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FILE ID: 0 -2- 6O °
Date: 2/22/2007 Requesting Department: Public Works
Commission Meeting Date: 3/22/2007 District Impacted: All
Type: ❑ Resolution ® Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
0 Other
Subject: Ordinance amending City Code - Chapter 20, "Flood Damage Prevention" and Chapter 29,
"Landfills and Waterfront Improvements"
Purpose of Item:
Adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 20, of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, entitled,
"Flood Damage Prevention" by amending Section 20-4, entitled, "Development within Special Flood
Hazard Areas" to require that seawalls or bulkhead on waterfront property in the special flood hazard
areas be above the official flood criteria; and amending Chapter 29, of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, entitled, "Landfills and Waterfront Improvements," Article III, "Bulkheads, Seawalls, Piers,
Docks, Groins, Marine Railways and Other Similar Structures," Section 29-89 "Design" to require
seawalls to be constructed above the official flood criteria.
Background Information:
See attached Agenda Item Summary Supplemental Form.
Budget Impact Analysis
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Purchasing Dept. Director
Chief f ev7,y{t/ 014,17A41City Manager
SUPPLEMENT TO AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Miami (the "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. As
such, the 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. Therefore, construction of flood prevention
measures protects the health, safety and welfare of the entire community, which is
paramount to fiscal or aesthetic interests.
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. It is necessary to revise the seawall construction requirements and
elevation levels in accordance with flood hazard maps and guidelines prepared by the local,
state, and Federal government. The Public Works Department finds that the adoption of this
Ordinance is protective of the health, safety, and welfare of the City and all persons residing
therein.