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Home My WebLink AboutO-14120City of Miami Ordinance 14120 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 12275 Final Action Date: 11/17/2022 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING"; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE VI, TITLED "ZONING AND PLANNING FEES, SECTION 62-22, TITLED "SCHEDULE OF FEES"; SECTION 62-23 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND APPEAL"; SECTION 62-25 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "WAIVER AND REFUND OF FEES"; AND ARTICLE VII, SECTION 62-32 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD/SCHEDULE OF FEES," TO PROVIDE THE YEARLY REVIEW OF FEES AND ASSOCIATED LANGUAGE WITHIN SO THAT ADJUSTMENTS, IF NECESSARY, ARE MADE AS PART OF SOUND FISCAL AND PROCESS MAINTENANCE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 62 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), provides the fee schedule for planning and zoning matters, including the processing of administrative entitlements, covenants, public hearing applications, and construction plan reviews by the Planning Department and Office of Zoning; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to update fees to have expenses incurred by specialized planning and zoning permit applications to be covered by fees paid by applicants rather than being subsidized by the City's general fund; and WHEREAS, these fees are charged in exchange for a particular governmental service; the services benefit the party paying the fee in a manner not shared by other members of society; and the fees are paid by choice, in that the party paying the fee has the option of not utilizing the governmental service and thereby avoiding the charge; and WHEREAS, the updated fees and language ensure that City costs do not exceed the fees charged to applicants for services, but are calibrated to more closely recover actual costs; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to make all fees within Chapter 62 of the City Code comprehensive so there are no conflicts with any other portions of the City Code and the Miami 21 Code; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to ensure that it provides a path through which waivers for economic hardship can be provided to eligible applicants; and WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on July 6, 2022, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-22-016 by a vote of nine to zero (9 - 0), Item No. PZAB. 1, recommending Approval of the Zoning Text Change with a recommendation that the proposed ordinance be further amended to change the pre - City of Miami Page 1 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed On: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 application fee for Historic Resource Nomination from $500 to $0 because there is no incentive for people to nominate properties as historic; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 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 fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 62 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:1 "CHAPTER 62 PLANNING AND ZONING ARTICLE VI ZONING AND PLANNING FEES Sec. 62-22. Schedule of Fees (4) Table of fees. Pre -Application Meeting Required/ Recommended Fee Rezoning Required $500.00 SAP Designation Required 500.00 FLUM Required 500.00 Variance Required 500.00 Recommended MUSP Major Use Special Permit (MUSP) Required 500.00 Recommended Major Use Special Permit (MUSP) Modification Required 500.00 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Pre -Application Meeting Required/ Recommended Fee Recommended Exception Required 500.00 Recommended Special Appearance Required 500.00 Recommended Historic Resource Nomination Required 500.00 Recommended Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land Required 500.00 Interim Parking Required 500.00 Special District Permits Required 500.00 Recommended Special Area Plan Permits (SAP) Recommended 500.00 Class II Special Permit Required 500.00 Recommended Class II Special Permit Modification Required 500.00 Recommended Warrant Modification Required 500.00 Recommended Affordable/Workforce Housing Warrant Required 500.00 Recommended Minor Modification (A Change That Does Not Modify Density, Intensity, or Height) Required 500.00 Recommended Expansion to Transit Oriented Development, Pedestrian Required 500.00 Recommended Shed/Bicycle Shed Network Proposal City of Miami Page 3 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Pre -Application Meeting Required/ Recommended Fee Vacation and closure via Platting Recommended 500.00 Special Certificate of Appropriateness Recommended 500.00 Special Certificate of Approval Recommended 500.00 Warrant Recommended 