Drive and legally described as Lot 11, Less the North 24 feet, W.A. Larkins
Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 198 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board at its December 18, 2006 meeting reviewed the
Designation Report for 5800 Sunset Drive and recommended that the proposed site be designated historic;
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WHEREAS, the proposed historic designation and rezoning is consistent with the goals and
policies and the future Land Use Map of the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2007 after public hearing regarding the application of the HP -OV
zoning to 5800 Sunset Drive, the Planning Board recommended approval by a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nay;
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WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendations of the Historic
Preservation Board and the Planning Board and enact the aforesaid HP -OV zoning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City's Official Zoning Map shall be amended by placing the Historic
Preservation Overlay (HP -OV) zoning district over the existing underlying zoning use district for
property identified as 5800 Sunset Drive and legally described as Lot 11, Less the North 24 feet, W.A.
Larkins Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 198 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County.
Section 2 . That the Designation Report for the building at 5800 Sunset Drive as prepared by the
South Miami Planning Department is identified as Attachment "A" and is attached to and made part of
this ordinance.
Section 3 The Design Review Guidelines set forth in the Designation Report for the building at
5800 Sunset Drive and the provisions contained in the Land Development Code pertaining to review of
building permits, certificates of appropriateness, and demolition are applicable to the property at 5800
Sunset Drive.
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Section 4. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 5 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the adoption hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ _ day of , 2007
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1St Reading —
2 °d Reading —
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner: Birts:
Commissioner Beckman:
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Youkilis, Sanford
From: SchulmanC @gtlaw.com
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:15 PM
To: syoukilis @cityofsouthmiami.net
Subject: Dabby property at 5800 Sunset
Sandy:
Good to see you last week and thank you for your considerations. I will not be attending the HPB meeting next
Monday on this item. I'm authorized to tell you that the owner neither agrees, nor objects to the designation. Let
me know if you need any further information and thank the Board for their consideration of our request for
deferral.
Thanks and Happy Holidays.
Cliff
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12/14/2006
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INCo " PORATE❑
1927
LORI
To: Honorable Chair &
Planning Board Members
From: Julian Pe
Planning Director
PR -07 -0017
South Miami
All-America City
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2001
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
Date: January 16, 2007
RE: LDC Map Amendment —HP -OV
(Historic Designation) 5800 Sunset Dr.
Applicant: City of South Miami
Location: 5800 Sunset Dr.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800 SUNSET DRIVE AS AN HISTORIC SITE
AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV)
OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SUMMARY
The Historic Preservation Board at its December 18, 2006 meeting reviewed an historic
designation report for the a commercial building located at 5800 Sunset Drive. Following a
public hearing, the Board adopted a motion recommending that this building be designated an
historic site.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
The Land Development Code provides that an historic designation recommendation must be
enacted as a zone map change. The "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district is
super- imposed as an overlay over the existing underlying use zone. The procedures in the LDC
requires the Planning Board to hold a public hearing on all designations recommended by the
Historic Preservation Board.
The current LDC provides the following regulations on the historic designation process
(Section 20- 5.17(E)):
"(E) Planning Board Review.
(1) Following a favorable recommendation by the Historic Preservation Board, a proposed
designation shall be implemented by the adoption of an "HP -OV" Historic Preservation
1 LDC HP -OV Rezoning
January 16, 2007
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Overlay zone for the property set forth in the historic designation report.
(2) The Planning Board shall determine if the designation is compatible with the goals and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan, and if the proposed historic site and /or district regulations
would change any existing zoning district regulations such as, for example, permitted use,
height, floor area ratio, yard setbacks or off =street parking. The review shall be pursuant to the
provisions set forth in Section 20 -5.5, "Applications requiring public hearings ". The
recommendation of the Planning Board on the proposed designation shall be transmitted to the
City Commission. "
5800 SUNSET DRIVE: HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
The historic designation of a commercial building at 5800 Sunset Drive is part of a series of
downtown buildings recommended for designation by the Historic Preservation Board. The
building at 5800 Sunset Drive was constructed in 1929, and is one of only a small group that
remains that reveals the type of design, and lases employed during the Real Estate Boom of the
1920s. Although the building has been altered over the years, (notably, the storefronts and the
replacement windows,) its general character clearly conveys its historical provenance. The use
of the building as both a commercial enterprise and as living quarters suggests a popular
arrangement during the twenties, and illumines our understanding of the period.
