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Sec. 54-440. Created, restrictions.
(a) Boundaries. There is hereby created, in memory of Frank Lopez (a Little Havana
merchant), a special events district bounded on the north by the Miami River and
Northwest 7th Street, on the south by Southwest 9th Street on both sides, on the east
by State Road 1-95 and the Miami River, and on the west by 37th Avenue, to be known
as the "Little Havana Special Events District."
(b) Restrictions established. The following restrictions shall apply to the district:
(1)
Only two events per month shall occur. The term "event," for the purpose of this
article, is hereby defined as an activity where any one of the following conditions
occur within the special events district:
a. Any selling of alcoholic beverages in the public rights -of -way, or in city
parks, other than in lawfully permitted sidewalk cafes;
b. Any pyrotechnics display;
c. Any temporary, partial use of, complete or partial obstruction of public
streets or rights -of -way pursuant to section 54-3, or section 54-6 of the
city Code;
d. Any parade or procession, other than funeral processions, of more than
*vehicles, floats, bands or marching units;
e. Any temporary vending or concession permit conducted in the public
rights -of -way or parks pursuant to sections 31-50 and 38-65 of the city
Code; or
f. Any use of mechanical rides or amusements.
(2) The following annual events held in the Little Havana Special Events District prior
to the adoption of this article are exempt from the restrictions set forth in
subsection (b)(1) herein: Calle Ocho Festival; Carnaval Miami, 8K Run; The
Three Kings Parade and Jose Marti Parade.
(3) The two events per month restriction shall be further limited to: prevent events
on successive weekends, except for the Calle Ocho Festival and Carnaval
Miami; no more than 24 events per year, inclusive of those events exempted
pursuant to subsection (b)(2) herein. Further, if any of the preexisting events do
not occur in a given year, for any reason other than an act of God, the event
looses the exemption set forth in this section.
(4) Applications for events must be submitted to the executive secretary of the Little
Havana Festival Committee, at least 120 days, but not earlier than 180 days,
prior to the event.
(5) Priority dates will be given on a first -come, first -served basis to those events that
have occurred in the Little Havana area for five or more preceding years.
(c) Waiver or modification of restrictions. The city commission has the authority to waive or
modify any of the above restrictions.
(Ord. No. 11797, § 3, 5-11-99)
* The city attorney advised that this number has been left off since it is to be determined by the
police department.
Secs. 54-441--54-444. Reserved.
Editor's note: Ord. No. 12623, § 5, adopted December 9, 2004, repealed §§ 54-441--54-444
in its entirety, which pertained to the Little Havana Festival Committee, Membership; terms of
office; vacancies; officers; rules of procedure; meetings; quorum; attendance requirements,
Assignment of staff, and Notices, filing of official records; annual reports, respectively, and
derived from Ord. No. 11797, § 3, adopted May 11, 1999.