PAB backs Lennar land‑use change for southwest Homestead site; applicant’s proffer limits units to 320
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The Planning Advisory Board voted unanimously to accept staff recommendation and the applicant’s proffered declaration limiting a Lennar project to 320 units as part of a CDMP land‑use amendment; staff noted school‑capacity and traffic mitigation steps that will be required in later development stages.
The Planning Advisory Board unanimously recommended approval of CDMP application 20240010, a small‑scale land‑use amendment filed by Lennar Homes LLC for a roughly 20‑acre site in southwest Homestead. Staff presented the application and said the applicant had submitted a proffered declaration of restrictions that limits development on the parcel to 320 dwelling units and commits to water and sewer connections and roadway mitigation funding for impacts to evacuation routes.
Noelle Stillings of the Planning Division summarized that the site is partly within the South Dade Smart Plan corridor and that, without the covenant, a medium‑density designation would allow as many as 504 multifamily units on the property; the covenant bounds the site to 320 units. The Planning Advisory Board accepted the applicant’s covenant and staff recommendation that the change be adopted with the applicant’s proffered restrictions.
Board discussion noted school‑capacity preliminaries in the staff packet: staff explained that the CDMP‑level analysis is preliminary and that public‑school capacity is addressed at subsequent development stages through proportionate‑share mitigation and interlocal steps with the school district. The board also recorded a condition to continue transit and connectivity conversations; the applicant said they would continue coordination with transit providers.
The board’s motion to adopt with acceptance of the applicant’s proffered declaration passed unanimously and will be transmitted to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.