500.00 Waiver Recommended 500.00 Waiver Modification Recommended 500.00 (g) Administrative permit. (1) All administrative permit fees shall be invoiced and collected by the planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any work is initiated by city staff, unless exempted by subsection (c). (2) In the table of fees below, each fee has a flat fee or a minimum fee with additional fees based on square footage. Fees per square foot amount apply to the additional square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable. (3) Table of fees. Administrative Permit Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Credit from Pre -Application Fee, If Applicable $-250.00 — — Application Fee Fee 200.00 (Warrants) —Upfront Special Area Plan Permit Application Entitlement Fee (Due — 475.00 0.05 Prior to Issuance of Notification Letter) (Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) Warrant Application Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to Issuance of Notification Letter) (Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) — 475.00 0.05 Warrant —Additional Warrant(s) Beyond the First in an 475.00 0.05 Application (SEE WAIVERS ADDITIONAL) Warrant —Sign Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to Issuance of Notification Letter) 475.00 — — City of Miami Page 4 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Administrative Permit Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Warrant —Sign Package (SF Based on Gross Sign Area) — 1,500.00 150.00 Warrant —Modification 100% Original Fee — — Warrant —After -The -Fact (Legalization) Single- Family/Duplex 950.00 Warrant —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other Uses for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) 1,900.00 Warrant -After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other Uses for Structures 9,501 Square Feet and Over) (Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) 1,900.00 0.15 Application Fee Fee 200.00 (Waivers) —Upfront Waiver —After -The -Fact (Legalization —Single- Family/Duplex) 950.00 Waiver —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other Uses for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) 1,900.00 — — Waiver —After -The -Fact (Legalization—AII Other Uses for Structures 9,501 Square Feet and Over) (Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) 1,900.00 0.15 Waiver —Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to Issuance of Notification Letter) (Base Fee for Structures Up to 9,500 Square Feet) 475.00 0.05 Waiver —Additional Waiver(s) Beyond the First in an Application Single Family -Duplex (Each Additional Waiver) 150.00 Waiver- Additional Waiver(s) Beyond the First in an 475.00 Application (Each Additional Waiver) All other Uses Waiver —Demolition Entitlement Fee (Due Prior to Issuance of (Notification Letter) 225.00 Waiver —Modification 50% Original Fee City of Miami Page 5 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Administrative Permit Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Waiver Extensions of Time $225.00 Preliminary Zoning Review (Single -Family Duplex) (Base 475.00 .05 Fee for Structures up to 9,500 Square Feet) Preliminary Zoning Review -All other Uses 1000.00 .05 Alcoholic Beverage Application (Per Chapter 4—License review) 300.00 Assisted Living Facility Reservations/Applications 295.00 200 Class II Special Permit (Zoning Ordinance 11000) (Base Fee for Structures up to 9,500 Square Feet) — 475.00 0.05 Temporary Occupancy Permit 500.00 — — Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land (Base Fee for Lot Area up to 9,500 Square Feet) 475.00 0.05 Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land Extensions of Time 100% Original Fee Temporary Use(s) on Vacant Land Modifications 100% Original Fee Temporary Event, Other Permit 250.00 — — Garage Sales 25.00 Transfer of Development Density and/or Density (TDR; TDD): (Zoning Review) 200.00 — — TDR and/or TDD: Certificate of Eligibility (Non -Historic) 200.00 TDR and/or TDD Certificate of Transfer -Base Fee (Non- Historic) 300.00 TDR: Certificate of Transfer —Square footage (Non- Historic) 0.06 TDD: Certificate of Transfer —Per dwelling unit (Non- Historic) 200.00 City of Miami Page 6 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Administrative Permit Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Zoning Verification Letter Per Folio (Standard) Addressing zoning designations, permitted uses, certificates of use, and land use 200.00 — — Zoning Verification Letter Per Folio (Complex/Non- Standard) Addressing matters pertaining to zoning not covered in the Standard Zoning Verification Letter 400.00 — — (h) Staff review. (1) All fees in staff review shall be invoiced and collected by the planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any work is initiated by city staff. (2) Non-refundable plan review fees in accordance with this chapter shall be paid upon completion of reviews and prior to issuance of any permits. In the case of an applicant cancelling an application or the city cancelling an application due to the applicant becoming non -responsive and ultimately abandoning a permit application after plan reviews are completed, fees will be not be refundable. (3) In the table of fees below, each fee has a flat fee or a minimum fee with additional fees based on square footage. Fees per square foot amount apply to the additional square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable. (4) Projects not approved after the sixth review shall be terminated with no refund of fees. (5) Table of fees. Staff Review Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Planning Review not covered elsewhere in this Chapter $295.00 — — Zoning Review (Warrant or Similar Permit) 295.00 — — Zoning Review (Exception) —Maximum $3,000.00 (Base Fee for Structures Up to 500 Square Feet) — 275.00 0.55 Zoning Review (SAP or Similar Permits)- Maximum $3,000 (Base Fee for Structures Up 275.00 0.55 City of Miami Page 7 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Staff Review Type Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot to 500 Square Feet) Zoning Review (Variance) (Single Family/Duplex) 275.00 Zoning Review (Variance) (All Other Uses) — Maximum $3,000.00 (Base Fee for Structures Up to 500 Square Feet) 275.00 0.55 Resilience & Public Works Review (Compliance with the provision of the Miami 21 Code and miscellaneous zoning fees) 275.00 Staff Review -Third Consecutive and Each Subsequent Review 495.00 — — Interim Parking Lot (Zoning Review) 1,000.00 Interim Parking Lot (Resilience & Public Works Review) 525.00 Interim Parking Lot Extensions of Time 1,000.00 Joint Plans Review -Building Permits (every two hours per discipline) 276.00 — Expedited Overnight Review Building Permits (Outside Source Review) At Cost plus 10% Administrative Fee Expedited Overnight Review Building Permits (In -House Review) (every four hours per discipline) 350.00 Extension Per Executive Order $50.00 Planning Review -Proposed expansion of 1.500 bicycle or pedestrian shed for TOD expansion. Transfer of Ownership or Operator (Miami 21 295.00 Special Permits) Extension of Time via Invocation of State of 295.00 Emergency (i) Covenants (also includes releases, modifications, unities of title, covenants in lieu of unity of title, and similar documents). City of Miami Page 8 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 (1) All fees in staff review of covenants shall be invoiced and collected by the planning department or the office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant before any work is initiated by city staff. (2) In the table of fees below, each fee is a flat fee. (3) Table of fees. Covenants (also includes releases, modifications, unities of title, covenants in lieu of unity of title, and similar documents) Flat Fee Covenant Application $200.00 Covenant Review —Zoning 295.00 Covenant Review —Planning 295.00 Covenant Review Public Works 295.00 —Resilience and Covenant Recording Fee At Cost (j) Other services. (1) The table of fees below is a list of various services provided by the planning department and office of zoning. (2) Table of fees. Administrative Function Description Flat Fee Minimum Fee Other Fees Change of Applicant/Point of Contact/Representative Fee (Per Instance) $100.00 Map and GIS Analysis/Production ("Geo-Planning Requests") 35.00 er pour Scanning Fee At Cost School Concurrency Staff Processing for Public Hearings and Entitlements 150.00 School Concurrency Staff Processing of Informational Letter 50.00 School Concurrency Staff Processing of Proportionate Fair Share Mitigation Agreement 1,000.00 City of Miami Page 9 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Administrative Function Description Flat Fee Minimum Fee Other Fees Traffic Study 6,000.00 Trip Generation Statement Fee pursuant to Comprehensive Plan policy TR-1.1.3 (This fee is fully creditable towards a Traffic Study if required) 1,000.00 Future Land Use Verification Letter (Per Folio) 200.00 Concurrency Letter 200.00 Document Certification (Per Page) 3.00 Updating or Changing Address (Per Address) 100.00 — — Updating or Changing Address (Per Suite/Unit or for Lien Search) 50.00 Alternate Method of Closure (Not via Platting) 200 — — Community Workshop, Planning Staff 1,000.00 Community Workshop, Zoning Staff 1,000.00 TOD Expansion: Planning Director Determination 5,000.00 Memorializing Expansion Based on Planning & Resilience and Public Works Reviews (k) (1) Application requiring public hearing. a. No less