The style of this two story rectangular building is best described as Mediterranean Revival, an
eclectic design based on prototypes from Spanish, Italian and Moorish architectural prototypes.
The building at 5800 Sunset Drive, expresses the hallmarks of the Mediterranean Revival style in
its masonry construction, the regularly spaced window placements and the prominent parapet
that peaks in a triangular pediment in the center, and extends higher at the ends of the building
on both the north and south sides. Despite the fact that there have been alterations to the
storefronts, and the windows have been replaced, the overall character of the building is still
readily discernible as a product of the 1920s.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD ACTION
The designation of an historic site requires that the Historic Preservation Board approve a
Designation Report which sets forth the history of the building and the architectural significance.
Attached to this staff report is the Desi -n�i Report which was approved by the Board at its ,
December 18, 2006 meeting by a vote of 5 ayes 0 nays. The report contains a detailed history of
the building and includes photographs. The attached designation report describes the significance
of the properties (p.4 -6).
At the Board's meeting in December, an attorney representing the property owner, advised that
the owner does not object to the proposed designation. (see attached E -mail to Planning Dept.
12/14/06)
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
(1) The building at 5800 Sunset Drive is one of six buildings identified as a "contributing
building" in the Hometown District Plan and Overlay District.
LDC HP -OV Rezoning
January 16, 2007
(2)., The designation report and the procedures followed by the Historic Preservation Board are
in accordance with the current LDC regulations governing historic site designations.
(3) The designation of historic sites is compatible with several Future Land Use Element
goals and objectives contained in the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan:
• Objective 1.2 Preserve historic resources by experiencing no demolition or
reconfiguration of specified resources .........99
(4) The alteration, renovation, remodeling, or landscape change affecting the exterior of a
designated historic building will require special approval in the form of a "certificate of
appropriateness" (COA). This approval requires a review by the Historic Preservation
Board and final approval by the City Commission. The Designation Report contains a
section entitled Design Review Guidelines (p.7 -8) which establishes architectural
guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness.
(5) The proposed designation will not require changes to any of the dimensional standards or
permitted uses currently applicable to the area's underlining SR(HD -OV) Specialty Retail,
Hometown District Overlay ) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the historic designation and the placement of an "HP -OV" district over
the existing zoning district for the building at 5800 SW Sunset Drive be approved.
Attachments:
Designation Report
E -mail from Property Owner's Attorney
Public notices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Location Map ........................... ..............................2
General Information ................... , .............................. 3
Statement of Significance..........,, ..............................4
Contextual History ....................... ..............................4
Architectural Distinction...,, .......... ..............................6
Eligibility Criteria ......................... ..............................6
Design Review Guidelines .......... ............................... 7
Bibliography............................. ............................... 8
Photographs.......................... ............................... 11
Permit Records ........... ..... .......................Appendix "A
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Historic Names:
100 Sunset Drive (Lot 1 1)
112 Sunset Drive (Lots 13 & 14)
Current Name:
5800 -5808 Sunset Drive, Various Retail Stores
5810 -38 Sunset Drive, Various Retail Stores
Location:
The southwest corner of Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street) and
SW 58th Avenue
Present Owner:
Dabby Properties
c/o Auerbach Associates Inc.
