February 20, 2024 Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes •
CITY OF AVENTURA
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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 9:05 a.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Howard
S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Paul A. Kruss', Commissioner Amit Bloom, Commissioner
Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Billy Joel, 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 (February 6, 2024): A motion to approve the minutes
of the February 6, 2024 meeting was offered by Commissioner Friedland, seconded by
Commissioner Bloom, and unanimously passed by roll call vote.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS - MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING: Mr. Meyers reviewed the quasi-judicial procedures for the items and Mrs.
Horvath administered the oath to all those wishing to offer testimony on the items.
Disclosures of ex parte communications were provided by the following members of the
City Commission: Vice Mayor Kruss and Commissioner Friedland.
RESOLUTIONS:
Mrs. Horvath read the following Resolution title:
A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-143(F)(2a) OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: (1) TO ALLOW A BUILDING TO CAST A SHADOW
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UPON PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN A BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT; (2) TO ALLOW
A DENSITY OF 60 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WHERE 45 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE
IS PERMITTED; (3) TO ALLOW A LOT COVERAGE OF 46% FOR A LEED GOLD OR
PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING WHERE 40% IS PERMITTED; (4) TO ALLOW A FLOOR
AREA RATIO (FAR) OF 4.3 FOR A LEED GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING,
WHERE A MAXIMUM FAR OF 2.0 IS PERMITTED;AND (5)TO ALLOW A LIMITED-SERVICE
HOTEL IN THE RMF4 ZONING DISTRICT IN COMBINATION WITH A MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183
STREET; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Note: The Quasi-Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item (4A).
A motion to recommend adoption of the Resolution was offered by Commissioner Joel
and seconded by Commissioner Friedland.
Mrs. Horvath read the following Resolution title:
B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING VARIANCES FROM SECTION 31-143(F) OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: (1) TO ALLOW THE GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) OF A
HOTEL TO BE 45% OF THE GFA OF THE BUILDING WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 33% IS
PERMITTED; (2) TO ALLOW SEPARATION BETWEEN HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL USES
IN HORIZONTAL BLOCKS WHERE SEPARATION BY VERTICAL BLOCKS IS REQUIRED;
AND (3) TO ALLOW FOR A SHARED DRIVEWAY FOR RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL USES
WHERE SEPARATE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT ARE REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183 STREET; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Note: The Quasi-Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item (413).
A motion to recommend adoption of the Resolution was offered by Commissioner Bloom
and seconded by Commissioner Friedland.
Community Development Director Keven Klopp entered the staff report into the record for
both items, which recommended approval, and reviewed the items.
The following provided a presentation and comments on behalf of the Applicant (Brian S.
Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg, on behalf of Got 183 LLC): Matthew Rosenblatt (3802 NE
207 Street, South Tower, Unit 2803, Aventura) and Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg
(1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2300, Miami).
Mayor Weinberg opened the public hearing. The following members of the public provided
comments: Sam Ziefer (3700 Island Blvd. Unit C-101 , Aventura), Brian Vujnovic (2708
NE 184th Terrace, Aventura), and Eva Kane (2801 NE 183rd Street, Aventura).
There being no additional speakers, the public hearing was closed.
The City Commission discussed the item including the following: distinction of how limited
service hotels is different than the current hotels in the City, traffic study, what could be
built versus what is being requested, requiring the addition of sidewalks along 183rd Street
as part of the conditional use, positive aspects of the original project presented, the
stacking of traffic, concerns with density, and concerns with the impact of additional traffic.
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Mr. Meyers discussed the process for quasi-judicial items.
Mr. Klopp discussed the process and options and clarified that a full traffic analysis had
not been done.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Resolution for Item 4A failed (3-4) by roll call
vote, with Commissioner Friedland, Commissioner Dr. Marks, Vice Mayor Kruss, and
Mayor Weinberg voting no.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Resolution for Item 4B failed (3-4) by roll call
vote, with Commissioner Friedland, Commissioner Dr. Marks, Vice Mayor Kruss, and
Mayor Weinberg voting no.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Friedland, seconded
by Commissioner Bloom, and unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at
10:18 a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, ity Clerk
Approved by the Local Planning Agency on March 5, 2024.
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