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File ID: 18107
Title: 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 6, TABLE
13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO PERMIT STORAGE
OF FISHING EQUIPMENT AND/OR FISHING SUPPLIES, BY RIGHT, ON
WORKING WATERFRONT PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN APPENDIX PA-
1 OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
APPLICANT(S): Arthur Noriega V, City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami
PURPOSE: To allow the storing of lobster traps along the river in D1 and T6-8.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommend approval.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: On September 3, 2025, recommended
approval, by a vote of 7-0.
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City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:14420
City Hall
3500 Pan Ameican Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 18107 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
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 6, TABLE 13,
TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO PERMIT STORAGE OF
FISHING EQUIPMENT AND/OR FISHING SUPPLIES, BY RIGHT, ON
WORKING WATERFRONT PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN APPENDIX PA-1
OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 9, 1989, via Ordinance 10544, the City Commission adopted
the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, which has been amended from time to time
("MCNP"); and
WHEREAS, the MCNP is intended to guide the future development and distribution of
land uses within the City of Miami ("City") in a manner that is consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of the MCNP; and
WHEREAS, Policy PA-3.1.1 of the MCNP provides that the City shall maintain a
Working Waterfront Table of Properties ("the Table") to guide future development within the
Miami River Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Table shall clearly depict the location and description of all properties of
recreational and commercial working waterfront uses on the River, as defined in Section 342.07,
Florida Statutes (hereinafter referenced as the "Working Waterfront"); and
WHEREAS, the Table shall classify working waterfront properties into Categories "A"
and "B" and shall be incorporated as supporting data and analysis within Appendix PA-1; and
WHEREAS, Policy PA-3.1.4 of the MCNP provides that the City shall encourage the
establishment and maintenance of Working Waterfront uses along the banks of the Miami River,
and to discourage encroachment by incompatible uses; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13114,
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, which has been amended from time to time
("Miami 21 Code"); and
WHEREAS, Miami 21 Code shall establish permitted uses in the zoning transects
consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the MCNP, including the Working Waterfront
properties included in Appendix PA-1 of the MCNP; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that amending the Miami 21 Code, specifically
Article 6, titled "Supplemental Regulations," to clarify regulations related to fishing equipment
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and/or fishing supplies storage uses will improve the effectiveness of the Miami 21 Code
requirements for these establishments; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of allowing fishing equipment and/or supplies storage
use, by right, on the Working Waterfront properties included in Appendix PA-1 of the MCNP;
and
WHEREAS, allowing fishing equipment storage on the Working Waterfront properties
included in Appendix PA-1 of the MCNP will promote the goals and policies of the MCNP; and
WHEREAS, the City's Planning Department recommends approval of this Miami 21
Code text amendment; and
WHERAS, on September 3, 2025, at a duly noticed public meeting, the Planning, Zoning
and Appeals Board ("PZAB") considered PZAB Item. 9 and passed Resolution No. PZAB R-25-
051, by a vote of seven to zero (7-0), recommending approval of the proposed Miami 21 Code
text amendment; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given as to whether the proposed change will
further the goals, objectives, and policies of the MCNP, the Miami 21 Code, and other City
regulations; and
WHEREAS, due consideration has been given to the need and justification for the
proposed change, including changing and changed conditions that make the passage of the
proposed change 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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Article 6 of the Miami 21 Code is hereby amended in the following
particulars:'
"ARTICLE 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Table 13: T6- URBAN CORE ZONE
T6
RESTRICTED
LIMITED
OPEN
Shall be located
Shall be located
LIVE WORK
within ground floor or
within ground floor or
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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Liner Units.
Maximum size of
work occupation shall
not exceed 50% of
the size of the
Dwelling Unit based
on county property
records.
Live Work
occupations limited to
those allowed in
Transect Zone.
No equipment or
process shall be
used which creates
undue noise,
vibration, glare,
fumes, or odors
detectable to normal
senses off the
property.
Certificate of Use
required.
Liner Units.
Maximum size of
work occupation shall
not exceed 50% of
the size of the
Dwelling Unit based
on county property
records.
Live Work
occupations limited to
those allowed in
Transect Zone.
