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Ordinance: 13555
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15-00807 Final Action Date: 9/24/2015
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
10/ARTICLE VII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "BUILDING/SECURITY SCREENS AND SHUTTERS," MORE
PARTICULARLY BY ESTABLISHING CRITERIA APPLICABLE WITHIN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION DISTRICT 1; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has an ordinance providing for transparency of windows
in commercial buildings applicable in certain mixed -use districts in the City; and
WHEREAS, the area of Wynwood is experiencing a transition from a former industrial district
to a mixed -use district with an increase in retail and other commercial establishments and increasing
pedestrian activity; and
WHEREAS, transparency in ground floor space contributes to greater interaction between
storefronts and customers and will enhance the pedestrian realm; and
WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Revitalization District 1 ("NRD-1") encourages and facilitates
new mixed -use development, including residential and commercial uses while retaining legacy
structures that have contributed to the evolution of Wynwood and recognizes that physical
characteristics of these legacy structures are valuable to the aesthetic of Wynwood; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission authorizes an amendment to sections of Chapter 10 in the
Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), establishing relevant criteria for security
screens and shutters applicable to the NRD-1, as set forth and more particularly described below;
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
and incorporated as if fully set forth in this section.
Section 2. Chapter 10/Article VII of the City Code, is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 10
BUILDINGS
ARTICLE VII. SECURITY SCREENS AND SHUTTERS
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Sec. 10-111. Transparency of windows in Coconut Grove and the Downtown Development District
and the Neighborhood Revitalization District 1.
Applicability: This article shall apply to commercial buildings in the following areas: the
Coconut Grove Central Commercial District, described pursuant to chapter 35, article V, as amended,
and the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District, more particularly described in Resolution No.
08-0455 adopted July 24, 2008, and later confirmed in Resolution No. 09-0076 adopted February 12,
2009 (collectively, "Coconut Grove"), the boundaries of the Downtown Development District,
described pursuant to section 14-27 of the City Code, as amended, more particularly described in
Ordinance No. 12307, adopted December 12, 2002, and the boundaries of the Neighborhood
Revitalization District 1, more particularly described in Ordinance No. 13561, adopted September 24,
2015, all incorporated by reference.
Sec. 10-116. 10 119. Reserved. Compliance with this article in the Neighborhood Revitalization
District 1.
(a) Any issuance of a building permit for exterior remodeling of a building that exceeds fifty percent
50% of the facades along the frontage of the existing building or replacement of windows will trigger
immediate compliance with this article.
(b) The City shall not issue a building permit for any new construction which uses permanent security
screens and shutters to comply with wind loads and impact tests, as defined and described in
Chapter 16 of the Florida Building Code, as amended.
(c) Once nonconforming security screens and shutters are removed, the use of highly reflective
surfaces, including reflective glass and mirrors, is prohibited on the ground floor. Windows shall be
clear glass and allow only those coverings or percentage of window covering as approved in the
Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance, as amended.
(d) Legally installed transparent security screens and shutters as of the date of this ordinance located
in the Neighborhood Revitalization District 1 that do not otherwise comply with the Miami 21 Code, the
Zoning Ordinance, are exempt from enforcement for failure to comply with this article. All other
nonconforming security screens and shutters, shall be subject to enforcement via Chapter 2, Article
X, entitled "Code Enforcement" and any other remedy as provided by law.
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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, as
amended, 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 thirty (30) 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
an 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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