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Ordinance 14390
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17816 Final Action Date: 7/24/2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 62-2.2 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED
"INDEPENDENT FEASIBILITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES," OF THE
CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED, FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE
(12) MONTHS, FURTHER RECOMMENDING TO THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR EXTENSION AND/OR TERMINATION OF
SAID MORATORIUM BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT
OF PENDING APPLICATIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo, Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2020, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13928,
amending Chapter 62, Article I of the City of Miami Code ("City Code") to add Section 62-2.2,
titled "Independent Feasibility and Economic Impact Studies," which requires applicants to
conduct independent feasibility and economic impact studies for certain new developments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 62-2.2 of the City Code, these studies are generally
required for applications that exceed 200,000 square feet of gross floor area and require a
development order or permit not conferred By -Right, with the Independent Feasibility Study
being limited to projects on City -owned property; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the City finalized a qualified pool of consultants to perform
the Independent Feasibility and Economic Impact Studies, pursuant to Section 62-2.2 of the City
Code and the direction of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, to date, City staff has identified numerous entitlement applications that
trigger a study pursuant to Section 62-2.2 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further review Chapter 62, Article I, Section 62-2.2 of the
City Code to assess whether the underlying policy can be retooled to better serve the interests
and goals of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that a temporary moratorium of twelve (12) months will allow
sufficient time for monitoring and adjustment(s) to be identified regarding these requirements of
independent feasibility and economic impact studies and that a temporary suspension on the
enforcement of Section 62-2.2 of the City Code during this brief period is necessary;
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.
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Section 2. The Miami City Commission hereby establishes a temporary twelve (12)
month moratorium on enforcement of Section 62-2.2 of the City Code. While this temporary
moratorium is in effect, the City shall not enforce said provision on any new entitlement
applications nor any pending entitlement applications that have not already started the process.
Section 3. This moratorium on the enforcement of Chapter 62, Article I, Section 62-2.2
of the City Code may, by Resolution of the City Commission, be terminated and/or extended, if
necessary, to further study independent feasibility and economic impact studies.
Section 4. Any modification of the Economic Impact and Feasibility Studies
requirements shall apply, as applicable, to all applications pending at the time of the effective
date of the modification if such study(ies) have not yet been performed.
Section 5. 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 6. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the adoption
thereof:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 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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