City of Sunny Isles Beach

By: Helena Forbes, Community Development Department Manager

The City of Sunny Isles Beach has been making improvements to its stormwater drainage system in the central area of the city – west of Collins Avenue from 183 Street to 174 Street.
These improvements were undertaken to reduce flooding, facilitate traffic flow, provide lighting and landscaping, and, for pedestrian and bicyclists’ safety, create a ten-foot wide multipurpose path along North Bay Road.
During construction, the City temporarily removed all signs (including parking signs) in this central area, and the Community Development Department has not been enforcing the resident parking requirements.
Since this project is now complete and new parking signs have been installed, this article serves to notify everyone that parking enforcement in this central area will resume on March 15, 2010.

RESIDENT-ONLY DECAL PARKING AREAS
The City has designated street parking areas that are for residents only. These areas are indicated by signs that say “Restricted Residential Parking Area, Residential Permit Only.” To park in these areas vehicles must display a decal that is available from the City – see purchasing information below.
Resident-only parking (see map) is located at:

181 Drive, south side at east end.
180 Drive, north and south sides.
179 Drive, south side.
North Bay Road, east side south of 179 Drive.
178 Street, north and south sides from 179 Drive to North Bay Road.
178 Drive, north side from 178 Street to northeast end of Senator Gwen Margolis Park, and south side from 178 Street to Church Street.
177 Drive, north and south sides.
Atlantic Blvd., west side from 177 Drive to 175 Terrace.

To avoid a parking ticket, anyone parking in the areas listed above must display a resident parking decal.
Residents with a parking permit are also allowed to park in the Free 3 Hour parking areas on the east side of Atlantic Blvd. between 183 and 178 Streets; and on the east side of 178 Drive south of Church Street.

FREE PARKING
There are two areas where parking is allowed without a resident decal, short-term and free. These areas include:

Designated areas at city parks.
Free 3 hour parking along the east side of Atlantic Blvd. between 183 and 178 Streets; and on 178 Drive south of Church Street across from Senator Gwen Margolis Park.

PARKING 24-HOURS/DAY
With a resident parking decal, parking is allowed in the designated residential parking permit areas 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

PURCHASING PARKING PERMITS
To be ready when enforcement resumes on March 15, make sure you have a valid resident parking decal displayed in your vehicle. Parking permits are available for purchase at:
Community Development Department
Sunny Isles Beach Government Center, 3rd Floor
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Direct questions to staff at 305.792.1705.

RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT COSTS
Resident parking decals are $50.00 per month or $600 per fiscal year. Residents may purchase a decal on a monthly basis or for the entire fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). Whether purchasing monthly or yearly permits, per fiscal year there is a one-time $10 application fee.

RESIDENT COMMERCIAL OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PERMITS
The City allows residents to park commercial/recreational equipment with two axles or less under the William Lehman Causeway Bridge in designated areas only with appropriate City permits. These parking permits are available through the Community Development Department.
There is an application fee of $75 per fiscal year (October 1 – September 30) and a monthly fee at the rate of $2.50 per foot length of the vehicle/equipment. Vehicles must be measured by appointment through the Community Development Department at 305.792.1705.

PARKING PERMIT APPLICATIONS ONLINE
Applications for both the resident parking permit and the resident commercial/recreational equipment are available on the City’s official website at www.sibfl.net. On the left side of the home page, under Business, click on Code Enforcement. Links to both parking applications are there.

STRICT PARKING ENFORCEMENT
The Community Development Department Parking Division is responsible for Parking Enforcement in coordination with the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department. And on March 15 will resume resident only parking enforcement in the central area.

PAYING PARKING TICKETS
Where do you pay a parking ticket? Miami-Dade County handles parking ticket payments for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. There are three ways to pay a parking ticket.

In person at a Miami-Dade County Clerk’s office. The closest one is at North Dade Justice Center, 15555 Biscayne Blvd.
By phone with credit card at 305.275.1133
Online at www.sibfl.net, on left hand side of the Home page, under Resident, click on More. Under Resources on the right side, click on Pay Parking Ticket. This takes you to the Miami-Dade County website where you can pay the ticket online.

DIRECT QUESTIONS TO
If you have any questions regarding resident parking, you can call me directly at 305.792.1772.

Map of Sunny Isles Beach showing parking areas for residents in the central area of the city (west of Collins Avenue between 183 and 174 Streets). This sign designates areas of free 3 hour parking for anyone or decal parking for residents. This sign designates areas for decal parking only. Permits are sold and decals issued to residents only.