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File ID: #15645
Ordinance
Sponsored by: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
62/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/IN GENERAL," SPECIFICALLY
BY ADDING SECTION 62-2.3 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ZONING IN
PROGRESS; APPLICABILITY; TEMPORARY HOLDS ON PERMITS AND LICENSES"
TO ADOPT A ZONING IN PROGRESS PROVISION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami File ID: 15645 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/11/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
File Number: 15645
Final Action Date: 12/12/2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
62/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/IN GENERAL," SPECIFICALLY
BY ADDING SECTION 62-2.3 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ZONING IN
PROGRESS; APPLICABILITY; TEMPORARY HOLDS ON PERMITS AND LICENSES"
TO ADOPT A ZONING IN PROGRESS PROVISION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") finds necessary to establish a zoning in progress
process when there are amendments to the land development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-=
by a vote of to ( - ), Item No. PZAB._, recommending
of the amendment to the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"); and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed City Code
amendment, as stated herein, will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the City's
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby determines that this proposed Ordinance will
promote the health, safety, and welfare of the City and its residents;
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/Article I of the City Code is further amended in the following
particulars:'
"CHAPTER 62
PLANNING AND ZONING
ARTICLE I — IN GENERAL
62-2.3 Zoning in Progress; Applicability; Temporary Holds on Permits and Licenses.
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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Purpose. The zoning in progress doctrine ("Zoning in Progress") generally allows
the City to apply, on a retroactive basis, changes to zoning regulations or to the
zoning transect status of property, to previously approved or currently in process
development applications. Additionally, the Zoning in Progress allows a
temporary hold on permits and licenses if there is a change in zoning, which is
already in progress, that would affect the permit or license.
fl Initial Adoption and Amendments to Land Development Regulations. When a
land development regulation, an amendment to the land development
regulations, or amendment to any particular zoning transect classification to
land is being considered, the City may impose a temporary hold on any
development applications pending before the City with respect to the area or
the zoning regulatory text which is the subject of the amendment. The hold
shall commence upon the date that notice of Zoning in Progress is published in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City and shall continue in effect for a
period from the date of notice until the subject change, with or without
amendments, shall have been approved or disapproved by the City
Commission or for a period of three (3) months, whichever is sooner, unless
such development application would be in conformity with the more restrictive
of the existing zoning district status or the zoning district regulations as
compared to the proposed zoning district status or zoning district regulations.
The Zoning in Progress hold shall be confirmed by the City Commission via the
ordinance amending or implementing the subject land development regulation
or separate ordinance. Zoning in Progress shall not be applied to the extent
that vested rights are established."
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 upon adoption by the City
Commission and signature by the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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ng III, C ty ttor -y 12/3/2024
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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