Res No 051-19-15323RESOLUTION NO. 51 -19-1 5323
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami
instructing the City Attorney to draft an amendment to the Land Development
Code that defines impermeable surface as including 4 or more inches of
crushed and compacted rock.
WHEREAS, water does not percolate through 4 or more inches of compacted limerock
fill; and
WHEREAS, compacted limerock fill is the industry standard fill material for
construction in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to change the City's Land Development Code
to include in the definition of impermeable material, 4 or more inches of compacted limerock fill
and to remove from consideration as permeable any area over which there is 4 inches or more of
compacted limerock for the purposes of calculating the permeable/impermeable percentages.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission hereby instructs the City Manager to review
with his staff whether a surface of crushed and compacted limerock constitutes a valid permeable
area and report back to the Commission on the permeability of crushed and compacted limerock.
Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
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 resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16 day of Apri 1 2019.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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CITY C ERK MAYOR
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE: 5-o
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard: Yea
EXECUTION THEREOF: Vice Mayor Harris: Yea
Commissioner Welsh: Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
Commissioner Gil: yea
CITY ATTORNEY
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Agenda Item No:Bc.
City Commission Agenda item Report
Meeting Date: April 16, 2019
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami instructing the City Attorney to
draft an amendment to the Land Development Code that defines impermeable surface as including 4 or more
inches of crushed and compacted rock. 3/5 (Commissioner Welsh)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso re Amending LDC re Impermeable Rock.docx