M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: October 17, 2018
Re: Approving Sign Variance for Planet Fitness V-2018-044
REQUESTTitle
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING A VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR SIGNAGE FOR PLANET FITNESS, LOCATED AT 19151 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, TO PERMIT A WALL SIGN TO BE 145.83 SQUARE FEET WHERE 60 SQUARE FEET IS ALLOWED; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.body
APPLICATION SUMMARY
Staff Coordinator: Kathryn Lyon, AICP, CFM
Planning and Zoning Director
Applicant/Representative: Planet Fitness
Location: 19151 South Dixie Highway
Total Acreage/Square Feet: 13.12 +/- Gross Acres (per application)
Building Size/Square Feet: 19,543 SF Building
Current Future Land Use
Plan Map Designation: Mixed-Use
Existing Zoning: TRC (Transit Corridor)
Folio Number: 36-6005-019-0010
Legal Description: A portion of Tract “A” of POINT ROYALE Shopping Center Plat (99-64), Section 5 of Township 56 S, Range 40 E, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 99, Page 64, of the public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Site and Surrounding Area Data
Land Use Designation: |
Mixed Use |
Zoning District: |
TRC (Transit Corridor) |
Property Boundaries: |
North: South Dixie Highway South: Marlin Road East: South Dixie Highway West: Belview Drive |
Size of Property: |
13.12 +/- Gross Acres (per application) |
Property(s) Description/Existing Conditions: |
Existing shopping center to remain |
Surrounding Growth Management Plan Future Land Use Designation(s): |
North: Mixed Use South: Mixed Use and Low Density East: Mixed Use West: Mixed Use |
Surrounding Zoning: |
North: TRC South: TRC, NR and MR-9 East: TRC West: TRC |
Surrounding Existing Land Use(s): |
North: Retail South: Retail and Residential East: Institutional West: Commercial/Retail |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff assigned Town Consultant, The Corradino Group, (the “Consultant”) with the task of reviewing the application on September 5, 2018. Their analysis resulted in a recommendation of Approval of the variance request for “Planet Fitness” located at 19151 South Dixie Highway, the northeast corner of the intersection of South Dixie Highway and Marlin Road. The Consultant’s Report is Attachment A hereto.
Attachments
Ø Attachment “A” - Town Consultant’s Report
Ø Attachment “B” - Planet Fitness Sign Variance Application
Ø Attachment “C” - Advertisement, Courtesy Notices, and Posting