763 -41 St Suite A
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Original Use:
Living quarters and stores
Present Use:
Retail (Stores)
Zoning District:
Mixed -Use, Commercial
Tax Folio Number
09- 4036 - 022 -0090 (entire block front)
Boundary Description
Lot 11, Less the North 24 feet, W.A. Larkins Subdivision, as recorded in Plat
Book 3, Page 198 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County
Local Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
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[NOTE: ALTHOUGH ONLY THE CORNER BUILDING AT 5800 SUNSET DRIVE IS
THE SUBJECT OF THIS DESIGNATION, INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUILDINGS
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE WEST IS PROVIDED, AS THE FOLIO INDICATES
THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE OWNERSHIP, AND AS
SUCH WERE MANAGED AS AN ENTIRE UNIT]
II. SIGNIFICANCE
Specific Dates: 1929 5800 -5808 Sunset Drive
1952 5810 -5838 Sunset Drive
Architect: Edward H. Baxter AIA (1952)
Builder /
Contractor: George Peltham (1952)
Statement of Significance
The building at 5800 Sunset Drive was constructed c. 1929, and is one of
only a small group that remains that reveals the type of design, and uses
employed during the Real Estate Boom of the 1920s. Although the
building has been altered over the years, (notably, the storefronts and the
replacement windows,) its general character clearly conveys its historical
provenance. The use of the building as both a commercial enterprise
and as living quarters - suggests a popular arrangement during the
twenties, and illumines our understanding of the period.
Contextual History
The City of South Miami has successfully designated a number of
properties in the vicinity of 5800 Sunset Drive, all buildings that were
constructed during the Real Estate Boom that served as the impetus for
the creation of a number of cities in the region and the state.
The buildings previously studied as part of the City of South Miami's
ongoing efforts, that are all built during the same period of significance
include:
The Dorn - Martin Drug Store (1925)
5900 Sunset Drive
Dorn's Subdivision
Bank Buildings (1926)
5900 Sunset Drive
Dorn's Subdivision
South Miami Post Office (1926)
5904 Sunset Drive
Dorn's Subdivision
The D.J. Red Building (c.1923)
5850 Sunset Drive
W.A. Larkins Sub
The Shelley Building ( 1926)
5837 Sunset Drive
Cooper's Subdivision
Local Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
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Each of these buildings was constructed during a seminal phase in the
city's history, and as such are rare survivors. The Plat for the W.A. Larkins
Subdivision (where the building at 5800 Sunset is located) was recorded
on June 28, 1915, making it among the first of nine recorded subdivisions in
South Miami. The Larkins Subdivision consisted of almost eight square
blocks stretching from S.W. 59th Avenue (originally known as Pear Street)
on the west; to S. W. 57th Avenue (Banana) on the east; and from Sunset
Drive (County [Rock] Road) on -the north, to S.W. 74th Street (Pine) on the
south.
Wilson A. Larkins filed the plat in 1915, (over a decade before the
incorporation of the City of South Miami), in Township 36, Range 54, and
Section 40. Wilson A. Larkins came to Dade County in 1897, and settled
on land presently in the area of Cocoplum (Cartegena) Circle in what is
now Coral Gables. Larkins started a dairy farm and raised cattle in this
isolated part of Dade County, on the outskirts of the City of Miami, itself
just incorporated in 1896. Larkins also owned a general store, and in 1898
established the first post office in what became the "Town of Larkins ".
During the late 1880s, South Miarni was little more than a pioneer enclave
of settlers who established homesteads in the area. When Henry Flagler's
Florida East Coast Railway built an extension from Miami to Homestead in
1904, with the Town of Larkins cis a stop along the way, the community
was poised for its development.
By 1917, the population_ of the town had reached approximately 350. By
July 1918 nine plats were filed, four of them east of the railroad and five of
them to the west. Much of the land remained in agricultural use. Visitors
to Larkins were directed to follow "the black road ", which referred to the
newly oiled Ingraham Highway, that extended from Miami to Homestead
by way of Coconut Grove's bay front and along the ridge to what was
later Sunset Drive, and then west to the railroad at Larkins.
At that time, South Miami's immediate neighbor to the east was Coral
Gables. The first lots in Coral Gables were sold in 1921, and under the
leadership of its founder George E. Merrick, continued to expand as more
and more. land was acquired. Eventually, even the Larkin's Homestead
was sold to Coral Gables, and the development of South Miami moved
west.
During the 1920s all of South Florida was caught up in the frenetic activity
of the Florida Land Boom. South Miami was no exception. During these
flamboyant times there were several buildings of consequence
constructed in South Miami including the Methodist Church and the
Riviera Theater (demolished.) Residential subdivisions were platted as
thousands purchased homes in the area.
