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9/21/99
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AMENDING CHAPTER 50/ARTICLE V/DIVISION 3 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "SHIPS, VESSELS AND
WATERWAYS/CITY MARINAS/COMMERCIAL VESSELS";
TO ALLOW CURRENT SIGHTSEEING BOAT DOCKAGE
AGREEMENT HOLDERS OPERATING WITHIN THE INSIDE
BASIN OF MIAMARINA TO OPERATE A SECOND
SIGHTSEEING BOAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 50-310;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami wishes to increase commercial
dockage revenues from its marinas, an llow licensees holding
sightseeing boat dockage agreem s r ting from the inside
basin at Miamarina to optimize the e of the slips; and
WHEREAS, the section of th y Code that limits the number
of sightseeing boats (ha mald a dockage agreement within the
Miamarina inside basi 1 of be affected; and
WHEREAS, the amen en will foster competition, and nurture
growth and sustainedhprofitability of smaller sightseeing boat
operations;
NO THEREFO E, IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF FLO DA- •
Sekici 1. '1*'% The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble N this Ordinance are hereby adopted by reference