Remarks by Horacio Carlos Huembes
13 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 1:15:47
“I think what they did here is they are seeing all the positive things that this property had that could make it applicable and an approvable application that very few other properties will have throughout the county. I think if we removed those things, we'd open it up even more. throughout the county for this 150 units to be able to be applied. In this case, they're saying wherever there's a property that's next to a park and in a corridor, you know, a transit corridor, that's the only way they'll be able to get to this, right? So they've kind of set the rules up to where this property fits,…”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:16:51
“They would have to be next to a park, they would have to be in a transit corridor, and they would have to fit the land use designation. Or they would have to come here to increase that property to the land use designation.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:17:36
“I was just trying to clarify that if we remove those, we're going to make it more wide open.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:22:10
“Yeah, I mean, I really think the applicant wasn't going to be upset with us staying with what they recommended. I believe staff made those edits so that they could make use of this text amendment in assisting other properties throughout the county to come in for this, right? We need to think countywide, right? We're a planning board. We're not a zoning board that looks at projects one by one. I've sat on this board close to 20 years, and many times we looked at project-based applications. I mean, I really think staff put a lot of thought into this, so we should put a little more thought into…”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:28:05
“Yeah, then removing the acreage requirement is because there's going to be a property that on an acre. I mean, we have incredible, developed, beautiful buildings throughout the entire county that are that are on an acre, acre and a quarter. You know, so that's why I believe they removed the two acre. live local whatever than for sure that but I mean everywhere like you go to Coral Gables you're going to sit in Miami you go to different areas, I mean on on less than 2 acres there are projects that can meet the 150 in a city, but then they're going to get 80 something units they're not going to…”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:38:09
“The one point I want to make, and staff has said it a couple times, is every single application that wants to use this designation will have to come through a hearing. It's not going to be countywide, across the board, whatever we pass today. So every single time, we're going to be able to look at these. You mentioned Kendall Drive. Are you aware of the project that's going next to the Kendall Boys Town and doesn't come through us, doesn't come through anybody? It's strictly live local. And they're getting a ton of units. So, I mean, at least these projects will always have to come through…”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:39:08
“I just think they're wisely trying to make it a language that will be more usable in the future. But still, people will have to, because that designation, we don't have that designation other than the six properties they mentioned that have it, plus or minus. So any property that has, and again, you're not going to be able to jump from low density all the way to high density. It's usually one uptick, right? So all those projects are going to have to come before us. So I still think that staff did their diligence, did their job, and yeah, maybe we should have had it earlier, but I'm more…”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 1:44:52
“I'll second it, but add the fact that it would be limited to 120% if you're okay with that. Because remember, their covenant doesn't limit it to 120%. They kept it at 140%.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 2:01:11
“And through the chair, how do you enforce it?”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 2:15:18
“I just want to make a point. It's common when you already have the land use that you just seek for a text amendment. And once that text amendment matches your current land use, then you're going for a zoning application. So it's a common, the reason being that they already have that designation. If they'd be changing the designation, then they'd both have to come in. Kind of like the prior project. The prior project was upticking their designation.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 2:15:45
“No, I know. But I think that's, they're going to. All right. With that said, oh, we got one more.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 2:34:14
“For decades, it was cheaper to just use vast lands, right? Like, go get 20 acres out there. We're out of land, basically. So we need to be creative. I mean, I think it's a brilliant idea. I think they've worked really hard at identifying where it could work and limiting it to that light industrial mix with BU3, which is really, they go back and forth. And some cities really even allow it without having to do changes or designations. I think it's a brilliant idea. I'd like to make the motion if”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026
- Play at 2:36:11
“Unless there's more discussion needed. Ready to second your motion. My motion is to adopt and transmit with staff recommendation.”
Planning Advisory Board · Jun 1, 2026