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Ordinance 14138
Legislation
File Number: 12574
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/9/2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION", CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "BUILDINGS", CHAPTER 11 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "CABLE
TELEVISION", CHAPTER 11.5 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "CIVILIAN
COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW', CHAPTER 13 OF THE CITY
CODE, TITLED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AND OTHER RELATED FEES",
CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION", CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "FINANCE",
CHAPTER 22 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID
WASTE", CHAPTER 31 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "LOCAL BUSINESS TAX
AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS", CHAPTER 35 OF THE
CITY CODE, TITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", CHAPTER 39 OF
THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PEDDLERS AND ITINERANT VENDORS",
CHAPTER 54 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS",
AND CHAPTER 62 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING",
TO REPLACE OR STRIKE REFERENCES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ENHANCEMENT TEAM ("NET") FROM THE CITY CODE; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2020, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13926, the City
Commission adopted the City of Miami Fiscal Year 2020-2021 operating budget; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Fiscal Year 2020-2021 operating budget eliminated the
Neighborhood Enhancement Team ("NET") Department resulting in the reorganization of NET
functions; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to address all references to NET in the City Code; and
WHERAES, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed
reorganization; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend the
City Code, as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance
are adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this section.
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Section 2. Chapter 2 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
DIVISION 2. STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY
DIVISION 7. OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD/OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT
BOARD
Sec. 2-1052. - Membership.
(i) Assignment of tasks. The city manager shall provide for necessary staffing to assist the
Overtown Community Oversight Board. Such staff shall.
(16) Coordinate his/her activities and the activities of the Overtown Community
Oversight Board with the activities of the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community redevelopment agency and the QveFtGWR NET istFateF/ISjET
effiEe.
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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Section 3. Chapter 10 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 10
BUILDINGS
ARTICLE III. LEAD -BASED PAINT ON BUILDING EXTERIORS
DIVISION 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 10-36. Contents of notice.
Prior to the commencement of work expressly subject to this chapter, the responsible party
(owner or contractor) shall provide written notice to the NET r-te City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department of the following:
(1) The location of the project;
(2) The (nature and approximate square footage of the painted surface being disturbed
and/or removed)) scope of work;
(3) The methods and tools for paint disturbance and/or removal;
(4) The approximate age of the building;
(5) The anticipated job start and completion dates for work subject to this chapter;
(6) Whether the responsible party has reason to know or presume that lead -based paint is
present;
(7) Whether the building is residential or non-residential, and whether it is owner- occupied
or rental property, and the approximate number of dwelling units, (if any), on the
property;
(8) The dates by which the responsible party has or will fulfill any tenant or adjacent
property notification requirements as described in the applicable sections of this chapter
below;
(9) The name, address, telephone number, and (10) If available, pager number, of the party
who will perform the specified work.
Sec. 10-38. Notice (by landlord) to tenants.
"Work is scheduled to be performed on this property starting [date]. This work may
or Remove Lead -Based Paint. The persons performing this work are required to follow
federal, state and local laws regulating work with Lead -Based Paint. You may obtain
information regarding these laws, or report any violation concerning these laws, by
calling YOUF IGGa' Gity of Miami NET OffiGe the City Manager's Office or its designated
City Department. The Owner of this property is also required to provide tenants with a
copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pamphlet entitled Protect Your Family
From Lead -Based Paint in Your Home."
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Section 4. Chapter 11 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 11.
CABLE TELEVISION
Sec. 11-21. Use of streets.
(n) All licensee cable system distribution devices to be located on streets or private city
property shall be installed, pursuant to this Code, in such a way as to eliminate or
minimize any potentially adverse impact. All proposed locations shall be reviewed by
the Gity Neighberheed- Ephannomon4 Team (NET-) City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department to ensure compliance with these and all other applicable
policies and procedures relating to the placement of distribution devices on streets or
city private property. Proposed locations may require review and approval by various
city departments, as appropriate.
Section 5. Chapter 11.5 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 11.5
CIVILIAN COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW
ARTICLE II. - THE CITY OF MIAMI CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL
Sec. 11.5-28. Membership; qualifications; nomination of members; nominating committee;
appointment and filling vacancies; terms of office.
(c) Nomination of members to fill vacancies.
(2) The CIP nominating committee shall solicit applications for vacancies on the
CIP by disseminating public notices in English, Spanish, and Creole
throughout the community and through the media and the t NET nffiG
In addition, applications may be submitted to the CIP directly by members of
the city commission and community based, civic, and social service groups,
leagues, and organizations, provided that any such application shall be
evaluated without regard to the individual or entity that solicited or submitted
the application.
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(d) Appointment of the CIP nominating committee.
(2) The CIP nominating committee shall reflect the diversity of the city.
a. In the event the CIP does not include at least one member
representing each of the five city commission districts, then the CIP
shall fill vacancies on the nominating committee with members of the
general public who permanently reside in, own real property in, or work
or maintain a business in the unrepresented districts. To fill such
vacancies, the CIP shall solicit applications by disseminating public
notices in English, Spanish, and Creole throughout the community and
through the media and the ty"s NET nf,.with an emphasis on the
unrepresented district or districts. In addition, applications may be
submitted by community based, civic, and social service groups,
leagues, and organizations.
