This board, comprised of nine members and one alternate, usually meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 7:00 PM at Miami City Hall. For more detailed information, please refer to Chapter 62 of the Miami City Code. The Board’s purpose is generally:

• To act as a quasi-judicial instrument for granting variances and special exceptions.
• To hear appeals from Class I and Class II Special Permits, Planning determinations and Zoning interpretations.
• To hear applicants for rezoning of specific properties, vacation/closure of roads and make recommendations to the City Commission.

This department processes applications and petitions for:

• Amendments to the Zoning Atlas (Zoning Changes)
• Appeals (Class I and Class II Special Permits, Planning determinations and Zoning interpretations)
• Official Vacation and Closure of Streets and Alleys
• Special Exceptions
• Variances

The deadline for items to be placed on an agenda is usually the first five working days of each month. This department schedules and organizes:

• Advertisements
• Agendas
• Backup Documentation
• Meetings
• Minutes
• Notices
• Postings
• Resolutions

*For a listing of current Zoning Board members, please go to “Legislative Hub” and click on “Offices and People”.