City Commission - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Coral Gables City Commission held a regular meeting on September 16, 2026, to discuss and vote on several zoning and text amendment items regarding building incentives, signage regulations, and vehicle access.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Commission
Meeting Type
City Commission
Location
Coral Gables, FL
Meeting Date
September 16, 2026

Transcript

122 sections

9:38Speaker 1

The recording is in progress.

9:43 – 11:19Speaker 2

Today is September 16, 2026. Let's start the meeting. Hello. The Board of Directors consists of seven members. The four members of the board are composed of the same number of members, and the four members of the board are required to apply for the case. If only three members of the committee are present, the applicant can request to act in the next regular meeting, and the request for acting is accepted. If the case is delayed due to an indefinite period of time, the chairman or secretary can convene a special meeting to review the relevant case. If you do not receive the resignation letter, the applicant, except for the comprehensive plan revision, can request to act or pass the case to the City Council without permission. We held a face-to-face meeting on January 8, 2021, which is the second half of the year. However, the City Planning Committee has prepared a system so that citizens can submit their opinions online. Citizens who want to testify by accessing Zoom should make a statement so that their faces are visible to the lawyer in the court. If you make a statement without a statement, the statement may not be effective as evidence. Lobbyist registration and information disclosure. Everyone who is a lobbyist must register for the City Council according to the city order. As a committee member, the Coral Gables City Planning and District Council meeting will be officially held on September 16, 2026. The time is 6.05 p.m. Please check your attendance. Ignacio Alvarez. Here. No, I can't attend. Here.

11:29Speaker 1

Robert Behar.

11:31Speaker 1

Alice Bravo. Here. Jane McGlashan asked for a break. Felix Pardo.

11:37Speaker 2

Here. Gonzalo Sana.

11:39Speaker 1

Bria asked for a break. Alex Muxello.

11:43 – 15:29Speaker 2

Here. Unpublished contact related notice. As a committee that has a legal character, the committee must reveal all unpublished contact and field visit facts. Unpublished contact means that all contact, communication, dialogue, letter, memo, or other written or oral communication between the general human rights legal committee members and the committee of the general human rights legal committee outside the public hearing. If someone is in contact with the committee regarding the specified situation, The committee must record the person who started the presence and contact of the unspoken contact. In addition, if the committee has made a visit to the site related to the specified situation in the committee meeting, it must also be disclosed. In both cases, the committee must record the possibility of affecting the committee's ability to correctly review the evidence submitted to the unspoken contact or visit to the site. Also, the committee must state that its decision is based on the practical and appropriate evidence and testimony submitted to today's record. Is there anyone in the board of directors who has any personal contact or visit schedule to be released at the moment? No. I'll hand it over. Everyone who will speak tonight, please write down the name of the list on the list. Please write down the name and address so that it can be accurately listed in the official record. Everyone who will speak about the case tonight except for the lawyer, please stand up and present yourself. If you want to comment on the case tonight, please open the chat window and send a direct message including your last name to Zil Mendes. I'll contact you when it's your turn. Please be brief in terms of time. Telephone platform participants, after the comments from the participants of the Zoom platform are over, please tell us your opinion on the case tonight. Likewise, please be brief in terms of time. Would you like to approve the meeting log? Approved. Request. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. Approved. After closing the public comment time and starting the board discussion, we will proceed with the final statement of the board, the request for consent, the discussion of consent, the final discussion of the board, and the final resolution. Mr. Lawyer, would you please read the first case, the application item? If possible. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to interrupt you for a moment. I have to be there at 7 o'clock. I don't know if I can finish the meeting at 7 o'clock. I'll proceed quickly. Yes. And I would like to hear from all of you who want to make a statement. I will proceed with both of them. Coral Gables's official area setting code, Block A, the section A-36 of the sectional area setting regulations, is revised to modify the construction incentive for the 36th block of Coral Gables, Florida's main industrial area, for the construction incentive for the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the section A-36 of the

15:30 – 17:45Speaker 1

Hello, I'm Arcelia Redella, the city planning manager. I'm here today instead of the person who can't attend tonight. Today's case is a text modification of all area setting codes. The first item is section A36, the industrial area, especially the text modification of 36 blocks. I'll show you a presentation to briefly explain the background. This is the second slide. 36 blocks are surrounded by Malaga Avenue. Can you show me the second slide? A little faster. I'll show you soon. Yes. In the north, there are Malaga Avenue, in the east, Salcedo Street, in the west, Lejeune Street, and in the south, Santander Avenue. In 2020 and 2021, the city reviewed a series of land use and area designation proposals that affected the industrial area. In the process, block 36 in the north, block 27 and block 28 were designated as mixed-use development areas. Block 36 is The north industrial area and the south residential area, especially between the Sebastian apartment buildings, played a role in the completion area. The city council held several meetings to discuss the building height of Block 36. Finally, on March 23, 2021, the land will be changed to a medium density residential area, MF2, and the height of the building will be reduced to 3 floors or 45 feet or lower. As you know, the intermediate bonus of the 5,201 sq.m. provides an additional building incentive based on individual development standards. Therefore, the existing resistance of the A36 area can be interpreted as allowing an additional layer through the intermediate bonus. This is This is what we're going to discuss tonight. If you have any questions, please let me know.

18:10 – 18:28Speaker 2

The project in the north is built with a height of 6 floors, that is, 77 feet. Therefore, this project is limited to 4 floors and 45 feet, and the intermediate bonus is not applied. I will tell you about the height limit.

18:28Speaker 1

And Is this possible because of another case 2 that I know of?

18:40Speaker 2

It seems that an additional 25% of the rooftop area is limited to 12-feet of convenience facility installation height.

18:45 – 19:04Speaker 1

Yes, Article 4 prohibits the installation of a rooftop convenience facility that does not exceed 25% of the lower side area. Yes, I'm sorry. Since we are discussing four cases, if you have no objection, it would be better to discuss Article 1 and 4 first.

