This Code has made it necessary for restaurants and other establishments on Espanola Way and sections of Washington Avenue to obtain variances from the City of Miami Beach Board of Adjustment every time a new business is opened, an often costly and time-consuming process.
Over the years, these variances have been granted and Espanola Way has become a vibrant historic district serving residents and tourists alike.
City of Miami Beach Board of Adjustment member Alex Annunziato thinks the old Code should be retired:
“I think there’s an argument to be made that this rule is one of the rules that needs to be identified for revision,” Annunziato said. “There’s really no way that we can accurately and logically enforce it anymore.”
City Attorney Gary Held sees the logic in revising the rule, stating “clearly there has been a pattern established that this use has been permitted.”
“I don’t understand why we have the ordinance,” said Sherry Roberts, a candidate for Miami Beach Commissioner and Board of Adjustment member. “If staff is recommending to us that we always approve these, it’s like, why are we wasting our time? Either we are going to obey the ordinance or we’re not.”
The President of nearby Fisher-Feinberg Elementary, and the school board, are not opposed to alcohol sales in nearby restaurants and cafes.
As a result, the Board of Adjustment drafted a resolution asking the City Commission to examine the old Code and consider abandoning it all together.
For more information, read "City Board Challenges Espanola Way Area Alcohol Restrictions"
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