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File ID: #16655
Ordinance
Sponsored by: Francis Suarez, Mayor, Miguel Gabela, Commissioner, Damian
Pardo, Commissioner, Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, Christine King,
Commissioner
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -
FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE IV OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF
BUILDINGS," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-137, TITLED "STREET
CODESIGNATION," TO ALLOW THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT SECTION
MAY BE WAIVED BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE CITY
COMMISSION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami File ID: 16655 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/7/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 14317
File Number: 16655 Final Action Date: 9/26/2024
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -
FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE IV OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF
BUILDINGS," BY AMENDING SECTION 54-137, TITLED "STREET
CODESIGNATION," TO ALLOW THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT SECTION
MAY BE WAIVED BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE CITY
COMMISSION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 54, Article IV of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), titled "Streets and Sidewalks/Naming of Streets and Numbering of Buildings,"
establishes regulations regarding street naming and codesignations; and
WHEREAS, Section 54-137 of the City Code sets forth specific criteria for street
codesignations, including historical significance, avoidance of confusion, and limitations on the
length of codesignations, among other guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that there may be circumstances where a
street codesignation, otherwise not permissible under the established criteria of Section 54-137,
may still serve a significant public or community interest, justifying a waiver of the requirements;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami seeks to honor a highly esteemed and beloved member of
the community, whose lifetime of contributions has profoundly shaped the City, while he is still
with us, as a gesture of deep respect and gratitude for his enduring impact; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance seeks to provide the City Commission with the authority, by
a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, to waive the requirements of Section 54-137 when it
determines that such waiver serves a substantial community or public interest, thereby
promoting flexibility while maintaining the integrity of the street codesignation process; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 166.041(3)(b), Florida Statutes, the City Commission
finds that this emergency ordinance is necessary on the grounds of an urgent need for the
continuity of services for City residents and for the preservation of health, safety, welfare, or
property of the public;
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.
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Section 2. Chapter 54/Article IV of the City Code is further amended in the following
particulars:'
"CHAPTER 54"
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE IV. NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
Sec. 54-137. — Street codesignation.
The city commission shall consider proposals for street codesignation using the following
criteria:
(1) Named streets, e.g., as in Coconut Grove, shall not be changed where there is an
historical tradition attached to the existing name.
(2) Named streets shall not be codesignated because of the resulting confusion.
(3) Numbered streets shall not be codesignated for merely commercial purposes.
(4) Numbered streets shall only be codesignated if there is significant historical,
neighborhood or community benefit to the codesignation.
(5) Numbered street codesignations shall not exceed five blocks in length.
(6) There shall be a hiatus at least five blocks in length between consecutive
codesignations in numbered streets.
(7) Numbered streets shall not be codesignated with the names of living individuals. This
provision can be waived by four votes of the city commissioners.
(8) Block numbers shall be added to any new street signs that reflect codesignations,
markers or plazas.
Notwithstanding, the requirements of this section may be waived by a four -fifths (4/5ths)
affirmative vote of the city commissioners, or an unanimous vote of the quorum that exists
because of either abstentions or vacancies resulting from resignation, death, suspension, or
physical incapacitation.
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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 immediately upon final reading and
adoption thereof.2
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.
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.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
g III, C yattor ey / 9/17/2024
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