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This document is a withdrawn ordinance (File Number: 260390) that proposed amendments to Chapter 14 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relating to fire prevention and life safety.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, allow recording of consent agreements and notices of violation, require notification upon correction of certain violations, authorize utility disconnections for buildings with pending fire code violations, make technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code, update the false fire alarm ordinance, provide for the sale of exempt fireworks, designate and post structures sharing a street address, update emergency action plan requirements, mandate testing and maintenance of exit and emergency lighting, require reporting of fire protection system maintenance, regulate emergency power systems, and modify civil penalties. The ordinance was introduced on March 3, 2026, and was withdrawn by the Safety and Health Committee on June 8, 2026.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.