2004-02
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 31-144(f), MO DISTRICT, TO
PROVIDE FOR REVISED SETBACKS, LOT COVERAGE,
OPEN SPACE AND MINIMUM LOT SIZE, ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONAL USES, STREETSCAPE DESIGN
STANDARDS AND URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS FOR
THOSE LANDS LYING BETWEEN NE 206 STREET TO
THE SOUTH, NE 209 STREET TO THE NORTH, NE 28
AVENUE TO THE EAST AND EAST DIXIE HIGHWAY TO
THE WEST; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is desirous of amending the City's Land
Development Regulations to provide revised site development standards, design
standards and additional conditional uses for redevelopment of the south portion of the
City's "Hospital District" ; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the local planning
agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the application pursuant to
the required public hearing and has recommended approval to the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in this
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That Section 31-144(f) of the City's Land Development Regulations
are hereby amended so as to provide for additional conditional uses, revised minimum
lot size, lot coverage, open space and yard setbacks, streetscape design standards and
urban design standards, for those properties lying between NE 206 Street to the south,
NE 209 Street to the north, NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Highway to the
west, as follows1:
Sec. 31-144(f) Medical Office (MO) District
(2) Conditional use.
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For those properties Iyinq between NE 206 Street to the south. NE 209
Street to the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Hiqhway
to the west. the followinq additional uses may be permitted if first
approved as a conditional use:
~ Uses that exceed the maximum floor area ratio.
Q., Uses that do not meet the open space requirements of this district.
upon payment of a fee-in-lieu of open space to be used for public
park improvements. The amount of such fee shall be determined
by the City Manaqer based on the appraised value of the land and
the amount of reduction in open space requested. provided.
however. that the amount of open space shall not be reduced
below fifteen percent of the total lot area and that the development
complies with the Streetscape Desiqn Standards of this section.
(4)a. Minimum lot area and width.
The minimum frontage requirements shall be 100 feet, with a minimum lot area of 1.5
acres including right-of-way dedications. For those properties Iyinq between NE 206
Street to the south. NE 209 Street to the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East
Dixie Hiqhway to the west. the followinq standard shall apply: The minimum frontaqe
requirement shall be 100 feet with a minimum lot area of 0.5 acres.
(4)c. Setbacks:
1 Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; striskeR tRrÐ~¡¡R provisions indicate
proposed deletions from existing text.
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No parking areas shall be located within 30 feet of any residentially zoned property or
within ten feet of any street line. For purposes of this paragraph C., structure parking
incorporated within the building envelope shall count towards the number of stories.
4. For those properties Ivina between NE 206 Street to the south. NE 209 Street to
the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Hiqhway to the west. the followinq
standards shall apply:
~ No parkinq areas shall be located within 30 feet of anv residentiallv zoned
property or within ten feet of any street line
Q., Minimum front vard setback shall be 10 feet in depth for the first two stories of
the structure and 15 feet in depth for any additional stories.
ç. Minimum street side yard setback shall be 10 feet in depth for the first two
stories and 15 feet for additional stories.
Q., Minimum rear yard setback shall be 10 feet in depth. except that the minimum
yard setback from Biscayne Boulevard in this district shall be 25 feet in depth.
(4)d. Floor Area Ratio, Lot Coverage and Minimum Landscaped Open Space
Requirements:
For purposes of this paragraph e g., structure parking shall not count as part of the
floor area, but may be counted towards calculation of the floor area ratio.
5. For those properties Iyinq between NE 206 Street to the south. NE 209 Street to
the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Hiahwav to the west. the followinq
standards shall apply: The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.40 at one stOry and
shall be increased by 0.11 for each additional stOry. The total lot coveraqe permitted
for all buildinqs on the site shall not exceed 40 percent of the total lot area. The
minimum landscaped open space required shall be 33 percent of the total lot area.
f7) Streetscaoe DesiGn Standards
For those properties Iyinq between NE 206 Street to the south. NE 209 Street to
the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Hiqhway to the west. each
applicant for a development permit under this section shall construct the
streetscape across the entire street frontaqe(s) of its parcel in accordance with
the "Hospital District Streetscape Desiqn Standards" as provided by the City
Manaqer. Streetscape improvements shall be counted towards open space
requirements. provided that the improvements comply with the desiqn standards
of this section.
fa) Urban DesiGn Standards
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For those properties Iyinq between NE 206 Street to the south. NE 209 Street to
the north. NE 28 Avenue to the east and East Dixie Hiqhway to the west. the
followinq concepts shall quide development in this district. in addition to other
applicable architectural desiqn standards found in these Land Development
Reaulations:
a.Urban Desiqn Features, includinq. but not limited to. connected
pedestrian walkwavs. surface parkinq areas in the rear of principal
buildinas. buildinq orientation to the front street. use of awninqs and
canopies. chances in massinq in the buildinq form. includinq. but not
limited to. facades and rooflines.
b.Exterior colors used shall be liqht earth tone schemes or other color
palette that mav be approved bv the City Commission.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Diamond, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Cohen and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach
Commissioner Robert Diamond
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
absent
yes
yes
yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Diamond, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Cohen and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach
Commissioner Robert Diamond
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
PASSED on first reading this 20th day of November, 2003.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 6th day of January, 2004.
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J FREY M. PERLOW, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO L
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AL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
This Ordinance was filed in the Office of the City Clerk this :JJ!}day of January, 2004.