A MATRIX GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS:
SIMPLIFICATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY REGULATIONS AND DRB ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED “LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING CHAPTER 114, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” SECTION 114-1, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF LOT COVERAGE; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 118, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATIVE AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE VI, ENTITLED “DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURES,” SECTION 118-260, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES,” TO AMEND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 142, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” DIVISION 2, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,” SECTION 142-105, ENTITLED “DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND AREA REQUIREMENTS,” TO SIMPLIFY THE CITY’S SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE CALCULATION OF LOT COVERAGE AND UNIT SIZE, AND TO MODIFY ALLOWABLE HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 142-106, ENTITLED “SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING,” TO MODIFY SINGLE-FAMILY SETBACK REGULATIONS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SPECIALIZED USE REGULATIONS,” DIVISION 8, ENTITLED “HOME-BASED BUSINESS OFFICE,” SECTION 142-1411, ENTITLED “HOME-BASED BUSINESS OFFICE,” TO ELIMINATE THE FEE ASSOCIATED WITH A HOME BASED BUSINESS OFFICE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.