than 50 percent of public hearing fees shall be invoiced and collected by the planning department or office of zoning, as applicable, from the applicant at the time of pre - application submittal. This fee shall not be refunded once payment has been remitted to the city. b. The remaining balance due for a submission requiring public hearing shall be invoiced and collected by hearing boards from the applicant no later than ten business days from the date on which the application was referred to hearing boards with the appropriate stamp from the electronic plans review system. This fee shall not be refunded once payment has been remitted to the city. c. Applicants who have not remitted all of the public hearing fees invoiced by hearing boards within 180 days from the date on which the application was batch -stamped in the electronic plans review system (or successor system) and referred to hearing boards shall City of Miami Page 10 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 have their application terminated and closed. Applicants who wish to have their projects reconsidered after an application has been terminated must submit new applications and pay all applicable fees for those new applications. (2) In the table of fees below, each fee either has a flat fee or a minimum fee with additional fees per square foot. Fees per square foot amount apply to the additional square footage that exceeds any indicated base fee allowance, as applicable. (3) Table of fees. Application Fees Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Credit from Pre -Application Fee, If Applicable $-250.00 — — Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Small Scale —Base fee for up to 2 Acres of Lot Area) — 12,000.00 0.15 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Non -Substantial Change Fee after Batch Stamp (All Types of Comprehensive Plan Amendments) Changes to the Following Are Included: Letter of Intent; Applicant Analysis; Supplementary Materials for Staff Analysis (All other changes, including corrections to legal descriptions and addition or subtraction of square footage to the application requires a new application and a new pre -application, subject to new fees.) 10% Original Application Fee — — Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—(Expedited State Review fee for to 10 acres if this — 20,000.00 0.15 —Base up process is required due to the size of the property) Comprehensive Plan Amendment FLUM 20,000.00 0.10 (Expedited State Review Base Fee for to 2 acres City up when cxcccds statutory limit of 120 acres of FLUM amcndmcnts through Small Scale amendments in a year) Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—For Category A Properties listed in Appendix PA-1 of the MCNP, subject to Expedited State Review —Base fee for up to 2 acres 25,000.00 0.30 Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—Subject to the Port of Miami River Sub -Element (Category A Property): Market Study Peer Review At Cost — — Comprehensive Plan Amendment—FLUM—Subject to the Port of Miami River Sub -Element (Category B Property) Base fee for up to 2 acres 20,000.00 0.30 City of Miami Page 11 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Application Fees Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Rezoning (Changes from Any Transect [Except D3] to: T3, T4, T5, CS, CI, D1, D2, D3)—Base fee for to 2 — 12,000.00 0.15 up acres Rezoning (Changes from Any Transect [Except D3] to: T6 or CI -HD) —Base fee for up to 2 acres — 20,000.00 0.27 Rezoning (Changes from D3 to any Transect)—Base fee for up to 2 acres — 25,000.00 0.30 Rezoning Application Non -Substantial Change Fee after Batch Stamp (All Types of Rezoning Applications) Changes to the Following Are Included: Letter of Intent; Applicant Analysis; Supplementary Materials for Staff Analysis (All other changes, including corrections to legal descriptions and addition or subtraction of square footage to the application require a new application and a new pre -application, subject to new fees.) 10% Original Application Fee — — Special Area Plan 30,000.00 Special Area Plan, Fee per square foot in excess of 9 acres 0.30 Development Agreement or Modification of Development Agreement 8,500.00 — — Special Area Plan Amendment after Adoption: Modification of either the Regulating Plan or the Concept Book 60% of Original Fee for each SAP Amendment after Adoption: Change to Square Footage 0.30 Variance —T3 Transect 1,500.00 — — Variance—T3 Transect, Fee for Each Additional Variance Beyond the Original 150.00 — — Variance —Outside T3 Transect 2,500.00 — — Variance —Outside T3 Transect, Fee for Each Additional Variance, Per Request 1,500.00 — — Modification of Approved Variance Original Fee — — Variance —After -the -fact legalization or to