[{"_1":2,"_111":-5,"_112":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6119055,"mediaKeyId","2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d","parentId",2715041,"title","Votes at a glance: continuances and minutes approved at March Design Review Board meeting","audioSeconds",242,"startMs",227000,"endMs",469000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d&start=227&end=469","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d/thumbnail_227000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6119055/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Votes-at-a-glance-continuances-and-minutes-approved-at-March-Design-Review-Board-meeting","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119055-66bc993628dabffec68c2eefd6b25eba/orig.mp4?Expires=1775597660&Signature=EVxJeGwHO01Sp1BoUNjJ7gqyG5CKSHyBJDjf82ROsklYyUy~WECq1y0zBIULMbUhh27QsoU3OFZQ07ElyX724ZauVlsLgtbXk00U79zxH9WKz9PL4~zvfW48810JY1fZzrblZpjUAfwiGVmfpjsyXKNPhlFvIloqlLSd~ZxQVdu7FxHMK3DxMac8OoRgGyKR-Oxn5igWBxDCx3vAUrrZ4tOnt17xU-v72EIuWHZfYPErpEKgvpqOL9xsvwOiD2Gig3bI0X0c~ta4fwxIt9R0ToFtbn2JOFOt4o4VT~Nxdxwz5bsjMYL~tzCn-1HGO9t0irYM1UHpGZBDUZrfPWhM~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","City of Miami Beach, FL","date","2025-03-20T20:11:02Z","article","At the March Design Review Board meeting the board took a series of procedural votes to continue several matters and approved the February 7 minutes. All motions below passed 4-0.

Votes at a glance:
- Continue DRB file DRB22-0847 (Tenth Century Lane) to the April 4 meeting. Motion moved and seconded; vote: 4-0.
- Continue DRB file DRB22-0841 (8 Century Lane) to the April 4 meeting. Motion moved and seconded; vote: 4-0.
- Continue DRB file DRB22-0876 (333 East Riva Alto Drive) to the April 4 meeting. Applicant representative Matt Amster advised plans are being revised and noted potential re-advertisement; motion passed 4-0.
- Continue DRB file DRB22-0900 (780 Second Street) to the May 2 meeting. Applicant representative Alejandro Moreno asked for additional time to revise plans in response to staff recommendations; motion passed 4-0.
- Approve minutes of the February 7 meeting. Motion moved and seconded; vote: 4-0.

These continuances were requested by applicants to allow plan revisions, additional advertisement or to address staff comments. The board also deferred election of chair and vice chair until the April meeting because one member indicated they would not arrive until later in the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Design Review Board Meeting March 8 2023","oneSentenceSummary","The Design Review Board recorded several continuances of pending files and approved the February 7 minutes; four continuance motions and one minutes approval passed unanimously (4-0).","taxTitle","Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2893,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6119060,"Design Review Board approves 10-story mixed-use building at 6940 Abbott Ave.; waiver for separate driveways granted with conditions",2421,2413000,4834000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d&start=2413&end=4834","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d/thumbnail_2413000.jpg","/articles/6119060/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Design-Review-Board-approves-10-story-mixed-use-building-at-6940-Abbott-Ave-waiver-for-separate-driveways-granted-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119060-71847e4091332f308667fbcdb80e5984/orig.mp4?Expires=1775597660&Signature=OLEcONmzRs8gMFiCRpTvcI5F74N6o5sM4g5nrZ3coqIEgen5g3qyGBC7icWWQ1pzg3xRmTeZSzXLnpjN8Z84maxKMc1HMbfxXjDqJh6j5YdYTdnue6n5U3Sb7Z9Hg6EmMJCyXAYLwHXA9FX9SrTF9QfEVYFdNGsRu1ySAK3f786m5pKV1MGc7A1804ttH6gn2gVRGIqWspraK-ZfQfOS9ZO52e~l3cGfuuWK1bvzS596BPAg1mg8ok8V75Zq~D4eoJ0AmdtRw0sD7RRPkOawZDknhhXre5ue727usAldp9VVqJbYW-MnBQjxO72Eh22x6bhnp-IcdMLlms0mCW6law__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Miami Beach Design Review Board approved a design-review application for a proposed 10-story mixed-use building at 6940 Abbott Avenue on a 4-0 vote, granting a design waiver to allow separate driveways for loading and parking due to the site's narrow width and directing the applicant to refine several design and landscape details with staff.

City staff described the proposal as a 10-story building with 96 residential units (including 21 co-living units), two levels of parking above a ground-floor retail component and design-waiver requests to split loading and parking driveways on Byron Avenue. Staff recommended approval of the waiver because the lot is narrow and the split driveway minimizes curb-cut conflicts on the primary Abbott Avenue frontage; staff also noted balconies along the north side currently encroach 6 feet and will need administrative adjustment to meet a 10-foot setback with a 3-foot allowed encroachment.