19:11 – 20:19Speaker 2

그러면 두 안건이 서로 호환되기 때문에 괜찮을 것 같습니다. 알겠습니다. 읽어보겠습니다. 지금 바로 읽어드리겠습니다. 네, 좋습니다. Article 2 is a public hearing. Article 2 is a public hearing. We will hold a referendum on both items and then vote separately. I hope you understand. Let me explain briefly. The intermediate bonus system that allows the building height to be up to 6.77 feet is not implemented and is suggested as 4.45 feet. 4.45 feet.

20:28 – 21:13Speaker 1

Yes, people may not like it, but I will explain the item 2 of the 4th floor 45-feet lanier. Let's read it. This is because of the continuous interest in creating lively rooftop spaces, and I received a lot of requests. I found an opportunity to activate the rooftop space, and as a result, all projects that apply for the mid-term bonus are applied to the entire item 2. So, in the case of a project that wants to receive a mid-range bonus, you can use additional space within a range that does not exceed 25% of the lower area used as a convenience facility. We adopted the same method in the design innovation area. I think it's a good idea to step back an additional 3m.

21:20Speaker 3

It is very similar to the method applied in the T5 project in Miami City, and it is very reasonable to do so. If you limit it to 25% of the rooftop area, yes. Good. Please show me the PowerPoint about the E4 item.

21:30 – 21:53Speaker 1

I think I was a little surprised to upload another item first. I don't think you need a PowerPoint for the E4 item. It's basically the same thing. The project to receive the bonus is applied to the MX and MF floors, and it is limited to not exceed 25% within a range that does not exceed 10 feet or about 3 meters. Please tell me first.

21:53 – 26:27Speaker 2

So, Mr. Padu, historically, the reason why the height of this specific area has been reduced was to reduce the slope towards the San Sebastian apartment building. Yes. Not only that, but it was also because of the exclusive housing price of the area. Already. A building called the Alexan Project was built, but I remember adding a second floor for the design of the Mediterranean. And it seems that one of the members approved of raising the height further. The important thing is that Duplex houses are lined up on the right side of the single house right now. I think it's really amazing. Regarding the mention of Robert Main's T5 area, most of them are apartments, and most of the apartment buildings in Miami are facing other apartment buildings between the roads. I have no problem with that. My concern about this issue is that in keeping with the content promised to the residents at the time, I 100% agree with the opinion of the employees. The approval was based on that promise. 25% activity activation itself is conceptually understandable. However, in this case, N seems to compare two different things. Because adding 25% to the activity is not only adding 25%, but also considering what kind of activity is carried out within that 25%. Can there be a noise problem? Currently, there are projects in Lejeune Road, Lejeune Road, near and east of Lejeune Road, Bird Road, Bird Road, and in the south, where the police are frequently dispatched to play loud music. It's not always like that, but sometimes the police are on the move. The problem is that it depends on what kind of activity it is. For example, if it's the same activity as having a cocktail party on the rooftop, it may not be a problem. It's good to be quiet. But if there's a pickleball court up there, The neighbors across the street are going to go crazy. This is a private residential area on the west side of US 1, on Lejeune Road. There is a lot of noise from the top of the tree to the bottom. In my opinion, just by looking at the buildings already in the north block, it seems too much in that area. They were allowed to build, but they made a condition that they would listen to their neighbors' opinions and lower the height so that it would naturally continue down. I think the 25% rule can be applied, but I don't think it should be applied in this situation. Felix, there's one more thing I want to clarify. The conditions I mentioned are related to the project in Brickell Avenue, that is, the T5 area. On the back, it says Miami Avenue, but it's an independent house. So to get the exact information right away, the back is not an apartment. It's an independent house. But in this case, there is an independent house across the road. It's not an independent house. I wanted to let you know for sure that what I said was correct. If I'm not mistaken, if you want to develop it as an independent residential area, you need to maintain 45 feet up to 100 feet. Yes, so it's basically applied the same way.

26:27Speaker 1

Yes, both multi-generation single homes and multi-generation double-story homes. That's right.

26:31Speaker 2

There are double-story homes on the opposite side of Ibuji, not single homes. That's right.

26:41Speaker 1

Yes. But the 45-feet limit is also applied to double-decker homes. Yes. Both are applied.

26:45 – 29:21Speaker 2

And the 45-feet standard has been maintained since the original approval. The block was set to 45 feet, not 25% from 45 feet. And another reason to bring this issue to discussion is that there is a 25-feet, about 7.6-meter area limit in the other law, but there is no limit on height. Did you see that there is a height limit in the 25-feet area? The architectural characteristics are accepted. No. What I'm asking is that there is no limit at all. According to the current law, it is entirely up to the Ramyeon Architecture Committee. So I don't think it's appropriate for other laws to drag it into discussion. I think it would be better to discuss it separately. And the 45-feet limit set by the committee at the time was exactly 45 feet. The reason was because of the 45-feet figure, which was the first 100-feet limit for a duplex house on both sides of the road. I agree that we need to control the level of noise. That's right. What could be the problem? Yes, I don't want to cause inconvenience to the entire local community due to excessive noise. Room It can be a problem if it's only 50 feet away, and in this case, it should be further away from it. But I agree with the opinion of the staff. I think it would be better to allow about 25% and put it as far away as possible from the adjacent residential area. That's right. But the problem is that there is no plan for this property. This is just a legal condition. Robert, in my opinion, the very appropriate conditions are not stated in the plan. As you know, this block is completely exceptional from the other three or two blocks approved. The approved block seems to have been about two and a half. The advantage is that I understand and agree with you. However, it is not customized for a specific project. If you do not specify the code specifically, there will be a problem.

29:25 – 29:38Speaker 1

And I want to make it clear that there is a 45-feet limit on four projects related to independent housing and MF1, and that special approval, that is, special location approval, is necessary.

29:38 – 29:49Speaker 2

I know the content, but I don't personally have it. I don't know if it will be helpful, but I will continue to make presentations. I hope you and your participants listened well. That's it.

29:52Speaker 1

I think it's the fourth.

29:53Speaker 2

Thank you. Do you have any opinions?

