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Miami planning board grants warrant to split 4055 Poinciana into three lots with conditions
Summary
After extensive public comment and a split initial vote, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board approved an appeal allowing a 21,000-square-foot lot at 4055 Poinciana Avenue to be divided into three lots, subject to increased green-space and tree commitments and other design conditions.
The Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board voted 6-3 on June 4 to grant an appeal allowing the owner of 4055 Poinciana Avenue to split a single 21,000-square-foot building site into three parcels, provided the applicant meets new open-space and tree canopy conditions.
The applicant’s request sought a warrant to diminish the historic building site in the Coconut Grove Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD 3). The board’s approval requires an average of 40% landscaped open space per lot and a minimum of 18 trees across the three lots, and it instructs that tree and landscape measures comply with Article 4, Table 12 and Florida-friendly landscaping practices, the board said.
The decision reverses the planning department’s recommendation. Savannah Steiner, assistant director in the City of Miami planning department, told the board the department recommended denial after re-running multiple lot-size analyses and reviewing potential mitigation measures. Steiner said the original lot is…
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