LTC 122-2020 Imposition of Measures During High Impact Period - REVISED MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 122-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members ' the City /ommission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manage r' lilk-
DATE: March 5, 2020 I
SUBJECT: Imposition of Measures During gh Impact Period - REVISED
This letter shall serve to provide formal notification to the Mayor and City Commission of
those actions to be taken by the City Manager to invoke certain provisions of the City's
Ordinance regarding High Impact Periods within High Impact Zones, as set forth in Section
82-443 of the City Code, for the first weekend of Spring Break 2020.
Due to the anticipated attendance and number of visitors to the City for the upcoming
Spring Break weekend, I am imposing the following high impact period measures in order
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public, as well as to protect public
and private property from damage, property degradation and/or unauthorized uses.
The duration of the following immediate measures shall be from Friday, March 6, 2020 at
7:00a.m. through Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7:00a.m.
Those measures to be imposed throughout the duration of the High Impact Period, as
identified above, shall include:
• Ocean Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from Friday, March 6, 2020, 7:00 AM
through Monday, March 9, 2020, 7:00 AM;
• The prohibition of coolers and any inflatable devices on public beach property;
• The prohibition of tents, tables, and similar structures;
• The limitation of live or amplified music, which shall include the suspension of the noise
exemption set forth in Section 46-157 of the City Code for those properties located from
9th Street to 11th Street on the west side of Ocean Drive, unless otherwise authorized by
a Special Event permit;
• The prohibition of any direct or indirect consumption of alcohol on public beach
property, unless otherwise authorized by a Special Event permit;
• The implementation of a license plate reader police detail;
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• The suspension of all business tax receipt(s) issued to promoters for any dance or
entertainment event(s) to be held at an alcoholic beverage establishment located in the
MXE mixed use entertainment district (excluding the portion of the MXE located between
73rd and 75th Streets) or in that portion of the CD-2 commercial, medium intensity district
between Pennsylvania Avenue and Collins Court, from 5th Street to 16th Street.
While the City Manager may suspend or close all (or part of) those sidewalk café
operations (including, without limitation, the removal of any or all sidewalk café furniture)
pursuant to 82-443(b)(9) of the City Code, at this juncture, no such suspension or closure
has been imposed.
These high impact period measures shall become part of the Incident Action Plan for
Spring Break 2020, to be published by the Department of Emergency Management.
Moreover, the City's Police, Fire, Parking and Code Compliance Departments, as well as
the Sanitation and Beach Maintenance Divisions, are authorized to implement additional
operational measures, as necessary.
Any violation of the imposed high impact period measures shall be punished as provided
in Section 1-14 of the City Code.
This notification shall be filed with the City Clerk, provided to appropriate news media for
publication (including local radio and television stations for broadcast), and posted on the
City's website, in compliance with Section 82-443(c) of the City Code.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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