Ord No 11-22-2432ORDINANCE NO. 11-22-2432
An Ordinance amending Section 20-8.9 of the City of South Miami's Land
Development Code to revise Subsections 20-8.9(8)(2), (G), (H)(l), (J)(3)(a) and
(K) and to provide clarification and to correct scrivener's errors throughout
the entire Section.
WHEREAS, Section 20-8.9 contains several scriveners' errors; and
WHEREAS, Section 20-8.9 has many provisions that are not clear and need clarification;
and
WHEREAS, Subsection 20-8.9(8)(2) needed clarification as to what types of emergencies
will authorize a tolling of the time restrictions on development orders; and
WHEREAS, Subsection 20-8.9 (G) is a duplicate of the provisions found in Section 20-
8.3(0); and
WHEREAS, Subsection 20-8.9 (H)( 1) did not provide for any oversight as to the extent
of the maintenance easement required when two structures are less than five feet apart: and
WHEREAS, Subsection 20-8.9 (J)(3)(a) did not provide a consequence when the owner
breaches the Large-scale Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Subsection (K) does, but should not, require compliance with Florida
Statutes, §§ 163.3220-163.3243, since these statutory sections concern a different type of
development agreement than the Large-scale Development Agreement regulated by the City's
Land Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board has reviewed this ordinance at its April 12, 2022 meeting
with a vote of 5 yeas to 2 nays for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein and as the legislative intent of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 20-8.9 of the City's Land Development Code is hereby amended to
read as follow
20-8.9 Large-scale Development Special Exception.
(A) All Large-scale Developments in A Speeial eJteeption as useel in the Transit Oriented
Development District (TODD} 5ft&H. meaR must be a permitted use that complies with all the
required TODD conditions and standards fer-the district as well as the conditions and
standards as well as those set forth aelew in this Section. For those eJtisting 1:1ses in this
distriet Aany alterations or additions to those a1:1ildings existing uses in the TODD that
result in the ~building meeting the definition of aeing elesignated as a Large-~Scale
Development, sha-1-1-must conform to the provisions of this Section 20-8.9. Existing heights
of existing buildings and existing floors may remain in their current condition; however,
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additional floors, if authorized, may only be added if they are developed in accordance with
this Section.
(B) A Large-scale Development is defined as the development of any building site that is more
than forty thousand (40,000) square feet or any development, as defined in Section 380.04,
Florida Statutes (hereinafter referred to as "Development"),that is in excess of four (4)
stories. shall be designated as a barge Seale DeYelopment that shall A Large-scale
Development must be reviewed by the Planning Board and shall FequiFe appF0 11al it must be
approved by the City Commission. The computation of the size of the Development to
determine if it is a Large-scale Development includes the square footage of an alteration or
addition to an existing site and the square footage of the existing site that is being altered or
to which an addition is being proposed shall be inel1::1ded in the eomp1::1tation of the si2:e of
the Development to deteFmine if it is a barge Seale Development.
( 1) The Site Plan of all Large-scale Developments must be reviewed and approved by
Feview process foF the Large Seale de 11elopment shall be initiated before the
Environment Review and Preservation Board ("ERPB") within one year of the City
Commission's approval of the Large-scale Development Special Exception (the "Site
Plan Review Initiation Period"). The City Manager or City Commission may extend
the Site Plan Review Initiation Period for one additional year or for some other amount
of time as appropriate under the circumstances. An application for extension of the Site
Plan Review Initiation Period of a Large-scale Development Special Exception shall
must be filed sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Site Plan Review Initiation
Period.
(2) Special B*ception foF a A._Large-~Scale Development Special Exception (Special
Exception) is only shall be valid for eighteen ( 18) months unless a greater period is
approved by the City Commission during the approval process (the "Approval Term").