remedy a 4 x 100% of City of Miami Page 12 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Application Fees Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot violation the Fee Exceptions Only Requiring PZAB Review for CS or T3 1,500.00 — — Exceptions Requiring City Commission Review for CS or T3 2,500.00 — — Exception for Modification of a Major Use Special Permit not Involving Phases for the Modification — 5,000.00 1.00 Exception for Modification of a Major Use Special Permit That Includes Phases or Expands Phases, Per Phase — 12,000.00 2.50 Exception of Approved Exception Original Fee — — —Modification Exception (CS, T3 Transects—Single-Family/Duplex Residential Uses), Fee for Each Request, Per Folio 1,000.00 — — Exception (All Transects Other Than CS and T3, Only Requiring PZAB Hearing), Fee for Each Request, Per Folio 2,000.00 — — Exception (All Transects Other Than CS and T3, Requiring City Commission Hearing), Fee for Each Request, Per Folio 3,500.00 — — Exception for Projects with Affordable Housing as Defined by the Miami 21 Code —Fee for Each Request, Per Folio 500.00 — — Exception of Time 750.00 — — —Extension Exception -After -the -Fact Legalization or Remedy of a Violation 4 x 100% of the Fee Exception Application Non -Substantial Change Fee After Batch Stamp (All Types of Exception Applications) Changes to the Following Are Included: Letter of Intent; Applicant Analysis; Supplementary Materials for Staff Analysis. (All other changes, including corrections to legal descriptions and addition or subtraction of square footage to the application require a new application and a new pre -application, subject to new fees.) 10% Original Application Fee — — City of Miami Page 13 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 (I) Application Fees Flat Fee Minimum Fee Fee Per Square Foot Vacation of Right -Of -Way — 3,000.00 2.00 Other Application, Requiring Public Hearing That Must Be Heard Only by PZAB 1,500.00 — — Other Application, Requiring Public Hearing That Must Be Heard Only by City Commission 2,500.00 — — Appearance for Review and Recommendation Before an Advisory Board, a Committee, or a Quasi-judicial Board for which the Planning Department or Office of Zoning are Liaisons (excludes any Code Enforcement Board) 350.00 — — Request to Modify TOD Areas 3,500.00 Remanded Application by a City of Miami Board, Per Instance 50% Original Application Fee — — Remanded Application by a Court of Law, Per Instance 100% Original Application Fee Noticing, advertising, property posting fees for public hearings. (1) One hundred percent of application fees shall be invoiced and collected by hearing boards from the applicant no later than ten busincsD days from the date on which the application was referred by the planning department or office of zoning, as applicable, to hearing boards. (2) Applicants who have not remitted 100 percent of noticing, advertising, and property posting fees within 180 days 135 days from the date on which the application was referred to hearing boards shall have their application terminated and closed on the 136th day. (3) Public hearing mail notice, newspaper advertising, and property posting fees must be paid before being scheduled on an agenda. (4) For every instance in which a decision -making body indefinitely defers an item at the request of an applicant, whether solely or jointly, the applicant shall bear the cost of all noticing, advertising, and posting of properties, as applicable. (5) For every instance in which a decision -making body makes a motion initiatcd by the city, at the request of one of its members or the City Administration, to indefinitely defer City of Miami Page 14 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 an item, the clerk to the board shall read the following fiscal impact statement on the record before the Board decision -making body takes its vote: "Pursuant to Section 62-22 of the City Code, an indefinitely deferred action initiated by the City an indefinite deferral on this item will cost the City mail noticing, advertising, and posting of properties, as applicable." (6) Table of fees. Noticing, Advertising, Property Posting Fee Public Hearing Notice, notice, hearing $4.50 —Mail per per Public Hearing Advertising, application, hearing 1,500.00 —Newspaper per per Public Hearing —Property Posting, per application, per hearing 200.00 Public Hearing —Property Posting, per posting, per hearing 45.00 Application Public Hearing —Deferral or Continuance, applicant's 2nd request at PZAB (Maximum fee $1,000.00) Initial Application Fee Application Public Hearing —Deferral or Continuance, applicant's 1st request at City Commission (Maximum fee $1,000.00) Initial Application Fee Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral