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Ordinance: 12802
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-00464 Final Action Date: 5/11/2006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
20/SECTION 20-3, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), ENTITLED "FLOOD DAMAGE
PREVENTION/DEVELOPMENT IN EITHER SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, OR
NON -SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS," BY ESTABLISHING THE DEFINITION OF
BASE ELEVATION OF SAID CITY CODE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION,
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 20/Section 20-3 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), entitled "Flood Damage Prevention/Development in either special flood hazard areas, or
nonspecial flood hazard areas," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"Chapter 20
FLOOD DAMAGE PROTECTION
Sec. 20-3. Development in either special flood hazard areas, or nonspecial flood hazard areas.
For all development within special flood hazard areas and nonspecial flood hazard areas, the building
official or his designee shall:
(1)Require permits for all proposed construction, development or other improvements within said
areas; and
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(11) For the purpose of this section, "base elevation" shall be defined as the elevation established by
the Miami -Dade County flood criteria map, or the elevation of the crown of road or street abutting
such building site, whichever is higher. In cases where the base elevation fronting the land vary
greater than 1 (one) foot along the frontage of the lot(s), then an alternative engineered solution for
flood protection may be presented to the building official or his designee in consultation with the
director of public works.
Review proposed development to ensure that no use shall be made for other than crop, grove,
nursery and grazing purposes, or similar uses, and no building of any type shall be constructed,
erected or moved on any land below the base elevation. established by the Dade County flood
criteria map, or the back of sidewalk elevation of the road fronting the property, or if there is no
sidewalk, thc elevation of thc crown of road or street abutting such building site, whichever is higher.
And before any such land shall be used, except as above authorized, it shall be filled as required by
the building official or his designee in consultation with the director of public works.
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a. For uses other than residential requiring a floor, the floor elevation shall be a minimum of four
inches above the base elevation established by the city's FIRM, or the back of sidewalk elevation, or
if there is no sidewalk, the elevation of the highest crown of road or street abutting such building site,
whichever is higher, or if the road has no crown, then the highest edge of cross section of the road
shall be applied. For all residential use, the floor elevation shall be a minimum of eight inches above
the base elevation established by the city's FIRM, or the back of sidewalk elevation, or if there is no
sidewalk, thc elevation of thc highest crown of road or street abutting such building site, whichever is
higher, or if the road has no crown, then the highest edge of cross section of the road will be applied.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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