Res. No. 106-90-9132RESOLUTION NO.106-90-9132
AN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OP SOUTH HIAMI,FLORIDA,
CREATING A "SOUTH MIAMI SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT";
SPECIFYING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF;AND ESTABLISHING AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS,theCityofSouth Miami,Florida is veil avarethat
the proliferation ofcrimehas rendered manyneighborhoods unsafe
and that,in larqe measure,safeneighborhoodsaretheproductof
planningandimplementationofappropriate environmental design
concepts,comprehensive crime prevention programs,land use
recommendations,and beautlflcation techniques,and;
WHEREAS,the city ofSouth Miami,Floridawithinthearea
comprised by the following streets:
on the north:S.W.40th Street
on the east:S.W.57th Avenue
on the southi S.W.80th Street
on the vest:S.W.69th Avenue
(excluding those areas of unincorporated Metropolitan Dade
County ,Florida situated within such borders,more particularly
described in the Exhibit "AH attached hereto)suffers the ills
set forth above;
WHEREAS,the City ofSouthMiami,Florida desires toaidthe
aforesaid area to create for itself a safer neighborhood;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY TNE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.That there is hereby created a Safer
Neighborhood District tobeknownasthe "South MiamiSafer
Neighborhood District".The boundaries of the said District are
those set forth above.
Section 2.The Mayor and City Commission are hereby
designated as the 3o«ti:d of Directors of the District.
Section 3.7hat the Mayor shall,with the advice and
consent of^he City Commission,appoint a Committee of consisting
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ofno less than five (5)citizens vho shall be owners of real
property located in the District or residents ofthe District,
whoshallserveuntilMarch 1,1991.Subsequent appointees shall
thereafterserve s periodoftwo (2)yearsoruntiltheir
successor is appointed.
a.&£ti.Q_n_4..By majority voteofthe Committee,the members
shallelecta Chairperson andVice-chairperson.
3S.Ct.Lo_n._5.Aquorum for meetingoftheCommitteeshallbe
no less than three (3)members of the Committee and all action
shall require a majority vote of those members in attendance.
Section 6.The Committee shall perform such duties as may
be prescribed by the Board of Directors and shall submit,within
the time period specified by the Board of Directors,a report on
theDistrict'sproposedactivitiesandaproposedbudgetto
accomplishtheDistrict's objectives.In formulating aplan for
services or improvements,the Committee shall consult in public
sessions with the appropriate staff of consultants of the City of
South Miami responsible for preparation of the District's plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of September ,.1990.
APPROVED:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES
October 5,1978
ARTICLE I
Incorporation
SECTION 1.Name.
Thepresent municipal government existing underthename
"CityofSouth Miami"shall continue toexistandshall continue
tobe known-as "CityofSouthMiami."
SECTION .?.Existence.
This municipal corporation shall have perpetualsuccession
SECTION 3.Boundaries.
[.Beginning ata point inthe center of Southwest 57 Avenue
attheSoutheastcornerofSection36,Township 54 South,Range
40 East;thencerunningNortherlyalongtheEastlineofSection
36andSection25,Township54South,Range40 East,saidline
beingthecenterlineof Southwest 57 Avenue (RedRoad)adistance
of approximately 7,920feet,jto theNortheast corner oftheSouth
east quarter ofaforesaidSection25;thencerunningWesterly
alonp,theNorthlineoftheaforesaidSoutheastquarterofSection
25,thesamebeingthecenterlineofSouthwest64Street (Hardee
Road)approximately1,660feettotheEastlineof HAMLET,said
ooint being the Southeast corner of the West half of the Southeast
quarteroftheSouthwestquarteroftheNortheastquarterofafore
said Section 25*thencerunningNortherlyalongtheEastlineof
HAMLET and AVOCADO HOMES a distance of 1,988.2 feet,more or Icr-
to the Northeast corneroftheWesthalfoftheSoutheastquarter
ofthe Northwest quarteroftheNortheastquarterofSection 2?'
thencerunning Westerly tothe Northwest corner ofthe Southeast
t quarter ofthe Northwest quarterofthe Northeast quarterof
Section 25.aforesaid,a distance of 336.08 feet,more or ler.-
thencerunningNortherlyalongtheEastlineoftheNorthwest
quarter of Northwest quarter of Northeast quarter totheNorth
lineof aforesaid Section 25 (center line of Southwest 56 Street.
