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Board OKs limited commercial uses in restricted transit zones for affordable housing projects
Summary
The board recommended changes to Miami '21 allowing limited commercial uses (up to 10% floor area) inside T5R/T6R restricted transit zones when those uses are tied to federally or state funded affordable housing programs, with the change intended to let projects receive specific funding that requires on‑site workforce or social‑service space.
The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board unanimously recommended approval of an amendment that would allow limited commercial uses inside restricted transit zones (T5R and T6R) when those uses are part of a funded affordable housing project.
Staff said the amendment is narrowly tailored: it permits commercial uses up to 10 percent of a building’s floor area and only when the commercial component is associated with federal or state affordable‑housing funding that requires supportive…
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