Meeting

The City Commission convened on May 5, 2026, to address critical land-use and zoning adjustments designed to reshape local development parameters. The legislative centerpiece of the meeting was a proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 31 of the City Code, establishing the "Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center Zoning District Overlay." This new overlay district represents a major regulatory shift aimed at guiding high-density, mixed-use development in the city's urban core.

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. Amending Chapter 31, 'Land Development Regulations' to Create Section 31-144(g) 'Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center Zoning District Overlay'

   Pending

   Establishes a new zoning district overlay and related development standards within the city's land development regulations.

2. Granting Conditional Use Approval to Permit a Hotel and 58 Dwelling Units Per Acre for HERO Housing

   Pending

   Approves conditional use requests to allow a hotel development and an increased density of 58 dwelling units per acre for a project providing HERO housing.

3. Amending Condition 1 of Resolution No. 2015-69 to Replace 11-Story Site Plan with a 7-Story Site Plan

   Pending

   Modifies a previously granted conditional use approval to scale down an approved development from an 11-story site plan to a 7-story site plan.

4. Granting Variances from Land Development Regulations for 21291 NE 28 Avenue

   Pending

   Authorizes variances to permit 356 parking spaces where 448 are required and reduces the minimum landscaped open space to 24.5% instead of the mandated 30%.

Agenda items

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

1. 2.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, " LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CREATE SECTION 31- 144( g) " AVENTURA METROPOLITAN URBAN CENTER ZONING DISTRICT OVERLAY", TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ZONING DISTRICT OVERLAY AND RELATED REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This Item will be DEFERRED to the June 2, 2026 Local Planning Agency Meeting Agenda. RESOL
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2. 2.BResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31- 145( B) 3 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, ( 1) TO PERMIT A HOTEL; ( 2) TO PERMIT DENSITY OF 58 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR A PROJECT PROVIDING HERO HOUSING, WHERE THE CITY CODE PERMITS 25; ( 3) TO PERMIT HEIGHTS UP TO 23 STORIES ( 266') FOR A RESIDENTIAL TOWER AND 13 STORIES ( 157') FOR A HOTEL, WHERE THE CITY CODE PERMITS FOUR ( 4) STORIES ( 50'); AND ( 4) TO PERMIT M
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3. 2.CResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY' S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 31- 171( B)( 8) TO PERMIT 356 PARKING SPACES WHERE 448 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED; SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4)( D) 3 TO PERMIT A MINIMUM LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF 24. 5% WHERE 33% IS REQUIRED AND A LOT COVERAGE OF 55. 24% WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 40% IS PERMITTED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21291 NE 28 AVENUE; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFF
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4. 2.DResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CONDITION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 69 TO REPLACE THE APPROVED 11 STORY SITE PLAN WITH A NEW 7 STORY SITE PLAN, AND MODIFYING THE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31 144( F)( 2) L OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW A FLOOR AREA RATIO FAR) OF 1. 85 FOR A PROJECT ATTAINING GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFICATION UNDER THE CITY' S GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, WHERE 1. 06 IS PERMITTED; AND GRANTING
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5. 5.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   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. This Item will be DEFER
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6. 5.BOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 17 WHICH ORDINANCE ADOPTED A BUDGET FOR THE 2025/ 2026 FISCAL YEAR BY REVISING THE 2025/ 2026 FISCAL YEAR OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET AS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT " A" ATTACHED HERETO; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 10. ORDINANCES — FIRST READING/ PUBLIC HEARINGS: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
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7. 5.CCommission ReportspendingOutcome not recorded
   A MOTION TO ACCEPT FOR FILING OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT ( ACFR) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND THE LETTER DATED MARCH 31, 2026 ATTACHED HERETO AS ATTACHMENT " A". 8. ZONING HEARINGS — QUASI- JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Please be advised that the following items as indicated on the Commission agenda are zoning hearings and are quasi-judicial in nature. As such, the quasi- judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for these items. If you wish to object or
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8. 5.DResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY' S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 31- 171( B)( 8) TO PERMIT 356 PARKING SPACES WHERE 448 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED; SECTION 31- 144( F)( 4)( D) 3 TO PERMIT A MINIMUM LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF 24. 5% WHERE 33% IS REQUIRED AND A LOT COVERAGE OF 55. 24% WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 40% IS PERMITTED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21291 NE 28 AVENUE; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFF
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9. 5.EResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CONDITION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 69 TO REPLACE THE APPROVED 11 STORY SITE PLAN WITH A NEW 7 STORY SITE PLAN, AND MODIFYING THE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31 144( F)( 2) L OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW A FLOOR AREA RATIO FAR) OF 1. 85 FOR A PROJECT ATTAINING GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFICATION UNDER THE CITY' S GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM, WHERE 1. 06 IS PERMITTED; AND GRANTING
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