Planning and Zoning Board
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · March 14, 2018
Agenda
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Agenda
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
6:00 PM
City Hall, Commission Chambers
Planning and Zoning Board
Chairperson Eibi Aizenstat
Vice Chairperson Maria A. Menendez
Board Member Jolie Balido-Hart
Board Member Robert Behar
Board Member Marshall Bellin
Board Member Julio Grabiel
Board Member Maria Velez
Planning and Zoning Board Agenda March 14, 2018
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
C.-1. 18-7185 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2017.
Attachments: 12 13 17 PZB minutes complete
D. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
E. PUBLIC HEARING
SWEARING IN OF INTERESTED PARTIES
SIGN-IN SHEET: Those who wish to address the Board during the public hearing portion
must legibly record their name and address on the sign -in sheet with the item(s) they
wish to address at the recording secretary's table. The primary purpose of the sign -in
sheet is to record the attendance at the meeting and to assist in the accurate recording
of the minutes.
PROCEDURE: The following format shall be used; however, the Chairperson in special
circumstances may impose variations.
• Identification of item by Chairperson
• Disclosure statement by Board members
• Presentation by Staff
• Applicant or Agent presentation
• Public comment-support/opposition
• Public comment closes - Board discussion
• Motion, discussion and second of motion
• Board's final comments
• Vote
E.-1. 17-6870 An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for text
amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, by amending Article 4,
“Zoning Districts,” Section 4-101, “Single-Family Residential (SFR) District;” and Article
5, “Development Standards,” to modify and clarify provisions regulating single -family
residential standards related to garages, Floor Area Ratio (FAR) calculations, fences and
walls, and accessory uses; providing for a repealer provision, providing for a severability
clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.
Attachments: 03 14 18 PZB Staff Report - Zoning Code Text Amendment - SFR w attachments
12 13 17 PZB Staff Report - Zoning Code Text Amendment - SFR
12 13 17 Attachment A - 06 29 17 - Board of Architects Workshop Minutes
12 13 17 Attachment B - Interactive Map
12 13 17 Attachment C - Legal Ad
12 13 17 Attachment D - PPT
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E.-2. 18-7179 Discussion Item: Update to Venera Mixed-Use Site Plan.
Attachments: 03 14 18 Memo Update - Venera PZB
03 14 18 Attachment A - Applicant's Submittal
New Items for Review:
E.-3. 18-7180 Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida requesting an encroachment
agreement and mixed use site plan review pursuant to Zoning Code Article 4, “Zoning
Districts,” Division 2, “Overlay and Special Purpose Districts,” Section 4-201, “Mixed Use
District (MXD),” for the mixed use project referred to as “Gables Living” on the property
legally described as Lots 1 thru 8 and Lots 39 thru 42, Block 1, Industrial Section (390
Bird Road and 4012 Laguna Street), Coral Gables, Florida; including required conditions;
providing for an effective date.
Attachments: 03 14 18 Staff Report - Gables Living w attachments
E.-4. 18-7181 Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida approving the Final Plat
entitled “Almeria Square” pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, Division 9,
“Platting/Subdivision,” being a re-plat of an approximately 0.2754 acre (12,000 sq. ft)
property into four (4) platted lots for four (4) residential townhouses on property assigned
Multi-Family Special Area District (MFSA) zoning, on the property legally described as
Lots 29 and 30, Block 13, Coral Gables Biltmore Section (625 Almeria Avenue),
according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 20, page 28, of the public records
of Miami Dade County, Florida providing for an effective date. (Item deferred by the
Applicant.)
E.-5. 18-7182 Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida approving the Final Plat
entitled “Plaza Coral Gables” pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, Division 9,
“Platting/Subdivision,” being a re-plat of an approximately 6.731 acre property into seven
(7) tracts of land on property assigned Commercial District (C) zoning, on the property
legally described as all of blocks 20 and 30, and a portion of the platted alley lying within
block 23, Coral Gables Crafts Section (2801, 2901, and 3001 Ponce de Leon Boulevard),
Coral Gables, Florida; providing for an effective date. (Item deferred by the Applicant.)
E.-6. 18-7183 An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for text
amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 4, “Zoning
Districts,” Division 2, “Overlay and Special Purpose Districts,” Section 4-201, “Mixed Use
District (MXD),” amending parking requirements for MXD projects less than forty -five (45)
feet in height; providing for a repealer provision, providing for a severability clause,
codification, and providing for an effective date.
Attachments: 03 14 18 PZB Staff Report - ZC Text Amendment - Industrial District small buildings w attachmen
E.-7. 18-7184 An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for text
amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 3, “Development
Review,” Division 11, “Historic Preservation: Designation and Certificates of
Appropriateness,” Section 3-1104, “Designations Procedures;” providing procedures for
designation of the City Plan, notice of hearing, and amendments to the Plan, providing for
repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.
Attachments: 03 14 18 PZB Staff Report - ZC Text Amendment - City Plan w attachments
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F. DISCUSSION ITEMS
G. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE
Any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who become boisterous while
addressing the Board, shall be barred from further audience before the Board by the
Chair, unless permission to continue or again address the Board is granted by the
majority vote of the Board Members present. Clapping, applauding, heckling or verbal
outbursts or any remarks in support or opposition to a speaker shall be prohibited .
Signs or placards shall not be permitted in Commission Chambers.
Any person, who acts as a lobbyist pursuant to the City of Coral Gables Ordinance No .
2006-11, as amended, must register with the City Clerk prior to engaging in lobbying
activities before City Staff, Boards, Committees or City Commission. A copy of the
Ordinance is available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall. If a person decides to
appeal any decision made by a Board, Committee or City Commission with respect to
any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, that person will need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based (F.S. 286.0105). Any meeting may be
opened and continued and, under certain circumstances, additional legal notice will not
be provided.
Any person requiring special accommodations in order to attend or participate in the
meeting should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Raquel Elejabarrieta (Email:
relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686, TTY/TDD: 305-442-1600, at
least three (3) working days prior to the meeting. All meetings are telecast live on Coral
Gables TV Channel 77.
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