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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-3528 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2006-3528 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 142, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS," OF THE CITY CODE; BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, "SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS," SECTION 142-874, "REQUIRED ENCLOSURES," BY CLARIFYING STORE ENCLOSURES; AND AMENDING SECTION 142-904," ADDITIONAL MIXED USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS," TO ALLOW THE SALE OF CIGARS AND CIGARETTES BY A VENDOR LICENSED ON THE PREMISES WITH TRANSACTIONS TO OCCUR ONLY WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, uses located on a porch, terrace or patio of a building located in the MXE, Mixed Use Entertainment District are limited to table seating for eating and drinking establishments, which have their fixtures and cooking facilities located in the interior of the building, and the sale of flowers when conducted from a movable stand that is placed inside the building at the close of business; and WHEREAS, the restrictions on uses on a porch, terrace or patio of a building in the MXE, Mixed Use Entertainment District, prevent cigar vendors from offering their merchandise for sale; and WHEREAS, cigar vendors have been observed offering their merchandise for sale on the City's public right-of-way, which may prevent the free flow of pedestrian traffic; and WHEREAS, these regulations will accomplish these goals and ensure that the public health, safety and welfare will be preserved. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: Section 1. That Section 142-874, "Required enclosures," is hereby amended as follows: (a) Store enclosures. In all use districts designated in these land development regulations, the sale, or exposure for sale or rent, of any personal property, including merchandise, groceries or perishable foods, such as vegetables and fruits, is prohibited, unless such sale, or exposure for sale, is made from a substantially enclosed, permanent building or structure; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed applicable to roof-top areas not visible from the riaht-of-wav; filling stations, automobile service stations or repair shops; uses having revocable permits or beach concessions operated or granted by the city, newsracks or newspaper stands, or displays at sidewalk cafes as permitted in subsection 82-384(ff), wherever such uses are otherwise permissible. Section 2. That Section 142-904 "Additional Mixed Use Entertainment District Regulations," is hereby amended as follows: (a) General provisions. Accessory uses shall comply with the following mandatory criteria in addition to the regulations contained in sections 142- 901 and 142-902: 1) All structures shall conform to the South Florida Building Code, the city property maintenance standards and the fire prevention and safety code. 2) The existing building and the proposed improvements shall be built in a manner that is substantially consistent with the design recommendations in neighborhood plans for the area if one exists, and the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Historic Structures, U.S. Department of the Interior, (rDvisod 198J), as mav be amended from time to time. 3) The minimum and average floor area requirements for the units as setforth in article II, division 13 of this chapter shall be met. 4) If the building or plans do not indicate compliance with subsections (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, then accessory uses are not permitted. (b) Permitted accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the mixed use entertainment district. 1) Permitted accessory uses in hotels. a. Those accessory uses that are customarily associated with the operation of a hotel as determined by the planning and zoning director. The amount of retail space shall not exceed 75 square feet per hotel unit. 2 b. Hotels may have offices not associated with the operation of a hotel. The floor space associated with offices shall not exceed 35 square feet per hotel unit; medical or dental related offices are prohibited. c. Restaurants, outdoor cafes, sidewalk cafes. d. Solarium, sauna, exercise studio, health club or massage service which are located in either the subterranean, ground, mezzanine or roof levels only and are operated by an individual licensed by the state or other appropriate agencies. e. Antiques, bookstore, art/craft galleries, artist studios. f. Sale of alcoholic beverages as per article V, division 4 of this chapter. g. Uses located on the porch, terrace or patio of a building are limited to table seating for eating and drinking establishments, which have their fixtures and cooking facilities located in the interior of the building, and the sale of flowers when conducted from a movable stand that is placed inside the building at the close of business. h. The sale of ciaars and ciaarettes on the porch. terrace or patio of