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Home My WebLink AboutR-89-0360J-89-354 3/23/89 RESOLUTION NO. 89-360 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND PERMITTING THE RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS TO N.E. 70 STREET, N.E. 71 STREET AND N.E. 72 STREET AT THE ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED AT THE EASTERLY SIDE OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD ON A NINETY (90) DAY TRIAL BASIS BY CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY BARRICADES ACROSS SAID STREETS, SUBJECT TO CITY COMMISSION REVIEW AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, a group of property owners have requested permission from the City to restrict vehicular access to N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard; and WHEREAS, Section 54-17 of the Code of the City of MIamI, Florida, gives the City Commission the power, after a properly advertised public hearing to require that vehicular access to a particular street be prohibited at an Intersection or zoning district boundary line where such prohibition is found to be In the best Interest of the public; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has requested that the Department of Public Works initiate the process to prohibit vehicular access to N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard; and WHEREAS, the Police Dcl.')art�riie nt , Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services DepaxtinenI, , I.Rr.;�tropo I I tan Dade County Public Works Department and the City of Miami Public Works Department have made recommendations on the proposed prohibition of vehicular access and have objections to the proposed restrictions; and CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF APRi<3 1939 RESOLUTION RNARKS: WHEREAS, pursuant to due public notice, a public hearing was held before the City Comm isslon on April 13, 1989 as to any objections to the prohibition of vehicular access to N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard and no objections of substance were sustained by the Commission; and . WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the herein prohibition should be Instituted for a ninety (90) day trial period to determine If said prohibitions are in the best Interest of the public; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY -OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth In the preamble to this resolution are hereby Incorporated by reference and adopted. Section 2. The Department of Public Works is hereby directed to construct and maintain for a ninety (90) day trial period, temporary barricades across N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard. Section 3. Sald barricades shall prevent vehicular access, but not restrict pedestrian access. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective Immediately upon Its adoption pursuant to law, 89--360. 0 0 13th day Of April , 1989. PASSED AND ADOPTED th 1 s XAVIER L S AREZ, AYOR CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA107 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM =� TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of DATE : APFILE the City Commission �i 1QQ SUBJECT: Resolution Temporar 1 I y Mimi ' Closing N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Street to vehicular Access FROM : REFERENCES M. Cesar H. Odl AM City Manager ENCLOSURES :Resolution, Location Map The purpose of the April 13, 1989 public hearing is to hear comments and consider a Resolution authorizing the temporary restriction of vehicular access to N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard and, If approved by the City Commission, determine a method of financing the construction and maintenance of temporary barricades at these locations. BACKGROUND: On March 17, 1989 a group of citizens from the "Bayside" neighborhood submitted a petition to the City Manager requesting that vehicular access be restricted to N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets at the zoning district boundary line located at the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard. The citizens request for vehicular access restrictions at these locations Is in response to Increasing undesirable traffic volume and crlrnc: trlthln their neighborhood. The Po 1 Ice. Departlnent, €" Ire, Fescue: and Inspection Sery I ces Departrnent, So I I d Vvaste Department and IAe.tropo I I tan Cade County Pub I I c %Vor ks DePar try ent a liwWc E:rce-n not If I c d of thc; ICI-Oposed veh lcu iar ac<Cc as r'estI- ICt lGns and on Miarch 27, 19813, lc tte;rs were ma I I ed to all property ovrners within a 1000 foot radius of the proposed ticcC.Iss I-Cst.r ict loos "Ot I fy I I1g thern Of the Apr i I 13, 1989 pub I I c hear I rig . As the City Commission noted at Its meeting of May 26, 1988, the City of Miami has no more funds available for neighborhood street closures. If these temporary traffic control measures are adopted by the City Commission, a method of financing their construction and maintenance must be Identified. The total cost of a typical temporary barricade is estimated to be $1,000.00 per street closure 89`"a. 60 f07-1 = F-:D = [-] 'CAI E 0. 0. JAW 0 cxscun,s orncc We, t�e undersigned, are unit owners of The Palm Bay Condominium located at 720 N.E,OQ Street, Miami' We are opposed to the proposal to close N'E'70 3t.,0'E.71 St' and N.E. 72St' and use 69 Street as the access street for the entire neighborhood. h *�� 7 o ` 9 10 12 14 15 w- w 17 - 18 ~ lQ 20 ! 11 _ ' ` l ONE PALM o^, COURT, w/^mI, ruoI'o^ 33/3e' rcLsp*oms (305)75/-7100 rcLsx 522083 ^pALwB*»w/A' a Ask MINMO of+� DONALD W. CATHER, P.E. CESAR H. ODIO Director °�A :S""° Q City Manager RECEIVED APR 6 1989 March 27, 1989 Dear Property Owner PROPOSED RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS IN THE BAYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD At the request of the property owners in the Bayside neighborhood, the City Manager has instructed the Department of Public Works to take steps to initiate the restriction of vehicular access to N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street along the easterly side of Biscayne Boulevard. If approved, these vehicular access restrictions would be implemented on a A public hearing has been scheduled for the April 13, 1989 City Commission meeting to discuss these proposed access restrictions. The public hearing will be held at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Dinner Key. Please contact the City Clerk's office at 579-6065 after April 10th to ascertain the scheduled time of the hearing. Enclosed is a map showing the location of these proposed street restrictions. Questions pertaining to the street restrictions should be directed to Mr. Leonard Helmers, Highway Engineer, at 579-6865. cerely, 6 P� ld P.E. DonaW. Cath r, Director Submitted into the public,�r�°'� record in connection with item 0) one . Mcitty Hirui Ci.i-�r Clerk DEPARTMENT Of PUBLIC WORKS/275 N.W. 2nd Street/Miami, Florida 33128/(305) 579-6856