Meeting

The City Commission convened on May 5, 2026, to address critical land-use, zoning, and budgetary adjustments. The most significant policy move of the session was a zoning map amendment to apply the "Aventura Core Subdistrict Overlay (MUC1)" to an approximate 122-acre tract of land currently zoned as a Community Business District. This major overlay change, located generally east of Biscayne Boulevard, represents a strategic shift designed to shape high-density, mixed-use development in the city's commercial core. In addition to the overlay designation, the Commission reviewed key development modifications and variance requests. This included a proposal to amend a previously approved site plan, scaling down an 11-story building design to a 7-story plan, alongside a separate request for substantial parking and landscaping variances at 21291 NE 28 Avenue. On the financial front, the Commission took up a mid-year budget amendment to revise the 2025/2026 fiscal year operating and capital budgets, and formally received the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

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. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE "AVENTURA CORE SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY (MUC1)" TO AN APPROXIMATE 122-ACRE TRACT OF LAND

   Pending

   Applies the MUC1 overlay to a 122-acre tract of land currently zoned Community Business District east of Biscayne Boulevard to guide future mixed-use development.

2. A MOTION TO ACCEPT FOR FILING OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

   Pending

   Accepts the city's annual comprehensive financial audit and accompanying independent auditor letters for filing.

3. A RESOLUTION AMENDING CONDITION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 2015-69 TO REPLACE THE APPROVED 11 STORY SITE PLAN WITH A NEW 7 STORY SITE PLAN

   Pending

   Modifies a previously granted conditional use approval to reduce the scale of an approved development from 11 stories to 7 stories.

4. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-17 REVISING THE 2025/2026 FISCAL YEAR OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET

   Pending

   Amends the current fiscal year budget to adjust operating and capital allocations as outlined in the city's financial exhibits.

5. A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCES FROM THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR 21291 NE 28 AVENUE

   Pending

   Approves variances to permit 356 parking spaces where 448 are required and to reduce the minimum landscaped open space to 24.5%.

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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   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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