Zoning Code ReWrite

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Zoning Code Re-Write
Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and
Zoning
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Goal
The Zoning Code Re-Write Project aims to

• Simplify,
• Rationalize,
• and Modernize

Chapter 33 of the Miami-Dade County Code
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Objectives

• To become User-Friendly to the general public.
• To group like similar districts by density,
  intensity and
• geography
• Urban Rural Special
• To create new/modified districts based on the
  CDMP.
• To avoid Non-Conformities.
• To retain Zoning Hearing Procedures without
  substantial changes.
• To rely more on Tables and Graphics rather than
  text.
• To use Flow Charts to explain the zoning process.
• To blend the guidelines from the Urban Design
  Manual.
• To incorporate Directors Opinions and Zoning
  Classification Manual (complete list of
  uses).
• To evaluate placing the new Zoning Code Online.

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Highlights
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)

• Discontinue RU-1Z and ZLL (Zero Lot Line) these
  have been
• replaced by RU-1M(a) and RU-1M(b)
• Discontinue RU-3 and merge into RU-3M because
  they are
• similar.
• Discontinue RU-5A and merge into RU-5 because
  they are
• similar.
• Discontinue Planned Development because it was
  not utilized
• continue Planned Area Development.

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Highlights (contd)
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CON- Conservation District
ECO Natural Ecology District

• Outside UDB implements Open Lands designation of
  CDMP
• BCC has adopted Northwest Well field Protection
  Plan, East Everglades Zoning
• Conserves land against urban development
  emphasizes agriculture, resource-extraction,
  passive parks, utilities and public facilities
• Farms and residences limited to 5 acre minimum
  lots

• Outside UDB implements Environmental Protection
  and Environmentally Protected Parks designation
  of CDMP
• Predominantly publicly owned park lands
  (Everglades National, Big Cypress, etc.)
• Consistent with Federal, State, Miami-Dade County
  and SFWMD policies
• Preserves ecology
• Farms and residences limited to 5 acre minimum
  lots

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Generalized Neighborhood Development Pattern
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Example ACT- (BU-1 Option) and New Urbanism
New Urbanism concepts are being incorporated
into many of the zoning district revisions which
will have the effect of deterring urban sprawl,
encouraging a more compact development pattern,
reducing trip length and facilitating
multi-purpose trips. These proposals would
concentrate development in activity nodes at
intersections of major roads and at transit
stations as outlined in the Comprehensive
Development Master Plan. These centers would
combine mixed uses-retail, office and residential
uses in the same building. Buildings would be
closer to the street, parking lots would be
placed to the side or behind the buildings.
These pedestrian-friendly centers would feature
landscaped pedestrian plazas and a high quality
of urban design.
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ACT Activity Node (BU-1 Option)
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RU-3M Option
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RU-3M Option
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Example NBN- Neighborhood Business Node
The NBN Neighborhood Business Node will serve
the limited retail and personal service needs of
the immediate area within walking distance. The
maximum site and building size are limited to
assure compatibility with the neighborhood and
minimize the generation of non-local traffic.
Maximum site size 1 Acre (Maximum)
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NBN- Neighborhood Business Node (contd)

• Maximum floor area of building is limited to
  6,000 sq. ft. on 2 floors
• The following uses are special exceptions and can
  only be approved following a public hearing
• Grocery stores, delicatessens, dairy and ice
  cream stores are limited by an area/dwelling unit
  formula
• Restaurants with a maximum capacity of 50 patrons
• Kindergartens and nursery schools, adult day care
• The following uses are permitted

• Duplicating Services
• Laundry, dry cleaning agencies or establishments
• Coin-Operated laundries
• Barber and Beauty Shops

• Newstands
• Shoe repair shop
• Pharmacies (drug stores only)
• Offices (not medical or dental)

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The IU-M District includes

• Water-Dependent Uses
• Examples Cargo shipping terminals and boat
  repair yards
• Water-Related Uses
• Examples Ship chandlers and limited sales of
  seafood products

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The IU-M District does not include

• Business, service, office or manufacturing uses
  which are not water-dependent or water-related
• Residential uses, hotels or free-standing
  restaurants
• Certain requirements of the IU-1 and IU-2
  Districts.
• Landscaped open space
• Trees
• Greenbelts
• Fences may substitute for walls
• Guard house exemption from setbacks.
• Required off-street parking may be located in
  front of or behind buildings, walls or fences.
• Additionally, there is a State and Federal
  Security Regulation Override.