a buildina. or in permitted sidewalk cafe areas to seated patrons. bv a vendor licensed on the premises with the consent of the restaurant and sidewalk cafe licensee. is permitted provided that such sale or transaction shall on Iv occur on such premises. and not on other City riahts of way. Solicitina passersbY and obstructina the riaht of way are prohibited. Goods and merchandise transported from one location to another shall be covered and obscured from view. Vendors shall not use f1ashina liahts. sians. markinas. or other devices to call attention to themselves or the aoods and merchandise. and shall not otherwise violate the provisions of Sec. 74-1 of this Code. The followina civil fines and penalties shall be imposed for violations of this subsection: (1) If the offense is the first offense. $100.00 fine. (2) If the offense is the second offense within six months of the first offense. $250.00 fine. (3) If the offense is the third offense within twelve months of the first offence. one seven consecutive-dav suspension. 3 (4) If the offense is the fourth offense within twelve months of the first offense, one thirty consecutive-day suspension. (5) If the offense is the fifth offense within twelve months of the first offense, the vendor shall be considered a habitual offender, and the city manaaer shall issue an administrative complaint for suspension or revocation of an occupational license and certificate of use as provided in section 102-383. For purposes of this section. suspension or revocation of a license shall apply to all licenses held by a principal or all individuals with a controllina financial interest in the business entity. The term "controllina financial interest" shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly. of ten percent or more of the outstandina capital stock in any corporation or a direct or indirect interest of ten percent or more in a firm. In the event of a revocation, as a condition of beina permitted to resume operation under the occupational license. the city manaaer may impose conditions or restrictions as deemed appropriate to assure compliance with all city codes. A vendor who has been served with a notice of violation shall be subiect to enforcement provisions as set forth in Section 30 of the Code. If the special master finds that a violation has occurred, the applicable penalty set forth above shall be imposed. Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all section and parts of sections in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach as amended; that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word. 4 Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION ~ Date Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption. ~~ ITYCLERK Robert Parcher PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day First Reading: Second Reading: Verified by: Underscore denotes new language Strikethrough denotes deleted language T:\AGENDAI2006\sep0606\Regular\1772 - cigar vendor ord as amended by CC 10-02 FINAL.doc 5 ,2006. MAYOR COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: Amendment pertaining to cigar vendors operating from open porches, terraces and patios in the MXE, Mixed Use Entertainment Districts. Ke Intended Outcome Su orted: Increase neighborhood satisfaction Item Summarv/Recommendation: The proposed ordinance would permit cigar vendors to sell their merchandise from open porches, terraces and patios in the MXE districts. The Administration recommends that the Commission adopt the ordinance as amended at the July 12,2006 City Commission meeting. Adviso Board Recommendation: At the June 27, 2006 meeting, the Planning Board recommended that the City Commission approve a modified version of the ordinance which would permit the transportation of goods and merchandise from one location to another in covered, obscured containers. The Board approved the motion by a vote of 4-0 3 members absent. Financial Information: Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: 1 D 2 3 4 aSPI Total Financial Impact Summary: The proposed Ordinance is not expected to have any fiscal impact. Cit Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin Jorge Gomez or Mercy Lamazares n-Offs: partment Dir ctor Assistant City Manager City Manager lD ... MIAMIBEACH AGENDA ITEM DATE RS'E 9-6 -o~ lD MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beachl 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeochfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~ ~ DATE: September 6, 2006 () U fulcond Readino Public Hearino SUBJECT: Cigar Vendors in the MXE Districts AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 142, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS," OF THE CITY CODE; BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, "SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS," SECTION 142-874, "REQUIRED ENCLOSURES," BY CLARIFYING STORE ENCLOSURES; AND AMENDING SECTION 142-904," ADDITIONAL MIXED USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS," TO ALLOW THE SALE OF CIGARS AND CIGARETTES