FLORIDA CITY ANNEXATION AREA J

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

Miami-Dade County Legislative Item File Number 261266 is an ordinance to change the boundaries of the City of Florida City, Florida, and amend the City's municipal charter to annex the unincorporated area referred to as Area J. The approximate outer boundaries are on the north by SW 328th Street (Southwest 7th Street), on the east by SW 192nd Avenue, on the south by SW 344th Street, and on the west by SW 199th Avenue. The legal description is the West 1/2 of Section 23, Township 57 South, Range 38 East, and the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 57 South, Range 38 East, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The ordinance was introduced on 7/8/2026, adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, and deferred at the Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee meeting on 9/10/2026. The sponsor is Kionne L. McGhee. The status is Deferred. The ordinance includes conditions for County retention of utility tax revenues, residential garbage and refuse collection and disposal, jurisdiction over certain declarations of restrictive covenants and areas and facilities of countywide significance, and payment of certain outstanding debt service. The City of Florida City submitted the annexation application on September 15, 2021. The Board adopted Resolution No. R-658-25 on July 1, 2025, directing the County Attorney to prepare the ordinance. The annexation was requested by the City in Resolution No. 21-43. The ordinance includes a one-time stormwater bond debt service payment of $1,709.71. The ordinance is effective only upon execution of an Interlocal Agreement and becomes effective upon the later of ten days after enactment or execution of the Interlocal Agreement, and is void if requirements are not met within 180 days after adoption. The document does not state the acreage or square footage of the annexation area. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.