City of Coral Gables

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City of Coral Gables

• Zoning Code Re-Write

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Proposed Review Process

• Consultant presentation and explanation of
  revisions
• Questions and answers to clarify consultant
  administration intent

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Proposed Review Process

• Public meetings focused on discussion and input
  with regard to policy issues
• Word crafting and editorial changes through
  written comments or one on one meetings with
  members

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Proposed Review Process

• A tracking matrix has been provided showing old
  and new sections

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Re-Write Process

• Critical review of existing LDRs
• Review of Comprehensive Plan
• Interviews with City leaders and affected and
  interested persons
• Review of controversial developments

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Re-Write Process

• Physical reconnaissance throughout City
• Preparation of 3D development models to test the
  effectiveness of existing development standards

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Re-Write Process

• Attended public meetings and hearings of various
  bodies
• Preparation of proposed Table of Contents
• Preparation of discussion draft of LDRs

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Primary Objectives

• Simplify the Code
• Eliminate inconsistencies
• Improve readability
• Eliminated fees (will be included in City Code)
• Eliminated application requirements and
  authorized staff to prepare
• Address specific concerns, e.g. monster homes
  and land use transitions

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Formatting

• Article 3 Development Review
• Division 2 General Development Review Procedures
• Section 3 201. Pre-application conference
• Section 3 202. Filing application for
  development approval/simultaneous applications
• Section 3 203. Determination of application
  completeness
• Section 3 204. Review by Development Review
  Committee (DRC)

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Format of Draft
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Table of Contents
Article 1. General Provisions Article
2. Decision Making Administrative
Bodies Article 3. Development Review Article
4. Zoning Districts Article 5. Development
Standards Article 6. Non-conformities Article
7. Violations, Enforcement Penalties Article
8. Definitions
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Article 1. General Provisions

• Required statements of authority, jurisdiction
  and incorporation of comprehensive plans and
  official zoning map
• Provision of detailed transition rules for
  application of new requirements

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Article 2. Decision Making and Administrative
Bodies

• Reorganization of all provisions into a single
  article
• Clarification of qualifications, power, duties
  etc of all official bodies
• Creation of new positions City Architect and
  Development Review Official (DRO)
• Modifications to rules of procedure for Board of
  Architects

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Article 2. Decision Making and Administrative
Bodies

• Modification of administrative development review
  procedures and allocating final decision making
  for non-historic administrative decisions to DRO

 
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Article 3. Development Review

• Reorganization and clarification through parallel
  provisions and use of tables and flow charts

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Article 3. Development Review

• Consolidation and standardization of notice
  provisions

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Article 3. Development Review

• Simplification of minor and major conditional use
  process
• Make PAD a major conditional use

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Article 3. Development Review

• Appeals consolidated into a single section

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Article 3. Development Review

• Incorporation of provisions for development
  agreements, subdivisions, concurrency and
  abandonment into LDRs
• Reorganization of historic preservation
  provisions and improved integration of historic
  preservation review and other land use reviews

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Article 3. Development Review

• Clarification of map and text amendment
  procedures
• New provisions governing comprehensive plan
  amendments and DRIs
• Provision for protection of landowners rights

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Article 4. Zoning Districts

• Consolidation of R Districts into 2 Single Family
  (SF) districts established Coral Gables and
  new Coral Gables
• Consolidation and modification of multifamily
  districts into two districts MF 1 and MF 2
• Reorganization of special purpose districts
• Consolidation of CA, CB and CC Districts into two
  districts -- CL (limited) and C

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Single Family Districts

• Consolidation of SF districts (R1-2 to R19) into
  two SF districts one north of Circle and the
  other to the west and south of the Circle
• Address issue of monster homes

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Consolidation of SF Districts

• Existing R1-2 to R19 vary only by minimum floor
  area requirement
• Minimum floor area requirement is obsolete and
  irrelevant
• No rhyme or reason to existing pattern of R
  districts
• Research reveals that neighborhoods are not
  defined by zoning districts

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Single Family Districts

• Extensive research to understand role of R
  districts in neighborhood character
• Sorting of existing R districts into three groups
  (low, medium high) revealed some sense of
  coherence
• Working with staff, we ultimate settled on two
  districts