C4F-Ref- NCAC - Beachfront Concession Buffer Zonese MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
TO:
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DATE:
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N MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager \
January 15, 2014
REFERRAL TO THE NEIGHBOR 000/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
- A DISCUSSION REGARDING BEACHFRONT CONCESSION BUFFER
ZONES
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Refer the matter to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee for discussion.
BACKGROUND
Subject to receipt of the appropriate application, documentation and fees (if applicable), the City
of Miami Beach (the "City") issues a beachfront concession letter agreement (the "Letter
Agreement") to the upland owner of a beachfront property. The Letter Agreement authorizes
the upland owner to operate a beachfront concession (the "Beachfront Concession") on the
section of beach east of the upland property.
The upland owner is typically a hotel or condominium. The Beachfront Concession may be
operated directly by the upland owner and/or by a third party contractor hired by the upland
owner (collectively, the "Concessionaire"). There are up to three uses which are authorized in
conjunction with a Beachfront Concession. These uses are 1) beach equipment (chairs,
umbrellas, etc.), 2) food and non-alcoholic beverages, and 3) water sports Get skis, etc.).
Historically, upon issuing the Letter Agreement, the City has attached a Beachfront Concession
layout (the "Site Plan"), attached hereto as "Attachment 1". The Site Plan specifies the
dimensions and boundaries of the beachfront property and illustrates the concession area and
buffer zones. Typically, the middle sixty percent (60%} of the beachfront property is the
workable area (the "Concession Area") and a twenty percent (20%} area to the north of the
Concession Area, and a twenty percent (20%) area to the south of the Concession Area, act as
a buffer between adjacent properties (the "Buffer Zones").
The specific requirements regulating the use of the Buffer Zones are unclear and make
enforcement difficult. The City is in the process of revising the Beachfront Concession Rules
and Regulations, including the specific requirements regulating the use of the Buffer Zones.
Until such time as said revisions are finalized, or unless directed otherwise by the
Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee, the City will allow Concessionaires to operate in a
manner consistent with current practices.
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As such, Concessionaires will be allowed to place storage boxes and stacked chairs in the
Buffer Zones. The stacked chairs must be in a direct line (east/west) with the storage boxes so
as to minimize obstruction of view corridors. Beach equipment (chairs, umbrellas, etc.) will not
be allowed to be placed in the Buffer Zones upon initial deployment in the morning.
Concessionaires will be permitted to deploy beach equipment in the Buffer Zones throughout
the day if the amount of equipment needed to meet demand does not fit within the Concession
Area, or if a customer requests that the equipment be moved/placed in the Buffer Zone.
The Administration seeks direction from the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee
regarding this matter. In the meantime, the City will regulate the Buffer Zones as described
above.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission refer the matter to the
Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee for discussion and further direction.
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Attachment 1
BEACH FRONT
CONCESSION
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