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Ordinance 14447
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18825 Final Action Date: 3/12/2026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2, ARTICLE II, SECTION 2-32 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR
AND CITY COMMISSION/TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING," TO REMOVE
PROVISIONS SPECIFYING THE TIME OF HEARINGS FOR CERTAIN
ORDINANCES INVOLVING ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS OF TEN (10)
CONTIGUOUS ACRES OR MORE OR CHANGES TO PERMITTED,
CONDITIONAL, OR PROHIBITED USES WITHIN A ZONING CATEGORY,
THEREBY DEFERRING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
166.041(3)(C)(2), FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Eileen T. Higgins
WHEREAS, Section 166.041(3)(c)(2), Florida Statutes, requires two (2) advertised
public hearings for certain zoning -related ordinances, with at least one hearing held after 5:00
p.m. on a weekday unless the governing body, by a majority -plus -one vote, elects to hold the
hearing at another time; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-32 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), currently requires such proposed ordinances to be held after 5:00 p.m. at any City
Commission meeting and pursuant to Section 166.041(3)(c)(2), Florida Statutes, as amended;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") seeks to remove this time -specific requirement
from the City Code and instead rely on the provisions of Section 166.041(3)(c)(2), Florida
Statutes, including the option to hold hearings at another time by a majority -plus -one vote; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that this amendment is necessary and in the best
interests of the City and its residents, as it promotes efficiency and facilitates the timely
consideration of essential ordinances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 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. Chapter 2/Article II, Section 2-32 of the City Code is further amended in the
following particulars:1
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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"CHAPTER 2"
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
Sec. 2-32. Time and place of meeting.
(a) City hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, is hereby
designated as the meeting place for the city commission. All meetings of the city
commission shall be held on the first floor of city hall. The city commission may
designate alternate meeting places and times from time to time as may appear
appropriate by resolution. Such resolution shall specify the date, time, and place
and shall be limited to one city commission meeting per resolution. The date so
specified shall be not sooner than 30 days subsequent to the effective date of the
resolution.
(b) Regular meetings of the city commission shall be held on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month beginning at 9:00 a.m. except the months of August,
November, and December and unless otherwise provided by city commission
action. During the month of November, the regular meeting shall be held on the
third Thursday at 9:00 a.m. During the month of December, the regular meeting
shall be held on the second Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Proposed ordinance
changing the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a
zoning category or changes to the Zoning Atlas of the Miami 21 Code involving
parcels of ten contiguousZaGres or�rmore shalll-ae-hek-I-after 5:n at an y
commiscion mooting and of irci cant to the oroyicionc of C C R 1 66 (L11 (3)(c)(2) ac
amcnded. The city commission shall be in recess during the month of August.
(c) The city commission may, by resolution, designate a substitute day or time upon
which regular city commission meetings shall be held whenever, in the opinion of
a majority of the members of the city commission, there is good cause for such
substitution.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor, the presiding officer/chair, or three City
Commissioners may cancel a regular city commission meeting at any time
provided that written notice of the cancellation is delivered to the City Clerk at
least 72 hours in advance. The City Clerk shall then notify the Mayor, each
member of the commission, the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the public
of the cancellation. Cancelled meetings shall be rescheduled pursuant to 2-33(0)
of the City Code.
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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.
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Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y tor -y 1/29/2026
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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