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ANNUAL REPORT 2007
The Planning Advisory Board (PAB) consists of nine members and one alternate,
all of whom are appointed by the City Commission. There is also one School
Board member appointed by the Miami -Dade County Public School Board, who
is an ex-officio nonvoting member. The PAB usually meets on the first and third
Wednesday of every month. It shall serve as an instrument for the hearing of text
and map amendments to the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-
2000 and Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, in addition to text amendments to the
Miami City Code. Where the City is the applicant, the PAB also makes
recommendations on zoning atlas amendments.
Is the board serving the purpose for which it was created?
Yes.
Is the board serving current community needs?
Yes, the PAB is serving current community needs by being responsive to the
need to amend planning and zoning amendments in response to changing
conditions in Miami.
A list of the board's ma'or accomplishments during2007:
❖ During 2007, the PAB held 19 meetings and one workshop.
❖ The Board heard 47 items, which consisted of: a) petitions to amend the
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000, b) Major Use Special
Permits, c) amendments to Major Use Special Permits, d) zoning atlas
amendments, e) zoning text amendments.
Is there any other boardLeither public or private, which would better serve
the function of the board?
The PAB is a quasi-judicial board uniquely equipped to address planning and
zoning issues Citywide.
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Should the ordinance creating the board be amended to better enable the
board to serve the purpose for which it was created?
No.
Should the board's membershi • re • uirements be modified?
Appointments to the PAB by the Commissioners include the following:
1) Notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of the vacancies at
least 30 days prior to the making of an appointment.
2) Qualifications, background, experience and abilities of appointees to fulfill
the duties and responsibilities of board membership or alternate membership.
The applicant must be an "elector of the City of Miami", which means a person
who: (1) is a citizen of the United States of America; (2) is 18 years of age or
older; (3) has not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting
in Florida or any other state; (4) has not been convicted of a felony in Florida, or
any other state, without having had his/her civil rights restored; (5) is a resident of
the City of Miami; and (6) is registered to vote in the City of Miami.
3) Prospective appointees could be subject to a personal appearance before
the City Commission, to afford said Commission an opportunity to ascertain
future nominees' proficiency in the English language, educational background
and general knowledge of planning and zoning.
4) Prior demonstration by prospective appointees of interest in and concern for
planning and planning implementation, as may be evidenced by previous
attendance at planning or land use control seminars.
Should you need further information, please contact me through the Department
of Hearing Boards at (305) 416-2030.
Arva Moore Parks
Chairperson
Respectfully submitted this day of January, 2008.