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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
10050 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33037-2304
www.miamishoresvillage.com
Main Number: 305-795-2207 Fax Number: 305-756-8972
David A. Dacquisto AICP, CFM, Director
finiMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP
Village Hall Conference Room
10050 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores
JUNE 14, 2016
TUESDAY, 7:00 P.M.
I) CALL TO ORDER
1) Roll Call
7:00 pm
Richard Fernandez, Sid Reese, John Busta and Carlos Diaz, present. Robert
Abramitis, absent
David Dacquisto, Planning and Zoning Director was present.
II) DISCUSSION
The board suspended the rules except for the role of the chair.
The board opened with a general discussion of the issues before them and the
charge from council.
1) Sec. 518 Fences, walls and hedges.
a) Council request to consider increasing hedge height and creating a definition
of hedge.
The board discussed various hedge heights and the effects of each. Board
considered maintenance issues with maintaining hedges an important factor
in fence height.
Staff to look at maintenance of hedges and definition of hedges for inclusion
into code.
2) Village Council request for Planning Board to review the current zoning code and
consider code amendments to DIVISION 17 Landscaping.
a) Council request to consider amending Sec. 536, 537 and Sec. 538 as
required including Florida Friendly Landscaping and ground cover
requirements.
Staff gave background on request from council.
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Board talked about the look of Miami Shores.
Staff to provide another draft allowing multiple types of low ground cover with
24 inch height limit. Staff to look at additional language for maintenance for
including into code.
III) NEXT WORKSHOP – TBA.
1) Agenda TBD.
IV) NEXT REGULAR BOARD HEARING – JUNE 23, 2016.
1) Agenda TBD.
V) ADJOURNMENT
8:10 pm