Board approves one-story home at 6126 SW 58th St after drainage and glazing questions

The City of South Miami planning board approved DRB-2026-007, a one-story single-family home proposed at 6126 Southwest 58th Street.

Mark Albers, planning staff, said the property (owner Aljibe LLC) is 0.35 acres and complies with RS-3 zoning in frontage and area, but identified a few sufficiency comments: the drainage plan (sheet A0-02) needs to be signed and sealed by a professional engineer and staff noted a correction to the owner’s name in the report. Albers also noted a roof-height reporting discrepancy on the drawings (18 feet to roof top vs. the 14-foot midpoint used in the staff report).

Architect Anita Pignon presented the design for the LG residence, describing a five-bedroom, five-bath house that maximizes allowed lot coverage, includes extensive rear glazing and positions the home to reduce exposure to 62nd Avenue. She reported the building grade is one foot above the base flood elevation (home at elevation 10 vs VFE 9) and said the design includes vegetation to screen the 62nd Avenue frontage.

Board member Mariano Guerrero focused on grading and drainage. He said the plans show a 4.5 percent slope (not the 2 percent minimum the applicant cited) and warned the proposed 2.5-foot swale likely will not collect expected runoff, suggesting enlarging the swale or lowering the site slightly to increase infiltration. Pignon confirmed the property connects to municipal sewer (no septic).

After additional aesthetic comments about glazing alignment and entry prominence, a motion to approve DRB-2026-007 based on staff and board comments passed unanimously.