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File Number: 09-00498 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
62/ARTICLE XIII, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/ZONING APPROVAL FOR
TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED,"
MORE PARTICULARLY BY CREATING A NEW SECTION 62-619, PROVIDING
FOR THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF MURAL PROGRAM; CONTAINING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners enacted Ordinance No. 07-
61 on April 26, 2007, authorizing mural signs within a defined geographical area of the City of Miami
subject to certain conditions (the "County Mural Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2008, the Miami City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 12983 (the
"Mural Regulations") which amended Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), to create Sections 62-601 through 62-617, to provide a pilot program for the
erection and regulation of arts and entertainment murals in a defined geographical area of the City of
Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the mural program has been implemented successfully within the City at little expense
to the City; and
WHEREAS, the fees collected by the City from mural application, permit, copy change, and
transfer fees, have been used to administer the mural program and to ensure the quality of life and
prevention of visual clutter or blight; and
WHEREAS, the County Mural Ordinance was amended on April 7, 2009, to repeal its sunset
provision; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 62-606(12) and 62-615 of the Mural Regulations, upon the
County Mural Ordinance amendment, the City Commission reserved the right to extend any existing
mural permits or issue new mural permits in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Mural
Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the mural program has made, and will continue to
make a net positive impact on the City both fiscally and aesthetically if extended, and therefore seeks
to extend the effectiveness of the mural program;
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 adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. Chapter 62/Article XIII of the City Code entitled "Zoning and Planning/Zoning Approval
for Temporary Uses and Occupancies; Special Permit Required" is amended in the following
particulars:{1}
"Chapter 62
ZONING AND PLANNING
ARTICLE XIII. ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; SPECIAL
PERMIT REQUIRED
* * *
Sec. 62-619. Effectiveness of Mural Permits.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this article, the mural program. under the Mural
Regulations ordinance, shall remain effective until such time as this article is repealed by 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. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O.
CITY ATTORNE
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 upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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