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File Number: 07-00340 Final Action pate:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
29/ARTICLE III/SECTION 29-89, ENTITLED "LANDFILLS AND WATERFRONT
IMPROVEMENTS/BULKHEADS, SEAWALLS, PIERS, DOCKS, GROINS, MARINE
RAILWAYS AND OTHER SIMILAR STRUCTURES/DESIGN," TO REQUIRE
SEAWALLS TOP ELEVATION TO BE ABOVE THE OFFICIAL MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY FLOOD CRITERIA MAP 120-13-2; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is a coastal community where from time to time the tidal
waters flood, enter and rise, creating frequent flooding problems within the limits of the City
jeopardizing the health, safety, and welfare of the City and all persons residing therein; and
WHEREAS, property owners have a responsibility to prevent the flooding of their property, to
safeguard not only their own life and property, but also the life and property of their neighbors and the
community at large; and
WHEREAS, construction of flood prevention measures protects the health, safety and welfare of
the entire community, which is paramount to fiscal or aesthetic interests; and
WHEREAS, establishing design standard specification for seawalls or bulkhead on waterfront
property in the Special Flood Hazard Areas is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
and property of the City; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the recurring flooding problem, it is necessary to revise the seawall
construction requirements and elevation levels in accordance with official Miami -Dade County Flood
Criteria Map 120-13-2; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is protective of the
health, safety, and welfare of the City and all persons residing therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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 as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 29/Article III/Section 29-89, entitled "Landfills and Waterfront
Improvements/Bulkheads, Seawalls, Piers, Docks, Groins, Marine Railways and Other Similar
Structures/Design," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
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"Chapter 29
LANDFILLS AND WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS
ARTICLE III, BULKHEADS, SEAWALLS, PIERS, DOCKS, GROINS, MARINE RAILWAYS AND
OTHER SIMILAR STRUCTURES
Sec. 29-89. Design.
Design analysis. Responsibility for proper design rests with the engineer who prepares the plans.
Each improvement shall be designed to support all loads that may come upon it; to withstand the
forces of water, wind and usage; and to meet the specific requirements of the public works dopartment
for location, elevation, and construction.
(1) General. Any improvement, bulkhead, seawall, pier, wharf, dock, groin, cut, marine, railway or
other related structure included in this article shall admit of rational analysis in accordance with
well -established principles of mechanics and sound engineering practices, and without exceeding the
allowed stresses for the various materials as specified in the Souk Florida Building Code.
(2) Bulkheads. Bulkheads and all parts thereof shall be designed to support the estimated or actual
imposed load, either dead, live or any other, both during construction and after the completion of such
bulkhead.
(3) Terrace -type wall. Subject to certain types of conditions of the site or location of the improvement,
step -type bulkheads or terrace -type walls will be permitted.
(4) For all waterfront properties east of US-1, except those fronting the Miami River, the top elevation
of new seawalls shall be set at +5.00 NGVD, if located north of the Rickenbacker Causeway, and set
at +6.00 NGVD if located south of the Rickenbacker Causeway. This criteria applies for new
construction or when substantial improvements to a property are performed.
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Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in so far as they are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof. {2}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGEI FE' ANDEZ
CITY ATTR Y
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 upc n the
effective date stated herein, whichever is later.
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