Local Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
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In March 1926, sixty -nine qualified voters within the proposed corporate
limits met to change the name of their town from Larkins to the City of
South Miami. At that time the boundaries, which covered approximately
six square miles, were: Red Road on the east; Ludlum and Palmetto Road
on the west; Bird Road and Miller Road on the north, and SW 104th Street
and North Kendall Drive on the south.
Already failing in 1926, by 1927, the real estate boom had abruptly ended,
and the state of Florida entered into an economic depression even
before the rest of the nation, when the stock market collapsed in 1929.
While growth would return, the 1930s saw a precipitous slowdown in the
market. The burgeoning growth of the 1920s was experienced again
following World War II, when tens of thousands of returning GIs made the
area their home.
III. Architectural Distinction
The style of this two story rectangular building is best described as
Mediterranean Revival, an eclectic design based on prototypes from
Spanish, Italian and Moorish architectural prototypes. The design was
hugely popular during the 1920s real estate boom, and came to
characterize the region. The designs often featured irregular plans,
courtyards, flat roofs with distinctive parapets or combinations of roof
slopes in residential construction, and ornament concentrated around
doors and windows.
The building at 5800 Sunset Drive, expresses the hallmarks of the
Mediterranean Revival style in its masonry construction, the regularly
spaced window placements and the prominent parapet that peaks in a
triangular pediment in the center, and extends higher at the ends of the
building on both the north and south sides. The ornament is concentrated
around the windows of the primary elevation (north) with a pronounced
band of stucco in relief. The east (side) elevation is faced with a slump
brick (sometimes referred to as Roman brick), a treatment that not
commonly seen in the region. Despite the fact that there have been
alterations to the storefronts, and the windows have been replaced, the
overall character of the building is still readily discernible as a product of
the 1920s.
IV. Eligibility for Designation:
The proposed designation of 5800 Sunset Drive meets the following
criterion contained in the South Miami Land Development Code; Section
20.4.9 entitled "Historic Preservation Standards ":
Local (Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
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(a) Districts, sties, structures and objects of national, state, and local
importance are of historic significance if they possess integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and
association and:
(b) Are associated with events that have made a significant
contribution of the broad patterns of our history, and
(c) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method
of construction or work of a master, or that possess high artistic
value, or that represent a distinguishable entity whose components
may lack individual distinction.
Therefore, the building at 5800 Sunset Drive is recommended for local historic
designation.
V. Design Review Guidelines
In accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 20.5.19 of the City's Land
Development Code, any building permit for exterior alteration, renovation or
demolition of an existing structure which is designated historic, or is within a
designated historic district shall first require the issuance of a Certificate of
Appropriateness (COA.) The COA is issued after a review by the Historic
Preservation Board and City Commission.
The Historic Preservation Board shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend
- the standards by which applications for- a Certificate of Appropriateness may
evaluated. In adopting these guidelines, it shall be the intent of the Board to
promote maintenance, restoration, adaptive uses appropriate to the property,
and compatible contemporary designs that are harmonious with the exterior
architectural and landscape features of neighboring buildings, sites, and
streetscapes.
In order to assist in the review process for the residence at 6133 SW 63rd Terrace
the following design guidelines should be consulted.
General:
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects
With Guidelines for Applying the Standards (1979) as may be amended.
Specific:
• Two story height
• Shaped parapet ( pyramidal pediment center); extensions beyond the
line of the parapet at each of the four corners
• Raised stucco band following the line of the shaped parapet
• Raised stucco band around the windows of the second story.
• Flat roof
Local Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
• Three larger square windows in the center bays flanked by smaller square
windows in each of the end bays.
