Ord. No. 25-08-1960ORDINANCE NO. 25 -08 -1 960
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REMOVING SECTION 20 -5.10 ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER APPROVALS "; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Land Development Code (LDC) regulations set forth in Section 20 -5.10
currently provides a complete process for administrative waivers; and
WHEREAS, a City Commissioner has requested that the section on Administrative Waivers
be deleted because it undermines the Land Development Code and relief is available for truly
extraordinary conditions under variance approvals ; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board at its May 27, 2008 meeting, after public hearing, approved a
motion by a vote of 6 ayes 0 nays recommending that a proposed elimination of Land
Development Code Section 20 -5.10 "Administrative waiver approvals" be denied; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendation of the Planning
Board and enact the aforesaid amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 20 -5.10 "Administrative Waiver approvals" of the Land Development
Code is hereby removed and deleted.
Section 2 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4 This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the adoption hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2008
ATTEST:
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1 s` Reading — 6/10/08
2 "d Reading— 7/29/08
APPROVED:
Ord. No. 25 -08 -1960
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
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COMMISSION VOTE:
5-0
Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Beckman:
Yea
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o R INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor Feliu and Members of the City Commission
Via: Ajibola Balogun, City Manager °
From: Sanford A. Youkilis, Acting Planning Director 7 6
Date: June 10, 2008 ITEM No.
Subject AN ORDINANCE DE THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CI'T'Y
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REMOVING SECTION 20 -5.10 ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER APPROVALS "; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BACKGROUND
Commissioner Beckman has requested the Planning Board to consider removing the
Administrative Waiver process from the Land Development Code. The Commissioner has stated
in a memo to the Planning Department that "...this section needs to be deleted because it
undermines the Land Development Code and relief is available for truly extraordinary conditions
under variance approvals."
CURRENT REGULATIONS
The Land Development Code (LDC) regulations provides for an Administrative Waiver
procedure (Section 20 -5.10) which permits the City Manager to grant waivers to existing zoning
standards in certain zoning districts. The waiver procedure is limited to very small adjustments in
zoning dimensional standards and essentially substitutes for a variance process. The use of the
Administrative Waiver does not require proof of hardship but does require the consent of abutting
neighbors. It can only be used once for a particular property.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The Land Development Code Section 20 -5.10 was placed into the Code by the adoption of
Ordinance No. 15-94-1564 on October 4, 1994. During discussion on the matter it was pointed out
that the primary purpose was to help property owners to obtain minor variances without having to
prove hardship. It was also noted that this would reduce the workload on staff and the City
Commission because public hearings, notification, and extensive case research would be limited.
The legislation at that time allowed for Administrative Waiver in the following zoning districts:
RS -1, RS -2, RS -3, RS -4, RT -6, RT -9, RM -18, RM -24. The legislation also limited waivers to
setbacks, minimum spacing, building coverage, impervious coverage, certain parking
requirements and lot frontage. The legislation was similar to the Miami Dade "administrative
variances" now called "administrative adjustments" (Section 33 -36.1) which permits the County
Planning Director to grant similar minor zoning waivers in unincorporated areas.
In April, 1995 the same LDC section was amended (Ord. No. 4 -95 -1577) to add "lot area" as a
category eligible for a waiver. It is important to note that the ordinance adopted in April, 1995
also removed the RS -4 classification as a zoning district in which a waiver could be applied for.
There is no record in the files of the Planning Board or City Clerk as to why this last revision was
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made.
iv7SE OF ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVERS
Since 1994 a total of 130 Administrative Waivers have been approved by the City Manager, an
average of nine per year. A number of waiver applications were never completed because of
failure to obtain abutting neighbors consent. Attached is a more in depth listing of waivers
granted during the last two years 2006, 2007, and 2008 which illustrates the type of waivers
requested and the reason for the waiver request.
