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File Number: 16-00735 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"NOISE", MORE PARTICULARLY BY CREATING SECTION 36-9, ENTITLED,
"OFF-STREET FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL DELIVERY HOURS"; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the work and noise created by off-street freight and commercial deliveries directly
affects the residential neighborhoods adjacent to the delivery sites; and
WHEREAS, these daily deliveries at any hours of the day or night have a direct impact on the
quality of life in single family and small multi -family residential zones; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Miami that freight and commercial delivery
times be curtailed to have less of a negative impact on the lives and welfare of the residents living
within 100 feet of a delivery site; and
WHEREAS, commercial property owners have the ability to control deliveries to their
properties;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT 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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 36 of the City Code, is amended in the following particulars: {1}
"CHAPTER 36
NOISE
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Sec. 36-9. Off-street freight and commercial deliver --hours.
It shall be unlawful for any freight or commercial deliveries to be received within 100 feet of a
T-3 Transect Zone between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Any violation of this
Subsection is punishable by a fine of $500.00 and shall be enforced against the property owner
under the provisions of Chapter 2, Sections 2-823 through 2-829, of this Code.
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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. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor, {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VIG TORIA M
CITY ATT R
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
(10) calendar 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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