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PZAB Resolution
Enactment Number: PZAB-R-24-085
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Miami, FL 33133
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File ID: 16909 Date Rendered: 12/04/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD,
RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF 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.
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 allow City of Miami ("City") residents an opportunity for additional privacy of their home; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB") 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 of Miami
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the PZAB 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 RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS
BOARD 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.
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Section 2. It is recommended that the City Commission deny an ordinance amending
Article 5 of the Miami 21 Code in the following particulars:1
"ARTICLE 5. SPECIFIC TO ZONES
5.3 SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONES (T3)
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
Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
Reviewed and Approved:
David Snow
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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