5G Micro-Facilities Permitting

Fifth-generation wireless cellular technology, known as 5G, is designed to connect people, devices, machines and objects. It's intended to be faster and more reliable than previous generations, like 4G, with higher speeds, more consistent connections, and greater capacity.

Higher performance and improved efficiency through 5G empower new user experiences and connect new industries, which are essential for the economic growth of any large metropolitan area in the world. To provide 5G capabilities for end-users throughout a specific area, wireless cellular companies must upgrade their communications equipment, which is usually installed on poles at various distances.

Companies such as AT&T, Cellco (doing business as Verizon), Crown Castle, Mastec, and T-Mobile have been upgrading and installing 5G equipment in Miami-Dade County since 2017.

5G Permit Applications Oversight

Miami-Dade County does not have local authority to manage and regulate the location where small wireless facilities, also referred to as 5G equipment, may be installed. The County’s permitting authority for the installation of this equipment is preempted by State regulation, FL Senate Bill SB-1000, enacted in 2019.

Under the State statute, Miami-Dade County is only allowed to review each application for ADA sidewalk compliance, line of sight and clear zones.

Given the large number of permit applications received from various telecommunications providers seeking to install new poles, Miami-Dade County is seeking to repeal the state law preemption of local government regulation.

Because 5G pole installation at times may impose disruptions and other inconveniences on local businesses and residents, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. R-1164-19 on Oct. 29, 2019, which urged the Florida Legislature to repeal the state law preemption of local government regulation of small wireless facilities or, alternatively, restore local authority.

Most recently, on June 4, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 24096 urging the Florida Legislature to repeal the state law preemption of local government regulation of small wireless facilities, and 5G equipment.

The County Resolution also urges the State, to restore and/or provide local authority to determine the design and overall aesthetic of the public rights-of-way and other public spaces that each local government is responsible for managing and to allow for the regulation of the location where small wireless facilities may be installed; require any companies intending to install poles or other small wireless facilities to provide notice to the public and an opportunity to comment on any intended installation of such facilities; and require the removal of obsolete small wireless facilities.
DTPW is working to improve real-time access to mapping tools showing the location of 5G poles pending a permit application approval or already approved for installation.

In the interim, residents have access to the following list of permit applications received or approved. This list will be updated weekly.

For more information regarding the installation of wireless cellular technology poles, residents can contact DTPW by emailing Nester.Melian@miamidade.gov or Javier.Bustamente@miamidade.gov. For information regarding state policies, and the rules and regulations related to 5G technologies, please contact the State of Florida department and local government at 866-693-6748 or 850-488-1234, or via email at CorpHelp@dos.myflorida.com.
The following is a list of the wireless cellular companies that have submitted applications to install 5G equipment in Miami-Dade County:
- Crown Castle: 305-785-5489
- T-Mobile South: 954-514-8087
- T-Mobile 24-hour: 877- 611-5868
- SQF: 859-684-2469
- SQF 24-hour: 207-358-7467
- Celco (Verizon Wireless): 954-393-8400
- AT&T: 561-451-7496

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

No. The Florida State Senate passed FL Senate Bill SB-1000, preempting the Miami-Dade County’s permitting authority for the installation of this equipment. Due to this state statute, Miami-Dade County does not have local authority to manage and regulate the location where small 5G equipment may be installed.

However, Miami-Dade County is allowed to review each application for ADA sidewalk compliance, line of sight and clear zones.

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