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Ordinance: 13486
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14-00383 Final Action Date: 10/23/2014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "PLANNING AND
ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND
OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/MURALS", MORE PARTICULARLY BY
AMENDING THE MURAL REGULATIONS BY INCORPORATING THE TERMS OF
THE AGREEMENT FOR CUSTOMARY LAND USE FOR MURALS, AS DESCRIBED
IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO INCLUDE PROCEDURES
TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE MURAL PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County ("County") Board of County Commissioners enacted
Ordinance No. 07-61 on April 26, 2007, authorizing the display of art or graphics on buildings and
walls within certain commercial and special districts in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 12983, adopted April 10, 2008, the City Commission
determined that certain blank walls and unoccupied buildings would be aesthetically enhanced by the
display of art or graphics on walls within certain commercial and special districts within the City; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote quality of life and regulate visual blight, the City needs to
allow for the control of the display of art or graphics on buildings and walls within certain commercial
and special districts in the City; and
WHEREAS, it is determined that the prominent display of large outdoor advertisements in the
commercial and industrial Urban Core areas of Miami, as defined by the County, was a predominant
and customary use up to and including 1972, and that permitting wall murals as designated in this
Ordinance is consistent with such customary use and the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of
1965; and
WHEREAS, outdoor advertising is governed by several regulations, including the Highway
Beautification Act, 23 U.S.C. Sec. 131, et seq., and the Florida/United States Department of
Transportation Agreement of January 27, 1972 ("Federal/State Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City applied to the State of Florida, Department of Transportation ("FDOT"),
for Certification for Local Control of Murals under the provisions of customary use as part of the
Federal/State Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City provided numerous documents in support of its determination of
customary use, including Ordinance No. 12983, adopted April 10, 2008, Ordinance No. 7338,
adopted July 20, 1965, and an inventory of wall murals currently permitted under Ordinance No.
12983; and
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WHEREAS, FDOT determined that murals containing outdoor advertising are a customary use
in the City and have certified the City for local control of murals within the City's jurisdiction, and the
City Commission concurred with FDOT's determination and certification in Resolution No. 14-0025,
adopted January 23, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Agreement on Customary Use for Local Zoning Control
for Murals Under the Highway Beautification Act with the State of Florida, Department of
Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for the purposes of establishing mural
spacing requirements and providing compliance provisions for existing non -conforming murals
pursuant to Resolution No. 14-0024, adopted January 23, 2014 ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission after careful consideration of this matter, deems it advisable
and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City and its citizens to amend the Code of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), as hereinafter set forth;
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 62/Article XIII/Division 5 of the City Code entitled "Planning and
Zoning/Planning and Zoning Approval for Temporary Uses and Occupancies; Permit
Required/Murals", is further amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 62
PLANNING AND ZONING
ARTICLE XIII. PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND
OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED
DIVISION 5. MURALS
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Sec. 62-601. Purpose of mural sign regulations; applicability; criteria.
Intent. It is the intent of the city commission that the display of art or graphics with minimal
commercial message on buildings and walls be permitted within certain commercial and
special districts of the city in order to aesthetically enhance otherwise blank walls and
unoccupied buildings, and that the funds generated by permits issued with respect to such
displays be utilized to ensure quality of life and prevention of visual clutter or blight. The
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display of art or graphics without a commercial message shall not be a mural pursuant to this
article.
It is the intent of the City to comply with state and federal requirements as specified in the
agreements executed with the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA") and the State of
Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT") and to keep FDOT informed of issues
pertaining to oversight of the Mural Ordinance to ensure effective control of the mural program
within the City of Miami municipal boundaries in accordance with the Agreement and
determination of customary local use approved by City Commission Resolution Nos. 14-0024
and 14-0025, adopted January 23, 2014 (the "Agreement").
The procedures established in this article will allow for the pre -qualification of applicants to
display art or graphics on buildings and walls. Once qualified, such pre -qualified applicants
will be allowed to file for a temporary permit ("mural permit"), as further defined in this division.
