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To: Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor & Date: September 21, 2004
Commission Members AID
ITEM No.
From: Maria Davis fi RE LDC Map Amendment -HP -OV
City Manage a 5625 SW 62 Ave Historic Site
ORDINANCE
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 THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME
LOCATED AT 5625 SW 62 °d AVENUE 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 July 26, 2004 meeting, reviewed an historic site
designation report for a single family home located adjacent to the Cambridge Lawns Historic
District at 5625 SW 62 Avenue. Following a public hearing, Board unanimously adopted a
motion recommending that the home at be designated as a single historic site. In order to fully
document and record this designation it was recommended that the Land Development Code be
amended to create the "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district and to require the
designation to become a zone map change. This is being accomplished by the simultaneous
adoption of a separate LDC amendment ordinance which is part of the Commission's current
agenda.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
The proposed HP -OV designation of this property would allow the site to be shown on the City's
official zoning map. The role of the City Commission in reviewing and acting upon historic
designations is clarified as set forth in proposed Section 20 -5.17
u.. mpi D... .. -- -1'--° City Commission Public Hearings.
(1) Public Hearing Requirement. The City Commission ffwy shall hold public
hearings, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 20- 5.5 "(G) and notice
LDC HP -OV Rezoning
5625 SW 62 Ave.
September 21, 2004
(2)
requirements of subsection (2) and as required by the provisions of the City
Charter, on each proposed designation within six 60 calendar
days of the recommendation by the Historic Preservation Board and /or the filing
of the completed designation report.
(2) Notice Requirement. At least ten 10 calendar days prior to the public
hearing for each proposed designation of an individual site, district or zone, the
Planning Director shall mail a copy of the designation report to the
owner at the address listed on the most recent tax rolls as notification of the intent
of the City Commission to consider designation of the property.
(3) Objections. Upon notification, any owner of a property proposed for individual
designation who wishes to object shall , submit to the City Clerk's Office a
notarized statement certifying the objection to the designation
RESIDENCE AT 5625 SW 62nd AVENUE
The designation of an historic site requires that the Historic Preservation Board approve a
Designation Report which sets forth the history and the architectural significance of the site.
Attached to this staff report is the "Designation Report For Residence at 5625 SW 62"d Avenue"
which was approved by Historic Preservation Board after a public hearing at its July 26, 2004
meeting. The report contains a very detailed history of the property and includes a photograph of
the home. The following statement of significance is provided:
"The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is one of the few remaining, architecturally
significant residences in South Miami built after the Real Estate Boom and prior to WW II.
The two -story home features a dramatic portico flanked by freestanding columns that
focuses the central entrance and its elaborate doorway flanked by sidelights. The
home was built during a financially depressed era in the United States, and its
construction was possible only through the consolidation of lots that had previously
been platted for William McLeod Sr.'s Cambridge Lawn development. Mr. McLeod was
financially ruined by the construction of the homes in Cambridge Lawns, perhaps
opening the way for its replatting in 1946."
It is important to note that the subject residence is an example of the 1920's Neoclassical
architectural style which is very different from the architectural styles in the Cambridge Lawns
Historic District. The designation report provides the following description of the architecture:
"The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is a good example of the style as evidenced by
its monumental columns that span the two story height and frame the entrance bay,
the side gable roof, the single leafed entrance door flanked by sidelights, and the use
of six- over -one double hung windows in the fenestration."
LDC HP -OV Rezoning
5625 SW 62 Ave.
September 21, 2004
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
(1) The designation report and the procedures followed by the Historic Preservation Board are in
accordance with the current LDC regulations governing historic site /district designations.
(2) The residence at 5625 SW 62 Avenue is compatible with several of the Future Land Use
Element goals and objectives contained in the Comprehensive Plan:
• "Goal l To preserve and enhance rthe City's small town character, especially the
quality of life in the existing single- family residential neighborhoods ";
• Objective 1.2 Preserve historic resources by experiencing no demolition or
reconfiguration of specified resources ........."
