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Planning staff previews entitlement-reform package to streamline permits and clarify warrant criteria

5778941 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff briefed the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board on a multi-month program to review and reform entitlement (warrant/exception) processes under Miami 21, with draft amendments on microdwelling units and personal wireless facilities expected in October.

Grama Jones, assistant director of planning, presented a program overview and timeline for entitlement reform and related code amendments, telling the board the work is intended "to establish a cross functional working group to evaluate existing entitlement processes" and to recommend legislative updates that improve clarity and consistency.

Jones said the planning department has reduced backlog and improved review times in recent years and now intends to identify the most frequently used and most problematic special-entitlement processes to streamline them, clarify review criteria, and where appropriate convert some warrants to "by-right"…

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