Miami-Dade County Ordinances

• Ordinance 03-214 - Chapter 8C amendments relating to Air Conditioning Condenser Units  
• Ordinance 96-137 - Water Remetering - allows for the remetering of individual apartments and units in multi-family dwelling complexes and commercial properties where the individual tenants pay directly for the amount of water they use.
• Ordinance 98-184 - Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations  
• Ordinance 05-115 - Green Buildings Expedite Process
• Ordinance 01-112 - South Florida Building Code enforcement - Ordinance repealing the South Florida Building Code; conforming Building Code Administration and Enforcement provisions to the requirements of the Florida Building Code
  
  • Section 8-11 FBC Existing buildings (40/50 year recertification)   PDF
• Ordinance 99-165 - Property owner’s signature (notarized) required on all new permit applications (PAGE?)
• Ordinance 99-165 - Cross Connection Backflow  
• Ordinance 08-14 - Water Use Efficiency Standards
• Ordinance 08-26 - Contractor Category changes
• Ordinance 08-34 - Crane Safety
• Ordinance 08-133 - Certificate of Use
• Ordinance 08-134 - Foreclosure Registry
• Ordinance 09-10  - Relief for construction affected by economic crisis
• Ordinance 02-175 - Alternative Permitting Process - Ordinance amending requirements for qualifying agents of certain publicly traded and large construction contractors 
• Ordinance 09-56 - Unsafe Structures Board extensions
• Ordinance 09-59 - Annual certification of boilers, heaters and pressure vessels
• Ordinance 01-225 - Certification and recertification of Building Code Enforcement personnel

Miami-Dade County Resolutions

Resolution R-886-05 - Require written consent -Effective July 18, 2005, the Building Department no longer accepts permit applications without the property owner’s notarized signature.

• Resolution  R-1109-03 - System to list air conditioning unit serial numbers  
• Resolution R-854-09 - Implementing Order - Neighborhood Compliance fees - Resolution amending fee schedule 

State of Florida Statutes

• Florida Statute 553.79 (2) - Permits; applications; issuance; inspections - This notice shall serve to remind building owners, design professionals, contractors and building officials that prior to obtaining or issuing a permit for construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair or demolition of any building; plans for such must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate certified fire safety inspector as indicated in Florida Statute 553.79 (2).
• Florida Statute 163.04 - Energy devices based on renewable resources
• Florida Statue 553.791 - Alternative plans review and inspection
• Florida Statute 468 - Building Code administrators and inspectors

Florida Building Code Change

Please be advised that effective March 15, 2012, a change will occur to the Florida Building Code (FBC). As of the effective date, all permit applications and plans submitted must comply with the 2010 FBC edition. To view a draft copy of the code online, visit www.floridabuilding.org.

For expired applications filed prior to March 15, 2012 we will only grant extensions for permit issuance, when the following criteria are met:

• All required approvals from the disciplines of plumbing, electrical, mechanical, building and structural, as well as, the Fire Department were granted prior to the expiration of the application.

• The extension is requested within 6 months of the application expiration date and:
  • Written confirmation is received by the following disciplines and departments: zoning, planning, environmental services, Public Works and Waste Management, Water and Sewer Department and Florida Department of Health, whose approval are pending stating that they are ready to enter approval in the system so the permit can be granted.
  • The applicant presents proof that they are ready to pay all permit fees (check or credit card) and secure the permit.

The extension will be granted for a 10-day period to allow entry of approvals by pending disciplines/departments, payment of the outstanding fees and issuance of the permit. These requests will only be processed through the Executive Office of the Department of Permitting, Environment and Regulatory Affairs.

Expired process numbers that do not meet the above referenced criteria will not be extended. The applicant will be required to obtain a new process number, pay up-front fees and submit plans that conform to the 2010 FBC edition.

Patrons who utilize the Cookie Cutter or Master Model Programs should begin up-dating the models to comply with the new code in order to avoid permitting delays.