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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY'S CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CREATING ARTICLE IV, WHICH ARTICLE SHALL BE
ENTITLED "LOT MAINTENANCE AND ABANDONED PROPERTY;" OF
CHAPTER 15, RELATING TO "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS "; PROVIDING FOR FINES, STANDARDS FOR LOT
MAINTENANCE AND A DETERMINATION OF ABANDONED PROPERTY;
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE PROVISIONS FOR AN ANNUAL NOTICE
RELATING TO LOT MAINTENANCE ISSUES; PROVIDING AUTHORITY
TO ENTER PROPERTY TO MAINTAIN LOT, IF PROPERTY IS NOT
BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY TO LIEN;
PROVIDING REQUIREMENT THAT MORTGAGE HOLDERS TO
REGISTER WITH THE CITY ON ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE PROPER
NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS /CITATIONS TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS;
PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, CODIFICATION,
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami desires to create Article IV, of Chapter 15 of the
City's Code of Ordinances entitled "Lot Maintenance and Abandoned Property," which Article
shall provide procedures to deal with lot maintenance and abandoned property; and,
WHEREAS, Article IV of Chapter 15 shall provide a process for a single issuance of an
annual notice to property owners and mortgage companies of a violation of lot maintenance
standards, which, thereafter, shall allow the City to enter the premises to clean up the property,
should the property owner, and/or all interested parties, fail to timely do so; and,
WHEREAS, due to the foreclosure crisis in South Florida there are number of properties
that are not being maintained, and that are being abandoned by the mortgage companies, the
home owners, and creditors; and,
WHEREAS, the abandoned nature of these properties has resulted in a nuisance in the
community by causing: rodent and mosquito infestations, due to over grown lots, un- maintained
pools and standing water; and,
WHEREAS, property values of adjoining properties are decreasing due to the conditions,
and lack of lot maintenance at these foreclosed and /or abandoned sites; and
WHEREAS, due to this crisis, the City of South Miami desires to implement Article IV
of Chapter 15 and the regulations contained therein to better regulate the condition of the
properties within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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I Section 1. The City of South Miami hereby creates Division IV, of Chapter 15,
2 entitled "Lot Maintenance, Abandoned Property" which shall read as follows:
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14 15 -110 Lot Maintenance, Abandoned Property
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16 (a) Prohibitions.
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18 It shall be unlawful for the owner or any other persons in possession of any lot, tract, or other
19 parcel of land in the City, improved or unimproved to allow on any lot tract or parcel of land
20 within the City to such an extent that it constitutes a menace to life, property, the public health,
21 and public welfare or creates a fire hazard the accumulation of any of the following: solid waste,
22 biological hazardous or industrial waste as described herein; tires; stagnant water; a dense
23 growth of trees vines and underbrush; or to allow a growth of grass, weeds or bushes over one
24 foot in height; or to allow the existence of depressions or excavations wherein water may
25 accumulate It is also unlawful for the owner or any other persons in possession of any lot, tract
26 or other parcel of land in the City to fail to properly maintain a pool, pond, water fountain, or
27 other such mechanism so as to cause a breeding,_ ground for mosquitoes, larva, amphibians,
28 reptiles or other such pests Any owner, lessee or occupant or any person having legal 1 or
29 beneficial ownership of any lot tract or parcel of land in the City who violates any provision set
30 forth in this Division shall upon a finding of violation thereof, be punished as provided by law.
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32 (b) Responsibility for compliance.
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34 The owner, agent and or, tenant of the property on which violation of this section occurs, and
35 the owner of the abandoned vehicle shall be jointly and severally liable for compliance with the
36 requirements of this section and for fines and penalties issued under any provision of the City's
37 codes.
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39 (c) Lot clearance; failure to comply; notice to property owner /owners.
