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AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/NAMING OF STREETS AND
NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION
54-137 OF SAID CODE, "STREET CODESIGNATION," TO ALLOW STREETS TO
BE CODESIGNATED WITH THE NAMES OF LIVING INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT
TO A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WHEN DESIGNATION IS REQUESTED FOR A GROUP, AND AT LEAST HALF
THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE DECEASED; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), does not currently
permit streets to be codesignated with the names of living individuals; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission would like to grant codesignations, in unique circumstances, to
living individuals who have provided significant historical, neighborhood or community benefits; 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 inhabitants to amend the City Code, to
allow streets to be codesignated with the names of living individuals, pursuant to a four -fifths
affirmative vote of the City Commission, when designation is requested for a group, and at least half
the members of the group are deceased;
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 Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 54/Article IV/Section 54-137 of the City Code, entitled "Streets and
Sidewalks/Naming of Streets and Numbering of Buildings/Street Codesignation," is amended in the
following particulars:{1 }
"CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE IV. NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
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Sec. 54-137. Street codesignation.
The city commission shall consider proposals for street codesignation using the following criteria:
(1) Named streets, e.g., as in Coconut Grove, shall not be changed where there is an historical
tradition attached to the existing name.
(2) Named streets shall not be codesignated because of the resulting confusion.
(3) Numbered streets shall not be codesignated for merely commercial purposes.
(4) Numbered streets shall only be codesignated if there is significant historical, neighborhood or
community benefit to the codesignation.
(5) Numbered street codesignations shall not exceed five blocks in length.
(6) There shall be a hiatus at least five blocks in length between consecutive codesignations in
numbered streets.
(7) Numbered streets shall not be codesignated with the names of living individuals. This provision
can be waived by a four -fifths affirmative vote of the Miami City Commission, when designation is
requested for a group, and at least half the members of the group are deceased,
(8) Block numbers shall be added to any new street signs that reflect codesignations, markers or
plazas.
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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 is declared to be an emergency measure on the grounds of urgent and
public need for the preservation of peace, health, safety, and property of the City of Miami, and upon
the further grounds of the necessity to make the required and necessary payments to its employees
and officers, payment of its debts, necessary and required purchases of goods and supplies, and to
generally carry on the functions and duties of municipal affairs.
Section 5. The requirements of reading this Ordinance on two separate days is dispensed with an
affirmative vote of not less than four -fifths (4/5ths) of the -members of the Commission.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Footnotes:
{1} Words and/or figured stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicated
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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