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Ordinance: 12901
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 07-00100 Final Action Date: 3/22/2007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 62, ARTICLE
X, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ZONING AND PLANNING/TREE TRUST FUND, " BY PROVIDING FOR DEPOSITS
OF FINES COLLECTED FOR ILLEGAL TREE REMOVAL, FOR THE USE OF THE
TRUST FUNDS TO RELOCATE TREES WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), AND
FOR PERIODIC DISTRIBUTION OF SAPLINGS AND SHRUBBERY TO THE PUBLIC
TO ENHANCE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE AND GREENERY IN THE CITY;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 62, Article X, of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled
"Zoning and Planning/Tree Trust Fund," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"Chapter 62
ZONING AND PLANNING
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ARTICLE X. TREE TRUST FUND*
Sec. 62-301. Intent.
It is intended that the "Tree Trust Fund" be established in order to facilitate the compliance of
tree mitigation replacement requirements according to Article 8.1 Tree Protection, of Ordinance
11000, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance of the city (the "Zoning Ordinance"), to facilitate the
receipt of equitable contributions for replacement trees, to enhance the tree canopy coverage
throughout the City and to restore the loss of tree canopy cover in the city. Expenditures from this
trust fund shall require authorization by the city manager, or his designee, upon written
recommendations from the directors of the departments of planning and zoning and/or public works.
Sec. 62-302. Trust fund payments.
Payments into the trust funds shall include, but shall not be limited to, monies collected
pursuant to Section 8.1.6.6 of Article 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinancc and fines collected pursuant to Sec.
8.1.10.1. of Article 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Sec. 62-303. Established.
(a) There is hereby established a trust fund to be entitled the "Tree Trust Fund", (the "trust fund")
to be maintained and administered by the city, into which funds shall be deposited and from which
funds shall be withdrawn pursuant to this article to pay the procurement of replacement trees to
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restore the loss of tree canopy cover in the city and to enhance tree canopy coverage and shrubs
through means which may include, but are not limited to the following activities by the city or its
authorized agents:
(1) Not less than 80 percent of the trust fund shall be expended on tree replacement and
restoration and enhancement of tree canopy coverage throughout the City during each fiscal year.
These funds may be used for periodic distribution of saplings and shrubs to the public to enhance
tree canopy coverage in the City. However, if the city manager, or his designee, determines that there
are insufficient reserves in the trust fund to implement a viable tree replacement program, funds may
be carried over to the next fiscal year.
(2) Not more than ten percent of the trust fund shall be expended on activities directly related
to tree replacement and restoration and enhancement of tree canopy coverage throughout the City
during each fiscal year, including, but not limited to, survey work, site inventory and analysis,
landscape architectural design services, inspection services for new plantings, and other related
project expenses and incidentals.
Section 2. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances that are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are 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 immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{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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