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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-002-491_-_Amendment_to_Street_Renaming_-_Adopted_(1).docxORDINANCE NO. 2026-002-491 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 34, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 34-233 (“ALTERNATIVES TO RENAMING STREETS”) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on July 27, 2016, the City of Miami Gardens adopted an Ordinance No. 2016-08-354 amending Chapter 34, Article VII, Section 34-233, City of Miami Gardens Code of Ordinance, establishing a process for renaming and codesignating streets, and WHEREAS, currently, when considering persons for street renaming or co- designation, one of the criteria is that “such persons shall be deceased at the time of the application”, and WHEREAS, Councilman Leon recommends amending this language to provide an exception for persons who are living to be considered for street renaming or co- designation based upon the extraordinary service and recognition that they have provided to the city and its residents, and WHEREAS, Honoring the persons who are living aligns with the City’s designation efforts in naming the City’s parks, centers/buildings, and amenities, and WHEREAS, the passage of each street renaming or co-designation will still require a unanimous vote of the Council, and WHEREAS, Councilman Leon recommends that the City Council amend Chapter 34, Article VII, Section 34-233 of the City of Miami Gardens Code of Ordinances to provide an exception for persons who are living and exemplify extraordinary service to the City and its residents, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance. Section 2. AMENDMENT: That the Code of Ordinances, City of Miami Gardens, Florida, is hereby amended as follows: Docusign Envelope ID: 76BED7CD-4160-45FE-B611-5A6D999A584A Page 2 of 5 Ordinance No. 2026-002-491 Sec. 34-233. Alternatives to renaming streets. (a) The city council shall consider three alternatives to renaming or codesignating streets as follows: (1) Marker, by which a plaque or sign bearing a designation shall be mounted separately on a stone or post in the right-of-way. (2) Plaza, by which only the intersection of two streets shall be designated. The designation shall be mounted on the post under the street signs at the intersection. (3) Codesignation, by which a numbered street shall receive an additional designation over the numbered street designation on the street signs. the police department and department of fire-rescue and United States Postal Service shall be notified of codesignation. (b) Procedure to rename or codesignate streets. The city council may, by resolution adopted after a public hearing, name, rename or co-designate any city road, street or public way. The following criteria shall be considered for street codesignation: (1) Named or numbered streets shall not be so renamed or codesignated in a manner that will be confused with or duplicate the names of existing streets. (2) Named streets, e.g., as in Honeyhill Drive, N.W. 199 Street, shall not be changed where there is an historical tradition attached to the existing name. Miami Gardens Drive, N.W. 183rd Street shall not be renamed or codesignated. (3) Named streets shall not be codesignated because of the resulting confusion. (4) Numbered streets shall not be codesignated for merely commercial purposes. (5) Numbered streets shall only be codesignated if there is significant historical, neighborhood or community benefit to the codesignation. (6) Numbered street codesignations shall not exceed five blocks in length. (7) There shall be a hiatus at least five blocks in length between consecutive codesignations in numbered streets. (8) In order for a resolution renaming or codesignating a street with a person's name to be approved, the unanimous vote of the city council shall be required. (9) Persons whose names are considered for the renaming or codesignation of a street shall meet the following criteria: a. Such persons must have demonstrated extraordinary service to the city and its residents; or b. Such persons shall have brought exceptional credit or recognition to the city and its residents; or c. Such persons shall be of significant prominence nationally or internationally, and d. Such persons shall be deceased at the time of the application. Docusign Envelope ID: 76BED7CD-4160-45FE-B611-5A6D999A584A Page 3 of 5 Ordinance No. 2026-002-491 (10) Only the mayor and members of the city council may sponsor a resolution for the renaming or codesignation of a street. (11) Block numbers shall be added to any new street signs that reflect codesignations, markers or plazas. (12) City council must approve a resolution for renaming or codesignation of streets. This resolution must be submitted to the county's traffic engineer division for approval and sent to the county's public works department for fabrication and installation. (13) Irrespective of Section 34-233(b)(9)(d), NW 206th Street from 45th Avenue to 47th Avenue shall be codesignated as “CONGRESSWOMAN FREDERICA S. WILSON BOULEVARD.” (c) The criteria outlined above shall also apply when the city council considers whether to recommend the renaming or codesignation of county, state or federal streets. (d) Upon adoption of a resolution naming, renaming or co-designating any city road, street or public way, the city clerk shall provide a certified copy of the adopted resolution to the city's department services, public works department, the police department, and the United States Postal Service. Additionally, the city clerk shall publish notice of any street name change in a newspaper of general circulation within the city in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF STREET NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida has enacted a resolution changing the name of _______/_______/_______ to _______/_______/_______. This name change is effective immediately and has been duly recorded with the United States Postal Service. (e) Application process. (1) Applications for street renamings and codesignations shall be filed with the director of public works on a form to be provided by the city. (2) Application for street renamings and codesignations shall only be considered by the city once every two years, from January 1 through January 31, commencing in 2017. (3) Applications will not be considered unless they include an application fee, the required bond outlined in subsection (f)(3), and the signature of the mayor or councilmember who will sponsor the item. The mayor and councilmembers may only sponsor up to two applications during the application period outlined in subsection (e)(2) above, and the city council will not approve more than two applications during the application period, and may decide not to approve any applications. (4) The city manager shall designate city staff persons who shall be responsible for ensuring that a comprehensive background investigation is conducted on the persons for whom streets will be renamed or codesignated. In addition, Docusign Envelope ID: 76BED7CD-4160-45FE-B611-5A6D999A584A Page 4 of 5 Ordinance No. 2026-002-491 these staff persons shall be responsible for evaluating the background investigations and providing information on the persons to the mayor and city council. (f) Expenses. (1) All expenses on the part of the city or any other governmental agency resulting from requests for street renamings and codesignations, markers or plazas shall be borne by the applicant. (2) Expenses include, but are not limited to, comprehensive background investigation of the person after whom the street will be renamed or condesignated, newspaper advertising, posting of notification placards, postal correspondence to the applicant, permits, manufacture and installation of the appropriate signs and related appurtenances. (3) Fees. Any request for a street codesignation or for a designation of a marker or a plaza shall also be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of $500.00. In addition, applicant shall post a bond in the amount of $2,500.00 to cover the costs associated with processing the application. All amounts not used from the bond amount shall be refunded to the applicant. If the $2,500.00 does not cover all costs, the applicant shall pay additional amounts due prior to installation of the sign. Section 3. CONFLICT: All ordinances or Code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 5. INCLUSION IN CODE: It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Miami Gardens and that the section of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word “Ordinance” may be changed to “Chapter,” “Section,” “Article” or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of which shall accomplish the intentions herein expressed. Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING ON THE 14th DAY OF JANUARY, 2026. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 28, 2026. Docusign Envelope ID: 76BED7CD-4160-45FE-B611-5A6D999A584A Page 5 of 5 Ordinance No. 2026-002-491 ________________________________ RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR ATTEST: ________________________________ MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN REGGIE LEON Moved by: Councilman Leon Seconded by: Vice Mayor Stephens VOTE: 6-0 Mayor Harris Yes Vice Mayor Stephens, III Yes Councilwoman Baskin Absent Councilman Leon Yes Councilwoman Powell Yes Councilwoman Wilson Yes Councilwoman Julien Yes Docusign Envelope ID: 76BED7CD-4160-45FE-B611-5A6D999A584A