Ord. No. 04-03-1788ORDINANCENO.4-03-1788
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURES;AMENDING SECTION 2-25 (L)OF CHAPTER 2 THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES ENTITLED "SCHEDULE OF FINES";PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the City has reviewed fine schedulesfor Miami-Dade County andseveral
municipalities;and
WHEREAS,theCityhasfoundthatfeesfortheCountyandother municipalities are
higherthanthosefeesincludedintheSouthMiamiSchedule of Fines;and
WHEREAS,the City haschangedtheclassI,Zoning Violations toclass IV addingillegalunits.
WHEREAS,theadministration recommends an amendment to Section 2-25 (1)of Chapter Two of
theCode of Ordinancestoprovideforproperfeesbeingpaidtothe City forservicesprovided.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section1.ThatSection2-25 (1)of Chapter Two of theCode of Ordinancesishereby
amended as follows:
Class I
Overgrownlots
Illegalsigns
Zoning violations
Other violations of
equivalent gravity
Class II
Occupationallicense
Abandoned/junked vehicles
Trash
Garbage
Animals
Commercial vehicles in
RS zoning district
Other violations of
equivalent gravity
Class III
Overgrown vacant lots
Noise
Row obstructions
Other violations of
equivalent gravity
First
offense
$100.00
$150.00
$150.00
$200.00
$200.00
Second
offense
$200.00
$300.00
$300.00
$400.00
$325.00
Additional
offenses
$100.00
$500.00
$100.00
$500.00
$150.00
$500.00
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Class IV
Triangle of visibility
Vacant,unsecured building
Other SFBC violations
Other FBC violations
Zoning violations/illegal units
Construction work without
permits
Other violations of
equivalent gravity
$300.00
$350.00
$450.00 $500.00
Class V $300.00 $500.00 $500.00
Threat to public health,$350.00
safety &welfare
Irreparable or irreversible
violations
Other violations of
equivalent gravity
Section 2.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of this ordinance isforany reason held
invalid or unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,the holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section3.All ordinances orparts of ordinancesin conflict withthe provisions of this
ordinancearerepealed.
Section 4.This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4tW of March ,2003.
APPROVED:
MAYOR A
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Russell:
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Commissioner Bethel:
Commissioner McCrea:
4-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
out of room
ATTEST:
yAS^UjL^>^L
CITY CLE
1st Reading-1-7-03
2ndReading-3/4/03
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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Excellence,Integrity,Inclusion
TO:Mayor,ViceMayorand DATE:March 4,2003
City Commission y
FROM:Sanford Youkilis AfH(SUBJECT:Agenda Item #r
Acting City Manager^j (\Code Enforcement Fines
2nd Reading
REQUEST
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 2-25 (L)OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "SCHEDULE OF FINES";PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
TheCityadoptedanewsystemforcodeenforcementfinesinAugust1999.Thenewsystem
establisheda"courtesynotice"provisionwherehomeownersareprovidedanopportunityto
remedyacodeenforcementproblemwithoutpayingafine.Acceptance of andcompliancewith
this system has been excellent.
DuringtheFY2002-03budgetprocesstheAdministrationperformedanevaluation of recurring
revenuesources.Itwasagreedthatcertainfeeswouldrequire adjustment inordertobe
comparabletoothermunicipalities.
Areview of the City's codeenforcementchargeswarrantedminoradjustments.Specifically,the
finesforseveralcategories of seriousviolationsorrepetitious violators are below standard
levels.
RECOMMENDATION
Approvalis recommended.
*TheordinancewasadoptedbytheCityCommissiononfirstreadingatitsJanuary7,2003
meeting.
Attachment:
Proposed Ordinance
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