Design
Institute Recommendations for Project 1:
The
key issues and recommendations as identified by the
Design Institute concerning the Moratorium Area project
are:
- Create a standard for
compatible design; Mediterranean bonus to developers
should be eliminated.
- Revise the Comprehensive
Plan to guide zoning changes and amendments to the
land use map.
- Clearly define economic
issues and create incentives.
Summary
of Recommendations:
•
Determine short and long range goals
for design, policy adoption, and management of programs.
•
Establish transitional zoning in the
zoning code, allowing manageable growth. This includes
TDRs or Purchase of Development Rights (PDRs)—the latter
would have the City being the intermediary.
•
Eliminate the Mediterranean architecture
bonus program; it has achieved its effect and now should
be included in design guidelines and prototypes. Adopt
appropriate building prototypes.
•
Host a neighborhood charrette or forum
in the near future to determine what is acceptable to
the community. (The best times are between 3:00 pm to
8 p.m.)
•
Use the 2005-06 update of the comprehensive
plan to change the corridor to protect property rights
and establish an equitable program; use the EAR process
for the whole corridor; use the Land Use Plan map in
the comprehensive plan to show where the policies apply.
•
Develop appropriate prototypes, establish
structure standards and design guidelines, and promote
streetscapes that break up the courtyard buildings.
•
Offer TDRs. Calculate units generously
and make them as attractive as possible to developers.
•
The City should explore the possibility
of adopting a tax abatement ordinance that shows that
the process is equitable throughout the city.
•
Consider establishing a fast-track process.
•
Adopt an ordinance to establish a TDR
bank. The City should serve as intermediary and hold
rights in purchasing development rights and sale of
the property at a later date.
•
Consult with the Design Center at Miami
Dade County, the City of Miami, private consultants,
or the University of Miami to collaborate on transitional
zones, etc.
•
Reduce density in areas that are sensitive.
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