Applicant representatives — attorney Tracy Slavens and project architect/representative Ray Fort — described a plan with approximately 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, a lobby and co-working amenity, bike storage, two parking floors providing roughly 49 spaces each, six levels of residential units above and an amenity floor with pool and outdoor deck. They said the finished structure would measure about 117 feet above base flood elevation, below the 125-foot maximum.

During discussion board members praised massing, material choices and the upper-level amenity placement but asked for refinements. Concerns and direction included:
- Facade \"webbing\" and screen density: several board members said the vertical rods and the exterior webbing produced a busy composition and asked the applicant to study simplification and spacing with staff so the screening reads clearly from the street. The board motion required the applicant to work with staff to refine the screen/webbing density.
- Paseo activation and lighting: the 10-foot paseo required by code runs through the north side of the site; members recommended better integration between the paseo and the building's covered outdoor terrace (to create a larger, more open and safer pedestrian route) and required creative, adequate lighting and thoughtful paving and wall treatments to avoid a long, dark corridor.
- Planting and planters: the board asked for larger planting pits where trees are proposed and specified that rooftop planting medium depth would be addressed with staff to avoid species that would outgrow the clearances (applicant indicated five-foot planting medium is feasible but will refine details). Board members recommended specifying species and working with staff to avoid large, fast-growing canopy trees in constrained rooftop planters.

Public comment included two callers from a condominium immediately to the south. Bruce Fish, president of the 401 Blue Condominium Association, said parking and street congestion are already severe on adjacent streets and urged the city to consider traffic impacts. \"The traffic, the parking is extremely dense now, and I don't see what the people on the side street are gonna do,\" Fish said. A second caller, Elizabeth Bertons, said she and her husband recently purchased an eighth-floor unit in the nearby building and are disappointed at losing views but did not offer a procedural objection to the design.

The board approved the application with conditions that the applicant work with staff on facade/webbing density and screening, revise planting/planter sizes and species (including specifying rooftop species and planting medium), study paseo integration with the covered outdoor area and add adequate lighting and public-works review of driveway widths and visibility triangles. The motion passed 4-0.

Staff noted a required traffic study had been reviewed by the transportation department and, per staff, satisfied applicable review requirements; neighbors in the hearing urged continued attention to traffic as nearby development continues to add density to the corridor.","The board approved design-review plans for a new 10-story mixed-use building at 6940 Abbott Avenue, including a design waiver to separate loading and parking driveways because of the narrow lot; approval includes conditions on facade detailing, paseo design and lighting, roof planting, and planting pit sizes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6119065,"Design Review Board clears Abbey Casita bar's courtyard plan at 1439 Alton Road; variance moved to Board of Adjustment",1300,1091000,2391000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d&start=1091&end=2391","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d/thumbnail_1091000.jpg","/articles/6119065/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Design-Review-Board-clears-Abbey-Casita-bars-courtyard-plan-at-1439-Alton-Road-variance-moved-to-Board-of-Adjustment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119065-be166000268de86c565256dbd54cc6ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1775597660&Signature=ahIpFDJVm~YpXQCfn-QyjuQU5tLFEUUcXAiOnH22-xPC3gXZR98WatBvtV1XzC31NG7FLUluZK07anmB9M0o~JZDfg9-JbYvknLlizupnQfkAXmtQrwiCvvkmQNv3XKnGxtilCvwjA0kB3Zr88Br1QCpClHpDtcCWUiO28IlEmP5bWjmapbyj0wE0YEVMaWWLOhD4sT9vZtJd-xp6fxTvXOmz7LB8X43Z~ssk8t6OMWR1uA06tS6TPKEQZ7tDp-LcfFFurofi1l4~LRUkGZtI6R~MFIPHtxK3KuPXnBueIBguXsinYAUpq8kWycTbFsNUX~JycGu4LcwolsM72OcnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Design Review Board approved design-review modifications for a proposed bar and courtyard at 1439 Alton Road on a 4-0 vote, while a related variance on distance-separation and operational conditions was removed from the DRB packet and will be handled by the Board of Adjustment.

City staff told the board the application proposes conversion of a rear building into a bar with a redesigned courtyard at the rear of the property. Because the ordinance assigns jurisdiction for distance-separation variances to the Board of Adjustment, staff removed the variance from the DRB application; staff recommended the design elements and landscape changes and asked that operational conditions tied to the variance be transferred to BOA review.

Attorney Ian Bechaykov presented for Abbey Casita LLC and said the business is relocating from a nearby longtime location. He said owners reduced the proposed exterior seating after further review. \"We would only be proposing 20 seats in the exterior, courtyard garden area,\" Bechaykov said, adding the overall design is intended as a low-key, garden-like space aimed at neighborhood patrons, not a high-volume tourist destination. Owner Ray (Ray Fort) and co-owner Maritza described the concept as a \"sanctuary\" and cited neighborhood clientele including nearby hospital workers.