(3) An historic designation will require that a designated site must obtain special approval in the
form of a "certificate of appropriateness" (COA) for any alteration, renovation, remodeling,
or landscape changes affecting the exterior of the building (includes demolition). This approval
requires a public hearing and review by the Historic Preservation Board and final approval
by the City Commission. The Designation Report contains a section (p.7) entitled Design
Review Guidelines which establishes architectural guidelines for the review of future
certificates of appropriateness.
(4) The proposed designation will not require changes to any of the RS -3 zoning district's
dimensional standards or permitted uses applicable to the site.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board at its August 31, 2004 meeting adopted a motion by a vote of 5 ayes 0 nays
to approve the proposed HP -OV zoning for 5625 SW 62"d Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the historic site designation of the residence /property at 5625 SW 62
Avenue be approved.
Attachments:
Draft ordinance
5625 SW 62 Ave. Designation Report, July ,2004
Excerpt from Planning Board meeting 8 -31 -04
Public notices
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1 ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
4 MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
5 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING THE
6 SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 5625 SW 62nd AVENUE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND
7 BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER
8 THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY PROVIDING FOR
9 SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN
10 EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13 WHEREAS, Application No. PB -04 -018 was submitted to the Planning Department by the
14 Historic Preservation Board said application requesting to amend the official zoning map of the City of
15 South Miami by overlaying an "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district for property
16 identified as 5625 SW 62nd Avenue; said property legally described as Tract A less the east 150 feet,
17 Cambridge Lawns Subdivision Revised Plat of Blocks 1 and 2; and
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19 WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board at its July 26, 2004 meeting reviewed the
20 Designation Report for 5625 SW 62 °d Avenue and recommended that the proposed site be designated
21 historic; and
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23 WHEREAS, the proposed historic designation and rezoning is consistent with the goals and
24 policies and the future Land Use Map of the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan; and
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26 WHEREAS, on August 31, 2004, after public hearing regarding the application of the HP -OV
27 zoning to 5625 SW 62 °d Avenue, the Planning Board recommended approval by a vote of 5 aye and 0
28 nays; and
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30 WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendations of the Planning Board
31 and enact the aforesaid HP -OV zoning.
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33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION
34 ' OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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36 Section 1. That the City's Official Zoning Map' shall be amended by placing the Historic
37 Preservation Overlay (HP -OV) zoning district over the existing underlying zoning use district for
38 property identified as the 5625 SW 62"d Avenue as shown in said property legally described as Tract A
39 less the east 150 feet, Cambridge Lawns Subdivision Revised Plat of Blocks 1 and 2.
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42 Section 2 . That the Designation Report for the Residence at 5625 SW 62d Avenue, as prepared
43 by the South Miami Planning Department (July 2004) is identified as Attachment "A and is attached to
44 and made part of this ordinance.
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47 Section 3 The Design Review Guidelines set forth in the Designation Report for the Residence at
48 5625 SW 62nd Avenue and the provisions contained in the Land Development Code pertaining to review
49 of building permits, certificates of appropriateness, and demolition are applicable to the property at 5625
50 SW 62 °d Avenue.
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3 Section 4. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held
4 invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of
5 the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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7 Section 5 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
8 are hereby repealed.
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10 Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the adoption hereof.
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14 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2004
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18 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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22 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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24 1" Reading -
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26 COMMISSION VOTE:
27 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mayor Russell:
28 Vice Mayor Palmer:
29 Commissioner Wiscombe:
30 Commissioner: Birts- Cooper:
31 Commissioner Sherar:
32 CITY ATTORNEY
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38 Attachments
39 Attachment "A" Designation Report for the Residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PLANNING BOARD
Regular Meeting
Action Summary Minutes
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
City Commission Chambers
7 :30 P.M.