Section 6. Chapter 13 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 13
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AND OTHER RELATED FEES
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 13-5. - Definitions.
General Services System Improvement means system improvements that add capacity
to the city's administrative office space capital equipment and vehicle fleets for the following
departments: Building, code enforcement, NET-, economic development, city attorney, CIP,
GSA, innovation and technology, parks, public works and solid waste.
Section 7. Chapter 17 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 17
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
ARTICLE I. - TREE PROTECTION IN GENERAL
Sec. 17-4. Tree permit applications, requirements, review, and fees.
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(e) Notice. Within 48 hours of issuing the intended decision for a tree permit, the
department shall notify the applicant and post a notice of the intended decision on or
adjacent to the subject property in a location where it is visible to the general public.
The posting shall provide a general description and location of the proposed tree
activity contained in the tree permit. The intended decision shall also be sent to the
homeowners' associations registered with the noi`rhbGFhnnrl onh�nnomon4 team
�City in that area.
ARTICLE II. - ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS
Sec. 17-39. Public notice of applications for special certificates of approval.
(3) Published notice. The published notice shall contain a description of the activity and
the time and place of the hearing. Publication shall be made in the following:
Such publications shall be made not less than ten days in advance of the public
hearing and shall be prepared and paid for by the city. These publications shall be
sent to the NET ^eta City Manager's Office or its designated City Department for
distribution to the registered homeowners' associations.
Section 8. Chapter 18 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 18
FINANCE
ARTICLE III. - CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE
Sec. 18-119. Unsolicited proposals.
(e) Public notice. If the city receives an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying project
pursuant to this section and the city desires to enter into an agreement with the
private entity or consortium of private entities submitting same, the city shall first
notify the commission of the receipt of said unsolicited proposal by placement of a
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discussion item on the next available commission meeting agenda. Upon the
commission's approval to proceed with said unsolicited proposal project, the city shall
publish public notice in the Florida Administrative Register and a newspaper of
general circulation at least once a week for two weeks stating that the city has
received an unsolicited proposal and that the city will accept other proposals for the
same qualifying project. The city shall additionally furnish a copy of the same notice
to any homeowners or neighborhood associations currently registered with the cityLs
NeighbGFhnnrl Cnh;nnomon4 Team ("NET-2) n#i`+o in the designated area. The city
shall set forth in each such request for proposals the criteria to be evaluated and how
such private partner shall be selected from the proposals submitted. The entity
submitting the original unsolicited proposal may submit a more detailed proposal in
response to the city's notice. The timeframe for allowing other proposals shall be no
fewer than 21 days but no more than 120 days after the initial date of publication. A
copy of the notice must be mailed to each local government in the affected area of
the qualifying project which shall mean Miami -Dade County and/or any municipality
and/or special district in which all or a portion of the qualifying project is located.
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Section 9. Chapter 22 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 22
GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 22-1. Definitions.
Enforcement officer. The words "enforcement officer" shall mean designated agents of
the city manager, acting by and through him/her, including but not limited to, sanitation
inspectors, code enforcement inspectors, and police officers, NET AdmiRiStFateFs and NET
i F1speGtGrG
Neighborhood cleanups. The words "neighborhood cleanups" shall mean periodic
intensive removal of litter, debris and other solid waste material from a designated area of the
city, initiated or approved by the city, its NET effinoc and/or recognized community based
organizations or associations including special event activities citywide.
Sec. 22-2. Collection services, container usage, condition and requirements for placement
location; city and commercial solid waste services.
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Any franchisee providing waste collection services who will be discontinuing its collection
service to a commercial property shall give the department of code enforcement and 4E-T
seF��centelr fel: areavAhleleselrvi^o vVi" ho dis-s^vvvrrtinuea, the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department at least seven business days' prior notice of its intention to
discontinue such service. The franchisee shall additionally mail to the owner, occupant, tenant
or lessee of the commercial property a notice that it is discontinuing waste collection services for
that commercial property. Duplicate copies of this notice shall be simultaneously mailed by the
franchisee to the department and t4a NET ser��center fAr ;;rea�rrte Q sav^'rhrse;i^
the City Manager's Office or its designated City Department. A commercial
property which does not have current waste collection services being furnished shall be subject
to having an administrative service fee imposed pursuant to section 22-93.
ARTICLE VIII. - HANDBILLS
Sec. 22-182. Distribution of commercial handbills during certain events prohibited; penalty;
enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity to post, display
or distribute any commercial circulars, handbills, printed or written matter relating to any
business or commercial activities at any event with an attendance of 15,000 or more
persons, on any property or facilities owned or operated by or for the city, or within a
1,000-foot radius in or around the property, facility or venue, without first obtaining a
written permit issued or authorized by the ReighbGFhnnrl onh;n^omon4 team rCitv
Manager's Office or its designated City Department, provided that the provisions of this
section shall not be applicable to licensees, concessionaires, lessees or agencies of the
city.