The proposal calls for conversion of an existing paved rear area into a landscaped courtyard with canopy trees, a five-foot landscape buffer and a metal picket fence separating the courtyard from an alley and adjacent single-family properties. The applicants said they will provide an ADA route, three employee parking spaces in the rear (one ADA) and upgrade an existing dumpster enclosure that is shared with the front-of-house tenant.

Staff and board members discussed landscape and public-works details. Staff required a landscape architect to produce final planting plans that meet city resiliency criteria (salt-tolerant native species and irrigation). A board member flagged visibility/triangle concerns where an existing dumpster currently blocks sightlines into the alley; the applicant agreed to work with staff and public-works reviewers to resolve sight-triangle and right-of-way issues. The proposed landscape planter sizes were noted as small on the initial submittal; the applicant agreed to enlarge planting pits and add irrigation in the final plan.

The board moved to approve the design-review application with the conditions described in the draft order (excluding variance-related operational conditions) and administrative edits to remove variance sections. The motion passed 4-0. The removed variance and operational conditions will be considered at the Board of Adjustment; staff will revise the draft order to reflect design-only approval and to transfer variance-related conditions to the BOA agenda.

No members of the public testified in opposition during the DRB hearing. The applicant invited board members to their opening once permits are finalized.","The board approved design-review changes to convert a rear building at 1439 Alton Road into a bar with an outdoor courtyard and up to 20 exterior seats; operational and distance-separation variance matters will be considered by the Board of Adjustment.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6119068,"Design Review Board approves metal roof for 700 W. 50th St.; owner to work with staff on color",604,470000,1074000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d&start=470&end=1074","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2715041-79dcd16e133cb5f685eb9111d919cf3d/thumbnail_470000.jpg","/articles/6119068/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Design-Review-Board-approves-metal-roof-for-700-W-50th-St-owner-to-work-with-staff-on-color","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6119068-f097354f876b34c1d567157ca3b29bca/orig.mp4?Expires=1775597660&Signature=SdJ4K9iqpq2Fq8yV7dX3vpDMfWv~807YpQMPvbzJ0ifh60EHeyMT3Z4lHhS4fdJbN2dksU~ZYqwIN6kxNHucJLbRQ4tvbP93vXUXQnLt9~NFHrJjJTgEuJgtiF5F22oowxSRDyK3rz6qJAg4nPQN~i3WCoAT7bkdn1T8Z722v6yqUPIwRcodu9Hc68ykudbEgo1~w94stzDM~QvUH7NsKMADe3O0SLXnvfHzCF2tN-1uU9986vwV9LJ-1xZcP9WlWObJgeXn-uR~NRzrefH-pemIZyh3ThFMQttvxc7pl4FSbsOOiADNUaLFLcicxGQpI6p9~un4tF5r97edcnqUdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Miami Beach Design Review Board on a 4-0 vote approved a design-review application to replace portions of the clay tile roof at 700 West 50th Street with a metal roof, with the applicant required to work with staff to select an appropriate color and finish.

The two-story, mixed-use Mediterranean Revival building was built in 1926 and is nonconforming in the single-family district. City staff recommended approval but advised the board that the finish should be a terracotta color or a metal product that replicates a barrel-tile profile rather than a visible standing seam. Staff noted metal roofing is more resilient to hurricane conditions and supported the material change subject to a compatible finish.

Applicant Eddie Shibley, who identified himself as the property owner and a Miami native with an architecture background and contractor's license, told the board he prefers a clean silver standing-seam aluminum roof and does not want a product that looks like a “fake” tile. \"I'd like, ideally, for us to have a silver color clean seam metal roof,\" Shibley said. He told the board the building has been in his family for decades and said neighbors support replacing the existing tile due to repeated wind damage.

Board members said they supported the material change for durability and resilience but expressed concern about color and context with the historic facade. One board member said they \"kind of support[ed] staff's recommendation\" for a more natural or terracotta tone to maintain the building's character. The board moved to approve the application with a condition that the applicant work with staff on the roof color and finish; the motion passed, 4 to 0.

The board and applicant agreed staff will finalize color and profile details administratively before issuance of any permit. No members of the public testified on the item during the hearing.

A copy of the staff report notes the applicant had provided material samples and photographs to staff but the renderings did not appear in the online application packet. The final order will reflect that the metal roof is approved and that the applicant must coordinate final color/finish and profile (standing seam vs. barrel-profile metal) with city staff.

The approval applies only to the design-review request for roof material and finish; no demolition or other exterior changes were approved beyond the roof work.","The Miami Beach Design Review Board voted 4-0 to allow replacement of existing clay tile with a new metal roof on a 1926 Mediterranean Revival mixed-use building, with a condition that the applicant coordinate final color/finish with staff.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Votes at a glance: continuances and minutes approved at March Design Review Board meeting

Design Review Board approves 10-story mixed-use building at 6940 Abbott Ave.; waiver for separate driveways granted with conditions

Design Review Board clears Abbey Casita bar's courtyard plan at 1439 Alton Road; variance moved to Board of Adjustment

Design Review Board approves metal roof for 700 W. 50th St.; owner to work with staff on color