sometimesknownasMillerDrive)adistanceof663.53 feet,nor:
or less;thence running Westerly alongtheNorthlineof Section
25,Township 54 South.Range 40 East,said line being the center
line i*"Southwest 56Street,to the Southeast corner of the West
half cf the Southeast quarter ofthe Southeast quarter ofthe
Southwest quarter of Section 24,Township 54 South.Range 40 Ea«=:
a distance of 1,011.45 feet,more or less;thence running North
erlyalongtheEastlineofLAHAMACA SUBDIVISION,tothe North
east corner ofthe Southwest quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of
the Southeast quarter ofthe Southwest quarter of Section 24.
aforesaid,a distance of 1.024.81 feet,moreor less;thence
running Westerly a distance of 337.59 feet,moreor less,tothe
Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
of the Southeast quarter of Southwest quarter of Section 24.
aforesaid,saidpointbeinginthecenterlineof Southwest 63
Avenue;thence running Northerly along the center line of said
Southwest 63 Avenue a distance of 343.07 feet,more or less,to
the Northeast comer oftheEasthalfoftheWesthalfof the
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Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 24,afore
said;thence running Westerly a distance of 337.59 feet,more or
less,to the Northwest corner of the East half of the West hali
of the Southeast quarter cf the Southwest quarter of Section 24;
thence running Southerly a distance of 1,371.49 feet,more or
less,to the center line of Southwest 56 Street (Miller Road)
at the Southwest corner of the East half of the West half of the
Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 24 afore
said;thence running Westerly along the center line of Southwest
56 Street,said line being the South line of Section 24,afore
said,to the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter of Section 24,aforesaid,a distance of 337 feet
more or less;thence running Northerly along the East line of the
Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 24,a distance
of 660 feet,more or less,to the North line of the South half of
the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of aforesaid
Section 24;thence running Westerly along said North line of the
South half of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of
Section 24,to the Southwest corner of the East half of the North
east quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of
Section 24.a distance of 337 feet,more or less;thence running
North alom the West line of the Easthalfof the Northeast quarter
of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 24,a
distance of660 feet,more or less,to the Northeast corner of the
West half of the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter of said Section 24;thence running Westerly
along the North line of the West half of the Northeast quarter of
the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of said Section 24,
a distance of330 feet,moreor less,totheNortheastcornerof
the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter of aforesaid Section 24,said point being in the center
lineof Southwest 65Avenue,atthe Northeast corner of GRANDVIEW
PARK SUBDIVISION;thence running NorthalongtheEastlineofthe
Westhalfofthe Northwest quarteroftheSouthwestquarterof
Section.24,to the Northwest corner ofthe Southeast quarter of
the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of aforesaid Section
24,adistanceof660 feet,more or less;thenceEast330feet,
moreorlesstothe Southeast corner ofthe West half oftheNorth
eastquarterofthe Northwest quarteroftheSouthwestquarter;
thence North 660feet,more or less tothe center line of South
west48 Street,saidpointbeingtheNortheastcorneroftheWest
halfoftheNortheastquarteroftheNorthwestquarterofthe
Southwestquarter;thenceWestalongthecenterlineofSouthwest
48 Street 990 feet,more or leas,to the Northwest corner of
SouthwestquarterofaforesaidSection 24,saidpointbeingthe
intersection of the center line of Southwest 48 Street and South
west 67 Avenue;thence running Southerly along the center lineof
Southwest 67 Avenue,the same being the West line of aforesaid
Sections 24 and 25,tothe Southwest corner of the Northwest quar
ter of the Northwest quarter of Section 25,aforesaid;said point
