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Resolution R-22-0383
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12490 Final Action Date: 10/13/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
VACATING, DISCONTINUING, AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF THE
NORTHERN SIDE OF NORTHWEST 28TH STREET BETWEEN NORTHWEST
2 AVENUE AND NORTHWEST 3 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1000 SQUARE FEET;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM
DEED, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 255.22, FLORIDA STATUTES, IN FAVOR OF WYNWOOD 3
OWNER, LLC A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, THE SUCCESSOR -
IN -INTEREST OF THE ORIGINAL DEDICATOR.
WHEREAS, Wynwood 3 Owner, LLC ("Owner"), is the owner of the property located at
260 Northwest 28 Street ("Property") in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, on January 30, 1950, the Owner's predecessor -in -interest executed a
warranty deed recorded in Deed Book 3237, Page 79, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade
County ("Warranty Deed") conveying a portion of the Property alongside Northwest 28 Street
("Conveyed Property") to the City, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached and
incorporated, "for street widening purposes"; and
WHEREAS, Section 255.22(1), Florida Statutes, provides that for property conveyed to a
municipality or county prior to October 1, 1984, a municipality or county may reconvey such
property to an abutting owner making a demand for the same if such property was conveyed to
the municipality for a specific use, without receipt of valuable consideration, and the municipality
or county failed to use such property for such a purpose for a period of sixty (60) consecutive
months; and
WHEREAS, the City has not used the Conveyed Property for street widening purposes
or maintained the Conveyed Property for a period in excess of sixty (60) consecutive months;
and
WHEREAS, the Conveyed Property is not necessary for street widening purposes as
Northwest 28th Street abutting the Property is already dedicated to its full fifty -foot (50') width
required by Section 54-187 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code");
and
WHEREAS, the Owner desires to redevelop the Property and wishes to utilize the
Conveyed Property; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the usual requirement that vacations and closures of rights -
of -way be accomplished by the platting process described in Chapters 54 and 55 of the City
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Code, State law, as described above, allows for such a conveyance as the Conveyed Property
was conveyed to the City by deed and not dedicated to the City by plat; and
WHEREAS, to the extent implicated by the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Charter"), the Conveyed Property contains approximately one thousand (1000)
square feet, abuts Northwest 28th Street, is non -waterfront property, is non -buildable by itself,
and is to be conveyed to an abutting owner, thereby meeting the exceptions found in Section
29-B(f) of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of the City to authorize the
conveyance of the Conveyed Property to the Owner in order to facilitate redevelopment and
divest the City of unnecessary right-of-way and unusable property;
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 Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Conveyed Property, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A,"
attached and incorporated, containing approximately 1000 square feet, is hereby vacated,
discontinued, and abandoned as public right-of-way.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a quit claim deed, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, for the Conveyed Property, as more particularly described in
Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, pursuant to Section 255.22(1), Florida Statutes, to the
Owner or its successor -in -interest or assign(s).
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 if the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from
the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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