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Office of the City Manager
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Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez~.,]'
City Manager
Histod¢ Preservation Board Resolution
Design Review ApproYal for the Installation of Windows in Single Family Homes
Date: June 30, 2003
Attached, please find a copy of a resolution adopted by the Historic Preservation Board at their June 10, 2003
meeting. The Historic Preservation Board is urging the City of Miami Beach to adopt an Ordinance Amendment
requiring Design Review Approval from the Planning Department for all replacement windows in single-family
homes located outside of locally designated Historic Districts or Historic Sites.
The Administration would recommend that the Commission refer the matter to the Land Use Committee for
formal consideration.
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Christina Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Bob Parcher, City Clerk
Jorge G. Gomez, Planning Director
Thomas R. Mooney, Design and Preservation Manager
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board is charged by
Ordinance as serving in an advisory capacity to the City Commission and other City Boards on
issues affecting the City's architecture, design, historic districts and structures; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board strongly supports the efforts of the City to
promote and enhance its unique social and architectural history and to improve the
appearance of its residential streets and neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board strongly supports the efforts of the City to
protect the valuable historical, educational and visual resources found within its residential
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the design and configuration of windows plays a vital role in the overall
appearance of a building; and
WHEREAS, poorly designed replacement windows or replacement windows which are
inappropriate to the historic architectural style of a building can have an extremely negative
impact on the overall visual quality and architectural integrity of a building; and
WHEREAS, the City currently requires no Design Review of replacement windows in
single-family homes which are located outside of locally designated Historic Districts or
Historic Sites; and
WHEREAS, the visual quality of many single-family homes which are located outside of
locally designated Historic Districts or Historic Sites has been seriously degraded as a result
of the installation windows which are poorly designed and bear no relationship to the
architectural style of the home; and
WHEREAS, requiring Design Review Approval for replacement windows will help to
protect the appearance of our residential neighborhoods, and as a result, help to protect
property values in those neighborhoods;
THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that the Historic Preservation Board urges the City
of Miami Beach to adopt an Ordinance Amendment requiring Design Review Approval from the
Planning Department for all replacement windows in single-family homes located outside of
locally designated Historic Districts or Historic Sites.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2003.
Chair
Historic Preservation Board
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No.
To: Mayor David Dermer and Date: July 11, 2003
Members of the City Commission
From:
Subject:
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
7/2/03 COMMISSION MEETING SUTNICK HOUR PARKING COMPLAINT - RESPONSE
Ms. Elizabeth Donnelly stated at the July 2, 2003, Dr. Stanley Sutnick Hour that there was
an unfair monthly parking rate of $15.00 for MTV Latino while the rest of the public was
required to pay $1.00 per hour.
The following serves to clarify Ms. Donnelly's statements. MTV Latino was granted a
$15.00 monthly rate at Municipal Parking Lot 10A, located on Lenox Avenue and 17~
Street in 1993, as an economic development incentive. This rate was transferred to a
subsequent tenant in the same industry (media), Manhattan Transfer, until September
1996. In October 1996, Manhattan Transfer's monthly parking permit rate was increased
to the established monthly rate of $50.00 (plus sales tax). Subsequently, Manhattan
Transfer was replaced by another tenant, BVI, also in the same industry (media).
Moreover, in October 2000, the Mayor and Commission approved an increase to monthly
parking rate from $50.00 to $60.00. BVI is the current user and are paying the established
monthly parking rate of $60.00 (plus sales tax).
If you should have any further questions, please contact Saul Frances, Parking Director at
(305) 673-7000, extension 6483 or me at extension 6637.
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Christina M. Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Saul Frances, Parking Director
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