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File Number: 17025 Final Action Date: 2/27/2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO
ZONES," TO ALLOW INCREASED HEIGHT FOR SOLID WOODEN FENCES IN
THE FIRST LAYER FOR PROPERTIES IN THE "T3," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT
ZONE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the Miami City Commission adopted Ordinance No.
13114 as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which has been amended from
time to time ("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Miami 21 Code provides that Fences and walls may be located up to
and including the Frontage Line in "T3," Sub -Urban Transect Zone, but limits the height of
Fences and walls to four (4) feet within the First Layer, except aluminum or iron picket and post
Fences with or without masonry posts shall not exceed six (6) feet; and within the Second and
Third Layers, fences and walls shall not exceed eight (8) feet; and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code text amendment would allow solid wooden Fences
along the Frontage Line of the property in the "T3," Sub -Urban Transect Zone, to be six (6) feet
in height, while maintaining the eight (8) foot height limitation in the Second and Third Layers;
and
WHEREAS, this Miami 21 Code amendment would allow City of Miami ("City") residents
an opportunity for additional privacy of their home; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2024, at a duly notice public meeting, the Planning,
Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") considered the Miami 21 Code text amendment, item
PZAB.7, and passed PZAB-R-24-085, recommending denial, by a vote of seven to zero (7-0);
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered whether the proposed text
amendments will further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan ("MCNP"), the Miami 21 Code, and other City regulations;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the need and justification for
the proposed text amendment, including changed or changing conditions that make the
passage of the proposed text amendment necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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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. Article 5 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended in the following
particulars:'
"ARTICLE 5. SPECIFIC TO ZONES
5.3 SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONES (T3)
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5.3.2 Building Configuration (T3)
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h. Fences and walls may be located up to and including the Frontage Line to the following
maximum Height. Height of fences and walls shall not exceed four (4) feet within the
First Layer, except solid wooden Fences and aluminum or iron picket and post Fences
with or without masonry posts shall not exceed six (6) feet. Within the Second and Third
Layers, Fences and walls shall not exceed eight (8) feet.
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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. 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 its adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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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