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41 ( 1) The owners or agents of all rental units including multiple apartments and the owners of
42 all structures either residential or commercial shall be responsible at all times for keeping their
43 premises clean and free from all trash and litter, including the sidewalks and swales on which the
44 buildings or lands front It shall be the duty of all owners of lots parcels and tracts of land within
45 the City to keep such property in a safe clean and presentable condition and to remove therefrom
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I all garbage surplus grass saplings weeds and other growths and all trash and to fill in all
2 excavations and depressions thereon.
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4 (2) In the event the owners of lots tracts or parcels of land within the City fail or refuse to
5 keep such property in a safe clean and presentable condition the code enforcement inspector
6 shall provide notice to the property owner, agents, mortgage holders that a violation of this code
7 has been committed and shall establish a reasonable time period for correction of the violation.
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9 (3) The code enforcement officer, as defined in section 2 -204, shall give the notice by
10 registered or certified mail to the owner of the property at the owner's last known mailing
11 address as disclosed by the City records or by county tax rolls, or at the property's street address,
12 or upon any occupant thereof, or upon any agent or employee of the owner thereof. Said notice
13 shall be deemed sufficient when so addressed and deposited in the United States mail with
14 proper postage prepaid If the address of the owner is unknown to the code inspector, as defined
15 in section 2 -25 and if the property is unoccupied and the owner thereof has no agent or
16 employee available for service of such notice the posting of a notice upon such property by the
17 code inspector shall constitute and be sufficient notice to the owner thereof. All methods of
18 ig ving notice as provided for herein are cumulative and independent of the other, and the code
19 enforcement officer, may use one or all of the same as may be deemed necessary. The notice
20 shall include an opportunity for a hearing as provided in section 2 -25.
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22 (4) In the event the owner of any lot, parcel or tract of land shall fail to remove all surplus
23 grass saplings weeds trash and garbage and to fill in all excavations and depressions thereon
24 after notice has been ivgi en by the code enforcement officer, or fails to request a hearing within
25 twenty (20) calendar days the City may clean or cause to be cleaned such lot, tract or parcel of
26 land and place it in a safe and sanitary condition.
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28 (d) Cost of clearing as lien on property -- Collection, foreclosure and sale.
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30 (1) In case the work is done or caused to be done by the City, the code enforcement Division
31 shall keep an itemized accounting of expenses of the work done and the cost thereof. Such
32 amounts, together with all penalties imposed thereon, shall constitute, and are hereby imposed as
33 special assessment liens against the real property aforesaid, and until fully paid and discharged,
34 or barred by law, shall remain liens equal in rank and dignity with the lien of City and county ad
35 valorem taxes and superior in rank and dignity to all other liens, encumbrances, titles and claims
36 in, to or against the real property involved. The, payment of all costs of collection, including
37 reasonable attorney's fees, penalties, administrative charges, and lien amounts is required before
38 said lien shall be discharged or satisfied. All delinquent liens may be offered for sale at the
39 annual lien sale of the City next following the date of delinquency as provided by law.
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41 (2) This notice will be the only notice given within a one -year period of time. Any
42 subsequent violations occurring under this section shall be remedied by the City without further
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45 (3) The filing of an appeal from the City's determination of the need for lot clearance by the
46 City shall not delay action by the City as described in subsection (b) of this Division. The
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hearing will be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 2 -25 of this
Code.
(4) The lot maintenance and abandoned property notice shall be in substantially the
followin form:
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Date:
Name of owner:
Address of owner:
9 As the registered property owner ter Miami -Dade County tax rolls of the above described
10 property, you are hereby notified that an inspection discloses that you are in violation of the
11 Code of the City of South Miami Florida as amended because of the following reasons(state
12 why property is in violation.).
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14 The City's Ordinances as implemented relating to Garbage and Other Solid Waste, requires that
15 your property be kept in a safe clean condition not allowing the accumulation of any of the
16 following: solid waste biological hazardous or industrial waste as defined herein tires, stagnant
17 water, dense growth of trees vines and underbrush; or to allow a growth of grass, weeds or
18 bushes over one foot (1 ft. ) in height; or to allow the existence of depressions or excavations
19 wherein water may accumulate on any lot tract or parcel of land within the City to such an
20 extent that it constitutes a menace to life property public health, and public welfare or
21 creates a fire hazard.