• Slump brick facing on the east elevation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Building Permits, City of South Miami, Planning Department
Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of
Florida. Florida, A Guide to the Southernmost State (New York: Oxford
University Press) 1939
Plat for the W.A. Larkins Subdivision, dated June 1915. City of South Miami,
Planning Department
Redding, Susan Perry. "South Miami" in Miami's Historic Neighborhoods
(Miami :Dade Heritage Trust) 2001 pp. 109 -11
Taylor, Jean. The Villages of South Dade (St. Petersburg: Byron Kennedy and
Company)
Tevis, Paul U. History of South Miami, manuscript n.d. (1971 ?)
Local I-listoric Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
APPENDIX "A" Permit Records
The following lists the surviving permit records for the property. Over the years,
the original building at 5800 Sunset Drive was combined with additional buildings
that extended it westward. This activity occurred exclusively in the 1950s, and as
such, is not included in the nomination for local designation.
PERMIT RECORDS
January, 1946 Owner: J.W. Cotton
March 1948 Owner: Walter Wilhelm
Remodeling, First Floor
110 Sunset (5800 Sunset Drive)
Lot 11 Only, Two Story Building
42.1 feet frontage on Sunset Dr.
55.8 feet frontage on SW 58th Ave
Addition and Remodeling
112 Sunset Drive
Lots 13 and 14
LOT 12 Immediately adjacent to
5800 Sunset Drive was vacant
June 1951 Owner: Kenneth Keyes, Jr. Remodeling, front
Business and Residential
106 Sunset Drive
Lot 12, One story building
July 1951 Owner: Kenneth &
Roberta Keyes
August 1951 Owner: Kenneth S. Keyes Jr
August 1951 Owner: Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr
Alteration
102 -104 Sunset Drive
Lots 11 & 12
102 Sunset: Apply the to front
104 Sunset: Install transom
w/ jalousies over doors &
windows
Reroofing
104 Sunset Drive
Lot 12
New Building
104 Sunset Drive, Lot 12
Size of Lot: 57'x 120'
Local Historic Designation Report
5800 Sunset Drive, South Miami Florida
February 1952 Owner: Kenneth Keyes
March 1952 Owner: Kenneth S. Keyes, Jr.
Architect: Edward H. Baxter
Firm: Baxter & Godwin
October 1952 Owner: Kenneth S. Keyes Jr.
March 1954 Owner: Kenneth S. Keyes Jr.
Architect: Edward H. Baxter
March 1964 Owner: N. Weingarten
September 1990 Owner: Dabby Properties
Note: While listed as a "new"
building, this permit actually
addresses an addition to the
rear of the existing one -story
building at 104 Sunset; Additional
support columns were added to
the original building at this time
Demolish and Remove Building
112 Sunset Drive, Lot 14
New Building
5818 -5832 Sunset Drive
West 5 feet of Lot 12 and
Lots 13 and 14
Building measures
147' in length, 17' high
Remodeling /Alterations
5800 Sunset Drive
Lot 1 1
Screened porch added to
Rear of living quarters
Alterations
5814 Sunset Drive
Lot 12
Remove and replace
entire front, to align with
new building on the west
remove wood floor,
replace with terrazzo
Alterations to 2nd Floor
5804 Sunset Drive
Legal given as:
Lots 11 -14
Conversion to dance
Studio
Remodeling
5800 -5810 Sunset Drive
Storefronts Remodeled
Windows replaced w/
Anodized aluminum type
Local Historic Designation Report
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(0) 305- 663 -6326 (F) 305- 668 -7356
January 26, 2007
Dabby Properties
c/o Auerbach Assoc. Inc.
783 SW 41" Street, Suite A
Miami Beach, FL. 33140
RE: Planning Board Item No. PB -07 -002
Historic; Designation- 5800 Sunset Dr.
Dear Sirs:
This communication is to inform you that the above item concerning the historic designation of
your property located at 5800 Sunset Drive has been approved by the City's Historic Preservation
Board and the Planning Board. It is now in ordinance format and is scheduled for first reading at
the February 6, 2007 City Commission meeting which begins at 7:30 PM, in the City
Commission Chambers, South Miami City Hall. There is no public discussion at the first reading
of an ordinance, however, you are encouraged to attend the meeting.
The second reading and public hearing on the proposed designation is tentatively scheduled for
the February 20, 2007 City Commission meeting.
