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10/10/02
ORDINANCE NO. "
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE VII OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS/NEWSRACKS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY"
TO DELAY BY 60 DAYS (UNTIL DECEMBER 9, 2002),
THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR DISTRIBUTORS TO COME
INTO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED
THEREIN; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
SECTION 54-270(a) OF SAID CODE;, CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 54/Article VII of the Code of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS/NEWSRACKS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAYS", is amended in the
following particulars:l/
"Chapter 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Article VII. NEWSRACKS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAYS
1� Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted.
Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining
provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks
indicate omitted and unchanged material.
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Sec. 54-270. Enforcement procedures non -conforming
newsracks; removed/storage.
(a) Provisions of this article shall become
effective immediately as provided by law, provided
however, the distributor shall have 18 months fe le g
he ad ptien ?ate until December 9, 2002, to come into
compliance with any of the following new requirements
set forth in subsections 54-267(b)(15) and (16); 54-
268(a), (b), and (c); and 54-269. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each distributor shall be responsible for
having one-third and two-thirds of their newsracks
installed, in compliance. with all provisions of this
article, new and existing requirements alike, within
the sixth and twelfth month following the adoption date
respectively. At any time thereafter, any newsrack in
violation of any provision of, this article shall be
subject to a fine or removal as set forth in this
article or alternatively the city may pursue remedy and
due process under the provisions of section 2-811 et
seq. of this Code pertaining to the code enforcement
board.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that
are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed..
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency
measure on the grounds of urgent public need for the preservation
of peace, health, safety, and property of the City of Miami, and
to generally carry on the functions and duties of municipal
affairs.
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Section 5. The requirement of reading this Ordinance on
two separate days is dispensed with by an affirmative vote of not
less than four-fifths of the members of the Commission.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2/
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY TITLE ONLY this 10th day of
October , 2002.
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42,�ANKL A. DIAZ, MAYO
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA A. HOMPSON
CITY CLERK
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If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the
City Commission.
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