Key Biscayne Building Permits and Zoning
Key Biscayne has its own verified permit and authority path within Miami-Dade. StartFL uses the official jurisdiction record for the exact property, then routes permitting, zoning, and permit history to the correct local system.
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Official filing resources for Key Biscayne
Building department: 305-365-8902
This incorporated municipality has its own Building Official. Use the municipality as the local building-permit authority unless an official source documents a delegated or split review.
Official Village permitting and record portal.
Miami-Dade County may still control separate countywide or cross-jurisdiction reviews such as environmental, fire, water and sewer, impact fees, or other delegated review. Do not substitute the unincorporated county permit path for this municipality.
Key Biscayne permit, zoning, and authority routing
Flagged source reviewed 2026-10-15. How we check sources
Key Biscayne is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Key Biscayne Building Department. The verified permit destination is Accela Citizen Access at https://aca-prod.accela.com/keybiscayne/Default.aspx. StartFL permit-history mode for this jurisdiction is live-adapter. The zoning authority is Key Biscayne. The fire authority is Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue. County review overlays that can still apply include Miami-Dade DERM, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer, Miami-Dade impact fees, Florida Department of Health when septic review applies. Official Village permitting and record portal.