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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-10883J-91-317 5/9/91 10883 ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW CHAPTER 45.5 ENTITLED "PUBLIC NUISANCE" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND THEREBY PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; THE FILING AND HEARING OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST BUILDINGS, PLACES OR PREMISES ALLEGED TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; PROCEDURES FOR FILING OF NOTICE TO OWNERS AND/OR OPERATORS OF SAID BUILDINGS PLACES OR PREMISES AND FURTHER PROVIDING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD HEARINGS, INCLUDING PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE REGARDING CRIME RELATED ACTIVITY AND/OR ANNOYING CONDUCT ON PREMISES LOCATED IN MIAMI, AUTHORITY TO DECLARE SAID PREMISES UNLAWFUL PUBLIC NUISANCES AND TO ENTER ORDERS PROHIBITING THE MAINTENANCE OF SAID LOCATIONS AND/OR THE OPERATION OF SAID PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR THE BRINGING OF SUIT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST FURTHER MAINTENANCE OF SAID BUILDING, PLACE OR PREMISES; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE CITY THROUGH ITS ATTORNEY, MAY SUE IN THE NAME OF THE STATE TO ENJOIN NUISANCES AS SET FORTH HEREIN AND THOSE NUISANCES AS DEFINED IN CERTAIN ENUMERATED SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND SUE THE OWNERS OR AGENTS OF THE BUILDING, PLACE OR PREMISES WHICH CONSTITUTE SUCH NUISANCES; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature is aware 'that Florida is facing a crisis of dramatic proportions due to the rapidly increasing crime rate due to drug and substance abuse and other related activities; and WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, is aware that the unlawful acts repeatedly occur in, at or on the same building, place or premises in the City of Miami and that these establishments and properties in such use, operate in flagrant violation of state laws which prohibit prostitution, use and/or sale of controlled substances, dangerous drugs and other related activities; and WHEREAS, the City Commission is concerned about this crisis because of its dramatic proportions created -by the proliferation of such violations which continue to occur in Miami and substantially interfere with the interest of the public and the quality of life, community environment, property values, and the public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, the City Commission further finds that the continued occurrence in and use of buildings, places or premises located in the City involving such violations is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of residents and visitors to the City of Miami; and WHEREAS, the City Commission is concerned about the violative use of property in Miami where crimes, crime related conduct, annoying and/or injurious use of property flourish, and finds that a need exists to impose sanctions and penalties against owners and/or operators of property so used when such acts occur on a continuous basis, and where the maintenance of property so used has been found to be an unlawful public nuisance, either in conjunction with, or apart from, the use of sanctions or penalties contained in state laws and without prejudice to the use of other procedures or remedies available to the City under such laws; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it necessary to create a Nuisance Abatement Board to declare property so used to be public nuisances; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. New Chapter 45.5 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is hereby created, entitled "Public Nuisance", reading as follows: "Sec. 45.5-1. Public Nuisances, Definitions. (A) Any building, place or premises located in the City which has been used on three (3) or more occasions documented by substantiated incidences as the site of the unlawful sale or delivery of controlled substances, or for any act as defined in Chapter 893 of the Florida Statutes, and where there has been at least one (1) criminal conviction for the acts defined in _2_ 10883 F.S. Chapter 893, within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of the first substantiated incident, at the same location is hereby declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. (B) Any building, place or premises located in the City which has been used on three (3) or more occasions, documented by substantiated incidences as the site of the prohibited activities in Section 849 of the Florida Statutes defined as, gambling, maintaining a gambling house, illegal betting, bookmaking activities, gambling promotion, possession and/or use of gambling devices, and where there has been at least one (1) criminal conviction for the acts defined in F.S. Chapter 849 within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of the first substantiated incident, at the same