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City planning staff outline entitlement reform and a pilot to test AI for permitting

City of Miami Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented an entitlement-reform program to simplify Miami '21 code, expand by-right options and test AI tools with Miami Dade College to speed permitting reviews. Staff said several Miami '21 amendments are already in motion and more workshops are planned.

City planning staff provided commissioners with an update on entitlement reform and permitting improvements on Jan. 22, outlining recent Miami '21 zoning amendments, process reforms and a proposed pilot to test AI-assisted permitting in partnership with Miami Dade College.

Grama Jones, assistant director of planning, said the program aims to…

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