Create Transit Oriented Node future land use designation in Miami

3184, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE CORRESPONDENCE CHART TO CREATE A NEW FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION CALLED “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE”; AMENDING APPENDIX LU-1; AMENDING POLICY LU-5.1.3 AND POLICY LU-5.2.1; AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY BOUNDED BY NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE TO THE WEST, NORTHWEST 76TH STREET TO THE NORTH, NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE TO THE EAST AND NORTHWEST 70TH STREET TO THE SOUTH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, APPROXIMATELY 143.75 ACRES, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED IN EXHIBIT “A,” FROM “GENERAL COMMERCIAL,” “LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,” “MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL,” “MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL,” AND “MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES” TO “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE – 1" AND “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE – 2”; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMISSION; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami PURPOSE: This legislation amends the Interpretation of the Future Land Use Map to create a new Future Land Use designation of “Transit Oriented Node,” which allows maximum densities between 150 and 500 dwelling units per acre. This legislation also amends the Correspondence Table to include the new designation. FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On May 21, 2025 recommended approval, by a vote of 7-1. . City of Miami File ID: 17586 (Revision: A) Printed On: 11/11/2025 City Hall 3500 Pan Ameican Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com City of Miami Legislation Ordinance Enactment Number:14384 File Number: 17586 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED, THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS SUBJECT TO

3184, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING THE INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE CORRESPONDENCE CHART TO CREATE A NEW FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION CALLED “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE”; AMENDING APPENDIX LU-1; AMENDING POLICY LU-5.1.3 AND POLICY LU-5.2.1; AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY BOUNDED BY NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE TO THE WEST, NORTHWEST 76TH STREET TO THE NORTH, NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE TO THE EAST AND NORTHWEST 70TH STREET TO THE SOUTH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, APPROXIMATELY 143.75 ACRES, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED IN EXHIBIT “A,” FROM “GENERAL COMMERCIAL,” “LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,” “MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL,” “MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL,” AND “MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES” TO “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE – 1" AND “TRANSIT ORIENTED NODE – 2”; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMISSION; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (“MCNP”) is the City of Miami’s (“City”) Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City pursuant to Ordinance No. 10544, as amended; and WHEREAS, the MCNP’s Interpretation of the 2035-2045 Future Land Use Map (“FLUM”) enumerates, defines, and sets the densities and nonresidential intensities of the future land use designations; and WHEREAS, the City created new goals, objectives, and policies in the MCNP around implementing Transit Oriented Developments (“TOD”) as part of the 2022 Evaluation Appraisal and Review (“EAR”); and WHEREAS, the City defined Transit Oriented Developments under Policy LU-5.1.2 of the MCNP; and WHEREAS, the City aspires to strengthen planning around future fixed-rail transit stations and determined a new future land use designation was justified and necessary; and City of Miami File ID: 17586 (Revision: A) Printed On: 11/11/2025 WHEREAS, the proposed text changes to the MCNP create a new future land use designation called “Transit Oriented Node,” which sets densities and intensities on a tiering basis to implement TOD; and WHEREAS, the proposed changes meet the intent of Goal LU-5, Objective LU-5.1, Policy LU-1.6.2, Policy HO-1.1.9, Objective TR-1, and Policy TR-1.1.4 by encouraging growth around transit stations, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing housing stock near transit stations; and WHEREAS, the area generally bounded by Northwest 7 Avenue to the west, Northwest 76 Street to the north, Northeast 2 Avenue to the east, and Northwest 70 Street to the south (“Study Area”) has the Future Land Use designations of “Light Industrial,” “Medium Density Multifamily Residential,” “General Commercial,” “Major Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation and Utilities,” and “Medium Density Restricted Commercial”; and WHEREAS, the Study Area is approximately 143.75 gross acres and 106.22 net acres – with gross including rights-of-way and net excluding rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City proposes to amend the FLUM of the Study Area to “Transit Oriented Node – 1” and “Transit Oriented Node – 2,” as described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit “A”; and WHEREAS, the proposed change would help further Policy LU-6.1.2 of the MCNP by promoting alternative modes of transportation; and WHEREAS, the proposed change is consistent with Goal LU-5 of the MCNP as it promotes equitable development of the Study Area, which was subjected to the practice of redlining, by allowing the mixture of more compatible land uses and increased density; and WHEREAS, the proposed change is consistent with Policy LU-1.6.4 of the MCNP as levels of service are adequate; and WHEREAS, on May 21, 2025, at a duly noticed public meeting, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (“PZAB”) considered the application for Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, item PZAB 2, and passed PZAB-R-25-026, recommended approval, by a vote of seven to one (7- 1); and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 14384 was originally adopted by the City Commission on July 24, 2025, and is now being re-adopted to incorporate feedback and suggestions received from the State of Florida pursuant to the Expedited State Review Process under

3184, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has conducted a public hearing on the proposed text and map amendment; and WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants to approve the proposed MCNP amendment, both the text amendment and the amendment to the FLUM, as hereinafter set forth;

3184, Florida Statutes, of the properties generally bounded by Northwest 7th Avenue to the west, Northwest 76th Street to the north, Northeast 2nd Avenue to the east and Northwest 70th Street to the south in Miami, Florida, approximately 143.75 acres, from “General Commercial,” “Light Industrial,” “Medium Density Multifamily Residential,” “Medium Density Restricted Commercial,” and “Major Institutional, Public Facilities, Transportation And Utilities” to “Transit Oriented Node – 1" and “Transit Oriented Node – 2,” as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit “A”. Section 5. The City Commission finds that the Comprehensive Plan amendment: a. Is necessary due to changed or changing conditions; b. Follows an Expedited State Review Process pursuant to

3184(3), Florida Statutes; c. Involves a text change to the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan; d. Is one which is not located within an area of critical state concern as designated by

0552, Florida Statutes or by the Administration Commission pursuant to

05(1), Florida Statutes ; e. Complies with the applicable density limitations set forth in the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, if applicable. City of Miami File ID: 17586 (Revision: A) Printed On: 11/11/2025 Section 6. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Planning Department to promptly transmit after First Reading a copy of this proposed amendment to reviewing agencies as specified in §163.3184(1)(c) for required review. Section 7. The City Manager is directed to instruct the Director of the Planning Department to review all comments received and to take these comments into consideration for any necessary revisions for Second Reading of this proposed amendment. Section 8. After Second Reading, the City must transmit the adopted amendment with all supporting data and analysis to the State Land Planning Agency and all commenting agencies for final review. Section 9. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 10. Pursuant to

3184, Florida Statutes, this Ordinance, if not timely challenged, shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after the State of Florida’s (“State”) planning agency notifies the City that the plan amendment package is complete. If the amendment is timely challenged, this amendment shall become effective on the date the State’s land planning agency or the Administration Commission enters a final order determining this adopted amendment to be in compliance.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10) days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whichever is later.