Meeting

The real action was land use, not ceremony: the Commission had before it a 122 acre zoning map change to apply the Aventura Core Subdistrict Overlay, MUC1, to property now zoned Community Business District 132. That is the broadest move on the agenda because it rewrites the development rulebook for a large stretch east of Biscayne Boulevard, not just one parcel. The practical read for anyone with property, tenants, or site plans in that area is simple: this is the item that changes leverage. An overlay shifts what can be built, how projects are reviewed, and who has the upper hand in future entitlement talks. The second cluster was a coordinated package on the 13.93 acre tract from NE 214 Street to County Line Road and from Biscayne Boulevard west to Dixie Highway: a small scale future land use amendment, a zoning map change, and code amendments to the TC4 district. Read together, that is not housekeeping. It is the city aligning plan, zoning, and district standards so a different kind of project can move through with fewer internal conflicts. Also on deck were project specific approvals for a school, including conditional use approval for a 2.57 FAR where 0.95 is otherwise the maximum, plus setback variances. That tells you the Commission was being asked to bless substantially more intensity on a specific site. A separate RMF4 code amendment rounds out the picture: Aventura is actively tuning density and form standards, parcel by parcel and district by district. The adjournment item was procedural only.

Statura-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

1. Apply the Aventura Core Subdistrict Overlay, MUC1, to an approximate 122 acre tract now zoned Community Business District 132

   Pending

   This zoning map amendment would place a new overlay on a large area east of Biscayne Boulevard, changing the governing development framework for a broad swath of property rather than a single project.

2. Conditional use approval for a school, including FAR of 2.57 where 0.95 is the maximum

   Pending

   This resolution would authorize a school use and a major increase in floor area ratio, signaling Commission willingness to allow substantially greater building intensity on the site.

3. Variances for reduced setbacks for the school project

   Pending

   This companion resolution would cut required setbacks, allowing the approved school program to fit more tightly on the parcel and making the intensity increase physically workable.

4. Small scale future land use map amendment for the 13.93 acre tract from NE 214 Street to County Line Road and Biscayne Boulevard west to Dixie Highway

   Pending

   This comprehensive plan change would reset the policy designation for the tract, which is the prerequisite step before zoning and district standards can be fully realigned.

5. Amend TC4 district regulations for the Town Center Office Park Mixed Use district

   Pending

   This code amendment would revise the TC4 district's purpose and permitted use structure, giving the city a cleaner regulatory path for redevelopment in that district.

6. Change zoning on the 13.93 acre tract from NE 214 Street to County Line Road and Biscayne Boulevard west to Dixie Highway

   Pending

   This zoning map change is the binding land use implementation step for the tract, translating the broader plan amendment into parcel level development rights and limits.

7. Amend RMF4 multifamily medium high density residential district standards in section 31-143

   Pending

   This land development code amendment would revise the rules for the RMF4 district, affecting how medium high density residential projects are designed and reviewed citywide where that district applies.

