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Miami Gardens council amends "clean zone" rules to allow event exceptions for major stadium events
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the citys clean-zone ordinance to allow the council to grant event-specific exceptions by resolution (vote 7-0). The change responds to a College Football Playoff host requirement for a 7-day pre-event window and directs additional enforcement costs to applicants by resolution.
Miami Gardens City Council on Nov. 12 approved an amendment to its clean-zone ordinance that allows the council to grant exceptions for major stadium events by resolution and directs additional enforcement costs to the event applicant.
The amendment keeps the existing ordinance language but adds that "the city council shall have the right to provide for an exception to the clean zone time frames by resolution, with any additional cost to be borne by the applicant." The motion to amend passed on a voice vote; the ordinance as amended was approved by roll call 7-0. Councilmembers who voted yes included Baskin, Leon, Powell, Wilson, Julian, Vice Mayor Stevens and Mayor Harris.
Why it mattered: representatives for the national-championship host committee said the College Football Playoffs…
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