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MIAMILand Use and Management
Kourosh Agahdel
Derek Taube
Jordan Wilbanks
The Burgeoning Metropolis
1910: population 5,500 Miami’s economy was based on tourism 1950: population 172,000 1959: Cuban Revolution led to large number
of immigrants into Miami 1990: Cuban refugee population over
600,000 in Miami-Dade county 1
Currently Miami-Dade is home to 2.4 million people, and Broward County, almost 1.8 2
Timeline:
Construction of the Fontainebleau Hotel (1954)
Managing the Land The early 1970s saw a reform of land management policy in
the Florida State government 1972: The Water Resources Act, The State Comprehensive
Planning Act, The Environmental Land and Water Management Act (ELMS)
1975: Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act Expansion of Growth Management with ELMS II 1985: Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act (or Growth Management Act)3
Until the early ‘70s, “land use regulation [had been] condemned as illegal, unconstitutional, arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable, and un-American”
- Dr. Ernest R. Bartley4
Growth Management Act (1985)
Driven by CONSISTENCY, CONCURRENCY, and COMPACTNESS
Covers 24 subjects, including children/families, public safety, coastal and marine resources, and cultural and historical resources 5
Concurrency
Defined: Matching development infrastructure with the rate of growth Implemented by local government Miami-Dade County Service Concurrency Management Program
developed in 1989
Seven Concurrency Services:
Department of Planning and Zoning, Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM), Fire Department, Miami-Dade Transit Agency, Park and Recreation Department, Public Works Department, and Solid Waste Management
Seven Levels of Standards:
1. Local Recreation Open Space (parks)
2. Potable Water
3. Sanitary Sewer
4. Solid Waste
5. Traffic Circulation (roadways)
6. Drainage7. Mass Transit 6
Comprehensive Development Master Plan
Miami-Dade County’s plan for land development and conservation over the next 10-20 years (Created in 2000)
Establishes urban development boundary (Everglades)
Undergoes review every 7 years Sets parameters for the Department of Planning
and Zoning Encourages development at a rate concurrent
with economic and population growth7
Comprehensive Development Master Plan
Miami-Dade’s development and conservation policy is organized into 11 elements:
I. Land Use Element II. Transportation Element III. Housing Element IV. Conservation, Aquifer Recharge and Drainage Element V. Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Element VI. Recreation and Open Space Element VII. Coastal Management Element VIII. Intergovernmental Coordination Element IX. Capital Improvements Element X. Educational Element XI. Economic Element 8
Department of Community Affairs
Mission Statement: “We will meet the needs of Floridians by investing in communities and working with them to plan and manage growth.”
FLORIDA
The DCA is the state’s land planning and community development agency 4
Programs include:Affordable Housing – technical assistance for the development of community plansGrowth Management Workshop – discussed how Florida’s future growth will be shaped by the state’s land use planning lawsTransportation Planning - work with Dept. of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organization, for improved land use and transportation coordination 9
Works Cited:
1. George, Dr. Paul S. 1996. “Miami: One Hundred Years of History.” South Florida History Magazine. v. 23 no. 2. http://www.historical-museum.org/history/sfhm242.htm
2. The U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2006-01.html
3. Powell, David L. “History of Growth Management in Florida” . http://www.dca.state.fl.us/growth/meetings/presentations/powell.pdf.
4. Bartley, Dr. Ernest R. 1973. Status and Effectiveness of Land Development Regulation in Florida Today. Summary Report of the Environmental Land Management Study Committee’s Conference on Land Use: p. 9.
5. “A Time for Leadership: Growth management and Florida 2060.” 2006. Dir: Dr. Catherine L. Ross. p. 4. http://1000friendsofflorida.org/PUBS/2060/A-Time-for-Leadership-Report-Final.pdf
6. Miami-Dade County Service Concurrency Management Program. http:// www.miamidade.gov/planzone/Library/concurrencyQA.pdf.
7. Miami-Dade Planning and Zoning: Comprehensive Development Master Plan. http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/planning_metro_CDMP.asp
8. Adopted Components Comprehensive Development Master Plan. October 2006edition http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/cdmp/plan/Table%20Of%20Contents.pdf.
9. Department of Community Affairs. http://www.dca.state.fl.us/AboutUs.cfm.