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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 62, ENTITLED
"ZONING AND PLANNING," TO ADD ARTICLE XIII, ENTITLED "ZONING AND
PLANNING" TO CREATE A NEW SECTION ENTITLED "ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT MURAL REGULATIONS", CREATING DEFINITIONS;
PROVIDING A SELECTION CRITERIA, CLASS I PERMIT REQUIREMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR AN APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS; PROVIDING
FOR VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that certain blank walls and unoccupied
buildings would be aesthetically enhanced by the display of art and/or graphics on walls within certain
commercial and special districts within the City of Miami ("City") and in so doing the City will be -
promoting its arts and entertainment initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners enacted Ordinance 07-61
adopted April 26, 2007 (the County Ordinance") authorizing mural signs in the "Urban Core" subject to
certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote and fund its arts and entertainment initiatives, the City needs to
allow for a limited number of commercially sponsored murals throughout certain areas in the City; and
WHEREAS, in order to allow for a fair application process, any Applicant for a mural permit shall
be in good standing with the City and remove any mural in violation of this Ordinance by its effective
date; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter deems it advisable and
in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend the Zoning Ordinance as
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended is amended by
adding new Section 62-601, Entitled "Arts and Entertainment Mural Regulations," in the following
particulars:{1}
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CHAPTER 62
ZONING AND PLANNING
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ARTICLE XIII. ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; SPECIAL
PERMIT REQUIRED
Sec. 62-600. Arts and Entertainment Mural regulations; Purpose of sign regulations; applicability;
criteria.
Sec. 62-601 Intent.
It is intended that Arts and Entertainment Murals be permitted within certain commercial areas of the
City of Miami Urban Core in order to animate otherwise blank walls and for funds generated by such
permits to be used towards the furtherance of Arts and Entertainment within the City.
The procedures established will enable an Applicant to be pre -qualified before applying for a mural
permit. Once qualified, an Applicant can file for a Class I Special Permit.
The Permit will be issued by the Zoning Administrator when an application has been deemed to
comply with all of the applicable criteria and upon payment of all required fees and contributions, one
third (1/3) of which will go to the City of Miami's Arts and Entertainment Trust Fund, to be established
by the City, and two thirds (2/3) for the acquisition of park land, maintenance and tree planting as set
forth in this Section of the City Code and herein.
Upon full compliance, the Permittee shall be allowed to obtain the required building permits for a mural
(as defined herein). Changes in art work or other relevant copy (including commercial messages) may
only be permitted upon approval of subsequent permit for change of copy.
There must be strict compliance with the provisions of this section. Failure of a permittee to remain in
compliance with their approved permit shall result in the revocation of the permit and the forfeiture of
the right to apply for subsequent permit(s).
Sec. 62-602. Definitions
For the purpose of Section 62-601 through 62-617 of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
Applicant is any person, entity or affiliate of an entity who is seeking to be classified as a Qualified
Applicant pursuant to Section 62-603.
Qualified Applicant is any person or entity who, pursuant to Section 62-603, has been qualified by the
Zoning Administrator to apply for a Permit.
Arts and Entertainment Mural(s) (herein after referred to as "Arts and Entertainment Mural" or "Mural").
A Mural is a painting or artistic work (including collage effects) composed of pictures or arrangements
of color which may have a limited commercial sponsorship message, as specified in this Section, and
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which is made directly onto, projected onto or is attached to a Wall.
Commercial Message includes a trademark, copyright or service mark of sponsor, including any text or
logos; such message maybe of offsite products or businesses.
Copy Change Application is an application by a permittee to change a permitted Mural's artwork or
commercial message so long as the change does not entail an increase of any of the linear
dimensions of the sign.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise is a business enterprise that qualifies as a disadvantaged
business enterprise pursuant to applicable state and federal laws, as amended from time to time.
Location Change Application is an application by a permittee to change the geographic location of a
permitted Mural artwork and/or commercial message.
Licensee is any person or entity who holds or obtains or has been issued a State of Florida License for
Outdoor Advertising.
Lottery is a process to be administered by the Zoning Administrator in order to assign to each
Qualified Applicant a number for each round in awarding Permits for site(s) pursuant to Section
62-605.
Mural Face is the entire face of the Mural including all artwork and commercial messages incorporated
into a Mural.
Permittee is a person or entity who is the holder of an approved Permit pursuant to Section 62-605.
Urban Core geographic area is as described in Exhibit "A".
