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Cocoanut Grove Village Council
Gary Hecht - Chair
Martin Zilber - Vice Chair
David Collins
Liliana Dones
Felice Dubin
Michelle Niemeyer
Lottie Person
Alyn Pruett
Mailing Address
2910 Emathla Street
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Telephone
305-607-8360
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305-860-6057
Resolution of
The Coconut Grove Village Council
WHEREAS: The Miami City Commission will conduct a first hearing on
adoption of the proposed Miami 21 zoning ordinance on June 28, 2007;
and
WHEREAS: Residents of Coconut Grove have expressed concerns and
confusion regarding the timetable and process for implementation of the
Miami 21 zoning ordinance in Coconut Grove; and
WHEREAS: The Zoning Committee of the Council has reviewed the
public record of the process of public involvement by which the Miami 21
zoning ordinance has been prepared, and expressed concerns to the
Council regarding the limited opportunity for public review of the draft
ordinance; and
WHEREAS: There have been no meetings held specifically for the
purpose of receiving public input from residents of Coconut Grove
regarding the regulatory framework that had been prepared based upon
input primarily from the residents of the East Quadrant; and
WHEREAS: It is the understanding of the Village Council that it is the
intention of the City of Miami to utilize the Miami 21 Ordinance as applied
to the East Quadrant as the basis for the remaining quadrants of the city,
and that the City Commission is being asked to approve the enactment
of that ordinance for application to the East Quadrant without having
begun to solicit input from residents of the remaining quadrants; and
WHEREAS: Such piecemeal legislation is likely to lead to a confusion of
differing zoning codes in the different quadrants, a result that is the
opposite of the City's intention in creating a new "Smart Code" for the
City; and
WHEREAS: As a result of the above factors, the Village Council has
concerns about the prospective adoption by the City Commission of
zoning district regulations that are planned to be applied to Coconut
Grove without those regulations having been discussed directly with the
residents of Coconut Grove.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Coconut Grove Village
Council recommends that the City of Miami City Commission defer
adoption of Miami 21 for any quadrant until a draft zoning atlas has been
prepared for Coconut Grove and the other areas of the City that have not
yet been specifically addressed in Miami 21, and the proposed zoning
ordinance and atlas for the entire city have received ample review and
input from the residents of Coconut Grove and all other neighborhoods of
the City.
Coconut Grove Village Council, June 28, 2007.
By. By:
ary He t, airman Michelle Niemeyer, ecretary