Justin Proffitt, AICP, Director of Community Development

Sharon Cino, Planning and Zoning Manager

Mario Duron, AICP, Associate Planner 

APPLICATION SUMMARY 

The applicant for the proposed development agreement on this agenda, Dezer Intracoastal Mall, LLC. requests the City of North Miami Beach to amend two sections of the Zoning and Land Development Code by amending Chapter 24, Article V "Zoning Use Distgricts" Section 24-58 "Mixed Use (MU) District" and Section 24-58.7 "Eastern Mixed-Use Waterfront District.  

 The applicant is requesting these amendments to provide consistency with the proposed Conceptual Master Development Plan. The proposed conceptual master plan provides improvements and features that are different than what was adopted by the City Commission in 2015.   It is important to note that none of these amendments propose to increase the residential density or nonresidential space adopted by the City Commission in 2015.  

The proposed zoning code amendments relate to the following issues, which will also be summarized more in depth in the attached staff report: 

Amendments that apply only to the applicant’s property and the MU/EWF District (Section 24-58.7 – Mixed Use Eastern Waterfront District)
• Regulating Plan adjustments to sub-area boundaries, street network, open space, building height configuration; 
• Ground floor active use requirements for a portion of the building façade along NE 35th Avenue;
• Changing Hotels from Conditional to Permitted Use;
• Increasing maximum parking limitation for 3 bedroom residential units;
• Removing duplicative language and scrivener’s errors in the existing code; 
• Increasing the maximum building length; 
• Increasing the maximum block size for the MU/EWF District.

Amendments that apply to ALL mixed-use districts Citywide (Sec. 24-58, Mixed Use Districts)
• Defining building story height limitations;
• Removing duplicative language and scrivener’s errors in the existing code. 

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION:

The Planning and Zoning Board met on July 13, 2020 and recommended APPROVAL of the Mixed-Use Waterfront District (MU/EWF) and Mixed-Use (MU) District Zoning Code Amendments by a vote of 5-2.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION:

 The Community Development Department recommends APPROVAL of the Mixed-Use Waterfront District (MU/EWF) and Mixed -Use (MU) District Zoning Code Amendments subject to approval of the Development Agreement and Concept Master Plan requested by the applicant.