Ordinance No. 2025-18 Amending Land Development Regulations to Allow Limited Service Hotels to be Adjacent to Town Center 1 District - October 8, 2025CITY OF AVENTURA ORDINANCE NO. 2025-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 31, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31-143,
"RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS", SUBSECTION (F),
"MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
(RMF4)", SUBSECTION (2A) "CONDITIONAL USES", SUBSECTION
G(1), "LIMITED SERVICE HOTEL", TO ADD TOWN CENTER 1
DISTRICT TO THE LIST OF ZONING DISTRICTS TO WHICH LIMITED
SERVICE HOTELS CAN BE ADJACENT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Aventura, Florida (the "City")
recognizes that changes to the adopted Code of Ordinances are periodically necessary
in order to ensure that the City's regulations are current and consistent with the City's
planning and regulatory needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend Chapter 31, "Land
Development Regulations", Section 31-143, "Residential Zoning Districts" of the Code of
Ordinances to include Town Center District (TC1) to the list of zoning districts to which
limited services hotels can be adjacent; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the Local Planning
Agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the proposed amendment
and has recommended approval to the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with the law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the proposed amendment, and
finds that it is in the best interest of the public to amend Section 31-143 of the LDRs as
set forth in this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in the
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2025-18
Section 1. Findings. That the foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified
and incorporated as the legislative intent of this Ordinance.
Section 2. City Code Amended. That Section 31-143 "Residential Zoning
Districts" of Chapter 31 "Land Development Regulations" of the City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows':
Sec. 31-145. — Residential Zoning Districts.
(f) Multifamily Medium High Density Residential Districts (RMF4). The following regulations shall apply
to all RMF4 Districts.
(2a) Conditional uses. The following uses may be established if first approved as a conditional use:
g. Limited -Service Hotel in combination with permitted multifamily residential development, where
the hotel is separated from the residential use, subject to all of the following criteria:
1. Shall only be permitted on properties where a minimum of two sides share all or part of a
common lot line with another lot or parcel of land that is zoned Community Business (B2)
District or Town Center District (TC1) on the City's Zoning Map; and
Section 3. Severability. That 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. Inclusion in the Code. That it is the intention of the City Commission
and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or re -lettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
Underlined text indicates additions. Stricken- through text indicates deletions. Double underline indicates
changes made between first and second reading.
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City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2025-18
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Bloom, who moved its
adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ain, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Clifford B. Ain Yes
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman Yes
Commissioner Amit Bloom Yes
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss Yes
Vice Mayor Cindy Orlinsky Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg Yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Bloom, who moved its
adoption on second reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Friedland, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Clifford B. Ain Yes
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman Yes
Commissioner Amit Bloom Yes
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss Yes
Vice Mayor Cindy Orlinsky Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg Yes
PASSED on first reading this 2nd day of September, 2025.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 8ch day of October, 2025.
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City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2025-18
H WARD S. WEINBERG, ESQ.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVATH, MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
-1+
ROBERT MEYERS
CITY ATTORNEY
WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE + BIERMAN, P.L.
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