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Miami Beach committee presses enforcement, proposes repeat‑violator list and city property audit to tackle North Beach blight
Summary
Committee members said code enforcement activity in North Beach shows a backlog and repeat offenders; they directed staff to compile a repeat‑violator list, audit city‑owned properties for compliance and pursue stronger deterrents including zoning restrictions on habitual offenders.
Miami Beach’s Land Use and Sustainability Committee on Feb. 20 reviewed a bimonthly code enforcement update for North Beach and pressed staff for more aggressive measures to address persistent property neglect, sanitation problems and repeat violations.
Hernan Cardenal, director of Code Compliance, told the committee staff provide biweekly letters to commissioners and a bimonthly committee report; six neighborhood code officers and a supervisor are assigned to North Beach and staff use a spectrum of education, inspections and corrective actions. Members noted the data showed a large number of open cases: the committee cited roughly 472 violations issued in 2024 with only a small share reaching…
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