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Planning board approves variance and tentative plat to split 6240 SW 65th Avenue into three lots
Summary
The City of South Miami Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of a lot‑frontage variance and tentative plat for 6240 SW 65th Avenue, allowing the existing 1.07‑acre parcel to be subdivided into three RS‑3 lots with conditions including removal of a coral rock wall and tree protections.
Planning board members voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend approval of a variance and tentative plat that would allow a large single‑family parcel at 6240 Southwest 65th Avenue to be split into three lots.
Mark Albers, a consultant with the Coradino Group working on behalf of City of South Miami planning staff, told the board the site is about 46,613 square feet (roughly 1.07 acres) in an RS‑3 single‑family zone and that the applicant — DNA 2012 LLC — proposes three lots with an access easement and a flag lot to meet fire‑access limits. "We are recommending that the lot frontage variance could be approved," Albers said, adding that staff also recommends approval of the tentative plat with several standard conditions.
The recommendation stems from several practical constraints, Albers said. The block is long, an alley (63rd Terrace) was abandoned by the city in 1992 and the parcel is deep; requiring standard frontage and a cul‑de‑sac would make redevelopment impractical. Because the property must meet a 150‑foot limit for fire truck turnaround where no cul‑de‑sac exists, the applicant proposes a flag lot and reduced frontage on one lot. Staff told the board the proposed lots would be close to neighborhood averages: the smallest proposed lot is slightly above the 11,766‑square‑foot average measured for nearby parcels.
Staff outlined several conditions for approval, including removal of a coral rock wall that encroaches across property lines, recording an access‑easement affidavit, public‑works review, and protections for specimen trees (staff said at least 50 percent of the existing canopy should be retained or preserved where feasible).
Sergio Perinos of CSP City Consulting, representing the property owners, described a lengthy review process and said the owners have pursued multiple geometry options before arriving at the three‑lot concept. The applicant also noted the project will continue through county TPAP review and then to the City Commission for final action.
A board member moved to take the two related items together and approve them "with staff conditions." The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Commission for a final decision. The staff report and the board’s conditions will be included in the commission packet for the commission’s review.