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
(1) Administrative waivers or adjustments are contained in most zoning codes. In most cases a
waiver can not exceed a very small percentage of the dimensional requirement, as in South
Miami, 30 %, 20% 10% or 5 %.
(2) The purpose of the waiver is to help property owners by allowing for a more simple process
and less costly method (application fee -$750 vs. $2000 for a variance) to modify the strict
application of a zoning standard. A review of the attached chart indicates that most waivers are
needed by homeowners for very minor adjustments in order to improve the function or usefulness
of their homes. The compatibility guidelines followed by the City Manager and the Planning
Department in granting a waiver and the requirement of consent by abutting property owners is
an assurance that waivers have minimal impact on a neighborhood.
(3) The deletion of the Administrative Waiver process could result in an additional 6 -8 variance
applications per year to the agendas of the Planning Board and City Commission.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION
The Planning Board at its M_ ay 27, 2008 meeting adopted a motion by a vote of 6 ayes 0 nays
recommending
(l) that the proposed removal of Section 20 -5.10 "Administrative Waiver Approvals" be
denied;
(2) that the current Section 20 -5.10 "Administrative Waiver Approval" be amended as
follows:
(a) Expand the use of administrative waivers to the "RS -4 and "RS -5" zoning districts; by
amending Section 20- 5.10(C)(1).
(b) Limit the setback administrative waiver to new construction only; by amending
Section 20- 5.10(C)(1)(a) to add "This shall not apply to new construction."
RECOMMENDATION
(1) It is recommended that the recommendation of the Planning Board to deny the removal of the
administrative waiver section be approved (the attached draft ordinance should not be approved);
(2) It is recommended that the two revisions to the existing regulations recommended by the
Planning Board be placed as a first reading ordinance on the next City Commission agenda.
Backup Documentation:
Draft Ordinance
Planning Department Staff Report 5 -27 -08
LDC Sec. 20 -5.10
Administrative bf "aiver Su177177my 2006 -2008
Planning Board Mirnrtes Eveerpt 5 -27 -08
Public notices
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To: Honorable Chair and Date: May 27, 2008
Planning Board Members
From: Sanford A. Youkilis, AICP
Acting Planning Director
Re: LDC Amendment — Administrative
Waiver Removal Sec. 20 -5.10
BACKGROUND
The Land Development Code (LDC) regulations provides for an Administrative Waiver.
procedure (Section 20 -5.10) which permits the City Manager to grant waivers to existing zoning
standards in certain zoning districts. The waiver procedure is limited to very small adjustments
in zoning dimensional standards and essentially substitutes for. a variance process. The use of
the Administrative Waiver does not require proof of hardship but does require the consent of
abutting neighbors. It can only be used once for a particular property.
Commissioner Beckman has requested the Board to consider removing the Administrative
Waiver process from the Land Development Code. The Commissioner has stated in a memo to
this office that "...this section needs to be deleted because it undermines the Land Development
Code and relief is available for truly extraordinary conditions under variance approvals."
LEGISI.,ATIVE HISTORY
The Land Development Code Section 20 -5.10 was placed into the Code by the adoption of
Ordinance No.15 -94 -1564 on October 4, 1994. During discussion on the matter it was pointed
out that the primary purpose was to help property owners to obtain minor variances without
having to prove hardship. It was also noted that this would reduce the workload on staff and the
City Commission because public hearings, notification, and extensive case research would be
limited. The legislation at that time allowed for Administrative Waiver in the following zoning
districts: RS -1, RS -2, RS -3, RS -4, RT -6, RT -9, RM -18, RM -24. The legislation also limited
waivers to setbacks, minimum spacing, building coverage, impervious coverage, certain parking
requirements and lot frontage. The legislation was similar to the Miami Dade "administrative
variances" now called "administrative adjustments" (Section 33 -36.1) which permits the County
Planning Director to grant similar minor zoning waivers in unincorporated areas.
