Miami, FL Zoning Board of Adjustment
Sundays tracks every public Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting in Miami, FL and summarizes what was decided — variances, site-plan and subdivision applications, and Board of Adjustment hearings. Land-use items are kept off the weekly Sundays email (they're a specialist read), but every one is archived here and verified against the official meeting record. 4 items on file; most recent July 26, 2026.
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Second reading: Cottage housing definition and T3 zone updates
PZ5 was read as a second-reading ordinance introducing a cottage housing definition and updating lot coverage definitions and T3 zone regulations to allow a new housing typology, including updates to porticos/porches and nonconforming lots. It passed unanimously as part of a PZ block vote.
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First reading: Miami 21 code amendments — cottage housing definition and T3 zone housing typology changes
The Commission approved first reading of an ordinance amending Miami 21 definitions and T3 zone regulations to introduce a cottage housing definition, update lot coverage definitions, allow a new housing typology in T3 zones, update portico/porch regulations, and address nonconforming lots. Passed unanimously as part of a grouped vote.
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Second reading: Development standards for single-family and duplex construction in higher transects; setbacks abutting single-family homes
The City Attorney read PZ4 on second reading to amend Miami 21 standards for construction of single-family and duplex residences in higher transect zones and remove additional side/rear setbacks when T5/T6/CIHD abuts an existing single-family home. The item was approved as part of a block vote.
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Planning and Zoning: Adult Daycare and Marine Regulations
The Commission approved zoning changes for adult daycare facilities, vessel regulations, and residential setbacks.