EMERGENCY GENERATORS INSTEAD OF EQCB

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

Ordinance amending Miami-Dade County Code sections 24-5, 24-18, and 24-43 to authorize administrative approval of emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores within wellfield protection areas, subject to conditions, instead of requiring a public hearing before the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB). The ordinance is countywide. It was introduced 6/30/2026, adopted on first reading 7/21/2026, forwarded with favorable recommendation following a public hearing by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 9/9/2026, and is scheduled for second reading at the Board of County Commissioners on 10/6/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, or size is stated. The change is from requiring a variance via public hearing before the EQCB to administrative approval for emergency generators using hazardous fuel within basic wellfield protection areas, subject to conditions including: property served by utility water and sanitary sewers, located more than 30 days travel time from any utility water supply well, not within Northwest or West Wellfield Interim Protection Areas, within the Urban Development Boundary, fuel in an above-ground storage facility approved per section 24-15(5) with double-walled tanks and piping, fuel not exceeding 1,500 gallons for food stores, a groundwater monitoring plan for exposed tanks, and an operating permit per section 24-18. The applicant is not stated; the requester is Regulatory and Economic Resources, and the prime sponsor is Juan Carlos Bermudez. Case/file number is 261214. Public comment sentiment is not stated.