Planning Commission

Meetings

• 7:00 PM
• 1st Tuesday of every month
• Council Chambers
  776 NE 125 Street
  2nd Floor
  North Miami, FL 33161

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

Member Information

1. The Planning Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members and two (2) alternates. The members shall be appointed by a majority of the City Council.
2. Each member shall be a resident of the City and shall not hold any other elected public office or city employment within the City during the term of such appointment. Any member who ceases to reside within the city limits during the term of office shall be deemed to have resigned as of the date of moving from the City. No member or alternate shall serve if that person is obligated to the city for any recorded lien, fine, judgment or if there is a code enforcement violation against the member which has remained unresolved for sixty (60) days or more, without an appeal being taken by the member.
3. The term of those board members appointed by the individual city council members shall be conterminous with the appointing elected official's term of office. The term of those board members appointed by the city council as a whole shall be coterminous with the Mayor's term of office.  

View Ordinance Number 1370 (PDF) Opens in New Window .

About the Commission

The Planning Commission, established by Resolution 1342 Opens in New Window  on May 27, 1969; Ordinance 973  Opens in New Window on September 9, 1997; Ordinance 1137 (PDF) Opens in New Window  on June 10, 2003; and Ordinance 1288 Opens in New Window  on November 10, 2009; makes recommendations regarding the development of a comprehensive master plan for the City covering such topics as:

• Future land use
• Public facilities:
  • Parks
  • Playgrounds
  • Schools
• Public utilities
• Traffic circulation and roads
• Transportation

Powers & Duties

The Planning Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

• Conduct public hearings in connection with the study of future plans and include the results of such public hearings in its recommendations to the City Council on proposed plans
• Conduct public hearings regarding proposed planned development and conditional uses and make recommendations thereon to the City Council
• Continually plan for the progress and growth of the City with respect to capital projects and local improvements, as these terms are defined in Sections 58 and 111 of the City Charter; assist the City Manager and the Director of Community Planning and Development Department in preparing the capital improvements portion of the annual budget, as contemplated in Section 46 of the Charter; and from time to time, recommend to the City Council such legislation as may be deemed appropriate to carry out such plans as the Commission may decide
• Continually plan for the progress and growth of the City with respect to properly regulating the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of a lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land and water for trade, industry, residence or other purposes, and from time to time recommend to the City Council such legislation as may be deemed appropriate to carry out such plans
• Prepare and recommend to the City Council land use regulations for implementation of the Comprehensive Master Plan
• Review and study potential and existing areas of distress and decay and recommend action with respect to urban renewal or rehabilitation; institute a program of education covering ways and means to avoid the decay of a neighborhood, and study and recommend zoning changes to effect the improvement of a neighborhood
• Whenever any amendment, supplement, change or repeal of existing zoning districts or classification of the Official Zoning Map is proposed, the Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing and make recommendations to the City Council, as provided by Article 3.Prepare and recommend to the City Council a Comprehensive Master Plan for the welfare, economic, and physical development of all areas within the City

Planning Commission Timeline

Important Dates & Deadlines