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ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; AMENDING SECTION 33-284.84.1 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; REVISING THE DENSITY AND HEIGHT STANDARDS FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL URBAN AREA ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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WHEREAS, on October 2, 2018, this Board adopted Ordinance No. 18-124, which was a comprehensive revision of the maximum densities and heights allowed within the County�s urban center and urban area districts; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2019, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 19-07, which was a Comprehensive Development Master Plan amendment revising the maximum densities allowed within Mixed-use Corridors identified in an area plan and within Rapid Transit Activity Corridors in proximity to SMART corridors; and
WHEREAS, the North Central Urban Area District (NCUAD), codified in article XXXIII(S) of chapter 33 of the County Code, implements the urban center and mixed-use corridor policies and interpretative text of the CDMP, as well as the recommendations of the North Central Miami-Dade Charrette Report, which this Board accepted in Resolution No. R-497-04; and
WHEREAS, the entirety of the NCUAD is located within the County�s Urban Infill Area, and portions of its area are included within two of the area�s community redevelopment agencies; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the CDMP and the SMART Plan implementation efforts, this Board wishes to update the densities and intensities of the North Central Urban Area District,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 33-284.84.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:1
Sec. 33-284.84.1. - Density, Building Height, and Intensity.

A. Maximum Density and Building Height Range Tables. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the following tables set forth the maximum residential densities and building heights for developments in each urban center or urban area district:


1. For Land Use Categories RM, RML, MO, MC, MM, MCS, MCI, SD (Marketplace), SD (Storeporch), AD, MD (Market), ID, and I.



Maximum Density and Building Height Ranges for Land Use Categories RM, RML, MO, MC, MM, MCS, MCI, SD (Marketplace), SD (Storeporch), AD, MD (Market), ID, and I
Urban Center or Urban Area District SUB-DISTRICT

CORE
CENTER EDGE*��������������������� *��������������������� *
North Central Urban Area District (See Note 1) 125 units per acre/
3-15 stories Within � mile of the SMART Corridor, 90 units per acre/
2-12 stories; otherwise
[[36]]>>60<< units per acre/
2-[[6]]>>8<< stories [[36]]>>60<< units per acre/
No minimum height but must meet the minimum floor-area ratio in subsection (B)(2)
Maximum Height:
[[6]]>>8<< stories [[;

except, for certain segments along NW 7th Avenue, 60 units per acre/
No minimum height but must meet the minimum floor-area ratio in subsection (B)(2)
Maximum Height:
12 stories (See Note 2)]]
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Note 1: For properties comprising a rapid transit station, maximum density and building height shall be in accordance with the Core Sub-District.

[[Note 2: 60 units per acre/12 stories applies to all properties along NW 7th Avenue between NW 79th and NW 81st Streets and to properties on the east side of NW 7th Avenue between NW 81st and NW 95th Streets.]]

2. For Land Use Category R.


Maximum Density and Building Height Ranges for Land Use Category R
Urban Center or Urban Area District SUB-DISTRICT

CORE
CENTER EDGE*��������������������� *��������������������� *
North Central Urban Area District N/A [[36]]>>60<< units per acre/
2-[[4]]>>8<< stories 18 units per acre/

No minimum height but must meet the minimum floor-area ratio in subsection (B)(2)

Maximum Height:
2 stories [[;]]
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Section 2. Any property that is the subject of an active application seeking amendments to the regulating plans, administrative site plan review approval, or with an active pre-application number filed before the effective date of this ordinance may obtain site plan approval based on the code provisions in effect at the time of filing of the application or pre-application, or may proceed as provided in this ordinance.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 4. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and be made a part of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board.

1 Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored and/or >>double arrowed<< constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged.