PZ.6 - Close Public Alley Nw Area
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 55, SECTION 55-15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, A REQUEST TO VACATE AND CLOSE A 15-FOOT- WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY THAT RUNS EAST FROM AN EXISTING PRIVATE PROPERTY LINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 143.85 FEET GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN AND PARALLEL TO NORTHWEST 71 STREET AND NORTHWEST 72 STREET AND TERMINATING AT NORTHWEST 5 PLACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT “A”; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
May 28, 2026
Sponsors
Department of Planning
Rolando Escalona
Vote Details
ADOPTED
Motion to: Adopt
Mover: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
Seconder: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner
Ayes (5):
King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Enactment Number: R-26-0249
Department: Department of Planning
Category: Planning and Zoning
WHEREAS, Estrellita Sibila, Esquire, on behalf of JMPE Holdings, LLC, JP Expansion Holdings, LLC, and Tartan Warehouse, LLC (collectively, "Applicant"), requests from the City of Miami (“City”) to vacate and close a fifteen foot (15’) public alley that runs east from the property line for approximately 143.85 feet, generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 5 Place and Northwest 71 Street, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit “A”, (“Alley”) pursuant to Chapter 55, Section 55-15 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant is the owner of the property located at 7136 Northwest 5 Court, 585 Northwest 71 Street, and 571 Northwest 71 Street (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property is bounded by Northwest 5 Place to the east and Northwest 71 Street to the south; and
WHEREAS, the Property and Alley are located in the “D1,” Work Place District Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Property and the Alley are located within the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan’s (MCNP) Future Land Use designation of “Light Industrial”; and
WHEREAS, the Property currently consists of 26,349.08 +/- square feet acres of land; and
WHEREAS, the Alleyconsists of 2,157.82 +/- square feet of land; and
WHEREAS, after the proposed vacation and closure of theAlley, the Property, together with the Alley, will consist of 28,508.27 +/- square feet (0.654 +/- acres)of land; and
WHEREAS, the perimeter of the Property, together with the Alley, will be approximately 698.890 +/- feet; and
WHERES, the Alley dead ends on private property to the west and access on the east is impeded due to an I-95 support column; and
WHERE, the Applicant made the request to close, vacate, and abandon from public use the Alley at the Property in order to install a gateand safeguard the Property from ongoing criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant is not proposing to redevelop theProperty together with the closure; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2025, the City of Miami Plat and Street Committee approved the Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A (the “Tentative Plat”) by a vote of 5 to 0; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee reviewed the request for the vacation and closure of the Alley Vacation pursuant to the criteria as set forth in Chapter 55, Section 55-15 of the City Code:
(1)Is it in the public interest, or would the general public benefit from the vacation of the rights-of-way or easements?
(2)Is the general public no longer using the rights-of-way or easement, including public service vehicles such as trash and garbage trucks, police, fire or other emergency vehicles?
(3)Would there be no adverse effect on the ability to provide police, fire or emergency services?
(4)Would the vacation and closure of the rights-of-way or easements have a beneficial effect on pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the area?; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee found the request to comply with the criteria; and
WHREAS, the Plat and Street Committee recommends Approval with Conditions of the request; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 55, Section 55-15(a) of the City Code, the City’s Department of Resilience and Public Works (“RPW”) and Office of Capital Improvements (“OCI”) researched for any City projects involving the Alley; and
WHEREAS, signed letters were provided from RPW and OCI confirming that the City has not expended any funds within the prior fifty (50) years and/or any restricted funds on improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department recommends approval with conditions of the request; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (“PZAB”), at its meeting on April 15, 2026, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-26-018 by a vote of eleven to zero (11-0), Item No. 8, recommending approval of the vacation closure; and
WHEREAS, based on competent substantial evidence in the record, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard has been afforded to all parties and members of the public, the City Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closure of the Alley;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closureof the public Alley generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 5 Place and Northwest 71 Street, as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit “A”, with the following conditions:
1.Tentative Plat #2069-A (“Liberty Mission Plat”) shall be developed in accordance with the survey digitally signed and sealed by Odalys C. Bello-Iznaga, Professional Surveyor and Mapper, LS6169 on September 11, 2025, and approved by the Plat and Street Committee, bearing the e-Plan approval stamp PZ-25-19435.
2.The Applicant, owner or its successor shall comply with the conditions of approval stated for Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A, in the letter dated May 20, 2025, issued by the Department of Resilience and Public Works.
3.The Applicant, owner, or successor shall meet applicable development standards identified in Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, and all applicable local, county, state, and federal regulations.
