2016-4060 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2016-4060
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE MIAMI
BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," BY
AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "METERED PARKING," BY
AMENDING DIVISION I, ENTITLED "GENERALLY," BY AMENDING
SECTION 106-46, ENTITLED"INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACE; METHOD
OF PARKING"; BY CREATING SUBSECTION (C), SCOOTER, MOPED,
MOTORCYCLE DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES AND PROHIBITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER,SEVERABILITY,AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has experienced increased utilization of alternative vehicles, which
include scooters, mopeds and motorcycles, which are environmentally friendly due to their low
emissions and fuel consumption as well as their low expense to own, operate, and maintain; and
WHEREAS, the increased usage of scooters, mopeds and motorcycles has directly
impacted parking demand and competition for on-street parking spaces, and results in these
vehicles parking in conventional parking spaces (thereby causing some individuals to reserve the
parking space for the placement of an automobile), despite the availability and specific designation
of parking for scooters, mopeds and motorcycles in the immediate area; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Parking Director are legally authorized to regulate on-
street parking, including the prohibition or allowance of parking for certain vehicles at certain
designated parking spaces; and
WHEREAS,the City conducted a six(6) month pilot program in the North Beach/Normandy
Isle neighborhood that allowed scooter, moped and motorcycle parking at certain designated
parking spaces, and prohibited these vehicles from parking in other spaces,which Program proved
to be very successful for the City and its residents; and
WHEREAS, this amendment will serve to authorize the Parking Director to designate those
specific parking spaces for scooters, mopeds and motorcycles throughout the City of Miami Beach,
in conjunction with prohibiting these vehicles from utilizing other parking spaces.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 106, "Traffic and Vehicles," Article II, "Metered Parking," Division 1,
"Generally," Section 106-46, entitled, "Individual Parking Space; Method of Parking Subsection (c)
of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, is hereby established, as follows:
Chapter 106. Traffic and Vehicles
Article II. Metered Parking Division. 1 Generally
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Sec. 106-46. Individual parking spaces; method of parking.
(a) The parking director of the city shall have lines or markings painted or placed upon the
curb or upon the street adjacent to each parking meter for the purpose of designating the
parking space for which such meter is to be used, and each vehicle parked adjacent or
next to any parking meter shall park within the lines or markings so established. It shall be
unlawful to park any vehicle across any such line or marking or to park such vehicle in
such position that the same shall not be entirely within the area so designated by such
lines or markings.
(b) When a parking space in any parking meter zone is parallel with the adjacent curb or
sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking space shall be parked so that the foremost
part of such vehicle shall be nearest to the parking meter. When a parking space in any
parking meter zone is diagonal to the curb or sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking
space shall be parked with the foremost part of the vehicle nearest to such meter.
(c) The parking director of the city may designate curbside parking spaces for scooter,moped,
and motorcycle parking in either individual parking spaces or groupings of parking spaces.
Parking spaces with such designation shall have either posted signs, curb markings, or
pavement markings promulgating scooter, moped and motorcycle parking only. Parking for
scooter, moped and motorcycles may be prohibited at other curbside parking spaces.
Parking spaces with such designation shall either have a posted sign, curb markings or
pavement markings promulgating the prohibition of scooter, moped and motorcycle parking.
The failure to adhere to such restrictions will result in the vehicle being towed and/or fined.
SECTION 2. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, 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, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to
accomplish such intention, and the word`ordinance" may be changed to"section", "article",or other
appropriate word.
SECTION 3. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
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.
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9 day of/AY, , 2016.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 9, 2016
11:20 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE MIAMI BEACH
CITY CODE, ENTITLED "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II,
ENTITLED "METERED PARKING," BY AMENDING DIVISION I, ENTITLED
"GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SECTION 106-46, ENTITLED "INDIVIDUAL
PARKING SPACE; METHOD OF PARKING"; BY CREATING SUBSECTION (C),
SCOOTER, MOPED, MOTORCYCLE DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES AND
PROHIBITIONS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and Commission approve the ordinance on second
and final public hearing.
ANALYSIS
First Reading -October 26, 2016
The Mayor and City Commission approved Item No. R5A at First Reading of the Ordinance on
October 26, 2016. The Ordinance amends the City Code and authorizes the City's Parking
Director to establish scooter, moped, and motorcycle parking spaces in certain specified
parking spaces and prohibit same in certain specified parking spaces.
The City has experienced increased utilization of alternative vehicles, including scooters and
motorcycles, which are environmentally friendly due to their low emissions as well as low
expense to own, operate, and maintain. This increased usage of scooters and motorcycles has
directly impacted parking demand and competition for curbside parking spaces.
Regrettably, an unintended consequence has been citizens placing a scooter or motorcycle at a
parking space with the intent to "reserve" it for later placement of an automobile, despite
availability and specific designation of parking for scooters and motorcycles in the immediate
area. Reserving a public parking space with the intent of private use, by any means, is
prohibited.
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The City has the authority and duty to regulate curbside parking, including either prohibiting or
allowing curbside parking for certain types of vehicles at certain designated parking spaces.
The Mayor and Commission approved a six (6) month pilot program allowing scooter and
motorcycle parking at certain designated parking spaces and their prohibition at certain other
parking spaces.
North Beach/Normandy Isle - Pilot Program
The scooter and motorcycle parking pilot program was deployed over the last six months in
Normandy Isle where there was a high occurrence of the activity described above. The
boundaries for the pilot program were as follows:
• Bay Drive between 71st Street and Rue Versailles.
Biarritz Drive between Rue Versailles and Rue Vendome.
• Brest Esplanade between Biarritz Drive and Bay Drive.
• Rue Vendome between 71st Street and Biarritz Drive.
New Parking Rules for Scooters and Motorcycles:
The pilot program designated specific curbside parking spaces for scooters and motorcycles
throughout the neighborhood. In most locations, groupings of curbside parking spaces were
deployed. These areas had signs very similar to the one below providing notice at the perimeter of
the neighborhood (left) as well as the posted restriction (right) indicating the parking space
designation.
(Please see attached Exhibit Pictures A& B)
All other curbside parking spaces in the area have markings prohibiting scooter and motorcycle
parking. Most curbside parking spaces in this neighborhood are angled. Each angled parking space
has wheel stop (barrier that keeps an automobile from extending into the sidewalk). Markings very
similar to the one below were placed on each wheel stop indicating scooter and motorcycle parking is
prohibited at any parking space bearing this marking. In cases where curbside parking is in a
parallel configuration, the sign below may be attached to the curb in concert with signage.
(Please see attached Exhibit Picture C)
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve an
amendment, on second and final public hearing, to Chapter 106, "Traffic and Vehicles"Article II,
"Metered Parking" by amending Sections 106-46; establishing, Subsection (c), providing for
scooter, moped, and motorcycle parking designations; and providing for codification, repealer,
severability, and an effective date.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
No financial impact is anticipated.
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Legislative Tracking
Parking
Sponsor
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Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
❑ Exhbit Pictures
❑ Ordinance
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Exhibits
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