Mural permits will be issued by the city manager or designee upon their determination that the
applicant has complied with the criteria set forth in this division, including the payment of all
required fees and contributions. To the extent permissible by law, all fees and contributions
received by the city pursuant to the terms of this division shall be used to promote quality of
life within the city and by regulating all murals to ensure that the city's residents are not
exposed to visual blight or clutter.
Upon the award of a mural permit by the city manager or designee, the holder of such a mural
permit shall be allowed to obtain all required building permits. Changes in art work or other
relevant copy (including text or commercial messages) changes will only be permitted upon
the approval of a subsequent copy change application for a change of copy.
Strict compliance with the provisions of this division must be maintained during the term of the
mural permit. Failure of the qualified applicant to remain in compliance with the terms of this
division shall result in the revocation of all its qualified applicant's entire mural permit inventory
and the forfeiture of the right to apply for any subsequent mural permit(s).
Sec. 62-602. Definitions.
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Commercial message includes a trademark, commercially recognized display, copyright or service
mark of a sponsor, including any text or logos or representation of the business name or commercial
product, except for a trademark, commercially recognized display, copyright or service mark of the
sponsor; such commercial message may be of offsite products or businesses as applicable to the
sponsorship. Text or letters displayed in an artistic format that do not spell a business name or
commercial message shall not be calculated as a component of the commercial message.
Park West Entertainment District is the area between State Road 836 to the north and Northwest 7th
Street to the South; and North Miami Avenue to the West and Biscayne Boulevard to the east.
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Sec. 62-603. Qualified applicants, procedure for application, requirements.
In order to participate in a lottery to be held in accordance with the requirements of this
division, each applicant must be approved as a qualified applicant. Once an applicant, is a qualified
applicant, such applicant shall submit proof of status as a qualified applicant and information must be
confirmed in order to allow them to participate in subsequent lotteries.
(a) An applicant shall submit an application to the city manager or designee for the purposes of
qualifying said applicant as a qualified applicant 30 days prior to any lottery. Such application shall
include the following:
(9) Proof that the applicant is in good standing with the city and the county for any pending code
enforcement matters. No individual, business, building or property owner, or affiliate of an individual,
business or building or property owner may apply for a mural permit if that person or entity has
displayed an illegal mural, banner, sign or any type of outdoor advertising in the city by receiving a
notice of violation, any summons to appear, or a ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type
of outdoor advertising in violation of Chapter 62 or Miami 21 since, April 20, 2008, in which event the
site, building, or entity will be precluded from participating in the lottery;
(13) Proof that the applicant has no outstanding fees, fines, or liens for any amounts owed to the
City, including, but not limited to, business tax receipt fees, certificate of use fees, code enforcement
fines or liens, fire liens, unsafe structure fines or liens, or any other fee, fine, penalty, or lien due and
owing to the City.
Sec. 62-604. Mural permit required; application for a mural permit by a qualified applicant
Murals may not be erected, hung, placed, posted, painted, displayed, or maintained in the city
except as provided by this division. The city shall issue no more than 45 mural permits at any one time;
however, no more than 25 mural permits may be issued at any one time and in any one city commission
district. An applicant shall submit to the city manager or designee a single permit application listing each
and every site sought to be permitted at such time.
A qualified applicant's permit application shall contain the following for each site sought to be
permitted:
(12) Proof that the property, the building, and each individual wall where the mural is to be placed has
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not displayed an illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in the city by receiving a
notice of violation, any summons to appear, or a ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of
outdoor advertising in violation of Chapter 62 or Miami 21 since, April 20, 2008.
-605. Approval process for permit.
From time to time, as the need for a new lottery arises, the following shall be the procedure followed
for the approval of a mural permit:
(9) Proof that each individual wall sought to be permitted exists and is fully built, and that the property, the
building, and each individual wall where the mural is to be placed has not been used to display a illegal
mural, banner, sign or any type of outdoor advertising in the city by receiving a notice of violation, any
summons to appear, or a ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in
violation of C" 62Chapter 62 or Miami 21 since, April 20, 2008.
