LTC 161-2009 Possible Designation of the Rod & Reel Club as an Historic Site 218 S. Hibiscus Drive (AKA 208 S. Hibiscus Drive)m MIAMI BEACH ~~°9`I~'i22 P~,I2:1°
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO LTC# 161-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
f0: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Merpbers of t e City Comm((i''ssion
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~ h~~ -1-°r
DAT[: June 22, 2009
SUBJECT: Possible Designation of the Rod & Reel Club as an Historic Site
218 S. Hibiscus Drive (AKA 208 S. Hibiscus Drive)
Please be advised that the Chairman of the Historic Preservation Board has called a Special
Meeting of the Board to be held on Monday, June 29, 2009, at 6:00 PM, in Commission
Chambers. at City Hall, Miami Beach, for the Board to consider directing staff to prepare a
Designation Report for the Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club, located at 218 South Hibiscus
Drive, on Hibiscus Island.
Pursuant to Section 118-591(e) of the City Code. the Historic Preservation Board; may, by
motion of the Board, instruct the planning department to prepare a designation report and
implement interim procedures for demolition permits. The planning director, or designee,
may prepare and submit to the historic preservation board an evaluation and
recommendation for designation at a meeting noticed in a newspaper of general circulation
at least five business days in advance of the hearing. The property owner shall be notified in
writing, by regular mail sent to the address of the owner on the Miami-Dade County Property
Appraiser's tax records, and postmarked at least five business days in advance of the
hearing. The city commission shall also then be notified. If the historic preservation board
finds that the evaluation and recommendation presents a prima facie case that the property
meets the criteria of the land development regulations for designation, it shall instruct the
planning department to prepare a designation report, in which case the procedures for the
issuance of a demolition permit set forth in subsection (c) above, shall be applicable when
the Historic Preservation Board directs staff to prepare a designation report for a proposed
new historic district or site; the Mayor and City Commission shall be notified of the board's
decision and the initial boundaries proposed for designation. Within 60 days of the vote of
the Historic Preservation Board to direct the Planning Department to prepare a designation
report, the City Commission may, by afive-sevenths vote, deny or modify the proposed
request for designation, as well as establish specific timeframes for the completion of the
evaluation and recommendation and/or designation report. Within this 60 day period the
City Commission may also, by afive-sevenths vote, deny or modify the proposed
designation boundaries.
Attached please find the public advertisement for this special meeting appeared in the
Neighbors Section of the Sunday, June 21, 2009 edition of the Miar»i Herald.
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C: ~m Hemslreet, Assistant Cily Manager
Robert Parcher, City Clerk
Jorge G. Gomez, Planning Director
Gary Hald, First Assistant City Attorney
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
POSSIBLE DESIGNATION OF 218 S. HIBISCUS DRIVE AS AN HISTORIC SITE
The City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board
will hold a Special Meeting and Public Hearing to
consider the possible designation of the Rod & Reel
Club located at 218 S. Hibiscus Drive (AtCA 208 S.
Hibiscus Drive) as a local historic site on Monday,
June 29. 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the City
Commission Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 1700
Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida.
The Rod & Reel Club is located on Hibiscus Island.
The potential historic site is shown on the map in this
advertisement.
At this meeting, the Historic Preservation Board will
vote on whether to direct the Planning Department to
prepare a Designation Report for the proposed
historic site. If the Board directs staff to prepare a
Designation Report, pursuant to Sections 118-591
through 118-593 of Subpart B in the Land
Development Regulations of the City Code, the
procedures for the issuance of a demolition permit
set forth in Section 118-591(e), of the City Code of
Miami Beach, shall be applicable. Such report will be
presented to the Historic Preservation Board,
Planning Board, and City Commission at separate
public hearings held on future dates that will be
separately noticed.
All persons are invited to appear at this meeting or be represented by an agent, or to express their views in writing addressed to the
City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board clo fhe Planning Department, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Second Floor, City Hall,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139. The legal description, designation report, recommendations prepared by the Planning Department, and
other related materials regarding the proposed designation are available for public inspection during normal business hours in the
office of the Planning Department. Inquiries may be directed to the Planning Department at (305) 673-7550. The hearing on this
proposed designation maybe continued at this meeting and, under such circumstances, additional legal notice would notbe provided.
Any person may contact the Planning Department for information as to the status of the proposed historic site as a result of the
meeting.
Pursuant fo Section 286.0105. Fla. Stat., the City hereby advises the public that: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by
this Board with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing, such person must insure 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 inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize
challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Acl of 1990; persons needing special accommodation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the Board's Administrator at (305) 673-7550 for assistance, no later than four (4) days prior to the
proceeding. If hearing impaired, telephone the Florida Relay Service numbers, (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice), for
assistance.
Persons requiring sign language interpreters should contact the Board's Administrator five (5) days in advance, when possible. For
information on access for persons with disabilities, or to request material in accessible format, please call (305) 673-7550 "VOICE";
hearing impaired persons, please call (305) 673.7219 "TDD".