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93-2879 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 93-2879 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 89-2665, AMENDING SECTION 16, ENTITLED "BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT" , AMENDING SUBSECTION 16-7 BY PROVIDING THAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SHALL SERVE AS THE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT BOARD AND SHALL EXERCISE ALL POWERS AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES ASSIGNED TO SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to designate the Board of Adjustment as the City's Flood Plain Management Board which is authorized to hear appeals from decisions of the Building Official regarding the Flood Plain Management Ordinance and requests for variances from that Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 16-7. That Subsection 16-7 of section 16, entitled "Board of Adjustment" of city of Miami Beach Comprehensive zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665 is hereby amended as follows: 16-7 POWERS AND DUTIES A. The Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers and duties with reaard to Zonina Ordinance 89-2665: 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 this ordinance with the exception of appeals pursuant to section 17-4,G and 18-2,1.1. In the event of an Administrative Appeal to the Board of Adjustment, the Planning and zoning Director may engage the services of an attorney for the purpose of representing the .' Administrative Officer who made the decision that is the subject of the appeal. 1 * * * B. Fees - The below fee schedule is established for the purpose of defraying expenses of public notices, postage, printing, determining the impact of the request and other administrative Costs in connection with Variance requests pertaining to this Ordinance; when it is alleged there is an error in any administrative order, requirement decision, or determination made by an administrative official in connection with this Ordinance; or a request for the Board to clarify a condition, finding, or amend a decision. 1. Variances. Appeals from Administrative Decisions and signs: a. single-Family Residences $125 filing fee plus $65 for each individual Variance requested. * * * ~ To serve as the City's Flood Plain Manaqement Board and to exercise all powers and perform all duties assiqned to said Board pursuant to Ordinance No. 92-2822 and Resolution No. 93-20698. and in accordance with the procedures set forth therein as same may be amended from time to time. SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be ~ and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affect~d by such invalidity. 2 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect on the October , 1993. PASSED and ADOPTED this ATTEST: ~'z.~~^- CITY CLERK 1st reading 10/6/93 2nd reading 10/20/93 S~S:scf:disk3\amend-16.ord 30th day of , 1993. FORM APPROVED LEGAL DEPT. By ."3' c.. \) Date ~.- 21,l{3 3 CITY OF MIAMI f3EACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7D1D FAX: (305) 673-7782 COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 672..-G) 3 TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and Members of the City Commission C) DATE: October 20, 1993 \ \ FROM: Roger M. Carlton City Manager SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 89-2665 EMPOWERING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT BOARD - SECOND READING ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The City Administration recommends that the City Commission, upon holding a public hearing and due consideration, adopt on second reading the proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance 89-2665 empowering the Board of Adjustment as the City's Flood Plain Management Board. BACKGROUND The City Administration is requesting an amendment to Section 16 (Board of Adjustment) of Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665. Specifically, the amendment would designate the Board of Adjustment as the City's Flood Plain Management Board which is authorized to hear appeals from decisions of the Building Official regarding the Flood Plain Management Ordinance and requests for variances from that Ordinance. The Planning Board, at its meeting of August 3, 1993, voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the proposed amending Ordinance. The City Commission, at its meeting of October 6, 1993, voted 6-0 to adopt on first reading, said Ordinance. ANALYSIS In the past, only Dade County had the authorization to grant a variance from flood plain regulations or to overturn the decision of a local building official with regard to flood plain criteria. Recently, that authority was delegated to local municipalities. On December 2, 1992, the Miami Beach City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 92-2822 which established flood plain regulations and provided for variances from those regulations and appeals from decisions of the Building Official's interpretation of those regulations. The Ordinance provided for the e.stablishment of a Flood Plain Management Board to hear the requests for variances and appeals. On January 20,1993, the City Commission passed Resolution No. 93-20698 which created the City's Flood Plain Management Board and required that the Board consist of five (5) voting members; an architect, engineer and three (3) members each from a different one of the following categories: law, real estate development, general business and/or a property owner. The members were required to be Miami Beach residents or have their principal places of business in Miami Beach. The City's Building Official was to be an ex-officio member of the Board. Although members of the Board were appointed, there have as yet been no appeals or variance requests to be heard. At the time the Board was appointed, there was some feeling on the part of the City Commission that the Board of Adjustment could serve as the Flood Plain Management Board; 5 AGENDA ITEM ~-3-S, I 0- ~o-~~.3. DATE however, since this required a lengthy Zoning Ordinance amendment process and FEMA required that the City appoint its Board immediately, it was decided to appoint the current Board and to consider such an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance at a later date. The Ordinance before you today is that amendment. CONCLUSION Since the Board of Adjustment already acts in a similar capacity when it hears requests for variances, appeals of Administrative decisions and also hears appeals as the Property Maintenance Appeals Board, the Administration has concluded that an added function serving as the Flood Plain Management Board would be both logical and appropriate. Accordingly, we are recommending approval of the amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 89-2665. DJG:MHF:ml a:PB(*2)\U5Ocom.93 6