For purposes of calculating the Approval Term, the time period commences upon the
date that a development order is rendered granting final Site Plan approval for the
Large-~Scale Development by the BnviFonmental ReYiev,' and PFese111ation BoaFd
~ERPB!!j or the Planning and Zoning Department, whichever is later. An legal,
administrative; or judicial challenge to the development order that approves a Special
Exception or the Site Plan relating thereto shaH-teH-suspends the Approval Term until
the conclusion of such challenge, including all appeals. The Approval Term shall-is
also he telled suspended for delays arising from force majeure events. A force majeure
event is an event that cannot be 01::1tside the controlled..hy efthe Owner including state
and federal declarations of natural emergenc~ies that directly delay the project or an
emergency that the City Commission finds to have delayed the proiect and that extends
the time for development orders. The Special Exception is cancelled at the end of the
Approval Term shaH--~ if the Owner fails to obtain a building permit for the
primary structure or a demolition permit for any existing structure that is part of the
Large-scale Development duFing the AppF01t'al TeFm.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Manager or City Commission may extend the
Approval Term of a Special Exception for one additional year or for some other
amount of time as appropriate under the circumstances. An application for extension of
the Approval Term of a Special Exception shall must be filed sixty (60) days prior to
the expiration of the Approval Term.
(3) AA~' pFoperty designated as a _A.Large-scale Development may have residential uses
on the first floor, however, residential uses are not permitted on the first floor within
that portion of the buildin& or development, that is fronting on the main street. The
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phrase "main street" means the street that abuts the property line of the building or
development, and whieft that has the most traffic, as compared to any other street that
abuts the property.
(C) General Requirements.
ill A-The owner of the land on which a Large-scale Development is to be constructed and the
developer of the project must enter into a Large-scale Development agreement with the City
after the Planning Board has made its recommendation shall be 8fJfJFO¥ed aRd f)eFmi"-ed and the
agreement must be approved by the City Commission at a public hearing before the issuance of a
building permit., afteF the f)IBRRiRg boaFd makes its FeeommeRdatioR, f)Foviaea that sueh
ill The use for which the Large-scale Development is intended is specifically listed as a
permitted use in the appropriate district column in the Permitted Use Schedule of the Land
Development Code (Section 20-3.3(0), as may be amended), aRa that sueh
ill The use complies with the follo:vliRg general requirements and any other requirements that
the City Commission may consider appropriate and necessary.
ill All such uses shall must comply with all requirements established in the appropriate TODD
subzoning use district, as well as ¼:ffiless additional OF moFe restFieti:r:;e requirements are set
forth aele¥.t herein or by the City Commission.
ill All such uses must be of a compatible and complementary nature with any existing or
planned surrounding uses. The City Commission 5hall-will determine the overall
compatibility of the development with the existing or planned surrounding uses.
!fil If during the review process it is determined that the Development, as proposed, will
potentially cause adverse impact, the Planning and Zoning Department may recommend, and
the City Commission may require as a condition of approval, remedial measures to eliminate
or reduce, to the extent possible, these impacts. Development projects that are recommended
for remedial measures will not be required to submit a new application unless it is
determined by the Planning and Zoning Department that the remedial changes would have
the effect of increasing the density, FAR, or height of the Development, or if there is a
change to the mix of uses which increases project trip generation more than ten percent
(I 0%). Remedial measures may include, but are not limited to:
1. Additional screening or buffering;
ii. Additional landscaping;
iii. Building orientation;
iv. Relocation of proposed open space, or alteration of the use of such space;
v. Pedestrian and bicycle safety and access;
vi. Changes to ingress and egress;
vii. Addressing traffic flow to and from the development to avoid intrusion on local
streets in nearby single-family residential areas; or
viii. Improvement of the streets adjacent to the project, if applicable.
(D) Project Approval.
(a) Required Conditions. Prior to approving a Large-scale Development, the City
Commission must find that the development meets the requirements set forth in
subsection (C) above and that it:
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(I) will not adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the
vicinity of the proposed use;
(2) will not be detrimental to the public welfare, property, or improvements in the
neighborhood; and
(3) complies with all other applicable Code provisions.
(b) Additional Conditions. The City Commission may designate such additional
requirements in connection with the approval of a Large-scale Development as will, in
its opinion, assure that such development will conform to the foregoing requirements.
