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File Number: 15-00371ha Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REVERSING THE MIAMI
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD'S
APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS, WITH CONDITIONS, FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT 3501
RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2015, the Miami Historic Preservation and Environmental Preservation
Board ("HEPB") adopted Resolution HEPB-R-15-028, approving an application for a special Certificate
of Appropriateness ("COA"), for site improvements at 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida;
and
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne ("Appellant") filed an appeal pursuant to the City of Miami
Code Section 23-6.2(e); and
WHEREAS, based on the testimony and evidence presented, after due notice and an opportunity
to be heard has been afforded to all parties and members of the public, there is competent substantial
evidence in the record to support denial of the COA; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, finds that the
stated grounds for the appeal, and the facts presented in support thereof, justify reversing the decision
of the HEPB; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons stated on the record at the public hearing, the City Commission
reverses the HEPB s approval of a COA for the site improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission grants the appeal, reverses the decision of the HEPB as set forth
in HEPB-R-15-028, which approved the COA with conditions, and thereby denies the COA.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {1}
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File Number: 15-00371 ha
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VI a ORIA M NDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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