Enclosed is a copy of the Designation Report for this property and a copy of Section 20 -5.17
from the City's Land Development Code which sets forth the historic designation procedufe.
Please note that the final sub - section (F)(3) states that a property owner may file a written
objection to the designation which would require a 4/5 vote of the City Commission for approval.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 305- 663 -6325.
Sincerely yours,
Planning Director
Enclosures
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CITE' OF SOUTH MIAMI
PLANNING BOARD
Regular Meeting
Action Summary Minutes
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
City Commission Chambers
7:30 P.M.
EXCERPT
I. Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Action: The meeting was called to order at 7:37 P.M.
Action: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
II. Roll Call.
Action: Mr. Morton, Chair, requested a roll call.
Board members present constituting a quorum: Mr. Morton, Ms. Beckman, Mr. Davis,
Mr. Farfan, Ms. Young, and Ms. Yates.
Board member absent: Ms. Lahiff
City staff present: Julian H. Perez (Planning Director), Sanford A. Youkilis (Planning
Consultant), Eve Boutsis (City Attorney), and Christian Moya (Video Support).
City staff absent: Patricia Lauderman (Planning Board secretary)
IV. Planning Board Applications / Public Hearing
PR -07 -002
Applicant: City of South Miami
Location: 5850 Sunset Dr.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY
DESIGNATING A COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 5800 SUNSET DRIVE AS
AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS
Planning Board Meeting
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PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,• PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ms. Beckman read the resolution into the record. Mr. Youkilis reported that the Historic
Preservation Board at its December 18, 2006 meeting reviewed an historic designation
report for the a commercial building located at 5800 Sunset Drive. Following a public
hearing, the Board adopted a motion recommending that this building be designated an
historic site. Mr. Youkilis explained that the Land Development Code provides that an
historic designation recommendation must be enacted as a zone map change. The "HP-
OW Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district is super- imposed as an overlay over the
existing underlying use zone. The procedures in the LDC requires the Planning Board to
hold a public hearing on all designations recommended by the Historic Preservation Board.
Mr. Youkilis advised that 5800 Sunset Drive is part of a series of Hometown District
buildings recommended for designation by the Historic Preservation Board. The building
at 5800 Sunset Drive was constructed in 1929, and is one of only a small group that
remains that reveals the type of design, and uses employed during the Real Estate Boom of
the 1920s.
The style of the two story rectangular building is best described as Mediterranean Revival,
an eclectic design based on prototypes from Spanish, Italian and Moorish architectural
prototypes. Mr. Youkilis explained the attached Designation Report contains a detailed
history of the building, photographs, and a statement on the significance of the property
(p.4 -6) and also contains a section entitled Design Review Guidelines (p.7 -8) which
establishes architectural guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness.
Mr. Youkilis also advised that an attorney representing the property owner, advised the
Historic Preservation Board that the owner does not object to the proposed designation (see
attached E -mail to Planning ]Dept. 12/14/06). Staff recommended approval of the
designation.
Chairman Morton opened the public hearing. There were no speakers.
Action. Ms. Yates made a motion to recommend approval of the proposed historic
designation of 5800 Sunset Drive. The motion was seconded by Ms. Young. The motion
was adopted by a vote of 6 ayes 0 nays.
PHOTOGRAPHS
5800 Sunset Drive
View looking south, main ( north) elevation
5800 Sunset Drive
View looking south
East Elevation ( left) Main elevation ( right)
5800 Sunset Drive
Local Designation Report
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5800 Sunset Drive
View looking north, South (rear) elevation
5810 Sunset Drive ( directly west of 5800 Sunset)
View looking south, north ( main) elevation
5800 Sunset Drive
Local Historic Designation
Page 10
5840 Sunset Drive (corner)
5810 -38 Sunset Drive (center)
View looking eastward along Sunset Drive
5800 Sunset Drive
Local Historic Designation
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5800 SUNSET DRIVE
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA
Designation Report
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Prepared by: Ellen J. Uguccioni, Cultural Resource Consultant
City of South Miami Planning Department
November 2006