05-22-2025 City Commission Regular Workshop AgendaCity Commission
Workshop Agenda
May 22, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
51" Floor Executive Conference Room
19200 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Proposed Uptown Aventura Development (City Manager)**
4. Legislative Update (City Attorney)
5. Car Carrier Ordinance (City Attorney)
6. Discussion of Appointment of Community Services Advisory Board Members
(City Manager)
Future Action Required: Resolution
7. Adjournment
*Back -Up Information
**PowerPoint Presentation
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cityclerk@cityofaventura.com.
Florida League of Cities summary of 2025 LLA
CS/CS/SB 1730 (Calatayud) revises a myriad of land use policy provisions within the Live Local
Act, including provisions relating to zoning eligibility and restrictions on height, density, and
non-residential use. CS/CS/CS/NB 943 (Lopez, V.), the House companion of the bill, did not
pass. (O'Hara)
Affordable Housing
CS/CS/SB 1730 (Calatayud) revises the land use policy provisions within the Live Local Act,
subsections 125.01055(7) and 166.04151(7), Florida Statutes. It also amends the optional
municipal and county affordable housing provisions of sections 125.01055(6) and 166.01055(6),
Florida Statutes.
The bill authorizes, but does not require, a municipality or county to authorize an affordable
housing development on any parcel, including any contiguous parcel, owned by a religious
institution and containing a house of worship, regardless of the underlying zoning. At least 10
percent of the units of such development must be affordable.
The bill includes "any flexibly-zoned area" permitted for commercial, industrial, or mixed-use
(such as a planned unit development) in the list of zoning categories in which a Live Local Act
project may be located. Specifically, it authorizes a Live Local Act project in portions of such
areas that are permitted for commercial, industrial, or mixed-use.
The bill specifies that a local government may not require a Live Local Act project to obtain a
density transfer or amendment to a development of regional impact.
In addition, it prohibits a local government from requiring more than 10% of the total square
footage of mixed-use residential projects to be used for non-residential purposes.
It specifies that a local government may not restrict the height of a proposed Live Local Act
project below the highest currently allowed or allowed on July 1, 2023, for a building located
within one mile of the project. The bill also adds the date of July 1, 2023, to the density and
floor area ratio provisions in current law.
It specifies the term "floor area ratio" includes floor lot ratio and lot coverage.
The bill also addresses proposed developments on parcels with a contributing structure or
building within a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places before January
2000, or on parcels with a structure or building individually listed in the National Register. For
such developments, the bill authorizes a county or municipality to restrict the height of a
proposed development to to the highest currently allowed, or allowed on July 1, 2023, height
for a commercial or residential building located in its jurisdiction within 3/ mile of the proposed
Florida League of Cities summary of 2025 LLA
award attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party, not to exceed $250,000, in an action
brought for a violation of the moratorium requirements. The bill exempts moratoria imposed to
address flooding, stormwater management, necessary repair of sanitary sewer, or unavailability
of potable water if such moratoria apply equally to all types of multifamily or mixed-use
residential development.
Beginning November 1, 2026, the bill requires municipalities and counties to provide an annual
report to the Department of Economic Opportunity that includes the following for the previous
fiscal year: a summary of any litigation involving the Live Local Act; a list of Live Local projects
approved or proposed (including size, density, intensity, number of units, number of affordable
units and associated household income). The Department must aggregate the reported
information and submit the aggregated reported information to the Governor and Legislature
annually.
The bill authorizes an applicant for a proposed development with an application submitted prior
to July 1, 2025, to notify the county or municipality of its intent to proceed under the Live Local
Act as it existed at the time of application or its intent to submit a revised application to
proceed under the Live Local Act as revised by the bill.
It creates section 420.5098, Florida Statutes, to establish legislative intent to support the
development of affordable workforce housing for employees of hospitals, health care facilities,
and governmental entities, using federal low-income housing tax credits, local or state funds, or
other sources of funding to create a preference for housing for such employees.
2025 Enrolled Bills of Interest
SB 180: Every Florida county impact by Hurricanes Debby, Helene or Milton and each municipality
within these counties may not propose or adopt any moratorium on construction, reconstruction
or redevelopment damaged by such hurricanes, propose or adopt more restrictive or
burdensome amendments to its comprehensive plan or land development regulations; or
propose or adopt more restrictive or burdensome procedures concerning review, approval or
issuance of a site plan, development permit or development order before October 1, 2027.
1) This subsection applies retroactively to August 1, 2024;
2) May be enforced by a private party; the property that is the subject of the application, a
resident or owner of business in a county or municipality;
3) After a lawsuit filed and government withdraws the restrictive/burdensome
law/regulation attorney's fees will not be awarded;
4) Government may request an interpretation from the courts as to whether legislation or
regulations are more restrictive or burdensome
SB 1080: A school district may not collect, charge or impose any alternative fee in lieu of an
impact fee to mitigate the impact of development on educational facilities unless certain
conditions are met. Question is whether local governments other than school districts will no
longer be permitted to collect, charge mitigation fees other than impact fees. Processes for
imposing impact fees will change too.
