245-2000 LTC
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No. J.45-2(XX)
LETTER TO COMMISSION
November 7, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen 9. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM:
Jorge M. Gonzalez \.A~
City Manager 0"'- 0
SUBJECT: SIDEWALK CAFE ORDINANCE - COMPLIANCE WITH UMBRELLA AND
PLANTER CRITERIA (OCTOBER 18, 2000 CITY COMMISSION
DISCUSSION)
In an effort to ensure compliance and minimize hardships, I have instructed the Code Compliance
Department to grant time extensions to all sidewalk cafe operators cited for violations related to
umbrellas and planters. The Code Compliance Department will initiate enforcement action if these
violations are not corrected by April I, 200 I which is 12 months from the date of the original
Ordinance revision. (The Department has indicated that five locations on Lincoln Road remain in
violation of this section of the Ordinance, and six locations on Ocean Drive). This extension ohime
should enable each operator ample time to correct the violations associated with their planters and
umbrellas which do not meet the current code.
I have attached a time line reviewing the codification and implementation of the Sidewalk Cafe
Ordinance.
JMG:.,u:I~
Attac~ent
C: Ronnie Singer, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
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TIME LINE
April 12, 2000 - Revised Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance passed by Commission.
April, 2000 - Code Compliance hand delivered copy of Adopted Ordinance to every cafe
operator, advised that inspections would begin one month later. Further advised that if!
violations are found, a 30 day "Warning Notice" would be issued. :
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May 12-23, 2000 - Every sidewalk cafe visited and every business advised that if additional:
time was needed to comply with the Ordinance, it would be granted. i
June 23, 2000 - The Department began to issue fines to those cafes who had NOT complied!
and had not requested additional time. I
October, 2000 - 160 of the 202 violations written for 83 separate locations were complied!
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November, 2000 - Time for full compliance with Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance section regarding: