(A)

The purpose of the Retail Entertainment District Planned Area Development District (REDPAD) is to allow the development, in the unincorporated area, of major entertainment, recreational, and mixed-use venues that draw their audience from throughout Miami-Dade County and beyond, and that further the County's economic development and tourism.

(B)

Terms used throughout this article shall be defined in accordance with Section 33-284.28.3.

(C)

Where the terms, design criteria, development parameters, and review procedure contained this article conflict with those provisions provided elsewhere in chapter 33, the provisions of this article shall govern.

(Ord. No. 17-43, § 3, 7-6-17)

A property to be designated as a REDPAD shall comply with the following criteria:

(A)

Minimum Size. The minimum size of the property to be designated as a REDPAD shall be 50 gross acres.

(B)

Location Criteria. The property to be designated as a REDPAD shall meet the following locational criteria:

(1)

Designated as Business and Office, or such other category as may permit the uses authorized herein, on the CDMP Land Use Plan Map;

(2)

Located inside the Urban Development Boundary; and

(3)

Have direct access to a Major Roadway, as identified on the CDMP Land Use Plan Map

(Ord. No. 17-43, § 3, 7-6-17)

(A)

No land, body of water, or structure shall be used or permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, structurally altered, or maintained for any purpose in the REDPAD, except for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Amusement centers.

(2)

Amusement parks or theme parks.

(3)

Heliports.

(4)

Museums.

(5)

Performing arts centers.

(6)

Regional entertainment venues not otherwise specified.

(7)

Stadiums/Arenas.

(8)

Transit or Transportation facilities.

(9)

Residential multifamily uses, when vertically integrated in mixed-use developments only.

(10)

All uses permitted in the BU-2 District, except that residential uses shall only be permitted as specified herein.

(B)

Workforce Housing. Density bonuses for provision of Workforce Housing Units may be obtained as provided in article XIIA of this chapter.

(C)

In reviewing zoning requests or site plans, the specific intensity and range of uses, dimensions, configuration and design considered to be appropriate will depend on locational factors, particularly compatibility with both adjacent and adjoining uses, and availability of highway capacity, ease of access, and availability of other public services and facilities.

(D)

Unusual and New Uses. Except as expressly permitted in this article, unusual and new uses, as set forth in section 33-13 of this chapter, shall only be permitted if approved upon public hearing.

(E)

Agricultural Uses. Legally established agricultural uses that exist prior to a district boundary change to ECPAD may continue as legal uses and shall not be subject to Section 33-35 of this chapter, except that if agricultural uses are discontinued for a period of more than one year, the use may not be reestablished unless the property owner is able to demonstrate that there was no intent to abandon the use. Discontinuance due to fire, flood, explosion, wind, war, riot, or any other act of force majeure shall not constitute abandonment, provided a good faith effort is made to reestablish the use.

(Ord. No. 17-43, § 3, 7-6-17)

All applications for the REDPAD shall comply with the following development parameters and design standards:

(A)

Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The maximum FAR for all development within the REDPAD shall be as follows:

(1)

1.25 FAR if located between the UDB and the County's Urban Infill Area (UIA) as established in the CDMP.

(2)

2.0 FAR if located within the UIA.

(3)

A greater FAR may be approved if authorized in the Comprehensive Development Master Plan for the applicable property.

(4)

Individual parcels within the REDPAD may have different FARs, so long as the FAR for the entire REDPAD remains within the thresholds set forth above.

(5)

Severable Use Rights or Transferable Development Rights may be applied to exceed the maximum intensity of commercial development in accordance with the requirements of the applicable program.

(B)

Open space. Open space shall be provided as follows:

(1)

A minimum of 10 percent of the REDPAD shall be devoted to designated open spaces, such as squares or parks, which are directly accessible by a street or pedestrian network.

(2)

In addition, residential open space shall be provided at a minimum of 120 square feet per multi-family residential unit.

(C)

Landscape. All landscaping shall be provided in accordance with chapter 18A of this Code, provided, however, that:

(1)

The minimum number of required trees per acre of net lot area shall be 16. Areas used for structured parking and wet retention shall not be included in calculating the lot tree requirement;

(2)

The Director may authorize up to 50 percent of the required lot trees to be provided within a three-mile radius at: public parks; or along transit or transportation corridors, as defined in the CDMP;

(3)

Up to 30 percent of the required lots trees may be provided as rooftop trees.

(D)

Parking. Parking shall comply with the following:

(1)

Required parking. All required parking shall comply with article VII of this chapter.

(2)

Commercial parking garages shall be permitted either alone or in conjunction with other permitted uses.

(3)

When a residential use is provided, on-street parking spaces directly abutting the property shall count toward the parking requirement for that property. If on-street parking spaces are removed due to roadway improvements, removed spaces shall not cause the residential development to become nonconforming.

(4)

Administrative Modification. The Director may authorize a reduction in the amount of required parking for two or more uses if the following conditions are met:

(i)

The applicant submits sufficient data to demonstrate that hours of maximum demand for parking across the uses do not normally overlap.

(ii)

The structures and facilities for one or more of the uses are so unique to the respective use that no change to a use that would require additional parking could occur without significant renovation necessitating review of a development permit and development plan.

(E)

Signs and Entrance Features. At the time of Administrative Site Plan Review (ASPR), applicants may submit a master sign and entrance feature plan. Signs shall comply with Section 33-284.87. Entrance features shall comply with article VI, division 4 of this chapter

(Ord. No. 17-43, § 3, 7-6-17)

The review and approval procedures for a REDPAD shall be the same as those for the ECPAD set forth in Section 33-284.28.6, except that references to compliance with standards and criteria shall be deemed to require compliance with this article.

(Ord. No. 17-43, § 3, 7-6-17)