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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION
URGING THE DADE COUNTY COMMISSION TO AMEND
THE SOUTH FLORIDABUILDING CODE TO EXEMPT
HISTORIC CUBAN TILE FROM THE TESTING AND
PRODUCT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE FOR
STRUCTURES WHICH HAD THIS HISTORIC MATERIAL
APPLIED WHEN ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AND TO
OTHERWISE GENERALLY ENCOURAGE ITS SALVAGE AND
REAPPLICATION TO SUCH STRUCTURES; DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE DIRECTOR OF
- THE -DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING AND
ZONING TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
TO JOAQUIN AVINO, DADE COUNTY MANAGER, AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WHEREAS, the roof treatment represents one of the most
significant oharaoter-defining features of the Mediterranean
Revival Style of architecture so popular in South Florida, and
espeoially in the historic districts of the City of Miami, during
the 1920's and 1930's; and
WHEREAS, the developers and architects, both during the real
estate boom era of the mid to late 1920's, and continuing through
the 1930's, utilized antique handmade clay barrel tile; and
WHEREAS, as recently reported by the Miami Herald (Home &
Design, Sunday, January 23, 1994), this tile has been
historically documented to be almost three centuries old; and
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WHEREAS, many of the structures built in the _City of Miami
during the 1920's and 1930's still have their, original roof
treatments, making their installations well over 60 years. old;
and
WHEREAS; as a result of Hurricane Andrew, and the
availability of insurance proceeds, many unknowledgable owners
and oontraotors are tragically discarding and replacing historic
Cuban the without any consideration for salvage and
reapplication, as occurred most notably this year to the historic
Nunilly mansion in the Morningside Historic District, and
WHEREAS, except in the case of "historic buildings defined;
under Section 104.10 of the South Florida Building Code
(hereinafter the "SFBC"), i.e., locally or nationally designated
historio,properties, which are few, owners who would otherwise
wish tosalvage and reapply historic Cuban tile are technically
unable to do so because of the testing and product control
requirements for -roof tile contained in Chapter 34 of the SFBC,
which does not provide for any exceptions; and
WHEREAS, historic Cuban tile, when applied and installed as
otherwise provided in the SFBC onto structures which utilized
this unique roofing material when originally constructed has,
more than amply proven itself through the test of time,
justifying an exemption from the strictures of testing and
produot control presently required of other new barrel roof tile
of contemporary manufacture; and
WHEREAS, the needless discarding of historic Cuban file is
resulting in a significant loss to the historic and architectural
heritage of the City of Miami, and Dade County in general; and
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