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File Number: 13-00249
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT TO ACCEPT AND IMPLEMENT THE "TRADITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN" CRITERIA OF THE FLORIDA GREENBOOK AS
ATTACHED; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation's Greenbook provides the minimum
guidelines for the design of streets and related infrastructure such as curbs and sidewalks; and
WHEREAS, Miami -Dade County's Public Works and Waste Management Department follows the
guidelines as promulgated in the Greenbook when designing and approving roads and related
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Greenbook, in Chapter 19, describes the design standards for "Traditional
Neighborhood Design" ("TND"); and
WHEREAS, according to Chapter 19 of the Greenbook, traditionally designed neighborhoods are
those that "has a compact, pedestrian -oriented scale....," "low speed, low volume, interconnected
streets...,""uses on -street parking adjacent to the sidewalk to calm traffic....," and "maintaining an
average net density of at least eight dwelling units per acre...."; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has many neighborhoods that fit the TND criteria; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission wishes to urge the Miami -Dade County Department of
Public Works and Waste Management to accept and implement said criteria when designing roadways
and other right of way improvements in applicable sections of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission urges the Miami -Dade County Department of Public Works
and Waste Management to accept and implement the TND criteria of the Florida Greenbook as
attached.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit this Resolution to the Board of County
Commissioners, the Mayor of Miami -Dade County, and the Director of Miami -Dade Public Works and
Waste Management.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
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the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS/
JULIE 0. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{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.
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