Planning and Zoning Board

City Hall, Commission Chambers

Agenda — 18 items

1. 1 The Planning and Zoning Board will be holding its regular board meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 commencing at 6 p.m. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-118, the City of Coral Gables has returned to traditional in-person meetings. However, the Planning and Zoning Board has established the ability for the public to virtually provide sworn testimony or public comments (non-sworn and without evidentiary value). Any individual who wishes to provide sworn testimony virtually must have their video on and must be sworn in. Members of the public may join the meeting in person or via Zoom at (https://zoom.us/j/83788709513). In addition, a dedicated phone line will be available so that any individual who does not wish (or is unable) to use Zoom may listen to and participate in the meeting by dialing: (305) 461-6769 Meeting ID: 837 8870 9513. The public may comment on an agenda item using the City’s E-comment function which may be found on the City’s website at: (www.coralgables.com/pzb) once the meeting’s agenda is published, or by sending an email to planning@coralgables.com. NOTE: The public comment period to send any E-comments and emails shall conclude by the close-of-business the day prior to the Planning & Zoning Board meeting. Any emails received after the deadline will not be read or and will not be distributed during the meeting. The Meeting will also be broadcasted live for members of the public to view on the City’s website (www.coralgables.com/cgtv) as well as Channel 77 on Comcast.
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3. A. CALL TO ORDER
4. B. ROLL CALL
5. C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
6. C.-1. Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of July 2, 2025. 25-9466
7. D. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
8. 8 PUBLIC HEARING
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10. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
11. E.-1. Conceptual zoning review for the properties at 627 and 635 Anastasia to revert the zoning from Special Use (S) to Multi-family 3 (MF3) and change the land use from Religious / Institutional designation to Multi-family Low Density. 25-9469
12. F. NEW BUSINESS
13. F.-1. An Ordinance of the City Commission granting Conditional Use approval for a Building Site Determination, pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-202.6, “Building Site Determination,” and Section 14-203, “Conditional Uses,” to separate one (1) existing building site into two (2) single-family building sites on property zoned Single-Family Residential (SFR) District, legally described as ½ of Lot 9, all of Lots 10 and 11, and the west 25 feet of Lot 12, Block 223, Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section, Part 13 (1154 Alfonso Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; one (1) building site consisting of the east 50 feet of Lot 9 and all of Lot 10 (west parcel), and the other (1) building site consisting of all of Lot 11 and the west 25 feet of Lot 12 (east parcel); including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and an effective date. (08 13 25 PZB recommended approval with conditions, Vote 5-1) Lobbyist: Laura Russo 25-9465
14. F.-2. An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 9, “Art in Public Places,” to amend certain provisions related to the Art in Public Places process including timing of payments, limits on art consultant fees, scope of fee waiver opportunities, and creating provision for the regulation of Private Art that is highly visible from the public right-of-way; providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, enforceability and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago) 25-9299
15. F.-3. An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, amending Article 14 “Process” to revise attendance requirements for the Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment, the Historic Preservation Board and the Code Enforcement Board; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (08 13 25 PZB recommended approval with conditions, Vote: 6-0) 25-9220
16. F.-4. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for text amendments to the City Of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 2, “Zoning Districts”, Section 2-101, “Single-Family Residential (SFR) District”, Section 2-102 “Multi-Family 1 Duplex (MF1) District”, and Article 5, “Architecture”, Section 5-701 “Minimum standards,” and Article 16, “Definitions” to align with the updated Miami-Dade County requirements regarding the stormwater management for single-family and duplex properties; providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and an effective date. (This item was deferred from the July 2, 2025 PZB Meeting.) 25-9281
17. G. ADJOURNMENT
18. 18 NOTE