CHAPTER 14 AMENDMENT

Safety and Health Committee · 2026-06-08 · ordinance

This document is a withdrawn ordinance (File Number: 260390) that proposed amendments to Chapter 14 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relating to fire prevention and life safety. The ordinance aimed to update definitions, change requirements for owner's statements on fire investigations, amend appeal procedures for fire code violations, update operating permit requirements, and authorize utility disconnections for buildings with pending fire code violations. It also addressed false fire alarms, sale of exempt fireworks, premises identification, emergency action plans, exit and emergency lighting, fire protection system maintenance reporting, emergency power systems, and water supplies for firefighting outside the Urban Development Boundary. The ordinance was introduced on March 3, 2026, and was withdrawn by the Safety and Health Committee on June 8, 2026. A substitute ordinance, Legislative File No. 261040, was referenced.