(E) Reapplication for Development Review. If the City Commission disapproves of a Large-
scale Development, no reapplication for the same, or substantially the same, proiect Ne
Feapplication fur a Lar:ge scale De,1elopment re,1iew Hnder Section 2Q 8.9 shall ee accepted
ey the City may be made within six (6) months of the date of final disapproval by the City
Commission of a pFe 11ioHs the original application inYolYing the same or sHestantial1~1 the
same projeet, unless evidence is submitted and accepted by the City Commission whleh that
justifies such reconsideration.
(F) No single Development within the TODD shaH may contain a single permitted use, other
than residential uses, that exceeds eighty thousand (80,000) square feet of gross floor area;
e,rnept that no SHeh limitation applies to residential Hses ,,·ithin the TODD.
(G) The ma,dmHm permitted eHilding height of ne 1n' eHildings OF an eKisting eHilding with
additions shall ee as .i§_set forth eelow: +
(I) TODD (MU 5): A maKimHm of fuHF (4) stoFies, as permitted withoHt eonHses; a
maximHm of eight (8) stories, as permitted with eonHses, not to eKeeed one hHndred
( I QQ) feet in height.
(2) TODD (MU €>): A maKimHm of eight (8) stories, as permitted withoHt eonHses; a
maKimum of twelve (12) stories, as peFmitted with eonuses, not to eKeeed one hundree
fifty (l 5Q) ieet in height.
(3) TODD (MU M): A maKimum of siK (€>) stories, as permitted withoHt eonHses; a
maximum of nine (9) stoFies, as permitted with eonHses, not to eKeeed one hundred
twenty ( l 2Q) ieet in height.
(H) Where there is no minimum distance between adjacent buildings, nor a minimum building
setback from a property line, one (1) of the first two (2) of the following conditions shaH
must be met:
(1) If the distance from the exterior wall to the property line is less than five ( 5) feet, the
applicant must provide the Planning Department with a copy of a maintenance
easement that is acceptable to the City Attorney and that applieaele to the adjacent
property owner has given to the applicant; or
(2) The structure shall be built on the property line and the owner shall give a maintenance
easement to the adjacent property owner(s).
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~ In no instance shall a roof overhang extend beyond the property line, except in the front
of the building.
(J)--tB The City Commission shall have the discretion to condition the granting of a Special
Exception on an agreement with the Applicant, in a form acceptable to the City, which shall
include all of the conditions required for the granting of the Special Exception ("Large-scale
Development Agreement"). The Large-scale Development Agreement, after it has been
drafted by the City Attorney shall be subject to approval by the City Commission. A
separate agreement or covenant ("Covenant") that provides for maintenance of common
elements and any other condition specified as a prerequisite to approval of the Special
Exception ("Maintenance Covenants") shall be signed by the owner of the property in
question. The Maintenance Covenant shall be treated as a covenant running with and
binding the land upon which the Development is situated, and it shall be recorded in the
land records of Miami-Dade County and, at the option of the City and if allowed by law, the
Maintenance Covenant may be re-recorded when necessary or required to maintain,
uninterrupted, the effectiveness of the covenant running with the land. The Covenant shall
provide that the owner and his/her/its grantees, heirs, successors, and assigns ("Owner")
shall comply with the Maintenance Covenants at the Owner's expense and without any cost
to the City.
(I) In the event that any special exception condition includes the development of any
common areas ("Common Areas"), the Maintenance Covenant shall must include the
following provisions:
(a) the Common Areas shall must I continue in existence, as part of the structure and
those Common Areas shall must be operated and maintained at the expense of the
Owner of the property so long as the Development continues to exist, in whole or
in part;
(b) the operation and maintenance of the Common Areas shall must include a
provision for landscaping in accordance with an approved site and development
plan, approved by the City Commission and the Environmental Review and
Preservation Board, or as amended from time to time with approval of the City
Commission, for the maintenance of the landscape as well as other maintenance
services and private security protection of the Common Areas;
(c) the Owner shall continue, operate, and maintain the Common Areas in such a
manner as to keep such areas in good order, clean, attractive, fully functional
(subject to interruption for maintenance, repair, restoration, and renovation) and,
generally, so as not to create a nuisance to owners, occupants and users of the
adjacent land and surrounding areas and to the general public.