LDC Amendmerst
May, 2008
Page 2 of 2
In April, 1995 the same LDC section was amended (Ord. No. 4 -95 -1577) to add "lot area" as a
category eligible for a waiver. It is important to note that the ordinance adopted in April, 1995
also removed the RS -4 classification as a zoning district in which a waiver could be applied for.
There is no record in the files of the Planning Board or City Clerk as to why this last revision
was made.
USE OF ADMIMSTRATIVE WAIVERS
Since 1994 a total of 130 Administrative Waivers have been approved by the City Manager, an
average of nine per year. A number of waiver applications were never completed because of
failure to obtain abutting neighbors consent. Attached is a more in depth listing of waivers
granted during the last two years 2006, 2007, and 2008 which illustrates the type of waivers
requested and the reason for the waiver request.
PROPOSED AIVIENDMMENT
The proposed amendment would be to delete Section 20 -5.10 in its entirety from the LDC.
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
(1) Administrative waivers or adjustments are contained in most zoning codes. In most cases a
waiver can not exceed a very small percentage of the dimensional requirement, as in South
Miami, 30%,20% 10% or 5 %.
(2) The purpose of the waiver is to help property owners by allowing for a more simple process
and less costly method (application fee -$750 vs. $2000 for a variance) to modify the strict
application of a zoning standard. A review of the attached chart indicates that most waivers are
needed by homeowners for very minor adjustments in order to improve the function or
usefulness of their homes. The compatibility guidelines followed by the City Manager and the
Planning Department in granting a waiver and the requirement of consent by abutting property
owners is an assurance that waivers have minimal impact on a neighborhood.
(3) The deletion of the Administrative Waiver process could result in an additional 6 -8 variance
applications per year to the agendas of the Planning Board and City Commission.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the proposed amendment to delete Section 20 -5.10 be denied.
Attachments:
LDC Sec. 20 -5.10
Administrative Waiver Summary 2006 -2008
Public Notices
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PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS 20 -5.10
(G) Permitted Variance Requests. Applications for variances shall be restricted to only the
following:
(1) Yard setbacks
(2) Lot size
(3) Lot coverage
(4) Building height
(5) Fences and walls
(6) Impervious coverage
(7) Off - street parking
(8) Open space
(9) Signs
(10) Landscaping
(Ord. No. 11 -90 -1451, 8- 21 -90)
20 -5.10 Administrative waiver approvals.
(A) Authority to Grant Administrative Waiver Approvals.
(1) The city manager shall have the authority to grant "nonuse waiver' requests pursuant
to the guidelines, standards and limitations contained in this section.
(2) A nonuse waiver is defined to mean a discretionary administrative action relaxing the
application of minimum lot size (net area), frontage dimensional requirements,
principal building setbacks, building spacing, building coverage, impervious coverage,
parking requirements, screen enclosure setbacks, swimh: ing pool setbacks, whirlpool
spa setbacks, canopy carport setbacks, and accessory structure setbacks, as- contained
within this Code, which have no relation to a change in use of the property or structure
in question.
(BY Guidelines. In granting the waiver and issuing the permit, the city manager shall find:
(1) The waiver will be in harmony with the general appearance and character of the
neighborhood and the entire community.
(2) The waiver will not be injurious to the area involved or otherwise detrimental to the
public welfare.
(3) The proposed addition is designed and arranged on the site in a manner that
minimizes aural and visual impact on the adjacent residences while affording the
applicant a reasonable use of the land.
(4) The waiver will be consistent with the City of South Miami s Comprehensive Plan.
Errata 113
20 -5.10 SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
(C) Standards. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code:
(1) In the RS -1 (Estate Residential), the RS -2 (Semi- Estate/Large Lot Residential), the
RS -3 (Low, Density/Medium Lot Single- Family Residential), the RT 6 (Townhouse
Residential), the RT -9 (Two- Familyffownhouse Residential), the RM -18 (Low Density
Multifamily Residential), the RM -24 (Medium. Density Multifamily Residential), upon
application duly made, the city manager may approve a request to reduce the required
setbacks 'for principal buildings, a request to reduce the required spacing between
buildings, a request to increase maximum building coverage, or a request to increase
maximum impervious coverage from those requirements specified in this Code,
providing that the request does not exceed the following limitations:
(a) No setback is reduced below seventy (70) percent of that normally required.
