Sweeping Little Havana land-use changes win preliminary approval

Miami commissioners are on board with opening the door to more commercial development in Little Havana and nearby neighborhoods. City commissioners gave preliminary approval to land-use changes across dozens of blocks, moving ahead with a plan to reclassify properties currently designated for residential use as restricted commercial. The proposal covers properties along Southwest Seventh Street, Southwest Eighth Avenue, Southwest Ninth Street, Southwest Fifth Avenue and smaller areas near Northwest South River Drive and Southwest Fifth Avenue. The changes would move several properties from medium-density multifamily residential to “restricted commercial,” which permits a mix of residential and commercial. Some parcels currently […]

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