A reference of the week's public city meetings
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Miami Beach commissioners gave first-reading approval June 24 to an amended development agreement for 1250 West Avenue, adjusting baywalk deadlines, expanding basement amenities, and addressing flood-zone concerns for the 125-unit project.
The City Commission voted 5–2 to suspend red-light camera citations for right turns on red citywide, with one exception: the closely watched 17th Street and Alton Road intersection where the maneuver is already prohibited.
Miami Beach commissioners cleared the first of two readings on a plan to raise the height and density limits at 1600 Washington Avenue, aiming to convert the city's commercial heart into a walkable, year-round residential district.
Miami Beach commissioners voted 7-0 Wednesday to advance a major rezoning of the former Epicure Market block along Alton Road, but debates over lease terms, parking, and the residential share of new development will carry into a September second reading.
A reference of the week's public city meetings
Miami Beach commissioners will consider a temporary moratorium on street renaming requests while the city overhauls its naming ordinance procedures, with a deadline of November 30, 2026.
Commissioner Joseph Magazine is pushing to allow a private helipad on Terminal Island, where the U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach is located, by amending the city's land development regulations.
Miami Beach commissioners will hear first reading Wednesday on a proposal to allow 150-foot buildings and nearly double the allowable floor area on the long-vacant Alton Road corridor — a decision that, unlike past FAR increases, goes to the Commission alone, not the ballot box.
Miami Beach commissioners are weighing a proposal that would allow the city's four Charter Officers to place ordinances on commission agendas without requiring an elected sponsor.
Miami Beach commissioners take a first reading Wednesday on a deal that would extend the city's ground lease at 1691 Michigan Avenue through roughly 2132, unlock a $50 million office expansion above the parking garage, and ultimately go to voters in a citywide referendum.