LTC 100-2023 Planning Board Recommendation - Affordable and Workforce Housing and FAR.M IA M I B E A C H
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florido 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
O FFIC E O F TH E C ITY C LERK
LTC No.
100-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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DATE:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor Dan G elber a~/bers of the City Com m ission
Rafael E . G ranado, City Clerk / d
February 28, 2023
Planning Board Recommendation - Affordable and Workforce Housing and FAR.
O n D ecem ber 20, 2022, the Planning Board held a discussion regarding Affordable and W orkforce
Housing. A s part of this discussion the Board unanim ously appro ved the follow ing motion with seven
(7) mem bers present:
• Transmit a recommendation to the City Commission for the following:
i. undertake an analysis of using publicly owned land for affordable housing prior
to the issuance of future request for proposals (RFP) for the use of the land.
ii. Consider incentives such as increased height and floor area ratio (FAR) for
affordable and workforce housing.
T he P lanning B oard unanim ously appro ved a second motion as part of the sam e discussion item with
seven (7) mem bers present as fo llow s:
• Transmit a recommendation to the City Commission to review and consider incentives for
attainable housing and general housing for the missing middle, and planning around building
certification and funding requirements that will arise after the 2025 when the Florida Statutes
related to the Building Safety Act take effect.
For reference, the Building S afety Act (Florida Senate Bill 4-D) w as appro ved by the Florida Legislature
in May of 2022 in response to the Cham plain Tow er South building collapse in the Tow n of Surfside.
T he A ct contains pro visions that require buildings to undergo recertification pro cesses (milestone
inspections) sooner and more frequentl y than previously required. Additionally, it requires buildings to
fully fund their reserv es to cover the costs of m ajor future repairs and replacem ent of common areas.
It is expected that this w ill raise costs fo r condom inium ow ners, w hich could potentially impact the ability
fo r people to rem ain in their units.
RE G /T RM/RA M
C: A lina T. Hudak, City Manager
Rafael Paz, City Attorn ey
Joseph C entor ino, Inspector G eneral
RECEIVED
FEB 27 2023
CITY O F M IAM I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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Gran ad o , Rafa el
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Mooney, Thomas
Monday, February 27, 2023 5:50 PM
Granado, Rafael
Madan, Rogelio; Williams, Rickelle; D'Agostin, Charles
LTC-PB Recommendation - Affordable and Workforce Housing and FAR
LTC-PB Recommendation - Affordable and Workforce Housing and FAR.docx
Hi Ralph
See attached; for publication.
TY , Tom
Thomas R. Mooney, AICP
Planning Director
Planning Department
1700 Convention Center Drive - 2a Floor, Miam i Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-673-7000 x6191/ tmooney@miamibeachfl.gov
www.miamibeachfl.gov
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