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Planning board denies nightclub spacing variance at 1099 NW 119th Street
Summary
The City of North Miami planning board voted 4–2 to deny a variance request that would have allowed a proposed nightclub at 1099 NW 119th Street to be closer than code allows to residences and other sensitive uses. Staff had recommended denial.
The City of North Miami Planning & Zoning Board voted to deny a variance request (V-16-24) for a proposed nightclub at 1099 NW 119th Street, rejecting a bid to deviate from the city’s minimum distance separations for nightlife uses.
The board’s decision came after a staff presentation that said the applicant satisfied only two of the six criteria required under the Land Development Regulations. Safi Vinemet, senior planning technician, described the request as a variance to Article 5, Division 9 (sections 5-908 and 5-909) to allow a nightclub to be closer than 2,500 feet to religious institutions and schools and closer than 1,500 feet to residential uses and parks. Vinemet told the board that staff recommended denial because…
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