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Changes in AU-Agricultural District
If land is outside UDB and no trend of
development has been established, DPZ now, upon
request and providing all other requirements are
met, will trend the land to AU if shown as
Agricultural on CDMP. (not EU-2).
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Former Unusual Uses Now Permitted (Examples)
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)
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Highlights (contd)
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New Uses Added to Districts
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New Uses Added to Districts
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New Uses Added to Districts
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New Uses Added to Districts
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New Uses Added to Districts
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Example of Urban Design Standards RU-1, RU-2,
RU-1(M)(a), RU-1(M)(b)
Applications for subdivision plats, re-plats (5
lot minimum), rezoning, development permits or
administrative site plan review on or after
(effective date of ordinance) shall follow these
urban design standards to the extent possible.
Attached garages and carports shall not comprise
more than 50 of the homes front elevation.
Front porches may encroach a maximum of 7 into
the front
setback roofs of such front porches may encroach
another 2 but not within 6 of the front
property line. Front porches shall have a minimum
depth of 6 and shall comprise a minimum of 30
of the width of a homes front elevation (not
including any garage) or 12, whichever is larger.
Existing front setback regulations 15 feet for
50 of the lineal footage of the width of the
house and 25 feet for the balance except 20 foot
setback for attached garage.
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Urban Design Standards for all zoning districts
except AU, CON, ECO, EU, GF, GP, GU, IU, PAD, TND
and Urban Centers.
Common open space shall be in the form of greens,
squares, parks or plazas as defined by the block
system.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
The relationship between building heights and
street widths shall create a pedestrian scale .
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
Building types shall be mixed in any one
development
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
Land uses, such as residential, business, office
and institutional, shall be mixed horizontally
and vertically in any development, as provided in
the CDMP.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
Focal points, such as greens, squares, plazas,
gazebos, monuments, fountains, statuary public
buildings shall be incorporated in all new
development and redevelopment to create
neighborhood identity. These focal points shall
be placed in prominent locations such as street
intersections, or on properties ending street
vistas.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
All facades that face an adjacent street, park or
open space shall be articulated with porches, bay
windows and/or balconies.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)

• Street trees shall define the edge of the block
• Streets shall be designed in a hierarchy, such as
  boulevards, avenues, local streets and alleys
  and
• The network of section, half-section and
  quarter-section line roads shall be continuous
  and interconnected. Cul-de-sacs and
  "T"-turnarounds should be avoided. No block face
  shall be longer than 425' without an intervening
  street or pedestrian path.

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Urban Design Standards (contd)

• a) A sidewalk network shall be provided
  throughout the development that interconnects
  dwelling units with other dwelling units, with
  non-residential land uses, schools, transit stops
  and with common open space. The pedestrian
  circulation system shall include gathering and
  sitting areas, benches, landscaping, and other
  street furniture where appropriate. Sidewalks
  shall be a minimum of 6 feet in width sidewalks
  in BU Districts shall be a minimum of 10 feet in
  width.
• Bicycle paths shall be provided that interconnect
  dwelling units with other dwelling units, with
  non-residential land uses, schools, transit stops
  and with common open space. Section and
  half-section line roads shall include bike lanes
  or wide curb lanes as per the Public Works
  Departments Guide for the Development of
  Bicycle Facilities (1993). Off-road shared-use
  paved paths may be provided along suitable
  corridors such as canals, railroad right-of-way
  or corridors that have limited intersections,
  driveways or connections to adjacent uses.
  Shared-use paths shall be a minimum of 10-feet
  wide or wider where substantial use is
  anticipated.

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Urban Design Standards (contd)
Articulated facades. All facades that face an
adjacent street, park or open space shall be
articulated with porches, bay windows and/or
balconies. Buildings should be oriented to have
the front entrances facing the street, and ground
floors should be punctuated with stopping places,
entries for pedestrians and display windows
driveways and garage entrances should be located
on side streets where feasible visual contact
and surveillance should be maintained between the
inside of buildings and the adjacent public
right-of-way space.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
In the multifamily districts, OPD, RU-5, and BU
Districts, the following additional elements
shall be included (a) Fenestration, such as
doors and windows shall be provided, facing the
street and at least 30 of the ground floor level
of the front principal façade(s) shall be
constructed of transparent material. Reflective
or mirrored-type glazing is prohibited. (b)
Wherever possible, a minimum of 80 of all off
street surface parking shall be located in the
side or rear yard of the property. All parked
vehicles on surface parking lots shall be
screened from view from abutting public
rights-of-way, greens squares and plazas,
excluding alleys. Screening may be provided by
intervening buildings or architectural detailing
such as ornamental grating or landscaping.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
The design of all parking structures shall
include ornamental grating, grillwork and/or
louvers oriented to prevent the spillage of light
from exterior openings, and to provide screening
of all parked vehicles in the parking garage.
When a parking garage is provided for a principal
structure in the block, the design of the garage
shall contain those architectural features that
repeat the features in the principal
structure. Mechanical roof equipment, excluding
vents and stairwell access, must be screened from
any views by the use of architecturally
compatible walls or screens. Any exterior garbage
receptacles, dumpsters, or open storage areas
must be screened from view from abutting property
and public rights-of-way with landscaping, or
opaque material that is the same as, or similar
to, the materials used on the nearest façade of
the principal structure.
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
Big Box Retailers and Shopping Centers
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Urban Design Standards (contd)
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PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND MDC
BOARDS/COMMITTEES
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PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND MDC
BOARDS/COMMITTEES (Contd)
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