location, is hereby declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. (C) Any building, place or premises located in the City which has been used on three (3) or more occasions, documented by substantiated incidences as the site of the prohibited activities in Section 796 of the Florida Statutes defined as, keeping, leasing or letting a house of ill fame and/or allowing a premises or room to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation; forcing compelling or coercing another to become a prostitute and/or deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution and where there has been at least one (1) criminal conviction for the acts defined in F.S. Section 796 within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of the first substantiated incident, at the same location, is hereby declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. (D) Any building, place or premises located in the City which has been used for acts enumerated in Chapter 823 of the Florida Statutes, on three (3) or -3- 10883 more occasions documented by substantiated incidences as the site of the prohibited activity defined as those acts which tend to annoy the community or injure the health of city citizens in general or corrupt the public morals, and which have occurred as singular acts in violation of F.S. Chapter 823 or in any collective combination of the various sections thereunder, and where there has been at least one (1) criminal conviction for such acts within a twenty-four (24) month period from the date of the first substantiated incident is further declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. (E) Any building, place or premises located in the City which has been used on five (5) or more occasions, documented by substantiated incidents as the site of prohibited activity enumerated in City Code Section 6-23 defined as keeping or harboring noisy dogs, and/or the site of prohibited activities defined in City Code Chapter 36 defined as being the cause and/or source of loud, excessive, unnecessary or unusual noise, and have occurred either as the same repeated acts in violation of City Code Section 6-23 or City Code Chapter 36 or in any collective combination of acts involving said Code provisions and where it can be established by substantiated incidences that the same property was used for such acts on five (5) or more occasions within a twelve (12) month period from the date of the first substantiated incident, is hereby declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. (F) For the purpose of this Ordinance "substantiated incident" shall mean any legally prohibited activity and/or occurrence enumerated herein for which a City Police officer has been dispatched to investigate or which an officer independently arrives at a location and makes a personal observation of a use -4- 10883 of property in violation of the law as enumerated herein and makes a report of the prohibited activity regardless of whether such occurrence results in an arrest of any individual for the prohibited activity; or in the case of a breach of City Code Section 6-23 and/or City Code Chapter 36, shall mean such acts may be verified by observation or report from a Public Service Aide employed by the police department. (G) For the purpose of this Ordinance "conviction" is hereby defined and applied in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3.701(d)(2) of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. (H) For the purpose of this Ordinance "operator" means a tenant, lessee, lessor, owner or person having possession or charge of as agent or otherwise having interest in or control of the building, place or premises. (I) For the purpose of this Ordinance "Complaint" shall mean the official process by which cases are initiated and brought before the Nuisance Abatement Board. Sec. 45.5-2. Creation of Nuisance Abatement Board. (A) (1) The Nuisance Abatement Board of the City of Miami is hereby created to serve as a quasi-judicial forum in which controversies over the existence of public nuisances may be resolved in the public interest with due process of law. This board shall consist of five individuals whose residences are located within the City and who are appointed by the City Commission. Three members of the Board shall serve an initial term of two years and two members of the Board shall serve an initial term of three years. Thereafter, all members shall serve a term of two years. The Mayor and each City Commissioner shall each nominate one member for appointment to the Board. Upon expiration of -5- initial terms, subsequent appointments for two years shall be made. Any member may be reappointed by the City Commission for not more than three consecutive terms. Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. (2) Any member who fails to attend five meetings within one year shall automatically forfeit his/her appointment upon the Chairperson filing written notice of such non-attendance with the City Clerk; thereafter, the City Commission shall promptly fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term. (3) Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for such travel, mileage, and per diem expenses as may be authorized by the City Manager. (B) (1) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson who shall be a voting member from among the members of the board. The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum of the board. The Board is authorized to establish its own rules of procedures. (2) The chairperson of the board may call hearings of the board. Hearings may also be called by written notice signed by at least three members of the board. The clerk of the board may also set future hearing dates. The board shall attempt to convene no less frequently than once every month but may meet more frequently than once every month as the board may deem necessary as provided herein. Minutes shall be kept of all hearings and all hearings shall be open to the public. The board may rely on advice from independent legal counsel who shall be appointed by the City Attorney. The City Commission, by and through the City Manager shall provide all necessary clerical and administrative staff support to the board, including space and necessary expenses which may be reasonably required by the board for the proper performance of its duties. -6- 10883 (3) The City Manager shall designate 1 clerical and administrative personnel as may be reasonably required for the proper performance of the board's duties. The clerk so designated in writing by the City Manager shall be the custodian of all board case files and documents pertaining thereto and shall have the authority to certify orders and other documents issued by the board; said clerk is also empowered to administer an oath to witnesses appearing before said board and to issue subpoenas in the name of the board for service of process by any city police officer. (4) The City Attorney or designee thereof shall represent the City as prosecutor and present cases before the board, and shall not therefore act as counsel for the board. Sec. 45.5-3. Procedures. (A) (1) Any employee, officer of the City or any resident of the City, may file a written Complaint under oath with the Department of Police after giving not less than three (3) days notice of such Complaint to the owner of the place or premises regarding a public nuisance as defined herein. Notice of the Complaint shall be sent to the owner at his/her last known address. "Notice" as used in this Subsection shall be given to the operator at the operator's last known address by mailing through the use of certified mail of written material informing the operator of the Complaint to be filed. (2) The Complaint shall state facts that reasonably tend to establish the existence of a public nuisance located within the City of Miami. Such Complaint of a public nuisance shall only be for those as enumerated in City Code Section 45.5-1. 10883 -7- (3) Any police officer making an arrest or substantiating an incident or occurrence of any statutory violation(s) or Code Section(s) set forth herein or any Public Service Aide substantiating an incident or occurrence of a breach of any City Code Section(s) set forth herein and pursuant to information or independent observation shall submit a copy of every such report and/or offense incident report to the Office of the Chief of Police or designee thereof who shall process all such reports and determine when the requisite number of occurrences or violations have taken place as set forth in City Code Section 45.5-1. (B)(1) In each case where such determination has been made in accordance with Subsection (A) above, the case shall be processed through the Office of the Chief of Police and forwarded to the City Attorney for his/her determination that such case is sufficient for presentation to the board for its consideration and disposition as provided herein. (2) The City Attorney, or designee thereof, upon receipt of verification by the Office of the Chief of Police that all administrative prerequisites have been satisfied shall direct the clerk of the board to 'prepare a case folder for a Complaint related to the maintenance of the public nuisance as defined in City Code Section 45.5-1. The City Attorney or designee thereof prior to presenting a case to the board shall review said case for legal sufficiency and, if applicable, shall promptly notify the clerk of the board of any legal insufficiencies in the case. (C)(1) The Clerk of the Nuisance Abatement Board, shall schedule all hearings and issue hearing notices serving the same (a) by sending written notice of said hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (b) by hand -delivering said written notice to the F • i operator of the premises at the operator's last known address at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled hearing. If an attempt to serve notice upon the owner(s) and operator(s) by hand -delivery or certified