Biscayne Bay Shoreline Development Review Committee

The Biscayne Bay Shoreline Development Review Committee meetings are held at 9 a.m. at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, in Conference Room 18-3.

Shoreline Development Review Committee Lower Council meetings are held remotely or as per the applicant's scheduled date.

For more information, call 305-375-2842 or email [email protected].

Each County Commission district has an appointed member to the Biscayne Bay Shoreline Development Committee. If you are interested in being part of this committee, call the Shoreline Coordinator at 305-375-2842 for eligibility criteria and other information.

District 1
Vacant

District 2
Vacant

District 3
Vacant

District 4
John A. Stuart

District 5
Justine Velez

District 6
Vacant

District 7
Maria De Leon-Fleites

District 8
Rachel Silverstein

District 9
Vacant

District 10
Primi Conde

District 11
Lizbet Velazquez

District 12
Vacant

District 13
George Puig

• Shoreline Review Application
• Shoreline Development Review Ordinance & Design Manual
• Shoreline Development Review Boundary Map

Search for submitted applications; select B - Biscayne Bay Shoreline in the application type dropdown list.

• To preserve or enhance the natural, aesthetic and recreational values of the Biscayne Bay area.
• To encourage the best use of the water and shoreline area for the benefit, use and enjoyment of residents of and visitors to the Miami-Dade County.
• To provide the maximum amount of public visual and physical access to the water through the provisions of mixed use facilities and places open to the public at large, such as walkways, boardwalks, plazas, and observation areas along the shoreline.
• To encourage new shoreline development along the waterfront to respect the coastal environment, and to orient or reorient shoreline uses and buildings to the water.
• To avoid monotony in building heights and widths and appearances along the developed areas of shoreline and, above all, to avoid further walling off of the shoreline through appropriate site preparation and landscape design.
• To prevent the siting of uses along the bayshore that are incompatible with adjacent in-water and developed areas.
• To encourage the retention and use of native plant materials along the shoreline.
• To provide landscaping in the viewing corridors and shoreline setback areas that focuses views toward the water.
• To create or recreate over the next few decades, a natural soft edge and greenbelt-like quality along the bay shoreline.
• To plan and design new developments, or make improvements to existing developments, in a manner that will enhance the view and enjoyment of the water and shoreline area from the street, from the water, from within the development and overlooking the development.
• To encourage the integration of existing historic structures and features in new shoreline developments.