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| | | | | | | | | | Item 14.
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM | | | |
| | | | | | | | TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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| FROM: Rickelle Williams, Interim City Manager
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| DATE: June 10, 2024
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | REVIEW THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP CLASSIFICATION FOR PRIDE PARK |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
| On March 13, 2024, at the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez, the City Commission referred the subject discussion item (C4 K) to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC).
As noted in the attached referral memo, to ensure that the future planning, use, and character of Pride Park remains true to the promise of it being a useable public greenspace, the item sponsor would like the LUSC to review Pride Park’s designation on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM), and consider whether Pride Park should be re-classified to a different category in the Comprehensive Plan more consistent with park uses such, as Recreation and Open Space (ROS).
The item was deferred at the May 1, 2024 LUSC meeting. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
| Pride Park is currently classified as “PF-CCC” (Public Facilities) on the City’s FLUM. The purpose of this designation is to provide development opportunities for existing convention center and facilities necessary to support the convention center.
Although open space, the area of Pride Park remains under the Civic and Convention Center (CCC) zoning classification, which allows the land area to be utilized for purposes of establishing a larger unified site that includes City Hall, the Convention Center and future hotel, the Holocaust Memorial and the Botanical Gardens. By having a larger overall site, there are benefits in terms of potential future expansion of the convention center, as well as the ability to meet minimum off-street parking requirements within the public garages on the larger site. For example, as a single development site, the minimum parking requirement for adjacent facilities may be satisfied within those garages and parking facilities located in the CCC district, due to inclusion within the larger unified site. Re-classifying the park area to a designation other than PF-CCC could complicate the ability to use the underlying land area for future zoning purposes and could require future minimum parking requirements to be satisfied within the portion of the site being developed or modified.
One potential option to ensure the continued use of Pride Park as open space would be to establish minimum open space and park requirements within the CCC district. While this would require amendments to the CCC regulations, as well as the underlying future land use designation, they would serve the purpose of ensuring continued use of Pride Park as open space. Additionally, a higher threshold could be established for any future amendment to these minimum open space regulations, such as a minimum 6/7th City Commission approval.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
| | The Administration recommends that the Land Use and Sustainability Committee discuss the item and provide a recommendation to the City Commission, if applicable. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| | South Beach |
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| | | | | | | | | 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 | |
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| | | | | | | | Strategic Connection
| | Neighborhoods - Evolve parks and green spaces to meet the changing needs of the community. |
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Type |  | REF C4M | Memo |
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