CHAPTER 14 AMENDMENT

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

This document is a legislative item file for an ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, relating to fire prevention. The ordinance, with File Number 260390, was introduced on March 3, 2026, and was ultimately withdrawn. It proposed numerous updates and technical amendments to fire prevention codes, including definitions, owner's statements for fire investigations, appeals of fire code violations, operating permits, consent agreements, utility disconnections for pending violations, false fire alarm procedures, fireworks sales, emergency action plans, exit and emergency lighting, fire protection systems maintenance, emergency power systems, and water supplies for firefighting outside the Urban Development Boundary. The proposed changes also included modifications to civil penalties. The Safety and Health Committee withdrew the ordinance on June 8, 2026, referencing Substitute Agenda Item 1G1, Legislative File No. 261040.