EMERGENCY GENERATORS INSTEAD OF EQCB

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

This is a legislative item for an ordinance amending Miami-Dade County Code sections 24-5, 24-18, and 24-43 to allow administrative approval of emergency generators for healthcare facilities and food stores within wellfield protection areas, subject to conditions. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing on 9/9/2026. The scope is countywide. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or applicant is stated. The ordinance would allow administrative approval instead of requiring a public hearing before the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB). Conditions include: 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. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document.