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23 You are directed to correct said violation within ( ) days of receipt of this
24 notice and to notify this office that the violation has been corrected. Failure to do so will cause
25 the City to clean the property therefore imposing a special assessment lien which shall be
26 recorded in the official records of Miami -Dade County against the property including the
27 payment of all costs of collection penalties lien amounts and administrative fees. The City may
28 also exercise the option of foreclosure on your property_
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30 This notice will be the only notice ivg_ en to you in a period of one (1) year from this date. Any
31 other violations occurring under this section shall be remedied by the City without further notice.
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33 Signed: City of South Miami Code Enforcement Official.
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35 (5) The City shall also be entitled to collect an administrative fee of $250.00, due to each
36 clean-up caused by the property owner's failure to clean the site.
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I It is the purpose and intent of the City to establish a process to address the amount of
2 abandoned personal and real property located within'the City. It is the City's further intent to
3 specifically establish an abandoned residential property program as a mechanism to protect
4 residential neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate maintenance and
5 security of abandoned properties.
7 _ (b) Definitions.
9 The following words terms and phrases when used in this Division shall have the
10 meanings ascribed to them in this section except where the context clearly indicates a different
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13 Abandoned personal property means wrecked or derelict property which has been left
14 abandoned and unprotected from the elements and shall include wrecked, inoperative or partially
15 dismantled motor vehicles trailers boats machinery, refrigerators washing machines plumbing
16 fixtures furniture and any other similar personal property which has been left abandoned and
17 unprotected from the elements.
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19 Abandoned real property means any property that is vacant and/or is under a current
20 notice of default and /or notice of mortgagee's sale by the lender or a pending tax assessors lien
21 sale and/or properties that have been the subject of a foreclosure sale where the title was retained
22 by the beneficiary of a mortgage involved in the foreclosure and any properties transferred under
23 a deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale.
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25 Accessible property means a property that is accessible through a comprised/breached
26 gate, fence, wall, etc.
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28 Accessible structure means a structure/building that is unsecured and /or breached in such
29 a way as to allow access to the interior space by unauthorized persons.
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31 Code enforcement officer means any code enforcement officer, building official, zoning
32 inspector, code enforcement officer, fire inspector or building inspector employed within the
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35 Evidence of vacancy means any condition that on its own, or combined with other
36 conditions present would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant. Such
37 conditions may include but not be limited to overgrown and/or dead vegetation, accumulation
38 of abandoned real property, as defined herein statements by neighbors, passers -by, delivery
39 agents or government agents among other evidence that the property is vacant.
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41 Foreclosure means the process by which a property, placed as security for a real estate
42 loan is sold at public sale to satisfy the debt if the borrower defaults.
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44 Inoperable motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that does not have affixed to it a current
45 license plate and vehicle registration; provided however, this definition shall not apply to
46 vehicles that are owned or leased by an automobile dealer who possesses a current, valid
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occupational license and the vehicles are stored on property which is properly zoned and
2 approved for use as an automobile dealership.
4 Nominal salvage value means the value of any type of abandoned or derelict property
5 which a reasonably prudent person would believe is the fair market value of the property, taking
6 into consideration its useful life earning capacity or replacement cost, less depreciation and
7 items of fzeneral or special depreciation, would be nominally_ greater than the costs of salvage
8 includiniz the removal, transportation, storage and sale of same.
10 Private property means all lands and improvements other than public lands and
11 improvements.
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13 ProperU management company means a local property manager, property_ maintenance
14 company or similar entity responsible for the maintenance of abandoned real property_
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16 Public property means canals all waterways lands and improvements owned by a
17 governmental body or any governmental agency including but not limited to easements and
18 rights -of -way, but excluding the campus of any institution of the state university system.
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20 Residential building means any improved real property, or portion thereof, situated in the
21 City, designed or permitted to be used for dwelling purposes and shall include the buildings and
22 structures located on such improved real property.