mail is unsuccessful, service of the notice of the hearing may be made by posting the premises as provided in Chapter 48 of the Florida Statutes, such posting to take place not less than twenty (20) days before the scheduled hearing date. (2) The notice of hearing shall include a: a. statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing; b. statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held; C. reference to the particular sections of the statutes and/or ordinances involved; and d. a short and plain statement of facts summarizing the incidents complained of. Sec. 45.5-4. Conduct of Hearings. (A) The City Attorney, or designee thereof, shall present evidence before the board on behalf of the City. All parties shall have an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues involved, conduct cross-examination and submit rebuttal evidence, and to be represented by counsel. (B) The board may consider any evidence, including evidence of the general reputation of the place or premises. All testimony shall be given under oath and shall be recorded. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply, but fundamental due process shall govern the proceedings. Orders of the Board shall be based upon competent and substantial evidence. (C) If the alleged violator(s) has been properly noticed in regard to the hearing before the board and -9- 10883 fails to appear, the board may proceed with a hearing on the merits of the alleged violation. Any findings or orders resulting from such hearing are valid and binding upon said violator(s). Sec. 45.5-5. Post Hearing. (A) At the conclusion of the hearing and after considering all evidence presented at such hearing, the board is authorized to issue findings of fact based upon the evidence presented and made part of the record that a public nuisance does not exist or that an unlawful public nuisance does exist, upon finding that an unlawful public nuisance does exist the board shall immediately order any one or all of the following: (1) the discontinuance of the nuisance; (2) the closing of the place or premises; (3) the prohibition of conduct, operation, or maintenance of any business or activity on the premises, and/or business or activity which is conducive to the maintenance of such nuisance which prohibition may include the suspension or revocation of any City occupational license issued or renewed pursuant to the provisions of City Code Chapter 31. (4) the payment to the City of Miami by the operator(s) of a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for an initial finding by the board of the existence of a public nuisance and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent finding in at or on the same premises. (B) The findings and orders shall be by motion approved by a majority of those present and voting. Any motion failing to obtain the required vote shall preclude the issuance of said findings and order. (C) An order entered pursuant to this Chapter, shall expire after one (1) year or at such earlier time as stated in the order. The board may retain -10- 10883 jurisdiction to modify said orders prior to the expiration of said orders, where just cause is found to exist. (D) The board may bring a complaint under Section 60.05 of the Florida Statutes seeking a permanent injunction against any nuisance described herein. Sec. 45.5-6. Enforcement of Orders. (A) The City Attorney is authorized to initiate contempt proceedings in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for willful disobedience or failure to comply with any Order of the board. (B) Further, the City Attorney is authorized to initiate proceedings in any county, state or federal forum for the suspension or revocation of any permits, licenses, concessions or contracts held or awarded to the violator including contracts awarded under Section 24.112 of the Florida Statutes and including licenses for the sale of beverages issued under Section 561.19 of the Florida Statutes where the existence of such permits, licenses, concessions or contracts is conducive to the maintenance of such nuisance. (C) Orders of the Nuisance Abatement Board issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be posted at the place, building, or premises where the public nuisance exists, existed or is occurring, in violation of the law and shall be sent by certified mail to the owner of record of said place, building, or premises within two business days of the posting. (D) Five business days after the posting of an order issued pursuant to the Nuisance Abatement Board, City Police Officers shall be authorized to act upon and enforce such orders in accordance with Sec. 45.5-5 hereof. -11- 10883 Sec. 45.5-7. Appeals. An aggrieved party, including the City, may appeal a final order of the Nuisance Abatement Board to the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Such an appeal shall not be a hearing de novo but shall be limited to appellate review of the record created before the Nuisance Abatement