043-2000 LTC
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 170f) CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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43-2000
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
FROM:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
Lawrence A. Levy ~
City Manager
DA TE: March 9, 2000
TO:
SUBJECT:
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE
As a follow-up to the City Commission meeting held on February 9, 2000, I requested a report for
the Code Compliance Department concerning the above subject matter. Ms. Bea Kalstein had
expressed concerns during the Stanley Sutnick portion of the Commission meeting that many
businesses were operating without an occupational license.
Attached is a report from the Department of Code Compliance concerning the enforcement action
taken with respect to this issue.
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Occupational License Enforcement
The Department of Code Compliance has instructed Code Compliance Officers when conducting
inspections at businesses, to routinely request to see a copy of the business' Occupational License
and Certificate of Use. A monthly printout has been requested from the Finance Department ofthose
business locations that have failed to renew their Occupational License.
Established business' Occupational Licenses are verified by departments throughout the City when
issuing Building Permits, Public Work Permits, Special Event Permits, Conditional Use Permits,
request before the Planning Board and agreements with the City. The City Manager's Office along
with the City Attorney's Office is exploring the idea to grant an amnesty period to all businesses
operating without an Occupational License. The amnesty period would allow a business that had
been operating without the required occupational license, a period to obtain the license without
being fined.
Finally, the Department of Code Compliance has assigned a Code Compliance Officer II to work
fulltime Special Projects which will include Occupational License enforcement.