HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 5, 2026 RECAP Aventura Local Planning Agency MeetingCITY OF AVENTURA
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING RECAP
May 5, 2026
6:00 p.m.
Aventura Government Center
Commission Chambers
Local Planning Agency
AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
FOR THE CITY OF AVENTURA
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Mayor Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Esq.
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
City Manager Bryan Pegues
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC
City Attorney Robert Meyers
City of Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting RECAP
May 5, 2026
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 at 6.53 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge was done at the City Commission Meeting.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 7, 2026
Action Taken: Approved
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS — MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING:
ORDINANCE:
A. Action Taken: Item Deferred to the June 2, 2026 LPA Meeting Agenda
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CREATE
SECTION 31-144(g) "AVENTURA METROPOLITAN URBAN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT
OVERLAY", TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ZONING DISTRICT OVERLAY AND RELATED
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Item will be DEFERRED to the June 2, 2026 Local Planning Agency
Meeting Agenda.
RESOLUTIONS:
B. Action Taken: Approval Recommended with Amended Conditions
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-145(B)3 OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, (1) TO PERMIT A HOTEL; (2) TO PERMIT DENSITY
OF 58 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR A PROJECT PROVIDING HERO HOUSING,
WHERE THE CITY CODE PERMITS 25; (3) TO PERMIT HEIGHTS UP TO 23 STORIES (266')
FOR A RESIDENTIAL TOWER AND 13 STORIES (157') FOR A HOTEL, WHERE THE CITY
CODE PERMITS FOUR (4) STORIES (50'); AND (4) TO PERMIT MINIMUM FLOOR AREAS
OF 750 SQUARE FEET FOR ONE -BEDROOM UNITS AND 900 SQUARE FEET FOR TWO -
BEDROOM UNITS, WHERE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS 900 SQUARE FEET AND
1,050 SQUARE FEET FOR ONE AND TWO BEDROOMS RESPECTIVELY; FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2999 NE 191 STREET; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Quasi -Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item.
City of Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting RECAP
May 5, 2026
C. Action Taken: Approval Recommended
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SECTION 31-171(B)(8) TO PERMIT 356 PARKING SPACES WHERE 448 PARKING
SPACES ARE REQUIRED; SECTION 31-144(F)(4)(D)3 TO PERMIT A MINIMUM
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF 24.5% WHERE 33% IS REQUIRED AND A LOT
COVERAGE OF 55.24% WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 40% IS PERMITTED, FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21291 NE 28 AVENUE; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Quasi -Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item.
D. Action Taken: Approval Recommended with Amended Condition
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CONDITION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 2015-69 TO REPLACE THE APPROVED
11 STORY SITE PLAN WITH A NEW 7 STORY SITE PLAN, AND MODIFYING THE
PREVIOUSLY GRANTED CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31
144(F)(2)L OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW A FLOOR AREA RATIO
(FAR) OF 1.85 FOR A PROJECT ATTAINING GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFICATION
UNDER THE CITY'S GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, WHERE 1.06 IS PERMITTED; AND
GRANTING A NEW CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-
144(F)(2)(D), TO ALLOW RETAIL USES NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) OF
THE TOTAL GROSS INTERIOR SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING; FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21291 NE 28 AVENUE; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Quasi -Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7.19 p.m.
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