Appendix A.


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  • Begin in Dade County, Florida, at a point 1,500 feet East of where the North line of Section 2, in Township 53 South, of Range 42 East, intersect to low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean as shown in Section 5 of the Miami Beach City Code; thence run in a Southerly direction, meandering 1,500 feet East of the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean to the intersection of the Southeasterly production of a line bearing North 50°50′ West, said line being that same course which is described in the deed from the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida to the City of Miami, filed for record on August 31, 1942 in Deed Book 2247 at Page 260 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, said course being described in said instrument as, "Thence run North 50°50′ West on a line which is 700 feet Northeasterly from and parallel to the Northeasterly side of a tract of land heretofore acquired by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, through Master's Deed, dated May 21, 1940 and recorded in Deed Book 2065 at Page 487, Public Records of Dade County, Florida, a distance of 4480 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the East line of the West one-half of said Section 9"; thence run North 50°50′ West, along the above-described line for a distance of 4480 feet more or less, to a point of intersection with the East line of the West half of Section 9, Township 53 South, Range 42 East; thence run Northerly along the East line of the West half of said Section 9 for a distance of 1,320 feet to the point of intersection with a line which is 100 feet North of and parallel with the North boundary of Fisher Island; thence run North 88°04′ East along said line being 100 feet North of and parallel with the Northerly boundary of Fisher Island to the point of intersection with the Southerly boundary of Miami Municipal Channel; thence run Northwesterly along the Southerly line of said Miami Municipal Channel to the point of intersection with the Northerly line of the F.E.C. Railway company channel; thence run Easterly, along the Northerly line of F.E.C. Railway Company Channel to a point of intersection with a line which is 80 feet Northeasterly from and measured at right angles to the centerline of the Miami Municipal Channel, said line being the same which is described in the deed from the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida to the City of Miami, filed for records January 21, 1932 in Deed Book 1472 at Page 474 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence run Northwesterly, along the aforesaid described line to a point of intersection with the East boundary of the City of Miami Corporate Limit as authorized by chapter 116117 (No. 282) 1925 Laws of the State of Florida [Chapter 57-1583 Senate Bill No. 1043].

    Thence Northeasterly along the said Easterly Corporate Limits of the City of Miami to a point on the centerline of the General Douglas MacArthur Causeway, said point being 1917.47 feet Northwesterly from the intersection of the Southerly production of the centerline of Fountain Street as shown on the Plat of Palm Island as recorded in plat Book 6 at Page 54 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, with the centerline of said General Douglas MacArthur Causeway; thence continue in a Northerly direction to a point on a line running East and West through the center of Sections 22 and 23 in Township 53 South, Range 42 East, produced West, and 10,249.6 feet West of the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of said Section 22; thence continue in a Northerly direction following as near as may be the center of Biscayne Bay to the intersection with the South boundary line of the City of North Bay Village; thence run Easterly, along the South boundary line of the City of North Bay Village to the point of intersection with the East line of Section 9, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, the last described course being parallel to the North line of said Section 9 and, the above mentioned point of intersection located 4,622.70 feet (Measured along the section line) Southerly of the Northeast corner of said Section 9, according to the map of the City of North Bay Village prepared by Geirseh Engineering. Co. dated September 7, 1951; thence run Northerly, along the East line of said Section 9 for a distance of 3,979.37 feet to a point of intersection with the Southeasterly extension of the centerline of the draw bridge of 79th Street Causeway, located on the East viaduct of Biscayne Bay, as shown in the abovementioned map of the City of North Bay Village; thence run Northwesterly through the centerline of said draw bridge to the intersection with the centerline of Biscayne Bay, this course being along the Northeasterly boundary line of the City of North Bay Village; thence run in a Northeasterly direction, following as near as may be the center of Biscayne Bay to the intersection of Biscayne Bay with the North line of Section 2, Township 53 South, Range 42 East projected West; thence run East to a point 1,500 feet East of where the North line of said Section 2 intersects the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean which is the place of beginning, which territorial boundaries shall include all islands, sand bars and submerged land lying within said described territory.

    Excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach, the following described lands located in Fisher Island :

    Parcel No. 1 (Tracts 1 through 8), Parcel No. 2 and parcel No. 3, known as Garfield E. Wood property, ousted from the City of Miami Beach jurisdiction by court Order No. 24531, recorded in Book 194 at Page 28, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida and more particularly described as follows:

    From a concrete monument designated as Monument "F" which is 1,153 feet West and 2,102 feet South of the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of Section 10, Township 54 South, Range 42 East and on the Southern boundary line of the United States Government Reservation, said Monument "F" being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract herein described, run North 65°13′ West along said Southerly boundary a distance of 884.84 feet to a point; thence run North 24°47′ East, along the Westerly boundary of the United States Government Reservation a distance of 400 feet; thence South 88°12′40″ West for a distance of 894.20 feet; thence South 88°4′ West for a distance of 100 feet to the Northeast corner of Belcher Oil Company property; thence South 1°56′ East a distance of 520 feet to a point located on the North right-of-way line of "B" Street, according to the Plat of Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal, recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 67, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence run North 88°04′ East, along the North right-of-way line of said "B" Street for a distance of 966.02 feet to a point marked PRM#5 on the above-mentioned plat of Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal; thence run along the arc of a curve concave to the South having a central angle of 26°43′ and a radius of 610.31 feet for a distance of 284.54 feet; thence run South 1°6′ East, along the East right-of-way line of First Street as shown in said Plat of Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal for a distance of 1,334.10 feet; thence run South 88°4′ West along the South line of "D" Street, shown in said Plat of Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal for a distance of 1,680 feet to the point of intersection with the West right-of-way line of Fifth Street; thence run North 1°56′ West along the West right-of-way line of Fifth Street and its Northerly extension for a distance of 1,873.07 feet to a point labeled Mon. "B" in the above-mentioned plat of Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal; thence run South 88°04′ West for a distance of 1,975 feet more or less, to a point on the Eastern side of "Lemon City" channel, said point being the Northwest corner of the property described in Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida, Deed No. 16936 of the Alton Beach Realty Company, dated August 6, 1920 and recorded in Deed Book 230, at Page 5, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence run South 9°50′ East, a distance of 650 feet along the Eastern side of said channel to a point; thence South 50°50′ East a distance of 3,600 feet plus or minus, to the high-water line of the Atlantic Ocean; thence run Easterly and Northeasterly, meandering said high-water line of the Atlantic Ocean to the point where said shore line intersects the Southern boundary line of the United States Government Reservation; thence run North 65°13′ West, along said boundary line to Monument "F" the POINT OF BEGINNING, together with riparian rights and water privileges if any, adjacent, appurtenant or belonging thereto. Also excluded parcel 4 known as Garfield E. Wood property, ousted from the City of Miami Beach jurisdiction by Court Order No. 24531, recorded in Book 194, at Page 28, Public Records of Dade County, Florida, situate, lying and being in Commercial Subdivision of Terminal Harbor, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 67, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, containing the following lots:

    Lots 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20 and 21 in Block 1

    Lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22 in Block 2

    Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 in Block 3

    Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 44 and 46 in Block 4.

    An undesignated parcel of land lying in said Block 4 between Lots 5 and 12 for which lot numbers 6 to 11, both inclusive, have been reserved but not indicated on the Plat of records.

    Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, in Block 5

    Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20 in Block 6 and

    Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 in Block 7.

    Also excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach the following described lands located in Fisher Island:

    Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4, known as Belcher Oil Company property, located in Section 9 and 10, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, ousted from the City of Miami Beach jurisdiction by Court Order No. 59L1004-M, recorded in Book 437 at Page 144, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, dated January 21, 1960 and more particularly described as follows:

    From a concrete Monument "F" which is 1,153 feet West and 2,102 feet South of the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of Section 10, Township 54 South, Range 42 East, and on the Southern boundary of the United States Government Reservation run North 65°13′00″ West a distance of 1,684.59 feet to a point; thence run South 88°04′ West for a distance of 100 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract herein described; thence run South 1°56′ East for a distance of 520 feet to a point on the North line of "B" Street as shown in Commercial Subdivision of Harbor Terminal, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 23 at Page 67, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence run South 88°04′ West, along the North line of said "B" Street for a distance of 500 feet; thence run North 1°56′ West for a distance of 520 feet to a point located on the bulkhead line of Fisher Island; thence run North 88°04′ East for a distance of 500 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said lands containing 5.968 acres more or less.

    Also excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Miami Beach the following described lands located on Fisher Island:

    Portion of Section 10, Township 54 South, Range 42 East, deannexed from the jurisdiction of the City of Miami Beach by Ordinance No. 91-72 of the City Commission for the City of Miami Beach and more particularly described as follows:

    Commence at the North-Northwest corner of "Lindisfarne on Fisher Island Section 3" according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 135, Page 15 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; thence South 65°13′00″ East, along the North line of the aforementioned "Lindisfarne on Fisher Island Section 3" a distance of 786.41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described property; thence continue South 65°13′00″ East along said North line a distance of 233.35 feet; thence North 27°39′54″ West a distance of 113.80 feet; thence North 79°36′35″ West a distance of 124.28 feet; thence South 55°23′23″ West a distance of 44.69 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

    Said lands situate, lying and being on Fisher Island, Dade County, Florida, and containing 0.231 acres more or less.