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24 Vacant means any - building /structure that is not legally occupied.
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26 (c) Applicability.
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28 This Division shall be considered cumulative and not supersedin or subject to an othe
29 law or provision for same but shall rather be an additional remedy available to the City above
30 and beyond any other state, county and/or local provisions Tor same.
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32 (d) Penalties.
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34 Any_person who shall violate the provisions of this Division shall, upon issuance of the
35 civil citation and/or decision of special master after appeal shall be enforced as per section 2 -25
36 of the Code of Ordinances.
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38 (e) Placement of abandoned personal property prohibited.
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40 ( 1) It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon personal property upon private property:
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42 (A) Without such receiving property owner's consent; or
43 (B) In violation of this or any other applicable law, ordinance or regulation.
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1 (2) NothingL in this section shall be deemed to apply to abandoned personal property
2 authorized to be left on private business property properly operated, licensed and zoned in the
3 City for the purpose of accepting abandoned property.
5 ifl Public nuisance.
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7 All abandoned personal property and abandoned real property is hereby declared to be a
8 public nuisance, the abatement of which pursuant to the police power is hereby declared to be
9 necessary for the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the City.
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(g) Notification procedure.
When a code enforcement officer ascertains that an article of personal property having
nominal salvage value lies abandoned or derelict upon private property, that officer shall:
(1) Cause a notice to be issued and posted upon the real property in the substantially
followin fg orm:
NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY
HEREIN DESCRIBED
THIS PROPERTY, TO WIT:
(setting; forth brief description)
LOCATED AT:
(setting forth brief description of location ) is:
IMPROPERLY STORED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF
(setting forth ordinance or violation violated)
AND MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN SEVENTY -TWO HOURS (72) FROM THE DATE OF
THIS NOTICE; OTHERWISE IT SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE ABANDONED
PROPERTY AND WILL BE REMOVED AND SOLD OR DESTROYED BY ORDER OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, DATED THIS:
(setting forth the date of posting of notice);
SIGNED (setting forth name, title, address and telephone number of code enforcement officer.)
Such notice shall be not less than eight (8) inches by ten (10) inches and be sufficiently
weatherproof to withstand normal exposure to the elements.
(2) The code enforcement officer shall mail by certified mail a copy of the above - described
notice to the owner of the real property upon which the abandoned personal property is located,
as shown by the real estate tax records used by the county other address provided to the
local government by such owner, on or before the date of posting such notice.
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2 (h) Removal of abandoned personal property.
4 (1) If at the end of seventy -two hours after posting notice under this Division, the owner or
5 any person interested in such abandoned personal property described in the notice has not
6 removed same the code enforcement officer may cause the article of abandoned personal
7 property to be removed and destroyed and the salvage value, if any, of such article shall be
8 retained by the City to be applied against the cost of removal and destruction thereof.
10 (2) Before destruction for abandoned propertty on public lands or private lands at the end of
11 the seventy-two hours period of posting of such notice if the owner or person having interest in
12 the property has not removed the abandoned property from public or private property, or shown
13 reasonable cause for failure to do so the City may cause the property so described to be removed
14 by a towing company who shall cause the article(s) of abandoned property to be removed and
15 placed in storage in applicable with the local state and federal regulations. At the conclusion of
16 the required storage if the Division is not claimed and if the salvage value is above $100.00, the
17 towing company shall pay the City of South Miami the sum of $25.00 or ten (10) percent of such
18 value whichever is greater, for the administrative costs in handling with said article. If the article
19 is claimed the City shall receive $25.00 as an administrative fee.
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21 (3) It is unlawful to remove abandoned personal property, including inoperative vehicles,
22 from private property to public property after the posting of said property by an code
23 enforcement officer.
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25 (4) In the event that the abandoned property is deemed to be an imminent public health and
26 safety hazard, an code enforcement officer is authorized to remove the property immediately.