30:00Speaker 1

I'm sorry. There's John Lucas. It's Lucas. Hello.

30:03 – 31:17Speaker 2

I'm John Lucas, who has an office in Coral Gables, Southwest 15 and 2655, 2655. I would like to talk about the 36th note in the limited request account. There is a project that has already been approved by the Council of Architects for 10 to 15 notes, and the project was approved on August 13, 2026. If the request form is approved and passed to the City Council tonight, we already have a confirmed development approval and rights, and we do not want any problems of this approval to be damaged due to the application of this request form. As Lucas and Barry said, there is a project that has already been approved by the Council of Architects. Yes, that's right. Yes. In my opinion, the projects should already be confirmed and should not be affected. My purpose here is to clarify this point right away, and to make a clear explanation of the Council during the process of reviewing the account and approving or discharging it this evening. Thank you.

31:23 – 32:16Speaker 1

Janet Martinez has attended. You have to tell me. Yes. I have a question I'd like to check. Can you tell me your name and address? I'm sorry. I'm Janet Martinez. The address is Santander 327. I'll tell you. It is the owner of the only single house in Santander Avenue in the Hachin block. 2021 At the time of the regional designation of Myeonyongdo, the Malaga side and the Santander side were allowed to have buildings of different heights, but are they still the same?

32:21Speaker 2

The employees will answer, but there was a lot of discussion about the building height of Block 36.

32:26Speaker 1

Currently, it is allowed to go up to 45 feet, about 13.7 meters, and both directions are the same. I remember being in the committee, but as you said, I remember that there were two heights.

32:35Speaker 2

The side facing the San Sebastian Building was 45 feet on the 4th floor, and the north was up to the 6th floor.

32:50 – 33:07Speaker 1

Yes, there was such a discussion, but in the end, it was decided to be 45 feet on the 3rd floor. Yes, that's all for Block 36. Yes, another question. How do you determine the area, and can half the distance be built at one height and the other half at another height?

33:12Speaker 2

It's possible, but it can't exceed 45 feet. For example, one side is 25 feet, about 7.6 meters low, and the other side is 45 feet, about 1.2 meters low, but it can't exceed 45 feet. Yes. I see. Thank you. I'm sorry. I no longer receive any comments on this case. The meeting is over.

33:22Speaker 1

Is there anyone who participated in the Zoom? No. There are no phone participants. Mr. Chairman, I would like to say one thing about Mr. Lucas.

33:44 – 35:49Speaker 2

Mr. Lucas seems to think that he already has the right to benefit from his project. However, at present, there is no provision of benefits for this case. The City Council and other committees have discussed with the City Law Office, and we know that there may be additional discussions in the future. However, from a political point of view, there is no positive or negative support for the current case. Yes, but can you explain one more thing? Yes, if they started the project after receiving a certain approval, That's right. And if they've been working on the project without such regulations, I can't say, I'm sorry to be here now. In my opinion, if they started by following such regulations, I think they should be given the right to benefit according to the regulations. I think that's what Lucas is saying with respect to his opinion. I'm just letting you know that as of now, the right of the board is not subject to discussion. That's all. My request is to respect the fact that 10 to 15 notes, that is, 6 notes below 300 miles away from Malaga, should be excluded from the excessive application range of the notes applied to all 36 notes. All development approval, intermediate bonus payment, and board approval have already been completed, so the notes applied to all 36 notes should not be approved. We have no intention of retreating. By the way, does Guia's project exceed 45 feet? Yes. I will ask a question to my colleague Mario Garcia Sierra. Hello, Chairman, and members of the board of directors.

35:50 – 36:03Speaker 3

I am Mario Garcia Sierra, who has an office in Brickell Avenue 600. Most of the buildings are 45 feet high. There is a closed space on the rooftop. So you can say it's a partial 5th floor.

36:03 – 37:16Speaker 2

I asked the lawyer again, and when this entire block was changed for use, a 45-feet height limit was set. That's right. And because of this, there was a slight collision between the two orders, so the employee was trying to clarify that the height limit was 45 feet. It means that even considering architectural incentives, the height is not added. That's the purpose of this case. That's right. But... In my opinion, at the time, I think the main buildings in the city were considering adding floors. That's right. Isn't it? It's not adding floors. Let's hear from the staff. I thought the height limit was fit, but it's right.

37:22Speaker 1

So if there was no limit to the height of 45 feet, the project could have gone up to 72 feet. That's right. And that's what they didn't do. At a height of 72 feet from 27 feet.

37:30 – 38:09Speaker 2

The committee decided not to do that for the 1.5 block in the north of this specific block. In other words, they allowed the level of the floor and height to a certain level by applying the GF bonus, which was excluded from the committee at the time, for the entire block. Therefore, in the case of Block 36, the intention of the committee was 45 feet.

38:09Speaker 1

As you said, the building under construction in the north is the MX-1 area. This is allowed up to 77 feet as a different use area. That's right.

38:25Speaker 2

And it was a compromise proposed to the citizens at the time.

38:29Speaker 1

Block 236 was moved between the MX area and San Sebastian Apartments. Thank you. I clearly remember because I was at the committee meeting at the time.

38:38 – 39:20Speaker 2

At the time, we were going to limit the height of the San Sebastian building to a maximum of 45 feet. This is not only for the residents, but also for the San Sebastian itself. Of course, it was beneficial to the residents, but it was to comply with the height limit. As the speaker said, there was an opinion that it could be too high at one time, and in the end, the height of the entire block was limited to 45 feet. 이제 저희가 2포 항목을 통해 추가하는 것은 편의시설을 위해 높이 제한을 25%로 줄이는 것입니다. 네. 루카스 씨의 프로젝트를 보니 그런 것 같은데 맞습니까? 사라 씨, 네, 맞습니다.

39:38Speaker 3

저희가 이전에 승인한 프로젝트는 제한된 조례를 준수합니다. 좋습니다. 추가 높이는 어느 쪽에 적용되나요? 동쪽인가요? 서쪽인가요? 아, 북쪽입니다.

