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Planning advisory board backs Bluenest Redlands townhomes with conditions after crowded public hearing
Summary
The Miami‑Dade County Planning Advisory Board recommended approval of a Bluenest Development land‑use change for a Redlands site, accepting a developer covenant that caps units and adds affordability and infrastructure commitments after extensive public comment and debate.
Miami‑Dade County’s Planning Advisory Board voted 6–2 to forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners supporting a land‑use redesignation and a proffered covenant for the Bluenest Development LLC proposal in the Redlands, after a packed public hearing in which area residents and younger prospective buyers offered sharply divided views.
Staff recommended changing the site’s requested designation to low‑density residential with a DI‑1 (design increase) overlay, and asked the applicant to accept a proffer limiting unit count. Applicant counsel Pedro Gaston and other representatives said the developer wants to…
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