Agenda items

17 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. 2.AResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31- 144( F)( 2) OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: ( 1) TO PERMIT A SCHOOL; ( 2) TO PERMIT A FLOOR AREA RATIO ( FAR) OF 2. 57 WHERE A MAXIMUM FAR OF 0. 95 IS ALLOWED; AND ( 3) TO PERMIT, PURSUANT TO THE CITY' S GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, A LOT COVERAGE OF 73% WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 40% IS ALLOWED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2740, 2750, 2760, 2770, AND 2780 NE 208 TERRACE; PROVIDING
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY' S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4) C TO PERMIT SETBACKS OF EIGHT FEET ( 8') WHERE 10 FEET 10') IS REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST TWO ( 2) STORIES AND 15 FEET IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINING STORIES, AND SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4)( D) 3 TO PERMIT A MINIMUM LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF 30% WHERE 33% IS REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2740, 2750, 2760, 2770, AND 2780 NE 208 TERRACE; PROV
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   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE " AVENTURA CORE SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY ( MUC1)" TO AN APPROXIMATE 122- ACRE TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED " COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT ( 132)", GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD TO WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF AVENTURA BOULEVARD TO THE WILLIAM LEHMAN CAUSEWAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION 163. 3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO REDESIGNATE AN APPROXIMATE 13. 93 ACRE TRACT OF LAND EXTENDING FROM NE 214 STREET NORTH TO COUNTY LINE ROAD AND FROM BISCAYNE BOULEVARD WEST TO DIXIE HIGHWAY, FROM " BUSINESS AND OFFICE" TO " TOWN CENTER"; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREH
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31- 144( F)( 2) OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: ( 1) TO PERMIT A SCHOOL; ( 2) TO PERMIT A FLOOR Page 2 of 4 Aventura City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 3, 2026 AREA RATIO ( FAR) OF 2. 57 WHERE A MAXIMUM FAR OF 0. 95 IS ALLOWED; AND ( 3) TO PERMIT, PURSUANT TO THE CITY' S GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, A LOT COVERAGE OF 73% WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 40% IS ALLOWED, FOR THE PROP
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   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31- 145( E), " TOWN CENTER OFFICE PARK MIXED USE ( TC4) DISTRICT', SUBSECTION ( 1), " PURPOSE", SUBSECTION ( 2), " USES PERMITTED", SUBSECTION ( 3), " ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED", SUBSECTION ( 4) " CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED", AND SUBSECTION ( 6) " SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS" TO ALLOW FOR MORE DIVERSE PROJECTS AND USES WITHIN THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING F
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY' S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4) C TO PERMIT SETBACKS OF EIGHT FEET ( 8') WHERE 10 FEET 10') IS REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST TWO ( 2) STORIES AND 15 FEET IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINING STORIES, AND SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4)( D) 3 TO PERMIT A MINIMUM LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF 30% WHERE 33% IS REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2740, 2750, 2760, 2770, AND 2780 NE 208 TERRACE; PROV
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8. 4.COrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 13. 93 ACRE TRACT OF LAND EXTENDING FROM NE 214 STREET NORTH TO COUNTY LINE ROAD AND FROM BISCAYNE BOULEVARD WEST TO DIXIE HIGHWAY, FROM COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT ( B2)" AND " MEDICAL OFFICE DISTRICT ( MO)" TO TOWN CENTER MIXED USE DISTRICT ( TC4)"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE DATE. Note: The Quas
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   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE " AVENTURA CORE SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY ( MUC1)" TO AN APPROXIMATE 122- ACRE TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED " COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT ( B2)", GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD TO WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF AVENTURA BOULEVARD TO THE WILLIAM LEHMAN CAUSEWAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 8. ORDINANCES — FIRST RE
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    AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31- 143, " RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS", SUBSECTION ( F), MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ( RMF4)", SUBSECTION 2A) " CONDITIONAL USES", SUBSECTION G( 1), " LIMITED SERVICE HOTEL", TO ADD TOWN CENTER 1 DISTRICT TO THE LIST OF ZONING DISTRICTS TO WHICH LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS CAN BE ADJACENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN FUNDED BY THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL SS4A) GRANT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 96- 39 WHICH ADOPTED A FEE SCHEDULE FOR ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION PERMIT AND REVIEW SERVICES AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 22 AND RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 14; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Page 1 of 4 Aventura City Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 3, 2
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO RENEW FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWING FAITH - BASED AND COMMUNAL NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS TO RECEIVE FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURES AT THEIR FACILITIES; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MIAMI- DADE COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGA
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT HB 415/ SB 486 CREATING A TITLE VI COORDINATOR POSITION IN ALL K- 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND AT ALL PUBLIC COLLEGE CAMPUSES WHEREBY DEDICATED RESOURCES AND FORMAL PROCESSES WILL BE ADOPTED FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO LODGE COMPLAINTS TIED TO DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUS
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SB 1072 WHICH CREATES THE ANTISEMITISM TASK FORCE TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MIAMI- DADE COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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    A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PROCUREMENT OF A PAYROLL MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH LOCALITY MEDIA, LLC d/ b/ a FIRST DUE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7. ZONING HEARINGS - QUASI- JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Please be advised that the following items as indicated on the Commission agenda are zoning hearings and ar
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    Weinberg, Vice Mayor Cindy Orlinsky, Commissioner Clifford B. Ain, Commissioner Gustavo Blachman, Commissioner Amit Bloom, Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Paul A. Kruss, City Manager Bryan Pegues, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney Robert Meyers. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was done at the City Commission Regular Meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ( July 1, 2025): A motion to approve the minutes of
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