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Regulations, explained in Miami-Dade County

Browse the available local guides below for requirements, responsible authorities, and clear coverage limits, with links to official government sources.

zoning

Accessory dwelling units in unincorporated Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade allows one accessory unit on qualifying single-family lots in specified zoning districts inside the Urban Development Boundary, subject to County zoning, lot size, size,…

unincorporated · 2 citations

Miami-Dade County Zoning responsibilities and official resources

Miami-Dade County Zoning serves Unincorporated Miami-Dade; municipalities control local municipal zoning.. Core responsibilities include zoning districts, zoning hearings, variance…

countywide · 2 citations

Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and trailer use in Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade states that mobile homes generally may not be placed, stored or used outside an approved mobile home park, with limited temporary construction-site use while an active b…

countywide · 1 citations

Rezoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route rezoning, future-land-use, and comprehensive-plan changes to the controlling planning and zoning authority. Resolve the controlling jurisdiction first, then use the current o…

countywide · 2 citations

Unincorporated Miami-Dade residential zoning districts, setbacks, coverage, and accessory uses

Miami-Dade assigns each unincorporated property a zoning district that controls permitted uses and dimensional standards such as lot area, building coverage, height, setbacks, acce…

unincorporated · 1 citations

Zoning Variance and Special-Use Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route variances, special exceptions, unusual uses, and zoning hearing requests to the zoning authority for the resolved parcel. Steps: Resolve the parcel jurisdiction: Use the link…

countywide · 1 citations

public-safety

state-license

municipal

Aventura permit, zoning, and authority routing

Aventura is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Aventura Building Department…

aventura · 3 citations

Bal Harbour permit, zoning, and authority routing

Bal Harbour is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Bal Harbour Building Depa…

bal-harbour · 3 citations

Bay Harbor Islands permit, zoning, and authority routing

Bay Harbor Islands is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Bay Harbor Islands…

bay-harbor-islands · 3 citations

Biscayne Park permit, zoning, and authority routing

Biscayne Park is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Biscayne Park Building …

biscayne-park · 3 citations

City of Coral Gables permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Coral Gables is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Coral Gables Bui…

coral-gables · 3 citations

City of Doral permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Doral is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Doral Building Departme…

doral · 3 citations

City of Hialeah permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Hialeah is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Hialeah Building Depa…

hialeah · 3 citations

City of Homestead permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Homestead is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Homestead Building …

homestead · 3 citations

City of Miami Beach permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Miami Beach is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Beach Build…

miami-beach · 3 citations

City of Miami Gardens permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Miami Gardens is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Gardens B…

miami-gardens · 3 citations

City of Miami permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of Miami is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Building Departme…

miami · 3 citations

City of North Miami permit, zoning, and authority routing

City of North Miami is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is North Miami Build…

north-miami · 3 citations

Cutler Bay permit, zoning, and authority routing

Cutler Bay is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Cutler Bay Building Depart…

cutler-bay · 3 citations

El Portal permit, zoning, and authority routing

El Portal is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is El Portal Building Departme…

el-portal · 3 citations

Florida City permit, zoning, and authority routing

Florida City is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Florida City Building De…

florida-city · 3 citations

Golden Beach permit, zoning, and authority routing

Golden Beach is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Golden Beach Building De…

golden-beach · 3 citations

Hialeah Gardens permit, zoning, and authority routing

Hialeah Gardens is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Hialeah Gardens Build…

hialeah-gardens · 3 citations

Indian Creek Village permit, zoning, and authority routing

Indian Creek Village is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Indian Creek Vil…

indian-creek · 3 citations

Key Biscayne permit, zoning, and authority routing

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 De…

key-biscayne · 3 citations

Medley permit, zoning, and authority routing

Medley is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Medley Building Department. Th…

medley · 3 citations

Miami Lakes permit, zoning, and authority routing

Miami Lakes is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Lakes Building Depa…

miami-lakes · 3 citations

Miami Shores permit, zoning, and authority routing

Miami Shores is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Shores Building De…

miami-shores · 3 citations

Miami Springs permit, zoning, and authority routing

Miami Springs is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miami Springs Building …

miami-springs · 3 citations

Municipal building, zoning, planning, and permit routing across Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade has 34 incorporated municipalities, each with its own local building official and local land-use authority or process. StartFL must resolve the parcel boundary first, th…