(b) Spacing requirements between buildings are not reduced below eighty (80)
percent of that normally required.
(c) Building coverage is not increased by more than twenty (20) percent of that
normally permitted.
(d) Impervious coverage is not increased by more than twenty (20) percent of that
normally permitted.
(e) Required lot frontage is not reduced by more than five (5) percent of that normally
required, and that in no case shall any lot be created with a lot frontage of less l .
than fifty (50) feet.
(i) Required minimum net lot area (square feet) is not reduced by more than 10
percent of that required under the dimensional requirements of this Code.
(2) In any district, upon application duly made, the city manager may approve a waiver
request for the reduction of the provision of required parking spaces for any property
designated as an historical site pursuant to Section 20 -5.17 of this Code, providing that
the waiver does not reduce the number of parking spaces provided below thirty (30)
percent of that normally required. Furthermore, the requirements of paragraph (D) of
this section shall not apply to a designated historical site.
(3) The city manager may approve a waiver request to reduce the setback requirements
for screen enclosures, tennis courts, swine ing pools, whirlpool spas, canopy carports
and accessory structures, providing that no setback is reduced below seventy (70)
percent of that normally required.
(D) Limitation. Waiver approvals shall be limited to a single request which is applied to an
individual lot, where such lot is located within an area where at least seventy -five (75) percent
of the lots in a radius of three hundred (300) feet from the subject property have already been
developed.
(E) Review Procedures.
(1) Application for a waiver request shall be made by the fee owner of the property on a
form prescribed by the building, zoning and community development department and
Errata. 114
PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS 20 -5.10
shall be submitted to the department. The application shall include a current survey
and an accurately and fully dimensioned site plan showing the existing structures on
the property, the location of the proposed construction, and the location and use of
e>d.sting structures on the adjacent properties from which the waiver is being
requested. The application shall include a letter of intent explaining the reason and
justification for the proposed construction and waiver request. The application shall be
accompanied by:
(a) The written consent of all the property owners of all adjacent or abutting lots to
the subject property; and
(b) The written consent of all the property owners of all lots immediately across the
street from the property for setbacks facing public rights -of -way.
(2) Upon receipt of the application for a waiver, the city manager, prior to making his
decision, shall have a staff member of the department inspect the site of the property
and the surrounding properties to determine what impact, if any, the proposed
construction will have on the area. The staff member shall attempt to personally
contact the residents and/or owners of the adjacent properties, including the property
or properties immediately across all adjacent streets, for the purpose of collecting
additional information relevant to the application.
(3) Upon receipt of all necessary information, including staff reports, the city manager
shall review the information and render his decision either approving, modifying or
denying the request. A copy of the decision shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation. A waiver shall not be effective until fifteen (15) days after the city
manager's decision is published in a newspaper of general circulation. A courtesy
notice containing the decision of the city manager may be mailed to adjacent and
abutting property owners of record, their tenants, or their agents, that are identified
on the application. Failure to mail or receive such courtesy notice shall not affect any
action or proceedings taken under this section.
(4) In granting any waivers, the city manager may prescribe appropriate conditions and
safeguards as the city manager may feel necessary to protect and further the interests
of the abutting'properties, the neighborhood area, or the entire community, which may
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Landscape materials, walls, and fences for visual and acoustical buffering;
(b) Modification of the orientation of proposed openings in structures; and/or
(c) Modification of arrangement and location of structures on the site.
(5) Granting of an administrative waiver shall be recorded in the official public records of
Metro -Dade County, by the applicant, a copy of which shall be filed in the records of the
City of South Miami's Building, Zoning and Community Development Department.
