COLLINS AVENUE GU LOTS - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING POLICY 1.2 OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 163.3184(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY MODIFYING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF) CATEGORY IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL USES AS MAIN PERMITTED USES; AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY COLLINS AVENUE ON THE EAST, 87TH STREET ON THE NORTH, COLLINS COURT ON THE WEST, AND 79TH STREET ON THE SOUTH FROM "LOW DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY (RM-1)" TO "PUBLIC FACILITY: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF);" PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSMITTAL; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BACKGROUND

On April 26, 2017, at the request of Commissioner Ricky Arriola, the City Commission referred the subject discussion item to the Land Use and Development Committee and the Planning Board (Item R9AG). 

On May 10, 2017, the Land Use Committee discussed the item and Recommend in favor of the proposal, with the removal of apartments from the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment.

PLANNING ANALYSIS

The subject Comprehensive Plan amendment pertains to a proposal to create the ‘North Beach Yard’, which is a community based, culinary incubator. The endeavor has been put forward by the operator of the existing ‘Wynwood Yard’ in Miami, which is located in the Wynwood area and provides an open area for food trucks, as well as other community based activities such as gardens, music, yoga and performances.  The site identified for this concept in North Beach is located on the west side of Collins Avenue, between 81^st and 82^nd Street.  All of the City owned lots on the west side of Collins Avenue from 79^th-87^th Streets are zoned ‘Government Use (GU)’ and the future land use category is ‘Residential, Low Intensity (RM-1)’.

Under Sec 142-425(d) of the LDR’s, “no GU property may be used in a manner inconsistent with the comprehensive plan”.  Under the current RM-1 Future Land Use Category of the Comprehensive Plan, commercial type uses such as that proposed by the North Beach Yard would be inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. In order to address this inconsistency, the following attached amendments have been drafted:

1. Change the current Future Land Use Map (FLUM) category from RM-1 to Public Facility (PF)

1. Amend the Public Facility (PF) portion of the Comprehensive Plan to allow for commercial uses as a permitted use.

This change would also bring previously approved uses (e.g. Ocean Rescue) into compliance with the comprehensive plan, as well as provide more flexibility for future uses. 

PLANNING BOARD REVIEW

On June 27, 2017, the Planning Board transmitted the proposed Ordinance Amendment to the City Commission with a favorable recommendation.