Notice of Special Election
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election has been called by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, pursuant to City Resolutions 2015-29103 and 2015-29116, and will be held in the
City of Miami Beach from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at which time there shall be
submitted to the duly registered and qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach the following questions:
Amending Charter Section 1.03(b)(4) to Provide for Alienability of Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") Property
Charter Section 1.03(b)(4) requires the sale, exchange, conveyance or lease of ten years or
longer of City-owned property (not requiring voter approval or otherwise addressed in City
Charter) to be approved by Planning Board's 4/7 vote and City Commission's 6/7 vote. Should
Section 1.03(b)(4) be amended to require Planning Board's 4/7 vote and Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency's 7/8 vote to approve sale, exchange, conveyance or lease of ten years
or longer of Agency property?
YES 52
NO 53
1.0 Maximum FAR Increase for Residential and Hotel Uses in the Ocean Terrace
Overlay District
Shall the Floor Area Ratio (FAR), which regulates the overall size of a building, for the
“Ocean Terrace Overlay District,” located between 73 rd and 75th Streets, Collins Avenue, and
Ocean Terrace, and has underlying zoning designations of “Commercial District -2” (“CD-2”)
and “Mixed Use Entertainment District” (“MXE”), be increased from a maximum of 2.0 FAR to
a maximum of 3.0 FAR, which increased FAR shal l be used only for residential and hotel
uses?
YES 54
NO 55
All qualified electors of the City of Miami Beach may vote YES or NO on these proposals.
Miami-Dade County election officials shall conduct the Special Election hereby called, with acceptance of the
certification of the results of the Special Election to be performed by the Miami Beach City Commission. The
official returns for each precinct shall be furnished to the City Clerk of the City of Miami Beach as soon as the
ballots from all precincts have been tabulated.
The voting precincts in the City for the Special Election shall be as established by Miami-Dade County
election officials. On Election Day, electors shall vote at the voting location and the voting precincts in which
the official registration books show that the electors reside. All questions concerning voting location and
voting precincts should be directed to Miami-Dade County Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue,
Doral, Florida 33172; Telephone: 305.499.VOTE (8683) or TTY: 305.499.8480.
Registration of persons desiring to vote in the Special Election shall be in accordance with the general law of
the State of Florida governing voter registration. Qualified persons may obtain registration forms to vote at the
Office of the City C lerk, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, First Floor, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139,
during normal business hours, and at such other voter registration centers and during such times as may be
provided by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami-Dade County. Each person desiring to become a registered
voter shall be responsible for properly filling out the registration form and returning it to the Mi ami-Dade
County Elections Department. The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2015 Special Election is
Monday, October 5, 2015. All questions concerning voter registration should be directed to the Mi ami-Dade
County Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue, Doral, Florida 33172; Telephone: 305.499.VOTE (8683)
or TTY: 305.499.8480.
Absentee voters participating in the Special Election shall be entitled to cast their ballots in accordance with
the provisions of the Laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee voting. The deadline to request an
absentee ballot from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department is 5:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28,
2015. All questions concerning absentee ballots should be directed to the Miami-Dade County Elections
Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue, Doral, Florida 33172; Telephone: 305.499.VOTE (8683) or TTY:
305.499.8480.
The Special Election will be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Florida Statutes
and the Charter and Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. Copies of Resolutions 2015-29103 and 2015-
29116 are available at the Office of the City Clerk and online at:
http://miamibeachfl.gov/cityclerk/elections/default.aspx?id=84423
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
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