The Miami City Commission agreed Thursday to insulate Coconut Grove from a proposed expansion of a program that allows developers to transfer density credits from affordable housing projects in certain neighborhoods to market-rate and luxury projects elsewhere in the city. The ordinance was amended on first reading to exclude the city’s Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCDs), which include Coconut Grove. Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo proposed the change. Fifteen people, almost all Coconut Grove residents, spoke against the expansion on Thursday, with many asking the commission to exempt NCDs. Residents feared the proposed expansion would supercharge development, especially in the Grove. “We would like to guard against overdevelopment and displacement,” said Carolyn Donaldson, vice chair of GRACE (Grove Rights and Community Equity), told the commission. “We are not opposed to development, but it must be responsible (and) balanced.”
Commission Amends Density Transfer Ordinance to Exclude NCDs
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