HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No R-23-092City of Miami
PZAB Resolution
Enactment Number: PZAB-R-23-092
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File ID: 14547 Date Rendered: 9/26/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
RECOMMENDING TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;"
MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 4-6 OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE
"OVERTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT" IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE
OVERTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT
"O"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE..
WHEREAS, the State of Florida expressly allows municipalities to enact ordinances
regulating alcoholic beverages with regards to hours of operation, locations of businesses, and
types of entertainment, among other things; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has incorporated regulations with respect to the
sale of alcoholic beverages in Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, On January 25, 2018, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13734
regarding Alcoholic Beverages within the City, codified as Chapter 4 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4, Section 4-6 of the City Code creates certain "Entertainment
Districts," which modify the distance requirements, number of available alcoholic beverage
licenses, and hours of operation; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted the Overtown Entertainment District, defined
as "all properties fronting Northwest 2nd Avenue from Northwest 5th Street to Northwest 11th
Street, as depicted in Exhibit 0 of Section 4-6 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Overtown Entertainment District has helped revive
Northwest 2nd Avenue with new businesses, which helps accomplish the goals set out in the
Historic Overtown Culture & Entertainment District Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, while the Northwest 2nd Avenue corridor within the Overtown Entertainment
District has seen growth and revitalization, the areas located West of Northwest 2nd Avenue to
Interstate 95 consist mostly of vacant land and dilapidated structures; and
WHEREAS, expansion of the Overtown Entertainment District to encompass the areas
from NW 2nd Avenue to Interstate 95 from Northwest 8th Street to Northwest 11th Terrace, as
depicted on the attached Exhibit "0," attached and incorporated, will encourage the area's
recovery, the adaptive reuse of existing structures, and removal of slum and blight;
Date Rendered: 9/26/2023
City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File ID: 14547 (Revision:) Printed On: 9/26/2023
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS
BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. It is recommended to the City Commission that Chapter 4 of the City Code,
titled "Alcoholic Beverages," is amended by amending the boundaries of the Historic Overtown
Culture and Entertainment District as depicted in Exhibit "0," attached and incorporated.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption thereof.
Reviewed and Approved:
Lakisha Hull AICP LEED AP BD+C
City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File ID: 14547 (Revision:) Printed On: 9/26/2023