Board. An appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of the written order appealed from. Sec. 45.5-8. Enjoining of Nuisances. When any business person, party or entity is found to be erecting, establishing, continuing, maintaining ownership or to be leasing the use of any building, places or premises located in the City and in which the health of the community is threatened or the morals and welfare of the people are injured and in which any nuisance exists as defined in Section 823, Section 893, Section 796 or Section 849 of the Florida Statutes or any of the City Code Sections as stated herein, such business persons, parties or entities may be sued by the City Attorney in the name of the State of Florida or by any citizen of the City for such relief and damages as may be recognized by law. (A) The Nuisance Abatement Board may bring a complaint under Section 60.05 of the Florida Statutes and seek a permanent injunction against any public nuisance. (B) All powers and rights conferred by this Section shall be in addition to and supplemental to those conferred by any other general or special laws governing public nuisances and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of this Chapter.', Section 2. Rights Preserved. This Section does not restrict the right of any person to proceed under Section 60.05 of the Florida Statutes, against any public nuisance. -12- 10883 Section 3. If any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such in validity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance. Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective September 1, 1991. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this llth day of April , 1991. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this 9th day of May , 1991. City Clerk PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: '�e i, PAMELA PRIDE-CHAVIES Assistant City Attorney PPC/ebg/bss/M793 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: A-- 04� JOFGE L. NANDEZ City Attor ey -13- 10883 Of �t�txLt►1 MATTY HIRAI i City Clerk CESAR H. ODIO City Manager r0 FAQ j i IIILB8 t May �3 1991 9 Mr. Robert L. Laslie Vice -President Supplements I Municipal Code Corp. P.O. Box 2235 Tallahassee, FL 32304 3 Dear Mr. Laslie: Enclosed herewith please find a revised coy the following Ordinance which amends the Code of the City OffMiamil Florida and which should be substituted for the version sent to you on May 15, 1991: 10883 If I can be of any further assistance call. , please do not hesitate to VgValerzieGrPenwood rs i Deputy City Clerk Enc. a/s .�i OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/3soo pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233-07oe/ 305 250-5360 MATTY HIRAI City Clerk t of �fftaxti,-)j tL 5 G�rO,FVn CESAR H. ODIO City Manager May 23, 1991 Mrs. Priscilla Domeneeh Court Operations Officer 1351 N.W. 12th Street, Rm 7-701 Miami, FL 33125 Dear Mrs. Domenech: Enclosed herewith please find a revised of theco ollowin Ordinance which amends the Code of the City of Miami,fFloridag and which should be substituted for the version sent to you on May 15, 1991: 10883 'Please acknowledge receipt of same by affixing the enclosed co 6 Your signature to copy of this letter and return it to this office for our files. i Thank you. Very truly Yours, MATTY HIRAI I City Clerk BY: D PUTY CITY Rg RECEIVED BY: i DATE: MH:vg Ene. a/s iOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233-0708/1305) 250.5360 I \ W 1 G 1ie�ii Ii'u r IAz! a CESAR H. ODIO City Manager May 23, 1991 Ms. Janet Reno State Attorney 1351 N.W. 12th Street Miami, FL 33125 Dear Ms. Reno: i Enclosed herewith please find a revised copy of the following Ordinance which amends the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, and which should be substituted for version sent to you on May 15, 1991: 10883 .Please acknowledge receipt of same by affixing your signature to the enclosed copy of this letter and return it to this office for our files. Thank you. Very truly yours, MATTY HIRAI City Clerk BY: DEPUTY CITY LERK RECEIVED BY: DATE: MH:v g Enc. a/s OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330706/Miami, Florida 33233-0706/(305) 250-5360 MIAMI REVIEW Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays 'A Miami, Dade County, Florida. S STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY A OF DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared t Sookle VAIllams, who on oath says that the Is the Vice President of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami In Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice In the matter of CITY OF MIAMI .4 Legal Notice May 9, 1991 C Re: Ordinance No. 10883 In the ...... X X X ....... .......................... Court, was published In sold newspaper In the Issues of May 16, 1991 3. Affiant further says that the said Miami Review Is a newspaper published at Miami In said Dade County, Florida, EPA and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously Saturday, , h d In