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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney | | | DATE: | July 17, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, A BALLOT QUESTION ASKING WHETHER THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO TO 2.0 FOR BUILDINGS IN THE CD-2 DISTRICT, ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE AND ALTON ROAD, THAT CONTAIN OFFICE USES. |
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| Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Joy Malakoff, the attached Resolution and ballot question are hereby submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission.
City Charter Section 1.03(c) provides that “[t]he floor area ratio of any property or street end within the City of Miami Beach shall not be increased by zoning, transfer, or any other means . . . unless any such increase in zoned floor area ratio for any such property shall first be approved by a vote of the electors of the City of Miami Beach.”
Currently, the maximum zoned floor area ratio (“FAR”) in the CD-2 zoning district is 1.5. However, pursuant to City Code Section 142-307(d)(3), when more than 25 percent of the total area of a building is used for residential or hotel units, the maximum FAR is 2.0.
The subject ballot question asks whether the City Commission shall adopt an Ordinance increasing FAR to 2.0 for buildings in the CD-2 district, along Washington Avenue and Alton Road, if more than 25% of the building area is used for offices.
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Office of the City Attorney |
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Commissioner Joy Malakoff |
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