CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PLANNING BOARD


AFTER ACTION REPORT
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 meeting

B. ITEMS FOR CONTINUANCE, DEFERRAL OR WITHDRAWAL

1. Conditional Use - Dock - 2821 Lake Avenue (Sunset Island #1)

The Applicant, Mr. Sidney Dulman, Requests a Conditional Use Approval in Order to Construct a L-shaped Dock Extending 32 Feet Into the Waterway at 2821 Lake Avenue (Sunset Island #1) (File #1432).

CONTINUED TO MARCH 28, 2000 PLANNING BOARD MEETING.

2. Conditional Use - Parking Lot -120-130 Ocean Drive

The Applicant, Associated Parking Systems, Requests a Conditional Use Approval in Order to Operate a Parking Lot After Midnight at 120-130 Ocean Drive (File #1437).

WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

 

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. Conditional Use - Outdoor Entertainment Establishment - 740 Ocean Drive

The Applicant, SOBE Scandals (located at the Boulevard Hotel), Requests Conditional Use Approval in Order to Operate an Outdoor Entertainment Establishment at 740 Ocean Drive. (File #1415)

VOTED 5-2 (Mr. Datorre and Mr. Needelman against) TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, MODIFYING CONDITION #3 TO PERMIT UP TO TWO NON-AMPLIFIED MUSICIANS ONLY, NOT AUDIBLE MORE THAN 100 FT. TO THE EAST, NOR AUDIBLE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST.

2. Conditional Use - Outdoor Entertainment Establishment - 940 Ocean Drive

The Applicant, Breakwater Cafe (located at the Breakwater Hotel), Requests Conditional Use Approval in Order to Operate an Outdoor Entertainment Establishment at 940 Ocean Drive. (File #1428).

VOTED 5-1 (Mr. Wallack against; Mr. Capote abstaining) TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, MODIFYING CONDITION #3 TO PERMIT UP TO TWO AMPLIFIED OR NON-AMPLIFIED MUSICIANS, NOT AUDIBLE MORE THAN 100 FT. TO THE EAST, NOR AUDIBLE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST.

3. Ordinance - Neighborhood Impact Establishment Occupancy Threshold

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida Amending the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 142 Entitled "Zoning Districts and Regulations", Section 142-1361 Entitled "Definitions" By Changing the Definition of Neighborhood Impact Establishment by Reducing the Occupancy Number at Which an Establishment Is Defined as a Neighborhood Impact Establishment; Providing for Inclusion in the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida; Repealer; Severability; and an Effective Date. (File # 1388).

VOTED 6-1 (Mr. Wallack against) TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

4. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment - Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TCMAs)

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending the Traffic Circulation and Capital Improvement Elements of Part II: Goals, Objectives and Policies, of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan, as Amended; by Establishing Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TCMAs), and Establishing Areawide Level of Service Standards for Specific Roadways; Directing Transmittals of this Ordinance and All Applicable Documents to Affected Agencies; Providing for Repealer, Severability, Inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan and an Effective Date.(File # 1439).

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN AMENDMENT AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY CITY ATTORNEY, AND RECOMMENDED THAT ITEM COME BEFORE PLANNING BOARD AGAING AFTER STATE REVIEW AND BEFORE SECOND READING BY COMMISSION.

5. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment - Environmental Protection/Greenways

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Part II: Goals, Objectives and Policies of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan, by Adding Policies and Objectives to the Conservation/Coastal Zone and Recreation and Open Space Elements Addressing Environmental Protection, Land Acquisition, Greenways and Recreational Facilities; And, Directing Transmittals of this Ordinance and All Applicable Documents to Affected Agencies; Providing for Repealer, Severability, Inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan and an Effective Date. .(File # 1441).

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN AMENDMENT AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

6. Ordinance - Hotels as Permitted Uses in RM-1 and CD-2

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida Amending the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 142 Entitled "Zoning Districts and Regulations", Section 142-152 Entitled "Main Permitted Uses" by Adding Hotels to the List of Main Permitted Uses in a Specified Area of the RM-1 Residential Multifamily Low Intensity Zoning District Bounded by the City Line on the North, Collins Avenue on the East, 75th Street on the South, and Abbott Avenue on the West; Amending Chapter 142 Entitled "Zoning Districts and Regulations", Section 142-302 Entitled "Main Permitted Uses" by Adding Hotels to the List of Main Permitted Uses in the CD-2 Commercial Medium Intensity Zoning District; Providing for Inclusion in the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida; Repealer; Severability; and an Effective Date.

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, SUBJECT TO STAFF PREPARING A COMPANION ORDINANCE ADDRESSING ACCESSORY USES.

7. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment - Hotels as Permitted Uses in RM-1

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Part II: Goals, Objectives and Policies of the City of Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan, by Modifying Policy 1.2 of Objective 1: Land Development Regulations of the Future Land Use Element by Adding Hotels to the List of Uses Which May Be Permitted in a Specified Area of the RM-1 Low Density Multi Family Residential Land Use Category; And, Directing Transmittals of this Ordinance and All Applicable Documents to Affected Agencies; Providing for Repealer, Severability, Inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan and an Effective Date.

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN AMENDMENT AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, SUBJECT TO STAFF PREPARING A COMPANION ORDINANCE ADDRESSING ACCESSORY USES.

8. Modification of Conditional Use: Neighborhood Impact Est. - 900 Ocean Dr.

The applicant, Mango's Tropical Cafe (David Wallack), requests Modification of a Conditional Use approval, originally approved by the Planning Board on May 25, 1999, in order to operate a Neighborhood Impact Establishment in excess of three-hundred (300) persons at 900 Ocean Drive. (File #1387a)

VOTED 6-0 (Mr. Wallack abstaining) TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, STRIKING CONDITION #7, PERMITTING TABLES AND CHAIRS TO REMAIN OUTSIDE. CONDITION #8 TO REMAIN, ALLOWING FOR FOUR SPEAKERS OUTDOORS.

9. Ordinance - Motion Picture Theaters - Beer and Wine Sales

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida; Amending the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 6, Entitled "Alcoholic Beverages", Section 6-4, Entitled "Location and Use Restrictions", by Permitting Beer and Wine to Be Sold in Motion Picture Theaters in Specified Cafe Areas Meeting Certain Operational Criteria; Providing for Inclusion in the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida; Repealer; Severability; and an Effective Date. (File #1438)

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIRE CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR SUCH BEER AND WINE SALES.

10. Ordinance - Automatic Teller Machines

An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida Amending the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 142, Entitled "Zoning Districts and Regulations", Section 142-902, Entitled "Permitted Accessory Uses"; by Limiting the Number and Providing for Design Review Approval for Automatic Teller Machines on Private Property; Providing for Inclusion in the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida; Repealer; Severability; and an Effective Date. (File #1404a).

VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION TO PROHIBIT ATM'S ON EXTERIOR WALLS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITHIN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.