Sec. 62-606. Criteria for issuing a mural permit.
As part of the review and qualification process, the city manager or designee shall apply the following
criteria:
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(3) Spacing between murals and number of murals allowed per building. A mural shall not be located
within 300 feet of another legally permitted mural oriented towards the same side of a street or the
street State Highway, as applicable-wT "�econtr lled-area definednSecti„n 47a 01 tag c
{2012). The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the closest edge of the mural sign on
one building to the closest edge of the mural sign on the other building in accordance with Rule
14-10.006(4), Florida Administrative Code ("F.A.C.")(2012)(i.e. measured along the edge of pavement
of the main traveled way). The spacing requirement provided herein shall not apply be reduced to 150
feet within the City Park West Entertainment entertainment district District. The same regulations for
If two (2) murals are permitted for any one (1) building, they must be on different sides of the building
and each such mural shall be required to obtain a separate mural permit for each street front. This
section shall not preclude a mural on one (1) building which is continuous contiguous on two (2) sides
of the building, commonly referred to as a wrap -around mural. A wrap -around mural shall be counted
as one (1) mural for purposes of fees and the maximum number of mural permits which may be
issued pursuant to this article. Division.
(4) Spacing from single family residential district. The distance of a mural located on any building shall
be calculated by measuring the distance of the mural at ground level to the property line of any parcel
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designated as T-3. A mural shall not be located on a Wall that is within 300 feet of any property zoned
T-3.
(5) Spacing from billboards. A mural shall not be located within 300 feet of a legally permitted
billboard oriented toward the same side of a street or State Highway, as applicable, within the
Geographical Area. The distance shall be measured in accordance with Rule 14-10.006(4), F.A.C.
(2012). The spacing from mural to a billboard shall be reduced to 150 feet within the boundaries of
the Park West Entertainment District.
{5) (6) Mural size. Murals shall be allowed to cover up to 80 percent of a wall, or 33 percent of a wall if
the mural covers windows. In any event, a mural may not be greater than 10,000 square feet.
(-6) (7) Mural commercial message size. The mural faccMural Face shall be predominantly pictorial
with text limited to no more than fifteen percent (15%) percent of the mural faccMural Face to be
written copy. Corporate logos on the Mural as a stand-alone emblem and/or product, shall not be
considered part of the written copy to be limited to fifteen percent (15%).
{7) (.) Illumination. The illumination of a mural shall only be by indirect lighting, and shall only be
permitted from 6:00 p.m. to midnight Standard Time and 7:00 p.m. to midnight Day Light Savings
Time, and only in accordance with Miami -Dade County Code sections 33-46 and 33-107, as
amended.
{-8-) (9) Location. Murals shall be placed only on walls.
{-9-} (10) Public safety. Mural faces shall not have any moving or animated parts, or any other
electronic movements, and shall not be illuminated in such a manner so as to cause glare or to impair
the vision of motorists or otherwise distract motorists and interfere with their ability to safely operate
their vehicles. Murals shall also comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the federal,
state and county governments; and in addition, any proposed amendments to this division shall be
consistent with applicable federal, state and county laws and ordinances in effect at the time of such
amendment.
In the event the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane warning to the county, the permittee
shall remove all murals within 24 hours of the issuance of a hurricane warning. In the event a mural is
not so removed, enforcement proceedings shall immediately commence pursuant to section 62-612
and Chapter 2 of the City Code.
{-1-0-) (11) Adult content. Adult content, as defined in the zoning ordinance, shall be prohibited on
mural.
