Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez amends Executive Order 14-20 limiting building code inspection services

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez signed an amendment to Emergency Order 14-20 on Thursday, April 9, 2020, stating that County employees shall not provide building code inspection services to the public except in accordance with the provisions of this order. 

To allow for the continuation of construction consistent with public health, safety and welfare, and in consultation with the Miami-Dade County Building Official, the County hereby adopts modified emergency procedures, which are attached to this order as Exhibit 1.

Under this amendment, Building Code requirements can be satisfied in the following three different ways:

• inspections performed by architects, engineers and accredited laboratories ("Qualified Professional Inspections")
• virtual inspections conducted remotely by County inspectors in the manner set forth in this amendment
• inspections conducted by County personnel in person ("On-Site Inspections")

These inspections will be performed in the manner and subject to the procedures and limitations set forth in Amendment 1. Certain inspections are required to be On-Site Inspections.  

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