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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | June 7, 2017 | | | | First Reading
| | SUBJECT: | SINGLE FAMILY HOME INTERIOR SIDE YARD LANDSCAPE STANDARDS:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 142, "ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS," DIVISION 2, "RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS," BY CREATING MINIMUM LANDSCAPESTANDARDS WITHIN A REQUIRED INTERIOR SIDE YARD; PROVIDING CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the subject Ordinance at First Reading and set a Second Reading Public Hearing for July 26, 2017. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| BACKGROUND
On February 8, 2017, at the request of Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the City Commission referred the subject discussion item to the Land Use and Development Committee (Item C4J). On February 15, 2017 the item was continued to a date certain of March 8, 2017.
On March 8, 2017, the Land Use Committee discussed the proposal and recommended that the City Commission refer the Ordinance to the Planning Board. On April 26, 2017, the Mayor and City Commission referred this item to the Planning Board for consideration (item C4K.)
PLANNING ANALYSIS
The proposed draft ordinance would amend Section 142-105 of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code, pertaining to single family development regulations, by establishing minimum landscape standards for interior side yards. Specifically, for new single family construction, all portions of required interior side yards would be required to incorporate a continuous landscape hedge, in-between the required front and rear yards, planted at a minimum height of six (6) feet, and in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 126 of the Land Development Regulations. The hedge material proposed would have to be of sufficient density to adequately buffer and screen neighboring properties.
The adequate buffering of existing homes from higher grade elevations of new construction in single family districts is necessary in order to ensure compatible development within the built character of the single-family neighborhoods of the City.
PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
On May 23, 2017, the Planning Board transmitted the proposed Ordinance Amendment to the City Commission, with a favorable recommendation.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the subject Ordinance at First Reading and set a Second Reading Public Hearing for July 26, 2017. |
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Planning |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez |
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