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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-03---
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE VILLAGE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 16, "PARKS, RECREATION
AND CULTURAL FACILITIES," BY CREATING
REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL PROHIBIT
SMOKING IN PUBLIC PARKS; AND REQUIRING
RECREATION PERMITS FOR CERTAIN PARK
USES; PROVIDING PENAL TIES AND
ENFORCEMENT FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ord. No. 2024-03
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WHEREAS, the Village Council of Miami Shores Village, Florida (the "Village")
finds it periodically necessary to amend its Code of Ordinances (the "Village Code") in
order to update regulations and procedures to implement municipal goals and
objecti ves; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 166.021, Florida Statutes, and as provided in
Section 2(b), Article VIII of the Florida Constitution, municipalities shall have the
government, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal
government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may
exercise any power for municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS, as of July 1, 2022, the Florida Legislature has enacted Chapter
2022-213, Laws of Florida (Section 386.209, Florida Statutes), which permits
municipalities and counties to restrict or prohibit smoking in their local parks; and
WHEREAS, prohibiting smoking and the improper disposal of tobacco, cannabis,
marijuana, and hemp products in public parks within the Village, is necessary to protect
the public health, safety, and welfare of all residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that prohibiting smoking at Village public
parks would keep parks clean, safe, and healthy for all residents and visitors; and
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