HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-03-0178INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
--= February 13, 2003 = -=
Pocket Item — Support for
Sidewalk Cafes in District 3.
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF PLANNING AND ZONING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
DISTRICT 3 BUSINESSES WITH SIDEWALK CAFES AND CREATE
A PROGRAM OF WAIVED OR RELAXED FEES.
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Back up information for sidewalk cafe fee waiver pocket item:
MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3 CONTAINS CALLE OCHO, CORAL WAY,
FLAGLER STREET AND OTHER MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, BUT IT ALSO
IS AN AREA THAT IS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THE CITY HAS
WORKED VERY HARD TO UPLIFT LITTLE HAVANA'S ECONOMY BY MAKING IT A
VIBRANT AREA WITH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, RESTAURANTS,• GALLERIES,
SHOPS, MARKETPLACES AND OTHER EVENTS. MANY SMALL BUSINESSES
DESIRE TO INCREASE THE AREA'S AMBIANCE BY HAVING SIDEWALK CAFES,
BUT THEY FIND THE PROCESS DIFFICULT AND TOO COSTLY. WE PROPOSE A
SYSTEM OF WAIVING PERMIT FEES IN YEAR ONE, COLLECTING 25 PERCENT
OF FEES IN YEAR TWO, 50 PERCENT IN YEAR THREE, 75 PERCENT IN YEAR
FOUR AND FULL FEES IN YEAR FIVE.
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