Land Use and Sustainability Committee

 February 26, 2024 - 4:00 PM

 

 

Commissioner Alex Fernandez, Chair

Commissioner Tanya Bhatt, Vice Chair 

Commissioner Laura Dominguez, Member

Commissioner David Suarez, Member  

 


Thomas Mooney, Liaison
Jessica Gonzalez, Support Staff

 

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Land Use and Sustainability Committee AGENDA

Monday, February 26, 2024, 4:00 PM


Hybrid Meeting Miami Beach Convention Center and Zoom

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PRIORITY ITEMS
VIDEO1DISCUSS EFFORTS THE CITY CAN TAKE TO RECRUIT QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY'S LAND USE BOARDS (BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, AND PLANNING BOARD)
Commissioner Bhatt
December 13, 2023 -C4 Q
Planning
VIDEO2CONSIDER WHETHER TO PROHIBIT EXISTING WATERCRAFT RENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WD-1 WATERWAY DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO AN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE
Commissioner Suarez
December 13, 2023 -C4 M
Planning
VIDEO3REPEAL CO-LIVING INCENTIVES ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE AND RESTRICT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CO-LIVING UNITS IN THE NORTH BEACH TOWN CENTER CORE (TCC) DISTRICT, TO PROHIBIT THE APPROVAL OF ANY NEW CO-LIVING DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY
Commissioner Fernandez
December 13, 2023 -C4 T
Planning
VIDEO4DISCUSS PROPOSED 6TH STREET OVERLAY
Mayor Meiner and Commissioner Dominguez
October 18, 2023 -C4 A
Planning
VIDEO5DISCUSS A PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE THE STANDARD HOTEL (FORMER LIDO SPA) PROPERTY AT 40 ISLAND AVENUE AS A LOCAL HISTORIC SITE
Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez
February 1, 2023 -C7 W
Planning
VIDEO6EXPEDITE THE OPENING OF THE BAYWALK AND MOVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAYWALK UP ON THE G.O. BOND PRIORITIZATION LIST; AND PRESENT THE BAYWALK PLAN TO THE LUSC COMMITTEE.
Commissioner Fernandez
March 17, 2021 - C7 Q
Office of Capital Improvement Projects
VIDEO7DISCUSS USE OF COLOR IN ART DECO ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING THE COLOR PALETTE DEVELOPED BY LEONARD HOROWITZ; DISCUSS HOW TO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO INCORPORATE COLOR IN EXTERIOR PAINT FOR ART DECO BUILDINGS; AND IDENTIFY A CITY BUILDING THAT COULD BE PAINTED IN A MANNER THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITS ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES (FOR EXAMPLE, BY USING THE LEONARD HOROWITZ PALETTE)
Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez
January 31, 2024 -C4 G
Planning
REGULAR ITEMS
VIDEO8.AMEND HEIGHT AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN THE RESILIENCY CODE FOR ZONING DISTRICTS IN NORTH BEACH IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING NORTH BEACH HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Commissioner Fernandez
January 31, 2024 -C4 D
Planning
VIDEO9.AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT STI TESTING FROM THE RESTRICTIONS IN THE CITY'S MEDICAL USE REGULATIONS, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF STI TESTING AND MITIGATE THE RECENT SPIKE IN HIV AND OTHER STI TRANSMISSIONS IN MIAMI BEACH
Commissioner Fernandez
January 31, 2024 -C4 E
Planning
VIDEO10.AMEND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO MODIFY THE COMPOSITION OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO INCLUDE AN EX OFFICIO, NON-VOTING SEAT FOR A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING, AND BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES COMMITTEE.
Commissioner Fernandez
January 31, 2024 -C4 F
Planning
VIDEO11.CONSIDER CONVENING AN AD HOC HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE REVIEW TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CITY’S HISTORIC PRESERVATION REGULATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE/STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS OR ON INDIVIDUAL HISTORIC SITES
Commissioner Fernandez
January 31, 2024 -C4 H
Planning
VIDEO12.REVIEW LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NEW CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT ESTABLISHMENTS, DISCUSS WHETHER NIE'S SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR RENEWAL FROM THE PLANNING BOARD AFTER A SPECIFIC TERM OF YEARS, AND DISCUSS ADOPTING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO NIE'S