No equipment or
process shall be
used which creates
undue noise,
vibration, glare,
fumes, or odors
detectable to normal
senses off the
property.
Certificate of Use
required.
MARINE -RELATED
Fishing equipment
COMMERCIAL
and/or fishing
ESTABLISHMENT
supplies Storage:
open storage of
fishing equipment
and/or fishing
supplies, including
but not limited to
Florida lobster traps,
Stone Crab traps and
Blue Crab traps is
permitted By Right on
all properties
identified as Working
Waterfront properties
included in Appendix
PA-1 of the Miami
Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan.
OPEN AIR RETAIL
Subject to the
following additional
requirements:
Access to site must
Subject to the
following additional
requirements:
Access to site must
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be from a major
be from a major
Thoroughfare.
Thoroughfare.
Distance separation
Distance separation
of any Open Air
of any Open Air
Retail shall be a
Retail shall be a
minimum of 75 feet
minimum of 75 feet
measured from any
measured from any
property within T3,
property within T3,
T4-R, T5-R, or T6-R
T4-R, T5-R, or T6-R
Zone.
Zone.
Operation limited to
Operation limited to
weekends and legal
weekends and legal
holidays for a
holidays for a
maximum of 3
maximum of 3
consecutive days
consecutive days
between the hours of
between the hours of
7:00 AM and 7:00
7:00 AM and 7:00
PM.
PM.
Provision of paving
Provision of paving
striping for stalls and
striping for stalls and
parking spaces.
parking spaces.
Provision of onsite
Provision of onsite
restroom facilities.
restroom facilities.
Table 13: D - DISTRICT
D
D1 - WORKPLACE
D2 - INDUSTRIAL
D3 — WATERFRONT
INDUSTRIAL
Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences
may extend up to a
may extend up to a
may extend up to a
maximum height of
maximum height of
maximum height of
ten (10') feet by Right
ten (10') feet by Right
ten (10') feet by Right
and up to a maximum
and up to a maximum
and up to a maximum
height of twenty (20')
height of twenty (20')
height of twenty (20')
feet by Warrant. Said
feet by Warrant. Said
feet by Warrant. Said
Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences
INFRASTRUCTURE
shall:
shall:
shall:
AND UTILITIES
1. comply with the
1. comply with the
1. comply with the
underlying
underlying
underlying
Principal Building
Principal Building
Principal Building
Setbacks; and
Setbacks; and
Setbacks; and
2. be designed with
2. be designed with
2. be designed with
architectural
architectural
architectural
treatment and
treatment and
treatment and
landscaping to
landscaping to
landscaping to
enhance their
enhance their
enhance their
appearance; and
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appearance; and
3. comply with
Article 4, Table
12 Design
Review Criteria,
as applicable.
appearance; and
3. comply with
Article 4, Table
12 Design
Review Criteria,
as applicable.
3. comply with
Article 4, Table
12 Design
Review Criteria,
as applicable.
MARINE -RELATED
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment
and/or fishing
and/or fishing
and/or fishing
supplies storage:
supplies storage:
supplies storage:
open storage of
open storage of
open storage of
fishing equipment
fishing equipment
fishing equipment
and/or fishing
and/or fishing
and/or fishing
supplies, including
supplies, including
supplies, including
but not limited to
but not limited to
but not limited to
Florida lobster traps,
Florida lobster traps,
Florida lobster traps,
Stone Crab traps and
Stone Crab traps and
Stone Crab traps and
COMMERCIAL
Blue Crab traps is
Blue Crab traps is
Blue Crab traps is
ESTABLISHMENT
permitted By Right on
permitted By Right on
permitted By Right on
all properties
all properties
all properties
identified as Working
identified as Working
identified as Working
Waterfront properties
Waterfront properties
Waterfront properties
included in Appendix
included in Appendix
included in Appendix
PA-1 of the Miami
PA-1 of the Miami
PA-1 of the Miami
Comprehensive
Comprehensive
Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan.
Neighborhood Plan.
Neighborhood Plan.
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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 intended that the provisions of the Ordinance become and be made a part
of the Miami 21 Code, 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 adoption. 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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ng I I , C ty ttor -y 10/14/2025
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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