R9F-Discuss Unlicensed Use Of Residential Units For Transient -Hotel- Use -Wolfg MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
To: Jimmy Moroles, City Monoger
From: Jonoh Wolfson, Commissioner
Dote: April 1 3, 2O15
MEMORANDUM
Commission Agendo ltem - Discussion ltem - Unlicensed Use of
Residentiql Units for Tronsient (Hotel) Use qnd Relqted Accessibility
lssues qt 22O 2lst Streel qnd City's Position Concerning Speciql
Mosler Cose No.: JC t 5OOO225
Pleose ploce on the April 1 5, 201 5 City Commission Agendo:
A discussion item to discuss the unlicensed use of residentiol units for tronsient hotel use
ond reloted occessibility issues ot 220 2lst Street, ond the City's position concerning
Speciol Moster Cose No.: lC 1 5000225.
For ot leost 5 months, the Building Deportment, Plonning Deportment, ond Code
Enforcement hove oll been owore thot opproximotely 20 residentiol units oI 22O 21st
Street ore being used for tronsient purposes without the required Certificote of
Occuponcy, Certificote of Use ond/or Business Tox Receipt. Notwithstonding the
foregoing, ond numerous building ond code violotions issued to eoch of the individuol
unit owners, the unlicensed tronsient use continues to the present doy. By woy of this
memorondum, I om requesting thot o representotive of eoch of the Building Deportment,
Plonning Deportment, Code Enforcement, ond Police Deportment be present for this item
to discuss the stotus of the violotions, occessibility requirements when chonging o
residentiol use to o tronsient use, ond the City's remedies to immediotely stop the
unlicensed octivity.
Further, occording to the public records of the City, on or obout November 7,2014,
Think Properties, LLC, wos issued o violotion for ollegedly operoting ond monoging the
unlicensed units for the individuol unit owners without o Certificote of Use ond/or
Business Tox Receipt (CEl500l 4561. On or oboutJonuory 29,2015, the Speciol Moster
ordered the violotor to obtoin the required Certificote of Use ond Business Tox Receipt by
April 1 ,2015, or o fine of $250 per doy would be imposed beginning April 1,2015
Re:
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work, and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic c. Agenda ltgm R ?F:
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(JC150002251. The violotor hos now filed o request to stop the fines from running, which
request is scheduled to be heord by the Speciol Moster on Moy 7,2015. lwould like to
direct the City Attorney to oppeor on beholf of the City on Moy 7 , 2015, ond request the
Speciol Moster to impose the moximum doily fine ollowoble by Florido low effective April
1,2015.
Pleose feel free to contoct my Aide, Brett Cummins ot x6437, if you hove ony questions.
JW
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