Commissioner Fernandez and Commissioner Bhatt
December 13, 2023 -C4 P
Planning
VIDEO13.REVIEW THE CITY’S CURRENT MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY FOR WATER, SEWER, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER UTILITIES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND HOW TO BETTER USE UPDATED MODELING AND DATA FOR PROJECTED FUTURE DEMAND TO INFORM CITY’S PLANNING AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT
Mayor Meiner and Commissioner Bhatt
December 13, 2023 -C4 R
Planning
VIDEO14.REVIEW CODE SECTIONS RELATING TO EXPIRATION OF LAND USE BOARD ORDERS
Commissioner Fernandez
December 13, 2023 -C4 AA
Planning
VIDEO15.PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CENTURY LANE AND FARREY LANE OVERLAY ON BELLE ISLE
Commissioner Fernandez
October 18, 2023 -R5 A
Planning
VIDEO16.DISCUSS A PROPOSED LOCAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 553.73(4), FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING RATHER THAN MERELY PROVIDING VENTILATION, AS CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. (ADDENDUM)
Commissioner Fernandez
September 13, 2023-C4 F
Building
VIDEO17.DISCUSS THE NEW SHORT-TERM RENTAL LAW PASSED IN NEW YORK CITY, KNOWN AS 'LOCAL LAW 18'
Commissioner Fernandez
September 13, 2023 -C4 Q
Planning
VIDEO18.DISCUSS FPL’S STORM SECURE UNDERGROUND PROGRAM (THE “PROGRAM”) AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNDERGROUNDING OF POWER LINES THROUGH THE PROGRAM, AT NO COST OR EXPENSE TO CITY RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES
Mayor Meiner, Commissioner Dominguez, Commissioner Fernandez
May 17, 2023- R9F
Public Works
VIDEO19.DISCUSS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION INCENTIVES FOR THE RETENTION AND REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Commissioner Fernandez
April 28, 2023 -C4 D
Planning
VIDEO20.AMEND CERTAIN LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS IN CHAPTER 126 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO PALM TREES, TO PERMIT PALMS TO COUNT TOWARD THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STREET TREES
Commissioner Meiner
February 1, 2023- C4 C
Planning
VIDEO21.DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 46 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO HERITAGE TREE DESIGNATION.
Commissioner Meiner
December 8, 2021 -R5 N
Planning / Environment and Sustainability
HOTEL ITEMS (A special meeting of the Land Use and Sustainability Committee has been scheduled for March 5, 2024 to consider the following hotel-related items)
VIDEO22.REVIEW AND CONSIDER REPEALING THE 0.5 FAR INCENTIVE FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CD-2, COMMERCIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT.
Commissioner Fernandez, Commissioners Bhatt, Commissioner Magazine, and Commissioner
December 13, 2023-C4 N
Planning
VIDEO23.DISCUSS DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO LIMITING THE PROLIFERATION OF NEW HOTEL DEVELOPMENT BY ESTABLISHING A CAP ON THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS THAT MAY BE DEVELOPED IN PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICTS, LIMITING THE DENSITY OF NEW HOTEL ROOMS IN THE CITY, AND/OR OTHER POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Commissioner Fernandez, Commissioners Bhatt, Commissioner Magazine, and Commissioner Suarez
December 13, 2023-C4 O
Planning
VIDEO24.REVIEW ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS WHERE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IS PERMITTED (INCLUDING ANY DISTRICTS WHERE HOTELS ARE INCENTIVIZED) AND DISCUSS WHETHER AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE TO LIMIT FUTURE HOTEL OR TRANSIENT DEVELOPMENT AND INCENTIVIZE LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Commissioner Magazine, Commissioner Bhatt, Commissioner Fernandez and Commissioner Suarez
December 13, 2023-C4 S
Planning
VIDEO25.DISCUSS HOTEL VS RESIDENTIAL MARKET STUDY.
Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez and Commissioner Magazine
December 13, 2023-R9 G
Economic Development
VIDEO26.DISCUSS AMENDING THE HOTEL APPROVAL PROCESS
Commissioner Magazine,Commissioner Bhatt, Commissioner Fernandez and Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez
December 13, 2023-R9 G
Planning