A.

The regulations contained in this chapter and Chapter 18A, Landscape Code, Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, shall apply to this article, except as otherwise added to or modified herein.

B.

The Illustrative Master Plan (Figure 1), illustrates the citizens' vision and may be used to interpret this article. Where the Illustrative Master Plan conflicts with the text of this article, the text shall govern.

C.

The boundaries shown in Figure 1 that are labeled as 'Miami-Dade County' illustrate the Cutler Ridge Metropolitan Urban Center Boundary Plan and are generally described as follows: from the intersection of the centerline of the SW 112 Avenue with the centerline of US 1, then south along the centerline of SW 112 Avenue to the north side of the C-1 Canal (Black Creek Canal), then west along the north side of the Black Creek Canal to the west side of the South Miami-Dade Busway, then north along the west side of the South Miami-Dade Busway to the centerline of SW 117 Avenue, then northwest along the centerline of SW 117 Avenue to the centerline of SW 114 Court, then north along the centerline of SW 114 Court to the centerline of SW 203 Terrace, then east along the centerline of SW 203 Terrace to the centerline of SW 112 Court, then south and southeast along the centerline of SW 112 Court to point of beginning and Tracts 'B' and 'C' of Cabana Club Towers, Plat Book 148, Page 74.

Full scale maps of the Illustrative Master Plan presented in Figure 1, as well as the legal description of the CRMUC boundaries and full scale maps of all the Regulating Plans and Street Development Parameters figures, are on file with the Department.

D.

No provision in this article shall be applicable to any property lying outside the boundaries of the Cutler Ridge Metropolitan Urban Center District (CRMUC) as described herein. No property lying within the boundaries of the CRMUC shall be entitled to the uses or subject to the regulations provided in this article until an application for a district boundary change to CRMUC has been heard and approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Figure 1: Illustrative Master Plan

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 1, 10-10-06; Ord. No. 16-13, § 1, 2-2-16; Ord. No. 16-91, § 15, 9-7-16)

Except as provided herein, all developments within the CRMUC shall comply with the requirements provided in Article XXXIII(K). Standard Urban Center District Regulations, of this Code.

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 2, 10-10-06)

Except as provided herein, all permitted, conditionally permitted, and temporary uses within the CRMUC shall comply with Section 33-284.83 of this chapter.

A.

Conditionally Permitted Uses. In addition to the conditionally permitted uses in Section 33-284.83(B) of this chapter, the following conditional use shall be permitted subject to the administrative approval of a site plan, pursuant to Section 33-284.88 of this Code, to assure compliance with the requirements established herein:

1.

Automobile new sales agency shall be permitted only upon approval after public hearing, provided that the following conditions are also satisfied:

a.

The building shall comply with the Building Placement and Street Type Development Parameters and the General Requirements in Section 33-284.85-86 of this Code and as established by the land use and sub-districts regulating plans provided in Section 33-284.99.17 of this Code.

b.

All outdoor paging or speaker systems shall be prohibited.

c.

Repair work of any type shall not be permitted on premises unless approved after public hearing and maintained within an enclosed building and screened from the street.

d.

The applicant shall obtain a certificate of use and occupancy, which shall be automatically renewable yearly upon compliance with all applicable terms and conditions.

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 3, 10-10-06; Ord. No. 16-13, § 2, 2-2-16)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 16-91, § 16, adopted Sept. 7, 2016, repealed § 33-284.99.26, which pertained to CRMUCD regulating plans and derived from Ord. No. 06-152, § 4, adopted Oct. 10, 2006; Ord. No. 16-13, § 3, adopted March 3, 2016.

A.

All new development and redevelopment within the CRMUC shall comply with the Building Placement Standards as provided in Section 33-284.85 of this chapter, except that the properties between the South Miami-Dade Busway and U.S.1, shall be exempt from the minimum frontage requirements. In addition, for properties between the South Miami-Dade Busway and U.S. 1, parking shall be accessed from U.S.1, and the vehicular entry way shall be a maximum of 33 feet.

