Ord No 09-15-2216Ordinance No.09-15-2216
An Ordinance amending Section 15-93,titled "Noise-creating blowers,power fans,or
internal combustion engines",re-titling the ordinance,increasing its scope,defining
offenses and establishing penalties.
WHEREAS,Cityresidentsareentitledtopeaceandquietatnightandontheweekendsand
holidays;and
WHEREAS,theuse of loud,mechanized yard maintenance equipment hasthe potential to
interrupt sleepand enjoyment of one's yard,and
WHEREAS,residents whoworkmayhavenoothertime except weekends totakecare of their
yards;and
WHEREAS,certain commercial gradeequipmentisoftenlargerandlouderthanconsumergrade
equipment,even when the engines areproperlymuffled;and
WHEREAS,mechanized leaf blowers havebeenshownto cause respiratory problems by blowing
dust and mold particles into the air,and
WHEREAS,mechanized leaf blowersmakeparticularlyannoyingandpenetratingsounds;and
WHEREAS,no economic harm tolawn services has been demonstrated in communities where
leaf blowers have been banned outright.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The City of South Miami's Code of Ordinances,Chapter 15,Article HI,Section
15-93 shall be amended and shall read as follows:
Sec.15-93.-Noise-creating blowers,power fansa or internal combustion engines tools,
machinery and equipment.
(a)It shall be unlawful to operate^orcausetobe operated^any internal combustible engine such
as noise creating blowers,or power fansor any internal combustible engine,the operation of
whichcausesnoisesduetotheexplosion of operatinggasesorfluids,unlessthenoisefrom
such blower orfanis muffled andsuchengineis equipped witha muffler device sufficient to
deaden such noises,so that thesameshallnotcause annoyance tothe public ordisturbtherest
andquiet of persons residingoroccupyingpropertynearenough thereto tobeannoyedbythe
unmuffled blower,fanor exhaust of anysuchengine
(a)Itis unlawful to operate,orcausetobeoperated,any powered yard maintenance equipment
including lawn mowers,lawnedgers,weed trimmers,leaf blowers,chainsaws,chippers,
stump grinders,pressure washers,compressors,out-of-doors except as provided below:
(1)Commercial operations areonly permitted on weekdays from8:00a.m.until6:00p.m.and
on Saturdays after 9amanduntil2 pm.No operations are permitted atany time on Sundays
andany legal holidays.
(2)Non-commercial operations areonly permitted on weekdays from8:00a.m.until30minutes
after sunset and on Saturdays,Sundays andany legal holiday from 9:00 a.m.until 30 minutes
after sunset.
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(4}(3)Equipmentusedunderan emergency conditionisexemptfromthisordinance,iftheCity
Manager determines that an emergency required theuse of the equipment.
(e)(a)Itshallbeunlawful,touse,orcausetobeoperated,anyequipmentthatinanyway
causesdustorotherparticulatematter,toblowordriftintoaninhabitedstructureorontoor
over another residential property?ortoblowdebrisontoapublicright of way.
(d)(b)Itshallbethe responsibility of theowneroroccupant,aswellastheir agent whohires
anotherpersontoperformanyworkontheirpropertytoinsurethatthepersonhired,including
that person's employees and subcontractors,doesnotviolatethisordinance.
te)(c)Theterm "cause tobeoperated",asusedinthisordinance,shallincludetheact of hiring
someone who violates this ordinance,whether the hiring isdonebythe owner,occupier orby
theiragent.The occupier of thepropertyshallbedeemedtheagent of theownerforthe
purposes of this ordinance.
tf)(d)The City Manager orthe manager's designee,oranyCityCode Enforcement Officer,
shallissuea written warning tothepersonorpersonswhohave violated thisordinance,
including the operator andthehirer of theoperatoraswellastheowner of theproperty if heor
sheis different from the person who personally hired the operator of the equipment.However,
notwithstanding the fact that one or more of the violators may not have received a written
warning,nothing contained hereinshallpreventthe prosecution of theviolatorswhohave
received a written warning.Thewrittenwarningmaybeservedbyhanddelivery,bycertified
return receipt mailorany other methodthatprovidesevidence of delivery.Theword
"operator",asusedinthis ordinance,shallmeantheowner of theentityorthesole proprietor of
the business that ishiredand that conducted theoffense.The employee of the operator is
exemptfromthe penalties of thissectionunlesstheemployeeisalsotheowner of orhasany
financial interest in the business.
fg)(e)All persons who continue to violate this ordinance after receiving a written warning shall
be punished bythe imposition,oneachviolator,of afineintheamount of $250 forthefirst
offense and$500foreach succeeding offense.A succeeding offence includes any activity that
violates this ordinance inanyway,whether itisthesametype of offenceora different offence
in violation of this ordinance.
