Ord No 09-17-2279ORDIl\"ANCE 1\'0. 09-17-2279
An Ordinance relating to the fee schedule; amending Ordinance 02-17-2272
to remove all applicable City building permit fees relating to the installation
of solar panels from the "SCHEDULE of FEES and FIl\"ES"
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, voters in the State of Florida ("State") voted against
Amendment 1 that would have allowed there to be restrictions on rooftop solar panel expansion
for property owners in Florida; and
WHEREAS, solar energy allows citizens to move energy consumption to a more
environmentally friendly source, providing a self-sustaining, pollution free form of energy; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the residents of the City of South Miami ("City") to
use and benefit from renewable energy such as solar power; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami, the City of Coral Gables, and the Village of Pinecrest
have waived permitting fees for rooftop solar installations; and
WHEREAS, waiving all applicable City building permit fees for solar panel installations
will encourage the use of renewable solar energy in the City; and
WHEREAS, the waiver of all applicable City building permit fees for solar panel
installations will not affect any required Federal, State or Miami-Dade County fees required to
be paid;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH ~nAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The "BUILDING PER..T\,1IT FEES SCHEDCLE -Section D -Electrical
Permit Fees" is hereby amended as follows:
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PHOTOVOLTAIC & SOLAR THER..l\1AL SYSTEMS
"Waiver of permitting fees: All applicable City buildingpermit fees relating to the installation of
solar panels are hereby waived (or Residential and Commercial properties. This waiver does not
a[[ect any required Federal, State or Miami-Dade County fees required to be paid. "
Residential systems
Aggregate service capacity of 599 amps or less (240v)
Aggregate service capacity of 600 amps or more (240v)
Commercial Systems
Aggregate service capacity of 599 amps or less (240v)
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£l.OO No charge
~Nocharge
~Nocharge
Ord. No. 09-17-2279
Aggregate service capacity of 600 amps or more (240v) ~Nocharge
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Section 2. Severability. 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.
Section3. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this 18 th day of April, 2017.
ATTEST:
1st Reading -4/4/17
2nd Reading -411811 7
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APPROVED:
COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Stoddard: Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh: Yea
Commissioner Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Edmond: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Dally except Saturday. Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami. Miam~Dade County. Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI·DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
MARIA MESA. who on oath says that he or she is the LEGAL
CLERK. Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review
11k/a Miami Review. a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays) newspaper. published at Miami ill Miami-Dade
County. Florida; that the attached copy . of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING'
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI· APR. 18,2017
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the iss.ues 01
04/07/2017
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is a newspaper published at Miami. In said
Miami-Dade County. Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published In said Miami -Dade
County. Florida each day (except Saturday, Sunday and
legal Holidays) and has t?een entered as second class mail
matier at the post office in Miami in said Miami·Dade Counly,
Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first
public.atlon of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant
further says that he or she has neither paid n'or promised any
person, firm or corporation any discount. rebate, commission
or refund for this adver1isement for
publi
(SEAL)
MARIA MESA personally known to me
CITY OF SOUTH MI ••.
NOTICE .OF PU.LI~ .HEMIING
NOTICE IS. HEREBY given that the City Commission of the CitY of SO!-'th Miami,
Florida will conduct Public. Hearing(s) at its .regular Gity Commission ·meeting.
scheduled for Tuesday. April 18.2017, beginning at,,8:00 p.m .• in the City
Comm.lssion .Chambers, 6130 .~unset Drive, to c!)n~!Qer the following Item(e): .
A 'Resolution auihorizing .the City Manager· to. ertter Into a· multi-year
profeSsional services agreement ·wlth AMEC Foster Wheeler· for consulting
services to .improve t1)e City's. score.in the Community Rating System
(CRS) program. .' .
. An Ordinance' authorizing ~he City Manager to execute a Third Amendment . I to the lease ag!eem"nt with Miai11i-D~d~_Griu!,~.fo.r1he,use·ofthe.City.of
(:U~:d:::~ ~:::::: :::~~ts::::;::;::~~di~~e 0~-17-2272.t~~
rem!)ve. all applicable City building. permit fees relating to the instailation of
solar-panels from the 'SCHEDULE of FE~S and ·FINES." . .
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. An Ordinance amending the City of 'South Miami Code of ordinances, .
Chapter 11: Sections 11-4 and 11-22 to add and amend definitions and to
revise the requiremepts for trash collection. . .
. ALL intet~sted parties are invited to attend and will be heard.
For further information, please contact .the City Clerk's .Office at
305-663-6340. . '., . : .
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
: ..
'Pursuant to Florida Stat~tes 286.0105, the City hereby advises the public
. that'lf a' pers!>n decides to appeal any decision made by this Board,
Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at· its
meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the pro"eedings, and
that for such purpose, affected person 'may need to ensure that a, verbatim
record of the proceedings is made which record Includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. . .
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
1 NEIGHBORS
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April is National Volunteer month. and iI! Neighbors 4 r-.leilJhbbrs. we .know
that Helping FeeJsGOIld and everyone ha.s a talenl or skill to share. Join liver
1,000 of yOOr neighbors and. regISter on our voluriteermalchlng website
www.HelplngfeeISQOOd.org You'll find lOIS 01 projects entered by our nonprofit
partners \h;it match your Interests. tims·and loca~on. You I;all.searchlor thero .
anytime, once you register.
Our popular ~Ingbig with the Stars fundraiser ts cQrriiog to Mlamlthisyearon
June7jh !it Ball and Ghaln. Jotn us fora crazy night of song and performances
by some of the fines\ "Stars' in our COlT]fIl\II1ity. Last year's Rock Sjar of the ~ght.
RixyS Alfonso. will relirm to delerid her tille. Check oui Our Facebook page, and
website for upi;oo)lng details.
Neighbors 4 Neighbors rurrls 25 this yeer. We are .very proud to be pannering
with History Miami lor.!helrexhlbitlon; Hurricane Andrew ... 25 Years After.
operiing Jurw1.
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MIAMIH ERALO.COM
Notice is hereby given to all owners of lands located within the boundaries
of the City of South Miami thai the City of South Miami Intends to use the
uniform ad valorem method for collecting the Stormwater non-ad valorem
assessments levied by the City of South Miami as set forth in Section
197.3632. Florida Statutes. and that the City Commission will hold a public
hearing on Tuesday, May 2. 2017. at 7:00 p.m. at the 6130 Sunset Drive.
Commission Chambers. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider
the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City of South Miami to use the
uniform ad valorem method of collecting the Stormwater non-ad valorem
assessments levied by the City of South Miami as provided in Section
197.3632. Florida Statutes. The City of South Miami is considering adopting
a non-ad valorem assessment for 2018. for the purpose of collecting the
Stormwater User Fees. This non-ad valorem assessment is levied for the
first time which was previously charged in the utility bill.
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