Monroe County asks regional council to require evacuation modeling for massive Miami-Dade development

Nov 12, 2025

Monroe County sent a resolution to the South Florida Regional Planning Council saying a proposed 7,800-unit City Park DRI near Miami Executive Airport "does not meet sufficiency requirements" because it excluded required evacuation (time) modeling, and asked the applicant to run a regional model or, absent that, provide sheltering for all residents.

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Monroe County commissioners voted to send a resolution to the South Florida Regional Planning Council finding that a proposed Development of Regional Impact (City Park DRI) in Miami-Dade County "does not meet sufficiency requirements" because the application excluded required regional evacuation (time) modeling. The resolution asks that the applicant either fund and run the state-standard time model or, if modeling remains unavailable, provide sheltering accommodations for 100% of the development's residents.

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