Section 2.Codification.The provisions of this ordinance shall become andbemade part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended;that the sections of this ordinance maybe
renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish suchintention;and that theword "ordinance"maybe changed to
"section"orother appropriate word.
Section 3.Severability.If anysection,clause,sentence,orphrase of this ordinance isforany
reasonheldinvalidor unconstitutional byacourt of competent jurisdiction,thisholdingshallnotaffectthe
validity of the remaining portions of thisordinance.
Section 4.Ordinances in Conflict.All ordinances orparts of ordinances andall sections and
parts of sections of ordinancesindirectconflictherewithareherebyrepealed.However,itisnottheintent
ofthissectiontorepealentireordinances,orparts of ordinances,thatgivetheappearance of beingin
conflictwhenthetwoordinancescanbeharmonizedorwhenonlyaportion of theordinanceinconflict
needstoberepealedto harmonize theordinances.If theordinanceinconflictcanbeharmonizedby
amendingitsterms,itisherebyamendedtoharmonizethetwoordinances.Therefore,onlythatportion
thatneedstoberepealedtoharmonizethetwoordinancesshallberepealed.
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Ord.No.09-15-2216
Section 5.Effective Date.This ordinanceshall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this21stday of April 2015.
<ST:APPROVED:
:lerk
^Reading.4/7/15
2ndReading.4/21/15
READ AND
LANGU.
EXEC
OVED AS TO FORM:
GALII
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
MayorStoddard:Yea
ViceMayorHarris Yea
Commissioner Edmond:Yea
Commissioner Liebman:Yea
Commissioner Welsh:Yea
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COURTS
Vuitton v.Swap Shop case goes to trial
BYPAULA MCMAHON
SunSentinel
Coming Monday to a
South.Florida courtroom:A
battleroyal between luxury
brandLouis Vuitton and the
Swap Shop flea marketover
Preston Hena mighthave
thought the iasMon indust
ry was done -withhim about
ayearago when hesettled
similar allegations byCoach
for $5.5 million.—anamount
the eccentric Swap Shop
owner called "pocket
change"at tfte time.
This time,Henn vows he
will fight the expensive
French designer brand's
rlflimc against liht>[ritewife
Betty and their iconicbusi
ness on Sunrise Boulevard
in LsuderhilL
Louis Vuitton isseeking
mfllioEs ofdollars inthe fed
eral cml lawsuit,alleging
that the Henns contributed
tothe counterfeiting ofits
trademark designs and
products by continuing to
lease space toflea market
tenants they-knew,or
should have known,were
selling fake Louis Vuitton
Henn,84,told the Sun
Sentinel he regretssettling
the Coach lawsuit in De
cember 2013 after just two
days of testimony andsaid
heplanstofighttheLouis
Vuitton case all the way,
thoughhe wont reveal trial
strategy.
Tf you were playingpo
ker,would youlet someone
seeyourhind whileyou're
still playing?'*Henn said.
H«m couldbeplayinga
risky hand.If jurors side
with Louis Vuitton,Henn
mighthaveto pty damages
between 8,000 and $2 mil
lionforeachproventrade
markviolation.
Legal experts aay each,
suitcase,handbagor waflet
could count for several vio
lations.The designonthe
leather or attic,the label,
theclaspandotherpartscan
each count asa separate
breachandthepenaltiescan
swiftly addup.
Louis Vuitton has not
specified how manypossi
bletrademarkviolationsit
alleges took place inthe
four-yearperiodcoveredby
the lawsuit.The luxury
brandsellsluggage,hand
bags,wallets,clothingand
other items for hundreds
and thousands of dollars
The case will beclosely
watched by other fashion
and luxury brandsbecause
it is so unusual for these
kinds ofcontributorytrade
marklawsuits to make it to
trial.Defendants usually
settlebecause the stakes are
so high,legalexperts said.
Louis Vuitton's lead trial
lawyer Harry Schafer said
heplanstomake Ham's sig
nificant personal wealth a
feature ofthe trial
"[Henn]isworthproba
blyclosetothree-quarters
ofa billion dollars"Schafer
told OS.DistrfctJudge Wu-
liam ZLoch in court.This
isn't some mom-and-pop
operatioa"
Henn wouldn't putanes
timate on his personal
"They can say anything
they want to,"Henn said.
