Ord. No. 10-94-1559ORDINANCE NO.10-M-1559
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA REPEALING ARTICLE II,SECTIONS
19A-31 THROUGH 19A-52,OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF TREE REMOVAL;PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the City of South Miami adopted ordinance no.4-92-
1499 on January 21,1992,providing for the regulation of tree
removal,which amended article II,sections 19A-31 through 19A-43,
of the code of ordinances;
WHEREAS,the subject matterisalso regulated under article
III,sections 24-60 through 24-60.9,of the Metropolitan Dade
County Code;
WHEREAS,the Mayor andthe City Commission find that itis
desirable to eliminate concurrent regulation of the subject matter
by both the City of South Miami and by Dade County with respect to
single family residential property.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.That article II,sections 19A-31 through 19A-
43,of the code of ordinances is hereby repealed only with respect
to property where the primary use is single family residential.
Section 2.That the director of the Building,Zoning and
Community Development Department is directed to coordinate with the
Metropolitan Dade County Department of Environmental Resources
Management (DERM)for the enforcement of article III,sections 24-
60 through 24-60.9,of the Metropolitan Dade County code within the
municipal boundaries of the City of South Miami.
Section 3.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of
this ordinance isfor any reason held invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction,the holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions ofthis ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5.This ordinance shall take effect upon the
written certification by the director of the Building,Zoning and
Community Development Departmentthat DERM will enforce the
applicable provisions of county code within the city.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16 day of AugUSt ,1994.
ATTEST:
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READ AND,APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CflTY ATTORNEY ^
APPROVED:
MAYOR