39:41 – 41:09Speaker 2

부지가 동서방향으로 뻗어 있어서 북쪽에 있습니다. 그리고 다시 말씀드리지만, 제가 잘못 이해하고 있는 게 아니라면, 특정 프로젝트에 대해 이야기하고 있는데, 45피트 제한이 있었던 것 같습니다. According to the resolution passed by the committee, there was a 45-feet limit, and I could not use bonuses or add anything else. The key is that it is limited to 45 feet in a straight line. And so it was approved. In my opinion, it is very clear, but it may not be the case for other people. Another thing is that all these activities It means that it looks inappropriate in this particular location. If you say that everything is connected from one side to the other from the north, I'll tell you again, but it seems to dig into too detailed parts. The design has already been completed and has gone through several committees, but it has not been appointed to the committee to change the approved resolution. Eddie, can you show me the block with the PILG?

41:09 – 41:41Speaker 1

Can I tell you the PILG number and the application again? There is a PowerPoint application. IT Manager, can you show me the application? 네, 여기 있습니다.

41:41 – 42:26Speaker 2

필지 번호가 있는 다른 도면이 있죠. 제가 본 것 같은데, 어디 보자. 다음 슬라이드에 프로젝트가 포함된 부지가 나와 있습니다. 북동쪽이라고 하셨는데, 말이요. 36번 블록이 뭐죠? 만 215번 블록. 이요. Look at the front screen. Yes. So the project site is at the end of the east, and it's in the opposite direction from the individual housing area. Can you tell me yourself? Yes. It's the north-east corner of Block 36. Yes.

42:26 – 43:26Speaker 3

It's in the opposite direction from the individual housing area, which is Felix's concern. It's because Block 10 to 15 are at the end of the north-east. So, in some cases, even if the Seolleong project does not include the entire 30-meter section of the first 100 feet, it should not exceed that range. I think the project is going all the way to the east. That's right. Number 10 to 15. The end of the north east of block 36. And the roof area on the north side only maintains 25%. That's right. That's good. So I don't think I'm interpreting Felix's thoughts in any way, but I think Felix was trying to keep a distance from his own house. That's right. Yes, may I ask you a question?

43:26 – 43:44Speaker 2

There is no land plan for this project, but the legal team said it was on the north side. Are you talking about the entire north side of the block? Or is it only allowed by 25% according to half or other calculations?

43:59Speaker 3

I can go to the board and show some of it to the board members. But... It's okay.

44:03 – 44:35Speaker 2

If you have a way to record what you see on the camera, I think it would be helpful if you could do that. What I don't like is that if you have a conversation with each other, you ask me to record it so that the editor can record it. Can you raise that a little higher? Yes, so that you can focus on where the camera points.

44:48 – 45:05Speaker 3

The resolution may be low, but here is the 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, and 4th floor. The pink part is the same convenience facility space as the swimming pool on the rooftop. It's on the north side. That's right. It's on the north side. It's not the entire length of the building.

45:14 – 45:35Speaker 2

It can be about one-third of the overall length. I'll say about 40% in the middle. Yes, I see. In my opinion, do you have any opinions? I haven't finished my public comment yet. I think you have one opinion. Thank you.

45:42 – 46:19Speaker 1

Last question. I know there's no alleyway. Usually, these buildings have an alleyway between the road and the alley. But there's no alleyway here. What happened? I saw the land plan, and some of them are in front of the townhouse, and some of them are connected to my own house. A large building, so there is a building on the 3rd or 4th floor, but there is no alleyway, so how can it be separated? I heard that there is a regulation.

46:20 – 46:32Speaker 2

Yes, that's right. I don't know much about the post-construction regulation, so it's hard to tell you exactly, but there is a regulation that the building must be separated from the land border.

46:33Speaker 1

그리고 이 추가 시설은 길 건너편 모퉁이에 있습니다. 그리고 건물 정면, 당신과는 완전히 반대쪽 큰 건물 쪽으로 향해 있어요. 네, 맞아요.

46:37Speaker 2

알겠습니다. 감사합니다. 안녕하세요. 저는 하비에르 산후 아닙니다. 아닌 것 같은데요. 제가 거기에 적어놔뒀는데, 네, 죄송합니다.

46:40Speaker 1

선서를 하셔야 합니다.

47:00 – 53:15Speaker 2

Can you stand next to the microphone? Oh, can't you hear me? Yes. Yes. Can you hear me well? All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm not Javier Sanu. I live in Santander Avenue 305. Let me explain. Well, before the Regional Legislation of Yongdo changed, there were three 2-story duplex houses on Santander Street. It was different from the houses in the 1950s on that block. It was a completely new house. If you come and see for yourself, you'll know how new it is. Come to my house anytime and have a look. It's the last one. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. It was sold for $2.5 million a month ago. But what people wanted was a house, not land. It was a two-story double-decker house. My house is the same. Um, let's say this is my backyard. From my double-decker house to here and there. And there's a small swimming pool. The other five families are the same. So there are six families with a swimming pool in a double-decker house. According to the law, the newly built building must go inside 3m 10ft from the boundary line of our backyard. So I don't know if the place where the curtain fell is a 4-story building or a 5-story building, but now it's 4.45 feet, about 1.35 meters high, and it goes up to that height based on my back door and swimming pool. Then all of a sudden, not just me, but all five other families will have a 4-story building. There are six families living in a double-decker house, and all of those buildings are new buildings. If these buildings were all single-story buildings built in the 1950s, the story would be different, but there are relatively recent double-story houses here, and these buildings will be affected by the height restrictions. So I agree with 45 feet and about 1.2 meters, but I don't think it's possible anymore. Now, what did you just ask? Is it higher than 45 feet? The reason it's higher than 45 feet is because the elevator is going to go up to 65 feet, about 1.8 meters. And there's going to be swimming pools, cabanas, and sports facilities around it. We need to consider these things. All of a sudden, our swimming pool, bedroom, living room, There will be so many windows that you can look around the restaurant. I hope you remember this. There was no such problem during the last election. At that time, not a single two-story house was built, so the entire block was removed. This is a completely different story, and I'm just saying that I agree with 45%. That's my opinion. Craig. Would you be able to suggest a location where an additional 25% can be applied? In my opinion, it would be advisable to modify the item of the committee in part of your consent to ensure that the additional height of 25% falls as far as possible from a single house. 그렇게 하면 그의 우려를 해소할 수 있을 거라고 생각합니다. 네. 명확히 하기 위해 마이크를 켜주세요. I think you built a duplex there. I'm sorry. It's the third. It's white, right? It's a white duplex. The duplex is white. Yes, it's a Mediterranean style. That's right. It's a house in Motongi. Yes, you built it very well. You built it very well. Yes, and I bought my house from a person named Bernie Navarro. He is now the U.S. ambassador for Peru. He didn't know that there was a regional designation for this new use, so he built a house. He also invested in it, and so did other people. What I want to say is that while a new use has become a regional designation, single-story houses built in the 1950s have not been greatly affected, In some ways, we're seeing a loss. But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, Their building is on the opposite side from your house, and the additional height is on the opposite side from your house. Here. If you go down the stairs 45 feet, there's a swimming pool, and it's on our side. Yes, I see. But there's an elevator next to the swimming pool, and it's on the opposite side from our side. Yes, that's right. I saw it, too. Yes, and there's a cabana on both sides of the elevator, and it's going to go to the Alexan side. As far as I know, this kind of construction is limited to 25%. That 25% is on the side of the Alexan Project. So I don't know. Yes, no, I saw it right. That's what they showed me. So we're up here, we're up here, and they're over there. The additional 25% is on the other side from our side. The actual swimming pool and the place where people go around and dive, and the exercise space are on our side. I'll give you a question. In theory, can we take over your property and build a 4-story building? No, it's a double-story building. You have to tell me my name. No, no, no. In theory, I can buy the remaining 65 households with you.

