Tuesday, June 3 and Saturday, June 14
- Sally B. Philips
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Vol. 5, No. 4 1 June 2025
ON THE AGENDA
R. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) ... AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TO CHANGE THE ZONING DISTRICT OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6540 MANOR LANE FROM “DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL” (RT-6) TO “TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL” (RT-18); ...
The proposed design is for five 3-bedroom townhouses with one two-car garage behind each one. The light gray area is all pavement so the cars can get in and behind the dwellings. The plans call for five medium shade trees, but they will not be the mature mangoes that are there now.
COMMISSION MEETING
The meeting to consider this zoning change starts at 7:00 pm on Tuesday night, June 3, in the City Hall Commission chambers. It is possible to follow on line from the City's website: southmiamifl.gov.
If you have concerns about
(1) the traffic jam that will happen as people in these five dwellings go to work, take their children to school, and run their errands,
(2) the loss of gorgeous green canopy,
(3) the strong possibility that the developer will rent these units as 30-day rentals,
(4) the difficulty of trash and garbage pick-up on the very narrow winding street, speak at the meeting.
If you'd rather see (a) city park and (b) green space, (c) reasonable traffic flow and (d) safer streets, let those opinions be known, too.
Other ways to share opinions are to email, call, or text everyone on the City Commission:
Mayor Javier Fernandez jfernandez@southmiamifl.gov (305) 761-2274
Vice Mayor Brian Corey bcorey@southmaimifl.gov (305) 976-2404
Commissioner Steve Calle scalle@southmiamifl.gov (305) 915-1246
Commissioner Dan Rodriguez drodriguez@southmiamifl.gov (786) 256-2046
Commissioner Lisa Bonich lbonich@southmiamifl.gov (786) 852-2614
FLAG DAY
The parade in Washington is larger than usual, because June 14 is also the current President's birthday. I have registered to attend, but have absolutely no desire to celebrate the megalomaniac's birthday. So I won't be there. Perhaps others would like to show their lack of appreciation for the current Federal administration by registering and not attending.
I also plan to show my disgust with kind of "cost cutting" that is happening nationally by attending the No Kings Protest that afternoon. An article about what this protest means is here.
Madame Mayor: Thanks for sharing information about this project. Please note that the application is accompanied by a covenant that requires them to build to the design presented and bans short-term rentals should the project be approved. Most importantly, the item will not be considered on 6/3 as Commissioner Calle is out of the country and the application requires a 4/5 vote to pass. Happy to field any questions at (305) 761-2274. Javier Fernandez, Mayor