HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #61 - First Reading OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING AND PLANNING"
BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE VII TO SAID CHAP-
TER 62 ESTABLISHING A HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR BOARD MEM-
BERSHIP, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES
GENERALLY, PROCEEDINGS AND NO COMPENSA-
TION; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT
OF A HERITAGE CONSERVATION OFFICER AND
DUTIES OF SAID OFFICER AND BY REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS
THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its
meeting of February 17, 1982, Item No. 5(b), following an
advertised hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 13-82 by a
unanimous vote, (2 members absent) RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of
amending Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami as
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission finds that in order
to protect the educational, cultural, economic, and general
welfare of the public and to promote a sense of identity,
stability, and civic pride amongst City residents, it is
necessary to recognize and conserve significant elements of
Miami's historical, cultural, archeological, aesthetic, and
architectural heritage; and
WHEREAS, much of Miami's rich and varied heritage is
embodied in its buildings, improvements, landscape features,
archeological sites, areas, neighborhoods, and scenic
vistas; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
recommends adoption of an ordinance to protect the City's
heritage as embodied in such buildings, improvements, land-
scape features, archeological sites, areas, neighborhoods,
and scenic vistas; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Dade rninf-v nrdinance No. 81-13
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