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Honorable Members of
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Po W. Andrews
City Manager
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Appearance by Efrain Gohzale
Agenda Item No. 29
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Mr. Efrain Gonzalez has requested an appearance before the Miami
City Commission relative to the renewal of a building permit that
has expired. The City Administration cannot assist Mr. Gonzalez in
,his request.
The following are pertinent facts involved in this matter.
On April 12, 1974, the Building Department issued Permit No. 74-3613
which authorized the construction of a 6-unit apartment house to be
located at 426 S. W. 19 Avenue. No work was begun on this project
and the permit was expired on January 16, 1976, in accordance with
provisions of the South Florida Building Code.
The present owners of the project reapplied to the department for
reactivation of the permit, and were advised that the Building Department
was unable to reactivate the permit at this time. The previous permit
authorized the construction of six units on this property. However,
the restrictions presently applied to the R-4 Zone would permit the
construction of only four units on the land. A recent inspection of
the property reveals that no construction was started on this project.
Although the applicant for appearance before the Commission is Mr.
Efrain Gonzalez, the City records indicate that the original permit
was issued to Juan Hernandez. The original architect on this project
was Philip Fontanills.
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P. W. Andrews
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
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April 28,
1976
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Efrain Gonzalez
Legal: S. 65' of Lots 1 & 2, Blk 1 of WESTWOOD,PB 13/11
Address: 426 S.W. 19th Avenue, Miami
Mr. Andrews:
On the instructions of the Building and Zoning Department Manager
of the City of Miami, I am writing on behalf of my clients, Efrain
L. Gonzalez, to request that he be placed on the agenda for the
May 15th meeting of the Commissioners.
The facts are that Mr. Gonzalez purchased a piece of land on
April 15, 1974, and secured a Building Permit,## 74-3613, to construct
a six -unit apartment building on said land. This apartment building
being intended to serve as his homestead. Due to economic hardships,
Mr. Gonzalez was unable to obtain financing at that time, and hence,
was unable to construct said units. At the present time,
Mr. Gonzalez is in a position to arrange for financing, but was
advised that a building permit could not be obtained due to an
ordinance change requiring a greater lot area than that was previously
required. Under this new ordinance, Mr. Gonzalez would be able to
construct only four units, which would entail certain future financial
loss on his part, together with losses already suffered in being
forced to rent a home,as he was unable to finance another purchase.
Because of the foregoing, request is being made for a zoning variance
and for a hearing on the May 15th Agenda.
Sin erely.,)
-Laul ence J.
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