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Ordinance 13784
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File Number: 4403 Final Action Date: 9/13/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
10/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), ENTITLED "BUILDINGS/IN GENERAL," MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 10-4 OF THE CITY CODE,
ENTITLED "BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE," TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FEES FOR A PHASED PROJECT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort
WHEREAS, Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"),
entitled "Buildings," establishes building permit and certificate of occupancy fees; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 10 of the City Code does not address the unique circumstances
caused by Phased Projects; and
WHEREAS, Phased Projects, as defined in Section 55-1 of the City Code, due to their scale
and scope, have practical difficulties which should be addressed by the City Code, including
temporary certificate of occupancy ("T.C.O.") fees; and
WHEREAS, in order to alleviate said impracticality, Section 10-4 of the City Code should be
amended to revise the T.C.O. fees for Phased Projects; and
WHEREAS, any T.C.O. obtained for a Phased Project, including extensions of a previously
issued T.C.O., shall be issued for the timeframes established herein;
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 Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 10, Article I, Section 10-4 of the City Code is further amended in the
following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 10
BUILDINGS
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.
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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Section 10-4 Building Permit Fee Schedule
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(3) Miscellaneous Permits and Inspections Fees
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Certificate of occupancy (C.O.) and certificate of compliance (C.C.).
In accordance with the requirements of the Florida Building Code.
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3. Extensions of T.C.O. or T.C.C.: The T.C.O. or T.C.C. can be
extended two times at the same original rate charged for a
period of ninety (90) days; if further extensions would be
required, they shall be charged at a rate equal to fifty percent
i50°1 percent of the building/trade permit line.
For projects qualifying as a Phased Project as defined in
Section 55-1 of the City Code, the T.C.O. may be issued as
follows:
a. T.C.O. may be issued for an initial period of three
hundred sixty-five (365) days at the original rate
charged;
b. T.C.O. may be extended for an additional three
hundred sixty-five (365) days at the same original
rate charged;
c. T.C.O. may be extended a second time for an
additional one hundred eighty (180) days at
double the original rate charged; and
d. T.C.O. may be extended a third and final time for
an additional one hundred eighty (180) days at a
rate equal to fifty percent (50%) of the
building/trade permit line.
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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
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
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Enactment Number: 13784
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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