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Section 10. Chapter 31 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER
LOCAL BUSINESS TAX AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
ARTICLE IV. SHOPPING CARTS
Sec. 31-82. Administration and enforcement.
Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this article shall be administered and
enforced by the city's code compliance department and Rei`YhbeFheed eRhaRGeFne Rt tearrm
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. However, in enforcing the provisions of this article, any employee of the city may
remove, or cause the removal of a cart, or parts thereof, from public property.
Sec. 31-83. Methods of compliance.
(d) A copy of the plan shall be submitted to the assigned NET effi` ea of the premises City
Manager's Office or its designated City Department for review and approval.
Sec. 31-86. Uncollected carts.
(d) A cart without identification markings and which has been noticed pursuant to the
requirements of this section shall be considered abandoned after 18 hours from the
date and time of the notice to retrieve the cart and the abandoned cart may be sold if
still uncollected in accordance with the City Code and F.S. ch. 705, or may be
disposed of in any manner (including discarded) as determined by the code
compliance department Ar NET.
Sec. 31-88. Removal, storage, and disposal of carts found on public property.
(b) After the city has removed identifiable carts from public property, the code
compliance department Ar NET shall promptly provide written notice by regular mail
to the owner at the address designated on the cart's identification markings. If the cart
has no identification markings but the owner can otherwise be readily determined by
other distinguishing characteristics or notice to the city, the code compliance
department eF NET shall mail the notice to the determined owner. The notice shall be
deemed complete upon mailing and posting by the code compliance department
N€T and receipt of the notice by the owner is not required.
Section 11. Chapter 35 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 35
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE III. PARKING METER ZONES
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
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Sec. 35-96. Designation of certain zones; installation of meters.
(b) Except where proposed paid parking zone(s) will be within 250 feet of a T3-R, T3-L
or T3-0 transect zone, a notice as provided herein of the proposed paid parking
zone(s) is not required. In areas within 250 feet of a T3-R, T3-L or T3-0 transect
zone, notice must be provided along with an opportunity for submittal of written
comments from property owners and/or registered associations as defined in this
section in the affected area(s). Such notice shall be sent via certified mail return
receipt requested and regular mail prior to any new installation of the paid parking
zone(s).
(1) For purposes of this section, owners in the affected area(s) shall mean persons
who are the fee simple owners of the properties in the affected areas. For
purposes of this section, affected area(s) shall mean properties who are located
within 250 feet of the property lines of the land for which the notice under the
provisions of this section is being requested, as applicable. The public notice will
be afforded only when the proposed paid parking zones are to be located within
250 feet of a T3-R, T3-L or T3-0 transect zone and shall consist of notice by
certified mail, return receipt requested to the affected owners at least 30 days
before any paid parking zone(s) installation. The applicant for the paid parking
zone placement shall be charged the cost of the appropriate fee for the notices.
The applicant shall be the public agency or instrumentality who is seeking the
designation of a paid parking zone within 250 feet of the above listed T3 transect
zones. Additionally, the applicant shall obtain a list from the
cnh�nnomon4 team ("NET-2) City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department of the registered neighborhood and/or homeowners associations
("registered association(s)") applicable to the property for the application in
question and shall notify the official representative of such registered
association(s). Registered associations who wish to receive such notice must
register on an annual basis at +heir'^^^' NET ^ff;^o the City Manager's Office or
its designated City Department.
ARTICLE IX. VALET PARKING
Sec. 35-302. Definitions.
Sec. 35-305. - Permit application.
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Applications shall be forwarded by the director to all city departments which may be affected
by the granting of the permit, including but not limited to, resilience and public works,
building; planning and zoning1 ; police1 ; and risk management_ ; ` eFFespeR 7iRg NET e#i`-
ap,d.-The city departments shall `""thin 45 G.io ,gar days review and submit comments on
the application(s) bank to the department within 45 calendar days.
Sec. 35-307. - Standards and criteria for application review.
(4) Mobile stands, tables, chairs, umbrellas, keyboxes and any other objects necessary
for the operation of the valet parking service shall be of quality, design, materials, and
technique, both to ensure the safety and convenience of users, and to enhance the
visual and aesthetic quality of the urban environment. Design, materials, and colors
shall be sympathetic and harmonious with an urban environment. The 4E-T
administrator City Manager's Office or its designated City Department and the
director of the city planning and zoning department shall be responsible for the review
and approvals required by this subsection.
Section 12. Chapter 39 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:I
"CHAPTER 39
PEDDLERS AND ITINERANT VENDORS
ARTICLE II. SIDEWALK AND STREET VENDORS
Sec. 39-33. Limitations within the Downtown Miami special vending district.
(5) Vending zones.
b. Location of vending zones.
1. There shall be a maximum of 75 vending zones in this district, with 25
allotted to each of those areas to be known as A, B, and C. Vending
zones shall be delineated by the DDA in cooperation with the
resilience and public works department and the , ewRt„WR NET „rfiGe
based upon the following criteria:
2. No vending shall be permitted within the Downtown Miami special
vending district except within the sidewalk areas specifically designated
on the official map attached to Ordinance No. 11212 as composite
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"exhibit A." Said vending maps, as amended, shall be the official
vending zone locator for this district and shall be kept in the office of
the city clerk with certified copies being furnished to the city of Miar4
rl�r nin Neighber�d- h;nn TleRtTearn (N�\ nf�tho
executive director, ;;Ad he director, and the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department.
