The City of North Miami Beach has adopted portions of the North Miami Beach Urban Design Plan as prepared by Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin dated May 2007 as enumerated below.

(A)

The Line. The Line is established within the City limits of the City of North Miami Beach to protect existing neighborhoods from redevelopment that could negatively impact low density residential use.

(1)

Map No. "UDP-The Line" is attached showing the location of the The Line.

(a)

The Line will be located along the property line of adjacent properties where this condition exists.

(b)

Where there is a street, alley or canal where The Line is shown on the map, The Line will be located in the center of the street, alley or canal.

(2)

Development and redevelopment on the neighborhood side of The Line shall not exceed a density of eight (8) dwelling units per net acre.

(3)

Development and redevelopment on the urban side of The Line will need to provide a transition to the neighborhood side of The Line.

(a)

There shall be a minimum setback from The Line of thirty (30) feet.

(b)

The pervious portions of the setback area shall be heavily landscaped to provide screening of the urban side of The Line, which may include sidewalks, bike paths and other amenities.

(c)

If surface parking is proposed on the urban side of The Line there shall be constructed a six (6) foot tall opaque wall set back five (5) feet from The Line. Said wall shall be heavily landscaped on both sides.

(4)

Building height adjacent to The Line.

(a)

Development or redevelopment on the urban side of The Line across from single-family zoning districts shall not exceed three (3) stories in height within the first one hundred (100) feet of The Line.

(B)

Building Height Overlay Zone. A Building Height Overlay Zone is established to set maximum building height in portions of the City to provide guidance for development and redevelopment.

(1)

Map. No. "UDP-Building Height Overlay Zone" is attached showing the locations of the maximum building heights allowed under this section.

(2)

In those portions of the City where the Building Height Overlay Zone allows for taller building heights than the underlying zoning, there shall be additional requirements necessary before the additional building heights may be used.

(a)

There shall be required an increase in pervious area in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the required pervious area of the underlying district for each additional floor requested above that allowed in the underlying zoning district.

(b)

There shall be an increase in the on-site parking provided in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the required parking of the City Code for each additional floor requested above that allowed in the underlying zoning district.

(c)

There shall be required an increase in the off-site improvements in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the required adjacent off-site improvements required by the City Code.

(3)

In those portions of the City where the Building Height Overlay Zone requires shorter building heights than the underlying zoning, there shall be additional incentives for development or redevelopment. which if utilized, will bind the development or redevelopment to be limited to the building height as set forth in the Building Height Overlay Zone.

(a)

Building setbacks may be decreased by up to twenty-five (25%) percent of those required in the underlying zoning district.

(b)

Pervious area may be decreased by up to twenty-five (25%) percent of that required in the underlying zoning district.

(Ord. No. 2008-22 § 6, 12/16/08)