{11) (12) Unoccupied buildings. A mural shall be permitted on an unoccupied building only if the
building possesses a valid city permanent certificate of occupancy, certificate of use, or a 40-year
certification, if applicable. In order to promote the use of efficient building spaces, when commercially
viable, the holder of the mural permit shall work with the building owner and the building, zoning and
planning departments so that as soon as commercially reasonable, the mural will not be the primary
permit active at the location. If the holder of the mural permit fails to comply with such requirements,
the mural permit holder will be required to transfer its mural permit from such building to another
qualified location.
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{12) (13) Term and recertification of each qualified applicant. Once the mural permit is issued and
continuously is in compliance with the fee provisions of sections 62-607 and 62-609, and all other
provisions of this division, the mural permit will be valid. In the event that the permittee fails to comply
with any provision in this division and/or is determined to be in violation in accordance with section
62-612, the specific mural permit(s) in violation shall be forfeited and available to be included in a
lottery. The issuance of a mural permit under this division does not create a vested right or proprietary
or compensable interest in any permit for any permittee. Any and all costs and fees associated with
the acquisition of mural permits, shall be deemed acceptable to the permittee.
43) (14) All qualified applicants shall be required by September 1 of the fifth permit year, to re -certify
all requirements in this division. This shall include a re -qualification fee in the amount of $1,500.00;
proof of valid public liability insurance; copies of all current business tax receipts; proof of gross
revenues; proof of current bond or letter of credit and proof that the permittee is in good standing with
the city and county, including, but not limited to, Code violations. In the event that the permittee, is not
able to comply with this recertification provision, the permittee's mural permits shall be revoked and
included in a lottery.
(15) No Mural Permit or relocation shall be approved unless the property, the building, and each
individual wall where the mural is to be placed has not displayed an illegal mural, banner, sign or any
type of outdoor advertising in the city by receiving a notice of violation, any summons to appear, or a
ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in violation of Chapter 62
or Miami 21 since, April 20, 2008.
Sec. 62-607. Permit Fees.
(1) Permit fee. The permittee shall pay an annual permit fee equal to $1.00 per square foot of
mural face multiplied by 12 months per year for each mural permit which the fee shall, in no
event, be less than the minimum $48,000.00 or greater than the maximum $120,000.00 per
annum (the "permit fee"). The initial mural permit fee shall be due in its entirety within ten (10)
business days of the approval of the mural permit. In the event any permit fee is not paid, the
city shall immediately rescind the mural permit. The permit fee is in addition to any
non-refundable fees charged pursuant to this article. When new mural permits are issued, the
initial permit fee may be prorated accordingly by the city manager or designee in order to
maintain conformity with the scheduled permit fee quarterly payments.
(2) Renewal of permit fees. The permittee shall pay an annual permit fee calculated in the
following manner: The permit fee may be paid in quarterly installments, every three (3)
months, for a total of four (4) payments per annum. Mural permits shall be void if quarterly
payments are not received within ten (10) business days after each quarterly payment is due.
First quarterly payment is due on September 1, then December 1, March 1 and June 1 of each
year. The permit fee does not include copy change fees which are due in their entirety on
September 1 of each year.
(3) Annual Administrative Fee. On September 1 of each year, Permittees shall be required to pay
an annual administrative fee for each Mural Permit equal to one -twenty-fourth (1/24th) of their
annual permit fee.
Along with the first quarter permit fee due by September 1 of each year, each
permittee shall submit demonstration of up to date documentation of public liability insurance
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as required in subsection 62-603(4), continued effectiveness of a bond or letter of credit in the
amount of $500,000.00 as required in subsection 62-603(10) and affidavit of compliance with
the subsection 62-603(9) requiring compliance with mural regulations. Late payments shall
accrue interest at the rate of 18 percent for 45 days. If payment is not received by the 45th
day, the city shall immediately rescind the mural permit.
Sec. 62-909. Copy change and location change applications.
(a) Copy change application. An annual copy change fee of $6,000.00 shall be paid for each permit.
Thereafter, a permittee may change the mural face by filing a copy change application and paying
related fees. Such application shall be submitted to the city manager or designee and include the
following:
(1) A colored drawing or colored computer simulation depicting the mural face.