4.The Applicant, owner, or their successor shall provide an access plan for review and acceptance by the Fire/Resue Department, Police Department, Solid Waste Departments, and the Capital Improvements Program/Office Transportation.
5.Approval of the requested vacation and closure shall be valid for a period of four (4) years and shall remain independent of the referenced tentative plat during this period, pursuant to Section 55-15 of the City Code.
6.A Certificate of Occupancy shall only be issued after all the required improvements have been completed.
7.The City reserves the right to inspect the Property site to ensure compliance with the conditions listed.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective ten (10) days upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.
WHEREAS, the Applicant is the owner of the property located at 7136 Northwest 5 Court, 585 Northwest 71 Street, and 571 Northwest 71 Street (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property is bounded by Northwest 5 Place to the east and Northwest 71 Street to the south; and
WHEREAS, the Property and Alley are located in the “D1,” Work Place District Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Property and the Alley are located within the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan’s (MCNP) Future Land Use designation of “Light Industrial”; and
WHEREAS, the Property currently consists of 26,349.08 +/- square feet acres of land; and
WHEREAS, the Alleyconsists of 2,157.82 +/- square feet of land; and
WHEREAS, after the proposed vacation and closure of theAlley, the Property, together with the Alley, will consist of 28,508.27 +/- square feet (0.654 +/- acres)of land; and
WHEREAS, the perimeter of the Property, together with the Alley, will be approximately 698.890 +/- feet; and
WHERES, the Alley dead ends on private property to the west and access on the east is impeded due to an I-95 support column; and
WHERE, the Applicant made the request to close, vacate, and abandon from public use the Alley at the Property in order to install a gateand safeguard the Property from ongoing criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant is not proposing to redevelop theProperty together with the closure; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2025, the City of Miami Plat and Street Committee approved the Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A (the “Tentative Plat”) by a vote of 5 to 0; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee reviewed the request for the vacation and closure of the Alley Vacation pursuant to the criteria as set forth in Chapter 55, Section 55-15 of the City Code:
(1)Is it in the public interest, or would the general public benefit from the vacation of the rights-of-way or easements?
(2)Is the general public no longer using the rights-of-way or easement, including public service vehicles such as trash and garbage trucks, police, fire or other emergency vehicles?
(3)Would there be no adverse effect on the ability to provide police, fire or emergency services?
(4)Would the vacation and closure of the rights-of-way or easements have a beneficial effect on pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the area?; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee found the request to comply with the criteria; and
WHREAS, the Plat and Street Committee recommends Approval with Conditions of the request; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 55, Section 55-15(a) of the City Code, the City’s Department of Resilience and Public Works (“RPW”) and Office of Capital Improvements (“OCI”) researched for any City projects involving the Alley; and
WHEREAS, signed letters were provided from RPW and OCI confirming that the City has not expended any funds within the prior fifty (50) years and/or any restricted funds on improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department recommends approval with conditions of the request; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (“PZAB”), at its meeting on April 15, 2026, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-26-018 by a vote of eleven to zero (11-0), Item No. 8, recommending approval of the vacation closure; and
WHEREAS, based on competent substantial evidence in the record, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard has been afforded to all parties and members of the public, the City Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closure of the Alley;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closureof the public Alley generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 5 Place and Northwest 71 Street, as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit “A”, with the following conditions:
1.Tentative Plat #2069-A (“Liberty Mission Plat”) shall be developed in accordance with the survey digitally signed and sealed by Odalys C. Bello-Iznaga, Professional Surveyor and Mapper, LS6169 on September 11, 2025, and approved by the Plat and Street Committee, bearing the e-Plan approval stamp PZ-25-19435.
2.The Applicant, owner or its successor shall comply with the conditions of approval stated for Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A, in the letter dated May 20, 2025, issued by the Department of Resilience and Public Works.
3.The Applicant, owner, or successor shall meet applicable development standards identified in Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, and all applicable local, county, state, and federal regulations.
4.The Applicant, owner, or their successor shall provide an access plan for review and acceptance by the Fire/Resue Department, Police Department, Solid Waste Departments, and the Capital Improvements Program/Office Transportation.
5.Approval of the requested vacation and closure shall be valid for a period of four (4) years and shall remain independent of the referenced tentative plat during this period, pursuant to Section 55-15 of the City Code.
6.A Certificate of Occupancy shall only be issued after all the required improvements have been completed.
7.The City reserves the right to inspect the Property site to ensure compliance with the conditions listed.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective ten (10) days upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.