3. Substitute locations amending said map may be considered and
approved by the executive director on a case -by -case basis if such
locations are in compliance with all the provisions of this article and
other applicable regulations. The revised location map shall be
immediately filed with the city clerk and copies sent to the dAWA44WA
nICT adminic4rro4nr ;nrl the director and the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department.
c. Lottery.
The DDA shall establish and the executive director shall supervise a
lottery system whereby those persons possessing, as conditions
precedent to participating in the lottery, valid and appropriate state
licenses (upon required inspections, from the state department of
business and professional regulation for the sale of prepared food,
and/or the state department of agriculture for the sale of prepackaged
food, or their successor agencies), an local business tax receipt,
appropriate state and local sales tax certificates and DDA pushcart
certification shall be publicly chosen by chance for vending zones in
this district. The executive director, ^r In ninon nin NIFT ;;dmini5;4r;;4nr
the City Manager's Office or its designated City Department shall
assign each vending zone a number corresponding to a location on
the appropriate vending map. All qualified vendors shall have their
names placed into containers for a public drawing by the executive
director or his or her designee to determine which location shall serve
as the vending zone for each vendor for the franchise period. At the
conclusion of the franchise period all franchise rights shall end and all
franchises shall be subject to a new lottery.
3. Utilizing the standards and criteria set forth in this article, the DDA
may promulgate such reasonable supplementary rules, regulations
and/or procedures as are necessary to implement and effectuate the
herein lottery and vending zone assignment process, which shall
include participation by a representative of the Downtown Miami
Partnership. Said supplementary rules, regulations and procedures
shall be filed with the city clerk, and also made available at the DDA
and the deWRt,,WR NET „ffiGe City Manager's Office or its designated
City Department.
5. All franchise documents are nontransferable. Sale of a majority of
stock in a corporate franchise by stockholders listed on the franchise
application or sale of a majority interest in a partnership as listed on
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the franchise application shall be deemed a transfer of the franchise,
which is prohibited. The franchise document shall be in the
possession of the vendor and immediately accessible at all times, and
shall be displayed to a police officer; or code enforcement officer of
rinnin4nnin nAi�mi ..—ghberheed Cnh;nnomon4 Team ("NET-2) nffinial
upon request. Failure to immediately provide this document, along
with a valid local business tax receipt, the pushcart certification
required by subsection (2) of this section, sales tax certificate(s)
required by subsection (16) of this section, and appropriate current
state inspection license(s) shall be grounds for immediate removal of
the pushcart from the vending zone and district, suspension of the
franchise and initiation of local business tax receipt and franchise
revocation proceedings by the executive director or NET ad-ministrate
City Manager's Office or its designated City Department.
(f) Unauthorized absence from a designated vending zone shall constitute a
basis for suspension and revocation of a franchise document. Upon
certification by the executive director or "ACT Iminic4ra4nr the City Manager's
Office or its designated City Department that a vending zone has been
unoccupied for a continuous period of 15 days for reasons other than those
mentioned in subsection (5)c.5 of this section or section 39-29, the executive
director or NET ad-mipistFater City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department shall notify the vendor of the intent to revoke the vendor's
franchise unless clear evidence of vending activity during the 15-day period in
question is provided to the executive director or NET admipistrater City
Manager's Office or its designated City Department. Subsequent to ten-day
notice mailed by certified mail to the address shown on the vendor's lottery
application form, the executive director shall conduct a hearing and may
revoke the vending franchise and reward the franchise to a different vendor,
pursuant to a posted notice lottery, for the balance of that franchise period.
The vendor subject to such revocation may appeal said decision in the same
manner provided in section 54-230. An appeal shall not stay an order
banishing a pushcart or franchisee.
(g) Any franchisee incurring three written notices of violation of this article within
a two-year period shall be the subject of the following franchise revocation
proceedings:
1. When violations occur, the franchisee shall be notified by the
executive director, his/her designee, or dewnto w n NET „ffiGe the City
Manager's Office or its designated City Department in person or via
certified mail. The first violation notice or citation shall be a reprimand;
the second violation notice or citation shall be a warning; the third
violation notice or citation shall result in an automatic revocation of
franchise document, immediate removal of the franchisee's pushcart
from the district, and banishment of the violator from the district for a
period of one calendar year.
Sec. 39-34. Limitations within the Coconut Grove special vending district.