Errata. 115
20 -5.10 SOUTH ML4MI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
(F) Appeals.
(1) The applicant, or any aggrieved property owner in the City of South Miami, may
appeal decisions of the city manager to the city commission under Section 20- 6.1(E) of
this Code. An administrative appeal must be filed within fifteen (15) days following the
publication of the city manager's decision.
(2) In the event that an appeal is filed by.any aggrieved property owner within the City
of South Miami, the city manager may stop or suspend any construction authorized by
the waiver until a decision has been made on the appeal. In the event the city manager
should determine that the suspension of the construction could cause imminent peril
to life or property, the city manager may permit the construction to continue upon such
conditions and limitations, including furnishing of an appropriate bond, as may be
deemed proper under the circumstances.
(Ord. No. 15 -94 -1564, § 1, 10 -4 -94; Ord. No. 4 -95 -1577, § 1, 4 -4-95)
20 -5.11 Site plan review approvals.
(A) Applicability. Site plans shall not require a public hearing but shall be submitted for
review and approval by the environmental review and preservation board prior to the issuance
of a permit for:
(1) Any new building or other structure which is visible from any public or private street;
and
(2) Any material alterations to an existing building or other structure which is visible
from any public or private street.
(B) Standards and Guidelines. The environmental review and preservation board shall
review the following aspects of all site plans:
(1) Scale, color, texture and appropriateness of all proposed buildings and other struc-
tures;
(2) Quantity, quality and arrangement of all proposed landscaping and open space
features;
(3) Overall compatibility of the proposed development with the existing and desired
character of the property and neighborhood in which located; and
(4) The installation of sidewalks along all arterial roadways and compliance with the city's
sidewalk policies and requirements.
(C) Review and Approval.
(1) The environmental review and preservation board shall review the proposed site plan
at its first regularly scheduled meeting following proper filing of such material.
(2) All approved site plans shall bear an official city stamp and the signature of the board ;
chairman presiding at the meeting when such plans were approved.
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PLANNING BOARD
Regular Meeting
Action Summary Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
City Commission Chambers
7030 Pero
EXCERPT
I. Call to Order and the Fledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Action: The meeting was called to order at 7:44 P.M.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
II. Roll Call.
Action: Chairman Morton requested a roll call.
Board members present constituting a quorum: Mr. Morton, Ms. Yates, Mr. Comendeiro, Mr.
Cruz, Mr. Farfan, and Ms. Chael. Absent: Ms. Young.
City staff present: Sanford A. Youkilis (Acting Planning Director) and Lluvia Resendiz
(Administrative Assistant).
III. Planning Board Applications/Public Bearing
PB -08 -022
Applicant: City of South Miami.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REMOVING SECTION 20 -5.10 ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER APPROVALS "; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Action: Mr. Farfan read the item into the record.
Mr. Youkilis advised that Commissioner Beckman provided a written memo stating that "this
section must be deleted from the Land Development because it undermines the Land Development
Code and relief is available for truly extraordinary conditions under variance approvals." Mr.
Youkilis advised that the .primary purpose for an administrative waiver was to help property
owners obtain minor setbacks without having to prove hardship. Almost every government has
some form of administrative waiver to provide for minor adjustments to setbacks, lot coverage,
impervious coverage, enclosure setbacks, and swimming pool setbacks that can be waived in
certain zones as long as it is below a certain percentage. Originally it was applicable for zoning
district RS -1 through RS -4 but a year after it adoption in 1995 the RS -4 was excluded without any
record. The City of South Miami has approved a total of 130 administrative waivers since 1994.