Wall is the exterior wall of a building capable of being occupied by a Mural, including walls free of
windows behind the area proposed to be covered by a Mural. Walls must be free of windows, liners,
railings, and other architectural elements such as decorative grills, unless the material covering the
window is (i) composed of perforated vinyl mesh and/or adhesive backed transparent to occupants of
the building, (ii) does not prevent opening of windows intended to be opened, and (iii) does not prevent
ingress and egress.
Sec. 62-602. Qualified Applicants; Procedure for Application; Requirements.
No sooner than 30 calendar days from the date this ordinance is adopted and no later than 60 days
from said date, an Applicant shall submit an application to the Zoning Administrator for the purposes of
qualifying said Applicant as a Qualified Applicant. Such application shall include the following:
The name, address, phone number and other pertinent information of the Applicant, and if the
Applicant is an entity, such as corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the names and
business addresses of the principal officers, managers, and other persons who own more than five
percent (5%) of the entity; and
Proof, reasonably satisfactory to the City of Miami Risk Management Administrator, that the Applicant
has (and can maintain at all times) public liability insurance in the amount of three hundred thousand
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dollars ($3,000,000.00); and
Payment of applicable nonrefundable administrative fee in the amount of five hundred dollars
($500.00); and
Proof that the Applicant is licensed to engage in the business of outdoor advertising, as defined by
Florida Statutes Sec. 479.01(b), in the State of Florida; and.
Proof in the form of a signed affidavit(s) stating that the Applicant or in the case of an entity, that a
majority of the Applicant's principal officers or managers (each of whom shall submit a signed affidavit)
has or have had experience in the outdoor advertising industry for a minimum of ten (10) years prior to
the date of application; and
Proof, in the form of copies of all required City and County Business Tax Receipts, that the Applicant
has an office within the City of Miami; and
Proof, in the form of an affidavit of leases, that the Applicant has a minimum of five (5) executed and
enforceable leases for Mural sites within the "Urban Core" and a revenue stream of a minimum of two
million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the outdoor advertising industry; and
Proof that Applicant is in good standing with the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County for any pending
Code Enforcement matters for Mural sign violations, if applicable; and no individual, business, building
owner, or affiliate of a business or building owner may apply for a City Mural permit if that person or
entity has displayed a Mural forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the submittal of the application for
participation in the lottery, then the site, building, or entity will be precluded from entering the lottery.
Proof that Applicant will post a Bond or Letter of Credit in the amount of one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) in a form reasonably acceptable to the City of Miami Risk Management Administrator,
at the time of issuance of the permit. The City shall be authorized to collect on said Bond or Letter of
Credit, in the case that Permittee is found to be in non-compliance with any provision of the Section
and any fines are not paid within thirty (301 days of fine assessment or if the City is required to send
personnel to insure compliance with any provision of this Section; and
An individual, business, building owner or affiliate of an individual, business, or building owner may not
apply for a City Mural permit if that person or entity has failed to fully resolve and close any existing
notice of violation or open code enforcement matter of any section of the Miami City Code or Zoning
Ordinance 11000, as amended. Furthermore, if a prospective site or building has displayed a Mural or
outdoor advertising sign in violation of the Zoning Ordinance within five (5) years prior to the opening
date of the lottery, the pre -qualified applicant shall tender, as a result of non-compliance, a partially
refundable fee in the amount of three (3) times the initial pre -qualification application fee due for each
provisional permit of which ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) may be refunded.
Payment in full and delivery to the City of Miami Finance Director of a Qualified Applicant fee in the
amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Payment must be made by cashier's check, certified
check or United States Postal money order. The Qualified Applicant fee shall be refunded to the
Applicant if the Zoning Administrator determines that the Applicant does not qualify for status as a
Qualified Applicant; and
Proof that the Applicant has contracted with one or more Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(s) (as a
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consultant, joint -venture partner, vendor, or otherwise) to which five (5%) percent or more of the
Applicant's operating expenses would bepaid in the event the Applicant is approved as a Qualified
Applicant and obtains a permit for a Mural and that the Applicant consents to submitting financial
records demonstrating compliance with this provision.
Unless otherwise indicated, proof can be in the form of an affidavit signed by the Applicant or a duly
authorized representative of the Applicant. Upon submittal of these items, the Zoning Administrator
shall review and approve or deny the Applicant's application for status as a Qualified Applicant within
ten (10) days of its submission. If a denial is issued, the denial shall be in writing to the Applicant and
shall state the basis for the denial. The Applicant shall have ten (10) days from receipt of the denial to
correct any defect in the application.