27 Subsequent to the removal of the abandoned property, the City shall make reasonable and
28 diligent efforts to ascertain the owner and take the applicable action. If the abandoned property is
29 on private property, the private property owner shall be provided notice and assessed the cost of
30 removal of the abandoned property and any required clean-0 of the private property
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32 W Registration of abandoned real property.
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34 (1) Any mortgagee who holds a mortgage on real property located within the City shall
35 perform an inspection of the property that is the security for-the mortgage, upon default by the
36 mortgagor, prior to the issuance of a notice of default. If the property is found to be vacant or
37 shows evidence of vacancy, it shall be deemed abandoned and the mortgagee shall, within ten
38 (10) days of the inspection register the property with the Building Director and/or Director of
39 Planniniz & Zoning or his or her designee on forms provided by the City. A registration is
40 required for each vacant property_
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42 (2) If the property is occupied but remains in default it shall be inspected by the mortgagee
43 or his designee monthly until 1 the mortgagor or other party remedies the default, or (2) it is
44 found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy at which time it is deemed abandoned, and the
45 mortgagee shall within ten (10) days of that inspection register the property with the Building
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I Director and/or Director of Planning & Zoning or his/her designee (as directed by the City), on
2 forms provided by the City.
4 (3) Registration pursuant to this section shall contain the name of the mortgagee, the direct
5 mailing address of the mortgagee a direct contact name and telephone number of mortgagee
6 facsimile number and e -mail address and in the case of a corporation or out -of -area mortgagee,
7 the local property management company responsible for the security and maintenance of the
8 property.
10 (4) An annual registration fee in the amount of $150.00, per property, shall accompany the
11 registration form(s).
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13 (5) This section shall also apply to properties that have been the subject of a foreclosure sale
14 where the title was transferred to the beneficiary of a mortgage involved in the foreclosure and
15 any properties transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure /sale.
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17 (6) Properties subject to this section shall remain under the annual registration requirement,
18 security and maintenance standards of this section as long as s they remain vacant.
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20 . (7) Any person or corporation that has registered a property under this section must report
21 any change of information contained in the registration within ten (10) days of the change.
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23 (i) Maintenance requirements.
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25 (1) Properties subject to this Division shall be kept free of weeds, overgrown brush, dead
26 vegetation trash junk debris building materials any accumulation of newspapers, circulars,
27 flyers notices except those required by federal state or local law, discarded personal items
28 included but not limited to furniture clothing large and small appliances printed material or
29 any other items that give the appearance that the property is abandoned.
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31 (2) The property shall be maintained free of graffiti or similar markings by removal or
32 painting over with an exterior rg ade paint that matches the color of the exterior structure.
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34 (3) Front side and rear yard landscaping shall be maintained in accordance with the City's
35 standard at the time registration was required.
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37 (4) Landscape shall include but not be limited to grass, ground covers, bushes, shrubs,
38 hedges or similar plantings decorative rock or bark or artificial turf /sod designed specifically for
39 residential installation Landscape shall not include weeds gravel broken concrete asphalt or
40 similar material.
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42 (5) Maintenance shall include but not be limited to watering irrigation, cutting, and
43 mowing of required landscape and removal of all trimmings.
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1 (6) Pools and spas shall be maintained so the water remains free and clear of pollutants and
2 debris Pools and spas shall comply with the enclosure requirements of the City Code of
3 Ordinances and Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time.
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5 (7) Failure of the mortgagee and/or property owner of record to properly maintain the
6 property may result in a violation of subsection 15- 110(b) the City Code and issuance of a
7 citation by City's code enforcement officer.
9 (8) If necessary, the citation and compliance matter may be brought by the City to the special
10 master who may make a finding and determination that the City may take any additional action
11 necessary to ensure compliance with this Division.
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13 (k) Security requirements.
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15 (1) Properties subject to this ' section shall be maintained in a secure manner so as not to be
16 accessible to unauthorized persons.
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18 (2) A "secure manner" shall include but not be limited to, the closure and locking of
19 windows doors gates and other openings of such size that may allow a child to access the
20 interior of the property and /or. structure. Broken windows shall be secured by reglazing or
21 boarding of the window.
