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PAB narrowly approves Bluenest plan to redesignate 92-acre Redland site, limits and conditions debated
Summary
The Miami‑Dade PAB on Monday voted 5–2 to forward BlueNest at Chrome (CDMP20240015) to the Board of County Commissioners after debate over stormwater, urban‑design requirements and the scale of a proposed workforce housing component.
The Miami‑Dade County Planning Advisory Board voted 5–2 to approve a motion forwarding BlueNest at Chrome (CDMP20240015) to the Board of County Commissioners after a lengthy hearing that centered on stormwater, infrastructure capacity and how best to achieve "urban design" compatibility with surrounding agricultural and estate parcels.
James McCall, staff presenter, described the application as a request to redesignate roughly 92 acres south of Southwest 272nd Street between Crome Avenue and 172nd Avenue from State Density Residential (1–2.5 du/acre) and a small existing Business & Office area to Low‑Medium Density Residential (up to 13 du/acre) with an expanded Business & Office allocation. The applicant has proffered a covenant limiting development to a maximum of 700 residential units and committing 20% of units to for‑sale workforce housing. Staff recommended transmitting the application to state and regional agencies with changes — notably additional stormwater conceptual planning, a pump…
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