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(3) Vending zones.
a. Quantity and location of vending zones. The number of vending zones shall
not exceed ten. No vending shall be permitted in the Coconut Grove special
vending district except within the sidewalk areas specifically designated on the
official graphic attached hereto as "attachment A," as amended, and herein
referred to as the "vending map." (Attachment A is not reproduced in the
Code.) Substitute locations may be approved by the director of the department
of resilience and public works upon a finding that such new vending zone(s) is
in an unobstructed sidewalk area, and otherwise satisfies all provisions of this
article and other applicable regulations. Such substitutions shall be based on
findings by the director that such temporary or permanent relocation is
warranted on health and safety grounds, or necessitated by rights -of -way
improvement or private or public construction activity. This vending map, as
amended, shall be the official vending zone locator for the district, and shall be
kept in the office of the director, with copies furnished upon its adoption, and
upon any amendment thereto, to the city clerk and the Gr
NeighhnrhnnrJ Cnh;nnomon4 Team (NET-) G#iGe City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department.
c. Assignment of vendors to specific vending zones.
2. Lottery.
i. The director shall establish and supervise a lottery system whereby
those persons possessing a valid and appropriate local business
tax receipt, appropriate state and local sales tax certificate(s), and
planning sticker to vend shall be chosen by chance for vending
zones in this district. The director or NET ad-mipistrb4nr the City
Manager's Office or its designated City Departmen, shall assign
each vending zone a sequential number corresponding to a
clockwise circuit pattern of sequential locations on the vending
map. All qualified vendors shall have their names placed into a
container for a drawing by the director or NET administFater the
Citv Manaaer's Office or its desianated Citv Department to
determine which location shall serve as the initial vending zone for
each vendor at the beginning of a franchise period. On the first
day of each month following the first month of each franchise
period all vendors shall relocate, via rotation, to the next vending
zone in the aforementioned sequence. All franchise rights shall
transfer to the new location and cease in the prior location upon
such rotation. Said rotation shall continue for the duration of the
franchise period. At the conclusion of the franchise period all
franchises shall be subject to a new lottery.
v. All franchise documents are nontransferable. Sale of a majority of
stock in a corporate franchise by stockholders listed on the
franchise application or sale of a majority interest in a partnership
as listed on the franchise application shall be deemed a transfer of
the franchise, which is prohibited. The franchise document shall
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be in the possession of the vendor at all times and shall be
displayed to a police officer, or Code enforcement officer of
(`nnnni i4 Greve Neinhbol i —d Cn, # Team (NET-) nffinial
upon request. Failure to provide this document, along with a valid
local business tax receipt, the planning, building and zoning
department sticker required by subsection (7), and sales tax
certificate(s) required by subsection (14), shall be grounds for
immediate removal of the pushcart from the vending zone and
district, suspension of the franchise and initiation of local business
tax receipt and franchise revocation proceedings by the director or
nICT arlministrater the City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department.
e. Unauthorized absence from a designated vending zone shall constitute a basis
for suspension and revocation of a franchise document. Upon certification by
the director or ^ICT Iminic4ro4nr the City Manager's Office or its designated
City Department that a vending zone has been unoccupied for a continuous
period of 15 days for reasons other than those mentioned in subsection
(3)c.2.vi or section 39-29, the director or NET Iminic4ra4nr the City Manager's
Office or its designated City Department shall notify the vendor of the intent to
revoke the vendor's franchise unless clear evidence of proof of vending activity
during the 15-day period in question is provided to the director. Subsequent to
ten-day notice mailed by certified mail to the address shown on the vendor's
lottery application form, the director or NET Iministra4nr the City Manager's
Office or its designated City Department shall conduct a hearing and may
revoke the vending franchise and reward the franchise to a different vendor,
pursuant to a posted notice lottery, for the balance of that franchise period.
The vendor subject to such revocation may appeal the director's decision in
the same manner provided in section 54-230.
Any franchise incurring three written notices of violation of this article shall be
the subject of the following franchise revocation proceedings:
1. When violations occur, the franchisee shall be notified by the director
of Gr+GGR t GFeye NET Gffino or the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department in person or via certified mail. The first
violation notice or citation shall be a reprimand; the second violation
notice or citation shall be a warning; the third violation notice or
citation shall result in an automatic revocation of franchise document,
immediate removal of the franchisee's pushcart from the district, and
banishment of the violator from the district for a period of one calendar
year.
2. Revocations may be appealed in the same manner provided in
section 54-230. An appeal shall not stay an order by the director or
NET the City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department to remove a pushcart from the district.
Sec. 39-37.1. Limitations within Biscayne Boulevard special vending district.
(3) Vending of merchandise shall be prohibited from any type of vehicle or stand other
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than a pushcart of the specific types and construction shown and described on
composite "Exhibit B," attached to Ordinance No. 11212. Said pushcarts shall satisfy
the above criteria and be inspected and certified initially and on an ongoing basis by
the director and NET the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department as having complied with this section. The director shall
prepare a uniform pushcart certification form for usage in the district.
(5) No merchandise, supplies, containers or any other items related to the vendor shall
be placed anywhere within the public right-of-way other than on or concealed within
the pushcart, with the exception of one folding chair or wooden stool of a type
approved by the director and NET adminic4ro4nr the City Manager's Office
or its designated City Department as compatible with the district's pushcart design
requirements.