(2) Two photographs or two computer simulations depicting the wall and the mural superimposed on
the wall.
(3) An affidavit from the permittee affirming that (a) the change of copy will be limited to a single
commercial message; (b) the mural will be fastened in the same manner as the original Mural Permit;
and (c) the permittee will comply with all other conditions of the Mural Permit.
The city manager or designee shall, within five business days after receipt of the copy change
application, have the opportunity to deny with written notice. A copy change application that is not
denied in the time provided shall be deemed an approval. A written denial shall be provided to the
permittee indicating the reasons for the denial. The city manager or designee shall not approve a
change to the mural face if such approval results in an increase of any of the linear dimensions of the
previously permitted mural face.
(b) Location change application. A mural permit shall be transferable to a new location only if the
permittee submits a location change application and such application are is approved by the city
manager or designee. The city manager or designee shall approve such application only if:
(2) The new location for the mural is approved by the city manager or designee in accordance with
the provisions of sections 62-604 and 62-606.
Sec. 62-610. Assignment.
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Upon the payment of a $2,500.00 assignment fee, a mural permit may be transferred
to an entity found to be a qualified applicant by the city manager or designee. No applications
for assignment will be received or processed if the assignor or assignee, or the mural
proposed for transfer, has been issued a notice of violation, summons to appear, or ticket for
any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in violation of Chapter 62 or
Miami 21.
Sec. 62-612. Enforcement.
Enforcement of this division shall be by chapter 2, article X, Code enforcement or any other remedies
as provided by law and as further stated herein.
In the event of a violation of the terms of this division, including the erection of a mural without a
permit, a civil penalty may be assessed or enforcement proceedings may be instituted with the city's
code enforcement special masters. Each violation shall carry a civil penalty of $1,000.00 per day or
such greater penalties as are permitted by the law. The city may employ all penalties and remedies
set forth in chapter 2, article X entitled "Code enforcement." This provision is supplemental to all other
remedies and penalties provided by law. Decisions of the code enforcement special master shall be
final and may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction within the times and in the manner
provided by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the laws of the state and this Code.
The city shall be authorized to collect against the bond or letter of credit all fees, fines and penalties,
as well as all expenses incurred by the enforcement of this article.
In the event a permittee is found to be in non-compliance by the code enforcement board or sSpecial
mMaster of the city or the county equivalent for any mural located within the countyoutside of the City,
any and all mural permits issued to such permittee pursuant to this article shall be immediately
rescinded and the permittee shall forfeit the right to apply for any subsequent mural permits. A notice
of rescission shall be provided to the permittee, and require the permittee to remove all murals
permitted pursuant to this division within five (5) days of receipt of such notice. If the permittee fails to
remove the mural(s) after receipt of such notice, enforcement proceedings and fines shall be
immediately initiated in accordance with section 62-612.
A Mural that has been erected without a valid Mural Permit shall be removed within twenty-four (24)
hours of the building owner's receipt of notification from the City that the Mural is in violation of City
Code. The violation will be scheduled on the next available Code Enforcement Board or Special
Master agenda within thirty (30) days .If the Mural erected without a valid Mural Permit poses a threat
to the public health, safety, or welfare, the City, by and through its designee, shall be permitted to
enter the building premises in violation and remove the Mural. In the event the Code Enforcement
Board or Special Master finds that the mural was not in compliance with City Code at the time the
citation was issued, any fines shall accrue from the date of notification of the violation and shall not
be mitigated or reduced by the City, the Code Enforcement Board, and/or the Special Master.
