During the period 04/11/2022 – 05/25/2023 the Code Compliance department issued notice of violations to vacant properties on the following ordinances of the City of Miami Beach Code:
- 103 notice of violations on vacant properties under the lot clearance ordinance sections 58-299 - 58-301. Of these, nine (9) were remediated by the City vendor. This ordinance applies to all vacant buildings, vacant structures, and vacant and unimproved lots. These types of violations are called lot clearance violations.
o Procedure for lot clearance violations:
o These types of violation remain open for a year. Code Compliance will monitor the property throughout the year to ensure the property is maintained.
o If the property is not maintained by the property owner Code Compliance will contact the approved City vendor to remediate the conditions (cleaned up) of the property.
o Once the property is cleaned up by the vendor, the vendor will send an invoice to the City.
o The City will pay the vendor. Code Compliance will add the fees to the violation and create an invoice which is sent to the property owner to pay.
o Currently we have $28,000 allotted to clean up vacant properties/lots. Historically, our cost average $ 19,970. So far this fiscal year the cost is $9,570.
· 16 notice of violations issued on vacant properties for Section 142-876 which requires minimum fence requirements on all vacant lots, lots containing a structure that is subject to a permit that has been abandoned or that has expired (for more than 30 days) and which structure is unfit for human habitation, and lots containing buildings unfit for human habitation. This section specifies the height, materials, and construction materials for the fence.
o Some important points:
o Except for single-family districts, fencing shall be required for all vacant and abandoned lots.
o There are requirements on the height, materials, and type of construction foundations for the fence.
- One (1) notice of violation issued for Division 4 Abandoned and Vacant Properties Registry, Sections 58-320 - 58-325 for failing to register the abandoned property registry through the Finance department. These requirements only apply to properties within a local historical district in the City of Miami Beach.
o Some important points:
- A nonrefundable annual registration fee in the amount of $200.00 per property.
- In addition to the annual registration fee, a nonrefundable annual fee of $0.30 per square foot of a building or structure shall be paid for any building or structure that exceeds three stories in height. The annual fee is by fiscal year.
- Failing to register the property, renew or pay the fees in a timely manner is a violation.
- Properties are required to post a sign with the name, address and 24-hour contact phone number of the applicable owner, mortgagee, and/or property management company.