Ordinance 91-2725 ORDINANCE NO. 91-2725
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE
CHAPTER 39, ENTITLED "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC FACILITIES," AMENDING ARTICLE V,
ENTITLED "NAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
STREETS", AMENDING SECTION 39-25 BY ADDING A
DEFINITION FOR "MAIN STREET"; AMENDING SECTION
39-27 BY PROVIDING THAT NAMES FOR PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND MAIN STREETS SHALL BE APPROVED
BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF RULES AND
SPECIAL EVENTS PRIOR TO BEING CONSIDERED BY
THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THAT ANY NAME
SELECTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE
AP-MOVED BY A 5 7TH C VnTS; PROVIDINPTHAT
NAMES SELECTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND MAIN STREETS SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S ELECTORATE AT THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION AND MUST BE
APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORATE
VOTING IN THE REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.
That Section 39-25 of Article V, entitled "Naming of Public
Facilities and Streets" of Miami Beach City Code Chapter 39 ,
entitled "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Facilities" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 39-25 Definitions.
(a) City Commission. The governing body of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida.
(b) Committee. The Rules and Special Events Committee
created by the city commission on January 22 , 1986 or any
other such committee designated by the city commission to
review and recommend names for public facilities and streets
located within or owned by the City of Miami Beach.
(c) Main Street. One of the following roadways located in
the City of Miami Beach: MacArthur Causeway - 5th Street,
Venetian Causeway, Dade Boulevard, 41st Street, 71st Street,
Normandy Drive, Collins Avenue, Washington Avenue, Indian
Creek Drive, Pine Tree Drive, Alton Road, Lincoln Road and
Ocean Drive.
SECTION 2.
That Section 39-27 of Article V, entitled "Naming of Public
Facilities and Streets" of Miami Beach City Code Chapter 39,
entitled "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Facilities" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 39-27 . Public hearings and naming selection of name
by City Commission.—; referendum.
(a) Within a reasonable time after receiving the
recommendation for a naming or renaming from the committee,
the city commission shall call a public hearing.
(b) Notice of a public hearing regarding the naming or
renaming of a public facility or street shall be published at
least ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Miami Beach.
(c) At the close of the public hearing the city commission may
select a name for or rename the subject public facility or
street. In selecting the name, the commission shall be
governed by its established selection criteria; however, the
name selected need not be one recommended by the committee.
(d) Where a public facility or main street is to be named, the
city commission may only consider a name which has been
approved by a majority of the members of the Rules and Events
Committee. Additionally, any name selected by the city
commission must be approved by a 5/7th' s vote and must be
submitted to the electorate of the City by referendum at the
next regularly scheduled election. The name selection shall
be approved by a majority of the electorate voting in the
referendum.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity
of the remaining portion of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten days after its adoption on the
19th day of January , 1991 .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 9th day of r''ua,ogi
1991 .
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/ MAY'iR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1st reading 12/19/90
2nd reading 1/9/91
Requested by Commissioner Abe Resnick
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FORM APPROVED
LEGAL DEPT.
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