said Dade County, Florida each day (except LI 6. j ICI " at urd Y, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as COS I T IT Iff second class mail matter at the post office In Miami In said _;'FO ' -,: E - ') Dade C Florida, for a period of one year next preceding 'r.. the ' efirs?uMI ation of the attached copy of advertisement, and T � * f, 3 1�' a ff fil ,ant 1. he says that she has neither paid nor promised any LIQUORS person, fI or corporation any discount, rebate, commission pu Be 0 sac u ".4 Or refu d r the securing this advertisement for public In the so newspaper. ty- Sworn to fore me this 19. I PUSLIC!,N' (SEAL) cr, F ME I E "OFFICIAL NOTARY SEAL" OCTELMA V. FERBEYRE PR BE -, nY CO*i. EXP. 7/9/94 Fig: P f_. .1 E.DATE - INN DI IN P11 F MID A 1.71 kl !,,AARTJQ REBID A N J AN ORDINANCE ;ES MENT F_ - ­7­ .... � OUSING:A AND URBAN OE ' M AWARD AND, $1,41.00,000 PROM"CO'lVIu BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM I NCOME I (SIE I VI A11OTAL'X10APPROPRIA . N OF$114,0113 REPEALER PROVISI PWAND A SEVERA11311 ORDINANCE NO, 1081 .AN:EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISI ENUE FUND.: ENTITLED "IFEDERATIOW, SOCIETIES WAVIRON",'ANID - "APPROPRIATI F_ $4& " ' R_ .IN ,THE -AMOUNT 0 099:-AS�A,Q, ;GRAN .Tokof,DAbt�:COU14TY,-.T('?YRIS-T,","6,gVELO . P FOR THE.': PUAPOSE;: OF?RQ , I P INTERNATIQNAILE'0_ . .0WINGJ� ,91S�SOCiEtEl§ D`AVIRC BE HELD AUGUST 28-SEPTEM13ER 11,19911 DIUM; AUTHORIZINQ`THE CITY MANAGE DES TAN DADE COUNTY TO ACCEPT SAID REPEALER PROVISION AND $EVERAE3IL Said nrdinarit-an may ha lnianda;,i I A hu I= f t� MATTY HIRAI City Clerk — CESAR H. ODIO City Manager rc� FX. May 15, 1991 Ms. Janet Reno State Attorney 1351 N.W. 12th Street Miami, FL 33125 Dear Ms. Reno: Enclosed herewith please find a co py of which amend the Code of the City of Miami,hFloridawing Ordinances 10882 10883 Please acknowledge receipt of same by affixing to the enclosed copy of this letter and return ittoothis ur loffice efor our files. Thank you. Very truly yours, MATTY HIRAI City Clerk BY: "CITYICLERK D PUUTY RECEIVED BY: DATE: MH:vg Enc. a/s OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/3soo Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330700/Miami, Florida 33233-0706/(305) 250.5360 MATTY HIRAI City Clerk s pit NI Owl • CESAR H. ODIO City Manager May 15, 1991 Mrs. Priscilla Domenech Court Operations Officer 1351 N.W. 12th Street, Rm 7--701 Miami, FL 33125 Dear Mrs. Domenech: Enclosed herewith which amend the Code ofefind a copy of the City of Miamitheollowing Ordinances ,Florida: 10882 10883 Please acknowledge receipt of same by affixing the enclosed copy of this letter and return ittyoour signature to our files. this office for Thank you, RECEIVED BY: DATE: MH:vg Enc. a/s Very truly yours, MATTY HIRAI City Clerk BY: DEPUTY CITY C RK OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/3500 pan American Drive/P.o, Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233-0708/(305) 2S0 5360 �tttxtt MATTY HIRAI '73 City Clerk O ueii iiO1 � CESAR H. 01310 City Manager May 15, 1991 Mr. Robert L. Laslie Vice -President - Supplements Municipal Code Corp. P.O. Box 2235 Tallahassee, FL 32304 Dear Mr. Laslie: Enclosed herewith please find a copy of the following Ordinances which amend the Code of the City of Miami, Florida: 10882 10883 If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to call. Very truly urs, I .t Valerie Greenwood Deputy City Clerk Enc. a/s MOY— 2-91 THU 1 0 : 1 9 LAW ,DE; PT CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM L TO Honorable Mayor DATE Ma ; 91-317 and Members of the City Commission y' 2� X991 FnEJ►- SUBJECT Nuisance Abatement A-90-00039 Ordinance PnQm Jorge L. Fernandez City Attorney REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: The attached proposed Ordinance has been modified forty second reading by providing for the following: 1. Appointment of independent legal counsel by the City Attorney. 2. Three day Notice to the Owner of a place or premises before filing of a sworn complaint. 3. M50-00) osition of a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars upon a finding that an unlawful nuisance exists on a first violation and five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent violation found to exist in, at, or on the same premises. 4. An effective date of September 1, 1991. PPC/ebg/P673 10883 APR— 4-91 THU 21 42 LAW nEEPT CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER•OFFICLI MEMORANDUM t TD Honorable Mayor and Members DATE of the Cit C mmission April 4, 1991 J*e91-317 rsua+ECT . Proposed Draft Nuisance Abatement Oxdinan FROM Jo r a L. Per enCiez City Commission Meeti City Attorne REFERENCE, ngApril 11, 1991 ENCl000Ri9 . The Attached proposed draft ordinance has been prepared for your consideration in an effort to assist in the enforcement of abating specified nuisances within the City of Miami. PPOISSS Vcs Cesar H. Odio, City Manager Attni Aurelio Perez-Lugones Legislative Administrator Matty Hirai, City Clark 10883 9-i