FR.2 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE V/SECTION 54-190, TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS / BASE BUILDING LINES / NONSTANDARD STREET WIDTHS," BY MODIFYING THE WIDTH OF 29TH PLACE, SOUTHWEST, FROM SOUTHWEST 27TH STREET TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SOUTH BAY ESTATES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
November 19, 2026
Sponsors
Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado (D4)
Department: Commissioners and Mayor
Category: Elected Official Item
WHEREAS, Article V of Chapter 54 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (“City Code”), establishes the location of base building lines for all public streets within the City of Miami (“City”); and
WHEREAS, Section 54-187 of the City Code provides that the standard right-of-way width shall be fifty feet (50’)unless a different “nonstandard” width is specified in Section 54-190 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, Southwest 29th Place between Southwest 27th Street north approximately 342 feet to north boundary of “South Bay Estates” (“Subject ROW”) was originally dedicated in 1920 as a twenty feet (20’) right-of-way in the Plat of South Bay Estates recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 54 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the lots abutting the Subject ROW consist of residential homes that embody the historic architecture of the 1950’s on a dead-end street; and
WHEREAS, conforming the Subject ROW to its original dedicated right-of-way width would contribute to the uniformity and aesthetic of the neighborhood;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 54, Article V of the City Code is hereby amended in the following particulars:
“CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
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ARTICLE V. BASE BUILDINGS LINES
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Sec. 54-190. Nonstandard street widths.
Base building lines shall be located from the centerline as specified for each of the following streets:
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(192)29th Place, S.W., S.W. 27th Street north approximately 342 feet to north boundary of “South Bay Estates”..... 1510
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provision of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and adoption thereof.
WHEREAS, Section 54-187 of the City Code provides that the standard right-of-way width shall be fifty feet (50’)unless a different “nonstandard” width is specified in Section 54-190 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, Southwest 29th Place between Southwest 27th Street north approximately 342 feet to north boundary of “South Bay Estates” (“Subject ROW”) was originally dedicated in 1920 as a twenty feet (20’) right-of-way in the Plat of South Bay Estates recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 54 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the lots abutting the Subject ROW consist of residential homes that embody the historic architecture of the 1950’s on a dead-end street; and
WHEREAS, conforming the Subject ROW to its original dedicated right-of-way width would contribute to the uniformity and aesthetic of the neighborhood;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 54, Article V of the City Code is hereby amended in the following particulars:
“CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
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ARTICLE V. BASE BUILDINGS LINES
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Sec. 54-190. Nonstandard street widths.
Base building lines shall be located from the centerline as specified for each of the following streets:
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(192)29th Place, S.W., S.W. 27th Street north approximately 342 feet to north boundary of “South Bay Estates”..... 1510
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provision of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and adoption thereof.
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