(2) The Maintenance Covenant shall-must define the phrase "continue, operate and
maintain", as it applies to landscaping, to include, but not limit it to, the following
activities:
(a) The monitoring of the landscape areas by a recognized landscape expert,
acceptable to the City, and the preparation of reports by such expert certifying that
the landscaping is in compliance or is not in compliance with the approved
Landscape Plan and all provisions included in such plan pertaining to pruning,
fertilizing and general maintenance; the reports shall must be prepared annually;
and
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(b) The replacing of plants, trees, shrubs, or the like, at the Owner's sole expense, as
determined by the landscape expert to be necessary in order for the landscaping to
perpetually be in compliance with the Landscape Plan.
(c) In the event that the City disagrees with the opinion of the landscape expert hired
by the Owner, the City shall have the right to hire its own landscape expert whose
decision shall be final. If the City's expert agrees with the expert hired by the
Owner, the City shall pay the cost of its own expert, otherwise, the Owner shall
pay the cost of the City's expert.
(3) The Large-scale Development Agreement and the Maintenance Covenant shall-must
contain the following provision:
(a) In the event the Owner breaches its agreement ("a Default") and fails to cure the
default within thirty (30) days ("the Cure Period") after receiving written notice of
the default or fails to use all due diligence in commencing the cure and in
proceeding to effectuate the cure a fine will be assessed against the Owner as set
forth below in this paragraph (a). If the Owner is unable to timely cure the default
after receiving written notice, the Owner may request an extension of time from
the City Commission which shall be granted ("Extended Cure Period") if the
Owner presents l:lf)OR f)FeseRtatioR of substantial competent evidence establishing
the Owner's good faith and due diligence, justifiable reasons for the delay and the
amount of time needed to cure the default. In the event that the Owner fails to
cure the default within the Cure Period, or within the Extended Cure Period,
whichever is greater, a fine shall be assessed against the owner in the amount of
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), or such amount as may be set forth in the City
Fee Schedule, for each day the owner remains in default thereafter.
(b) In the event that a fine is assessed against the Owner, or the City incurs any
expense towards curing the default, the City shall have the right to file a lien, or a
continuing special assessment lien, as may be applicable, against the property and
file a lien foreclose action for the full amount of money incurred by the City for
said expense as well as for any fine that has been assessed. The City's lien shall be
perfected upon being recorded in the land records in Miami-Dade County, Florida
and shall be of equal rank and dignity as the lien of City's ad valorem taxes and
superior in rank and dignity to all other liens, encumbrances, titles and claims in,
to, or against the land in question, unless in conflict with state statutes or Miami-
Dade County code.
(c) The City shall have the right to proceed against the Owner to collect the above-
described costs and expenses without resorting to a lien and/or lien foreclosure.
The City's remedies shall include all those available in law or in equity, including
injunctive relief. The exercise of one available remedy shall not be deemed a
waiver of any other available remedy.
(d) Invalidation of any of the covenants identified in Section 20-8.9, by judgment of
court shall will not affect any of the other provisions, which shall must remain in
full force and effect. In the event of a violation of the Large-scale Development
Agreement or the Maintenance Covenant, in addition to any other remedies
available, the City of South Miami is hereby authorized to withhold any future
permits, and to refuse to make any inspections or grant any approvals, until such
time as the Large-scale Development Agreement or the Maintenance Covenant
are complied with. All rights, remedies and privileges granted pursuant to the
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Large-sca le Deve lopment Agreement a nd /o r Ma intenance Covenant s ha ll be
deemed to be cumu lative an d the exe rci se of a ny o ne o r mo re shall neither be
deemed to wi ll not constitute an e lec ti on of re med ies , nor 5ha+I-w ill it prec lude th e
pa rty exerc is ing th e sa me from exerc is in g s uch other add it iona l ri ghts, remedies,
or privileges.
QQ t-4-The term "Larg e -sca le Deve lopm ent Ag reement"½, as used in t hi s Sectio n 20-8.9. is not
intended to mean a Devel op ment Agreement as defin ed by F.S. §§ I 63 .3220-163.3243 . as
we ll as all amendm ent s and revocations thereto, comp ly withF.S. § § 163.3220 163 .3243,
as amended by the Florida Legislature.
