Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., passes ordinance restricting building heights.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Amanda Hoffmann

Nov. 18--The Bay Harbor Islands Town Council continues tinkering with the town's building code, and last week passed an ordinance further restricting building height in residential areas.

The main impact of the new ordinance, which divides residential properties into two categories -- RM 1 for waterfront properties and RM 2 for and interior properties -- is to mandate that multistory buildings be "stepped back" starting at 30 feet in height, to create a...

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