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Resolution R-26-0249
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 19228 Final Action Date: 5/28/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 55, SECTION 55-15 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, A REQUEST TO VACATE
AND CLOSE A 15-FOOT- WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY THAT RUNS EAST FROM AN
EXISTING PRIVATE PROPERTY LINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 143.85 FEET
GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN AND PARALLEL TO NORTHWEST 71
STREET AND NORTHWEST 72 STREET AND TERMINATING AT
NORTHWEST 5 PLACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A";
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Estrellita Sibila, Esquire, on behalf of JMPE Holdings, LLC, JP Expansion
Holdings, LLC, and Tartan Warehouse, LLC (collectively, "Applicant"), requests from the City of
Miami ("City") to vacate and close a fifteen foot (15') public alley that runs east from the property
line for approximately 143.85 feet, generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 5
Place and Northwest 71 Street, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in the attached
and incorporated Exhibit "A", ("Alley") pursuant to Chapter 55, Section 55-15 of the Code of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant is the owner of the property located at 7136 Northwest 5
Court, 585 Northwest 71 Street, and 571 Northwest 71 Street ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is bounded by Northwest 5 Place to the east and Northwest 71
Street to the south; and
WHEREAS, the Property and Alley are located in the "D1," Work Place District Zone;
and
WHEREAS, the Property and the Alley are located within the Miami Comprehensive
Neighborhood Plan's (MCNP) Future Land Use designation of "Light Industrial"; and
and
WHEREAS, the Property currently consists of 26,349.08 +/- square feet acres of land;
WHEREAS, the Alley consists of 2,157.82 +/- square feet of land; and
WHEREAS, after the proposed vacation and closure of the Alley, the Property, together
with the Alley, will consist of 28,508.27 +/- square feet (0.654 +/- acres) of land; and
WHEREAS, the perimeter of the Property, together with the Alley, will be approximately
698.890 +/- feet; and
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WHERES, the Alley dead ends on private property to the west and access on the east is
impeded due to an 1-95 support column; and
WHERE, the Applicant made the request to close, vacate, and abandon from public use
the Alley at the Property in order to install a gate and safeguard the Property from ongoing
criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant is not proposing to redevelop the Property together with the
closure; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2025, the City of Miami Plat and Street Committee approved the
Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A (the "Tentative Plat") by a vote of 5 to 0; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee reviewed the request for the vacation and
closure of the Alley Vacation pursuant to the criteria as set forth in Chapter 55, Section 55-15 of
the City Code:
(1) Is it in the public interest, or would the general public benefit from the vacation of
the rights -of -way or easements?
(2) Is the general public no longer using the rights -of -way or easement, including
public service vehicles such as trash and garbage trucks, police, fire or other
emergency vehicles?
(3) Would there be no adverse effect on the ability to provide police, fire or
emergency services?
(4) Would the vacation and closure of the rights -of -way or easements have a
beneficial effect on pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the area?; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee found the request to comply with the criteria;
and
WHREAS, the Plat and Street Committee recommends Approval with Conditions of the
request; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 55, Section 55-15(a) of the City Code,
the City's Department of Resilience and Public Works ("RPW') and Office of Capital
Improvements ("OCI") researched for any City projects involving the Alley; and
WHEREAS, signed letters were provided from RPW and OCI confirming that the City
has not expended any funds within the prior fifty (50) years and/or any restricted funds on
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department recommends approval with conditions of the
request; and
WHEREAS, the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on April
15, 2026, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-26-018 by a
vote of eleven to zero (11-0), Item No. 8, recommending approval of the vacation closure; and
WHEREAS, based on competent substantial evidence in the record, after due notice and
an opportunity to be heard has been afforded to all parties and members of the public, the City
Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closure of the Alley;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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.
Section 2. The City Commission approves with conditions the vacation and closure of
the public Alley generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 5 Place and Northwest
71 Street, as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit "A", with the
following conditions:
1. Tentative Plat #2069-A ("Liberty Mission Plat") shall be developed in accordance with
the survey digitally signed and sealed by Odalys C. Bello-Iznaga, Professional Surveyor
and Mapper, LS6169 on September 11, 2025, and approved by the Plat and Street
Committee, bearing the e-Plan approval stamp PZ-25-19435.
2. The Applicant, owner or its successor shall comply with the conditions of approval stated
for Liberty Mission Tentative Plat #2069-A, in the letter dated May 20, 2025, issued by
the Department of Resilience and Public Works.
3. The Applicant, owner, or successor shall meet applicable development standards
identified in Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, and all applicable local, county, state, and federal regulations.
4. The Applicant, owner, or their successor shall provide an access plan for review and
acceptance by the Fire/Resue Department, Police Department, Solid Waste
Departments, and the Capital Improvements Program/Office Transportation.
5. Approval of the requested vacation and closure shall be valid for a period of four (4)
years and shall remain independent of the referenced tentative plat during this period,
pursuant to Section 55-15 of the City Code.
6. A Certificate of Occupancy shall only be issued after all the required improvements have
been completed.
7. The City reserves the right to inspect the Property site to ensure compliance with the
conditions listed.
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 be effective ten (10) days upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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