{lJ fK-1 This o rdinance sha ll appl y to a ll projects t hat com me nce th e p la n rev iew process
w ith th e C ity's Plannin g a nd Zonin g Department on o r after May 16 , 20 12 .
Section 3. Corrections. Con for min g language o r technical scri vener-type co rrect ions
ma y be mad e by the C ity Atto rn ey fo r a ny confo rmin g ame ndm ents to be in corpo rated into t he
fin a l o rdinance.
Section 4 . Codification . T he provi s ion s of thi s Ord in ance w ill become and be made part
of the City of South M iami 's Land Development Code, as amended.
Section 5 . Ordinance in Conflict. All ordi nances o r parts of o rdinance s and all secti o ns
and pa rt s of section of ordinances in direct confli ct he rew ith a re hereby repealed.
Section 6 . Severability. If any secti on, clause , sente nce , or phrase of t hi s Ordi nance is for
any reason he ld in va lid o r unconstituti o na l by a co urt of competent jurisd ict io n, th is ho lding wi ll
not affect the va lidity of the remaini ng portio ns of this Ordi nance or the Gu idel in es adopted
he reunder.
Section 7 . E ffective Date. This Ord inance w ill become effective up on enactme nt.
PASSED AN D ENACTE D thi s 3rd day of Mav. 2022 .
ATTEST:
C IT YERK 7
151 Read ing : 4/19/22
2nd Re ad in g: 5/3/22
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY, AN D
EXECUTION THE~
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APPROVED:
COMM ISS ION VOTE:
Mayo r Phil ips :
Comm issione r Harri s :
Comm iss ioner G il :
Commiss ioner Liebm an:
Commi ss ioner Corey :
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Agenda Item No:14.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: May 3, 2022
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Ordinance
Agenda Section:
Subject:
An Ordinance amending Section 20-8.9 of the City of South Miami's Land Development Code to revise
Subsections 20-8.9(B)(2), (G), (H)(1), (J)(3)(a) and (K) and to provide clarification and to correct scrivener's
errors throughout the entire Section. 3/5 (City Attorney)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Ord. Amending 20_8.9 (B)(2), (G), (H)(1), (J)(3)(a) and (K) CC rev.docx
MDBR Ad.pdf
MH Ad.pdf
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MIAMI-DADE
STATE OF FLORIDA
COU NTY OF MIAMI-DADE:
Befo re the unders igned autho rity perso nally appea red
GU ILL ERMO GA RCI A, who on oath sa ys th at he o r she is th e
O\RECl"OR OF OP ERATIONS , Lega l Notices of the Miami Dai ly
Business
Sat urday ,
Review 1/k/a Miami Review , a dai ly (except
Sun day and Legal Holidays) newspaper,
published at Miami in Miami-Dade County , Florida ; that the
attached co py of advertisement , be ing a Leg al Advertiseme nt
of Notice in th e matter of
CIT Y OF SO UTH MI AMI -PUBLIC HEAR INGS -MAY 3, 2022
in the XXX X Court ,
was publishe d in said newspaper by print in the issu es o f
and/or by pub li ca tion on the newspaper's websi te , if
autho ri zed, on
04 /22/2022
Affiant further says that the newspaper com plies with all
lega l req ui rement s fo r publicaUon in chapte r 50, Flori da
Statute s.
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA
CITY COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
In order to balance the need for the City of South Miami t o function and
co nduct vital busi ness during t he COVlD 19 pandemic and , at the sam e
ti me, to protect the health, safety and welfa re of its citizens, officers , official s
and administrative staff, and pursuant City of South Miam i Co d e, Chapter
286.011 , Fla . Stat, the City's Home Ru le Powers, and City Manager's
declaration of a state of emergency due to the Coronavirus , the City wi ll b e
holding its City Commission Meeting live in chambers and VIRTUALLY
through communications media technology (C M1) until the state of
emerge ncy has ended or social distanci ng is no lo nger required by any
relevant Execut iv e Ord ers. All Commission membe rs wi ll participate In
Chambers or by video conferencing through the Zoom platfonn and members
of the publ ic may join the meeti ng via Zoo m at (!:l ttps://zoom.us/j/3056636338 )
and participate . At a mini mum , at lea st three members of the City Comm iss ion
w ill be ph ysi cally pres ent in the City Commissio n Chambers 1 and they will
be broadcast on the Zoom p latform along with all other mem bers of th e
Commission, City Staff and the public who may attend remotely fro m the
Comm ission Chambers and from oth er locations.