Sec. 62-603. Permit Required; Application for Permit by a Qualified Applicant
No Mural may be erected, hung, placed, posted, painted, displayed, or maintained in the City of Miami
without the owner of such Mural first obtaining a permit from the Zoning Administrator in accordance
with this Section. The City shall issue no more than thirty-five (35) Permits. A Qualified Applicant
shall, no later than thirty (30) days after having been qualified as a Qualified Applicant by the Zoning
Administrator, submit to the Zoning Administrator a single permit application listing each and every
Mural site for which the Qualified Applicant seeks a permit.
A Qualified Applicant's permit application shall contain the following for each Mural site sought to be
permitted:
a1 Dimensioned elevation drawing of the Wall where the Mural is to be located.
A colored drawing or colored computer simulation depicting the Mural copy.
c Two (2) photographs or two computer simulations depicting the Wall and the Mural superimposed
on the Wall.
• A certified spacing survey showing compliance with this Article, if applicable.
• Copy of the City's Zoning Atlas where the Mural is to be located.
ga Payment of non-refundable administrative regulatory fee in the amount of five hundred dollars
($500.00).
121 An affidavit showing an executed and enforceable lease for the Mural site sought to be permitted.
i) The address of the subject building and the specific Wall on said building upon which the Mural
would be attached.
j) Proof that the building address of the wall in question does not have any outstanding civil
violations of the Code for any unauthorized Murals.
k) Proof that the each individual Wall sought to be permitted exists and is fully built, and that the
Wall is free of a Mural at the time the Qualified Applicant submits its permit application.
Sec. 62-604. Approval Process for Permit.
The following shall be the procedure followed for the approval of a permit:
The Zoning Administrator shall notify each Qualified Applicant of the date and time at which the Lottery
for all rounds will be held. There shall be one Lottery for each round of approvals commencing with
the highest priority site submitted by each Qualified Applicant. The number of rounds scheduled shall
equal the greatest number of lease sites submitted in any single Application.
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Each Qualified Applicant will receive one (1) assigned number through the Lottery process for each
round.
Each Qualified Applicant may only submit one (1) Application which shall include each distinct Wall
sought to be permitted. If more than one (1) permit is sought, the Qualified Applicant shall list the
Walls in order of priority for approval.
An Affiliate of a Qualified Applicant shall not be an Affiliate of another Qualified Applicant. For the
purposes of this section, the term "Affiliate" means any person who is an owner, shareholder, member,
partner, officer, director, or consultant, of the Qualified Applicant.
For each round, the Zoning Administrator shall review each Qualified Applicant's highest priority site in
the order of assiqned number pursuant to the Lottery for each specific round.
In the numerical order assigned to each Qualified Applicant for a given round, the Zoning
Administrator shall review the first priority site for each Qualified Applicant and shall conditionally
approve sites meeting the required criteria. Thereafter the Zoning Administrator shall, in the numerical
order assigned to each Qualified Applicant for the immediate subsequent round, review for conditional
approval the next priority site listed by the Qualified Applicants and so on.
In the event that a site is determined to not meet the required criteria, the next eligible site in the
Qualified Applicant's priority list, if any, shall be reviewed for conditional approval.
Locations will be approved until a maximum of thirty-five (35) sites have been approved.
The Zoning Administrator shall advise Qualified Applicants of the contingent approval and refer all
Mural applications to Miami -Dade County in order for the County to ascertain compliance with all
applicable County Code.
Upon receipt of compliance from Miami -Dade County and payments of all applicable fees for each
conditionally approved site, a Permit will be officially issued for each site.
Permits shall be granted to the Qualified Applicants sites pursuant to the above procedures and in
accordance with internal city procedures. Permits shall be issued within thirty (30) days from the time
of the Miami -Dade County confirms that the location meets its criteria.
Sec. 62-605. Criteria for Issuing a Permit.
In the review and qualification process, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the following criteria:
a) Geographical Area. No more than thirty-five (35) Permits for Art and Entertainment Murals may be
issued at any one time. Murals shall be limited to the geographical area depicted in the Arts and
Entertainment Murals Map maintained by the Zoning Administrator in the Zoning Office. A copy of the
approved Urban Core geographical location is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
b) Zoning Districts. Murals shall only be permitted in the above -referenced boundaries and within the
following zoning districts: C-1, C-2, CBD, Gil, I, SD-6, SD-7, SD-15, SD-16 and SD-16.1, as specified
in Ordinance 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, FL, as amended or its equivalent
category under Miami 21 Zoning Ordinance. Murals outside these Zoning districts and boundaries
shall be in violation of the City of Miami Code and Ordinances.
c) Spacing between Murals and Number of Murals Allowed Per Building. No Mural shall be located
closer than three hundred (300) feet to another legally permitted Mural oriented towards the same
street. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the closest edge of the Mural sign on
one building to the closest edge of the Mural sign on the other building. The spacing requirement
found in this section shall not be applicable within the City of Miami Park West Entertainment District.
