What is the Miami 21 code, and how does it affect my renovation?
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Short answer
Miami 21 is the City of Miami's 2010 form-based zoning code. Transects run T3-R (suburban-low) through T6-80-O (urban-core); each transect dictates height, setback, frontage type, and open-space allocation before FBC structural review. Additions, secondary dwelling structures, and front-setback changes in Coconut Grove or Coral Way commonly rewrite themselves after the first zoning counter appointment.
In detail
Miami 21 is the City of Miami's 2010 form-based zoning code. Transects run T3-R (suburban-low) through T6-80-O (urban-core); each transect dictates height, setback, frontage type, and open-space allocation before FBC structural review. Additions, secondary dwelling structures, and front-setback changes in Coconut Grove or Coral Way commonly rewrite themselves after the first zoning counter appointment.
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