SB 268: Certain personal identifying information of Mayors and local government elected officials
will be exempt from public disclosure including: 1) home and telephone numbers of a current
public officer, his or her adult children; 2) names, home addresses,telephone numbers and dates
of birth of the official's minor children and the location of the schools or day care facilities the
children attend.
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 48 OF THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 48-11 "PARKING
RESTRICTIONS" AND SECTION 48-12 "RESTRICTIONS
ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES" TO MODIFY THE REGULATIONS RELATING
TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LOADING AND
UNLOADING OF VEHICLES AND OTHER MATERIALS IN
RESIDENTIALLY ZONED AREAS OF THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY,
CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 48-11 of the City Code sets forth parking restrictions
whereby commercial vehicular parking in public or private right-of-way areas within the
City are prohibited, except were the City Manager has designated such road right-of-way
areas for parking purposes; and
WHEREAS, Section 48-11 further prohibits parking of vehicles upon: (1) Any
streets located within or contiguous to multifamily zoned properties, unless approved by
the City Manager; (2) Any area prohibited by state law or Miami-Dade County Code,
unless approved by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, Section 48-12 of the City Code prohibits the parking of commercial
or recreational vehicles for any period of time on public right-of-way, however, such
prohibition does not apply to "Vehicles then and there engaged in activity consisting of
performing authorized landscape installation or maintenance or making deliveries or
loading and unloading of passengers or materials; and
WHEREAS, recently, in the City's residentially zoned areas, there has been an
influx of commercial vehicles, including car carriers, delivering, loading and unloading of
private owner vehicles on the residential streets and right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, dueto this influx,such commercial activity impedes the flow of traffic,
blocks residential lanes of traffic, causes a public safety hazard as well as effecting the
quality of life of the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, Section 316.515(1) provides that"The use of public roads that do not
have at least one through lane of 12 feet or more in width in each direction,and the use
of public roads deemed unsafeforwidervehicles on the basis of safety and engineering
analyses, by vehicles exceeding 96 inches in width may be restricted by the Department
of Transportation or by local officials for streets and roads under their jurisdiction."; and
WHEREAS, Section 316.1945(1)(c)(2) prohibits the parking of a vehicle,whether
occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of, and while engaged in, loading or
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loading merchandise or passengers at any place where official signs prohibit parking;
and
WHEREAS, Sec. 48-11 of the City Code allows the City Commission further
regulate parking by enactment of an ordinance, however, implementation of Sec 48-11
requires the necessary approvals from the State Department of Transportation ("DOT')
and from Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, City staff has provided both DOT and Miami-Dade County this
Ordinance, and they have ; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to clarify its parking regulations as they relate to
commercial vehicles loading and unloading activities in residentiallyzoned areas in order
to mitigate the impacts to both traffic and the quality of life within such areas.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. That each of the above-stated recitals are
hereby adopted and confirmed.
Section 2. City Code Amended. That Article II " Use of Right-of-Way, Parking,
Other Regulations," of Chapter 48 of the City Code," is hereby amended as follows':
CHAPTER 48—VEHICLES, USE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, PARKING AND OTHER
REGULATIONS
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Article II. Use of Right-of-Way, Parking and Other Regulations
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Sec.48-11. Parking restrictions.
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(b) Parking of vehicles is prohibited upon:
(1) Any streets located within or contiguous to residential and multifamily
zoned properties, unless approved by the City Manager.
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Sec.48-12. Restrictions on commercial or recreational vehicles.
1 Additions to existing City Code text are indicated by underline: deletions from existing City Code text are
indicated by strike
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(a) No owner or person having the possession or use of a commercial vehicle or
recreational vehicle shall park that vehicle for any period of time on public
right-of-way. This restriction shall not apply, however, to the following:
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(2) Vehicles then and there engaged in activity consisting of performing
authorized landscape installation or maintenance or making deliveries
or loading and unloading of passengers or materials;
(3) Commercial loading and unloading operations, certain times prohibited
for locations in or adjacent to residentially zoned areas. The commercial
loading and loading of any vehicle, or the opening, destruction, and/or
disposal of bales, crates, containers, deliveries, or any other item
business located in or adjacent to residentially zones areas, shall be
prohibited between the hours of 8:00pm. and 8:00 am.
(3)(4) Vehicles owned,operated or contracted by a utility company who have
obtained a City issued public works permit to conduct work within the
public right-of-way or for work deemed an emergency. The contractor
conducting such work shall be required to restore the landscaping,
irrigation, curbing, sidewalks, etc., within the public right-of-way to
original or better conditions upon the completion of the permitted or
emergency work.
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(b) Penalty. In addition to the General Penalty provision set forth in Sec. 1-14,
the City may enforce this Section pursuant to Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 4. Codification. That it is the intention of the City Commission,and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura;that the sections of this Ordinance may be re-
numbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
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Section 5. Conflict. That all sections or parts of sections of the Code of
Ordinances,all ordinances or parts ordinances,and all resolutions or parts of resolutions
in conflict are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
PASSED on first reading this day of , 2025.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on this day of , 2025.
HOWARD S. WEINBERG, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVATH, MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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