53:15Speaker 1

I can do it. You can build it on the 4th floor and do the same thing. You can do that based on the regional regulations. I understand. That's why I agreed and said it was okay.

53:31 – 55:59Speaker 2

What Mr. Porter is trying to explain is, in my opinion, the part that they are trying to add is completely the opposite of you. The building facing the election is in the front. Yes, I understand. You will only see a 4-story building in the backyard. It's not certain, but anyway, an elevator that goes up to 65 feet will be installed. No, as you know, elevators can only go up to 12-13 feet. The design is also written as 45 feet. I saw it. It's about 98 pages long. It's on my computer. I admit that it's 45 feet high. So we're all accepting that. All right. That's what it says. That's what it's supposed to be. But there's an elevator that goes up to 65 feet above 45 feet. There's a cabana, and there's a swimming pool and an exercise area on our side. So a lot of people will see it. Yes, you get it. And we're going to see it. No one can hide it. It's a one that doesn't plant a lot of trees or palm trees. Anyway, this is what I wanted to do. But my house is here, and the 45-feet building is starting. Oh, you've seen the plan, haven't you? No, I've seen it, but how far is the convenience store? 말이요, 혹시, 저는 잘 안 보여요. 화면에서는 봤는데. 건물 뒤편에서 10피트 떨어진 곳에 있는 편의시설은 부지 경계선에서 얼마나 떨어져 있나요? 제가 옥상에서 보여드린 편의시설은 부지 경계선에서 47피트 반 이상 떨어져 있습니다. 47.5피트요. 그러니까 확실히 건물 앞쪽에 있는 거죠. 네, 알겠습니다. 그리고 수영장은요? How far is the edge of the swimming pool? Good. Now we will end the public comment. Let's start the board discussion. First, we will start with the first item because we have to deal with them one by one. Yes, and then we will move on to the next. We will submit a consent form to approve the employee recommendation for the first item. I will request. Jo, do you have any other opinions? Jo, check attendance. Yes, as long as Alice and Ignatie do not say their opinions. No, that's fine. Alice, bravo.

56:06Speaker 1

Yes. Felix Pardo.

56:10Speaker 1

Ignacio Alvarez.

56:12Speaker 1

Robert Bayard.

56:14Speaker 1

Alex Buseta. Yes.

56:15 – 1:00:52Speaker 2

There are only four. We are ready to submit a condition for approval. And I think we need Kelly's help in this regard. I think that the additional 25% should be completely separated from the existing building. In this case, N is an independent house, but it should be separated from an independent house and located in front of the building. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Robert, we know that we have their land plan. The only thing we can do is It seems to consider the legal aspect. Is that right? Yes, of course, you can specify the location of 25% by revising the law or proposing a resolution. If 25% is approved by the committee, it will be the decision of the Architectural Committee after that. 즉, 활용할 수 있는 도구가 있는 문제가 되는 것입니다. 제 생각에는 상황이 다릅니다. 법적인 관점에서 볼 때, 귀사의 법무팀은 해당 부지에서 45ft, 약 13.7m 이상 높이를 올릴 수 있는지 여부를 결정해야 합니다. 따라서 저는 상황을 단순하게 유지하고 다시 수정하지 않는 것이 좋다고 생각합니다. 동시에 신청자에게도 자신의 입장을 설명할 기회를 주어야 한다고 생각합니다. 존 동의하십니까? Thank you for your question. I think it's right to give the applicant a chance to explain their position. However, as I said earlier, and it may be repeated, I received a certificate of development and I am ready to proceed with the project. There is not much more to do, and this is not the time to reorganize the content of the project that has already been confirmed. Therefore, we are ready to proceed with the business. We know that there are 2 cases and 2 cases that have been corrected. We just want number 10 to 15 to be excluded from the discussion. This is a matter that will be applied to the procedure to be carried out in the future. It's not because we're already returning the results. But John. From what I heard from Felix, I think it's a little more generous than I claim. What I'm telling you is that John's property is adjacent to Duplex's. Therefore, Duplex should maintain the front convenience facility as planned. Yes. I think that will be another task for the legal team to deal with the owners of the property later. And I think we need to first review 25% of the law that has not yet been approved in this society. I don't think it's wise to say that you have to apply it to a certain position. Yes, so What the employees suggested is that the Council of Architects will consider location, complexity, and intensity, and that noise cancellation will not be a problem. Then, we will submit a consent form to approve the application as recommended by the employee. Second, please confirm your attendance. What I want to confirm is that in my opinion, these projects have already undergone both DRC and BOA, and the process has already begun. It is unfair to proceed from the beginning again. It is not right for the applicant to go back and solve the problem. Yes, Robert. Yes, the procedure. It started, but there was no relevant regulation at the time. But are we changing the regulations today? After everything has been approved. What am I missing? So are we changing the regulations for them? No, no, no. Let's say we don't handle the case today. They're just going to proceed.

