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City of Coral Gables

File #: 25-9282    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/18/2025 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 10/14/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Article 16, “Definitions,” City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, by amending the definition of freeboard to modify minimum and maximum freeboard requirements within special flood hazard areas; amending Section 2-101, "Single-family residential (SFR) District, "Subsection (b), "Height," to incorporate required freeboard and floodplain management standards for residences in flood hazard areas; and adding garage floor elevation standards that align with flood-resistant construction requirements; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and an effective date. (09 17 25 PZB recommended approval, Vote 6-0)
Attachments: 1. 10 14 25 CC Cover Memo - Freeboard Text Amendment, 2. 10 14 25 Exhibit A - Draft Ordinance, 3. 10 14 25 Exhibit B - 09 17 25 PZB Staff Report - Freeboard w attachments, 4. 10 14 25 Exhibit C - Excerpt of 09 17 25 PZB Meeting Minutes., 5. 07 02 25 PZB Staff Report - Freeboard w attachment

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An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Article 16, “Definitions,” City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, by amending the definition of freeboard to modify minimum and maximum freeboard requirements within special flood hazard areas; amending Section 2-101, "Single-family residential (SFR) District, "Subsection (b), "Height," to incorporate required freeboard and floodplain management standards for residences in flood hazard areas; and adding garage floor elevation standards that align with flood-resistant construction requirements; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and an effective date. (09 17 25 PZB recommended approval, Vote 6-0)

 

 

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