DELIVERY ROBOT SYSTEMS

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

The document is a legislative item for an ordinance relating to the operation of personal delivery devices and mobile carriers in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County. It creates Chapter 31, Article VIII of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, providing regulations for safe operation, amending Section 8CC-10, providing for enforcement by civil penalty, and providing for an effective date. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and set for a public hearing before the Transportation Committee on 9/9/2026. The ordinance applies countywide, not to a specific site. It requires permits, sets speed limits (10 mph on sidewalks, 6 mph in high-pedestrian areas, 5 mph in crosswalks), requires equipment (lights, reflectors, audible alert, braking, obstacle detection, geofencing, automatic stop), prohibits operation in school zones during enforcement times, prohibits staging/storage in public right-of-way, requires insurance of at least $100,000, and sets civil penalties ($500 for no insurance or no permit, $250 first offense and $500 for subsequent for other violations).