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Ordinance: 13970
File Number: 8443
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 2/25/2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
10/ARTICLE I/SECTION 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, TITLED "BUILDINGS/IN GENERAL/BUILDING PERMIT FEE
SCHEDULE," TO AMEND THE FEE FOR WORK STARTED WITHOUT
PERMITS FOR NON-HOMESTEAD/COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has a real estate market of continual development
and re -development of both commercial and residential properties; and
WHEREAS, the City continues to contend with the issue of contractors starting work
without permits; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 10, Section 10-4(b)(1)(e) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended ("City Code"), establishes fees for work started without permits; and
WHEREAS, this Section does not differentiate between fees for homesteaded properties
and non-homestead/commercial properties; and
WHEREAS, in order to alleviate the problem of construction work performed without
permits and to better serve the community, the City wishes to establish a penalty system for
those contractors performing work without permits; and
WHEREAS, since 2014, the Section 109.4 of the Florida Building Code provides that
fees for work commenced prior to issuance of a permit "shall be subject to a fee established by
the building official that shall be in addition to the required permit fees"; and
WHEREAS, this change in fee structure is in the best interests of the City and its
residents to ensure that property owners and contractors obtain permits for construction work
done on their premises which promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. Chapter 10, Article I, Section 4 the City Code is further amended in the
following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 10
BUILDINGS
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 10-4. Building permit fee schedule.
(b) General fee information.
(1) Building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permit fees.
e. Fee for work started without permits: When work is commenced prior to obtaining
a required permit, a fee of two times that specified in this section, plus a $110.00
f+4ee shall be paid for Homestead Properties, and a fee of four (4) times that
specified in this Section, plus a $110.00 fee shall be paid for Non-
Homestead/Commercial Properties. The payment of such fees shall not relieve
any person, firm, or corporation from fully complying with all of the requirements
of all applicable regulations and codes, nor shall it relieve them from being
subject to any of the penalties therein. The fee requirement shall be applicable to
all trade divisions of the building department.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are not in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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File ID: 8443
Enactment Number: 13970
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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