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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO STRICTLY AND CONSISTENTLY ENFORCE THE CITY OF MIAMI
CODE AND ZONING ORDINANCE, MOST SPECIFICALLY, ARTICLE 4/SECTION 401
OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING
DISTRICT/SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS" RELATED TO THE
ENFORCEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE AND MULTIPLE ILLEGAL/UNPERMITTED
DWELLING UNITS CONSTRUCTED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE OFFICE
OF CODE ENFORCEMENT ON THESE MULTIPLE ILLEGAL/UNPERMITTED
DWELLING UNITS AND LIMITING THE RESOURCES RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT
OF SINGLE ILLEGAL/UNPERMITTED DWELLING UNITS ON RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES FORA PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS. •
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is overwhelmed by an exorbitant amount of
multiple illegal/unpermitted dwelling units throughout its communities; and
WHEREAS, the City's Office of Code Enforcement is overburdened with a
plethora of cases and a fixed amount of resources and revenue for the task of enforcing
the City Code and Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City would greatly benefit from safety, economic, and aesthetic
perspectives if the_Office'of Code Enforcement would focus its resources mainly on
enforcement of the problem of multiple illegal/unpermitted dwelling units within the City;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this
Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to strictly and consistently enforce
the City of Miami Code and Zoning Ordinance, most specifically, Article 4/Section 401 of
Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, as amended, entitled "Zoning District/Schedule of District
Regulations" related to the enforcement of more than one and multiple
illegal/unpermitted dwelling units constructed on residential property.
Section 3. The City Manager is further directed to focus the resources of the
Office of Code Enforcement on these multiple illegal/unpermitted dwelling units, thus
limiting the resources related to enforcement of single illegal/unpermitted dwelling units
on residential properties for a period of 18 months.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Mayor.{1}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
MARIA J. CHIARO, INTERIM
CITY ATTORNEY
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of
ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this
Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City
Commission.