Articles tagged with "Planning"

Government

Ten Live Local Items Reach the Commission Wednesday: A Repeal Push, a Possible Lawsuit and a Fight Over What 519 Feet Means

Miami Beach commissioners have ten Live Local Act items on the Oct. 14 agenda: urging Tallahassee to repeal the law, studying a challenge alongside Miami, asking outside counsel whether Five Park's 519 feet sets the height ceiling, endorsing the city's stop on 1575 Alton Road, and asking for a special meeting, a community meeting and utility-capacity reports.

Journal Staff Oct 12, 2026

Government

Planning Board Urges City to Clear Swale Obstructions in Single-Family Districts

Miami Beach's Planning Board directed staff to send the City Commission a recommendation letter urging a ban on obstructions in single-family swales and street trees limited to Miami-Dade County minimums.

Journal Staff Oct 07, 2026

Development

Planning Board Approves Waldorf Astoria Rebrand at 2201 Collins, Holds Outdoor Music Question for November

The Planning Board voted 6-0 to approve permit changes for the former W South Beach, now the Waldorf Astoria, but sent outdoor entertainment at the pool deck and a new beachfront restaurant back to November after a fight with the Roney Palace over noise.

Journal Staff Oct 07, 2026

Government

How the Live Local Act Was Made — and Widened Three Times

Passed almost unanimously in 2023 as a workforce-housing bill, Florida's Live Local Act was amended in 2024, 2025 and again in 2026 — and the changes have mostly reached further into local zoning.

Journal Staff Oct 06, 2026

Development

Developer Seeks $60 Million From Condo Neighbors as City Says Bancroft Tower Needs Their Consent

The owner of the Bancroft Hotel site has added a $60 million damages claim against the condo next door, while the City admits in court that it requires the condo's consent. A Sept. 27 ruling keeps the case moving toward a Nov. 20 hearing.

Journal Staff Oct 02, 2026

Government

Five Items, From Beach to Byron: What's on the Design Review Board Agenda for October 8

The Miami Beach Design Review Board meets Thursday, October 8, at 9 a.m. with five items ranging from the long-running Pier Park beach club redevelopment to padel courts at La Gorce Country Club and a city sewer pump station on Alton Road.

Journal Staff Oct 01, 2026

Government

Waldorf Astoria's Outdoor Music and Griffin's Terminal Island Helipad Lead Tuesday's Planning Board Agenda

The Planning Board meets Oct. 6 to weigh the Reuben Brothers' Waldorf Astoria conversion of the W South Beach, the Terminal Island helipad ordinance, a code fix to restore rooftop bars at historic Collins Avenue hotels, and six other items.

Journal Staff Oct 01, 2026

Development

A Workforce-Housing Law Is Being Used to Build a 20-Story Luxury High-Rise in Sunset Harbour. Here's What the Application Actually Shows.

Records obtained by the Journal show the Live Local tower filed for 1920 Alton Road would put 14 small workforce units beneath 21 luxury condominiums averaging 4,288 square feet. City staff asked for a shorter building; the plans didn't change, and the application passed every review on Sept. 18.

Journal Staff Oct 01, 2026

Government

Miami Beach Opens New, Expedited Grant Cycle for Seawall Upgrades Under Fight the Flood Program

Miami Beach's Private Property Adaptation Program is reopening Oct. 5 with a seawall-only application cycle, offering up to $20,000 in matching funds and a streamlined path that skips the Phase I assessment.

Journal Staff Sep 30, 2026

Development

Planning Board Backs Wolfsonian Code Changes, Advances Transparency Rules

The Miami Beach Planning Board met September 8, 2026, acting on ten items, including four code amendments transmitted to the City Commission, a concession agreement forwarded favorably, and two permit enforcement hearings. The board continued the North Beach residential incentives LDR amendment (PB26-0827) to its November 3 meeting for additional community outreach, and continued the South Pointe Overlay District LDR amendment (PB25-0808) to October 6 at the applicant's request.

Journal Staff Sep 18, 2026

Development

Design Review Board Approves Convention Hotel Signs at Full Size, Clears South of Fifth Infill Project

The board granted the Grand Hyatt convention hotel's sign program at the 11-foot monument size staff wanted trimmed to 9, approved the twice-heard 935 2nd Street building over its neighbors' objections, and cleared a Prairie Avenue home's roof-deck and driveway variances — while 7928 Byron Avenue was continued to Oct. 8 with a new architect.

Journal Staff Sep 17, 2026

Traffic & Transportation

Commission Asks County to Close Ocean Drive to Cars Every Winter, Thanksgiving Through March

A 7-0 vote on Sept. 10 urges Miami-Dade County to approve an annual pedestrian-only season on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th streets, extended on the dais to run through March 31. Hotel, restaurant and shop owners who packed the chamber called the closures a threat to guest access and sales, and the city's transportation chief said the permit would follow the same county process as this summer's World Cup closure.

Journal Staff Sep 16, 2026