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Miami City Code § 54-223

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Sec. 54-223. - Definitions. As used in this article: Cafe zones means any public sidewalk area within the city that complies with the requirements of article VI of this chapter. Director means the director of the department of resilience and public works. Food establishment means an establishment serving prepared food to be consumed on or off premises. Intervenor means a person whose interests in the proceeding are adversely affected in a manner greater than those of the general public. A person shall be entitled to the presumption of Intervenor status if the person owns the subject property or owns property abutting the subject property. Furthermore, a person shall be entitled to intervenor status if the person owns property within a 500-foot radius from the subject property but is not the property owner or abutting property owner and has a particular interest in the application that is different in kind and degree than the general public. Abutting shall mean to reach or touch; touch; touch at the end or be contiguous with; join at a border or boundary; or terminate on and includes properties across a street or alley. A person recognized by the decision-making body, including the planning, zoning, and appeals board and the city commission, as an intervenor may make a presentation, call and examine witnesses, conduct cross-examinations of witnesses, introduce exhibits, rebut evidence, and make final arguments in the order as decided by the chair of the body to effectuate orderly and efficient proceedings. On-street parking/parking lane means that area within the public right-of-way designated for vehicular parking without obstructing the flow of travel lanes generally located between the edge of vehicular travel lanes and the front of sidewalks. Permit means a grant of authority by the city to operate a sidewalk and/or street cafe, subject to compliance, as a condition precedent to the initial issuance of such permit and any renewals thereof with all requirements, conditions or criteria set forth in this article for the issuance and maintenance of a sidewalk and/or street cafe permit. A permit shall be valid for a maximum of one year in duration and shall be renewable on an annual basis upon full compliance with all application requirements. Permittee means the recipient of a sidewalk cafe or street cafe permit under the terms and provisions of this article. Sidewalk means that portion of the street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a non-driving lane separated by curb or bollards and the adjacent property lines where a five-foot minimum clearance is available to and intended for use by pedestrians. Sidewalk cafe means the placing, locating, or permitting of the placing or locating of outdoor furniture, including but not limited to, chairs and tables within the sidewalk area adjacent to a business licensed to operate as a restaurant or take-out food establishment. State road shall mean those roadways that are part of the state highway system under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Transportation. Street cafe means the permitted placing or locating of outdoor furniture, including but not limited to, chairs and tables within the on-street parking area adjacent to a business licensed to operate as a restaurant or take-out food establishment. (Ord. No. 9848, § 1, 6-14-84; Ord. No. 10217, § 1, 1-8-87; Ord. No. 10693, § 1, 1-11-90; Ord. No. 10854, § 1, 3-14-91; Ord. No. 11053, § 2, 3-25-93; Code 1980, § 54-109; Ord. No. 13087, § 2, 9-10-09; Ord. No. 13123, § 2, 1-14-10; Ord. No. 13585, § 2, 1-14-16; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 14035, § 2, 11-18-21)

Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH54STSI_ARTVISISTCA_S54-223DEFetched: 11/1/2026