May 2, 2017 Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes The City of MINUTES
Aventura Government Center
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W.Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura, Florida 33180
---�,+••••••M-- MAY 2, 2017 AT 6 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6:00 p.m. The roll was called, with the following present: Mayor Enid
Weisman, Vice Mayor Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Denise Landman, Commissioner
Dr. Linda Marks, Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi, Commissioner Robert Shelley,
Commissioner Howard Weinberg, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be
present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Chief Steven Steinberg.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the November 1,
2016 meeting minutes was offered by Vice Mayor Narotsky, seconded by
Commissioner Landman, and unanimously passed by roll call vote.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES: Mr. Wolpin noted that the staff report and any comments
provided for the item would be included in the record by reference, for the same item on
the regular Commission Meeting Agenda.
Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER
31, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING SECTION 31-21,
DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF OPEN SPACE; BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 31-144, BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS AND 31-145, TOWN CENTER
ZONING DISTRICTS, TO ADD ADOPTED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 14, GREEN
BUILDING PROGRAM FOR CONSISTENCY AND CROSS-REFERENCE; BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-143(d), MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS (RMF3), AND SECTION 31-143(e), MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (RMF3A), AND SECTION 31-143(1), MULTIFAMILY
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (RMF4) AND SECTION 31-143(g),
MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (RMF3B) AND
SECTION 31-144, BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS, AND SECTION 31-145, TOWN
CENTER ZONING DISTRICTS, TO AMEND THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF ABOVE
GROUND EMERGENCY FUEL STORAGE TANKS; BY AMENDING SECTION 31-191,
SIGN REGULATIONS GENERALLY, TO ADD A NEW TEMPORARY SIGN AND TO
DELETE MURALS; BY AMENDING SECTION 31-221, LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS, TO UPDATE THE SECTION FOR CONSISTENCY WITH MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY CODE; BY AMENDING SECTION 31-232, SUBDIVISION DESIGN
STANDARDS TO CLARIFY APPLICABILITY OF THE SECTION AND TO ADD
BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES AS A REQUIRED DESIGN STANDARD; BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-233, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS, BY
ADDING REGULATION FOR MURALS; BY AMENDING SECTION 31-238,
ACCESSORY USES, TO AMEND REGULATIONS FOR AWNINGS AND CANOPIES
AND ADD REGULATIONS FOR PORTE-COCHERES AND SUN SHADE DEVICES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes
May 2, 2017
A motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Shelley and seconded by Commissioner Dr. Marks.
Community Development Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and entered
the staff report into the record, which recommended approval of the general
housekeeping updates to the City Code for consistency with recent changes in
legislation, for clarification of Code provisions and for facilitation of development review.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no comments, Mayor Weisman
closed the public hearing.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was unanimously passed, by roll
call vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, a motion to adjourn was offered by Vice Mayor Narotsky, seconded
by Commissioner Landman and unanimously passed; thereby, adjourning the meeting
at 6:12 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MM' , Ci Clerk
Approved by the Local Planning Agency on June 14, 2017.
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