FR.1 - Name Silver Bluff Dog Park
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED “PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL,” BY CREATING SECTION 38-42, TITLED “NAMING OF SILVER BLUFF DOG PARK” TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAMING OF THE PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 5,250 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED AT 2201 SOUTHWEST 26 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS “SILVER BLUFF DOG PARK”; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
May 14, 2026
Sponsors
Higgins
King
Gabela
Pardo
Escalona
Rosado
Vote Details
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Motion to: Pass on First Reading
Mover: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
Seconder: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner
Ayes (5):
King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Department: Commissioners and Mayor
Category: Elected Official Item
WHEREAS, the City of Miami (“City”) owns certain real property consisting of approximately 5,250 square feet, located at 2201 Southwest 26th Street, Miami, Florida 33133, and identified by Folio No. 01-4115-007-2590 (“Park”), situated within the Silver Bluff neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently undertaking the design and development of the Park to include a dog park intended to enhance community recreation and promote active lifestyles for residents and their pets; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the public to designate and name the Park “Silver Bluff Dog Park”;
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 38/Article I of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is further amended in the following particulars:
“CHAPTER 38”
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
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Sec. 38-42. Naming of Silver Bluff Dog Park.
The parcel of land consisting of approximately 5,250 square feet, located at 2201 Southwest 26th Street, Miami, Florida, shall be named “Silver Bluff Dog Park.”
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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 provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final reading and adoption thereof.
WHEREAS, the City is currently undertaking the design and development of the Park to include a dog park intended to enhance community recreation and promote active lifestyles for residents and their pets; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the public to designate and name the Park “Silver Bluff Dog Park”;
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 38/Article I of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is further amended in the following particulars:
“CHAPTER 38”
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
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Sec. 38-42. Naming of Silver Bluff Dog Park.
The parcel of land consisting of approximately 5,250 square feet, located at 2201 Southwest 26th Street, Miami, Florida, shall be named “Silver Bluff Dog Park.”
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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 provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final reading and adoption thereof.
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