October 19, 2023 Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes •
CITY OF AVENTURA
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 19, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
Aventura City Commission acting in its capacity as the Local Planning Agency for the City
of Aventura:
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Weinberg at 9:07 a.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Howard
S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Amit Bloom, Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland',
Commissioner Billy Joel, Commissioner Paul A. Kruss, Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks,
Commissioner Michael Stern, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney Robert Meyers. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Mayor Weinberg.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (October 3, 2023): A motion to approve the minutes
of the October 3, 2023 meeting was offered by Commissioner Joel, seconded by Vice
Mayor Bloom, and unanimously passed by voice vote.
4. PUBLIC HEARING - MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: Mrs. Horvath read the following Ordinance title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31,
"LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-145, "TOWN CENTER ZONING DISTRICTS", TO ALLOW
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES WITH A MAXIMUM OF 70 DWELLING UNITS PER
ACRE FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO THE CITY'S HERO
HOUSING PROGRAM; SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Kruss
and seconded by Commissioner Joel.
'Participated via virtual communications media technology.
City of Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes
October 19, 2023
Community Development Director Keven Klopp entered the staff report into the record,
which recommended approval, subject to conditional use approval, in exchange for the
project committing residential units to the City's HERO Housing program.
The City Commission discussed the districts that would be affected, guidelines for the
City to follow, Commission discretion, density, and reducing the amount from 70 to 50 for
the other districts (TC2, TC3, and TC4).
Mr. Wasson and Mr. Meyers provided information on densities, Live Local Act, and
reducing the amount to 50 for the other districts.
A motion to amend the Ordinance for a maximum of 70 dwelling units per acre for
developments in the TC1 District and for a maximum of 50 dwelling units per acre for
developments in the TC2, TC3, and TC4 Districts was offered by Commissioner Stern,
seconded by Vice Mayor Bloom and passed unanimously by roll call vote.
Mayor Weinberg opened the public hearing.
The following members of the public provided comments: Michael Marrero, Esq. (Bercow
Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, PLLC - 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 300, Miami).
There being no speakers, the public hearing was closed.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance as amended passed unanimously
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 Commissioner Kruss, seconded by
Commissioner Joel, and unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 9.29
a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, ity Clerk
Approved by the Local Planning Agency on November 7, 2023.
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