Transcript City of Coral Gables

City of Coral Gables
Zoning Code Re-Write
Proposed Review Process
• Consultant presentation and
explanation of revisions
• Questions and answers to clarify
consultant & administration
intent
Proposed Review Process
• Public meetings focused on
discussion and input with regard
to policy issues
• “Word crafting” and editorial
changes through written
comments or one on one
meetings with members
Proposed Review Process
• A tracking “matrix” has been
provided showing old and new
sections
Re-Write Process
• Critical review of existing LDRs
• Review of Comprehensive Plan
• Interviews with City leaders and
affected and interested persons
• Review of controversial developments
Re-Write Process
• Physical reconnaissance
throughout City
• Preparation of 3D development
models to test the effectiveness of
existing development standards
Re-Write Process
• Attended public meetings and
hearings of various bodies
• Preparation of proposed Table of
Contents
• Preparation of discussion draft of
LDRs
Primary Objectives
• Simplify the Code
• Eliminate inconsistencies
• Improve readability
– Eliminated fees (will be included in
City Code)
– Eliminated application requirements
and authorized staff to prepare
• Address specific concerns, e.g.
“monster” homes and land use
transitions
Sample Page
Formatting
Article 3
Development Review
Division 2
General Development Review Procedures
Section 3 – 201. Pre-application conference
Section 3 – 202. Filing application for development
approval/simultaneous applications
Article
Division
Section 3 – 203. Determination of application
completeness
Section 3 – 204. Review by Development Review
Committee (DRC)
Subsection
Format of Draft
Strike through
text is old text
Commentary
Underlined text
is new text
Table of Contents
Article 1. General Provisions
Article 2. Decision Making & Administrative
Bodies
Article 3. Development Review
Article 4. Zoning Districts
Article 5. Development Standards
Article 6. Non-conformities
Article 7. Violations, Enforcement &Penalties
Article 8. Definitions
Article 1.
General Provisions
• Required statements of authority,
jurisdiction and incorporation of
comprehensive plans and official zoning
map
• Provision of detailed transition rules for
application of new requirements
Article 2. Decision Making
and Administrative Bodies
• Reorganization of all provisions into a
single article
• Clarification of qualifications, power,
duties etc of all official bodies
• Creation of new positions: City Architect
and Development Review Official (“DRO”)
• Modifications to rules of procedure for
Board of Architects
Article 2. Decision Making
and Administrative Bodies
• Modification of administrative
development review procedures and
allocating final decision making for nonhistoric administrative decisions to DRO
Article 3. Development Review
• Reorganization and clarification through
parallel provisions and use of tables and
flow charts
Article 3. Development Review
• Consolidation and standardization of
notice provisions
Article 3. Development Review
• Simplification of minor and major
conditional use process
• Make PAD a major conditional use
Article 3. Development Review
• Appeals consolidated into a single section
Article 3. Development Review
• Incorporation of provisions for development
agreements, subdivisions, concurrency and
abandonment into LDRs
• Reorganization of historic preservation
provisions and improved integration of historic
preservation review and other land use reviews
Article 3. Development Review
• Clarification of map and text amendment
procedures
• New provisions governing comprehensive
plan amendments and DRIs
• Provision for protection of landowner’s
rights
Article 4. Zoning Districts
• Consolidation of R Districts into 2 Single Family
(SF) districts – “established” Coral Gables and
“new” Coral Gables
• Consolidation and modification of multifamily
districts into two districts – MF 1 and MF 2
• Reorganization of special purpose districts
• Consolidation of CA, CB and CC Districts into
two districts -- CL (limited) and C
Single Family Districts
• Consolidation of SF districts (R1-2 to
R19) into two SF districts – one north of
Circle and the other to the west and south
of the Circle
• Address issue of “monster” homes
Consolidation of SF Districts
• Existing R1-2 to R19 vary only by
minimum floor area requirement
• Minimum floor area requirement is
obsolete and irrelevant
• No rhyme or reason to existing pattern of
R districts
• Research reveals that “neighborhoods” are
not defined by zoning districts
Single Family Districts
• Extensive research to understand role of R
districts in neighborhood character
• Sorting of existing R districts into three
groups (low, medium & high) revealed
some sense of coherence
• Working with staff, we ultimate settled on
two districts