LTC 111-2006 Historic Preservation Board Resolutions
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC # 111-2006
LETTER TO COMMISSION
FROM:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD RESOLUTIONS
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Attached, please find copies of resolutions adopted by the Historic Preservation Board at their
April 10th, 2006 meeting. The Historic Preservation Board is urging the City of Miami Beach
Planning Board to adopt Ordinance Amendments pertaining to the following:
1. To lower the maximum allowable height for attached or detached structures in the rear
of ocean front lots in all Historic Districts to two (2) stories above minimum flood
elevation.
2. To amend the City's Color Chart in order to remove earth tones as base colors from
the Art-Deco Color Palette.
The Administration would recommend that the Commission refer these items to the Land
Use Committee for formal consideration.
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Robert Parcer, City Clerk
Jorge G. Gomez, Planning Director
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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 streets and neighborhoods and the quality of life of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board strongly supports the efforts of the City
to maintain and protect its historic districts as valuable historical, educational and visual
resources for its residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the completion of the beachwalk south of 21 st Street has resulted in a
different perception and relationship of the scale and context of the rear yards of existing
hotels fronting the ocean; and '
WHEREAS, the built character of oceanfront lots in Local Historic Districts, in
particular, embody the special historic character of Miami Beach, as most of the rear
accessory structures were designed and built at a height of 2 stories or less.
THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that the Historic Preservation Board
recommends that the City Commission sponsor an Amendment to the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code to lower the maximum allowable height for attached or
detached additions to existing contributing buildings on ocean front lots in all Historic
Districts to two (2) stories above minimum flood elevation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2006.
THOMAS R. MOONEY
Design and Preservation Manager
For the Historic Preservation Board
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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 ofthe City
to promote and enhance its unique social and architectural history and to improve the
appearance of its streets and neighborhoods and the quality of life of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board strongly supports the efforts of the City
to maintain and protect its historic districts as valuable historical, educational and visual
resources for its residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the utilization of inappropriate earth tone colors on historic Art-Deco
buildings has a negative impact on the character of the City's historic districts.
THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that the Historic Preservation Board
recommends that the City Commission sponsor an Amendment to the Land Development
Regulations of the City Code to modify the City's Color Chart, removing 'earth tones' as
base colors from the Art-Deco palette.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1 oth DAY OF APRIL, 2006.
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THOMAS R. MOONEY
Design and Preservation Manager
For the Historic Preservation Board
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