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Miami Lakes P&Z unanimously recommends FLUM amendment and rezoning for 541‑unit Lakeside proposal
Summary
The Miami Lakes Planning & Zoning Board voted 5‑0 to recommend a future land use map amendment and rezoning to RM‑30 for roughly 22.2 acres tied to a proposed 541‑unit Lakeside project; residents urged retention of a promised senior center and questioned a cash proffer.
The Miami Lakes Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to forward recommendations of approval to the town council for a future land use map (FLUM) amendment and a rezoning that together would allow a proposed 541‑unit multifamily project on about 22.2 acres on the west side of Commerce Way and Northwest 146th Street.
Board members cast a 5‑0 roll‑call vote to approve the FLUM amendment and then the rezoning, with motions to recommend staff’s conditions. Board member Robert Julia made the motion to open discussion and ultimately to recommend approval; the clerk recorded the votes as unanimous among the five members present.
The recommendation matters because it advances the applicant’s plan to develop a unified residential project (branded in testimony as “Lakeside”) by redesignating parcels from industrial/office to medium‑density residential and rezoning to RM‑30 (30 units per acre). Applicant attorney…
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