The administrative waiver process is a process where the abutting neighbors must sign the request
Plaiming Board Meeting
May 27, 2008 Excerpt
Page 2 of 2
for approval for an administrative waiver. The applicant must wait for two weeks during the
advertisement period and if no objections are brought forward, the City,Manager approves the
administrative waiver request. Mr. Youkilis advised that a chart illustrating the administrative
waivers which have been approved during the last three years was provided. He also added that as
long as the percent increase is no more than 30% a South Miami resident does not have to go
through the variance process, a process which is not only more time consuming but also more
costly. Therefore, because the variance process is more consuming and adds more items to the
Planning Board and City Commission agenda, Mr. Youkilis recommended that the proposed
amendment made by Commissioner Beckman be denied.
Ms. Yates questioned if other residents have expressed concerns with the administrative waiver
process other than Commissioner Beckman. Mr. Youkilis replied that he was not aware of any
complaints.
Mr. Morton questioned if an administrative waiver was limited to existing structures or if it also
included new construction applications. Mr. Youkilis replied that it was available for both new and
existing structures. Mr. Youkilis added that a resident was limited to only one administrative
waiver for the history of the property. Those who apply for an administrative waiver and in the
future need additional setbacks waived would be required to go through the variance process, a
process which is lengthily and difficult to prove hardship.
The Board expressed concern that a resident may be approved for more than one administrative
waiver related to impervious coverage and lot coverage or that one may offset another. Mr.
Youkilis advised that only one is permitted in perpetuity for any additional requests a resident must
go for a variance before the Planning Board and the City Commission for approval. Mr. .Youkilis
added that although the administrative waiver application might seem like more work for staff,
staff was willing to do the administrative waivers simply because it helps many homeowners
without having to prove the hardship required for a variance.
Mr. Morton again expressed concerns that administrative waivers were also for new constructions
and whether or not only one waiver per structure was permitted. Mr. Youkilis replied that it is for
one single request and item "D" of the LDC words it that way. Mr. Morton suggested that the
section be amended to read that an administrative waiver should be limited to existing structures.
He also recommended that "RS -4 and RS -5" districts should be included in the administrative
waiver process. He felt that either all districts should have the same right or none at all.
Motion: Mr. Cruz moved to deny the request as presented and Ms. Yates seconded.
Vote: 6 Ayes 0 Nays
Motion: Ms. Yates moved and Mr. Farfan seconded to amend Section 20- 5.10(C) with following
recommendations:
1. Include the following sentence to Section 20- 5.10(C)(1)(a) "This shall not apply to new
construction."
2. Include "RS -4 and "RS -5" districts to Section 20- 5.10(C)(1).
Vote: 6 Ayes 0 Nays
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Charnbeis, 61 36'Sdnsef Drjv-e,-"the City Commission, --14jil
hbld .,bblic, He6rIn§s to
cohsider the followingitems:
AN ORDINANCE RELATING -T-OTHE LAND bEVELOP.M'E-N-T-.CODE;'_kEMOVING-
FROM THE 1. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 20=4 4(G) ENTITLED;
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DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT
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APPLICATION, REQUIREMENTS ".
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N ,ORDER �TO
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTiOWIALIST BE SIGNED
AND SEALED BYA FLORIDA REGISTERED ARCHITECT
ANORDINANCEAMENDING.THt SOUTH MIAMI GODE'OrORDINANCES
BY "AMENDING SECTION 15- 99-2114TI711LE15-:CONTROLLED "PARKING
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have any im rtes on the glypve items 1please contact the,Planning and Zoning:
Department's
office at305- 663 -6326.'
ALL interested liarff6s are 'lniiitedi, attend anti Will 66 h6
Maria. M. Meheilliddi, CMC zW
-Clerk
City
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Pursuant io Florida; S.tatut . es 286 . .0105, the City,hereby iidAsEis the.public that 'il"a pe6riidecideia iaappeal —
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decision made by this Agency or Gommissior wlth nesped to:imy niatI4 considered at its mbetlnbor.-
hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings; and that for such affected effect0d petson may , need ,
to ensure that a verbatim record of thtf proceedings is mied
e7which--r6dord includes the testimony and eVidende
upon whrch the.appeal rs to ¢e based 4 F?–Fwki�h