This article should serve as information for anyone interested in buying property in Miami or Realtors who are helping a client look for a property. I know many buyers in Miami are from foreign countries which may have completely different rules regarding land use.

Miami 21 is the most comprehensive zoning code change I have seen in any part of Miami-Dade County in my over 25 years of practicing architecture. It took 4 years of meetings and discussions to complete. There have been some revisions as well. Some places which had...