Th e me eting is schedu led to begin onT .,_.,,_ue"'s,,.,d,.,a..u__,,M,,,ae.Lc"'--'""''""-.!a!!!t'-'7'-':"'00"--""'"m.!.!..,..
to consider the following publi c hearing item(s):
A Resolution autho ri zing the City Manager to execute a five (5) year
lnterlocal Ag ree ment with Miami-Dade County and Co -Permittees of
the Na!ional Poll utant Discharge Eliminati on System {N POES) pe rmit
prog ram for pollution.
A Resolutio n authorizing the City Manag er t o negotiate and exe cute a
Professional Service Agreement provided under Florid a Statute
287 .055 Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act 'CCNA •, with SRS
Eng inee ring , Inc., EXP U.S. Services Inc ., Stantec Co nsulting SeN ices
Inc., Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc., M&J Engineeri ng P.C., and
Kiml ey-Horn and Associates, Inc., for general engineering services on
an as needed basis.
An Ord inance amendi ng Section 20 -8.9 of the City of South Miami's
land Development Code to rev\se Subsec tions 20-8 .9(8)(2), (G),
(H)(1 ), (J)(3)(a) and (K) and to pro vide clarificat ion and to correct scrivener's
errors throughout th e entire Section .
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An Ordinance amending Section 15-60 to PIJ)Vlde for the regulation
and the use of City benches and rlgh1s of way.
An ordinance amending the City of South Miami Land Development
Code Sections 20-2.3, 20-3.3(0), and 20-3.6 to Include and regulate
home-l:iiJed•~-ind10.anJ9ffl:111efliffllons.
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procedures-to follow and other options available Including a dedicated
phone line to listen and participate In the meet1119 and.limited public
attendance, all of Which ls set forth In the meeting notice posted at City
Hall and at http://www.southmlamlfl.gov/580/PubHc-Meetlngs-Notlces.
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are set forth In 166.041(4) -A majority of the members of the governing
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SUNDAY APRIL 24 2022 NEIGHBORS ...................................................................................................23SE
The hits just keep com
ing for Venice.
Two days after a viral
alligator sighting on East
er, residents of the scenic
Gulf Coast city got anoth
er scare.
“WALKERS BE
WARE!” reads a warning
on Facebook video post
ed by the Venice Police
Department of a “mas
sive alligator” crossing
the road Tuesday eve
ning.
In the clip, you see a
patrol car in front of an
alligator taking its time
crossing a road while
passersby look on — from
a safe distance.
A different picture on
the FB post shows the
reptile chilling in a drain
age ditch.
Venice Police Public
Information Officer Lor
raine Anderson told the
Miami Herald that Tues
day’s gator is probably
different than the one
seen strolling around on
April 17 — it was spotted
in a different section of
town, about nine miles
away.
“It’s mating season, so
they’re everywhere,” she
said, adding that trappers
were not called because
the animal would have
likely been destroyed.
“We like to keep them in
their habitat.”
According to the Flor
ida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commis
sion, an alligator is
considered a nuisance if
it’s at least 4 feet long
and “believed to pose a
threat to people, pets or
property.”
Anderson wants resi
dents to be vigilant in the
scenic Sarasota County
town that carries the
same name as the famed
Italian floating city.
“You have to be care
ful out there because
they’re on the move,”
she said. “This is a ped
estrian friendly commu
nity and we have an
older populace out at all
times of the day. You
don’t want to get near a
gator at all.”
SARASOTA COUNTY
‘They’re on the move’: During gator-mating
season, Venice sees 2nd big gator in 2 days
BY MADELEINE MARR
mmarr@miamiherald.com
VENICE POLICE DEPARTMENT/FACEBOOK
Another alligator was spotted in Venice, two days after a sighting on April 17.
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