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.