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Ordinance 13886
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 6596 Final Action Date: 12/12/2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 4
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), TITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;" MORE PARTICULARLY BY
AMENDING SECTION 4-5 OF THE CITY CODE TO ADD AN EXCEPTION TO
DISTANCE SEPARATION FROM RELIGIOUS FACILITIES IN THE LIBERTY
CITY AND LITTLE HAITI SPECIALTY DISTRICTS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Keon Hardemon
WHEREAS, the State of Florida expressly allows municipalities to enact ordinances
regulating alcoholic beverages with regards to hours of operation, locations of businesses, and
types of entertainment among others; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has incorporated regulations with respect to the
sale of alcoholic beverages in Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
October 16, 2019, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-19-
045 by a vote of three to four (3-4), Item No. PZAB.3, where a motion to approve failed, thereby
failing to make a recommendation for the Text Change as stated herein; 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 residents to amend
Chapter 4 of 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 by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 4 of the City Code, titled "Alcoholic Beverages," is further amended
in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 4
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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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Sec. 4-5. Specialty Districts.
The restrictions as to distances between Alcohol Service Establishments herein shall not be
applicable within a Specialty District as defined in Section 4-2 of the City Code as designated by
the City Commission and pursuant to Section 562.45(2)(a), Florida Statutes. Location of Alcohol
Service Establishments within a Specialty District shall not be utilized when calculating distance
requirements of religious facilities and Alcohol Service Establishments located outside the
Specialty District, whether existing or new. The following Specialty Districts within the City are
described below:
Specialty
Permit and
Hours of
Notes
District
Cap
Closing
8th Street
Exhibit "F"
Warrant
No Cap
3:00 a.m.
• Shall not be located less than 500 feet from a
School.
• Shall not be located less than 300 feet from a
religious facility.
Liberty City
Exhibit "G"
Warrant
30 Total
3:00 a.m.
• Shall be closed during School hours.
• Shall not be located less than 300 feet from a
School.
• Shall have no distance separation
requirements from a religious facility.
Little Haiti
Exhibit "H"
Warrant
20 Total
3:00 a.m.
• Shall be closed during School hours.
• Shall not be located less than 300 feet from a
School.
• Shall have no distance separation
requirements from a religious facility.
Orange Bowl
Exhibit "I"
Warrant
8 Total
3:00 a.m.
• Shall not be located less than 1,000 feet from
a School.
• Extension of hours to 5:00 a.m. allowed by
Exception as outlined in Section 4-7.
Wynwood
Cafe
Exhibit "J"
Warrant
No Cap
3:00 a.m.
• Shall be closed during School hours.
• Shall not be located Tess than 500 feet from a
School.
• Shall not be located Tess than 500 feet
between other Alcohol Service
Establishments.
Flagler
Exhibit "R"
By Right
No Cap
5:00 a.m.
• Shall have no distance separation
requirements from a School or religious
facility.
Miami
Riverside
Warrant
7 Total
5:00 a.m.
• Shall be closed during School hours.
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Exhibit "S"
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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:
ndez, City Attor ey 10/24/2019
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten 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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