2015-3930 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO.' 2015-3930
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 66,
"MARINE STRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE IV,
"VESSELS," SECTION 66-151, "LAUNCHING AND HAULING," TO
PROHIBIT DOCKING, SECURING, EMBARKING OR DISEMBARKING
VESSELS AT MUNICIPAL OR PUBLIC SEAWALLS, WHARFS,
DOCKS OR BULKHEADS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS,
CREATING EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER;
CODIFICATION; SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Code, Chapter 66, provides for the regulation of vessels . •
and docking, including limitations on docking at public and private land within the City, as
permitted by State law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has received complaints about persons
docking at public seawalls in single family neighborhoods causing problems and
concerns in such neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney drafted an ordinance at the request of
Commissioner Weithorn that addresses the problem by prohibiting such dockage, with
certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance was presented to the Neighborhoods and Community
Affairs Committee on December 8, 2011, which recommended its adoption; and
WHEREAS, the amendments set forth below are necessary to accomplish the
above objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 66, "Marine Structures, Facilities and Vehicles," Article IV, "Vessels,"
Section 66-151, "Launching and hauling," is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 66-151. - Launching, hauling and docking at public seawall, etc., prohibited.
(a) No person shall launch, dock, or remove any vessel from the waters of the city over
any public seawall, sidewalk, street end, or public property except at locations where a
regular business of launching, docking and hauling vessels is conducted, which has the
necessary equipment to do such work, or in areas designated and posted for such
. purpose by the city.
(b) Docking at public seawalls in residential single-family neighborhoods prohibited.
(1) No person shall dock or otherwise secure any vessel, or embark or disembark
any passengers or charter parties, at any municipal or public seawall, wharf,
dock, or bulkhead, in a residential single.-fey neighborhood, except in case of
emergency involving safety to life or property.
(2) Enforcement and penalties.
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a. Civil fine for violators. The following civil fines shall be imposed for a violation of
this section:
1. First offense within a 12-month period a fine of$100.00;
2. Second offense within a 12-month period a fine of$250.00;
3. Third or fourth offenses within a 12-month period a fine of$500.00; and
4. Fifth offense within a 12-month period a fine of$1,000.00; and
5. Sixth offense and subsequent offenses within a 12-month period a fine of
$2,500.00.
b. Enforcement. The code compliance department or the Miami Beach Police
Department shall enforce the provisions of this section. This shall not preclude other law
enforcement agencies or regulatory bodies from any action to assure compliance with
this section and all applicable laws. If an enforcing officer finds a violation of this section,
the officer shall issue a notice of violation to the violator. The notice of violation shall
inform the violator of the nature of the violation, amount of fine for which the violator is
liable, instructions and due date for paying the fine, notice that the violation may be
appealed by requesting an administrative hearing within ten days after service of the
notice of violation, and that failure to appeal the violation with the ten days shall
constitute an admission of the violation and a waiver of the right to a hearing.
c. Rights of violators; payment of fine; right to appear; failure to pay civil fine or to
appeal.
1. A violator who has been served with a notice of violation shall elect either to:
A. Pay the civil fine in the manner indicated on the notice of violation; or
B. Request an administrative hearing before a special master to appeal the
notice of violation within ten days of the issuance of the notice of violation.
2. The procedures for appeal by administrative hearing of the notice of violation
shall be as set forth in sections 30-72 and 30-73.
3. If the named violator, after issuance of the notice of violation, fails to pay the civil
fine, or fails to timely request an administrative hearing before a special master,
the special master shall be informed of such failure by report from the officer.
Failure of the named violator to appeal the decision of the officer within the
prescribed time period shall constitute a waiver of the violator's right to
administrative hearing before the special master, and be treated as an admission
of the violation, and fines and penalties may be assessed accordingly.
4. A certified copy of an order imposing a fine may be recorded in the public records
and thereafter shall constitute a lien upon any real or personal property owned by
the violator and it may be enforced in the same manner as a court judgment by
the sheriffs of this state, including levy against the violator's real or personal
property, but shall not be deemed to be a court judgment except for enforcement
purposes. After two months from the recording of any such lien which remains
unpaid, the city may foreclose or otherwise execute upon the lien.
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5. Any party aggrieved by a decision of a special master may appeal that decision
to a court of competent jurisdiction.
6. The special master shall be prohibited from hearing the merits of the notice of
violation or consideration of the timeliness of the request for an administrative
hearing if the violator has failed to request an administrative hearing within ten
days of the issuance of the notice of violation.
SECTION 2. Repealer.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all sections and parts of sections in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Codification.
It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of
this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach as
amended; that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to
accomplish such intention, and that the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or
other appropriate word.
SECTION 4. Severability.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten days following adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15 day of.Ap"I 2015.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
RAULJ. AGUILA, CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of he City C•1 mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager ��`
Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney .
DATE: April 15, 2015
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 66, "MARINE
STRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE IV, "VESSELS,"
SECTION 66-151, "LAUNCHING AND HAULING," TO PROHIBIT DOCKING,
SECURING, EMBARKING OR DISEMBARKING VESSELS AT MUNICIPAL
OR PUBLIC SEAWALLS, WHARFS, DOCKS OR BULKHEADS IN
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATING EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING
FOR REPEALER; CODIFICATION; SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION
Approval on first reading and advertise for second reading public hearing.
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BACKGROUND
There have been complaints in certain multifamily districts that there are boats and jet skies
docked and often abandoned near their homes. In reviewing the issues with Code Compliance
it was determined that the code currently only provides protection from mooring and such
activities in single family home districts. As such, the City proposes to expand this category to
allow Code Compliance to enforce in both single family and multi-family districts.
This item was heard during the Neighborhood /Community Affairs Committee Meeting of
February 27, 2015 and supported unanimously by the Board Members. This item was approved
at First Reading on March 11, 2015 by the City Commission.
CONCLUSION
To approve at second reading, after public hearing, the proposed amendment to Chapter 66, of
the Code.
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