If two Murals are permitted on any one building, they must be on different sides of the building and
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each such Mural shall be required to obtain a separate Permit for each street front. This Section shall
not preclude a Mural on one building which is continuous on two (2) sides of the building, which is
commonly referred to as a "wrap around" Mural. A wrap around Mural shall be considered as two (2)
murals for purposes of fees and number of permitted Murals, except that a wrap around Mural located
within the City of Miami Park West Entertainment District shall only be considered one (1) mural.
d) Spacing from Single Family Residential District. No Mural shall be located closer than two hundred
(300) feet from a single family residential district boundary or one hundred (100) feet from any
non -conforming single family or duplex residential use. No Mural shall be placed on a Wall that
directly faces an R-1 or R-2 residential district.
e) Size. Murals shall be allowed to occupy an entire blank wall of a structure, or thirty-three percent
(33%) of a wall if the Mural covers windows.
f) Commercial Sponsorship. The copy of the Mural shall be predominantly pictorial and non-verbal,
with textual matter occupying no more than twenty percent (20%) of the display area of the sign. The
space occupied by any sponsor identification shall be counted against the twenty (20%) limitation.
q) Illumination. Illumination of a Mural shall only be by indirect lighting, shall only be permitted from
6:00 p.m. to midnight, and only in accordance with Miami -Dade County Code Sections 33-46 and
33-107, as amended.
h) Location. Mural signs shall be placed only on Walls.
i) Public Safety. Murals shall not consist of any moving or animated parts or any other electronic
movements that may create a public safety issue such as distraction to drivers or bicyclists. No Murals
shall be maintained which displays intermittent lights, or any rotatinq or flashing Tight within one
hundred (100) feet of the outside boundary of the right of way of any highway on the State Highway
System, Interstate Highway System, or federal aid primary system or which is illuminated in such a
manner as to cause glare or to impair the vision of motorists or otherwise distract motorists so as to
interfere with the motorists ability to safely operate their vehicles. All arts and entertainment Murals
shall also comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Federal, State and County
Governments; and in addition, any proposed amendments to these regulations shall be consistent with
the applicable Federal, State and County ordinances in effect at the time of such amendment.
In the event that the National Hurricane Center issues a Hurricane Warning to Miami -Dade County. all
Murals shall be removed immediately. In the event that a Mural is not removed enforcement
proceedings shall immediately commence pursuant to Section 62-611.
j) Adult Content. Adult content, as defined in Article 25, Section 2502 of Zoning Ordinance 11000, as
amended, under the definitions of "Adult Entertainment or Service Establishment," shall be prohibited
on Arts and Entertainment Murals.
k) Unoccupied Buildings. No Mural shall be permitted on an unoccupied building without a valid
Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Use or on a building that does not possess a forty (40) year
certification, if applicable.
Sec. 62-606. Permit Participation Fees, Permit Renewal Fees, and Contributions to Trust Fund.
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For each permitted Mural sign, eight thousand dollars ($8,000) must be paid to the City on the first day
of each month (or an annual fee, due and payable at the beginning of the permit term in the amount of
ninety-six thousand dollars ($96,000), in addition to any non-refundable fee charged for participation in
the City's permit -issuance procedures. There will be a late fee assessed of ten percent (10%) of all
amounts due for all payments received after the 10th day of each month. Annual renewals shall be
required by each Permittee. Fees and Trust fund contributions shall be required as set forth in this
Section. Insurance must be maintained in operation and effect at all times.
Sec. 62-607. Approval by the Zoning Administrator.
The City's Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for all approvals of all Permits. The City Zoning
Administrator may approve, approve with modifications, or deny a Permit application upon a finding
that the application does or does not meet the applicable criteria.
The Zoning Administrator shall keep an updated map depicting the locations of all approved Permits
for Arts and Entertainment Murals in the Zoning Office.
Permittee's shall have one (1) year from the date of approval to install a Mural at the approved site. In
the event that a period of one (1) year lapses and the Permittee has not installed a Mural, the Zoning
Administrator shall rescind the Permit approval.
Sec. 62-608. Copy Change and Location Change Applications
a) Copy Change Application. A Permittee may change the Mural's artwork or commercial message
on the permitted Wall by filing a Copy Change Application and paying related fees. Such application
shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator and include the following:
al A colored drawing or colored computer simulation depicting the Mural.