(9) Vending is prohibited within the district between the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.,
and pushcarts shall not be located in the district during said hours. Further, vending
shall not be permitted nor shall pushcarts be located within the district on event days
except for a period of time beginning two hours immediately preceding, during, and
two hours following authorized event(s). For purposes of this section, events, event
days and event times shall be as determined by the managing office of the New
Arena and published in the New Arena's Calendar of Events, or a like official
publication. Problems occasioned by changes in event times occurring subsequent to
the publication of said calendar, or errors therein, shall be ultimately resolved by the
police department or niCT nffi,+o the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department utilizing the most recent official records of the New
Arena's management.
(13) Vending zones.
b. Limitations within vending zones.
2. Each vending location shall approximate the size of one permitted
pushcart and shall be clearly identified by a metal (brass) pin and
washer embedded in its proper location within the public right-of-way by
the department of resilience and public works' survey division. The
director shall keep an updated file showing and listing authorized
locations, along with appropriate graphics, available for public and
governmental agency perusal and use, and provide the dewntewn NET
GffiEe City Manager's Office or its designated City Department and the
city clerk with a certified copy of the current file.
c. Assignment of vendors to specific vending zones.
1. Franchise rights. Vending zones within the district shall be occupied
only by licensed vendors willing to pay the city for the opportunity and
franchise right to vend, exclusively, from designated vending zones in
the Biscayne Boulevard special vending district, subject to applicable
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rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes governing vending. There
shall be a franchise fee due of $50.00 per month, for a total of $600.00
per franchise period, for franchises. As a condition precedent to
receiving a franchise, the total amount due for the franchise period
shall be paid in full. Payment shall be by cashier's check, bank certified
funds, or money order payable to the city. Failure to tender required
payment on the date of the lottery shall invalidate such award and
vacate the vending zone. All franchise fees shall be paid at the
dAwAtAwA WFT nffi`+o City Manager's Office, its designated City
Department, or its successor entity.
2. Lottery.
i. The director shall establish and supervise a lottery system
whereby those persons possessing a valid and appropriate local
business tax receipt, appropriate state and local sales tax
certificate(s), shall be chosen, by chance, for vending zones in
this district. The director shall assign each vending zone a
sequential number corresponding to a north to south and east to
west rotation pattern of sequential locations on the vending map,
which shall correspond to "Attachment A" of Ordinance No.
12002, as amended. All qualified vendors shall have their names
placed into a container for a drawing by the director, er NET
a dminic4ra4nr the City Manager's Office, or its designated City
Department, to determine which location shall serve as the initial
vending zone for each vendor at the beginning of a franchise
period. On the first day of each month following the first month of
the franchise period, all vendors shall relocate, via rotation, to
the next vending zone in the aforementioned sequence. All
franchise rights shall transfer to the new location and cease in
the prior location upon such rotation. Said rotation shall continue
for the duration of the franchise period. At the conclusion of the
franchise period all franchises shall be subject to a new lottery.
v. All franchise documents are nontransferable. Sale of a majority
of stock in a corporate franchise by stockholders listed on the
franchise application or sale of a majority interest in a
partnership as listed on the franchise application shall be
deemed a transfer of the franchise, which is prohibited. The
franchise document shall be in the possession of the vendor at
all times and shall be displayed to a police officer, code
enforcement officer, dGWRt„WR NET „ffiGial or resilience and
public works department representative upon request. Failure to
immediately provide this document, along with a valid local
business tax receipt, pushcart certification and sales tax
certificate(s), shall be grounds for immediate removal of the
pushcart from the vending zone and district, suspension of the
franchise, and initiation of local business tax receipt and
franchise revocation proceedings by the director or dGWRtGWR
NET adFFliFIistFat9r the City Manager's Office or its designated
City Department.
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e. Unauthorized absence from a designated vending zone shall constitute a basis
for suspension and revocation of a franchise document. Upon certification by
the director�^r r7GWRtnWn NET administrate: the City Manager's Office, or its
designated City Department that a vending zone has been unoccupied for a
continuous period of ten (10) event days, for reasons other than those
mentioned in subsection (13)c.2.vii or section 39-29, the director or dewptewp
niFET ad-ministra+nr the City Manager's Office or its designated City Department
shall notify the vendor of the intent to revoke the vendor's franchise unless
clear evidence of proof of the vendor's activity during the ten event -day period
in question is provided to the director. Subsequent to ten-day notice mailed by
certified mail to the address shown on the vendor's lottery application form, the
director shall conduct a hearing, and may revoke the vending franchise and
reward the franchise to a different vendor, pursuant to a posted notice lottery,
for the balance of that franchise period. The vendor subject to such revocation
may appeal the director's decision in the same manner provided in section 54-
230.
f. Any franchise incurring three written notices of violation of this article shall be
the subject of the following franchise revocation proceedings:
1. When violations occur, the franchisee shall be notified by the director
or In ninon nin nICT nffi/+o the City Manager's Office or its designated
City Department in person or via certified mail. The first violation
notice or citation shall be a reprimand; the second violation notice or
citation shall be a warning; the third violation notice or citation shall
result in an automatic revocation of franchise document, immediate
removal of the franchisee's pushcart from the district, and banishment
of the violator from the district for a period of one calendar year.
2. Revocations may be appealed in the same manner provided in
section 54-230. An appeal shall not stay an order by the director or
NET effor--a the City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department to remove a pushcart from the district.