EXCERPT
1. Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Action: The meeting was called to order at 7:58 P.M.
Action: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
II. Roll Call
Action: Mr. Morton, Chairperson, requested a roll call.
Board members present constituting a quorum: Mr. Morton, Ms. Yates, Mr. Liddy,
Mr. Comendeiro, and Mr. Illas.
Board members absent: Ms. Gibson and Mr.` Mann.
City staff present: Don O'Donniley (Planning Director), Sanford A. Youkilis (Planning
Consultant), Brian Edney (Video Support), and Patricia E. Lauderman (Planning Board
Secretary).
IIL Administrative Matters
No administrative matters were discussed.
IV. Planning Board Applications / Public Hearings
PB -04 -018
Applicant: Historic Preservation Board - City of South Miami
Location: 5625 SW 62 °d Avenue
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
Planning Board Meeting
Page 2 of 3
DESIGNATING THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 5625 SW 62 "a AVENUE
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.
Action: Mr. Morton read the item into record. Mr. O'Donniley presented the staff report.
Mr. O'Donniley stated that the Historic Preservation Board at July 26, 2004
meeting reviewed a designation report for the single family home at 5625 SW 62 Ave.
abutting the Cambridge Lawns Historic District. Mr. O'Donniley stated that the
designation of an historic site requires that the Historic Preservation Board approve a
Designation Report which sets forth the history and the architectural- significance of the
site. The report contains a very detailed history of the property and includes a photograph
of the building. Following a public hearing, Historic Board unanimously adopted a motion
approving the Designation Report and recommending that the home at 5625 SW 62
Avenue be designated as an historic site.
Mr. O'Donniley then read the following statement from the designation report:
"The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is one of the few remaining,
architecturally significant residences in South Miami built after the Real Estate
Boom and prior to WW Il (1935). The two -story home features a dramatic portico
flanked by freestanding columns that focuses the central entrance and its
elaborate doorway flanked by sidelights. The home was built during a financially
depressed era in the United States, and its construction was possible only through
the consolidation of lots that had previously been platted for William McLeod Sr.'s
Cambridge Lawn development.
Mr. O'Donniley then stated that the designation was compatible with the Comprehensive
Plan. He explained again that an historic designation will require, that a designated site
must obtain special approval in the form of a "certificate of appropriateness" (COA) for
any alteration, renovation, remodeling, or landscape changes affecting the exterior of the
building (includes demolition). This approval requires a public hearing and review by the
Historic Preservation Board and final approval by the City Commission. The Designation
Report contains a section (p.7) entitled Design Review Guidelines which establishes
architectural guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness.
Mr. Morton opened the public hearing.
Speakers•
NAME ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE ,
Juan Cabrera 5625 SW 62 °d Ave Supported
Mr. Cabrera stated his support and his approval of the designation report for his house to
be designated historic.
Planning Board Meeting
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The Board then discussed the designation report for the residence located at 5625 SW 62 °a
Avenue.
Motion: Ms. Yates made a motion to approve the HP -OV ordinance designating 5625
SW 62 Ave. as an historic site. Mr. Comendeiro seconded the motion.
Vote: Ayes 5 Nays 0
EAComm Items \2004 \9 -21 -04 \Excerpt PB Mins 5625 SW 62 HPOV.doc
REPORT TO THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
ON THE
LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF
THE RESIDENCE AT
5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Contents:
General Information ..... ............ ............................p.4
Significance .......
.............. ............................p. 5
History ................... P. 5
Neoclassical Style............ ... ............... ..........p. 6
Eligibility for Designation .......... .. ............................... P. 6
Design Review Guidelines ......... ..... .... .... .....p. 7
Bibliography ............................ ............................p.8
Photographs ............................. .....................p.9
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
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General Information
Location:`
5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Present Owner:
Scott Kurtzman & Ana Gonzalez
Present Use:
Residence
Zoning District:
RS -3 Single family, residential
Tax Folio Number:
09- 4025 - 017 -0010
Boundary Description:
Tract A less the east 150 feet, Cambridge Lawns Revised Plat of
Blocks 1 & 2, as recorded in Plat Book 45 -31 of the Public
Records of Dade County, Florida.