21 Two photographs or two computer simulations depicting the Wall and the Mural superimposed on
the Wall.
(3) A non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of $500 and a copy change fee in the
amount of two thousand -five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), which shall be refunded if the application is
denied.
The Zoning Administrator shall within ten (10) business days after receipt of the Copy Change
Application to approve or deny the Copy Change Application in accordance with the provisions of this
Chapter. A written denial shall indicate the specific sections of this Chapter that are not met and the
copy chanqe fee will be refunded.
b) Location Change Application. A Mural permit shall be transferable to a new location only if the
Permittee submits a Location Change Application that the Zoning Administrator approves. The Zoning
Administrator shall approve such application only if:
Lfl the location change is for cause, which shall be limited to:
i. the lease for the location of the Mural permit is cancelled due to circumstances not within the
Qualified Applicant's control or that were not reasonably foreseeable to the Qualified Applicant when it
submitted its permit application; or
ii. the building or structure where the Mural is located is demolished, sold, destroyed, or renovated; or
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iii. if an intervening building or structure is constructed which substantially diminishes the visibility of
the Mural.
21 the Mural in its new location is approved by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with all other
applicable provisions of Section 62-603.
(3) the Permittee pays a non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of five hundred dollars
($500) and a "location change" fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00),
which shall be refunded if the application is denied.
The Zoning Administrator shall within twenty (20) days after receipt of the Location Change Application
approve or deny the Location Change Application in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. A
written denial shall indicate the specific sections of this Chapter that are not met and the "location
change" fee will be refunded.
Sec. 62-69. Reserved.
Sec. 62-610. Exemptions. Murals attached to government owned buildings are not covered by this
Chapter.
Sec. 62-611. Enforcement. In the event of a violation from the terms of this Ordinance, a civil penalty
may be assessed and/or enforcement via the code enforcement board and/or special master process.
Each violation shall carry a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day or such greater
penalties as is provided by law. The City may employ all penalties and remedies set forth in Chapter
2, Article 10 of the City Code entitled "Code Enforcement." This provision is supplemental to all other
remedies and penalties provided by law. Decisions of the Special Master or Code Enforcement Board
shall be final and may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction within the times and in the
manner provided by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the laws of the State of Florida and
the City of Miami Code. In the event that Miami -Dade County initiates enforcement proceedings, the
City shall refrain from enforcement until such time as Miami -Dade County enforcement actions are
finalized.
In the event that Permittee is found to be in Non -Compliance by the Code Enforcement Board of either
the City of Miami or Miami -Dade County for any Mural in violation of its ordinances at any location
within Miami -Dade County, any and all Mural permit(s) permitted in the Arts and Entertainment District
pursuant to this section, shall be immediately rescinded. Notice to Permittee shall be provided and
require that within five (5) days, all Murals shall be removed. If Permittee, does not remove the Mural
after receipt of notice, enforcement proceedings and fines shall immediately commence pursuant to
Section 62-612.
Sec. 62-612. Maintenance. Whenever a Code Enforcement Inspector finds that any Mural as approved
by this Section is not maintained in good repair and has deteriorated less than fifty (50%) percent of its
replacement value, the Code Enforcement Inspector shall notify the Permittee thereof and order the
Permittee to repair said Mural within thirty (30) days. In the event that a Mural has deteriorated more
than Fifty (50%) percent of its replacement value, the Code Enforcement Inspector shall notify the
Permittee thereof and order the Permittee to replace said Mural within thirty (30) days. In the event
that the Permittee does not comply with the provisions of this Section, the City shall commence Code
Enforcement proceedings in accordance with Section 62-612 at the expiration of the thirty (30) days.
Sec. 62-613. Conflict. Notwithstanding any City Ordinance to the contrary, this article shall exclusively
control the legality, permitting, and approval process for Murals in the City of Miami.
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Sec. 62-614. Renewal. All Permittees shall be required to pay its annual renewal fee in the amount of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per year per permit. In the event that a renewal fee is not paid, the
City shall rescind the permit.
Sec. 62-615. Rescission. In the event that "Sections 62-600 through 62-616". Arts and Entertainment
Mural regulations" is rescinded by the City Commission, in accordance with all applicable regulations,
all Arts and Entertainment Murals duly approved pursuant to this section shall be removed from their
approved locations within a period of time not to exceed the County Ordinance from such rescission.
Sec. 62-616. Appeals. Any decisions of the Zoning Administrator pursuant to this section may be
appealed to the City Commission.
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. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended which provisions
may be renumerated or relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or
other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2)
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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 vet by the City Commissionor upn the effective
date stated herein, whichever is later.
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