BY A VENDOR LICENSED ON THE PREMISES WITH TRANSACTIONS TO OCCUR ONLY WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the ordinance. BACKGROUND At the May 10, 2006 meeting, the City Commission referred to the Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee the request to review and make recommendations on a proposed amendment to the Land Development Regulations of the City Code relative to allow cigar vendors on Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue (MXE, Mixed Use Entertainment District). The Committee recommended that the Commission refer this ordinance to the Planning Board. ANALYSIS Section 142-902, "Additional Mixed Use Entertainment District Regulations," specifies that uses located on the porch, terrace or patio of a building in the MXE are restricted to table seating for eating and drinking establishments with cooking facilities within the interior of the building, and the sale of flowers, which must be on a movable stand and placed inside the building at closing time. This restriction on open porches, terraces and patios created certain ambiguity for Code Compliance when cigar and cigarette vendors used these areas to sell their goods to patrons. In addition, the cigarette and cigar vendors were oftentimes offering their goods to patrons on sidewalk cafes, traversing the right-of-way from one location to another. On busy sidewalks like Ocean Drive, this sometimes caused the obstruction of pedestrian Commission Memorandum September 6, 2006 Cigar Vendors Page 2 traffic, as well as a violation of Section 142-874, which requires the sale of goods from a substantially enclosed permanent building. At its meeting of June 27, 2006, the Planning Board recommended a modification to the proposed ordinance that would permit the transportation of goods and merchandise from one location to another in covered, obscured containers. The proposed ordinance proposes to allow the sale of cigars and cigarettes by a vendor licensed on the premises, provided that such sale or transaction occurs only on private property and not on the City's right of way and will comply with Sec. 74-1 of this Code. This section reads as follows: Section 74-1, "Soliciting business in public from pedestrians." It shall be unlawful for any person, while upon any public street or sidewalk or while in any building, doorway, stairway, window or other opening abutting on or adjacent to such street or sidewalk, to accost or attempt to accost any pedestrian on such street or sidewalk for the purpose of soliciting him to purchase any property, real or personal, or to solicit him to enter any place of business for the purpose of selling to or inducing or attempting to induce such pedestrian to purchase any property, real or personal. The proposed ordinance also will amend Section 142-874, "Required enclosures," by exempting roof-top areas not visible from the right-of-way from the "substantially enclosed" provision. PLANNING BOARD ACTION At the June 27, 2006 meeting, the Planning Board recommended that the City Commission adopt a modified ordinance that would permit the transportation of goods and merchandise from one location to another in covered containers that are obscured from view. FISCAL IMPACT This proposal has no associated negative fiscal impact upon enactment. CITY COMMISSION ACTION At the July 12, 2006 meeting, the City Commission approved the proposed ordinance on first reading, amending a portion of the ordinance allowing the transport of goods and merchandise from one location to another restricting this action to obscure containers and prohibiting the use of flashing lights, signs, markings or other devices that would call attention to the person or the goods and merchandise. CONCLUSION The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance as amended at the July 12, 2006 Commission meeting. Pursuant to Section 118-164(3) of the City Code, when a request to amend the Land Development Regulations does not change the actual list of permitted, conditional or Commission Memorandum September 6, 2006 Cigar Vendors Page 3 prohibited uses in a zoning category, the proposed ordinance may be read by title or in full on at least two separate days and shall, at least ten days prior to adoption, be noticed once in the newspaper. Immediately following the public hearing at the second reading, the City Commission may adopt the ordinance by an affirmative vote of five- sevenths. JMGITH/JGG/ML T:\AGENDAI2006\sep0606\Regular\1772 - Cigar Vendors cc memo 9-6-06.doc C9 MIAMI BEACH CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY given that public hearings will be held by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, In the Commission Chambers, 3rd floor, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, on WednudllY. september 8, 2006, to consider the following: 10:15 a.m. