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Aventura commission approves city‑led Metropolitan Urban Center zoning overlay to guide transit‑oriented growth
Summary
The Aventura City Commission voted unanimously to initiate an ordinance establishing an Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center (MUC) overlay that allows mixed residential/commercial development, sets density and FAR limits, and requires conditional use review for large projects; the measure now moves to the local planning agency.
The Aventura City Commission voted unanimously to initiate an ordinance creating an Aventura Metropolitan Urban Center (MUC) zoning overlay designed to align local zoning with the city’s future‑land‑use map and guide higher‑intensity, transit‑oriented mixed‑use development.
Community development director Kevin Klop told the commission the overlay would "promote transit oriented development in Aventura" and implement the county’s smart‑plan corridor goals in areas around Biscayne Boulevard and the Brightline station. Klop said the MUC would allow residential uses where only commercial uses are currently permitted and that, unlike the city’s town‑center rules, "all development adds to the floor area ratio," which supports higher FAR and density in the overlay districts.
Why it matters: the overlay is intended to focus growth where public investment in multimodal transit exists…
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