Notice, notice, 4.50 —Mail per per hearing Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral Advertising, 1,500.00 —Newspaper per application, per Indefinite Deferral Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral —Property Posting, per application, per hearing 200.00 Application Public Hearing Indefinite Deferral —Property Posting, per posting, per hearing 45.00 (m) Permits shall not be issued for a property with any outstanding code compliance violations, building violations, or any relevant city lien or invoice due and owing to the city. Permits required to cure life safety issues, permits which are required to bring outstanding violations into compliance, or permits for any properties owned by a governmental entity are exempted from this prohibition. Sec. 62-23. - Request for review and appeal. ; commission, including but not limited to a decision on an alternate method alley closure; or any other appeals otherwise not covered in the City Code shall be accompanied by an appeal fee of City of Miami Page 15 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 $800.00 unless the decision applies to a specific property and at least 60 percent of the property owners located within 500 feet of the subject property request an appeal in writing, then no app I fce shall be charged. original application fee. Abutting property owners shall not be required to pay an appeal fee. (c) The advertisement fee and the notice fee pursuant to subsection 62 22(a) shall apply to all appeals. deferred, continued, or rescheduled by any body shall be assessed a rescheduling fee based on the original fee, not to exceed $1,000.00. Such fee plus advertisement fee and notice fee (e) The city commission may initiate a request for review and such request shall be initiated only by duly adopted resolution of the commission. (f) The maximum appeal fee to be charger! for any appeal shall be $F 000 00 plus advertisement fee and notice fee. (a) The city commission may initiate a request for review and such request shall be initiated only by duly adopted resolution of the commission. (b) Fees, plus advertisement fee and notice fee shall be paid by the applicant or appellant, as applicable, prior to the item being rescheduled. (c) Table of fees. Appeal Fee Maximum Advertisement Appeal Fee fee and the notice fee Appeal fee for appeals not covered $800 $5,000 Required as per elsewhere in the City Code Chapter 62 Appeal fee for appeals not covered - 0 Required as per elsewhere in the City Code for a Chapter 62 specific property and at least 60 percent of the property owners located within 500 feet of the subject property request an appeal in writing Appeal fees for variances, exceptions, Equivalent to the $5,000 Required as per original Chapter 62 waivers, and warrants application fee Appeal fees for variances, exceptions, $0 Required as per waivers, and warrants by abutting Chapter 62 property owners City of Miami Page 16 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 Appeal Fee Maximum Advertisement Appeal Fee fee and the notice fee An applicant that solely requests for Based on the $1 000 Required as per its application to be deferred, Chapter 62 indefinitely deferred, continued, or rescheduled by any body. original fee An applicant that solely requests for Based on the $1 000 Required as per an appeal to be deferred, indefinitely Chapter 62 deferred, continued, or rescheduled by any body. original fee An appellant that solely requests for Based on the $1 000 Required as per its appeal to be deferred, indefinitely Chapter 62 deferred, continued, or rescheduled by any body. original fee An appellant that solely requests for Based on the $1 000 Required as per an application to be deferred, Chapter 62 indefinitely deferred, continued, or rescheduled by any body. original fee Sec. 62-25. - Waiver and refund of fees. (a)Waiver of fees. The fees required under this chapter may be waived by the director of planning or the zoning administrator, as applicable, for entities and agencies of the city. (b)Refund of fees. Application, Appeal, advertising, and noticing fees authorized by Section 62- 22 and Section 62-23 shall not be refunded once remitted to the city. (c) Invoicing errors. In the event that the Planning Department or Office of Zoning issues an invoice that includes errors of calculation or itemization, an adjustment of fees paid shall be permitted with the authorization of the planning director. The city's finance director shall make payment to the payee within thirty (30) days of the planning director's authorization. City of Miami Page 17 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 ARTICLE VII HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD Sec. 62-32. Schedule of Fees (a) Public notice. (1) Notice