Planning and Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL:

ADMINISTRATION OF OATH:

The city attorney shall administer the oath to all applicants and individuals wishing to offer testimony on any agenda item.

July 29th, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting

PUBLIC HEARING: VARIANCE APPLICATION VAR2026-002 – 5830 SW 8 STREET

Applicant: Joel Investments Corp. Property Address: 5830 SW 8 Street / 5831 SW 9 Street West Miami, FL 33144 CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY JOEL INVESTMENTS CORP. REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 5 OF CITY OF WEST MIAMI ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 282 TO PERMIT FOURTEEN (14) PARKING SPACES WHERE TWENTY-TWO (22) PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE EXISTING MIXED-USE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5830 SW 8 STREET AND 5831 SW 9 STREET. THE REQUEST IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED REPAVING AND RESTRIPING OF THE EXISTING ASPHALT PARKING AREA SERVING THE PROPERTY.

PUBLIC HEARING: VARIANCE APPLICATION VAR2026-003 – 1000 SW 64 AVENUE

Applicant: Current Resident Property Address: 1000 SW 64 Avenue West Miami, FL 33144 CONSIDERATION OF A VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1000 SW 64 AVENUE, REQUESTING: (1) A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED TWENTY-FIVE-FOOT (25') FRONT SETBACK TO TWELVE FEET (12') FOR A PROPOSED ATTACHED GARAGE; (2) A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED SEVEN-AND-ONE-HALF-FOOT (7.5') INTERIOR SIDE SETBACK TO FIVE FEET (5') FOR A PROPOSED ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL ADDITION; AND (3) A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED FIFTEEN-FOOT (15') REAR SETBACK TO TEN FEET (10') FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITION, PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF WEST MIAMI ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 282, AS AMENDED.

PUBLIC HEARING: VARIANCE APPLICATION VAR2026-004 – 1960 SW 61 COURT

Applicant: Current Resident Property Address: 1960 SW 61 Court West Miami, FL 33155 CONSIDERATION OF A VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1960 SW 61 COURT, REQUESTING A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED TWENTY-FIVE-FOOT (25') FRONT SETBACK TO APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-ONE AND THIRTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS FEET (21.31') TO PERMIT THE ENCLOSURE OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED CARPORT AND UTILITY-ROOM AREA AS PART OF A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL ADDITION AND REMODELING PROJECT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.15 OF ORDINANCE NO. 99-01 AND CITY OF WEST MIAMI ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 282, AS AMENDED.

PUBLIC HEARING: SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUPPD2026-003 – 1960 SW 61 COURT

Applicant: Current Resident Property Address: 1960 SW 61 Court West Miami, FL 33155 CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1960 SW 61 COURT, AN R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, TO PERMIT THE RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE ENCLOSURE OF THE EXISTING CARPORT, A FIRST-FLOOR ADDITION, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND-STORY ADDITION, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 2B.1 AND 4.17 OF CITY OF WEST MIAMI ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 282, AS AMENDED. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE APPLICATION AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR FINAL ACTION.

DISCUSSION ITEM – PROPOSED VARIANCE AND WAIVER ORDINANCE

DISCUSSION REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS, STANDARDS, CRITERIA, AND PROCEDURES FOR VARIANCES AND WAIVERS FROM THE CITY'S ZONING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING HARDSHIP AND PRACTICAL-DIFFICULTY STANDARDS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND QUASI-JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES, APPEALS, EXPIRATION, AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING.

DISCUSSION ITEM – PROPOSED WALL, FENCE, AND HEDGE ORDINANCE

DISCUSSION REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.2 OF CITY OF WEST MIAMI ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 282, AS AMENDED, TO REVISE THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING WALLS, FENCES, AND HEDGES, INCLUDING PERMITTED MATERIALS, PLACEMENT, MAXIMUM HEIGHTS, OPACITY, CORNER AND INTERIOR LOT REQUIREMENTS, LANDSCAPE BUFFERS, SIGHT-DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND PERMITTING STANDARDS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION ON FIRST READING.

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