Ordinance 77-2097 ORDINANCE NO. 77-2097
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AMENDING
SECTION 7. 68 AND 7 . 72 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH BY REQUIRING OTHER AND FURTHER MINI-
MUM STANDARDS UPON HOUSEBARGES, SO AS TO PRE-
SERVE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUES AND THE
AESTHETIC BEAUTY AND LIFE-STYLE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Miami Beach has
heretofore found and determined, as specifically set forth in
Section 7. 2 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach pertaining to
boats , docks and marine facilities , that it is necessary to impose
certain minimum standards thereon, so as to prevent the impairment
of "economic values, social values , as well as the aesthetic
beauty and life-style characteristic of the City, " and
WHEREAS, it is further found by the City Council of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, that housebarges pose a particular
and special problem with reference to said values and requirements
as to aesthetic beauty and life-style, and that it is , therefore,
necessary to impose upon housebarges further and additional mini-
mum standards pertaining to the preservation of said economic and
social values and the aesthetic beauty of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Section 7. 68 of Article VI of the Code of the
City of Miami Beach pertaining to housebarges and
reading as follows :
"Sec. 7-68 . Permit required; housebarges to meet
Coast Guard requirements.
No person shall use or occupy or permit the use
or occupancy of a housebarge, for howsoever long
or short a period of time unless such housebarge
meets the following requirements :
(1) The housebarge shall meet all U. S. Coast
Guard requirements for a vessel of like size and
capacity.
(2) No person shall use or occupy or permit the
use or occupancy of a housebarge for living quarters
either permanently or on a temporary basis on the
waters of the city except when operated pursuant to
a permit issued by the city"
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows :
"Sec. 7-68 . Permit required; housebarges to meet
Coast Guard requirements.
No person shall use or occupy or permit the use
or occupancy of a housebarge, for howsoever long
or short a period of time unless such housebarge
meets the following requirements :
(1) The housebarge shall meet all U. S. Coast
Guard requirements for a vessel of like size and
capacity.
(2) No person shall use or occupy or permit the
use or occupancy of a housebarge for living quarters
either permanently or on a temporary basis on the
waters of the city except when operated pursuant to
a permit issued by the city.
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(3) Every exterior wall, roof, door, window and
exterior door of every housebarge shall be struc-
turally sound and shall be maintained in good order
and repair, and all exterior surfaces of said house-
barge shall be properly maintained and protected
from the elements by paint, or other approved pro-
tective coating, applied in a workmanlike manner,
and compatible and in harmony with the aesthetic
requirements of the neighborhood. "
SECTION 2 : That Section 7. 72 of the Code of the City of Miami
Beach pertaining to permit revocation and reading
as follows:
"Sec. 7-72. Permit revocation.
Any permit for a housebarge may be revoked by
the marine authority after written notice to
the permit holder of such housebarge and an
opportunity to be heard before the marine author-
ity. Such written notice shall be mailed to the
permit holder of the housebarge at the address
shown on the permit and shall state the date and
time the marine authority will consider the pro-
posed revocation. The grounds of revocation
shall be:
(1) Fifty percent or more of the exterior and
interior structural members of the housebarge must
be replaced for the housebarge to be seaworthy
under U. S. Coast Guard regulations.
(2) The housebarge or its inhabitants or users
cause pollution to the waters of the city as
defined in section 7-94 herein.
(3) The condition of the housebarge constitutes
an immediate hazard to the safety of the occupants
or to other persons or property"
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7-72 . Permit revocation.
Any permit for a housebarge may be revoked by
the marine authority after written notice to the
permit holder of such housebarge and an oppor-
tunity to be heard before the marine authority.
Such written notice shall be mailed to the permit
holder of the housebarge at the address shown on
the permit and shall state the date and time the
marine authority will consider the proposed revo-
cation. The grounds of revocation shall be:
(1) Fifty percent or more of the exterior and
interior structural members of the housebarge must
be replaced for the housebarge to be seaworthy
under U. S. Coast Guard regulations.
(2) The housebarge or its inhabitants or users
cause pollution to the waters of the city as
defined in section 7-94 herein.
(3) The condition of the housebarge constitutes
an immediate hazard to the safety of the occupants
or to other persons or property.
(4) Failure to comply with the requirements of
section 7-68 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach. "
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SECTION 3 : All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4 : This ordinance shall become effective ten days after
passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of July , 1977.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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1st Reading - June 22, 1977
2nd Reading - July 20, 1977
The adoption of the foregoing
Ordinance was requested by
Councilman Hal Spaet.
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