A set of rezoning and land-use changes affecting West Grove properties was withdrawn Wednesday night before the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (PZAB), delaying consideration of a proposal that would have expanded density and allowed new mixed-use development within a multiblock section south of Grand Avenue near Douglas Road.
The four items — which included amendments to the Future Land Use Map and corresponding zoning changes — had been scheduled for review as part of a broader plan to increase allowable residential density and introduce commercial uses across dozens of properties in the area.
In an email circulated ahead of the meeting, Javier Gonzalez, the Coconut Grove liaison for District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo, said the items were pulled following confusion and feedback generated through social media and community emails.
“There’s been a few comments posted in social media / blast emails that makes this topic look like something new that’s coming to the community when in fact this has been out there for years,” Gonzalez wrote, citing the 2002 Grand Avenue Vision Plan.
Gonzalez also pointed to what he described as limited community engagement during prior outreach efforts, including a February meeting for which, he said, only one resident responded to invitations for feedback.
The proposals had previously been heard by PZAB in November 2025, Gonzalez wrote, and were automatically deferred for six months, bringing them back to this week’s agenda. According to Gonzalez, the city plans to continue outreach and revisit the proposals at a later date.
The withdrawn items included changes affecting up to 61 properties.