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23 (3) If the property is owned by a corporation and /or out of area mortgagee, a local propert y
24 management company shall be contracted to perform bi- weekly inspections to verify compliance
25 with the requirements of this section, and any other applicable laws.
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27 (4) The property shall be posted with the name and 24 hour contact phone number of the
28 local property management company. The posting shall be no less than an eight -inch by ten -inch
29 sign. _T_he posting shall contain the following language:
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33 TO REPORT PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS CALL:
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35 The posting shall be placed on the interior of a window facing the street to the front of the
36 property so it is visible or secured to the exterior of the building /structure facing the street to the
37 front of the property so it is visible or, if no such area exists, on a stake of sufficient size to
38 support the posting in a location as close as possible to the main door entrance of the property.
39 Exterior posting shall be constructed of and printed with weather - resistant materials.
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41 (5) The local property management company shall inspect the property on a bi- weekly basis
42 to ensure that the property is in compliance with this Division. Upon the request of City, the
43 local property management company shall provide a copy of the inspection reports to the code
44 enforcement division.
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1 (6) Failure of the mortgagee and/or property owner of record to properly maintain the
2 property may result in a violation of subsection 15 -100(b ) the City Code and issuance of a
3 citation by City's code enforcement officer.
5 (7) If necessary the citation and compliance matter may be brought by the City to the special
6 master who may make a finding and determination that the City may take any additional action
7 necessary to ensure compliance with this Division.
9 (1) Opposing, obstructing code enforcement officer, penalty.
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11 Whoever opposes obstructs or resists any code enforcement officer or any person
12 authorized by the enforcement office in the discharge of duties as provided in this Division shall
13 be cited in compliance with the provisions and fines as provided in section 2 -25.
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15 (m) Immunity of code enforcement officer.
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17 Any code enforcement officer or any person authorized by the code enforcement officer
18 shall be immune from prosecution civil or criminal for reasonable good faith trespass upon real
19 property while in the discharge of duties imposed by this Division.
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21 (n) Additional authority. _
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23 The Building Director and /or the Director of Planning and Zoning, or his/her designee,
24 shall have authority to require the mortgagee and/or owner of record of any property affected by
25 this section to implement additional maintenance and/or security measures including, but not
26 limited to securing any and all door, window or other openings, employment of an on -site
27 security guard or other measures as mU be reasonably required to help prevent further decline
28 of the property.
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30 (o) Adoption of rules; expenditure of funds; declaration of City purpose.
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32 The City Manager, consistent with his/her duties and authorities under the City Charter,
33 including those duties and authorities relating to emergency situations, is authorized and
34 empowered to adopt rules and regulations and expend City funds as may be reasonably necessary
35 and available to carry out the terms of this Division, the expenditure of such funds being
36 declared a proper City purpose.
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38 (p) Owner responsible for costs of removing abandoned property.
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40 The owner of any abandoned motor vehicle or boat who, after notice as provided in this
41 section does not remove the vehicle or boat within the specified period shall be liable to the City
42 for all costs of removal and destruction of such property, less any salvage value received by the
43 City. Upon such removal and destruction the code enforcement officer shall notify the owner of
44 the amount owed and of the penalty provisions of this section. In the case of an abandoned boat,
45 any person who neglects or refuses to pay such amount shall not be entitled to be issued a
46 certificate of registration for any boat until such costs have been paid. The code enforcement
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I officer shall supply the state department of environmental protection with a list of persons whose
2 boat registration privileges have been revoked under this section. In the case of an abandoned
3 motor vehicle any person who neglects or refuses to pay such amount shall be subject to a class
4 II violation minimum fine of $200.00.
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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, 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 of this
ordinance are repealed.
Section 5. - This ordinance shall be codified and included in the Code of Ordinances.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2009.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Luis R. Figueredo,
Nagin Gallop Figueredo, P.A.
Office of City Attorney
APPROVED:
MAYOR
1St Reading —
2nd Reading —
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Beckman:
Commissioner Newman:
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