BIE - EXPAND EXEMPTION FROM FEES-CREATE ACCESS TO OFF-STREET PARKING (7/9/2025)
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
TO: Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2025
SUBJECT: BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE CITY CODE,
ENTITLED “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “METERED
PARKING,” DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” SECTION 106-55
ENTITLED “PARKING RATES, FEES, AND PENALTIES; EXCEPTIONS,” TO
EXPAND THE EXISTING EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY A
FEE FOR THE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE
REMOVAL IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OFF-STREET PARKING
(A) TO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF UP TO TWO SPACES AND (B) TO
ENABLE DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEXES TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXEMPTION;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE..
Is a Business Impact Estimate Required?
☑ Yes ☐ No (If no, please check one of the boxes below)
If one or more boxes are checked below, this means the City of Miami Beach has determined that
a Business Impact Estimate for the above-referenced Ordinance is not required by State law.
☐ The proposed Ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State law or
regulation;
☐ The proposed Ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt;
☐ The proposed Ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments,
including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;
☐ The proposed Ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement, including,
but not limited to, any Federal, State, local, or private grant or other financial assistance
accepted by the City;
☐ The proposed Ordinance is an emergency ordinance;
☐ The Ordinance relates to procurement; or
☐ The proposed Ordinance is enacted to implement the following:
a. Private applications for comprehensive plan amendments and land development
regulation amendments;
b. Development orders, development permits, and development agreements;
c. Sections 190.005 and 190.046, Florida Statutes, regarding community development
districts;
d. Section 553.73, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Building Code; or
e. Section 633.202, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
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Business Impact Estimate
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If none of the above exceptions apply, this Business Impact Estimate is hereby provided in
accordance with Section 166.041(4), Florida Statutes.
1. A summary of the proposed Ordinance and its purpose is more fully set forth in the Commission
Memorandum accompanying the Ordinance, as well as in the recitals to the Ordinance itself. The
Commission Memorandum and Ordinance are attached hereto.
2. The City of Miami Beach estimates that the proposed Ordinance will have no direct economic
impact on private, for-profit businesses in the City of Miami Beach; that the proposed Ordinance
will have no direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur; that the proposed
Ordinance will not impose any new charge or fee for which businesses will be financially
responsible; and that the proposed Ordinance will not impact the City of Miami Beach’s regulatory
costs and will not generate any revenue from new charges or fees.
3. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the proposed
Ordinance:
This Ordinance may impact any business entity that seeks to remove an on-street parking space
in order to provide access to off-street parking on certain residential properties, as more
specifically set forth in the proposed Ordinance.
4. Additional comments: None.
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