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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
MAKING FINDINGS, AND DIRECTING THE PERMANENT PROHIBITION OF
VEHICULAR ACCESS ALONG A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST 27 LANE, JUST
EAST OF SOUTHWEST 26 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRAFFIC DIRECTOR, IN THE
NORTH COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 91-376, adopted on May 9, 1991, the Miami City
Commission approved restricting a portion of Southwest 27 Lane, just east of Southwest 26 Avenue,
Miami, Florida, to allow only one way west bound traffic; and
WHEREAS, a group of property owners requested that the City of Miami ("City") prohibit vehicular
access to said portion of Southwest 27 Lane, Miami, Florida ("SW 27 Lane"), due to numerous
violations of the one-way street designation; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvements Program conducted a Street Closure Study to evaluate the
traffic conditions along SW 27 Lane, east of Southwest 26 Avenue, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the results of the study concluded that the portion of SW 27 Lane should be closed
because of cut -through traffic and violations of the one-way street designations, that are considered
hazardous; and
WHEREAS, the City constructed a half street closure to enforce its one-way traffic, west bound
regulation on SW 27 Lane, pursuant to Resolution No. 91-376; and
WHEREAS, the half street closure did not effectively deter violations of the one-way street
designation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Police, Department of Fire Rescue, General Services
Administration, Solid Waste Department, and Miami -Dade County Public Schools have evaluated the
effects of the vehicular access restrictions upon their respective operations and have not expressed
any objections; and
WHEREAS, a complete street closure barricade design was created, including the
recommendations of the various City Departments, to ensure that emergency vehicles could access
the area at all times; and
WHEREAS, property owners in the affected area voted, by more than a two-thirds (2/3) majority,
in favor of installing permanent barricades during a special neighborhood election on August 8, 2008;
and
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Resolution
File Number: 09-00926
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
MAKING FINDINGS, AND DIRECTING THE PERMANENT PROHIBITION OF
VEHICULAR ACCESS ALONG A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST 27 LANE, JUST
EAST OF SOUTHWEST 26 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRAFFIC DIRECTOR, IN THE
NORTH COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 91-376, adopted on May 9, 1991, the Miami City
Commission approved restricting a portion of Southwest 27 Lane, just east of Southwest 26 Avenue,
Miami, Florida, to allow only one way west bound traffic; and
WHEREAS, a group of property owners requested that the City of Miami ("City") prohibit vehicular
access to said portion of Southwest 27 Lane, Miami, Florida ("SW 27 Lane"), due to numerous
violations of the one-way street designation; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvements Program conducted a Street Closure Study to evaluate the
traffic conditions along SW 27 Lane, east of Southwest 26 Avenue, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the results of the study concluded that the portion of SW 27 Lane should be closed
because of cut -through traffic and violations of the one-way street designations, that are considered
hazardous; and
WHEREAS, the City constructed a half street closure to enforce its one-way traffic, west bound
regulation on SW 27 Lane, pursuant to Resolution No. 91-376; and
WHEREAS, the half street closure did not effectively deter violations of the one-way street
designation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Police, Department of Fire Rescue, General Services
Administration, Solid Waste Department, and Miami -Dade County Public Schools have evaluated the
effects of the vehicular access restrictions upon their respective operations and have not expressed
any objections; and
WHEREAS, a complete street closure barricade design was created, including the
recommendations of the various City Departments, to ensure that emergency vehicles could access
the area at all times; and
WHEREAS, property owners in the affected area voted, by more than a two-thirds (2/3) majority,
in favor of installing permanent barricades during a special neighborhood election on August 8, 2008;
and
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File Number.• 09-00926
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 adopted
by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Subject to the approval of the Miami -Dade County Traffic Director, it is hereby directed
that vehicular access to a portion of SW 27 Lane, just east of Southwest 26 Avenue, Miami, Florida, in
the north Coconut Grove neighborhood of the City of Miami, Florida, and in accordance with Exhibit
"A", attached and incorporated, be permanently prohibited in accordance with the findings as set forth
hereinabove, provided that the type of barricades shall be approved by the Department of Public
Works.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS.O
JULIE 0. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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