98-08 ORDINANCE NO. 98 - 08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA;
EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING
MORATORIUM ON ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT
ORDERS AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS WITHIN THE
MARINA AREA AND THE HOSPITAL AREA, AS
PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO.
97-22 OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA; BY AMENDING
SECTION 8 "TERM" OF ORDINANCE NO. 97-22 TO
PROVIDE FOR EXTENSION OF SUCH MORATORIUM, SO
AS TO ENABLE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BE
COMPLETED AND IMPLEMENTED; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Ordinance No. 97-22 of the City of Aventura, as adopted
on September 16, 1997, the City Council provided for a moratorium upon the issuance of
development orders and development permits concerning development within the Marina
Area and Hospital Area within the City, as described therein, so as to enable the
formulation and implementation of the City of Aventura Comprehensive Plan (the "City
Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 97-22, provided for such moratorium to be effective for
an initial period of 180 days from adoption thereof, and authorized such moratorium to be
reasonably extended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that work is being expeditiously pursued on the
City Plan, but that it is necessary to reasonably extend the moratorium, for an additional
period as provided herein, so that the City Plan is able to be completed and implemented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 8 'q-erm," of Ordinance No. 97-22, is hereby amended to
read as follows:~
Section 8. Term.
The moratorium imposed by this Ordinance is temporary
and shall be effective ~,,r
adei~~f until November 1, 1998, unless
dissolved earlier by the City Council. Further, the
moratorium shall automatically dissolve upon the
adoption of the City Plan, the formulation and adoption
of which shall be expeditiously pursued. Th~
moratorium .... be ....... ~'~" '"'+""'~'~ if
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Beskin, who moved its
adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Cohen, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
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Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Vice-Mayor Jay R. Beskin yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember ~§~[-~-, who moved its
adoption on second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilmember]~estdn , and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen
Councilmember Harry Holzberg
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Vice-Mayor Jay R. Beskin yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder :yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 3rd day of March, 1998
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 17th day of March, 1998.
ARTHUR I. SNYDER, MAYOR
A'I-FEST:
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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