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| | | | | | | | | | Item 9
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM | | | |
| | | | | | | | TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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| FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
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| DATE: March 1, 2023
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | AMENDMENT TO THE ALTON ROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT BUFFER OVERLAY AND PHARMACY REGULATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE RELOCATION OF THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
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On February 1, 2023, at the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez, the City Commission referred the subject ordinance amendment, pursuant to item C4 AF, to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC) and the Planning Board.
BACKGROUND
On August 23, 2022, the following ballot question was approved by 77.59 percent of the City’s voters:
Alton Road Gateway Area - Increase Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 2.0 to 2.6
City Charter requires voter approval before increasing a property's floor area ratio ("FAR") (City's method of regulating building size). The Alton Road Gateway Area, located between 5th and 8th Streets, from Alton Road to West Avenue, has maximum FAR of 2.0.
Shall City increase maximum FAR in above area from 2.0 to 2.6, only if existing community health center at 710 Alton Road is relocated to another site, with new health facilities and public library?
The voter approved FAR increase is part of a larger development proposal that would relocate the existing Miami-Dade County community health center from its current location on the west side of Alton Road (710 Alton Road) across the street to the southeast corner of Alton Road and 7th Street (663 Alton Road). Additionally, the Alton Road Gateway development regulations are proposed to be extended north to 8th Street, to accommodate a new mixed-use structure to the north and east of the existing park. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
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At the request of the developer of the Alton Gateway project, the attached amendment to the Land Development Regulations of the City Code (LDR’s) has been proposed, to accommodate the construction of a new community health center and library facility on the east side of Alton Road, at the southeast corner of 7th Street (663 Alton Road). The following is a summary of the proposed amendments:
Sec. 7.2.11.8: ALTON ROAD - HISTORIC DISTRICT BUFFER OVERLAY (CD-2)
1. Currently there is a minimum setback requirement of five feet along the front and street sides of properties located in the overlay. The proposal would remove the front and side street setback regulations of this section for properties located south of 7th Street that contain solely governmental and/or institutional uses, and do not exceed a maximum building height of 30 feet.
Sec. 7.5.5.8: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS AND USE
1. Currently, medical cannabis treatment centers and pharmacy stores are prohibited uses on all GU sites. The proposal would create an exception and allow medical cannabis treatment centers or pharmacies to be operated as accessory uses to a health care clinic or similar use on properties zoned GU, provided the building contains solely governmental and/or institutional uses and is located south of 7th Street.
2. Currently medical cannabis treatment centers and pharmacies have a minimum distance separation of 1,200 feet from the same use. The proposal would allow medical cannabis treatment centers and pharmacies to forgo this minimum distance separation requirement, provided they are operated as accessory uses to a health care clinics or similar uses on properties containing solely governmental and/or institutional uses and located south of 7th Street.
3. Currently, a glass barrier is required to be installed around the area holding prescription pharmaceuticals or medical cannabis, to separate and secure these areas from the general public. The proposal would remove the requirement for a glass barrier wall for medical cannabis treatment centers or pharmacies that are operated as accessory uses to health care clinics or similar uses on properties containing solely governmental and/or institutional uses, provided the security plan demonstrates that adequate measures will be in place to exclude the general public from these storage areas.
The Administration is supportive of the proposed amendments as they are limited in scope and necessary to accommodate the needs of the proposed new location for the community health center.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
| | The Administration recommends that the Land Use and Sustainability Committee endorse the proposed amendments to the LDRs and provide a favorable recommendation to the Planning Board. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
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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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