Miami-Dade County Zoning Board Meeting - May 23, 2024
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Miami-Dade County Zoning Board Meeting - May 23, 2024
The Miami-Dade Zoning Board met on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 9:30 AM in the Commission Chambers to consider 11 zoning items. Several items were deferred to future meetings, while others were approved, often with modifications. The meeting also included a brief recess to handle a concurrent Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) item. All votes were taken by roll call.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Mildred March (representing Legacy Rentals, LLC) spoke in support of item 3D, a request to rezone a small lot from BU-2 to RU-2 for a single-family residence. She stated the lot was too small for commercial use and would comply with all regular setbacks and lot coverage for the area.
Discussion Items
- Item 1A (Milagros Pedraza): Request to permit an existing single-family residence and utility shed with reduced setbacks and increased lot coverage, and a pool setback reduction. Deferred to September 25, 2024, at the request of the district commissioner. The applicant was present with a translator.
- Item 1B (296 Legacy, LLC): Request for a district boundary change to MCD for a mixed-use development with 751 multi-family units. Deferred to June 20, 2024. Seven protests were recorded.
- Item 1C (New Game Holdings, LLC): Rezoning from AU to EU-M (Estate District Modified) for approximately 20 lots. Following discussion about compatibility and affordability, the board amended the request to rezoning to EUS (Estate District Suburban), allowing a maximum of 17 units (consistent with the comprehensive plan density). The applicant proffered a disclosure about an adjacent event venue. Approved unanimously (10-0).
- Item 1D (RRPVII BBI Biscayne, LLLP): Zoning public hearing. Deferred indefinitely at the applicant's request. This involves a mobile home development previously deferred.
- Item 3A (The Mark, LLC): Rezoning from AU to RMD and MCD with setback and landscape variances. Deferred to June 20, 2024, because a required parking lot buffer variance was not included in the advertisement.
- Item 3B (888 Brickell Owner, LLC): Special exception for initial review of general development plans near the Tenth Street Metromover Station. Deferred to June 20, 2024, per a memo from Commissioner Higgins.
- Item 3C (Eagleworld Intl, Inc.): Duplex residence with increased lot coverage (permitted) and a reduced rear setback (1.5-foot variance on a 30-foot requirement). The lot is undersized at less than 3,500 sq ft. Approved unanimously (10-0) consistent with staff recommendations.
- Item 3D (Legacy Rentals, LLC): District boundary change from BU-1 to RU-2 and variance for substandard lot area (3,800 sq ft vs. 7,500 required) and lot frontage (40 ft vs. 75 required). Applicant stated no pools or storage would be built in the setbacks. Approved unanimously (10-0) consistent with staff recommendations.
- Item 3E (Mayres, LLC): District boundary change to unify zoning (BU-1A) and modification of a prior covenant to allow expansion of a commercial/office building. Approved unanimously (10-0) consistent with staff recommendations and the proffered covenant.
- Item 3F (128 SW 7th Street Owner, LLC): Special exception for initial review of general development plans near the Brickell Metromover Station. Deferred to June 20, 2024, per a memo from Commissioner Higgins.
- Item 3G (Eureka Estates, LLC): Modification of a covenant to increase residential units from 65 to 73, with at least 40% affordable housing via the Live Local program. Approved unanimously (10-0).
- Item 3H (585 NW 95 Ter, LLC): District boundary change from RU-38 to BU-1A for an office building. Deferred to June 20, 2024, because the concurrent CDMP application needs to catch up.
- Item 3I (Bianca Investments, LLC): Special exception for initial review of general development plans for a multi-family development including workforce housing, and deletion of a prior covenant. Note: The agenda records this item as approved 9-1, but the transcript does not include discussion or a vote on this item before adjournment. This discrepancy is noted.
Key Outcomes
- Approved Items: 1C (as amended to EUS), 3C, 3D, 3E, 3G (all unanimously 10-0), and 3I (9-1 per agenda, though not discussed in transcript).
- Deferred Items: 1A (to September 25, 2024), 1B (to June 20, 2024), 1D (indefinitely), 3A (to June 20, 2024), 3B (to June 20, 2024), 3F (to June 20, 2024), 3H (to June 20, 2024). All deferral motions passed unanimously.
- Notice of Deferral: For the five items deferred to the June 20, 2024 meeting, no additional public notice will be sent.
- CDMP Item: The board recessed to the CDMP agenda and approved item 3B (no further details provided in the zoning transcript).
Meeting Transcript
Okay, so we need to do this. Mr. Chair. I'm gonna wait this time. Yes. Um Commissioner Higgins uh is asking that we defer 3B and 3F. All right, and as soon as we are we there yet? Are you ready, staff? I think we have a number of deferrals in zoning actually. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Eric Silva R E R. I'll read the opening statement now. Yes. In accordance with the code of Miami D County, all items to be heard today have been legally advertised in the newspaper. Notice have been mailed and the properties have been posted. 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 such item today 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. The reckoning file for the hearing on each application will include documents from the public, agencies, the department of regulatory and economic resources, and where there's an appeal from the communities on the appeals board, we also have the transcript from those meetings. All documents are physically present today and available to all enters the parties and available to all 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 be included in any transcript of these proceedings. In addition, there's an official translator present in the chambers for those individuals requiring such assistance. Will the clerk please swear in the witnesses? Sure. I think we already sworn everybody in, but if anybody else wants to speak who didn't get sworn in before, anybody else? Okay. Everybody else has been sworn in. All right. Where are we? Take up all the deferrals. All right. We have the memo from uh Commissioner Higgins on what are the item numbers, Commissioner Regalado? 3B and 3F. All right. Are the folks from 3B and 3F here? Yes. We're doing deferrals on those. Commissioner Regulado moves to defer the items. Second. It's been seconded by Commissioner Cohen Higgins. Yes. Mr. Chairman, I have to read the item into the record and announce the date. Item 3B. 888 Brickle Owner LLC. Application number Z 2022 000 2401. We've had no protests and no waves of support in this application.
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