Ord. No. 21-99-1695ORDINA JCE NO. 21 -99 -1695
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, BY REVISING SECTION 20 -5.5 ENTITLED
"APPLICATIONS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS," IN ORDER TO AMEND THE
FILING SCHEDULE AND REQUIRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Department and the Planning Board have initiated a
program to update, clarify, and improve the provisions of the City's Land Development Code;
and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration, the Planning and Zoning Department has
recommended amending certain provisions of Section 20 -5.5 pertaining to application
procedures for items requiring public hearings; and
WHEREAS, a specific amendment to Section 20 -5.5 was included in the Land Development
Code Proposed Technical Amendments 99 -A document which was reviewed by the Planning
Board at a public workshop held on October 26,1999; and
WHEREAS, on November 9, 1999, after Public Hearing regarding the proposed amendment
to Section 20 -5.5 of the Land Development Code, the Planning Board voted 7 -0 to transmit the
proposed amendment to the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendations 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 -5.5, "Applications Requiring Public Hearings," and more
specific, subsection (B) entitled "Required Submittal," of the South Miami Land Development
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 20 -5.5 Applications requiring public hearings.
The following procedures shall be followed for all applications requiring a public hearing
before the Planning Board and City Commission, including all applications for rezoning, text
amendments, special uses, variances and home occupational licenses.
(A) Pre - application Conference. Prospective applicants shall first schedule a pre -
application meeting with the director of Building and Zoning to discuss and analyze
the proposed application request. No statements made or information given during
such pre - application conference shall be binding upon the City or prospective
applicant.
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(B) Required Submittal. At least t e*Ay one (i1) thirty 30 calendar days prior to the
first scheduled public hearing date on the application, the applicant shall file a
formal application with the Building and Zoning department. At the time of this
filing, the applications shall include:
(1) A property survey by a registered surveyor;
The signatures of at least twenty (20) percent of all property owners within five
hundred (500) feet of the subject property, showing their awareness of and
GOEIGUffeRGe )A the proposed application, or, in the event the applicant is
(3)(2 Three (3) sets of mailing labels containing the name and address of all
property owners of record, as reflected on the Miami -Dade County Property
Appraiser's tax roll as updated, within a five hundred (500) foot radius of the
validity of the mailing lists;
(4) (3)A site plan showing the proposed project and all required yard setbacks and
other
requirements; and
(5) (4)The appropriate filing fee.
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 take effect immediately at the time of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
1st Reading: 11/2/99
2nd Readi 11/16/99
CITY ATTORNEY
day of November 1999
APPROVED:
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Commission Vote:
5 -0
Mayor Robina:
Yea
Vice Mayor Russell
Yea
Commissioner Bass:
Yea
Commissioner Bethel:
Yea
Commissioner Feliu:
Yea