being the intersection ofthe center lineof Southwest 67 Avenue
and 60 Street;thence running Westerly along the North line ofthe
South half ofthe Northeast quarter of Section 26,Township 54
South,Range 40 East,toa point on the Easterly Right of Way line
ofthe Florida East Coast Railway Company (Miami BeltLine);thence
run Southerly alonq the Easterly Right of Way line of aforesaid
Florida East Coast Railway Company (Miami Belt line)toa point on
the North line of the Southeast quarter of aforesaid Section 26;
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thence Easterly along the North line of the Southeast quarter of
aforesaid Section "2F to the Northwest corner of the Northeast
quarter of the Southeast quarter of aforesaid Section 26;thence
run Southerly along the West line of the East half of the South
east quarter of Section 26,aforesaid,and the West line of the
East half of the Northeast quarter of Section 35.Township 54
South,Range 40 East,said line also being the center line of
Southwest 69 Avenue,a distance of 5,280 feet,more or less,to
the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the NQrtheast
quarter of Section 35,Township 54 South,Range 40 East;thence
running Easterly 1.980 feet,more or less,to the Northwest cor
ner of the North half of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 36.Township 54 South,
Range 40 East;thence South 330 feet,more or less,to the South
west corner of the North half of the Northeast quarter it the
Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of said Section 36;
thence East 660 feet,more or less,to the Southe a:\.corner of
the Northhalfofthe Northeast quarteroftheNorthwestquarter
of the Southwest quarter of Section 36;thence North 330 feet,
more or less,to the Northeast corner of the North half of the
Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter
of said Section 36;thence running Easterly along the center line
ofSouthwest80Street,alsotheSouthlineoftheNorthwestquarter
of aforesaid Section 36toa point atthe intersection of the cen
ter line of Southwest 80 Street and Southwest 62 Avenue,said point
being the center of Section 36.Township 54 South,Range 40 East,a
distance of 1.320 feet,more or less;thence running South along the
centerlineofSouthwest62Avenue,saidlinebeingtheWestline
ofthe Southeast quarter of Section 36to the center line inter
sectionatSouthwest88Street;saidpointbeingtheSouthwestcor
ner of the Southeast quarter of aforesaid Section 36,a distance
of 2.640 feet,moreor less;thence Easterlyalongthecenterline
of Southwest 88 Street 2,640 feet,moreorless,tothe Southeast
corner of Section 36,Township 54 South.Range 40 East,saidpoint
being the Point of Beginning.
Ai.i.O.the following described areas in Section 24,Township 54 South,
Range 40East:
AlloftheNortheeastquarteroftheSoutheastquarterofthe
SoutheastquarterofSection 24,Township54South,Range40East,
thesamebeingtheORCHARDHEIGHTSandRIVIERAPINESSUBDIVISIONS.
Allofthe Northeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter oftheSouth
eastquartercf Section 24,comprising a Resubdivision ofBlocks
5,6 and the North half of Block 15,BILTMORE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION,
together with allthe streets and avenues lyinginthe Northwest
quarter ofthe Northeast quarter ofthe Southeast quarter andthe
Northeast quarter ofthe Northwest quarter ofthe Southeast quar
ter,and the Northwest quarter ofthe Northwest quarter ofthe
Southeast quarter and the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quar
terofthe Southwest quarter and allofthe tract of land in the
East half ofthe Northwest quarter ofthe Northeast quarter ofthe
Southwest quarter of Section 24,together with the following des
cribed lots:Lots 9,10,11 and 12 of Block 9;Lots 1,2,3,of
Block 13:Lots 20 and 21 of Block 1;of BILTMORE HEIGHTS as
recorded in Plat Book 21at Page 34,of the Public Records of Dade
County,Florida.
Article 1,Sec.3 (continued)
ALSO:
The East 80feetof Tract 4,BILTMORE HEIGHTS REVISED,recorded
inPlatBook39atPage65ofthePublicRecordsofDadeCounty,
Florida;alsoformerlyknownasLots 23,24,25,andthe Eaat 5feet
ofLot22in Block 4of BILTMORE HEIGHTS recorded in Plat Book21
atPage 34 of the Public Records ofDade County,Florida.
