Planning & Zoning

Palmer Lake Charrette Study Area

Over the next few months the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning will be holding a series of steering committee meetings leading to the Palmer Lake Charrette.  The charrette area planning process will involve extensive community participation to develop a shared long-term vision for the area.

On June 02, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) passed resolution No. R-728-09 requesting a charrette area plan study for the area bounded by the Miami River to the North and East, NW 37th Ave to the West and the Tamiami Canal to the South.  The primary reasons the BCC requested a study for this area are as follows:

• proximity to Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) and Miami River;
• designation as a Metropolitan Urban Center (MUC); and
• current zoning, existing land use and future land use designations.

The process began with the formation of a steering committee. This is a group of local stakeholders, whose role is to guide the process of urban planning by identifying issues and opportunities. After a series of steering committee meetings which are open to the public, the charrette workshop will be held. The charrette itself is a weeklong design workshop where residents, business/property owners and stakeholders are invited to join the deign team consisting of urban designers and planners to work together to establish a framework for the future. This interaction is a valuable tool that sets the foundation for a detailed community plan. In the followings months, the design team will take the suggestions resulting from the steering committee meetings and charrette workshop to produce a final document which will describe the long-range community vision, identify/prioritize infrastructure improvements and illustrate design guidelines.

Please contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at (305) 375-2842 for further information.

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