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Zoning board approves variances for Pine Tree Drive waterfront home
Summary
Miami Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment approved three variances March 7 to allow construction of a two‑story home and an accessory structure at 5421 Pine Tree Drive, citing lot shape, multiple frontages and limited neighbor impact.
The Miami Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment on March 7 approved three variances to allow construction of a two‑story waterfront home called Villa Del Mar at 5421 Pine Tree Drive.
The board approved a two‑foot height variance plus two variances for an accessory structure — a reduced southern interior side setback and a reduced sum of side setbacks — after staff and the applicant argued the lot’s size, irregular shape and multiple frontages create practical difficulties under a literal reading of the city’s land‑development regulations.
Staff planner Rogelio Madden told the board the lot is in the RS‑2 zoning district, measures roughly 58,703 square feet (about 1.34 acres) with a depth of about…
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