Amendments and Legislation

There are two types of amendments: the text of the document and the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The majority of our FLUM changes are requested by private applicants who are rezoning their property. Most of these FLUM changes are less than 50 acres. Therefore, these changes go through the State of Florida’s small-scale amendment process as described in Section 163.3187, Florida Statutes. When the applications are greater than 50 acres, they must go through the expedited state review process as described in Section 163.3184, F.S.

The City also changes the text of the Comprehensive Plan from time to time, known as text amendments. The text amendments also have to go through the expedited state review process. Finally, the Florida Legislature has mandated a regular monitoring and evaluation process for all local governments. This is called the Evaluation and Appraisal Review, or “EAR” process. Every seven years, each local government must evaluate their comprehensive plans and determine if it requires a major update. The next EAR process is due in 2022. Any amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as a result of the EAR process will follow through the State Coordinated Review Process. 

If you are curious if an application to change the FLUM or text of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (MCNP) is going through the public hearing process, you can find out now. The City has a meeting portal where you can search for all applications currently in process of being heard by all hearing boards and committees, including the City Commission. All FLUMs and text amendments have to be heard by the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board (PZAB) and, after there is a vote there, they are heard twice by the City Commission. All changes to the MCNP adopted by City Commission at Second reading are subject to a 31-day appeal period. 

If you have questions about a specific FLUM amendment or a text amendment, contact us in Comprehensive Planning. Research past amendments to the MCNP by seeing the list of amending ordinances at the beginning of the MCNP, here.