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File ID: R-17-0257
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE CLOSURE, VACATING,
ABANDONING, AND DISCONTINUING FOR PUBLIC USE OF A
PORTION OF A PUBLIC ALLEY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF
NORTHEAST 4TH AVENUE BETWEEN NORTHEAST 30TH TERRACE
AND NORTHEAST 31ST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO
THE CRITERIA LISTED IN SECTION 55-15(C) OF CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED.
LOCATION: Located along the east side of NE 4 Avenue, between NE 30 Terrace and NE 31
Street [Commissioner Ken Russell- District 2]
PURPOSE: This will allow the applicant to close, vacate, abandon and discontinue for public
use a portion of a public alley.
APPLICANT(S): Ethan Wasserman, Esquire, on behalf of Village Foundation Inc.
FINDING(S):
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval with conditions.
PLAT & STREET COMMITTEE: Recommended approval on November 3, 2016 by a vote of 5
to 0.
PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD: Recommended approval with conditions on
April 19, 2017, by a vote of 9-2
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Resolution
Enactment Number: R-17-0257
File Number: 2226 Final Action Date:5/25/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING THE CLOSURE, VACATING, ABANDONING, AND DISCONTINUING
FOR PUBLIC USE OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC ALLEY LOCATED ALONG THE
EAST SIDE OF NORTHEAST 4TH AVENUE BETWEEN NORTHEAST 30TH
TERRACE AND NORTHEAST 31 ST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO THE
CRITERIA LISTED IN SECTION 55-15(C) OF CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED.
WHEREAS, the Plat and Street Committee ("PSC'), at its meeting on November 3,
2016, reviewed the street closure application for the portion of a public alley located along the
east side of Northeast 4th Avenue between Northeast 30th Terrace and Northeast 31 St Street,
Miami, Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" ("Alley"), and determined that all
technical requirements have been met and by a vote of five to zero (5-0), recommended
approval of the vacation and closure as set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board ("PZAB"), at its meeting on
April 19, 2017, following an advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PZAB-R-17-029
by a vote of nine to two (9-2), Item no. PZAB.3, recommending approval with conditions of the
vacation and closure; and
WHEREAS, based on the testimony and evidence presented, after due notice and an
opportunity to be heard has been afforded to all parties and members of the public, there is
substantial evidence in the record to approve the closure, vacating, abandoning, and
discontinuing for public use a portion of the Alley;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI CITY 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. A portion of the public Alley located along the east side of Northeast 4th
Avenue between Northeast 30th Terrace and Northeast 31St Street, Miami, Florida, more
particularly described in Exhibit "A," is closed, vacated, abandoned and discontinued for public
use.
Section 3. The conditions of the closure, vacation, abandonment, and discontinuance
for public use of a portion of the Alley, as recommended by the PZAB and adopted by the City
Commission, are that 1) the applicant, or its successor, shall comply with the conditions of
approval stated for the CH Metro Tentative Plat No. 1886, in a letter dated November 21, 2016
issued by the Department of Public Works, and 2) the applicant, or its successor, shall comply
with all development standards identified in the Miami 21 Code, the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended, and all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
Section 4. Approval of the requested closure, vacating, abandoning and discontinuing
for public use of a portion of the Alley shall be valid for a period of four (4) years and shall
remain independent of the referenced tentative plat during this period.
Section 5. The approved final plat must be recorded within the four (4) year approval
period of the requested vacation and closure.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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.