HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC FR 12-17-09 Fact SheetPLANNING FACT SHEET
LEGISTAR FILE ID: 09-01344zt
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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 17 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION", WHICH
ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL
OF TREES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
DISTRICTS; AND REPEALING ARTICLE 8.1 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
ENTITLED "TREE PROTECTION" IN ITS ENTIRETY,
AND INCORPORATING ITS PROVISIONS INTO A
NEW ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "TREE PROTECTION" IN
CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI; ALSO CREATING A NEW ARTICLE II,
ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION";
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
PLANNING RECOMMENDATION Approval.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS As a result of the adoption of the Miami 21 Zoning
Ordinance, a clean-up of the Miami City Code is
needed to conform to Miami 21 terminology and
process. This will amend Chapter 17 to establish
procedures for the removal of trees in environmental
preservation districts, repeal Article 8.1 of Zoning
Ordinance 11000 and incorporate those sections into a
new article of Chapter 17 entitled "Environmental
Protection."
CITY COMMISSION December 17, 2009
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CITY OF MIAMI a PLANNING DEPARTMENT
444 SW 2ND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR • MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33130
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Date Printed: 12/9/2009 Page 1