Miami eyes major zoning changes to tackle housing crunch

The Miami City Commission will vote Thursday on a sweeping package of development incentives – including significant increases in allowable building height and density — to spur workforce housing construction within proximity to Metrorail stations and along the roadways that connect to them.

The provisions, if approved, would apply to a wide swath of Coconut Grove including much of Grand Avenue, SW 27th Avenue, Bird Road and Douglas Road. Single-family neighborhoods would not be affected.

Perhaps the most sweeping proposed change would allow developers to build twice as many housing units in any given project as current rules permit…

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