B.

All new development and redevelopment within the CRMUC shall comply with the Streets, Service Roads and Utilities standards as provided in Section 33-284.86(C) of this chapter, except as provided herein:

C.

The following setbacks shall be required where a Building Placement Standard in Section 33-284.85 of this chapter refers to a Frontage Table:

* Colonnade Required

N/A: Not Applicable

D. Street Types Development Parameters. U.S. 1

Main Street Type A, C

Main Street Type B

Boulevard Type A, B

Footnotes:

a.

Landscape area is exclusive of the minimum sidewalk width.

b.

Street trees shall have a minimum caliper of six (6) inches at time of planting.

c.

Permanent irrigation is required.

d.

Tree grates shall have a minimum area of twenty-four (24) square feet; tree planters shall have a minimum area of thirty-two (32) square feet; continuous landscape strips shall have a minimum width of six (6) feet in the Center Sub-district, eight (8) feet in the Edge Sub-district.

e.

In all Sub-districts, curbs and gutters shall be provided at all intersections and roadway edges of arterials, boulevards and Main Street; in Core and Center Sub-districts, curbs and gutters shall be provided at all intersections and roadway edges of minor streets.

f.

Bike lanes shall be four (4) feet in width when adjacent to curb or swale; five (5) feet in width when adjacent to a parking lane.

g.

The minimum required width of one-lane/one-way travel lanes shall be determined by the Department of Public Works and Waste Management or its successor and Fire Rescue Department or its successor on a case-by-case basis during the Administrative Site Plan Review process (ASPR).

h.

The use of permeable materials to pave private street sidewalks, on-street parking, and vehicular drives is permitted. Use of permeable materials to pave public street sidewalks, on-street parking and vehicular drives shall require approval from the Director of the Department of Public Works and Waste Management.

(Ord. No. 05-146, § 5, 7-7-05; Ord. No. 15-132, § 4, 11-17-15; Ord. No. 16-13, § 4, 2-2-16)

Except as provided herein, all developments within the CRMUC shall comply with the requirements provided in Section 33-284.86 of this chapter.

Buildings. In addition to the requirements of Section 33-284.86 of this chapter, all buildings within the CRMUC shall comply with the following requirements:

1)

Where colonnades are provided, the colonnade shall be placed along the property line.

2)

Minimum spacing between towers within any one contiguous property line shall be 60 feet.

3)

Aggregate tower frontage facing any street may not exceed 225 feet per block or 70 percent of street frontage; whichever is greater.

4)

Vehicular entry gates at garage entries shall be positioned a minimum of 20 feet behind the front wall of the building. At colonnaded frontages, this distance shall be measured from the interior/rear wall of the colonnade. To increase safety during off-hours, the setback area between the entry gate and the public sidewalk may be gated at the sidewalk edge during times when the garage is closed.

5)

Drop off drives and porte-cocheres may only occur in the rear, on the side, and/or along service roads.

6)

Loading and service entries shall be allowed only in the rear along service roads and/or within parking lots and structures.

7)

Vehicular entries to garages shall be allowed only from service roads and/or minor streets. Along minor streets, vehicular entries shall have a maximum width of 33 feet and a minimum separation of 70 feet between entries. Along service roads, vehicular entries shall not be limited.

8)

The penthouse shall occur above the tower level and shall be limited to 50 percent of the largest tower floorplate.

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 6, 10-10-06; Ord. No. 16-13, § 5, 2-2-16)

This article shall govern in the event of conflicts with other zoning, subdivision, or landscape regulations of this Code, or with the Miami-Dade Department of Public Works Manual of Public Works.

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 7, 10-10-06)

Non-conforming Structures, Uses, and Occupancies shall be governed by the provisions of Section 33-284.89.2 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 06-152, § 8, 10-10-06; Ord. No. 16-13, § 6, 2-2-16)