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 Item 15.
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM

TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee

FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager

DATE: April 8, 2022
TITLE:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENT," BY AMENDING
ARTICLE Il, ENTITLED "CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF TREES AND
PLANTS," BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED "TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION," BY AMENDING SECTION 46-58, ENTITLED “TREE REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PROHIBITED SPECIES” TO PROHIBIT REMOVAL OF TREES AND PALMS IDENTIFIED IN LANDSCAPE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAYS LISTED WITHIN CHAPTER 126 FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY; AMENDING SECTION 46-63 THEREOF, ENTITLED “CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR HERITAGE TREE DESIGNATION AND HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION,” TO PERMIT PALMS OR GROUPING OF PALMS TO
QUALIFY FOR DESIGNATION AS HERITAGE TREES IN THE SAME
MANNER AS OTHER SPECIMEN TREES; AND, PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

HISTORY:

This item was a referral from December 8th Commission Meeting. Please see attached the referral memorandum. 

Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 

Departments

Environment and Sustainability
ATTACHMENTS:
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Commission MemorandumMemo