CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA

____________

VOLUME I

____________

Published by Order of the City Council

____________

>

OFFICIALS

OF THE

CITY OF

DORAL, FLORIDA

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

____________

Juan Carlos Bermudez

Mayor

____________

Robert Van Name, Vice Mayor

Pete Cabrera

Michael DiPietro

Sandra Ruiz

City Council

____________

Yvonne Soler-McKinley

City Manager

____________

Jimmy Morales, Esq.

City Attorney

____________

Barbara Herrera

City Clerk

CURRENT OFFICIALS

OF THE

CITY OF

DORAL, FLORIDA

____________

Juan Carlos Bermudez

Mayor

____________

Pete Cabrera, Vice Mayor

Christi Fraga

Claudia Mariaca

Ana Maria Rodriguez

City Council

____________

Edward A. Rojas

City Manager

____________

Daniel Espino

Gilberto Pastoriza

City Attorneys

____________

Connie Diaz

City Clerk

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a codification of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Doral, Florida.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the ordinances adopted by the city council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of any ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CHARTER	CHT:1
CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE	CHTCT:1
CODE	CD1:1
CODE APPENDIX	CDA:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE	SLT:1
CHARTER INDEX	CHTi:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX	LDCi:1

 

Indexes

The indexes have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Alyce A. Whitson, Senior Code Attorney, and Deborah J. Heath, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Barbara Herrera, City Clerk, Jimmy Morales, City Attorney, and Jacob Horowitz, former Assistant City Attorney, and the other members of the city's staff for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

ORDINANCE # 2010-07

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF "THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA;" PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE

WHEREAS, the City of Doral (the "City") was incorporated in 2003 and initially adopted the Code of Miami-Dade County; and

WHEREAS, since the City's incorporation, the City Council has enacted numerous ordinances that have either supplemented or amended the Codes adopted from Miami-Dade County; and

WHEREAS, the City contracted with the Municipal Code Corporation to codify all the ordinances of the City that were adopted prior to October 14, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the Municipal Code Corporation has prepared a codification and the City wishes to adopt such codification as its definitive code book;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, City of Doral, Florida," published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of chapters 1 through 86, each inclusive, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk (the "Code").

Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before October 14, 2009, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed. The repeal provided for herein shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this Ordinance.

Section 3. The City Council hereby acknowledges that (a) any additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate an intention to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments, and (b) ordinances adopted after October 14, 2009, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided in the Code, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, a term of imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days or both a fine and term of imprisonment. If a violation of the Code is also a violation of State law, the violation shall be punished in the same manner and within the same limits as are prescribed for such violation of State law. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance: (1) with respect to violations of the Code that are continuous with respect to time, each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense; (2) when a violation of the Code is contingent upon the City giving notice of the violation, each day that the violation continues after such notice is given shall constitute a separate offense; and (3) with respect to other violations, each act constitutes a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section, whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent suspension or revocation of a license, permit or franchise or other administrative sanctions and any sanction may be employed in the case of a violation of the Code.

Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on second reading.

The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilman Cabrera who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Van Name and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:

Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez	Yes
Vice Mayor Robert Van Name	Yes
Councilman Peter Cabrera	Yes
Councilwoman Sandra Ruiz	Yes
Councilman Michael DiPietro	Yes

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 10 ^th day of March, 2010.

PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 14 ^th day of April, 2010.

	Juan Carlos Bermudez, Mayor

ATTEST:

Barbara Herrera, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:

Jimmy L. Morales, City Attorney