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9/28/00
RESOLUTION NO. o 0 — SQ 1
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND BUILDING OFFICIAL TO TAKE
ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE AMNESTY
PERIOD GRANTED PURSUANT TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO. 97-107) (THE
"AMNESTY ORDINANCE") AND RESOLUTION
NO. R-1455-98 FOR BRINGING CONSTRUCTION,
REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS, BUILT WITHOUT PROPER
PERMITS, OR PERMITS WHICH EXPIRED WITHOUT THE
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FROM
OCTOBER 29, 1957 THROUGH JULY, 1997, INTO
CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH
FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, FROM ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2000 TO NO EARLIER THAN JUNE 30,
2001; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 97-107 (the "Amnesty Ordinance"),
adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on July 8, 1997,
amended the South Florida Building Code (the "SFBC") and
established a limited period to facilitate bringing residential
structures built without proper permits or with permits which
have expired without the issuance of a Certificate of Completion
in Miami -Dade County into compliance with the SFBC; and
WHEREAS, the Amnesty Ordinance provided that the period for
compliance shall expire December 31, 1998, but that the amnesty
period may be extended for a period not to exceed twenty-four
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months by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners upon
recommendation of the Building Official; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Miami -Dade County Resolution
No. R-1455-98, adopted December 15, 1998, the amnesty period was
extended to December 31, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami (the "City"), pursuant to the
authority granted by the Amnesty Ordinance and Resolution
No. R-1455-98, thereby adopted Resolution No. 99-206 on March 23,
1999, to grant such amnesty period in the City ending
December 31, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to extend the
December 31, 2000 amnesty period deadline to June 30, 2001, as a
great number of structures 'in the City have yet to receive the
required final Certificate of Completion; and
WHEREAS, such amnesty period extension can be granted to the
citizens of the City by the City Commission only upon an
extension of the amnesty period by the Miami -Dade County Board of
County Commissioners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami -Dade County Board of County
Commissioners and Building Official are hereby urged to take all
steps necessary to extend the amnesty period granted pursuant to
Miami -Dade County Ordinance (Ordinance No. 97-107) (the "Amnesty
Ordinance") and Resolution No. R-1455-98, for bringing
construction, repairs and additions, built without proper
permits, or permits which expired without the issuance of
Certificates of Completion from October 29, 1957 through July,
1997, into conformance with the provisions of the South Florida
Building Code, from ending December 31, 2000 to no earlier than
June 30, 2001.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit
a copy of this Resolution to the following Miami -Dade County
officials: Mayor Alex Penelas, all members of the Board of
County Commissioners, County Manager Merrett R. Stierheim, and
Building Official Charles Danger, P.E.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor Y
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of September 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code See. 2-36, since the Me-yor did ra hidolordn e"3"?"O'val Cal
.:,is legislation by signing it in the designated Mace providad, said ioplsla fon now
becomes effective with the elapse often ('10) d -,from tha date of Corr ;^sicn act on
regarding same, without the Mayo xer ' , g vet
ATTEST:
iNalte o n, City Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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ATTORNEY
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�i If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FL( D1R I CT 4
INTER-OFFICE MEM( COMMISSIONER REGALADO
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TO: Carlos Gimenez DATE: August 4, 2d00L�
City, Manager
SUBJECT: Discussion Items
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REFERENCES:
Commissioner
ENCLOSURES:
Please place the following item on the agenda of the City Commission meeting to be held
on September 14, 2000.
/1) Discussion about an extension of the amnesty period to bring illegal construction into
compliance.
2) A status report about the NET Channel 9 series "Miami Neighborhoods".
Cc: Agenda Office