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Removal of the mural after issuance of a notice of violation, summons to appear, or a ticket shall not
be a defense or deemed to be compliance with the code, and the Code Enforcement Board or
Special Master shall find a violation of City Code if the mural was not in compliance with City Code at
the time of issuance of the notice of violation, summons to appear, or a ticket. If any property,
building, or individual wall has displayed an illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor
advertising in the City by receiving a notice of violation, any summons to appear, or a ticket for any
illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in violation of Chapter 62 or Miami 21,
the property shall not thereafter be an eligible mural location for five (5) years from the date of the
issuance of the notice of violation, summons to appear, or a ticket. No applications or requests by for
a mural permit, assignment, or any other request pursuant to this Division shall be accepted or
processed for a qualified applicant from the date of issuance of notice of violation, any summons to
appear, or a ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in violation of
Chapter 62 or Miami 21. No individual or entity that has has displayed an illegal mural, banner, sign,
or any type of outdoor advertising in the City by receiving a notice of violation, any summons to
appear, or a ticket for any illegal mural, banner, sign, or any type of outdoor advertising in violation of
Chapter 62 or Miami 21 shall be eligible to apply for a Mural Permit, assignment, or any other
authorization pursuant to this Division for five years from the date of the notice of violation, summons
to appear, or a ticket.
Any costs icurred pursuant to this Division, separate from Code enforcement liens, incurred in the
removal of Murals shall be a special assessment lien imposed pursuant to his Division and shal be a
len greater i dignity o all liens, excepting IRS to liens. Special assessment liens created pursuant to
this Division 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 compted at the maximum
statutory interest rate, together with theadministrative costs, filing and recording fees and fees paid to
file a satisfaction of the lien in the public records.
The violation for a Mural erected without a valid Mural Permit shall be enforceable against any one or
more of the following: the individual or entity operating the Mural, the individual or entity that erected
the Mural, the owner of the property upon which the Mural is erected, the commercial sponsor that is
the subject of the Mural, or the individual or entity that owns or licenses the product advertised in the
Mural. For any Mural erected without a valid Mural Permit, the Code Enforcement Board or code
enforcement Special Master shall apply a rebuttable presumption that any of one or more of these
entities had knowledge that the Mural was erected without a valid Mural Permit in violation of City
Code, and may determine that the violation shall be enforced as multiple individual violations against
each entity, with each individually and jointly and severally liable for penalties and compliance. In the
case of individuals or entities determined to be in violation that do not own the property where the
violation is determined to have occurred, monetary penalties shall be attached to any Business Tax
Receipt maintained by such individual or entity in the City, and payment of such penalties shall be
required prior to renewal of any such Business Tax Receipt.
Sec. 62-618. Reserved.Compliance with Agreeent and this Article for Customary Use for Local Zoning
for Murals under the Highway Beautification Act.
Subject to compliance with all other City requirements, all Murals which will become non -conforming
pursuant to the Agreement and this Division are subject to the following conditions unless revoked or
rescinded by the City.
(a) Existing Murals as of February 19, 2014 within the Park West Entertainment District
Existing Murals within the Park West Entertainment District are depicted on a map maintained on file
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in the City Clerk's Office and the office of zoning. Murals which are legally permitted yet not in
compliance with the spacing requirements set forth in the Agreement and this Division shall continue
to be recognized as permissible mural locations and are deemed legally non -conforming with respect
to spacing requirements until the Mural permit is revoked, rescinded, or transferred to a new location.
(b) The permit number, date of issuance, and current location for all existing Murals as of February
19, 2014 outside the Park West Entertainment District are listed on Exhibit B.
ii On or before February 19, 2024, all murals listed on Exhibit B shall be
recertified to confirm compliance with spacing requirements. The Permittee
shall submit a signed and sealed survey to prove compliance with the
spacing requirements set forth in the Agreement and this Division on or
before January 9, 2024.
In the event of a conflict as to spacing requirements between murals listed on
Exhibit B, on or before January 23, 2024, the City shall issue notices of
recission of Mural Permits in the order of most recently issued Mural Permit
first.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which provisions
may be renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section",
"article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective 10 days after final reading and adoption
thereof. {2}
Footnotes:
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{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
(10) 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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