North Miami is getting an update.
A new zoning code for the 80 year old city looks to improve the look of North Miami real estate for its residents with one major change: maximum height of buildings.
Why does North Miami need this change?
Long ago, in the 1970′s, a restriction was put in place to limit the height of buildings to four stories and 25 units per acre. North Miami citizens saw the big nine-story buildings in Biscayne Boulevard and didn’t want that for their town. Although this helped them maintain their more small-town feel (only 60,000 residents) it has drastically hurt their ability to grow with the times and the rest of South Florida. “People thought Biscayne Boulevard was going to become a canyon,” North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns said. “But the restrictions in the old plan have caused the city of North Miami to become stagnant while surrounding communities like Aventura and Sunny Isles have experienced good growth.”
So what are you going to be seeing in North Miami?
Big buildings. 110 feet high buildings to be exact. They can be 10 stories if a residential tower and 8 stories if a commercial property. Mixed-use development will also be found in North Miami – this means multiple story structures with retail business space on the ground floor and apartments or offices on the upper floors.
Is there any sort of partnership involved?
Boca Developers has been granted a 200-year land lease in exchange for $35 million a year in income to North Miami. Mayor Burns says this will be funding the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Another $25 million will be given by Boca Developers for renovation and expansion of the North Miami library and a new Olympic training facility.
Anything else being updated by this new plan?
It’s going to be updating the more than 30-year-old park plan – focusing on buildings and facilities.
How will this affect the North Miami population density?
Currently North Miami has a citizen size of 60,000. This new plan projects a population size of 80,000 in 2025.
“We’re proud of the residents we have, and we’d like to help them,” Mayor Burns said. “We want to be a community where people are proud to live.”
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