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ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING APPLICATIONS AND BUILDING AND LAND IMPROVEMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS; REQUIRING BOUNDARY SURVEYS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AMENDING SECTION 33-304 AND CREATING SECTION 2-1321.1 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 33-304 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:1
Sec. 33-304. Applications.

(a) All requests for a district boundary change, changes in the zoning regulations, appeals of administrative decisions, special exceptions or unusual uses, new uses, variances, approvals of or modifications to developments of regional impact ("DRI"), including substantial deviation determinations, and determinations that a DRI is essentially built out, shall be made by filing an application therefor with the Director on application forms prescribed by the Director or by rule and regulation of the Developmental Impact Committee. Forms shall include, but not be limited to, disclosure forms for corporations, trusts and partnerships, and disclosure of information regarding contract purchasers and their percentage(s) of interest.
Disclosure shall not be required of: 1) any entity, the equity interests in which are regularly traded on an established securities market in the United States or another country; or ii) pension funds or pension trusts of more than five thousand (5,000) ownership interests; or iii) any entity where ownership interests are held in a partnership, corporation or trust consisting of more than five thousand (5,000) separate interests, including all interests at every level of ownership, and where no one (1) person or entity holds more than a total of five (5) percent of the ownership interest in the partnership, corporation or trust. Entities whose ownership interests are held in a partnership, corporation, or trust consisting of more than five thousand separate interests, including all interests at every level of ownership, shall only be required to disclose those ownership interest which exceed five (5) percent of the ownership interest in the partnership, corporation, or trust. Disclosure forms shall be established by administrative order to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. Such disclosure forms shall be included in the agendas distributed in connection with the public hearing on the application. Where applicable, requests shall specify whether, and the extent to which, the requested change in land use or proposed development conforms to the Comprehensive Development Master Plan for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

>>All requests which authorizes or permits development filed pursuant to this section shall include a boundary survey of the property which is the subject of the application performed in accordance with Chapter 61G17-6.0031, Florida Administrative Code as may be amended from time to time. It is further provided that such survey shall depict the location of any municipal boundary on or across the property being surveyed. The boundary survey submitted shall have been updated within one year proceeding the date of an application filed pursuant to this section.<<

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Section 2. Section 2-1321.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, is hereby created to read as follows:
Sec. 2-1321.1. Requirement of Boundary Survey.

As part of an application for a building permit or land improvement permit which authorizes construction of a new structure or expansion of an existing structure, the permit applicant shall provide a boundary survey performed in accordance with Chapter 61G17-6.0031, Florida Administrative Code. It is further provided that such survey shall depict the location of any municipal boundary on or across the property being surveyed. The survey submitted shall have been updated within one year of the date of application for permit pursuant to this section. Such survey shall be forwarded to the appropriate county departments for their review for compliance with applicable county code provisions.

Section 3. This ordinance shall apply to zoning applications described in Section 1 of this ordinance filed prior to or after the effective date of this ordinance for which there has been no zoning action. It is further provided that this ordinance shall apply to building and land improvement permit applications described in Section 2 of this ordinance filed subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 5. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance, including any sunset provision, shall become and be made a part of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.

Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board.
Section 7. This ordinance does not contain a sunset provision.
1 Words stricken through and/or [[double bracketed]] shall be deleted. Words underscored and/or >>double arrowed<< constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged.