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File Number: 15-00807 Final Action Date:
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 CRITERIAAPPLICABLE WITHIN THE
WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION DISTRICT; 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 Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District (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 Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District„ 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
Wynwood.
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 Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization
District, more particularly described in Ordinance No, , adopted , 2015, all incorporated
by reference.
Sec. 10-116. 10 119.Reserved. Compliance with this article in the Wynwood Neighborhood
Revitalization District.
(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 Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 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.
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}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTO''A MEND Z
CITY ATTORNEY
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 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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