Tag Archive for ‘Joanne Carr’

Aventura hikes building permit fees 15%

The Aventura City Commission has approved an increase in building permit fees averaging 15 percent.
In a unanimous vote Nov. 3, commissioners authorized the first such fee increase since 2000. Community Development Director Joanne Carr recommended the action to keep the city’s fee structure in line with fees charged by Miami-Dade County, which raised fees in [...]

Aventura approves green building incentives

Aventura placed a carrot in front of developers Oct. 6 when the City Commission adopted a voluntary green building program that extends expedited review process and potential increases in lot coverage and floor area ratio for Gold and Platinum LEED certified buildings.
The final language was tweaked to replace a proposed 25 percent cap on the [...]