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 Item 4
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM

TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee

FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager

DATE: May 6, 2020
TITLE:

PROPOSED ZONING OVERLAY FOR THE LEHRMAN DAY SCHOOL AT 77TH STREET AND DICKENS AVENUE.

 

ACTION REQUESTED:
Discuss the item and move to the Planning Board.

ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Endorse the proposal and forward to the Planning Board.

HISTORY:

On December 11, 2019, at the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, the City Commission referred the item to the Land Use and Development Committee and the Planning Board (Item C4N). The item was placed on the January 21, 2020 agenda of the newly created Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC), and deferred to the February 18, 2020 LUSC meeting.

 

On February 18, 2020, the item was deferred to March 17, 2020. The March 17, 2020 LUSC meeting was postponed and the item was placed on the May 6, 2020 LUSC agenda.


ANALYSIS:

The Lehrman Day School is a long standing, community institution that has served the residents of Miami Beach for decades. In order to accommodate modest expansion plans, inclusive of a new gym facility and internal drop-off and pick-up area, the school is seeking modifications to the RM-1 development regulations. These modifications would be specific to an overlay for the institutional use.

The Lehrman School has prepared the attached draft of the proposed overlay and LDR amendments. The proposed changes modify the physical development regualtions of a school parcel within the overlay, more particularly as it relates to building height, setbacks, lot width and minimum lot aggregation.

Subsequent to a recommendation by the LUSC, the proposal will proceed to the Planning Board for a formal review and recommendation. The administration is supportive of the modifications proposed in the draft overlay and recommends that it be forward to the Planning Board.

CONCLUSION:

The administration recommends that the item be endorsed and forwarded to the Planning Board.

Applicable Area

North Beach
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 

Departments

Planning
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Draft ORD - Lehrman OverlayMemo