LTC 034-2013 Citywide Survey of Single Family Homes m MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
No. LTC # 034 -2013 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager -� ✓ L
DATE: February 4, 2013
SUBJECT: Citywide Survey of Single Family Homes
Attached, please find a copy of a resolution pertaining to a citywide survey of all single family
homes, which was adopted by the Historic Preservation Board at their January 15, 2013
meeting. The Board is urging the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach to
consider having the Administration undertake a comprehensive citywide survey of all single
family residences, including documentation of the architectural characteristics and a
summary of the significance of each residence.
The Administration recommends that the Commission refer this request to the Land Use
and Development Committee for review and consideration.
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C: Jorge G. Gomez, Assistant City Manager
Jose Smith, City Attorney
Gary Held, First Assistant City Attorney
Bob Parcher, City Clerk
Richard G. Lorber, Acting 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 new construction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (City) places a strong emphasis on the
retention and preservation of existing, architecturally significant single family homes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board deems it
appropriate to protect the significant architectural history, existing building scale, and
unique character of the single family residential neighborhoods in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board has noted that
there is currently insufficient documentation of the City's single family residences to fully
understand their significance, and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board as well as many
local residents have noted with alarm the increasing rate of total demolition of significant
homes for replacement with much larger new homes.
THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that the Historic Preservation Board urges the
Mayor and City Commission to consider having the Administration undertake a
comprehensive citywide survey of all single family residences, including the documentation
of their architectural characteristics and a summary of the significance of each residence,
for the purpose of creating a comprehensive single family residence date base while many
of these homes still exist.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 15 DAY OF January, 2013.
William H. Ca
Assistant Director of PI Wing
For the Historic Pres ation Board j
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