C4H - Review Fence/wall Regulations

Committee Referrals - C4 H

COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

RECOMMENDATION

BACKGROUND/HISTORY

Please place the above item on the April 23, 2025 City Commission meeting agenda as a referral to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (“LUSC”).

In single-family districts, perimeter walls or fences can be constructed on the property line. In neighborhoods with limited sidewalks or swales, these walls and fences may directly abut the street. This results in tall, solid walls being placed adjacent to the pavement, negatively impacting visibility and reducing buffers between private property and the public right-of-way.

I would like the LUSC to review current requirements for property walls and fences in single-family districts, including height and minimum setbacks. As part of this discussion, I ask the LUSC to consider amending the Land Development Regulations. This should include, for example, setback requirements for a wall or fence when a single-family property line directly abuts a City street, with no sidewalk or landscaped swale.

ANALYSIS

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT

n/a

Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate? (FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)

If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on: See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONCLUSION

Applicable Area

Citywide

Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481, includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No

If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):

Department

Office of Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt

Sponsor(s)

Co-sponsor(s)

Condensed Title

Ref: LUSC - Property Walls & Fences in Single-Family Districts. (Bhatt)

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