LTC 193-2006 Update - 7346 and 7354 Gary Avenue - Private Easement
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CIN MANAGER
LTC # 193-2006
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
FROM:
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
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July 31,2006
SUBJECT: Update. 7346 and 7354 Gary Av
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On June 20, 2005 a complaint regarding a fence and gate located across a walkway from
Gary Avenue to the Indian Creek Waterway on Parkview Island was received by Better
Place as Request # 329687. The complainant alleged that the gate and fence precluded
access to the waterway for properties immediately adjacent to the two addresses noted
above and that the fence was non-compliant with an existing water access easement
granted to the adjacent properties. The fence and gate were installed in 2002 pursuant to a
Building Permit that was finalized and closed out that year.
The complainant alleged that the Building Permit for the fence and gate should not have
been issued due to the existence of the private access easement and requested that the
permit be rescinded and the fence and gate ordered removed by the City.
The majority of the fence and gate constructed (approximately 50 feet) under the permit is
located on the property located at 7354 Gary Avenue. In order for the fence/gate to be
effective, it needed to connect to the property located at 7346 Gary Avenue. Approximately
three (3) feet of fence was constructed on the property located at 7346 Gary Avenue. The
property at 7346 Gary Avenue is owned by a City of Miami Beach police detective. The
complainant alleged that this employee received preferential treatment in this matter based
on the employment status.
The issue was aired by local Fox network WSVN in a segment called "That's Just Wrong" on
March 2, 2006.
The issuance of the Building Permit has been reviewed by the City departments involved,
including Building, Planning, Public Works, and Fire, as well as the City Attorney's Office.
The following information was considered.
The City was recently provided a copy of a private access easement from the property
owners that abut or adjoin 7354 and 7346 Gary Avenue that was executed on October 1,
1956 by the Parkiew Island Corporation (attached). This access easement provides a right
of access to the property owners of Lot 14, Block 1, which consists of four subdivided units
including 7346 Gary Avenue, where 7346 Gary is the end unit that abuts the Indian Creek
Waterway (see attached sketch). It should be noted that this is a private access easement
that provides a right of access only to the four unit owners of Lot 14, Block 1.
The private access easement is located on private property. The access easement belongs
to the owners of units located at Lot 14, Block 1 only. The fence and gate were installed by
one of those owners and the owner of the property abutting the easement on the north side,
who is the adjoining property owner. The "water front area" referred to in the private access
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Letter to Commission
July 31,2006
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easement is also on private property. The private property owners that own the property
upon which the fence and gate sit are the persons that pulled the building permits. Neither
property owner advised the City of the existence of the private easement nor did the
construction documents or survey reflect the easement either. The City, and its reviewing
departments, issued the permit in 2002 since they had no way of knowing of the existence of
the private easement.
Staff reviewed the private easement and the process involved with the issuance of the
original permit. It was determined that had we known of the private easement at the time of
the original permit review, then the permit would not have been issued. Pursuant to this
finding, the Building Department revoked the permit and issued violations to the property
owners of 7346 and 7354 Gary Avenue directing them to remove the gate on April 13, 2006.
The property owners were provided 90 days to comply and both verbally indicated that they
intended to correct the situation.
A follow-up inspection was performed by the Building Department on July 27,2006 and the
gate has not been removed. The Building Department is in the process of referring the
issue to Special Master for further enforcement.
There is no evidence to support any allegation of special treatment to a City employee in this
matter.
Please feel free to contact me, or Assistant City Manager Tim Hemstreet, if you have any
questions or concerns regarding this issue.
Attachments
C: Donald DeLucca, Police Chief
Fred Beckmann, Public Works Director
Jorge Gomez, Planning Director
Tom Velazquez, Building Official
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