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Resolution: R-21-0200
File Number: 8935
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 5/27/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION EXTENDING THE TIME
PERIOD FOR THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW ORDINANCE NO.
13114, THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, AS DIRECTED BY RESOLUTION NO. R-19-0523 ADOPTED ON
DECEMBER 12, 2019 AND RESOLUTION NO. R-20-0377 ADOPTED
NOVEMBER 19, 2020, TO OCTOBER 28, 2021.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-19-0523 adopted on December 12, 2019, the
City Commission directed the City Manager and the City Administration to work with the Miami
21 Report Ad Hoc Task Force ("Task Force 1") to conduct a comprehensive review of
Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("Miami
21 Code"); evaluate the development direction of the City of Miami ("City"); issue a report; and
report to the City Commission findings, recommendations, and proposed changes to the Miami
21 Code within one hundred eighty (180) days (collectively, "Report"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-20-0015 adopted on January 23, 2020, the
City Commission established Task Force 1 and members were subsequently appointed; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Mayor X. Francis Suarez declared a local State of
Emergency due to the Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13902 adopted on May 28, 2020, the City
Commission tolled the time period to present to the Report to City Commission due to the
COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13921 adopted by the City Commission on
September 24, 2020, the tolling period ceased on September 24, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the original deadline to submit the Report to the City Commission as a
result of Ordinance No. 13902 was December 22, 2020; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-20-0298 adopted on September 24, 2020, the
City Commission rescinded Resolution No. R-20-0015, abolished Task Force 1, and directed
the City Manager and City Attorney to develop a new task force; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-20-0320 adopted on October 8, 2020, the City
Commission established a new Miami 21 Task Force ("Task Force 2") to give its perspective
and recommendations for possible recommended changes and measures to be taken relative to
the Miami 21 Code and provided for its sunsetting either when Task Force 2 delivers its
recommendations to the Mayor, City Commission, and City Manager or on October 7, 2021,
whichever occurs first; and
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WHEREAS, the City's Administration has been diligently working on the Report,
including working with Task Force 2, but finds that it needs additional time to complete the
Report; and
WHEREAS, aligning the City Administration's timeline with that of Task Force 2 will
provide the requested additional time necessary for the City's Administration as well as provide
the benefit of input from Task Force 2, composed of individuals who regularly use and work with
the Miami 21 Code and are familiar with planning, zoning, and land use principles; and
WHEREAS, this proposed extension will have no effect on the sunset of the Miami 21
Taskforce which will automatically occur once the Miami 21 Task Force delivers
its recommendations to the Mayor, City Commission, and City Manager or on October 7, 2021,
whichever occurs first;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby extends the time period for the City's
Administration to provide its Report to the City Commission to October 28, 2021.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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