1:01:01 – 1:01:16Speaker 3

Look, if the case is not here today and submitted in six months, their project will be approved. That's what I understand. Of course, I'm not a lawyer, but someone said that a while ago. Robert said it didn't matter. So I'm a little confused.

1:01:26 – 1:03:14Speaker 2

He said, we agree with this change, but it's not okay to be applied to our project. We've already been approved. What I don't want is for this text correction to be applied to the project that has already been approved. If there's anything that can be applied in the future, you can explain it to me. Yes. Thank you for interpreting this request as if it's being applied. However, that is not the case for us, nor is the sentence in the clause. It means that there is no condition to apply existing regulations on a specific project that is currently in progress. However, it is not that there is no possibility of any rescue action in the court in the end. However, there is no condition to apply the sentence in the clause. Even if there are no such provisions in the law, they may claim that they are subject to existing regulations, but the current city's position is that there is no content about the existing regulations in the law. Of course, It is not at all possible that this request will be submitted to the committee and will not be corrected through additional discussions with the city council, the city attorney, and the city manager. However, as of now, there is no objection to the existing regulations.

1:03:16 – 1:03:28Speaker 1

Um, I want to make it clear by listening to two different stories. He said he was approved and confirmed, and you said you were in progress. So I don't think I'm in progress, I think I've already completed the procedure. I received approval.

1:03:29 – 1:04:59Speaker 2

But there's one more thing I want to make clear. It's not approved. We are ready to proceed with the project. I received approval from the Council of Architects. Yes, that's right. We need approval to enter the construction design. That's right. I also listened to the lawyer well. The reason why there are 120,000 lawyers in Florida is not because everyone has the same opinion about a specific case. I fully understand. Yes, I fully understand. The current city's position is that there is no permanent existing architectural protection of the court. Do we recommend such measures? Yes, in fact, you have already been approved. And the second case has not been approved yet. If you want. Yes, there was a question about the first case and it was approved. There was also a request for the second case. A consent for the second case has already been submitted. That's right. So now we've moved on to the second case. However, I have a feeling that this discussion will not end here. However, to put it bluntly, you are discussing this case right now, right?

1:04:59Speaker 1

Please put it on the microphone and tell me.

1:05:01Speaker 2

I'm sorry. Please tell me again. Yes, that's right. A consent has been submitted and there was a request. I'll ask you a question.

1:05:18 – 1:05:30Speaker 1

Ignacio Alores. Yes. Robert Behar. Yes. I will add the word A. Yes. Amendment 81 is according to the department's recommendation.

1:05:30Speaker 2

This is the department's recommendation. Yes. That's the consent I submitted. Yes. And.

1:05:44 – 1:05:55Speaker 3

What I would like to ask Mr. Pardo, who has agreed to my consent, is that I want to put an incentive that projects that are already underway will not be affected by this measure.

1:05:57 – 1:06:45Speaker 2

Robert, I don't want to dig deep into the problem. Lawyers will be able to solve the problem. It is very difficult to include it in the area setting law that has already been approved. In fact, I see my opinion as an opinion on the second item. I know that the second item has already been adopted. For record, you can see the meeting log at the committee meeting, so you said that you think that the work that is already underway should be completed. In my opinion, it seems to have been a general opinion that was not necessarily related to the if item. That's right. Yes.

1:06:45Speaker 1

Is it Robert Behar? Is it Alice Bravo? Is it Alex Vercel? Yes.

1:06:53 – 1:07:39Speaker 2

And to make a record, I fully agree with Behar's opinion. Thank you. The next sender missed the next case. Case E3. This is E-2. I'm sorry. E-2 Coral Gables is a request from the City Council to modify the text in the official area setting code. The 11th group signboard, the 10th to 109th temporary business signboard, will be modified to change the number and location of the temporary business signboard, eliminate the condition of the front yard, and allow the installation of additional bonus signboards. Hello. To tell you about the record, I am the city planning manager, Selyo Redella. This case does not need to be announced.

1:07:39 – 1:08:19Speaker 1

It seems simple. This case is to clarify the condition of the signboard installation and increase the flexibility of the temporary business signboard. The first resolution is to eliminate the existing front crosswalk and roadside. Although the top crosswalk is eliminated by about 1.5 meters above 5 feet, the side is maintained by about 5 feet and about 1.5 meters. Also, the resolution allows the installation of a door, window, wall, and fence adobe ads. The third resolution allows the installation of an additional adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe adobe

1:08:24Speaker 2

So basically, you can install an ad board on the roadside, and you can install several ad boards on windows and fences.

1:08:29 – 1:08:45Speaker 1

Currently, there is a regulation that only non-business ad boards are allowed, and you can install an ad board on the roadside, but the 5ft, about 1.5m above the crossing distance is no longer applied. As far as I remember, I think I installed an ad board in front of a store before.

1:08:51 – 1:10:00Speaker 2

For example, if you want to install a signboard on a commercial building, you have to go from the front of the building to the inside of the office. In other words, it meant that the signboard should not be attached to the glass window. Now, I think the political advertising signboard will be difficult. Especially, I am against political advertising, but in the place where I live, all shops these days have windows on the side, so I have to install the signboard in the front half of the building. So, I'll check if I understand correctly. In a single-family or a single-family close-knit area, The real estate agent can only install a 5-feet x 7-feet sign. I don't remember exactly, but I think it was about the size of an open wallet. Is that right? But now you can also set up a loan sign that is not for commercial use. If you want, you can use a sign that says you are renting a house. Do you do it? Do you do it? It's a sign. But I think it's about 22 inches like the election movement sign.

