Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sunny Isles Beach commissioners ask staff to draft ordinance to clarify childcare in zoning code
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to draft an ordinance to reintroduce childcare facilities into the city's zoning code as a conditional use after staff said a 2020 ordinance removed childcare from residential zoning, leaving a commercial plaza operator unable to open a new facility.
The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission asked city staff on Thursday to draft an ordinance to clarify where childcare facilities may operate in the city's zoning code after a 2020 ordinance removed the use from residential districts.
The issue surfaced when staff found that a commercial plaza zoned RMF-2 could not open a new childcare operation because childcare uses had been struck from the R-1 residential zoning district in 2020 and, by local code interpretation, that deletion carried through stacked zoning districts. Amy, city staff member, told the commission the change meant "childcare was effectively removed from all of the residential zoning districts" and that staff recommends reintroducing childcare only as a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