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Page 4
Significance
Date of Construction:
c. 1934
Architect:
Unknown
Summary Statement of Significance:
The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is one of the few remaining,
architecturally significant residences in South Miami 'built after the Real
Estate Boom and prior to WW II. The two -story home features a dramatic
portico flanked by freestanding columns that focuses the central
entrance and its elaborate doorway flanked by sidelights. The home was
built during a financially depressed .era in the United States, and its
construction was possible only through the consolidation of lots that had
previously been platted for William McLeod Sr.'s Cambridge Lawn
development. Mr. McLeod was financially ruined by the construction of
the homes in Cambridge Lawns, perhaps opening the way for its
replatting in 1946.
Contextual Histonr
On January 8, 1946, the Dade County Board of County Commissioners
approved a plat for "Tract A of Block 1." The plat filed by Fred A. Acker
and his wife Evelyn, revised the plat known- as the "Revised Plat of
Cambridge Lawns Blocks 1 and 2," which had been filed by William J.
McLeod Sr. in June, 1927.
The Tract A, Block 1 plat combined Lots 13 -17 of Block 1, and parts of
Harvard Avenue (SW 57th Street) which had previously continued east
until it reached SW 60th Avenue. SW 57th Street was closed and
abandoned for use by the public at this time.
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Page 5
The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is significantly larger than the
homes built in the earlier Cambridge Lawns subdivision. There, homes of
approximately 1, 100 square feet were built on 50 x 120 foot lots.
The lot for 5625 SW 62nd Avenue measures 170 x 162 feet, and Dade
County Assessor's records give the square footage contained within the
residence at 3, 275:
Assessor's Records provide the 1934 date of construction, which is
seemingly in conflict with the date of the plat, approved in January 1946.
A search of building permits at the South Miami City Hall yielded no
information.
It is possible that the residence was more likely constructed in 1946.
The Neoclassical style
Neoclassical (also known as Classical Revival) was especially popular
throughout the country during the first half of the 20th century, and was
inspired by Greek and Roman models. From 1900 to 1920 the designs for
homes emphasized hipped roofs, and elaborate columns. In a second
phase of its popularity, starting from about 1925, ` into the 1950s, the
emphasis was placed on side gabled roofs and simple, sometimes
rectangular columns.
The residence at 5625 SW 62nd Avenue is a good example of the style as
evidenced by its monumental columns that span the two story height and
frame the entrance bay, the side gable roof, the single leafed entrance
door flanked by sidelights, and the use of six- over -one double hung
windows in the fenestration.
Eligibility for Designation
The proposed designation of 5625 SW 62nd Avenue meets the following
criterion contained in the South Miami Land Development Code, Section
20.4.9 "Historic Preservation Standards ":
(d) 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 residence at 3625 SW 62nd Avenue is recommended for
local historic designation.
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Page 6
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 be 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 5625 SW 62nd
Avenue the following design review guidelines should be used.
General
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation
Projects: with Guidelines for Applying the Standards (1979) as may
be updated.
Specific:
Two story height
Side facing gable
Two -story height columns flanking center bay
Single leaf doorway flanked by sidelights
Six -over -one double hung windows
Bibliography
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
Page 7
Bibliography
Interview between Mrs. Hazel McLeod (widow of William McLeod Jr.) and
Ellen J. Uguccioni, July 19, 2004
Howe, Jeffrey, Editor. The Houses We Live In (London: PRC Publishing) 2002
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. (New
York: Knopf) 1996
Plat Maps, City of South Miami, Planning Department
Local Historic Designation
Residence, 5625 SW 62nd Avenue
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