HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislationA RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REQUESTING THE
MiAMI-DADE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXPAND THE MURAL
BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ALLOW MORE THAN
THIRTY-FIVE (35) MURAL PERMITS TO BE ISSUED WITHIN THE CITY OF
MIAMI; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners ("County Commissioners")
enacted Ordinance No. 07-61 on April 26, 2007 ("the County Ordinance"), authorizing the display of art
or graphics on buildings and walls within certain commercial and special districts in the City of Miami
("City"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that certain blank walls and unoccupied
buildings would be aesthetically enhanced by the display of art or graphics on walls within certain
commercial and special districts within the City as reflected by adopting Ordinance No. 12983, on April
10, 2008; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote the quality of life and regulate visual blight, the City seeks to
control the display of art or graphics on buildings and walls within certain commercial and special
districts in the City; and
WHEREAS, it is determined that the prominent display of large outdoor advertisements in the
commercial and industrial Urban Core areas of Miami, as defined by Miami -Dade County, was a
predominant and customary use up to and including 1972, and that permitting wall .murals is consistent
with such customary use and the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable and
in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend its Code, to provide for
an expanded Mural boundary and to allow more Mural permits to be issued within the City;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The .Miami City Commission requests the County Commissioners to expand the Mural
Boundaries within the City and to allow more than thirty-five (35) Mural Permits to be issued in the City.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Carlos Alvarez,
Miami -Dade County Mayor, George Burgess, Miami -Dade County Manager, and the members of the
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Resolution
File Plumber: 10-00862
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REQUESTING THE
MiAMI-DADE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXPAND THE MURAL
BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ALLOW MORE THAN
THIRTY-FIVE (35) MURAL PERMITS TO BE ISSUED WITHIN THE CITY OF
MIAMI; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners ("County Commissioners")
enacted Ordinance No. 07-61 on April 26, 2007 ("the County Ordinance"), authorizing the display of art
or graphics on buildings and walls within certain commercial and special districts in the City of Miami
("City"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that certain blank walls and unoccupied
buildings would be aesthetically enhanced by the display of art or graphics on walls within certain
commercial and special districts within the City as reflected by adopting Ordinance No. 12983, on April
10, 2008; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote the quality of life and regulate visual blight, the City seeks to
control the display of art or graphics on buildings and walls within certain commercial and special
districts in the City; and
WHEREAS, it is determined that the prominent display of large outdoor advertisements in the
commercial and industrial Urban Core areas of Miami, as defined by Miami -Dade County, was a
predominant and customary use up to and including 1972, and that permitting wall .murals is consistent
with such customary use and the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable and
in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend its Code, to provide for
an expanded Mural boundary and to allow more Mural permits to be issued within the City;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The .Miami City Commission requests the County Commissioners to expand the Mural
Boundaries within the City and to allow more than thirty-five (35) Mural Permits to be issued in the City.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Carlos Alvarez,
Miami -Dade County Mayor, George Burgess, Miami -Dade County Manager, and the members of the
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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.
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