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Ordinance: 13422
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 13-01313 Final Action Date: 12/12/2013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"BUILDINGS", MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE VI, ENTITLED
"UNSAFE STRUCTURES", BY PROVIDING FOR THE MAXIMUM STATUTORY
INTEREST RATE; AMENDING THE ROLE OF THE CITYATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WITH THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES PANEL; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 8 of the Code of Miami -Dade County, Florida, allows municipalities to control
demolitions within their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has created and is operating its own Unsafe Structures
Panel; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Attorney shall not serve as counsel to the Unsafe Structures
Panel and present cases to the Unsafe Structures Panel; and
WHEREAS, the amendment is made to reflect the interest rate as provided in the Florida
Statutes;
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 10/Article VI of the City Code, as amended, is further amended in the
following particular: {1}
"CHAPTER 10
BUILDINGS
ARTICLE VI. UNSAFE STRUCTURES
Sec. 10-101. Unsafe Structures Panel.
(k) Recovery of cost.
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(6) Liens created pursuant to this Section may be discharged and satisfied by paying to the City the
amount specified in the notice of lien, together with interest thereon from the date of the filing of the
lien computed at the maximum statutory interest rate of twelve (12) perce„t per annum, together with
the administrative costs, filing and recording fees and fees paid to file a satisfaction of the lien in the
public records. When any such lien has been discharged, the City shall promptly cause evidence of
the satisfaction and discharge of such lien to be recorded in the public records.
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(3) Organization of the Unsafe Structures Panels:
(d) No member of an Unsafe Structures Panel shall sit as a voting member in any hearing on a matter
in which he has a personal or financial interest.
(5) Duties of the City Attorney: The City Attorney shall either be counsel to the Unsafe Structures
Panel or shall represent the City by presenting cases to the Unsafe Structures Panel, but in no case
shall the City Attorney serve in both capacities. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney, when so
the I Insafe Structures Panel
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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 provision of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately 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 Commissio
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