O-474-85 ORDINANCE NO. 474-85
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION
516- OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE ORDINANCE NO. 270;
DEFINING AND AUTHORIZING DISH ANTENNA&; LIMITING
NUMBER, SIZE AND LOCATION THEREOF; REQUIRING
SCREENING., MAINTENA14CE AND PERMIT; EXCEPTING CERTAIN
DISH ANTENNAS; PROVIDING SEVER.ABILITY CLAUSE AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY* MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE:
Section 1. Section 516 (c) of Miami Shores Village
Ordinance No. 270 reads as follows:
"Accessory buildings shall be deemed to include the
following or any combination thereof:
(a) . . .
(b) . . .
(c) Reserved.
(d) . . .
(e) . . .
.but no accessory building shall contain any housekeeping
facilities or sleeping accommodations. No metal utility
shed shall contain electric, water or telephone service,
and shall not be used for a commercial purpose. "
Section 2. That paragraph (c) of Section 516 'of Miami
Shores Village Oi—dinance No. 270 shall stand amended to read
as follows:
"Section 516. Accessory buildings shall be deemed
to include the following or any combination thereof:
(a) . . .
(b) . . .
(c) A dish antenna, as hereinafter defined, when constructed
in accordance with the following criteria:
(1) LOCATION - Private, non-commercial dish antennas
are permittedin Miami Shores Village provided
they are. located in the rear yard with a minimum
rear setback at least equal to the antenna
height, which in no event shall be less than
five feet, and provided they do not encroach
on any other required side setbacks for the
district in which located.
(2) DIMENSIONS - The height of dish, antennas shall
not exceed ,16 feet, with a diameter not in
excess of 12 feet.
(3) SCREENING - Dish antennas shall be screened
by landscaping to obscure same at ground level
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when viewed from abutting property.
(4) NUMBER - Only one dish antenna shall be allowed
for a single family residence or townhouse
unit.
(5) ANCHORAGE - All dish antennas shall be
anchored securely to the ground in compliance
with requirements of the South - Florida Building
Code relative to structures.
(6.) PERMIT REQUIRED - No dish antennas shall
be erected except on the basis of a permit
issued by the Miami Shores Building and Zoning
Department, and the application for said
permit shall be accompanied by a site plan
showing the type, color and proposed—location
and landscaping to be installed.
(7) MAINTENANCE - Dish antennas, and related
appurtenances must be maintained in good
and operable condition, and the . surrounding
landscaping shall likewise be continuously
maintained for the -intended screenin I g purpo I se.
(8) DEFINITIONS
(a) DISH ANTENNA (earth station) means a
dish antenna intended for the. purpose
of receiving communication from orbiting
satellites and other extraterrestrial
sources, a Low-Noise Amplifier (L.N.A. )
which is situated at the focal point
of the receiving component for the purpose
of magnifying and transferring signals,
a coaxial cable for the purpose of carrying
signals to the interior of a building,
or a comindtion of any of these elements.
(b) DISH ANTENNA HEIGHT means the distance
measure d vertically from the bottom
of the base (at ground level) which sup-
ports the dish antenna to its highest
point when positioned for operation.
(9) EXCEPTIONS - Any private, non-commercial, dish
,antenna existing upon passage of this ordinance,
if same complies* with the criteria hereinabove
set forth, upon the condition that a building
permit has been issued therefor 'or- is obtained
within thirty (30) days of the adoption of this
ordinance.
but no accessory building shall contain any house-
keeping facilities or sleeping accommodations. No
metal utility shed shall contain 6lectric, water or
telephone service, and shall not be used for a com-
mercial purpose. "
Section 3. If any word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph
or section of this ordinance is held to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of invalidity shall not
affect any other work, clause, phrase, sentence, . paragraph- or section
of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective upon
adoption.
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APPROVED ON FIRST READING this 15 day of January
1985
February APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON SECND READING this 5th day. of
1985.
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Mayor
ATTES;�iC
Village ClWrk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
rKageL/Attorhey
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