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File Number: 13-00302 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
18/ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "FINANCE/SALE OR LEASE OF CITY'S REAL PROPERTY," MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 18-176 TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF
WATERFRONT PROPERTY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), sets forth a
process for the sale or lease of the City of Miami's ("City") real property, but fails to particularly define
waterfront property; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to foster the preservation of the City's waterfront, by
adopting a clear definition to serve as a guiding principle to City administration and residents alike;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it advisable and in the best interest of the City to amend
the City Code by establishing a definition of waterfront property;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 18/Article IV of the City Code, as amended, entitled "Finance/Sale or Lease of
City's Real Property" is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 18
FINANCE
ARTICLE V. SALE OR LEASE OF CITY'S REAL PROPERTY
Sec. 18-176. Methods and procedures for sales and leases.
(a) Any sale, conveyance or disposition of any interest, including any leasehold in real
property, owned by the city, the off-street parking department, or the downtown development
authority shall be made in the manner set forth in this article, and said sale, conveyance or
disposition shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this article V. Nothing
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in this section shall be construed to waive the special requirements for leases and contracts of
waterfront property provided elsewhere in this Code or in the city Charter.
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Sec. 18-176.4. Waterfront property.
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Waterfront property shall be defined as any portion of a parcel that abuts a navigable body of water
and is within five hundred (500) feet from the mean high waterline.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase of work 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}
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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