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Section 13. Chapter 54 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE IX. - COCONUT GROVE SPECIAL EVENTS DISTRICT
Sec. 54-341. Created, restrictions; application and approval required.
(d) Application for special events; approval required. Applications for special events in
the district must be submitted to the city manager or its designated City Department
dmiFlis#ater for the district who will coordinate and secure comments from other
affected city departments and agencies. The completed application shall be
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submitted annually at least 120 days, but not earlier than 360 days prior to the event.
Provided, however, applications for events held in prior years shall be given
preference for the same dates, week or weekend previously used.
(3) The BID board retains the right to reject an application, including but not
limited to, whenever the, NET ad-minic4ra4nr nr n+hor a city department makes
an adverse recommendation due to failure of the proposed application to
provide the necessary safeguards to the citizens and residents of the district
and/or to district property/facilities. An applicant whose application has been
rejected by the BID board, may make application to appeal the BID board's
decision to the city commission if filed within five days after the BID board's
decision is issued.
(4) At the time of application, each applicant is required at a minimum to submit
the following information and documentation. Provided, however, additional
information and documentation may be required as determined by the
director, ^SET a dminic4ro4nr or aDy Gther city department.
ARTICLE XI. USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY FOR INSTALLATION OF PAY
TELEPHONES
Sec. 54-420. Location and placement of pay telephones.
(f) Upon receipt by the director of resilience and public works of a written complaint by a
citizen or oral or written communication from a representative of the police
department, department of fire -rescue, the department of resilience and public works,
neighbeFhee d eRhaRGe vmeRt team (NET) seFViGe Ge Rter or other city code
enforcement personnel that the location and use of a pay telephone constitutes a
public nuisance, in accordance with chapter 46 of the Code, as amended, 30 calendar
days after proper written notice is given to the permittee, the director may require that
the pay telephone to be restricted to outgoing calls only. Permitted shall, within 30
calendar days after proper written request is given by the department, seek
permission from the public service commission to restrict the pay telephone to
outgoing calls only. Permittee shall restrict the calls to outgoing calls within ten
calendar days after receiving permission from the public service commission to do so.
Sec. 54-422. Pay telephone permit revocation; removal generally and storage costs.
(a) Upon receipt by the director of resilience and public works of a written complaint by a
citizen or oral or written communication from a representative of the police
department, department of fire -rescue, department of resilience and public works,
ReighbeFheed eRhaRGerneRt tearn (NET) seFViGe GeRter or other city code
enforcement personnel that a pay telephone fails to comply with the terms of this
article or other provision of the Code, as amended, including but not limited to, failure
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to obtain a pay telephone permit, the director shall conduct an investigation into the
complaint.
Section 14. Chapter 62 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 62
PLANNING AND ZONING
ARTICLE XIII. PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND
OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED
DIVISION 1. TEMPORARY EVENT PERMITS
Sec. 62-522. Permit application process, possible determinations and referrals.
(b) Temporary event referrals. The designee shall make referrals as specified herein
based on the nature of the application.
(4) foam /AICTI Roforral to the apprepriate NET
effine far reayiew and appreval of eneratienal plan �e,hinh shall innli idle ni .m.
of trash reneetanles and their Ienat,ensj frees Tenn" of trash oink UP; name and
'ail hei it telephone Fl ,umber of nentant eercen reSPGRsihle fed handling
ma,ntenanne and/er ervmereenn" iss sec• ne,ce Gentrel mead Tres; and aRy
ether spenifin ne Flsiderat,enc that the NET ai-IrrmiFlis#ater deerrmc nenessar" in
ender to make an infe FFneld renerrmrFle F1datien based en the Rats ire of the
appliGatiE)R-
(5) Other. Referral to other city agencies or governmental agencies with the
necessary expertise which the director of parks and recreation GF NEB
requires, based on the nature of the application, in order to make an informed
decision.
Sec. 62-523. - Informal notice and hearing.
(2) Courtesy notice to registered neighborhood and/or homeowner associations. All
neighborhood and/or homeowner associations that wish to receive a courtesy notice
of temporary event permit applications in their areas, shall register with the#
neighherheed enhannement team (NET) effine the City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department on a yearly basis. Such registration shall consist of a
letter to the aeelinahle NET effine the City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department in which the association shall request such notification and shall specify
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the name, address, telephone number and electronic mail (E-mail) address of the
official representative of the association, designated to receive said notice and a list
of all the officers of said association.
(3) At the time of initial application, the applicant shall obtain the list of all registered
neighborhood and/or homeowner associations from the applicable NET nffi`+o area
and shall notify the official representatives of all such registered associations in
writing, by certified mail, of the application. The applicant shall submit with the
application with said certified receipts.
DIVISION 2. TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
Sec. 62-530. Informal notice and hearing.