«My wifeandIworkseven
daysa week andit'salmost
24/T
If Louis Vuitton wins,
Schafertoldthetrialjudge
hewillseek hefty damages,
partly because Henn char-
acterizedbis $55mfllion set
tlement with Coach as
'pocket change"maninter-
view with the Sun Sentinel
"It's goingtotakeaheck
ofa lotmore thanthat tode
ter Mr Henn,"Schafer said.
Schaferarguesthat Henn
and his wife deliberately
tumedabhndeyetothesale
offakedesignergoodsatthe
flea market.Their motive,
Schafer says,wastomake
more money.
Several law enforcement
raids,many arrests andre
peated notifications from
Louis Vuitton and other de
signerbrands mean the
their flea market is well
known as"theplacetogo if
oneislookingtopurchase
to the Louis VuittonlawsuiL
Henn's empire includes
flea markets and drive-in
movie theaters in Lauder
hill,1^Worth aMT&mpa.
The Henns worklonghours
attheSwapShop,monitor
the 88-acre property viase
curity camerasandpatrolit
by golf cart
The lawsuit concerns
Louis Vuitton fakes sold
onlyattheLauderhill prop*
erty,which has more than
L000spacesfortraders,a!4-
screen drive-in,foodcourt,
amu9ementrides,paidpark-
ingandHenn'simpressive
race car collection.
Louis Vuitton estimated
in court records that the
Lauderhill property alone
"is a multimiliion dollar
business that is worth an
eight-or nine-figure for
tune"to the Henns.
"WhUeit does not take an
expertto figureoutthat low-
priced,cheap-looking
XouisVuitton*itemsoffered
for sale atthe market do not
beargenuineLouisVuitton
trademarks,the Henns —
who own numerous genu
ine Louis Vuitton items —
areaware of thepriceand
quality of genuine Louis
Vuitton items,"Schafer
wrote in court records.
.Henn's defense lawyers,
Bruce Rogow and Steven
Osber,will arguethatmost
reasonablepeoplewhobuy
"Louis Vuitton'*attheSwap
Shop don't believetheyare
purchasing thereal thing.
And the designer's reputa-
FRED GRIMM I IN MY OPINION
Scott could take reform lessons from Georgia
♦GPUMM.FROMIB
ed prison education pro
grams.The famously con
servative governor has
pushed through programs
her of juveniles and adult
Hewasoutragedbywhathe
found.'If one ofyour Jdds
were kept in such circum
stances,you'dbeupthere
withrifles,"Kirksaid.
Scottoughttotry an un
announced visit toa Florida
prison.Hemighthavea sim-
entmedical evaluations,Old
or profoundly ill inmates
couldbereleasedearly.
Bvers championedareal
reform bill.Except the
House of Representatives
version,stillawaiting afinal
vote,doesn't do much,whh
accountability.
If Scotthad asuddenurge
to demonstrate leadership,
hecouldconvincestaterep-
resentatives to support
amendments that would
bringnoridaurgfindyneed
edprison reform.Maybethe
Id make a sup-
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NOTICE IS HEREBY giwio that theCity Coramissioo oftheChyofSouth Miami.Florida will conduct Public IIwing(sl atits
tegular CityCommiasioD meeting scheduled forTtamfav.April II.tttS beginning at7:0Q km4i 1B theCityCommission Chanmcra.
6130Strasct Drive,to consider the following iteui($);
A RanitmoQ authorizing theCityMa eager tocntcrinto aoneyear contract extension wiihAlficElectronics.
A Resolution mendingtheCityof Saab Mianu'Pay Plan.
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ALL interestedpartiesarcinvitedto attendandwill be beard.
Forfurther mformation,please,contactliteCityClerk'sOfficeat 305-663-6340.
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Pursuant toFlorida Statutes 286.0105,theCity hereby advises thepublic ttniif s person decides to appeal wry decirim made bythis Board,Agency
of Contmissicfl nithrespect toanymatter considered «iice wotting orhearing,beorshewill need arecord oftheproceedings,aod that fur web
purpose,ul&cted person mayneedto euscrtijm a verbatim record of tke proceedings ismadevrfnch wcordinclude*the tewjatony u»devidence
upon wiitch theappealistobebased.
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ageorbrandconfusionbe-Louis Vuitton stores,the
cause ofafewsuchalleged company's onlinestoreand
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