Sunny Isles Beach commission approves parking-code changes on first reading; rate proposal due next month

The City Commission of Sunny Isles Beach voted to approve on first reading an ordinance that amends multiple sections of the municipal code governing parking permits, decals, issuance and renewal, revocation and parking rates.

City Manager Samuelsinger said the measure is largely a cleanup of existing language and that staff will return next month with a resolution proposing adjusted parking rates and resident discounts. "You're going to see a lot of cleanup items in this ordinance," Samuelsinger said.

There were no public speakers on the item. Commissioners moved and seconded the ordinance and conducted a roll-call first-reading vote in which all present indicated "yes." The commission scheduled a second reading for June.

The ordinance changes sections addressing permit terms, transfer rules, excluded vehicles and the authority of the city manager. The vote advances the city’s process for modernizing parking administration; specific dollar amounts for rate changes were not specified at the meeting.

The commission next considered budget and lease matters later in the agenda.