Miami To Abandon Old Zoning Code, Adopt New Rules

The city of Miami plans to remake itself by adopting new neighborhood- and pedestrian-friendly building rules.

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April 16, 2005, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Miami officials will formally launch an ambitious two-year effort to produce a series of comprehensive plans to guide the city's future development.The most dramatic, and potentially contentious, element: The city intends to junk its antiquated and confounding zoning code -- which critics say encourages urban horrors like high-rise towers next to single-story homes -- and start over."

Thanks to Jack Blair

FULL STORY: Miami to scrap old code, design `new city'

Friday, April 15, 2005 in The Miami Herald

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