fees as set forth in subsection 62-22(451). (2) Advertising fee for applications for homesteaded properties within T3 transects $0.00 (3) Advertising fee for applications within T4 transects or higher as set forth in subsection 62-22(451). (b) All after -the -fact permits assessed at double normal rates. (c) Standard certificate of appropriateness (COA) 0.00 (d) Special certificate of appropriateness (SCOA): (1) Demolition 500.00 (2) New construction/relocation. a. Single-family and duplex 200.00 b. Other and commercial 300.00 c. Plus $0.05 per square foot. (3) Modifications. a. Single-family and duplex 150.00 b. Other and commercial 250.00 c. Plus $0.05 per square foot. (4) Waivers, exceptions, and exclusions a. Single-family and duplex 200.00 b. Other and commercial 300.00 `+ Permits otherw ICE reg II YI Y1g NI']Y1Y ing zoning ']nd appe 9IC I'111ard approval: 65 perccnt of typical permit fee. Plus 65 percent (65%) of City of Miami Page 18 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 typical fee for permits otherwise requiring planning, zoning, and appeals board approval.... (e) Certificates of approval (CEA). (1) Single-family and duplex 75.00 (2) Other and commercial 150.00 (f) Special certificates of approval (SCEA). (1) Single-family and duplex 150.00 (2) Other and commercial 250.00 (g) Certificate to dig (CTD). (1) Single-family and duplex 75.00 (2) Other and commercial 150.00 (h) Archaeological monitoring. First hour 100.00 Each additional hour 50.00 (1) Archaeological field work and excavation. First hour 150.00 Each additional hour 65.00 (i) Special certificate to dig. (1) Single-family and duplex 150.00 (2) Other and commercial 250.00 (j) Time extensions. (1) SCOA and COA: Max 12-month extension 75.00 (2) SCEA and CEA: Max 12-month extension 75.00 (3) SCTD and CTD: Max 12-month extension 75.00 (k) Designation report requests. (1) Initial review of historic significance (preliminary evaluation) $150.00 Plus $0.05 per square foot of floor area under consideration. City of Miami Page 19 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 (2) Individual property (final evaluation) 50.00 (I) Designation report requests: Districts. (1) Up to 20 contributing resources 500.00 (2) Each additional contributing resource 50.00 (m) Transfer of development rights and density fees. (1) Certificate of eligibility 200.00 (2) Conditional certificate of transfer: $300.00 plus $0.06 per square foot of floor lot area to be transferred. (3) Plus $200.00 per unit of density to be transferred. (n) Certificate of transfer if no conditional certificate of transfer issued 300.00 (1) Plus $0.06 per square foot of floor lot area to be transferred. (2) Plus $200.00 per unit of density to be transferred. (o) An additional amount equal to 15 percent of the value of the capital improvements pursuant to Section 23-6 will be retained: (1) Five percent for the historic preservation trust fund as per article XVII. (2) Ten percent for the public benefits trust fund, particularly for affordable/workforce Housing as per article XIV, with priority of five percent for the city's senior rental assistance program, and five percent for the city's employee homeownership assistance program. (p) Deferment or continuance of hearing. (1) After the legal ad has been placed 150.00 (q) Appeals of designations for properties zoned T3-O to city commission 0.00 (r) Ad -valorem tax abatement application. (1) Residential. a. Single-family and duplex 50.00 b. Multi -family under 30 units 262.50 c. More than 30 units 500.00 (2) Commercial. a. Under 10,000 sq. ft. 1,250.00. City of Miami Page 20 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025 File ID: 12275 Enactment Number: 14120 b. 10,001-50,000 sq. ft. 3,000.00 c. 50,001-100,000 sq. ft. 6,000.00 d. Over 100,000 sq. ft. 9,000.00 (3) Mixed -use: a. Combination of the above as applicable. (s) Any other permit requiring historic and environmental preservation board approval: $100.00 plus noticing pursuant to subsection 62-32(a), as applicable. (t) Any other administrative permits: 50.00 plus noticing pursuant to subsection 62- 32(a), as applicable. *„ 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. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which provisions may be renumbered or relettered and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word to accomplish such intention. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after adoption at second reading and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, ity Attor ey 10/3/2022 -ndez, ity Attor 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 effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whichever is later City of Miami Page 21 of 21 File ID: 12275 (Revision: A) Printed on: 6/23/2025