countywide · 3 citations

North Bay Village permit, zoning, and authority routing

North Bay Village is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is North Bay Village B…

north-bay-village · 3 citations

North Miami Beach permit, zoning, and authority routing

North Miami Beach is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is North Miami Beach B…

north-miami-beach · 3 citations

Opa-locka permit, zoning, and authority routing

Opa-locka is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Opa-locka Building Departme…

opa-locka · 3 citations

Palmetto Bay permit, zoning, and authority routing

Palmetto Bay is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Palmetto Bay Building De…

palmetto-bay · 3 citations

Pinecrest permit, zoning, and authority routing

Pinecrest is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Pinecrest Building Departme…

pinecrest · 3 citations

South Miami permit, zoning, and authority routing

South Miami is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is South Miami Building Depa…

south-miami · 3 citations

Sunny Isles Beach permit, zoning, and authority routing

Sunny Isles Beach is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Sunny Isles Beach B…

sunny-isles-beach · 3 citations

Surfside permit, zoning, and authority routing

Surfside is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Surfside Building Department…

surfside · 3 citations

Sweetwater permit, zoning, and authority routing

Sweetwater is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Sweetwater Building Depart…

sweetwater · 3 citations

Virginia Gardens permit, zoning, and authority routing

Virginia Gardens is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Virginia Gardens Bui…

virginia-gardens · 3 citations

West Miami permit, zoning, and authority routing

West Miami is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is West Miami Building Depart…

west-miami · 3 citations

business

Certificate of Use / Occupancy Approval Routing — Miami-Dade

Determine whether a new or changed business location needs a local certificate of use, zoning clearance, occupancy approval, or inspection before business tax issuance or operation…

countywide · 1 citations

County and municipal local business tax

Miami-Dade County administers a County Local Business Tax Receipt. County application guidance says a business inside a municipality also needs the applicable City Business Tax Rec…

countywide · 1 citations

Home-Based Business — Miami-Dade County

Check state home-based-business protections together with the parcel's local zoning, business tax, nuisance, parking, signage, and regulated-profession requirements. Steps: Resolve…

countywide · 2 citations

Miami-Dade Consumer and Neighborhood Protection Division responsibilities and official resources

Miami-Dade Consumer and Neighborhood Protection Division serves County consumer licensing and neighborhood-protection functions within Regulatory and Economic Resources.. Core resp…

countywide · 1 citations

Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax Receipt

Obtain the County local business tax receipt. Businesses inside an incorporated municipality may also need that municipality's receipt or certificate of use. Steps: Resolve the bus…

countywide · 1 citations

Miami-Dade County Tax Collector responsibilities and official resources

Miami-Dade County Tax Collector serves Countywide for County local business tax and tax-collector functions.. Core responsibilities include local business tax receipts, property ta…

countywide · 1 citations

Mobile Food Vendor / Food Truck — Miami-Dade County

Coordinate Florida mobile food licensing with local operating-location, zoning, fire, event, and business-tax requirements. Steps: Obtain the Florida mobile food dispensing vehicle…

countywide · 1 citations

Municipal Business Tax / Certificate of Use Routing — Miami-Dade

Route an incorporated business to its municipality for any separate local business tax receipt, certificate of use, zoning approval, or occupational licensing requirement. Steps: R…

countywide · 1 citations

Open or Remodel a Restaurant — Miami-Dade County

Coordinate Florida food-service licensing with local zoning, building, fire, utility, and business-tax approvals for a restaurant or food-service location. Steps: Resolve the propo…

countywide · 2 citations

Start a Business in Miami-Dade County

Coordinate state business registration, local land-use approval, County and municipal business tax receipts, and activity-specific licenses for a Miami-Dade business location. Step…

countywide · 2 citations

regulations

property

Code Enforcement and Regulation Case Search — Miami-Dade County

Search County regulation cases for unincorporated Miami-Dade and route incorporated-property code questions to the responsible municipality. Steps: Resolve the property jurisdictio…

countywide · 1 citations

Floodplain Development and Elevation Certificate Routing — Miami-Dade County

Use the official flood layer and local floodplain administrator to determine flood-zone construction requirements, elevation documentation, and substantial-improvement review. Step…

countywide · 1 citations

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller - County Recorder responsibilities and official resources

