Ad 101034NE I SUNDAY. APRIL 5. 2015
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NOTICE OF LAND USE BOARD VACANCY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The City of Miami Beach is currently seeking applications to fill a vacancy in the
Board of Adjustment. The Board is composed of seven members. The current
vacancy is for the law category. The member representing the law profession
shall be duly licensed by the State of Florida.
Pursuant to Section 118 -136 of the Miami Beach City Code, the Board of
Adjustment has the following powers and duties:
1) To hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is error in any
order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative
official in the enforcement of the Land Development Regulations with the
exception of appeals pursuant to Section 118 -197 and Section 118 -262 of the
Miami Beach City Code. In exercising this power, the Board of Adjustment,
may upon appeal, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, the order, requirement,
decision or determination, and to that end shall have all the powers of the
officer from whom the appeal is taken. The concurring vote of five members
of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision
or determination of any such administrative official or to decide in favor of
the applicant an any matter upon which the Board is required to pass under
the Land Development Regulations.
2) To authorize, upon application such variance from the terms of the Land
Development Regulations as will not be contrary to the public interest when,
owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of a provision of the Land
Development Regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
An affirmative vote of five - sevenths of all members of the Board shall be
necessary to approve any variance request.
The Board of Adjustment serves as the City's Floodplain Management Board
and shall have the authority to exercise all powers and perform all duties
assigned to such Board pursuant to section 54 -31 et seq. of the Miami
Beach City Code and Resolution No. 93-20698, and in accordance with
the procedures set forth therein as such ordinance and resolution may be
amended from time to time.
The Board of Adjustment is a quasi - judicial Board, whose members are
appointed with the concurrence ofatleastfive membersofthe City Commission.
Members of the Board of Adjustment must either be residents of or have their
principal place of business in the City of Miami Beach. Members of the Board
of Adjustment shall abide by the applicable provisions of F.S. § 112.311 et seq.,
Miami -Dade County Code Section 2 -11.1 and Section 2 -446 et seq. of the Miami
Beach City Code and shall be subject to removal from office for the violation
of the terms thereof.
Interested persons with applicable backgrounds may submit their application,
resume, photograph and professional license {s} at
http: /fsecure. miamibeachfl .govfBcApp /AccountfLogin or in person at the Office
of the City Clerk, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139.
All Board or Committee members serve without compensation. All Board or
Committee members receive an annual parking decal.
Rafael E. Granada, City Clerk
City of Miami Beach
Ad # 1010
Publish Sunday, April 5, 2015 in Neighbors Section afThe Miami Herald