(2) Courtesy notice to registered neighborhood and/or homeowner associations. All
neighborhood and/or homeowner associations that wish to receive a courtesy notice
of temporary permit applications in their areas, shall register with their ReighbArhAAd
Gr1h7Y G_+_Ql 1QY1t team (NET-) effino the -City Manager's Office or its designated City
Department on a yearly basis. Such registration shall consist of a letter to the
applicable NET effir+o City Manager's Office or its designated City Department in
which the association shall request such notification and shall specify the name,
address, telephone number and electronic mail (E-mail) address of the official
representative of the association, designated to receive said notice and a list of all the
officers of said association.
(3) At the time of initial application, the applicant shall obtain the list of all registered
neighborhood and/or homeowner associations from the applicable NET effi` e. City
Manager's Office or its designated City Department and shall notify the official
representatives of all such registered associations in writing, by certified mail, of the
application. The applicant shall submit with the application with said certified receipts.
DIVISION 4. INTERIM PARKING
Sec. 62-543. Temporary permit required for approval.
(2) Short-term event parking. Short-term event parking means parking permitted as a
conditional use on non -residentially zoned lots, within a 1,500-foot radius of the
major public facility they are intended to serve, pursuant to a temporary permit
subject to the applicable criteria in division 2, and only in conjunction with major
public facilities such as major sports facilities, arenas, exhibition centers,
performing arts centers and any other such major public facility whose scale and
operation warrant the use of interim parking facilities on an event -by -event basis
versus daily year-round use. However no such short term event parking shall be
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located adjacent to, abutting or across the street from single family zoned
property. Renewals may only be granted by the city manager or designee upon
findings and recommendations by the director of the department of planning and
zoning that such renewals are in the best interest of the city for reasons related to
insufficient parking within proximity of a major public facility. At such time that
renewals are granted, the city manager may include conditions to mitigate safety
concerns that arise as reported by the NET ad_FniRistrater, code enforcement or
the city police department that pertain to the particular parking facility in question.
Such mitigation requests of the applicant shall be limited to the following: (i)
improvements to or addition of pavement and striping; (ii) erection of lighting to
the site in compliance with applicable governing requirements; (iii) the addition of
a three- to five-foot landscaping buffer around the parking lot's perimeter; and (iv)
the addition of aluminum or galvanized steel fencing around the parking lot's
perimeter. Parking spaces provided as interim parking shall not be counted
toward meeting required parking for any such major public facility, unless parking
spaces are either owned, controlled, or under agreement for use by the major
public facility it serves.
(3) Interim special use parking. Interim special use parking means parking permitted
as a conditional use on non -residentially zoned lots, within a 1,500-foot radius of
the special uses they are intended to serve, pursuant to a temporary permit
subject to the applicable criteria in division 2 above, and only in conjunction with
uses such as special entertainment districts, historic districts which consist
predominantly of non -residentially zoned properties, government facilities or
institutional uses whose scale and operation warrant the daily year round use of
interim parking facilities rather than temporary special event uses. However no
such interim special use parking shall be located adjacent to, abutting or across
the street from single family zoned property. Special use areas may also include
other public or private attractions and uses that are over ten acres in size that
could benefit from interim parking such as a dog track, amusement park or flea
market. Yearly renewals for short-term event parking and interim special use
parking may be issued annually by the city manager upon findings and
recommendations by the director of the departments of planning and zoning that
such renewals are in the best interest of the city for reasons related to insufficient
parking within proximity of the special uses. Renewals may include conditions to
mitigate safety concerns that arise as reported by the NET „dmiRiStFater code
enforcement or the city police department that pertain to the particular parking
facility in question. Such mitigation requests of the applicant shall be limited to the
following: (i) improvements to or addition of pavement and striping; (ii) erection of
lighting to the site in compliance with applicable governing requirements; (iii) the
addition of a three- to five-foot landscaping buffer around the parking lot's
perimeter; and (iv) the addition of aluminum or galvanized steel fencing around
the parking lot's perimeter. Parking spaces provided under this type of interim
parking facility shall not be counted toward meeting required parking for any such
special use they serve, unless such parking facility is in full code compliance.
DIVISION 8. TEMPORARY BANNERS
Sec. 62-620. Permitting process.
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(c) Notice. The applicant must send notice of the application in a form approved by the
city, by certified mail, at the time of the initial application to the following parties:
(2) All neighborhood and homeowner associations which are registered with the
NeighbGFhnnrJ Cnh;n^omon4 Team (NET-) nffi^o City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department on a yearly basis that wish to receive a courtesy
notice of a temporary banner application in the area where the banner is to be
placed.
DIVISION 10. GARAGE SALES
Sec. 62-623. Definitions.
Property owner means the person or entity having title to the real property in question, or
the manager of the property when the property owner has authorized the manager to maintain
and operate the property and has so informed the ^ity'^ NET nffi^o City Manager's Office or its
designated City Department in writing. For condominium buildings, the term "property owner"
shall mean the condominium association.
Sec. 62-624. Permit.
(b) All persons wishing to obtain a garage sale permit shall submit an application with
aRY 9f the ^ity'S NET effi^oc City Manager's Office or its designated City Department.
A permit may be obtained at no cost to the property owner.
*„
Section 3. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the City Code, as amended, which provisions may be
renumbered or re -lettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article",
or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of the
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
Vft6ria-Vrdel, City Attor iey 11/29/2022
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