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Committee supports next steps on green-roof incentives, urges outreach and municipal pilots
Summary
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee continued consideration of incentives to expand green roofs, endorsed non-zoning incentives (fee waivers, grants, education) and asked staff to return with draft proposals and pilot plans in January.
The City of Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee continued on Oct. 16 work on potential incentives for green roofs and asked staff to return in January 2026 with recommendations and possible pilot projects on municipal properties.
Commissioner Bond introduced the item and asked staff to consider incentive approaches other than additional building height or FAR. Staff summarized options in a memo, including fee waivers tied to green roofs or living walls, use of the private-property adaptation program as a matching-reimbursement pathway (the memo cited up to…
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