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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM: Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
DATE: April 12, 2018
RE: Proposed amendment to Chapter 62/Article 3/Section 62-16 of the Code
of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, for consideration by the City
Commission.
File No. 3574
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
Chapter 62, Article 3, Section 62-16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), entitled "Planning and Zoning/Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board/Appointments; Qualifications," is being amended to rename Subsection 62-16(j)
"Educational Payment," and to eliminate the one -dollar ($1.00) a year compensation for
members of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
Attachment(s)
cc: Emilio T. Gonzalez, City Manager
Anna Medina, Agenda Coordinator
VM/BLM/RSR
City of Miami File ID: 3574 (Revision: A) Printed On: 3/31/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number :13763
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 3574 Final Action Date:4/12/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
62/ARTICLE 3/SECTION 62-16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/PLANNING, ZONING AND
APPEALS BOARD/APPOINTMENTS; QUALIFICATIONS," TO RENAME
SUBSECTION 62-16(J) "EDUCATIONAL PAYMENT" AND TO ELIMINATE THE ONE
DOLLAR ($1.00) A YEAR COMPENSATION FOR PLANNING, ZONING AND
APPEALS BOARD MEMBERS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 62-16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), provides for compensation to members of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board
("PZAB"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") desires to eliminate reference to the one dollar
($1.00) per year payment to members of the PZAB while continuing to make provisions for the
payment of PZAB member attendance at authorized seminars and conferences; 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
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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Section 62-16 of the City Code is amended by in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 62
PLANNING AND ZONING
ARTICLE 3. PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
Sec. 62-16. Appointments; qualifications.
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
deleted. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
City of Miami File ID: 3574 (Revision: A) Printed On: 3/31/2025
(j) Compensation Educational component. Members and alternate members of the
planning, zoning and appeals board shall receive a remuneration of $1.00 per year. The
city commission shall make provision for the payment of actual and necessary
expenses, in accordance with city policy, for the attendance of each member and
alternate member of the board at one (1) local city -authorized planning or zoning
seminar or conference each calendar year to be held in the state. The City Manager,
City Attorney and City Clerk shall coordinate and present or cause to be presented said
seminar or conference and make such course available at least quarterly.
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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 thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ey
1/25/2018
ndez, City Attor
3/22/2018
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.
City of Miami File ID: 3574 (Revision: A) Printed On: 3/31/2025