Miramar, FL Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Who can propose
- Owner, commission, or city manager may propose designation
- Final decision
- City commission approves, conditions, or denies designation
- Construction lock
- No ground-disturbing work without commission development approval
- Approval expiration
- Development approval expires 365 days if work unstarted
- Remedy
- Violator must restore site to prior condition
Summary
Miramar can designate a property as an archaeological or historic landmark under LDC Sec. 323 if it meets criteria such as association with a significant person or event, and once designated, 'no new construction or ground disturbing activity shall be permitted' without commission-approved development approval.
no new construction or ground disturbing activity shall be permitted within the designated archaeological site without the issuance of a development approval by the commission. No permits shall be issued by the city for any work until such approval is granted. ... Are associated in a significant way with the life of a person important in the past; ... Are the site of a historic event with significant effect upon the community, city, state, or nation; ... Any development approval issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall expire 12 non-calendar months (365 days) from the date of issuance, unless the authorized work is commenced within this time period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
LDC Sec. ' The property owner, the commission, or the city manager can propose a designation under Sec. 1; staff then prepares a designation report, the planning and zoning board holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation under Sec. 3, and the city commission makes the final call under Sec. 4, with appeals going to the courts 'as provided by the Florida rules of appellate procedure' under Sec. 5. Once a site is designated, Sec. ' The commission can require, at the applicant's expense, a scientific excavation, an archaeological survey, or mitigation such as preserving part of the site as green space under Sec.
6, and any development approval that does issue expires '12 non-calendar months (365 days) from the date of issuance' if work has not begun, per Sec. 5.
Violations & Fines
Anyone who conducts new construction, excavation, tree removal, or other ground-disturbing work on a designated site without a Sec. 323 development approval is in violation, and Sec. 323.7.2 requires the violator 'to restore the site either to its appearance prior to the violation or in accordance with a development approval by the city,' with the department authorized under Sec. 323.7.1 to stop unauthorized work in progress.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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