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Commissioners approve developer’s revised plan for 22 homes on SW 122 Street after neighbors seek covenant
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a CDMP amendment and replacement covenant that caps development at 22 residential homes on a property adjacent to the South Dade Transitway after neighbors and the applicant agreed to an amended declaration of restrictions and traffic and tree protections.
Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved a CDMP amendment and replacement covenant that will limit development on a parcel adjacent to the South Dade Transitway to a maximum of 22 residential homes.
Why it matters: The board’s action replaces a 2015 declaration of restrictions and resolves a previously contentious proposal to build an assisted-living facility at the site by approving a lower-density residential plan that neighbors supported. The covenant is intended to lock in the developer’s commitment to limit density and include traffic and tree-preservation measures.
At the public hearing several immediate neighbors spoke in favor. Jane Hagel said she and many neighbors "are optimistic that this project will complement our surrounding residential neighborhood and strengthen our effort to preserve the integrity of our homes." Rosemary Pringle asked that the board require a covenant "to ensure that the project will remain strictly limited to no more than 22 residential homes," and asked that such a covenant run with the land if the owner later sold the property.
The applicant’s attorney, Melissa Tapanas, told the board the amended covenant "provides for a number 3, density. The property shall be developed with a maximum of 22 units. To us, that is residential." She confirmed the applicant had executed the covenant and would work with Parks to implement South Dade Trail-related improvements.
District Commissioner Cohen Higgins praised the outreach and said the revised plan was "an example of the process actually working," citing commitments to traffic impact mitigation, signal optimization at nearby intersections, specimen-tree preservation and other neighborhood measures. The commissioner moved approval consistent with staff recommendations; the motion passed unanimously after the clerk’s roll-call.
Clarifying details recorded at the hearing include: the covenant’s explicit 22-unit cap, applicant commitments to traffic calming and signal optimization, and a parks cooperation to improve connectivity and shade. The zoning director noted the applicant had submitted an executed covenant for the record.
Next steps: The applicant will file the executed zoning and CDMP covenants per the board’s conditions; staff will monitor the parks and traffic mitigation commitments at site-plan review.
Vote: Motion to approve moved by Commissioner Cohen Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Higgins, and passed unanimously (roll-call recorded as yes by Commissioners present).