1:10:05Speaker 1

The size of the non-business sign has not changed. It's still the same. 22 inches x 28 inches. That's right.

1:10:12 – 1:10:25Speaker 2

But now, real estate medium-sized businesses can also make signs of the same size. There are specific requirements for real estate signs. So my question is, what kind of sign is allowed in the private housing area except for the political sign?

1:10:29Speaker 1

I don't remember the non-business sign right now.

1:10:32 – 1:11:36Speaker 2

Yes, what is a non-business sign? No, the non-business sign must be the same as stopping the Iraq war. That's right. It's a non-business sign. What does that mean? I thought the political sign was impossible. So that's a non-business sign. What does the sign mean? I thought this wouldn't be a very simple and important problem. But if you drive on the Cortez Street, there's a knife cable show on the left, and a knife cable show on the right, and you can see all kinds of ads starting with the political ads. It's like you're in another world. Originally, No, what I want to say is that I was looking at this problem from a different perspective. But now, if I can put up an advertisement no matter what the opinion is, I don't want to have an advertisement with a lawyer next door. No, no, I know. Yes, I don't need all the lawyers. No. I think this is what you're talking about.

1:11:42Speaker 1

During the election campaign period, there is a regulation that political ads should be set up 5 feet, about 1.5 meters or more. That's right.

1:11:50Speaker 2

No, no. I have no problem with political ads being right next to India. There's no problem with commercial ads being right next to the window. A perfect example is the Blue Road.

1:11:58 – 1:12:15Speaker 3

The Blue Road is a double-lane road. So the roadside of the county is about 10 feet, 15 feet inside. You can't install any ads there. What we're telling you is that now you can install ads on the roadside of the Blue Road. No, you don't know. No, you can't install ads on the roadside. This is the roadside border, which is the back line you mentioned.

1:12:15Speaker 1

You have to install ads on the roadside border. You had to install 5 feet more inside before. Yes, that's right. No, it's like that now. Tell me where I'm wrong. You can install it on the roadside.

1:12:22 – 1:12:39Speaker 2

You can't install it. No, but in the past, you had to step back 5 feet from the sub-way border, but now you can install a political barrier right in front of the sub-way border.

1:12:39Speaker 1

In India, there is still a wide space on the border of the sub-way road in Blue Road. You can install a barrier there. I believe that the employees are doing their best for the city.

1:12:58 – 1:13:58Speaker 2

But I think it needs to be improved a little more. In my opinion, we need to define the type of non-business code. As Robert said, in commercial areas, because of the energy regulations, I think the regulations that need to be lifted 5 feet back from the inside of the building need to be eased. Because the glass is stained, you can't see the code behind the 5 feet. Well, that's out of the scope of this item. I'm trying to solve this problem. This item cannot be included in this item because it only deals with non-business license plates. It seems that you are concerned about the fact that you need to deal with the business license plate in more detail, but that is out of the scope of this case. To be honest, I don't know, and the more I look into it, the more I personally think that more detailed discussions are needed. The purpose of this case was good, but I don't think there's a big difference between whether you can install a political sign on a building or a 5-feet back. Yes, there's no big difference.

1:14:02 – 1:14:32Speaker 1

저는 상업용 간판의 위치를 보고 있었는데 이건 상업용 간판과는 전혀 상관없는 문제입니다. 이건 정치 간판과 관련된 문제입니다. 저는 전적으로 반대합니다. 죄송합니다만 말씀하세요. 제목은 임시비 상업용 간판입니다. 네. 그러니까 저희는 아무것도 하지 않는 겁니다. 그리고 임시라는 단어의 정의도 없고 120. There is no such thing as 1st. 121 is used to set the maximum period before and after the election. I can install it additionally a few days before the election. Oh, I think it's going to be a mess. MAPSOSA.

1:14:32 – 1:14:56Speaker 2

Actually, that's an existing regulation. A few days before the election, there was a regulation that political barriers could be installed, and the regulation that it cannot be installed for 5 days after the election must be deleted.

1:14:56Speaker 1

Yes, the regulations remain the same.

1:14:57 – 1:15:23Speaker 2

I am very uncomfortable with this case. I would like to give you more time to gather opinions from the employees. Do you have a civil opinion? No. I will end the citizen opinion hearing. Do you have any other discussions? Chairman, I would like to submit a consent form to postpone this case and allow the employees to have more time to review. Especially considering the concerns raised by the committee. Second, What should the employees review? I think we can all contact the employees and deliver opinions.

1:15:34Speaker 1

I'm sorry, but who is the second? Thank you.

1:15:37Speaker 2

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

1:15:37Speaker 1

It's the last case. It's the last case. Case E3.

1:16:03 – 1:16:25Speaker 2

Coral Gable's second, third, and fourth zones of the official area setting of the SSI will be modified to indicate the entry and exit distance on the side of the entrance road, and the entry and exit distance on the side and back of the rear and side of the specific machine equipment will be adjusted by allowing the vehicle entry and exit distance on the side of the entrance road. Hello. I'm Arcelia Odila, the city planning officer for the record.

1:16:25 – 1:18:13Speaker 1

The last item of the committee is to allow vehicles to enter and exit at the intersection of the intersection and to adjust the back and sides of the mechanical equipment. According to the zoning regulations implemented since 2018, if there is a gap, the garage should be located on the side road, and the entrance road with a road border should be the garage, and the carport or Porte-Cochere should only be connected to the road. These standards maintain the main entrance direction of the house, but residents who have several cars or park visitors on the side road entrance road may have to go back to the house until the entrance to Ijeju. In response to the opinions of the residents, the department will continuously review these regulations, improve vehicle accessibility, and clearly define the entry and exit distance requirements. Therefore, This amendment is only applied to a small area, and to increase vehicle accessibility, it is allowed to install additional vehicle entrances to small areas. However, it must be reviewed by the construction committee considering the harmony of size, location, material and surrounding environment. This amendment was set to be at least 18 inches to clarify the distance between the entrances to the side, and it was 18 inches before the 2018 amendment. Thank you. Do you have any other opinions? Yes. This is Willie Bermeo.

