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Miami-Dade Zoning Board Meeting – April 18, 2024

Board of County Commissioners — Thursday, April 18, 2024
BodyMiami Dade County, Florida
SessionBoard of County Commissioners
DateThursday, April 18, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:50

Chairman Gilbert and Commissioner Cabrera will be absent from today's meeting.

0:54

Commissioner Bastien.

0:56

Commissioner Bermidez.

0:59

Commissioner Cohen Higgins.

1:03

Senator Garcia.

1:05

Commissioner Gonzalez.

1:08

Commissioner Hardeman.

1:10

Commissioner Higgins.

1:12

Good morning, I'm here.

1:13

Commissioner McGee.

1:15

Commissioner Regalado.

1:18

Commissioner Steinberg.

1:20

Vice Chairman Rodriguez.

1:21

Present.

1:27

Additional copies of the agenda are available here in the chambers.

1:31

Items will be called up to be heard by agenda number and name of applicant.

1:34

Please note board action on any item at today's meeting may be reconsidered, and additional action may be taken on such an item at the same meeting.

1:42

Applicants and members of the public may wish to govern themselves accordingly.

1:53

And where there's an appeal from the communities on the appeals board, we also have the transcript from those hearings.

1:58

All documents are physically present today, available to interested parties, and available to members of the board of county commissioners who may examine these items from the record during the hearing.

2:07

Parties have the right of cross-examination.

2:10

This statement, along with the fact that all witnesses have been sworn in, shall we include an A transcript of these proceedings?

2:15

In addition, there's an official translator present in the chambers for those individuals requiring such assistance.

2:23

Please stand and raise your right hand.

2:28

Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

2:33

So I hope you got.

2:36

Thank you.

2:37

Interpreters.

2:44

Thank you.

2:50

All right.

2:51

Anything else to read, or I'm good to move forward.

2:54

I know that we have a deferral request.

3:00

Do we just need a motion to defer or we have one deferral, yes?

3:04

Alright, so here's so just FY, we have speakers on 3D.

3:10

Right?

3:10

This is 3D.

3:12

Where's the item listed here?

3:14

Oh, 3D.

3:15

Yeah, so we do have quite a few speakers, about five or six.

3:18

But the item is being deferred.

3:21

So you are.

3:29

No.

3:29

No.

3:30

No, it doesn't work.

3:30

I don't even know what yours no.

3:32

It doesn't work that way.

3:33

You you you can't make motions.

3:35

Yeah, I don't even.

3:37

Okay.

3:38

We'll we'll get to that.

3:39

What's the item?

3:40

Item four.

3:41

Four.

3:42

Okay.

3:43

But no, we'll we'll get to that.

3:44

But so we're on three D, zoning item three D, which we have a motion to defer.

3:50

So just for those that came to signed up to speak.

3:53

Uh we're not, I mean, it's a waste of time for you to speak now, you won't be able to speak again.

3:58

So I I thank you for coming down.

4:00

Sorry.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning█████████████████████████████████████████████77%
Procedural███████12%
Transportation Safety███5%
Water And Wastewater Management██3%
Public Engagement██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Miami-Dade Zoning Board Meeting – April 18, 2024

The Miami-Dade Zoning Board met on April 18, 2024, at 14:15 UTC to consider ten zoning applications. Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III and Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera were absent. All items were decided unanimously, with several deferrals to the next meeting on May 23, 2024.

Discussion Items

  • 3A – 5 Cars, LLC (Car Dealership Variance): Approved with conditions 7-0. The applicant agreed to install required street trees within the lot or along the street. A condition regarding a ramp was removed as the ramp no longer exists.
  • 3B – Christian Community Fellowship and Empowerment Center (Religious Facility): Approved staff recommendation 7-0. Variances for building setbacks and parking encroachment were granted. Landscaping buffers will mitigate noise and other impacts.
  • 3C – Milagros Pedraza (Single-Family Residence Variances): Deferred 7-0 to May 23, 2024, at the request of Commissioner Hardemon due to concerns about unpermitted modifications and the need for the contractor to be present.
  • 3D – 296 Legacy, LLC (Mixed-Use Development): Deferred 8-0 to May 23, 2024, at the applicant's request. The project proposes 751 multi-family units including affordable housing.
  • 3E – Fuentes Industrial, LLC (Truck Parking Lot): Approved staff recommendation 7-0. Variances for internal circulation and landscape improvements were granted.
  • 3F – New Game Holdings, LLC (District Boundary Change): Deferred 7-0 to May 23, 2024, on a motion by Commissioner Higgins.
  • 3G – Ades Family Foundation (School Campus Expansion): Approved staff recommendation 7-0. Shade structures and protective netting were approved for an existing private school. The applicant sent 1,515 notices to nearby residences.
  • 3H – Thang Q. Dang et al. (Rezoning for Multi-Family): Approved with conditions 7-0. Rezoning from EU-S and AU to RU-3M and RU-4L for increased residential density. Conditions included protection of live oaks and addressing a pump station. The companion CDMP public hearing was incorporated into the record.
  • 3I – Boost Investment, Inc. (Single-Family Residence Variances): Approved staff recommendation 7-0.
  • 3J – Natalia Lemus and Henry Rodriguez (Shed Setbacks): Approved staff recommendation 7-0.

Key Outcomes

  • All items were decided by unanimous votes.
  • Deferrals were granted for items 3C, 3D, and 3F, all to the May 23, 2024, BCC zoning meeting.
  • Conditions were added to 3A (street trees) and 3H (live oaks, pump station).
  • No public testimony was heard; speakers either did not appear or left after items were deferred.

Meeting Transcript

Chairman Gilbert and Commissioner Cabrera will be absent from today's meeting. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermidez. Commissioner Cohen Higgins. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gonzalez. Commissioner Hardeman. Commissioner Higgins. Good morning, I'm here. Commissioner McGee. Commissioner Regalado. Commissioner Steinberg. Vice Chairman Rodriguez. Present. Additional copies of the agenda are available here in the chambers. Items will be called up to be heard by agenda number and name of applicant. Please note board action on any item at today's meeting may be reconsidered, and additional action may be taken on such an item at the same meeting. Applicants and members of the public may wish to govern themselves accordingly. And where there's an appeal from the communities on the appeals board, we also have the transcript from those hearings. All documents are physically present today, available to interested parties, and available to members of the board of county commissioners who may examine these items from the record during the hearing. Parties have the right of cross-examination. This statement, along with the fact that all witnesses have been sworn in, shall we include an A transcript of these proceedings? In addition, there's an official translator present in the chambers for those individuals requiring such assistance. Please stand and raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? So I hope you got. Thank you. Interpreters. Thank you. All right. Anything else to read, or I'm good to move forward. I know that we have a deferral request. Do we just need a motion to defer or we have one deferral, yes? Alright, so here's so just FY, we have speakers on 3D. Right? This is 3D. Where's the item listed here? Oh, 3D. Yeah, so we do have quite a few speakers, about five or six. But the item is being deferred. So you are. No. No. No, it doesn't work. I don't even know what yours no. It doesn't work that way. You you you can't make motions. Yeah, I don't even. Okay. We'll we'll get to that.

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