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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney 
DATE:January  16, 2019
 

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SUBJECT:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 102 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "TAXATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE V, ENTITLED "LOCAL BUSINESS TAX," BY AMENDING SECTION 102-387 THEREOF, ENTITLED "HOSTING PLATFORMS' RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE TRANSIENT RENTAL AND OCCUPANCY (SHORT TERM) OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY," BY CLARIFYING THAT HOSTING PLATFORMS THAT INTEGRATE GEOFENCING OR GEOCODING WITHIN THEIR ONLINE PLATFORMS MUST STILL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS IN SUBSECTION 102-387(A); AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


RECOMMENDATION

Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber, the above-referenced Ordinance is submitted for consideration by the City Commission at the January 16, 2019 Commission meeting.
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