1:18:35Speaker 2

Mr. Willie, you have to speak first.

1:18:37Speaker 1

Yes, I will speak first.

1:18:38 – 1:22:48Speaker 2

Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I am Willie Bermeo, who lives on Malaga Avenue 1238. I am standing here to support and support the recommendations of the employees of this account. This account has been approved and advertised by the Council of Architects. Time. It's late, but I think this is the last case, and I think you all want to go home, so I'll briefly explain. I don't want to explain this problem in a grand way, but I'll briefly explain why this is important. This is only about 20% of the entire Coral Gables real estate. The reason is that 80% of our real estate is an internal signage. The internal signage consists of the front, both sides, and the back. Unlike corner fields, which account for 20% of the entire real estate, corner fields are on both sides of the road, and since there is no third back field, they are generally made up of two internal fields. In most cases, one of the two internal sides becomes the back and the other becomes the side. In the end, if the Coral Gables has a corner field, there is a one-sided internal field with a 5-feet distance of 2 feet to install swimming equipment, air-conditioning compressors, and generators, while there is no space to install such facilities on the other field with a 2-feet distance of 10 feet. Considering that there are only two corners in the inner section, To prevent damage to the next door when installing an air-conditioning compressor, install a barrier in the appropriate position and install it within 1.5m 5ft from the boundary line. The interior section is contrastive to having three choices. Another important point is that it only applies to the corner section, but if the garage is on the side road and far away from the front door, it creates a beautiful entrance. The entrance here means a beautiful garden that is not wrapped in asphalt, but is wrapped in stones, bricks, or stone. All of these gardens were approved by the Council of Architects, and we also approved them. In fact, the two houses that I am currently developing meet these standards. There is a letter from Oscar Carrera, and I would like to add it here to preserve the record. He supports this proposal. Oscar's letter applies to more sub-districts as well as corner sub-districts, but it is currently only applied to the corner sub-districts, and I would like to clearly say that it is not automatically implemented. In other words, I want to lay asphalt to make a motor coat or cut costs. I want to reduce the design cost and reduce the cost of Lado. When appointed to the Executive Committee of the Executive Committee, the committee has the authority to reject it. In the account, the motorcoats provide convenience to the residential area, but at the same time, it should be designed as a practical space that makes it easy for vehicles to enter. Because it is clearly stated. Another advantage is that unlike the circular entryways that can be seen all over the Coral Gables, you can compare the advantages of the motorcoats. The circular entryway blocks the road twice, you have to cut the entrance road twice. However, the advantage of motorcoats is that you only have to cut the entrance road once. And when considering the urban perspective and the friendly atmosphere of pedestrians in the neighborhood, I think this is a bigger advantage than having an entrance road. It's not about getting rid of the circular entrance. If the architect or the architect wants a circular entrance, of course you can do that. But what I'm going to tell you right now is the motorcoats with a single entrance in front of the house. Yes, that's it. Thank you for listening. If you have any questions, please let me know anytime. Thank you.

1:23:08 – 1:25:56Speaker 3

Yes, that's right. Hello, I'm Nelson Dreon, who lives in Coral Gables and runs a business. My business is Locus Architecture, Locus Architecture Inc., and my address is South Dixie Highway 507, number 33146. Mr. Vermeo has already explained a lot of things, so I don't think I have much to say separately. Now, I'll be more brief than him. As an architect who established a construction company here 30 years ago, I have designed about 60 to 70 houses, including historical houses, at Coral Gables. We are currently working on historical houses with 30, 40, and 50-year-old car gardens, and these gardens are really beautiful. Corner land, especially small land, is difficult As Mr. Romeo mentioned several times, there is a cross-sectional distance in the back. This is a characteristic of many Coral Gables, but other localities such as Coconut Grove, Miami, and Pinecrest emphasize the two cross-sectional distances in the side. The cross-sectional distance in the back is actually a very difficult task because additional 5ft is required for the actual cross-sectional distance in the side. Well, in my opinion, it will greatly alleviate these problems by providing more flexibility to the location selection of equipment such as the shrinkage device. Interestingly, swimming pool equipment can already be installed within a distance of 5 feet, about 1.5 meters from the house. Therefore, I think it will bring the effect of adjusting the distance between the front of the equipment to 5 feet. In particular, in the case of corner buzzi, the design flexibility of the small buzzi will be greatly improved. In addition, I think it is very desirable to implement the problem of the vehicle entry route and mobile court now. In the case of corner buzzi, it is actually impossible to enter the front because you have to enter from the side. You will be able to install a vehicle entrance and a garage on the side through this plan. Also, you can get in from the car and go straight into the front door, which will solve the problem of parking around the waterway that was not mentioned before. However, when a guest comes and there is a car entrance, the guests can park next to the waterway, which will allow them to release the waterway more and maintain it according to the Coral Gables standard. In other parts of the city, it seems that the waterway can be changed to gravel or dirt roads. I think the car entrance will be very helpful in alleviating these problems. Thank you.

1:25:56Speaker 1

There are no more comments.

1:26:18 – 1:26:45Speaker 2

In the case of an old house where one side has to maintain a distance of 20 feet and the other side has to maintain a distance of 15 feet, the Board of Directors has to ask for compensation in order to increase the amount. This measure is clearly improved, After the discussion is over, I will suggest a consent to approve the amendment. It's time to vote. I suggest consent. Uh, I submitted my consent. I think Mr. Baehari agreed. I'll agree, too. I'm sorry.

1:26:51Speaker 1

I'm sorry. Ignacio Alvarez.

1:26:54Speaker 1

Robert Behar.

1:26:55Speaker 1

Alice Bravo. Yes. Félix Pardo. Yes. Alex Bucelo.

1:27:00Speaker 2

Yes. Lastly, I will submit one consent. Jordan, I agree. I agree, too. The meeting is over.

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