HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC FR 12-17-09 Fact SheetPLANNING FACT SHEET
LEGISTAR FILE ID: 09-00873zt
FIRST READING
APPLICANT Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager, on behalf of the
City of Miami
LOCATION Citywide
PETITION AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ZONING AND PLANNING", BY AMENDING ARTICLE
VII, ENTITLED "HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION BOARD", AND SPECIFICALLY
SECTION 62-189, ENTITLED "PROCEEDINGS", BY
CHANGING THE NUMBER OF VOTES REQUIRED
FOR ALL DECISIONS OF THE HISTORIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD (WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF DESIGNATION ACTIONS) SO
THAT PASSAGE OF A MOTION REQUIRES A SIMPLE
MAJORITY RATHER THAN A CONCURRING VOTE
OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
PLANNING RECOMMENDATION See Historic and Environmental Preservation Board
recommendation.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Presently all actions of the HEP Board require five
concurring votes of the board, composed of nine
members. The Board desires to have some flexibility in
its decisions, other than votes for local historic
designation. A majority of the board's work involves the
review of alterations to historic buildings through the
Certificate of Appropriateness process. To require five
votes for this type of application can prove a hardship to
the applicant, depending on the number of board
members present at that meeting. Therefore, this
request, requesting a change to a simple majority is
made.
HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION BOARD Recommended approval to City Commission on August 4,
2009 by a vote of 6-0.
CITY COMMISSION December 17, 2009
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Date Printed: 12/7/2009 Page 1