ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14

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

This ordinance, File Number 261040, amends Chapter 14 of the Miami-Dade County Code relating to fire prevention and life safety. Key changes include updating definitions, modifying requirements for owner statements on fire investigations, amending appeal procedures for fire code violations, updating operating permit requirements, allowing recording of consent agreements and notices of violation, requiring notification of violation correction, authorizing utility disconnection for pending fire code violations, making technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code, updating the false fire alarm ordinance, providing for the sale of exempt fireworks, requiring designation and posting for structures sharing a street address, updating emergency action plan requirements, mandating testing and maintenance of exit and emergency lighting, requiring reporting of fire protection system maintenance, updating emergency power system requirements, and modifying civil penalties. The ordinance was introduced on 6/2/2026 and had a second reading with an agenda date of 7/21/2026. It was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Safety and Health Committee on 6/8/2026. The ordinance is a substitute to File Number 260390 and requires approximately 4-6 weeks for processing.