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 Of The Miami Beach City Code Entitled "Administration" Amending Article 3, Entitled "Agencies, Boards, And Commlttees"Amending Division 25, Entitled ''Transportation And Parking Commlttee"Amending Section 2-190.94, Entitled "Composition", By Reducing The Number Of Voting Members On The Committee From 19 To 14, And Amending The Composition Of The Committee To Delete The MembershipsRepresentation From The Following Organizations; Washington Avenue Task Force; South Pointe Advisory Board To The Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency; Miami Beach Transportation Management Association; Miami Beach Convention Center And Theater Of The Pertorming Arts (SMG); And Middle Beach Partnership, Inc., DIB/A 41st Street-Middle Beach Partnership; Further Deleting The Non- Voting Ex-Officio Member Representations. Inquiries may be directed to the Parking Department at (305) 673-7275. 10:20 B.m. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 46 Of The City Of Miami Beach Code By Adding Article 6 Thereof Entitled "Turtle Nesting Protection Ordinance," Establishing Regulations For Lighting And Other Activities On Properties Abutting Or Affecting The Beach, Including East OIThe Coastal Construction Control Line, ForThe Protection Of Sea And Marine Turtles, Endangered Species Nesting On Miami Beach. Inquiries may be directed to the Public Works Department at (305) 673-7080. 10:25 a.m. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 Of The Miami Beach City Code, Entitled "Administration"By Amending ArtIcle VI, Entitled "Procurement"By Amending Division 6, Entitled "Living Wage Requirements For City Service Contracts And City Employees"By Amending ,Section 2-408(B), Entitled "Health Benefits; Eligibility Period", To Require Covered Employers, Or The City, To Pay A Living Wage Of $9.81 An Hour, Commencing On The Date Of Hire Of The Covered Employee, Through The Eligibility Period. Inquiries may be directed to the Procurement Division at (305) 673-7490. 10:40 a.m. An Ordinance Amending The Land Development Regulations Of The Code Of The City Of Miami Beach, By ~ Amending Chapter 118, "Administration And Review Procedures", Article II, "Boards", Division 4, "Historic Preservation Board", Saction 118-106 To Modify The Requirements For Approvals Of Certificates Of Appropriateness. Inquiries may be directed to the Planning Department at (30.5) 673-7550. I 10:50 8.m. ~n Ordinance Amending Chapter 142, "Land Davelopment Regulations," Of The City Code; By Amending Article IV, "Supplementary Use Regulations,"Sectlon 142-874, "Required Enclosures,~ By Clarifying Store Enclosures; And Amending Section 142-904,~Additlonal Mixed Use Entertainment District Regulations," To Allow The Sale Of Cigars And Cigarettes By A Vendor Licensed On The Premises With Transactions To Occur Only Within Private Property. Inquiries may be directed to the Planning Department at (305) 673-7550. 2:00 p.m. An Ordinance Amending The Code Of The City Of Miami Beach, By Amending Section 114-1, ~Deflnitions," Clarifying The. Meaning Of "Site;"Amending Chapter 142, ''Zoning Districts And Regulations," Article II, "District Regulations," Division 18, "PS Performance Standard District," Clarifying That Floor Area May Be Distributed On Block 1 Through Covenants In Lieu Of Unity Of Title. Inquiries may be directed to the City Attorney's Office at (305) 673-7470. 5:05 p.m. An Ordinance Amending The l.9.nd Development Regulations Of The Code Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Chapter 142, "Zoning Districts And Regulations," Division 2, "RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 Single-Family Residential Districts," By Amending Lot Coverage, Structure Size, Building Height And Setback Requirements For New Single-Family Residential Construction And By Amending The Criteria And Procedural Thresholds For The Review And Approval Of New Single-Family Residential Construction Inclusive Of The Creation Of A New Single-Family Residential Review Panel. Inquiries may be directed to the Planning Department at (305) 673-7550. INTERESTED PARTIES are invited t) a.ppear at this meeting, or be represented by an agent, or to express their views in writing addressed to the City Commission, c/o the City Clerk, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, City Hall, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Copies of these ordinances are available for publiC inspection during normal business hours in the City Clerk's Office, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, City Hall, and Miami Beach, Florida 33139. This meeting may be continued and under such circumstances additional legal notice would not be provided. Robert E. Parcher, City Clerk City of Miami Beach Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Fla. Stat., the City hereby advises the public that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by th6 City Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing, such person must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the Introduction or admiSSion of otherwise inadmissibie or irrelevant.6vidence, nor does It authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. 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