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Planning Department staffer Susana Alonso presented the ordinance and told the agency the draft adds an intermediary multifamily zoning category between existing RM-23 and RM-36 districts. Alonso said the change is intended to provide the council and applicants with a negotiating option that allows moderate density (the code’s tiered approach lists step densities including 23, 30, 36, and 50 units per acre) while limiting building height relative to higher-density options. The presentation included a correction to the ordinance text: the height limit stated on page 30 should read not to exceed five stories and 65 feet.

Agency discussion focused on where the new designation could be applied and how it would be used. Alonso emphasized that the ordinance, as drafted, simply creates the designation; it is not tied to any parcel and would only be applied to specific properties through future comprehensive-plan amendments and rezoning procedures. Commissioners noted potential future candidate areas such as Commerce Way and other larger parcels, and one commissioner warned about the Bert Harris property-rights statute and the town’s prior experience negotiating with developers when zoning options were limited.

Several members said RM-30 gives the town a mid-range option that could be used to avoid very tall or very dense projects and to facilitate negotiation during site-specific rezoning discussions. One commissioner described the measure as a tool to ‘‘create middle ground’’ so the town can avoid forcing developers either to accept a much lower density or to propose substantially taller buildings.

Vice Chair Rodriguez moved, and Chair Senra seconded, a motion to forward the ordinance as presented. The roll call was unanimous in favor: Board member De La Sierra, Board member Cruz, Board member Leoncio, Vice Chair Rodriguez and Chair Senra all voted yes. The agency’s recommendation will be transmitted to the town council; staff said the council will consider the ordinance on second reading the following week.

Next steps: If the town council adopts the RM-30 designation, any application to apply RM-30 to a specific property would require the standard comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning process and additional public hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning and Zoning Board Meeting | June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Miami Lakes Local Planning Agency voted unanimously to forward an ordinance creating a new RM-30 (medium-low density residential) zoning classification — an intermediate option between existing RM-23 and RM-36 districts — and noted a correction to the draft height limit to five stories, 65 feet.","taxTitle","Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",55516,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208065,"Planning agency approves variance for fence at 6985 Maple Terrace with gate-size condition",1680,3566000,5246000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3749893-ecfde0864042b2a887aec559243b5d41&start=3566&end=5246","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3749893-ecfde0864042b2a887aec559243b5d41/thumbnail_3566000.jpg","/articles/6208065/Miami-Lakes/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Planning-agency-approves-variance-for-fence-at-6985-Maple-Terrace-with-gate-size-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208065-18b1425eb6466b45553b3b6e6e7aafbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142261&Signature=S8AzMlR0G1jG60vpt9VOFmUjGbQnTKb5zmN-UQA~Iu1Xz8yNRHPLmWWpm24BkZJ5Hof2cBVd6rFBELUv57NNhB5i99YkEeI8MBNA95FLyvEq7gYAhzdrkR9pHdiKJLDwkZ3cWaQrYuErtBc5IwXV9D9JwPLS~F2jG7eVFF028t~~~v6MthDvwZjg0oxavkSODsFEyrdP2pyKcot~3gOvXNOK3XAokCmY2sgtNPq6W6Ox4EM1N-retme2yBQAdhTLUEdjApUszylDed66OhLhIqsO7rEaFmsMqbV605SytQ75vH7w2grV7kZKFFT2nUzygzwAyLz9DkYPPY8lZe4n3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Miami Lakes Local Planning Agency, members voted 4–1 to approve variance VARH-2025-0153 allowing a six-foot wood fence along the side-yard property line at 6985 Maple Terrace, provided the owner meet setback limits and restrict gate width.

The variance sought relief from Section 13-1509, which requires a 15-foot setback for fences on the town's east side. Planning staff had recommended denial, saying the property does not demonstrate a unique hardship compared with other east-side lots; the property does, however, abut a town-owned greenway and sidewalk area that separates the sidewalk from the proposed fence line.

Planning and transportation staff member Justin Talleria told the agency that the fence would be along the northwest perimeter of the property at the intersection of Dade Pine Avenue and Maple Terrace and that survey materials show a town-maintained greenway between the sidewalk and the applicant’s property line. Applicant Emilio Ramirez said he is proposing a six-foot wood fence placed at his property line to protect a mango tree and create a small private yard for gardening; Ramirez provided photographs to the agency.

During discussion agency members and staff clarified several technical points: survey measurements presented at the hearing showed roughly 17.6 feet from sidewalk to property line at one corner and about 21.9 feet from sidewalk to the house at another point (combined distances the panel described in the hearing as roughly 40–45 feet along the block). Staff and commissioners also confirmed the strip between sidewalk and property is town property and that maintenance responsibility currently falls to the resident. Staff noted that even with a fence the side-yard would remain subject to limits on hardscape and would not be permitted as a driveway or vehicle storage area; vehicle gates were described as discouraged.

Board members questioned whether approving a fence at the property line would set an unusual precedent because most east-side properties must place fences back 15 feet. Several members said the town-maintained greenway lessened harms in this specific case. One commissioner recommended placing a condition limiting gate size to avoid future vehicle access. The applicant said he did not receive neighbor letters and had not discussed the proposal with adjacent homeowners prior to applying.

A motion to approve the variance carried after the panel added conditions drawn from the discussion: the fence must meet the town-required setback measurement as stated during the hearing (the mover referenced a 6-inch interior setback from the property line as the technical requirement cited in the motion) and the approval was conditioned on limiting gate openings to two three-foot panels (a combined six feet of gate width) for pedestrian and small-equipment access only. The roll call on the motion recorded Board member Valencia voting no and Board members Cruz, De La Sierra, Vice Chair Rodriguez and Chair Senra voting yes; the motion passed.

Next steps: the applicant may proceed to apply for building permits consistent with the variance approval and the conditions imposed by the agency. Any permit that proposes vehicle access across the greenway or a larger vehicle gate would be subject to review and possible denial by code enforcement and planning staff.","The Miami Lakes Local Planning Agency approved a variance allowing a homeowner at 6985 Maple Terrace to construct a six-foot wood fence on a side yard property line that would otherwise require a 15-foot setback on the town's east side, conditioned on limited gate width and standard setback from the property line.","actionData","errors"]

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