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Is Miami on Its Way to Dropping Controversial Special Area Plans?

A city planning board recommended a flat out repeal of the zoning provision that allows developers to build big, dense projects.

By Lidia Dinkova | January 17, 2020 at 08:28 AM
A rendering of part of the planned, nearly 18-acre Magic City Innovation District in Little Haiti. It would rise between Northeast Second Avenue and the Florida East Coast Railway tracks and from the Little Haiti Soccer Park and the Little Haiti Cultural Center. A rendering of part of the planned, nearly 18-acre Magic City Innovation District in Little Haiti. It would rise between Northeast Second Avenue and the Florida East Coast Railway tracks and from the Little Haiti Soccer Park and the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Courtesy image.

A Miami planning board wants the city to do away with a controversial provision that eases the  way for major projects after some Little Haiti residents claimed three nearby proposals would overwhelm their neighborhood.

The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board voted 6-3 on Wednesday to urge repeal of rules for Special Area Plans. The City Commission is to consider the board’s recommendation at a future meeting and has the final say. No date has been set.

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