LTC 320-2022 Historic Preservation Board Recommendations - Incentives for the Retention of Architecturally Significant Single-Family Homes320-2022
City of M iami Beach, 17 00 Conven tion Center Drive, Miami Beac h, Florida 33139, www .miamibeach fl .gov
O FFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No.
TO:
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DATE:
SUBJECT:
LETTER TO COMM ISS ION
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk 7Y
August 3, 2022
Historic Preservation Board Recommendations -Incentives for the Retention of
Architecturally Significant Single-Family Homes.
At their July 12, 2022 meeting, the Historic Preservation Board discussed possible zoning incentives to
encourage the retention of historically and architecturally significant single -family homes within the City .
At the conclusion of the discussion, the Board passed a motion urging the Mayor and City Commission
to explore the following incentives for homes that are voluntarily designated as historic structures:
1. Allowing for the transfer of unused development rights to other properties.
2 . Allowing for the introduction of an accessory dwelling unit on the property.
3. Offering City infrastructure upgrades adjacent to the property including stormwater infrastructure
and seawall upgrades .
4. Providing grant funding for resiliency upgrades through a Historic Preservation or Resiliency
Fund.
5. Requiring any property owner seeking an increase in allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to pay
into a Historic Preservation or Resiliency Fund.
6. Reducing lot coverage, unit size, and height for all single-family development except in cases
where an existing architecturally or historically significant home is being substantially retained
and restored.
REG/TRM/DT
C: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
Rafael Paz, City Attorney
Joseph Centorino, Inspector General
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