R5U - Amend Resiliency Code for Periodic Updates

RESILIENCY CODE – PERIODIC UPDATES 2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” AT ARTICLE II THEREOF, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO CLARIFY AND ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS TO ADDRESS INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CODE; CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” AT ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES,” SECTION 2.2.3 THEREOF, ENTITLED “DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND REVIEW,” TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR COMMISSION WARRANTS; SECTION 2.2.4 THEREOF, ENTITLED “PUBLIC HEARING,” TO CLARIFY QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING PROCEDURES; AT ARTICLE IV ENTITLED “AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR CODE AMENDMENTS; ARTICLE V THEREOF, ENTITLED “REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS,” TO CLARIFY ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ADVISORY REVIEWS; ARTICLE XII THEREOF, ENTITLED “ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS/CERTIFICATE TO DIG/CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION,” TO CLARIFY THAT APPEALS ARE TO A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE; SECTION 2.4.1 THEREOF ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR AMENDMENTS; CHAPTER 4, ENTITLED “LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “INTENT AND APPLICABILITY,” TO CLARIFY THAT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS ARE PROCESSED AS PLANNING AND ZONING PERMITS; ARTICLE II THEREOF, ENTITLED “REQUIREMENTS,” TO CLARIFY LANDSCAPE MITIGATION FEES; CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” TO CLARIFY INTERPRETATION OF PARKING CALCULATIONS; CHAPTER 6, ENTITLED “SIGNS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE III THEREOF, ENTITLED “TEMPORARY SIGNS,” TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN TEMPORARY SIGNS DO NOT REQUIRE A PERMIT; CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” TO CLARIFY UNDERSTORY LEVEL AND FIRST FINISHED FLOOR STANDARDS AND CLARIFY PAINT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,” TO CLARIFY ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS AND SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; SECTION 7.2.4 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RM-1 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY,” SECTION 7.2.5 THEREOF, “RM-2 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY,” SECTION 7.2.6 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” AND SECTION 7.2.23 THEREOF, ENTITLED “I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTED USES AND USE REQUIREMENTS; SECTION 7.2.16 THEREOF, ENTITLED “GU GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTED USES AND USE REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE V THEREOF, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” TO CLARIFY ALLOWABLE HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS, SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS; AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING “APPENDIX A – FEE SCHEDULE” TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OF USE, LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, AND COMMISSION WARRANTS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.