On Monday, September 11, the Council voted 3-2 to pass the Comprehensive Plan ordinance. The version passed reinstated the commerical designations (restricted and general) on the 2nd Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard corridors and removed the controversial mixed-use concept. Additionally, the plan reinstates the Multifamily designation at 10500 Biscayne Boulevard.  Under the plan, the vacant parcel owned by Barry in the northwest corner of the Village is designated "Community Neighborhood" and has a density of 13 units per acre to accomodate a townhome development as proposed by Barry and Lennar. The plan also reduces the density of future multifamily development to 20 units per acre. 

Yes votes: Mayor Burch, Vice Mayor Valinsky, Councilperson Charles

No votes: Harris, Marinberg

On July 27th, the revised Comprehensive Plan amendment will make a stop before the Planning and Zoning Board before heading to the Council for the final vote likely in September. 

The revised amendment removes many of the controversial components from the previous version of the amendment, including the mixed uses (and associated drastic density increases) along 2nd Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard. Additionally, in response to a revised proposal from Barry University and Lennar, the revised amendment provides for a residential density of 13 units per acre at Barry owned property, to provide for development of several hundred townhomes, as proposed by Lennar. 

"The three new councilmembers were endorsed by local volunteer organization Miami Shores United (MSU), formed by residents who led a petition against the controversial comprehensive plan, which would increase density in certain areas of the village. Burch, Valinsky and Charles have all vehemently opposed the plan." -- Samantha Morell, Biscayne Times.

On Wednesday, March 29th, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 102, also known as the “Live Local Act,” into law. The law is an attempt to make housing more affordable in Florida. Among the many components of the law is a preemption of local government regulations on land use designation, density and building heights in certain circumstances.

There is a lot of discussion about how this would affect MSV so MSVPlan has reviewed and broken down the law as it would apply to Miami Shores. 

On March 20th DEO returned comments on the Comp Plan Amendment as it was transmitted in early January. In the letter and accompanying agency comment letters FDOT remarks at the deficiency in traffic analysis as required by Florida Law (starting on page 11). As of the date of the letter, the amendment version transmitted in February remains under review by DEO.