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Aventura

Meeting

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

What happened

AI summary

Aventura's City Commission convened April 7, 2026 with a heavily land-use-focused agenda centered on a landmark rezoning package that would reshape the city's commercial core. The dominant items were a trio of ordinances creating and applying the new 'Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center (MUC) Zoning District Overlay' — a framework that would impose a new overlay district and remap roughly 122 acres currently zoned Community Business District (B2), generally east of Biscayne Boulevard, into the 'Aventura Core Subdistrict (MUC1).' If adopted, this represents one of the most significant land-development code rewrites in the city's recent history, with broad implications for density, mixed-use entitlements, and future development patterns in the city's commercial heart. A companion ordinance would also allow hotels in mixed-use structures within the Town Center (TC1) District as a conditional use, opening a new hospitality development pathway in that corridor. On the procurement and regulatory side, the Commission considered waiving competitive bidding requirements to engage Metro Elevator for what appears to be an urgent elevator services contract, as well as an update to the city's building permit fee schedule. An administrative ordinance would give the City Manager flexibility to expand advisory board size without a code amendment. All items carried 'pending' status at publication time, indicating no final votes had been recorded. Watch for the MUC overlay ordinances and the TC1 hotel-use amendment returning for any second-reading action at the Commission's next scheduled meeting.

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

Key decisions

  1. Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center Zoning District Overlay — Creation (First Reading / Workshop)
    Pending

    Would amend Chapter 31 of the Land Development Regulations to establish the new 'Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center (MUC) Zoning District Overlay' and its related regulations, creating the legal framework for a major new mixed-use zoning category in the city.

  2. Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center Zoning District Overlay — Creation (Second/Final Ordinance)
    Pending

    A parallel or subsequent ordinance also codifying Section 31-144(g) and the MUC overlay regulations, which if adopted would formally embed the new district framework into the city code.

  3. Zoning Map Amendment — Aventura Core Subdistrict Overlay (MUC1) Applied to ~122-Acre B2 Tract
    Pending

    Would amend the official zoning map to overlay the MUC1 subdistrict designation onto approximately 122 acres of land currently zoned Community Business District (B2), generally east of Biscayne Boulevard, unlocking new development standards for that corridor.

  4. Town Center (TC1) District Amendment — Hotels as Conditional Use in Mixed-Use Structures
    Pending

    Would amend Section 31-145(b) of the Land Development Regulations to permit hotels as a conditional use within mixed-use structures in the TC1 Town Center District, opening a new hospitality development pathway in that zone.

  5. Waiver of Competitive Bidding — Metro Elevator Contract
    Pending

    Would waive the city's formal competitive bidding requirements to allow the city to enter directly into an agreement with Metro Elevator for immediate procurement of elevator-related services or equipment, citing apparent urgency.

  6. Building Permit Fee Schedule Amendment
    Pending

    Would amend the city's long-standing building permit fee schedule (originally adopted under Resolution 96-38 and amended multiple times since) to update fee structures, with the City Manager authorized to implement the changes.

  7. Advisory Board Composition — City Manager Flexibility to Expand Board Size
    Pending

    Would amend Section 2-191 of the City Code to authorize the City Manager to increase the size of advisory boards when necessary and remove a related restriction, reducing the need for Commission action on routine board-size adjustments.

  8. Arts in Aventura Board Member Appointments
    Pending

    Would approve the appointment of members to the Arts in Aventura advisory board for two-year terms.

  9. FIND Waterways Assistance Program — Marine Patrol Personal Watercraft Acquisition
    Pending

    Would authorize the city to request grant assistance under the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) Waterways Assistance Program to fund acquisition of a new marine patrol personal watercraft for the city.