Miami 21 Zoning and Procedure Code Amendments
Summary
New rules make it easier for existing legal parking lots to continue by right, but the board tightened the proposal so new off-site parking in T4/T5 zones needs an exception review rather than a staff warrant, unless the lot is bifurcated.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
No fiscal impact; procedural change for property owners and businesses.
Businesses and property owners with existing legal parking lots that previously needed board exceptions.
None identified.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board - Oct 21, 2026
New rules make it easier for existing legal parking lots to continue by right, but the board tightened the proposal so new off-site parking in T4/T5 zones needs an exception review rather than a staff warrant, unless the lot is bifurcated.
Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board - Jun 17, 2026
The proposed ordinance eliminates biannual rezoning cycles, lets owners of small or bifurcated parcels apply for successional rezonings, and adds time limits on deferred applications. Supporters call it needed modernization; opponents fear it opens T3 single-family neighborhoods to developer upzoning.
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