Miramar commission to take final vote on RV rentals ban. Here’s what to know

Miramar city commissioners are scheduled to take a final vote Wednesday, May 20, on an ordinance that would prohibit recreational vehicles from being used as homes in residentially zoned neighborhoods.

City officials say the practice is straining infrastructure and reshaping neighborhoods, with police identifying 80 RVs in one zone in eastern Historic Miramar.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Commissioner Yvette Colbourne is sponsoring the measure, which would close loopholes in parking and zoning codes that have allowed property owners to place RVs on residential lots and rent them out as living spaces.
• Miramar police identified 80 RVs parked outside homes in one neighborhood within Historic Miramar’s Zone 4, the area most impacted by the trend.
• Miramar Police Chief Delrish Moss wrote in a memo that the existing code is being “circumvented and misused,” straining utilities, parking and city services due to unaccounted residents in single-family homes.
• Residents complained of rodents attracted by makeshift sewer lines, blocked streets and a “truck-stop” feel taking over neighborhoods, with resident Charlene Cooper telling commissioners there is “a decline in our quality of life.”
• Mayor Wayne M. Messam said he understands the economic conditions driving the RV housing trend but said the practice must be stopped.
• The ordinance would introduce a formal RV registration process, aligning Miramar’s rules with neighboring jurisdictions such as Hialeah, which recently strengthened its RV regulations.

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