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller - County Recorder serves Countywide official records and recorded-document functions.. Core responsibilities include official records,…

countywide · 1 citations

Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser responsibilities and official resources

Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser serves Countywide. Core responsibilities include parcel and folio search, ownership, assessed values, exemptions. Official website: https://www…

countywide · 1 citations

Miami-Dade Property and Folio Search

Use the official countywide property search and GIS to identify the parcel and folio before jurisdiction-specific research. Steps: Search by address, owner, subdivision, or folio: …

countywide · 1 citations

Notice of Commencement Recording — Miami-Dade County

Record and post a Notice of Commencement when Florida Construction Lien Law requires it for the project. Resolve the controlling jurisdiction first, then use the current official a…

countywide · 2 citations

code-enforcement

building

Commercial and Multifamily Building Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route commercial, multifamily, condominium, and tenant-improvement construction to the correct municipal or County building authority. Steps: Resolve the property jurisdiction: Use…

countywide · 2 citations

County review can overlay a municipal permit

A project inside a municipality can still require Miami-Dade County review. County guidance identifies Water and Sewer, Impact Fees, DERM, Fire Rescue, and Health or septic review …

countywide · 1 citations

Demolition Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route demolition and structure-removal work to the correct local building authority and any environmental or utility disconnect reviews. Steps: Resolve the property jurisdiction: U…

countywide · 2 citations

Demolition, renovation, and asbestos review in Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade demolition permitting can require environmental asbestos review in addition to the local building permit. County guidance requires asbestos review for covered demolition…

countywide · 2 citations

Emergency and standby generator permitting in Miami-Dade

Permanent residential and commercial generator installations require permit review for the generator, electrical work and the proposed fuel source. Miami-Dade requires plans and a …

countywide · 1 citations

Fence and Wall Approval Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route fence, wall, gate, and related zoning/building approval to the parcel jurisdiction. Resolve the controlling jurisdiction first, then use the current official authority and an…

countywide · 2 citations

Miami-Dade inspections, certificates, and permit closeout

After permit issuance, required inspections must be completed through the responsible building authority. Depending on the project and use, closeout can require a Certificate of Oc…

countywide · 2 citations

Notice of Commencement

Miami-Dade explains that a Notice of Commencement is generally required for real-property improvements greater than $5,000, with a separate HVAC repair or replacement exception bel…

countywide · 1 citations

Private provider plan review and inspections in Miami-Dade

Florida's private-provider option is available in Miami-Dade for eligible plan review and inspection functions, but it does not replace every government review. Miami-Dade states t…

countywide · 2 citations

Residential Building Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route residential construction, additions, remodels, accessory structures, and trade work to the building authority for the resolved parcel. Miami-Dade has separate municipal and C…

countywide · 2 citations

Roofing Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route reroof, roof replacement, roof repair, and related roofing work to the correct building authority and current product-approval requirements. Steps: Resolve the property juris…

countywide · 2 citations

Sign Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route permanent or temporary sign installation to the parcel jurisdiction for zoning, building, electrical, and design-review approval. Steps: Resolve the business/property jurisdi…

countywide · 1 citations

Solar Photovoltaic Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV work to the correct local building authority and applicable electrical/structural review. Steps: Resolve the property jurisdiction: Use off…

countywide · 2 citations

Swimming Pool and Spa Permit Routing — Miami-Dade County

Route pool, spa, hot tub, barrier, electrical, plumbing, and related construction approvals to the correct authority. Resolve the controlling jurisdiction first, then use the curre…

countywide · 2 citations

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County permit, zoning, and authority routing

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County is the local jurisdiction for properties that official Miami-Dade boundary data resolves to this municipality. The local building authority is Miam…

unincorporated · 4 citations

Unincorporated Miami-Dade building authority

Miami-Dade County Building Department processes local building permits for unincorporated properties. The County states that it processes properties whose folio numbers start with …

unincorporated · 1 citations

When Miami-Dade projects need a building permit or zoning permit

Miami-Dade requires permits for new structures, additions, pools, many exterior repairs, roofing, windows and doors, and regulated electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical work. So…

countywide · 3 citations

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Municipal codes of ordinances

The full legal text, jurisdiction by jurisdiction.