Planning & Zoning

Agricultural Uses in Open Land Subareas 1 (C-9 Basin) and 4 (East Everglades)

On August 2, 2011, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 11-59 providing for agricultural uses in Open Land Subarea 1 and Open Land Subarea 4, as designated on the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP).

Permitted Uses:

The following uses are permissible on land in Subareas 1 and 4, subject to restrictions outlined in Section 33-279 of the County's Zoning Code:

1. Barns and Sheds for cattle or stock
2. Barns and sheds for storage of equipment
3. Beekeeping
4. Farms
5. Fish pools
6. Fruit and Vegetable Stands
7. Groves
8. Greenhouses or nurseries, commercial
9. Horticultural farming – commercial
10. Hydroponics or other chemical farming
11. Nurseries – horticultural
12. Seed drying facilities
13. Truck gardens
14. Raising or keeping of 2 hogs per site
15. Raising or keeping of 2 of any of the following per acre: cows, horses or other equine animals
16. Raising or keeping of 3 of any of the following per acre: goats or sheep
17. Raising or keeping of 40 of any of the following per acre: chickens, poultry, rabbits or fowl

Uses Requiring a Certificate of Use:

The following uses are permissible on land in Subareas 1 and 4, subject to restrictions outlined in Section 33-279 of the County's Zoning Code and issuance of a Certificate of Use by the Department of Planning and Zoning:

Raising of keeping of cows, horses or other equine animals, goats, sheep, chickens, poultry, rabbits or fowl in excess of any of the above thresholds, only upon issuance of a Certificate of Use (CU) for the property where the uses are to be conducted, subject to site plan approval by the Department.

The Certificate of Use application must be accompanied by a site plan indicating, at a minimum, onsite stormwater retention and waste stream management. For information on applying for a Certificate of Use, please visit the following link: http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/zoning_c_u.asp

Uses Requiring a Zoning Hearing:

The following uses are permissible only upon approval after public hearing, as provided in Section 33-279 of this Code. For floodplain management purposes, the application package must include a site plan which indicates 1) existing and proposed locations of structures, fences or buffers; 2) onsite stormwater retention; and 3) waste stream management.

1. Dude ranch
2. Hog farm or hog raising in excess of 2 hogs

The Zoning Hearing application must be accompanied by a site plan indicating, at a minimum, existing and proposed locations of structures, fences or buffers; onsite stormwater retention; and waste stream management. For information on applying for a Zoning Hearing please visit the following link: http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/zoning_hearings.asp

Contact Information:

Applicants should contact the Zoning Division for specific information related to the Certificate of Use application or Zoning Hearing application. If you need assistance with the completion of these documents, please contact Jim Byers or Sydney Vincent at the West Dade Office at 786-315-2660 or Ralph Gisbert at the Downtown Office at 305-375-2640.

Links:

• Ordinance 11-59
• Certificate of Use Application
• Zoning Hearing Application
• AU Zoning District Regulations
• Map of Open Land Subareas 1 and 4