99-07 ORDINANCE NO. 99-07
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
CITY CONCERNING BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITATIONS AS
PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO.
98-20 OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA; BY AMENDING
SECTION 7 "TERM" OF ORDINANCE NO. 98-20 TO
PROVIDE FOR EXTENSION OF SUCH MORATORIUM, SO
AS TO ENABLE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS TO BE COMPLETED AND IMPLEMENTED;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 98-20 of the City of Aventura, as adopted on
September 1, 1998, the City Commission provided for a moratorium upon the issuance of
development orders and development permits cenceming buildings of a certain height so
as to enable the formulation and implementation of the City of Aventura Land Development
Regulations (the "Regulations"); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 98-20, 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 Commission finds that work is being expeditiously pursued on
the City Regulations, but that it is necessary to reasonably extend the moratorium for an
additional period as provided herein, so that the City Regulations are able to be completed
and implemented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 7 'Term," of Ordinance No. 98-20, is hereby amended to
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read as follows:~
Section 7. Term.
The moratorium imposed by this Ordinance is temporary
and shall be effective ~,--
~'~""*;"" ~' .... ~ until September 1, 1999, unless
dissolved earlier by the City Commission. Further, the
moratorium shall automatically dissolve upon the
adoption of the City Regulations, the formulation and
adoption of which shall be expeditiously pursued. The
moratorium may be reasonably extended, if necessary.
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 Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Berger, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
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Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M Perlow yes
Vice-Mayor Harry Holzberg yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Ro~ers-Libert
who moved its adoption on second reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Berger , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 2"d day of March, 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second re ' . tn .
ARTHUR I. SNYDER, M~YOR
Al-rEST:
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY'A'I-rORNEY
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