ALSO including allofthe following describedlandslyinginthe
North half of the North half of Section 24:
BeginningattheNortheastcornerofSection24,attheinter
section ofthe center lines of Southwest 57 Avenue (RedRoad)
and Southwest 40 Street (Bird Road);thence running Westerly
along theNorthlineof Section 24 (center lineof Southwest
40 Street)to the Northwest corner of the East half of the North
west quarter ofthe Northwest quarter ofthe said section;thence
runningSouthalongtheWestlineoftheEasthalfoftheNorth
west quarter ofthe Northwest quarter tothe Southwest corner of
the East half ofthe Northwest quarter ofthe Northwest quarter
of said Section 24;thence running Easterly along the South line
of the North half of the North half of Section 24 to the Southeast
corner of the West half of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of said section,a distance of 3,960 feet,more or less;
thence running Northerly along the West line of the East half of
the Northeast quarter of.the Northeast quarter of Section 24,to
the Northwest corner of the South half of the Southeast quarter
ofthe Northeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of said section,
a distance of330feet,more orless;thence running Easterly
along the North line ofthe South half ofthe Southeast quarter of
the Northeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of said section,to
the East line of Section 24,a distance of 660 feet,more or less,
tothe Northeast corner ofthe South halfofthe Southeast quarter
ofthe Northeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of Section 24,
said point being in the center line of Southwest 57 Avenue;thence
running NorthalongtheEastlineof Section 24,totheplaceof
beginning,adistanceof990 feet,moreor less;however,excluding
fromtheabove description certain parcels and tracts ofland,but
not excepting any rights of way for highways within the area des
cribed,the exceptions being asfollows:
AlllotsintheSoutheastquarteroftheNorthwestquarterofthe
NorthwestquarterandtheEasthalfoftheNortheastquarterof
theNorthwestquarteroftheNorthwestquarter of Section 24,Town
ship54 South,Range40 East,Tract 1-A andLot 10,Tracts 2-A,
2-B,Lot9and Tract 2-C,Tracts 4-A,4-B and4-C,the North 10feet
oftheEast50feetofLot5andTract3-DinALTA TERRA,aSub
division of the East half of the West half of the Northwest quarter
oftheNortheastquarterofSection24,asrecordedinPlatBook35
atPage26of the PublicRecordsofDade County,Florida.
ALLlotsintheNortheastquarteroftheNorthwestquarterofthe
Northeast quarter and in the North half of the Southeast quarter of
the Northwest quarteroftheNortheastquarterofSection 24,Town
ship54South,Range40East.
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AJ.L lotsin Blocks 4 and'5,with the exception of Lots 21 and 24
in Block 5,alllotsin Block 3,with the exception of Lots 1,2,
9,10.11,12,13,14,15 and 16,all lots in Block 6,with the
exception of Lots 8,9,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 and 20,all
Lotsin Block 7,with the exception of Lots 14,17,18,19,20,
21,22,24,25,26 and 27as contained in WESTERFIELD MANOR
Section One,Two and Three,located in the Northeast quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section 24,aforesaid,and recorded in
Plat Book 18atPage47 and in Plat Book 27 at Page 9ofthe Dade
County Public Records,andthe jurisdiction and powers ofthe City
ofSouthMiamishall extend over alllands within saidarea,
whether platted or unplatted,including butnot limited toall
streets,sidewalks,alleys and parks andtoandoverallwater,
waterways,canals and submerged lands whatsoever within the said
boundaries.
Also,begin at:the intersection of the centerline ofSW 59th
Avenueandthe centerline ofSW64thStreet;tlience run easterly
along the centerline of SW 64th Street to the intersection of the
East boundary line extended of UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUBDIVISION NO.
1asrecordedinPlatBook89atPage15ofthePublicRecordsof
DadeCounty,Florida;thencerunNortherlyalongtheEast boundary
line of said UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUBDIVISION NO.1.to the Northeast
corner of Block 2of said UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUBDIVISION NO.1;
thencerunWesterlyalongtheNorthlineof said Block2of
UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUBDIVISION NO.1,toa point en the East right
ofway line ofSW59th Avenue;thencerunNortherlyalongtheEast
right of way line of SW 59th Avenue tothe intersection of the North
rightofway line ofSW62nd Street;thencerunWesterlyalongthe
North right ofwayofSW62ndStreettotheWestboundarylineof
UNIVERSITYMANORFIRSTADDITIONasrecorded in PlatBook 48,Page45
of thePublic Records ofDade County,Florida;thencerunSoutherly
•ilong theWestlineofsaid UNIVERSITY MANOR FIRST ADDITION,andthe
West line of STORMPROOF as recorded in PlatBook 47,Page 12 ofthe
PviM'c Records ofDade County,Florida,toapointonthe cunterlino
ofSW64th Street;thencerunEastalongthecenterlineofSW64th
Street tothe intersection ofthe centerline ofSW 59th Avenue and
the centerline ofSW 64th Street,the same beingpointof beginning.
The title and jurisdiction over all streets,thoroughfares,side
walks,parks,alleys andpublic lots within the Cityof South Miami,
and all other property and municipal public works of the City now
owned,possessed or operated by it,is hereby vested in the City
of South Miami as created by this act,asmaybe contracted or
expanded.
Art.I,Sec.3