HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #39 - First Reading OrdinanceJ-95-404
05/3/95
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIDEWALK CAFES,
AMENDING ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 54 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE,
ALTERNATIVELY, FOR THE QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF
PERMIT FEES FOR SIDEWALK CAFES; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 54-111 AND
54-117; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, payment of the, ` equired permit fee for a sidewalk
1 r a �fu11 year; a d
cafe is requirrhe
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WHEREAS, bperato of sidewalk c f lave indicated that
the lump um \�ymeri of said year l ermit fee creates a
financial ha dshp; and
WHEREAS, 'the City Commiss h--/of the City of Miami has
det mined that an ur, ue ha-�dsh p may exist when the operators of
sidJkk cafes are qu re t'o make lump sum annual payments, and
a provision for quart y ayments would diminish this hardship;
and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission that the
opportunity to operate sidewalk cafes be available to as many
qualifying merchants as possible;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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