2008-03
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 31-144(e) "OFFICE PARK (OP)
DISTRICT" OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS TO PERMIT DISPLAY SHOWROOMS AS A
CONDITIONAL USE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is desirous of amending the City's Land
Development Regulations to permit display showrooms as a conditional use in the
Office Park (OP) District, subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the Local Planning
Agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the proposed amendment
pursuant to the required public hearing and has recommended approval to the City
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in this
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 31-144(e) of the City's Land Development Regulations is
hereby amended as follows 1 :
"Sec. 31-44. Business Zoning Districts
(e) Office Park (OP) District.
1 Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; stricken through provisions indicate
proposed deletions from existing text.
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(2) Conditional use. The following uses if first approved as a conditional use:
h. Display Showroom. subiect to all of the followino conditions:
1. Showrooms shall be established only in coniunction with a professional or
business office located within the same unit; and
2. Showrooms shall be located only on the oround floor of a buildino; and
3. Only samples related to the professional or business office use shall be
displayed in the showroom; and
4. The samples displayed in the showroom shall not be sold to end users;
and
5. Inventory shall not be stored in the showroom: and
6. Samples delivered to the showroom shall be utilized for display purposes
only. and
7. Samples shall not be delivered to or from the showroom for use by end
users; and
8. Samples delivered to the showroom for display purposes shall only be
delivered to the showroom within normal business hours of the office
buildino in which the showroom is located.
Section 2. Severabilitv. 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.
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Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Joel, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Stern, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Teri Holzberg
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Michael Stern
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg
Vice Mayor Bob Diamond
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
absent from the room
yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Auerbach, who moved
its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Diamond,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach yes
Commissioner Teri Holzberg yes
Commissioner Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stern yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg yes
Vice Mayor Bob Diamond yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
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PASSED on first reading this 8th day of January, 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 5th day of Feo/uary, 2008.
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EB, MAYOR
PPROVED AS TO LE~CY:
CITY ~!r
dinance w s fil d in the Office of the City Clerk this ~ \ay of February, 2008.