Ordinance 2023-081
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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-08
3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
4 MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA,
5 COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATING AND AMENDING
6 CHAPTER 20, "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
7 OTHER PUBLIC PLACES," ARTICLE V.,
8 "STORMWATER UTILITY" BY ADDING DIVISION I,
9 "STORMWATER UTILITY SYSTEM" AND
10 CREATING DIVISION II, "STORMWATER
11 QUALITY," PERTAINING TO ILLICIT DISCHARGES
12 AND CONNECTIONS, EROSION AND SEDIMENT
13 CONTROL, AND OTHER WATER QUALITY
14 REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
15 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
16 CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
17 DATE.
18 WHEREAS, Miami Shores Village (the "Village") is committed to environmental
19 conscientiousness and is located along an interconnected system of waters that provide
20 habitat for fish and wildlife, opportunities for recreation, and an enhanced quality of life;
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22 WHEREAS, the Village has determined that illicit discharges to the stormwater
23 system result in the damage and loss of natural resources, including the degradation of
24 water quality; and
25 WHEREAS, discharge of pollutants directly or via stormwater runoff into the
26 surrounding waterways degrades water quality and poses a public health risk; and
27 WHEREAS, storm drains that overflow, or are not properly protected or
28 maintained, can permit an accumulation of pollutants to enter the stormwater system and
29 discharge into the Village's interconnected waterways; and
30 WHEREAS, as an operator of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems ("MS4")
31 and a co-permittee under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NP DE S")
32 Permit No. FLS000003, the Village is required to prohibit illicit discharges, illicit
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connections, illegal dumping, improper disposal and spills into the stormwater system,
and is required to have the authority to enforce such prohibitions; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance was duly noticed and presented to the Village Council
in two readings, with second reading conducted as the required public hearing on
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WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that this Ordinance is in the best interest and
welfare of the residents of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: 1
42 Section 1. Recitals Adopted. That each of the above stated recitals is hereby
43 confirmed, adopted, and incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference.
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Section 2. Amendment to the Village Code. That Chapter 20 -Streets,
Sidewalks and Other Public Places of the Village Code of Ordinances is hereby created
as follows:
Chapter 20 -STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
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ARTICLE V. -STORMWATER UTILITY
Division I. Stormwater Utility System.
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Division II. Water Quality.
Sec. 20-111. Scope and purpose.
The purpose of this division is to safeguard persons, protect property, and prevent
damage to the environment, surface waters, and Biscayne Bay through the regulation of
non-stormwater discharges and pollutants into the municipal separate storm sewer
1 Coding: Slrikelhrollgh words are deletions to the existing words. Underlined words are additions to the existing words. Changes
between first and second reading are indicated with d81:1el�-el� and double underline.
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