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Lucia A. Dougherty
305-579.0603 October 22, 1996
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Mr. Merritt Stierheim
Acting City Manager
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Merritt:
This letter is to request the issuance of a revocable permit by the City of Miami Commission
to allow the sign attached to this letter to remain on Bayshore Drive.
This sign is not an advertising sign, but instead, a directional sign to assist motorist .M
locating Grove Isle and Marks destination. This is no different that any number of signs located on
public property which direct motorist to the Chart House, Bayside and other destinations.
It is our belief that this sign will cut down in the number of trips that are caused by motorists
passing the intersection, circling into residential neighborhoods, or turning in the streets, thereby
causing inconvenience to other motorists and homeowners.
Please let me know when this matter will be placed on the City Commission for
consideration as a personal appearance, or an advertised public hearing on a revocable permit.
Sincerel urs,
L cia A. Dougherty
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Enclosure
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SENT BY 11- 8-96 ; 17: 55 ; PLBL I C WORKS/ADMIN., C i TY MANAGER'S OFF. ; * 1 / 1
i CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
. INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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To : Christina M. Cuervo
Assistant City manager
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FROM: �. E. Lee
Assistant City Manager
Public Works Department .
DATE . November 8, 1996 I-ILE :
SlIKIEGT : Signage for Grove isle
and Mark's In The Grove
REFS RENCES :
ENCLOSURES:
This department is in receipt of your November 1, 1996 memorandum with the
attached letter from Lucia Dougherty regarding a request for an appearance
before the Miami City Commission to allow, by revocable permit, certain slgnage In
the public right of way of south Bayshore Drive at the Intersection of Fair Isle
Street.
We are of the opinion that the sign, which Is attached to a Dade County traffic
signal pole, Is a violation of Sections 54-5 and 54.9 of the Miami City Code. These
sections are clear in the prohibition of advertising materials in the public right of
way. The advertising on the sign in questions states 'Grove Isle Club & Resort and
'Marks in the Grove',, a commercial restaurant on Grove isle.
We take exception to the statement that the sign does not display an
advertisement but is merely a directional sign. It Is true that the sign gives
direction, but, It also bears the names of two privately owned commercial
ventures. We believe that this is a strong enough display to represent advertising
In the public right of way,
with regard to signs placed on City owned property such as the one for the
Charthouse Restaurant, we believe that the legality of this Issue should be
addressed by the city Attorney's office, signs in the public right of way that
identify or give direction to a subdivision, such as Point View or Hughes Cove
Subdivision, have traditionally been classified as directional or Identification signs
that are not related to commercial undertakings. it is this very type of sign that is
attached below a traffic signal light on South Bayshore Drive at Grove Isle that
gives directions to Grove isle, we believe that this is sufficient slgnage to give
motorists direction to Grove Isle and associated commercial activities.
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