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Miami Beach committee asks attorneys to study criminal penalties, orders historic‑replication rule after Deauville concerns
Summary
Committee members asked the city attorney to research criminal penalties and other enforcement paths for buildings allowed to decay, and the committee favored a draft ordinance that would create a presumption requiring replication of contributing historic buildings demolished without prior approval.
The committee on March 4 began two linked actions aimed at stronger enforcement against demolition‑by‑neglect of historic properties: staff will study whether criminal penalties or other enforcement tools are available, and the committee forwarded a draft ordinance that creates a rebuttable presumption requiring replication of contributing buildings destroyed without an approved Certificate of Appropriateness.
Background: Commissioners raised the Deauville property as a prompt for both initiative and review of existing enforcement tools. The draft ordinance strengthens the existing code presumption by adding clearer standards and tying any required replication review to…
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